JP2000077893A - Surface mounting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To more reliably prevent erroneous mounting of components due to erroneous filling of components into a feeder. SOLUTION: In a surface mounter in which a component supplied by a tape feeder is taken out and mounted by a head unit, a main body controller 55 for controlling a mounting operation, and a component information storage unit for storing supply component information of each feeder. 55a and an input device 1 capable of inputting component information
8 and a reel detection sensor 47 and a tape detection sensor 48 for detecting the presence or absence of a component in each feeder. The controller 55 performs the mounting operation only when the presence of the component of each feeder is detected by the sensors 47 and 48 and the supply component information of each feeder is stored in the storage unit 55a. When the sensor 47 or 48 detects that the feeder has disappeared, the component information of the feeder stored in the storage unit 55a is reset.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component supply unit provided with a plurality of feeders for supplying electronic components, wherein a head unit having a suction head sucks electronic components such as ICs from the component supply unit. The present invention relates to a surface mounter that is mounted at a predetermined position on a printed circuit board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a head unit having a suction head sucks an electronic component such as an IC from a component supply unit, transfers the electronic component onto a printed board installed in a component mounting unit, and moves the electronic component to a predetermined position on the printed board. Surface mounting (hereinafter, abbreviated as a mounting machine) that is mounted on a device is generally known.

[0003] In this type of mounting machine, a head unit having one or a plurality of suction heads is usually mounted in an X-axis direction and a Y-direction.
In addition to being movable in the axial direction, the component supply unit is equipped with, for example, a number of tape feeders arranged in parallel so that various components can be supplied. It is designed to be mounted on a substrate.

The tape feeder is composed of a tape body and a cover tape, and holds a tape containing a large number of components at regular intervals and wound around a reel. The component is guided to the component take-out section, and the component take-out section is configured to be able to take out the component by peeling off the cover tape from the tape body. Each time a component is picked up by a nozzle provided in a head unit of the mounting machine, a tape is intermittently fed by a feed mechanism, and components are sequentially taken out by a component take-out unit. .

[0005]

In the above-described mounting machine, the tape is initially set in the feeder or the tape is replaced when parts are consumed. Conventionally, the tape set in the feeder is used. Confirmation, that is, collation of component types and the like are performed by an operator, and even if this operation is neglected, the component mounting operation is continued.

However, if the mounting operation is continued with the wrong tape set in the feeder, there is a possibility that a component different from the original component may be mounted on the printed circuit board.

Therefore, it is desirable to ensure the operation of checking the tape and to provide some kind of safety function so that even if this operation is neglected, the above-mentioned components are not erroneously mounted. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and provides a surface mounter which can more reliably prevent erroneous mounting of components due to erroneous filling of components into a feeder. It is an object.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a mounter body having a movable head unit for mounting components and a component supply unit, and a plurality of feeders provided in the component supply unit. In a mounting machine that is mounted, a component is taken out from a feeder by a head unit and is mounted on a printed circuit board, a control unit that controls a mounting operation, and a storage unit that stores information on supply components of each feeder. Input means capable of inputting information on the supply parts, and detection means capable of detecting the presence / absence of parts in each feeder, wherein the presence of parts in each feeder is detected by the detection means, and the supply parts of each feeder are detected. The mounting operation is performed when the information is stored in the storage unit, and the detection unit detects that the feeder has run out of parts. Once detected, the information about the supply part of the feeder, which is stored in the storage means, the control means to rewrite the predetermined information indicating that there is no parts are those configuration (claim 1).

According to this apparatus, the mounting operation is performed only when the condition that the component exists in each feeder and the information on the supply component is stored for each feeder is satisfied. In addition, when there is no component in the feeder, the information on the supply component of the feeder is rewritten to the default information indicating that there is no component. Therefore, when parts run out, the feeder must be filled with parts and information about the supplied parts must be input via the input means. You. Further, since the mounting operation is not started unless information on the supplied component is input, the mounting operation is not started without performing the component checking operation.

In this apparatus, when there is a component in the feeder and the storage unit does not store the information on the supply component of the feeder, there is provided a notification unit for prompting the input of the information on the supply component by the feeder. (Claim 2).

In this way, it is possible to draw the attention of the operator, and it is possible to easily recognize a feeder for which information regarding the supplied parts has not been input.

[0013] In an apparatus provided with a tape feeder for feeding a component to a predetermined component take-out position using a tape as a carrier, the detection means is configured to detect the presence or absence of the tape. ).

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 schematically show an entire surface mounter (hereinafter abbreviated as a mounter) according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, a conveyor 2 constituting a transport line is arranged on a base 1, and a printed circuit board 3 is transported on the conveyor 2 and stopped at a predetermined mounting work position.

At the side of the conveyor 2, a component supply unit 4
Is arranged. The component supply unit 4 includes a plurality of rows of tape feeders 4a.
a will be described later in detail, but an IC, a transistor,
The tape holding and holding small chip-shaped chip components such as capacitors at predetermined intervals is configured to be led out from a reel, and a tape feeding end is provided with a feeding mechanism. As the tape is picked up, the tape is intermittently fed.

Above the base 1, a head unit 5 for mounting components is provided.
Can move in the X-axis direction (the direction of the conveyor 2) and the Y-axis direction (the direction orthogonal to the X axis on a horizontal plane).

That is, a pair of fixed rails 7 extending in the Y-axis direction and a ball screw shaft 8 driven to rotate by a Y-axis servomotor 9 are disposed on the base 1. A head unit support member 11 is disposed on the support member 11, and a nut portion 12 provided on the support member 11 is screwed to the ball screw shaft 8. The support member 11 is provided with a guide member 13 extending in the X-axis direction and a ball screw shaft 14 driven by the X-axis servomotor 10 so that the head unit 5 can move on the guide member 13. A nut portion (not shown) provided in the head unit 5 is screwed to the ball screw shaft 14. The operation of the Y-axis servomotor 9 rotates the ball screw shaft 8 to move the support member 11 in the Y-axis direction, and the operation of the X-axis servomotor 10 rotates the ball screw shaft 14 to rotate the head unit 5. Move in the X-axis direction with respect to the support member 11.

The head unit 5 is provided with a suction head 20 for sucking a component.
The suction heads 20 are arranged side by side in the X-axis direction.

Each of the heads 20 can move up and down and rotate with respect to the frame of the head unit 5, respectively, and a vertical drive means and a R-axis servo motor using a Z-axis servo motor 15 (shown in FIG. 6) as a drive source. 16 (shown in FIG. 6)
Is driven by a rotary drive unit having the as a drive source. At the lower end of each head 20, there is provided a nozzle 21 for picking up a component. Is supplied, and the component is sucked by the suction force of the negative pressure.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the tape feeder 4a. As shown in FIG.
a includes a main body 30 on the front side (the right side in the figure) having a component take-out section 35 and a reel holding section 31 on the rear side.
The reel holding section 31 holds a tape 33 containing a large number of components wound around a reel 32. The reel holding unit 31 is provided with a reel detection sensor 47 capable of detecting the presence or absence of the reel 32. The reel detection sensor 47 has, for example, a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit with a reel set position in the reel holding unit 31 interposed therebetween. Is configured to be detected.

The tape feeder 4a is connected to the feeder mounting table 2 provided on the base 1 of the mounting machine via the main body 30.
2 is detachably attached.

More specifically, the feeder setting table 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a support base 22a and a fixed base 22b erected in front of the support base 22a (right side in the figure).
A large number of mounting portions for mounting a are provided side by side in the X-axis direction (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 3).
In each mounting part, a positioning part (not shown) is formed on the support base 22a, and a clamping shaft 24 is provided corresponding to the positioning part.
On the other hand, a positioning hole 25 is provided in the fixed base 22b. Each tape feeder 4a is placed on the support base 22a in a state where the tape feeder 4a is positioned by the positioning portion, and a pin 30b protruding from the tip of the main body 30 is provided.
Is inserted into the positioning hole 25, and the tape feeder 4a is positioned at the mounting portion. In this state, the clamp 26 provided at the lower portion of the main body 30
, The tape feeder 4a is attached and fixed to the feeder installation table 22.

In front of the main body 30, a component take-out portion 35 is provided.
Is provided, and a tape 33 derived from the reel 32 is provided.
Is guided to the component take-out portion 35 via tape guide members 36 and 37 at the rear of the main body. Further, a tape feed mechanism 39, a cover tape take-off mechanism 42,
The main body 30 is provided with a tape detection sensor 48, a guide portion 46 for discharging the tape main body, and the like.

The tape 33 derived from the reel 32
Is composed of a tape main body 33a and a cover tape 33b, as shown in FIGS. In the tape main body 33a, a large number of component storage portions 33c that are open at the top are provided at regular intervals, and a component P is stored in each of the component storage portions 33c.
Further, a number of engagement holes 33d are arranged at regular intervals on the side of the tape body 33a. The cover tape 33b is provided with a tape 33 so as to close the component storage portions 33c of the tape body 33a from above.
It is adhered to the upper surface of. Then, the cover tape 33b is peeled off from the tape main body 33a in the component take-out section 35, so that the component P can be taken out, and the component P is sucked and taken out by the component suction nozzle 21 mounted on the mounting machine. Then, the tape 33 is fed out by a fixed amount by the tape feeding mechanism 39.

The tape feed mechanism 39 includes a component take-out unit 35
, A feed motor 41 for rotating the sprocket 40, a bevel gear (not shown) for transmission, and the like. The sprocket 40 is disposed so as to engage with the engaging hole 33d of the tape 33 guided to the component take-out portion 35, and the sprocket 40 is rotated by the driving of the motor 41 so that the tape 33 is rotated. It is designed to be sent out.

A tape detecting sensor 48 for detecting the presence or absence of the tape 33 is provided near the tape feeding mechanism 39, specifically, at the end of the tape guide member 37. The tape detection sensor 48 is connected to the tape guide member 37.
Has a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion with the path of the tape 33 interposed therebetween, and the tape 33 is configured to detect the tape 33 by blocking the light from the light projecting portion. That is, the reel detecting sensor 47 and the tape detecting sensor 48 constitute a detecting means of the present invention.

In the above-mentioned component take-out section 35, the tape main body 33a
The cover tape 33b separated from the tape main body is taken up by a tape cover take-up mechanism 42 (hereinafter, abbreviated as the take-up mechanism 42) and sent to a processing case (not shown). The cover tape 33b is peeled off from the cover tape 33a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the take-up mechanism 42 is provided at a lower rear portion of the main body 30 and includes a pair of rollers 43 which are pressed against each other and driven to rotate by a take-up motor 44. Then, the cover tape 33b pulled out from the component take-out part 35 is guided between the roller pair 43 via the guide roller 45 and the like. Thus, when the motor 44 is driven, the roller pair 43 rotates and the cover tape 33b is taken off.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show the structure of the component take-out section 35. FIG. In these figures, the component take-out unit 35
Is provided with a tape guide groove 50 that opens upward in the upper part of the main body 30 and a cover member 51 that is provided above the tape guide groove 50. The tape guide groove 50 is led out from the reel 32 and led to the component take-out part 35. The tape 33 moves under the cover member 51 along the tape guide groove 50.

The cover member 51 is formed with an opening 52 for taking out a component at a central portion thereof, and a rear end portion (left end portion in FIGS. 4 and 5) of the opening portion 52 is covered with a cover tape 33b. Is folded back and peeled off. When the component storage portion 33c of the tape main body 33a reaches the position of the opening 52 while the cover tape 33b is peeled off, the component storage portion 33c is opened upward, and the component P can be taken out by the nozzle 21. It has become.

At the end of the main body 30, there is provided a tape main body discharge guide 46 which is continuous with the tape guide groove 50, and the used tape main body 33a which has passed through the component take-out part 35 is used to discharge the tape. It is guided to the lower rear part of the main body 30 via the guide part 46, and is sent to a processing case (not shown) together with the cover tape 33b picked up by the picking-up mechanism 44.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 53 denotes the main body 3.
In a control box disposed in the upper rear part of the control unit 0, various control devices such as a feeder controller 56 for controlling the operation of the tape feeder 4a are housed in the control box. These control devices are connected to a connector 54 attached to a lower front part of the main body 30 via a harness (not shown). As shown in the figure, when the tape feeder 4a is set on the feeder installation base 22, the connector 54 is attached to the connection board 22 attached to the feeder installation base 22, as shown in FIG.
c so that each control device is electrically connected to a control device such as a main body controller 55 described later on the mounting machine main body side via the connector 54 and the connection board 22c. Has become.

On the upper surface of the control box 53, there is provided a display LED 57 (notifying means; shown in FIG. 6) for displaying, for example, a component supply request and a component information input request to be described later.

FIG. 6 shows a control system of the mounting machine. As shown in this figure, the main body side of the mounting machine has a main body controller 55 (control means) for controlling the mounting operation in a comprehensive manner, and each of the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis and R-axis is provided. Servo motors 9, 10, 15, 16 and an electromagnetic valve 17 are connected to the controller 55, and an input device 18 (input means) such as a keyboard for inputting various information for mounting operation is provided. The input device 18 is connected to the controller 55. The main body controller 55 has a component information storage unit 55a.
(Storage means) is provided, and information (hereinafter, referred to as component information) on supply components required for the mounting operation, such as a component number (type of component), a tape feed amount, and the number of components, is stored for each tape feeder 4a. It has become.

Further, a feeder controller 56 for controlling a component feeding operation is mounted for each tape feeder 4a, and the reel detection sensor 47, the tape detection sensor 48, the feed motor 41, the take-up motor 44, and the display LED 57 are provided. Are connected to the controller 56, and the feeder controllers 56 of the tape feeders 4a are connected to the main controller 5 respectively.
5 is connected. FIG. 2 shows only a control system for one tape feeder 4a.

At the time of mounting, the operation of the head unit 5 is controlled by the main controller 5 to mount predetermined components on the printed circuit board 3 in accordance with a program stored in advance.
5, while the feeding operation of the components by each tape feeder 4a is controlled by the respective feeder controller 56.

In particular, in the mounting operation, the presence / absence of the tape 33 in each tape feeder 4a is checked based on the detection results of the reel detection sensor 47 and the tape detection sensor 48, and when the tape 33 is present in each tape feeder 4a. The main body controller 55 operates the components based on the information stored in the component information storage 55a.
Output various signals. For example, as for the tape feed, the tape 3
The data is transmitted from the main body controller 55 to the feeder controller 56 in order to send out the data 3.

Therefore, when the tape 33 does not exist in the tape feeder 4a or when the component information storage 55a
If no information relating to the component is stored in the memory, the mounting operation is not performed and the operation is interrupted. In other words, each tape feeder 4
The mounting operation is controlled by the main body controller 55 so that the mounting operation is performed only when the tape 33 is present in a and the component information corresponding to each tape feeder 4a is stored in the component information storage unit 55a. It has become.

Further, the main body controller 55 supplies the tape feeder 4a with the component exhaustion (that is, the tape feeder 4a).
a) when the tape 33 has been lost).
The component information corresponding to the tape feeder 4a stored in the component information storage unit 55a is reset (rewritten to default information indicating that there is no component), whereby reel replacement by the operator and the relevant component are performed. The mounting operation is suspended until both processes of information input are performed.

Next, an example of the mounting operation in the mounting machine will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this flow, first, as a preprocess, a process of confirming the presence or absence of a component is performed by the main body controller 55, and after this process, a mounting instruction is output and the process proceeds to a specific mounting operation. (Steps S1 to S3).

In the mounting operation in step S3, first, in the tape feeder 4a for supplying the target component, the feed mechanism 39 is driven to feed the tape 33 along the tape guide groove 50, while the take-up mechanism 42 is driven. Then, the cover tape 33b is picked up, whereby the component P is arranged at the component pick-up position of the component pick-up unit 35.

On the main body side of the mounting machine, the nozzle 21 is arranged above the target tape feeder 4a by moving the head unit 5, and the suction head 20 is moved.
The negative pressure is supplied to the nozzle tip at a predetermined timing while moving up and down. As a result, the component P sent to the component extracting section 35 of the tape feeder 4a is taken out while being sucked by the nozzle 21. Next, the head unit 5 is moved to a predetermined position on the printed circuit board 3 and the suction head 20 is moved.
And the supply of the negative pressure to the nozzle tip is interrupted at a predetermined timing, whereby the component P is mounted on the printed circuit board 3. Thus, thereafter, the above operation is repeated to take out the component P from each tape feeder 4a and mount it on the printed circuit board 3.

FIG. 8 shows the process of confirming the presence or absence of a component in the step S2. In this process, first, the presence or absence of a component of each tape feeder 4a is checked (step S1).
1). Specifically, it is determined whether the reel 32 is detected by the reel detection sensor 47 and the tape 33 is detected by the tape detection sensor 48.

If there is no component in the tape feeder 4a, the information on the component corresponding to the tape feeder 4a stored in the component information storage unit 55a is reset (step S12). If there is a component in the tape feeder 4a in step S11, the process proceeds to step S14.

Next, it is determined whether or not a component has been set on the tape feeder 4a (step S13).
Specifically, when the reel 32 is replaced and the tape 33 is set in a predetermined path, the above-described sensors 47 and
It is determined whether or not the reel 32 and the tape 33 have been detected according to 48, and if they have not been set, a request for replenishment of components is made (step S16). Note that the parts supply request is
This is performed by turning on the display LED 57 of the tape feeder 4a.

In step S14, it is determined whether or not component information has been input for the tape feeder 4a, and if not, a request for inputting component information is made (step S17). The request for inputting the component information is made in the same manner as the request for replenishing the component.
The display LED 57 is turned on. In this case, by selectively turning on the two display LEDs 57 or by changing the display colors, it is possible to distinguish between a request for supplying parts and a request for inputting part information. The input of the component information is performed via the input device 18.

When the component information of the tape feeder 4a is input in this way, in step S15, the component information is stored in the component information storage section 55a, and the flow chart ends.

According to the above mounting machine, the mounting operation is started only when the component exists in the tape feeder 4a as described above and the component information about the component is stored in the component information storage unit 55a. The component information of each tape feeder 4a stored in the component information storage unit 55a is reset when the tape feeder 4a runs out of the tape 33 (component). When the product is out of stock, it is necessary not only to replace the reel 32 by the operator, but also to input component information without fail. For this reason, the operator automatically enters the tape 3 when inputting this part information.
3 is checked (parts collation), whereby the operator thoroughly checks the tape 33 at the time of reel replacement, and reduces the occurrence of errors in attaching the tape 33 to the tape feeder 4a.

Moreover, even if the reel 32 is replaced, the mounting operation does not start unless component information is input.
The mounting operation is not started without checking the tape 33 as in the related art.

Therefore, according to the above-described mounting machine, erroneous mounting of the component P on the printed circuit board 3 due to erroneous mounting of the tape 33 on the tape feeder 4a is effectively prevented as compared with a conventional mounting machine of this type. can do.

The mounting machine of the above embodiment is an example of the mounting machine according to the present invention, and the specific configurations of the tape feeder 4a and the main body of the mounting machine can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is.

For example, in the mounting machine, each determination of the component presence / absence confirmation processing (the processing of step S1 in FIG. 7) is performed by the main body controller 55 of the mounting machine, that is, the main body controller 55 controls the present invention. For example, each of the above-described determinations is performed by the feeder controller 56 of each tape feeder 4a, so that the feeder controller 56 functions as the control unit of the present invention. Is also good.

The input of the component information is performed through the input device 18 connected to the mounting machine main body. For example, each tape feeder 4a is provided with an input unit for the component information, and each tape feeder 4a is provided. An input may be made via this input means for each 4a. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned mounting machine, a request for replenishment of components and a request for inputting component information are made by turning on the display LED 57, but in addition to the notification method using the display LED 57,
For example, display display or audio display may be adopted.

In the above-described mounting machine, the mounting operation is performed only when a component exists in the tape feeder 4a and component information about the component is stored, and the mounting operation is prohibited in other cases. The mounting operation here may be an operation of the entire mounting machine, that is, an operation of sucking and mounting components by the head unit 5, but may be, for example, a tape feeding operation by a corresponding tape feeder 4a. That is, unless the tape is fed out in the tape feeder 4a, the component is not taken out by the head unit 5, so that erroneous mounting of the component P due to erroneous attachment of the tape 33 to the tape feeder 4a is prevented.

In the above embodiment, the feed motor 4
The present invention is applied to a tape feeder 4a configured to rotate the sprocket by the drive of No. 1 and feed out the tape 33. For example, a machine that operates a ratchet rotation mechanism to rotate the sprocket as the nozzle 21 moves up and down. The drive type tape feeder 4a may be applied, and the reel detection sensor 47 and the tape detection sensor 48 may be provided in the tape feeder 4a.

[0058]

As described above, the surface mounter of the present invention is provided with storage means for storing information on supply components of each feeder, and detection means capable of detecting the presence or absence of a component in each feeder. There are parts in the feeder,
In addition, the mounting operation is performed only when the condition that the information on the supply component is stored for each feeder is satisfied, and when there is no component in the feeder, the stored information on the supply component of the feeder is stored. Is replaced with the default information indicating that there is no component.For example, if a component runs out, the feeder must be filled with the component, and further, information about the supplied component must be input via the input unit. Must
Therefore, there is an effect that the checking operation of the newly filled parts is thoroughly performed. In addition, even if the component is filled, the mounting operation is not performed unless information on the supplied component is input, so that there is an effect that the mounting operation does not start without checking the component.

In such an apparatus, in particular, when there is a component in the feeder and information on the supply component of the feeder is not stored in the storage unit, the notification unit for prompting the feeder to input information on the supply component. Is provided, it is possible to call attention of an operator, and it is possible to easily recognize a feeder for which information on supply parts has not been input.

In an apparatus provided with a tape feeder for sequentially feeding components to a predetermined component pick-up position using a tape as a carrier as a feeder, if the detection means is configured to detect the presence or absence of the tape, it is indirectly used. The presence or absence of a part can be detected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a surface mounter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a surface mounter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a tape feeder.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a component take-out part of the tape feeder.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a component take-out part of the tape feeder.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a control system of the surface mounter.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a mounting operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a part presence / absence confirmation process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4a Tape feeder 18 Input device 30 Main unit 31 Reel holding unit 32 Reel 33 Tape 35 Component take-out unit 39 Tape feed mechanism 42 Cover tape take-off mechanism 47 Reel detection sensor 48 Reel detection sensor 55 Main unit controller 55a Parts information storage unit 56 Feeder controller 57 Display LED P Parts

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounter main body includes a movable head unit for mounting components and a component supply unit. A plurality of feeders are attached to the component supply unit, and components are taken out of the feeder by the head unit and printed. In a mounting machine adapted to be mounted on a substrate, a control unit for controlling a mounting operation, a storage unit for storing information on a supply component of each feeder, and an input unit capable of inputting information on the supply component, Detection means capable of detecting the presence or absence of a component in each feeder, and the control means includes:
The mounting operation is performed when the presence of the component of each feeder is detected by the detection unit and the information on the supply component of each feeder is stored in the storage unit, and the detection unit detects that the feeder has no components. Wherein the information on the supply components of the feeder stored in the storage means is rewritten to predetermined information indicating that there is no component. 2. A notifying means for prompting input of information on a supply component by the feeder when a component exists in the feeder and information on a supply component of the feeder is not stored in the storage means. The surface mounter according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The tape feeder according to claim 2, wherein the feeder is a tape feeder that sequentially supplies components to a predetermined component pick-up position using a tape as a carrier, and wherein the detecting unit is configured to detect the presence or absence of the tape. The surface mounting machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: