Abstract: Image readers 6A and 6B that read images of electronic components held by first mounting heads 14A and 14B are each configured to have a line sensor arranged at an oblique arrangement angle with respect to a first direction, and in an image acquiring step of selecting any one of a first-directional scanning operation and a second-directional scanning operation is to be conducted by mounting heads 14A and 14B based on a predetermined scanning operation selecting condition set in advance, and acquiring image signals from the image readers 6A and 6B, image conversion processing of arranging one-dimensional images obtained by converting one-dimensional images sequentially output from the line sensor by an arrangement angle in parallel to generate a two-dimensional image is executed.

Abstract: Image readers 6A and 6B that read images of electronic components held by first mounting heads 14A and 14B are each configured to have a line sensor arranged at an oblique arrangement angle with respect to a first direction, and in an image acquiring step of selecting any one of a first-directional scanning operation and a second-directional scanning operation is to be conducted by mounting heads 14A and 14B based on a predetermined scanning operation selecting condition set in advance, and acquiring image signals from the image readers 6A and 6B, image conversion processing of arranging one-dimensional images obtained by converting one-dimensional images sequentially output from the line sensor by an arrangement angle in parallel to generate a two-dimensional image is executed.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting electronic parts and a method of mounting electronic parts capable of effectively performing image capturing at the time of position recognition of the electronic parts. In the apparatus, when images of electronic parts are taken for position recognition of the parts in the mounting of a plurality of the electronic parts held by a mounting head on a circuit board, it is adapted such that pixel signals are output only from specific necessary pixels. More specifically, pixel selecting information for allowing image signals to be selectively output from a plurality of specific pixels of a photodetecting section (10) of a CMOS area sensor is generated based on mounting schedule data (16C) related to a mounting sequence of the electronic parts and part data of the electronic parts stored in data storage (16). A pixel selector (11) is operated in accordance with the pixel selecting information, and thus the image signals are output from the selected specific pixels.

Abstract: When an image object is read using a camera including a line sensor having pixels arrayed in a line, a relative-movement-detecting section detects a movement of a transfer head holding the object in X direction relative to the camera. The detecting section outputs a movement-detecting signal to a camera-controller every time the object moves a given distance corresponding to a scanning space in X direction. The camera-controller controls a pixel-selecting circuit according to the movement-detecting signal and outputs an image signal from pixels selected based on pixel-selecting information. As a result, even if a moving mechanism of the transfer head has an error, a resolution becomes stable and an exact image is obtainable.

Abstract: An image reading device reads an image of an electronic part as an image pickup object with camera 8 having a line sensor. The line sensor comprises a plurality of pixels having a photoelectric transfer element arranged in series. The image reading device selects pixels periodically one by one and outputs image signals. The pixels for outputting image signals are set based on width data of an image pickup area stored on image pickup area storage 10. The image reading device monitors a relative positional relation between the image pickup object and the line sensor using a pulse of encoder 4A, and controls writing of the image signal into an image storage 15 with a storage controller 12 based on length data of the image pickup area. This process can remove uselessness of outputting the image signal from an unnecessary range and storing it, and improve efficient image reading.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting electronic parts and a method of mounting electronic parts capable of effectively performing image capturing at the time of position recognition of the electronic parts. In the apparatus, when images of electronic parts are taken for position recognition of the parts in the mounting of a plurality of the electronic parts held by a mounting head on a circuit board, it is adapted such that pixel signals are output only from specific pixels that are necessary. More specifically, pixel selecting information for allowing image signals to be selectively output from a plurality of specific pixels of photodetecting section 10 of a CMOS area sensor is generated based on mounting schedule data 16C related to a mounting sequence of the electronic parts and part data of the electronic parts stored in data storage 16. Pixel selector 11 is operated in accordance with the pixel selecting information and thus the image signals are output from the selected specific pixels.

Abstract: When an image object is read using a camera including a line sensor having pixels arrayed in a line, a relative-movement-detecting section detects a movement of a transfer head holding the object in X direction relative to the camera. The detecting section outputs a movement-detecting signal to a camera-controller every time the object moves a given distance corresponding to a scanning space in X direction. The camera-controller controls a pixel-selecting circuit according to the movement-detecting signal and outputs an image signal from pixels selected based on pixel-selecting information. As a result, even if a moving mechanism of the transfer head has an error, a resolution becomes stable and an exact image is obtainable.

Abstract: An image reading device reads an image of an electronic part as an image pickup object with camera 8 having a line sensor. The line sensor comprises a plurality of pixels having a photoelectric transfer element arranged in series. The image reading device selects pixels periodically one by one and outputs image signals. The pixels for outputting image signals are set based on width data of an image pickup area stored on image pickup area storage 10. The image reading device monitors a relative positional relation between the image pickup object and the line sensor using a pulse of encoder 4A, and controls writing of the image signal into an image storage 15 with a storage controller 12 based on length data of the image pickup area. This process can remove uselessness of outputting the image signal from an unnecessary range and storing it, and improve efficient image reading.