Patent ID: 6935017

Claim:
A component mounting assembly including component mounting apparatuses positioned along a board transfer path, each of said component mounting apparatuses comprising: first and second component supply tables for accommodating components, said first and second component supply tables being arranged adjacent to and on both sides of the board transfer path, respectively, each of said first and second component supply tables being supported on casters so as to be movable toward and away from a respective side of the board transfer path; a first mounting head section movable in first and second orthogonal directions for successively picking up components at said first component supply table, thereafter moving to a board positioned at a board mounting position, and successively mounting the picked-up components onto the board; and a second mounting head section movable in third and fourth orthogonal directions for successively picking up components at said second component supply table, thereafter moving to the board positioned at the board mounting position, and successively mounting the picked-up components onto the board, wherein the first direction and the second direction define a plane that is parallel with the board transfer path, with the first direction being perpendicular to the board transfer path, wherein the third direction and the fourth direction define a plane that is parallel with the board transfer path, with the third direction being perpendicular to the board transfer path, the first and third directions being parallel with one another, and the second and fourth directions being parallel with one another, and wherein all of the first component supply tables of said component mounting apparatuses are positioned on one side of the board transfer path, and all of the second component supply tables of said component mounting apparatuses are positioned on another side of the board transfer path, with said another side being opposite to said one side.