A fabric holder includes a platen to hold a portion of a fabric to be printed, and a peripheral cover including a frame to sandwich the fabric between the platen and the frame. The fabric holder is detachably attachable to a heating device that heats the fabric, and the peripheral cover includes a heat insulator having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the peripheral cover.

A fabric holder includes a platen to hold a portion of a fabric to be printed, and a peripheral cover including a frame to sandwich the fabric between the platen and the frame. The fabric holder is detachably attachable to a heating device that heats the fabric, and the peripheral cover includes a heat insulator having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the peripheral cover.

Provided is an automatic mask replacement device for a screen printer, wherein: a mask that is already installed in a screen printer may be automatically replaced with a new mask, thereby enabling quick switching to the production of a new printed circuit board without unnecessary wasting of time and manpower and without the inconvenience of replacement work, and through the quick switching, providing the advantages of increasing efficiency by increasing productivity and shortening working time; the occurrence of product defects due to replacement work may be minimized in accordance with the rate of change in process conditions being minimized through quick replacement of the mask through an automatic process, rather than an impractical replacement of the mask by manpower; by minimizing a movement distance according to mask replacement, the time required for mask replacement is minimized, thereby enabling quick replacement.

Provided is an automatic mask replacement device for a screen printer, wherein: a mask that is already installed in a screen printer may be automatically replaced with a new mask, thereby enabling quick switching to the production of a new printed circuit board without unnecessary wasting of time and manpower and without the inconvenience of replacement work, and through the quick switching, providing the advantages of increasing efficiency by increasing productivity and shortening working time; the occurrence of product defects due to replacement work may be minimized in accordance with the rate of change in process conditions being minimized through quick replacement of the mask through an automatic process, rather than an impractical replacement of the mask by manpower; by minimizing a movement distance according to mask replacement, the time required for mask replacement is minimized, thereby enabling quick replacement.

A mounting system including a printing device that prints a viscous fluid on a processing target object using a screen mask, an exchange unit disposed in the printing device and configured to automatically exchange a printing related member for use in the printing device between the printing device and the exchange unit, one or more mounting devices including a mounting section configured to mount a component on the processing target object, and a moving work device configured to move around a circumference of the mounting device to automatically attach and detach a mounting related member for use in the mounting device between the mounting device and the moving work device. The printing device and the mounting device are disposed in such a manner that front surfaces thereof lie on the same side, and the exchange unit and the moving work device are disposed on the same side.

A mounting system including a printing device that prints a viscous fluid on a processing target object using a screen mask, an exchange unit disposed in the printing device and configured to automatically exchange a printing related member for use in the printing device between the printing device and the exchange unit, one or more mounting devices including a mounting section configured to mount a component on the processing target object, and a moving work device configured to move around a circumference of the mounting device to automatically attach and detach a mounting related member for use in the mounting device between the mounting device and the moving work device. The printing device and the mounting device are disposed in such a manner that front surfaces thereof lie on the same side, and the exchange unit and the moving work device are disposed on the same side.

An exchanging unit for use in a printing device including a printing section to execute a printing process of printing a viscous fluid on a processing target object using a screen mask, and includes a receiving section configured to receive an accommodation rack having multiple shelf sections each configured to accommodate a frame that is capable of supporting an exchangeable member for use in the printing device, a lifting and lowering section configure to lift and lower the accommodation rack between an exchange position where to exchange the exchangeable member and a liftable position situated further downwards than the exchange position, and a moving section configured to move the accommodation rack between the liftable position where the accommodation rack can be lifted up by the lifting and lowering section and an accommodation position where the accommodation rack enters an interior of a housing of the printing device.

An exchanging unit for use in a printing device including a printing section to execute a printing process of printing a viscous fluid on a processing target object using a screen mask, and includes a receiving section configured to receive an accommodation rack having multiple shelf sections each configured to accommodate a frame that is capable of supporting an exchangeable member for use in the printing device, a lifting and lowering section configure to lift and lower the accommodation rack between an exchange position where to exchange the exchangeable member and a liftable position situated further downwards than the exchange position, and a moving section configured to move the accommodation rack between the liftable position where the accommodation rack can be lifted up by the lifting and lowering section and an accommodation position where the accommodation rack enters an interior of a housing of the printing device.

A replacement unit for a printing device includes a moving section to receive an accommodation rack having multiple shelf sections for accommodating a printing-related member for use in the printing device and to move the accommodation rack between a replacement position where to replace the printing-related member and a standby position which lies further downwards than the replacement position and a region detection section configured to detect an object existing in a predetermined first detection region lying around a circumference of the replacement unit when the accommodation rack exists outside a predetermined movement region which lies between the standby position and the replacement position, while being configured to detect an object existing in a second detection region which is different from the first detection region when the accommodation rack exists inside the movement region.

A replacement unit for a printing device includes a moving section to receive an accommodation rack having multiple shelf sections for accommodating a printing-related member for use in the printing device and to move the accommodation rack between a replacement position where to replace the printing-related member and a standby position which lies further downwards than the replacement position and a region detection section configured to detect an object existing in a predetermined first detection region lying around a circumference of the replacement unit when the accommodation rack exists outside a predetermined movement region which lies between the standby position and the replacement position, while being configured to detect an object existing in a second detection region which is different from the first detection region when the accommodation rack exists inside the movement region.