Parts mounting and assembling apparatus

A parts mounting and assembling apparatus comprising:

• a base unit including:
• a body containing a device to be used in common among a plurality of processes for mounting and assembling parts;
• a conveying mechanism for conveying a workpiece, which is an object of mounting and assembling, on said body in a predetermined conveying direction along a manufacturing line;
• and
• a positioning mechanism for placing said workpiece at a predetermined position in said predetermined conveying direction;
• a dedicated unit including an end effector for conducting processing on said workpiece or a part to be mounted on said workpiece, according to each of said processes;
• and
• a selected mechanism unit including a moving mechanism for moving said end effector in two axial directions perpendicular to said predetermined conveying direction in each of said processes to adjust a relative position between said end effector and said workpiece or said part for positioning,
• said moving mechanism being selected from a plurality of types according to requirements of each of said processes to be interchangeably attached as said selected mechanism unit with respect to said base unit, and
• said end effector being selected from a plurality of types according to requirements of each of said processes to be interchangeably attached as said dedicated unit with respect to said moving mechanism.