Patent ID: 7409761

Claim:
An electronic component mounting apparatus for mounting electronic components to a substrate while heating the electronic components, each of the electronic components having an adhesive layer on a surface to be bonded to the substrate, the apparatus comprising: an electronic component feeder for feeding the electronic components; a substrate retainer for retaining the substrate; a mounting head provided with a plurality of holding tools for individually holding the electronic components, and electronic component heating devices for heating the plurality of electronic components held by the holding tools; a mounting mechanism for transferring the mounting head from the electronic component feeder to the substrate retainer, and mounting the plurality of electronic components to the substrate by using the plurality of holding tools; and a controller for controlling the mounting mechanism, wherein the electronic component heating devices heat the electronic components from a moment when the holding tools pick up the electronic components at the electronic component feeder until another moment when the holding tools release the electronic components after mounting them to the substrate, and the controller controls the mounting mechanism in a manner that a first heating time of a duration from the moment when the holding tool comes into contact with the electronic component for picking it up till another moment immediately before the holding tool begins a mounting motion to the substrate is longer than a second heating time of a duration from the moment when the holding tool begins the mounting motion till another moment when the holding tool leaves the electronic component mounted to the substrate.