Parts mounting apparatus

A parts mounting apparatus in which a series of work stations constitute a closed loop, comprising:

• part supply means arranged at a parts supply station;
• printed circuit board support means arranged at a parts mounting station;
• suction means to which a suction piece is detachably attached, a part supplied by said part supply means being picked and placed onto a printed circuit board supported on said printed circuit board support means with said suction piece;
• moving means for intermittently moving said suction means so that said suction means is temporarily stopped at respective work stations;
• and
• suction piece exchanging means holding a plurality of suction pieces and arranged between said parts mounting station and said parts supply station to cross a path of said suction means for exchanging suction pieces with said suction means, and further arranged across two work stations, a first work station being a suction piece detaching station and a second work station being a suction piece attaching station.

A parts mounting apparatus in which a series of work stations constitute a closed-loop, comprising:

• parts supply means arranged at a parts supply station;
• printed circuit board support means arranged at a parts mounting station;
• suction means to which a suction piece is detachably attached, a part supplied by said parts supply means being picked and placed onto a printed circuit board supported by said printed circuit board support means;
• moving means for intermittently moving said suction means so that said suction means is temporarily stopped at respective work stations;
• and
• suction piece exchanging means arranged at a work station between said parts mounting station and said parts supply station so as to cross a path of said suction means for exchanging with said suction means the suction pieces attached thereto, each suction piece including an indentification mark, and said exchanging means including recognition means for recognizing said identification mark.

A parts mounting apparatus in which a series of work stations constitute a closed-loop, comprising:

• parts supply means arranged at a parts supply station;
• printed circuit board support means arranged at a parts mounting station;
• suction means to which a suction piece is detachably attached, a part supplied by said parts supply means being picked and placed onto a printed circuit board supported by said printed circuit board support means;
• moving means for intermittently moving said suction means so that said suction means is temporarily stopped at respective work stations;
• and
• suction piece exchanging means arranged at a work station between said parts mounting station and said parts supply station so as to cross a path of said suction means for means the suction pieces attached thereto, said exchanging with said suction exchanging means including holding means capable of holding a plurality of kinds of suction pieces, means for detaching the suction piece attached to the suction means and storing said suction piece in said holding means, and means for attaching the detached suction piece held by the holding means to the suction means.