IP Library Granted Patent US 9,015,928
Granted Patent B2
US 9,015,928 · App. 13/950,837 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Electronic component mounting apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,015,928
App. No.
13/950,837
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control unit of an electronic component mounting apparatus controls a component imaging unit so as to image an electronic component that is held by the holding unit when the holding unit is subjected to an acceleration movement or a deceleration movement by a movement mechanism unit.

Claims (28)

1. An electronic component mounting apparatus, comprising:

a component supply unit configured to supply an electronic component;

a holding unit configured to hold the electronic component supplied from the component supply unit;

a movement mechanism unit configured to move the holding unit;

a component imaging unit configured to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit;

a control unit configured to control an imaging form of the electronic component by the component imaging unit; and

a component recognition unit configured to recognize the electronic component based on an image that is imaged by the component imaging unit,

wherein the component imaging unit has an area camera that includes at least one imaging element, and

the control unit controls the component imaging unit so as to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit when the holding unit is subjected to an acceleration movement or a deceleration movement by the movement mechanism unit.

2. The electronic component mounting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the component imaging unit so as to image the electronic component held by the holding unit when the holding unit is accelerated from a stop state, is moved at a constant speed, and then is decelerated and stopped.

3. An electronic component mounting apparatus which comprises:

a component supply unit configured to supply an electronic component;

a holding unit configured to hold the electronic component that is supplied from the component supply unit;

a movement mechanism unit configured to move the holding unit;

a component imaging unit configured to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit;

a control unit configured to control an imaging form of the electronic component by the component imaging unit; and

a component recognition unit configured to recognize the electronic component based on an image that is imaged by the component imaging unit,

wherein the component imaging unit has at least three area cameras that include at least one imaging element, and visual fields of the imaging element are common to each other regardless of the area cameras, and

the control unit controls the component imaging unit so as to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit when the holding unit is subjected to an acceleration movement or a deceleration movement by the movement mechanism unit.

4. The electronic component mounting apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit controls the component imaging unit so as to image the electronic component held by the holding unit, when the holding unit is accelerated from a stop state, is moved at a constant speed, and then is decelerated and stopped.

5. An electronic component mounting method performed by an electronic component mounting apparatus comprising:

a component supply unit configured to supply an electronic component;

a holding unit configured to hold the electronic component that is supplied from the component supply unit;

a movement mechanism unit configured to move the holding unit;

a component imaging unit configured to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit;

a control unit configured to control an imaging form of the electronic component by the component imaging unit; and

a component recognition unit configured to recognize the electronic component based on an image that is imaged by the component imaging unit, the component imaging unit having at least three area cameras that include at least one imaging element, and visual fields of the imaging element being common to each other regardless of the area cameras,

wherein the control unit controls the component imaging unit so as to image the electronic component that is held by the holding unit, when the holding unit is subjected to an acceleration movement or a deceleration movement by the movement mechanism unit.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2014
From: COHERIX, INC.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032216/0440 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2014
From: HACHIYA, EIICHI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032216/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2014
From: TAMEZ, ANDRES; CAMARA, JOSE
To: COHERIX, INC.
Reel/Frame 032209/0742 →