Component transferring apparatus and IC handler

A component transferring apparatus, comprising:

• two shuttles that are arranged in parallel to each other and that move in a common direction;
• first and second change kits, on which an electronic component is placed, the first and second change kits are respectively provided at both longitudinal ends of each of the shuttles;
• an inspection socket;
• a supporting board;
• a retaining device that moves between each of the shuttles and the inspection socket;
• a pressing device included in the retaining device to hold and transfer the electronic component;
• a position adjusting device that moves the pressing device to correct a position of the electronic component based on an image processing of image data obtained by photographing of the electronic component;
• a socket mark provided in the vicinity of the inspection socket;
• a hand mark provided on the retaining device such that the hand mark is positioned in the vicinity of the socket mark when the retaining device is moved to a mounting position where the electronic component held by the pressing device is mounted in the inspection socket;
• a first camera provided at a center of each of the shuttles between the first and second change kits to photograph a first single image including the electronic component held by the pressing device and the hand mark provided on the retaining device;
• a second camera provided on the supporting board between the shuttles that photographs a second single image including the socket mark and the inspection socket and a third single image including the socket mark and the hand mark of the retaining device moved to the mounting position;
• a first relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the second single image including the socket mark and the inspection socket to obtain a first relative position between the socket mark and the inspection socket;
• a second relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the third single image including the socket mark and the hand mark located at the mounting position to obtain a second relative position between the socket mark and the hand mark;
• and
• a third relative-position calculating unit that performs an image processing of data obtained by photographing of the first single image including the electronic component and the hand mark to obtain a third relative position between the hand mark and the electronic component,
• wherein based on the first, the second, and the third relative positions, the position adjusting device corrects the position of the electronic component to mount the electronic component in the inspection socket.