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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Takao Kashiwazaki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Tokio Shirakawa, Kofu, JP;
Koichi Yasunaga, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hironori Konno, Kofu, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides an electronic component sucking method in which the movement of a component supply table (15) can be increased without increasing tact time, thereby improving the mounting efficiency of electronic components (2, 4). According to this invention, the movement disabled period of the component supply table (15) is set on the basis of the height of an electronic component (2, 4) in order that the interlock time for a low electronic component (4) can be set to be shorter and the movement enabled period of the component supply table (15) can be set to be longer. Therefore, a low electronic component (4) can have a shorter tact time, thereby improving the overall mounting efficiency of electronic components.