Patent ID: 8162128

Claim:
A component mounting apparatus, comprising: a load area to load a substrate; an unload area to unload the substrate; a main area that is interposed between the load area and the unload area and includes a first area that includes a first mounting area, a second area that is disposed opposite to the first area and includes a second mounting area, and a third area interposed between the first area and the second area; two mounting units to mount, on the substrate, a first component and a second component in the first mounting area and the second mounting area, respectively; a conveyor group to convey the substrate, the conveyor group including a first conveyor, a second conveyor capable of receiving the substrate from the first conveyor in the first area, a third conveyor, and a fourth conveyor capable of receiving the substrate from the third conveyor in the second area; and a driving mechanism capable of moving at least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor between the first area and the third area and moving at least one of the third conveyor and the fourth conveyor between the second area and the third area.