Panasonic Corporation

Hiroyoshi Saitoh

Youichi Tanaka

Osamu Okuda

Junichi Hada

Haneo Iwamoto

Kazuyuki Nakano

A component placing method uses a first component image-pickup unit capable of capturing an image of a component held by a component holding member from a direction along central axes of the component holding members, and a second component image-pickup unit capable of capturing an image of the held component from a direction generally orthogonal to the central axes of the component holding members, the images of the component are captured by the first component image-pickup unit and the second component image-pickup unit from the two directions generally orthogonal to each other, and holding postures of the components are recognized on the basis of the images.

Component placing method

An illumination apparatus includes a through-hole for detection formed at a center portion, and irradiates diffused light and directional light to an object to be detected. The apparatus includes an annular diffusion plate which diffuses light, a light source disposed annularly, and an annular reflection plate which reflects light from the light source to the side of said object to be detected. The diffusion plate, light source, and reflection plate are disposed in the order from the side of said object to be detected. The diffused light is generated by irradiating light from said light source to the object to be detected through said diffusion plate. Light from said light source is reflected by said reflection plate and then irradiated to the object to be detected.

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Yamanashi, Japan

Hiroyoshi Saitoh