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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Kunio Sakurai, Sakai, JP;
Wataru Hirai, Osaka, JP;
Minoru Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Seiichi Mogi, Neyagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a plurality of pickup nozzles (,) which are attached to the periphery of a rotary table, that intermittently rotates. The apparatus also includes a cylindrical cam (,) having a cam groove (,) which allows the pickup nozzles (,) to move up and down. A first roller (,) is attached to a first slide portion (,), which is equipped with the pickup nozzles,. The first roller runs within the cam grooves (,) to make the pickup nozzles,move up and down. A second roller (,) is attached to a second slide portion,which is attached to the pickup nozzles (,). The second roller runs within the cam grooves (,) to make the pickup nozzles move up and down together with the first roller. Also, springs (,) are provided for biasing the first and second rollers (,) into contact with the two side surfaces, respectively, of the cam grooves (,).