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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Takeyuki Kawase, Yamanashi, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kitagawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Shuzo Yagi, Yamanashi, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a component mounting apparatus which includes a plurality of substrate conveying lanes and which efficiently controls the order of carrying in of substrates, thereby capable of improving productivity, and also is to provide a substrate conveyance method in the component mounting apparatus. In a configuration which includes: component supplying units (A,B) positioned lateral to conveyor lines including conveyors (A,B,C,D) arranged in parallel; and a substrate distributing unit (MB) configured to distribute substrates () delivered from an upstream apparatus, in the case where a substrate request signal (R) is output from conveyors (B,C) which are farther from the component supplying units (A,B), when the substrate request signal R is output for a conveyor (D) which is closer to the component supplying unit () prior to start of a transferring work of the new substrate (), the new substrate () is carried into the conveyor (D). Therefore, a substrate can be preferentially carried into conveyors which are more advantageous in component mounting efficiency.