A nozzle imaging method, comprising:
- locating nozzles used by a mounting head to hold components at a first imaging position provided with respect to a side surface of the mounting head on one side and at a second imaging position provided with respect to a side surface of the mounting head on other side opposite to the one side;
- irradiating light of a first wavelength toward the first imaging position from the other side of the mounting head and irradiating light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength toward the second imaging position from the one side;
- imaging one of the nozzles located at the first imaging position in a horizontal direction by receiving the light transmitted through a first filter after being irradiated to the first imaging position by a first imaging device of a first imaging unit arranged at the one side of the mounting head to face the first imaging position and imaging an other of the nozzles located at the second imaging position in a horizontal direction by receiving the light transmitted through a second filter after being irradiated to the second imaging position by a second imaging device of a second imaging unit arranged at the other side of the mounting head to face the second imaging position, the first filter limiting the transmission of the light of the second wavelength while allowing the transmission of the light of the first wavelength and the second filter limiting the transmission of the light of the first wavelength while allowing the transmission of the light of the second wavelength;
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- controlling the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit, wherein:
- two of the nozzles are so arranged in the mounting head as to satisfy an arrangement relationship that the other of the nozzles is located at the second imaging position at the same time as the one of the nozzles is located at the first imaging position;
- two nozzle facing parts are arranged to sandwich two of the nozzles;
- a light diffusing member is arranged between the one of the nozzles located at the first imaging position and the other of the nozzles located at the second imaging position;
- the light emitted from a first illuminator is irradiated to the first imaging position after being diffused by the light diffusing member;
- the light emitted from a second illuminator is irradiated to the second imaging position after being diffused by the light diffusing member;
- among the two nozzle facing parts, a first window facing to the first imaging position is provided in the nozzle facing part on the one side and a second window facing to the second imaging position is provided in the nozzle facing part on the other side;
- the first imaging unit receives light incident thereon from the first imaging position to the first window by the first imaging device;
- the second imaging unit receives light incident thereon from the second imaging position to the second window by the second imaging device;
- among the two nozzle facing parts, the second illuminator is arranged at the nozzle facing part on the one side and the first illuminator is arranged at the nozzle facing part on the other side;
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- a control unit controls the first imaging device and the second imaging device, and the control unit simultaneously performs the imaging of the one of the nozzles located at the first imaging position by the first imaging device and the imaging of the other of the nozzles located at the second imaging position by the second imaging device.