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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2000
Shozo Kadota, Osaka, JP;
Motohiro Higuchi, Nara, JP;
Manabu Morioka, Nara, JP;
Masami Fujiyama, Nara, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The component mounting apparatus includes a component delivery unit, a chuck ( ) provided on the component delivery unit, a component transfer unit ( ) for receiving a component held by the chuck ( ), and a head ( ) for receiving the component held by the component transfer unit ( ). The head ( ) includes a main head body ( ), a vertically moving mechanism ( ) for the main head body ( ), insertion nails ( ) provided at a bottom portion of the main head body ( ), an opening/closing mechanism ( ) for the insertion nails ( ), and a turning mechanism ( ) for moving the insertion nails ( ) in forward and backward directions. A cam plate ( ) constituting the turning mechanism ( ) is mounted detachably on the main head body ( ).