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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Masanori Hiyoshi, Fukuoka, JP;
Hidehiro Saho, Saga, JP;
Noboru Yamasaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Tadashi Endo, Fukuoka, JP;
Masanori Hiyoshi, Fukuoka, JP;
Hidehiro Saho, Saga, JP;
Noboru Yamasaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Tadashi Endo, Fukuoka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a beam projector for projecting a laser beam, a beam receiver which is placed in opposition to the beam projector and which receives a laser beam projected from the beam projector, a light-reception-sensitivity setting unit for adjusting light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver, a projection-side orifice provided in the beam projector to narrow a projection spot diameter of the laser beam, and a reception-side orifice provided in the beam receiver to narrow a light-reception spot diameter, where the light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver is improved. As a result, an electronic component mounting apparatus capable of accurately detecting height size of small components by using a relatively inexpensive photoelectric sensor can be provided.