Patent ID: 7077262

Claim:
A method for mounting components, said method comprising: carrying in a board from a loader to a first board conveying/holding device by the loader and the first board conveying/holding device; moving the first board conveying/holding device holding the carried-in board to a side of one component feed unit; mounting components in the one component feed unit onto the board held by the first board conveying/holding device; carrying the board from the first board conveying/holding device to a second board conveying/holding device by the first board conveying/holding device and the second board conveying/holding device; moving the second board conveying/holding device holding the carried-in board to a side of the other component feed unit; mounting components in the other component feed unit onto the board by the second board conveying/holding device; and carrying the board from the second board conveying/holding device to an unloader by the second board conveying/holder device and the unloader.