Patent ID: 8528193

Claim:
A component placement unit for placing a component on a substrate, said component placement unit comprising at least a nozzle which is rotatable about a central axis, by means of which a component can be picked up and placed on the substrate, said component placement unit further comprises at least a device for producing an image of the component disposed in an object space, which device comprises at least a sensor, a first lens assembly disposed in front of the sensor, a stop plate comprising a light passage, disposed in front of the first lens assembly, a second lens assembly disposed in front of the stop plate and the object space disposed in front of the second lens assembly, a light source, a diffuser which is disposed on a side of the object space that is averted from the light source, and wherein the light source is located on the same side of the central axis as at least the second lens assembly, whilst the diffuser is located on a different side of the central axis than the light source.