Working apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to improvement in a working apparatus, such as an electronic part automatic-mounting apparatus comprising carriers for holding and moving works on a working line and a work head for applying a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the work moved by the carriers, to a work station. The apparatus also includes: head driving means for moving the work head in directions (for examples, a Y direction) different from the moving direction of the work (for example, an X direction) and carrier driving means for moving the carriers along the working line sequentially from a work feed position to a work station, onto a work discharge position and then moving or restoring the work back to the work feed position (7). The carrier driving means also position the point of operation on the work in the moving direction fo the work at the work station. The working apparatus is so constructed that the carriers, during restoration movement, do not interfere with other carriers and works moved thereby. The present invention is characterized in that the loading time necessary to move a completed work from the work station and move the next work to the work station can be reduced considerably, thereby improving efficiency.

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