JP2018032224A - Automatic manufacturing system of household item assembly member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic manufacturing system of household item assembly members, even when an order-production object item is composed of a plurality of types of or a plurality of assembly members, capable of accommodating thereto and having high reliability and productivity.SOLUTION: An automatic manufacturing system 100 of household item assembly members, according to the present invention, includes: a first communication device 110 for transmitting an electric signal E including household item specification data; a first network mechanism 120; a second communication device 130 for receiving the electric signal E; a machining device 150 for machining a plurality of types of assembly members constituting the household item; a supply device 160 for supplying materials according to the types of assembly members to the machining device 150; and a data converter 140 for converting the electric signal E received by the second communication device 130 into machining data Em and supply data Es. The supply device 160 selects materials according to the type of the assembly members on the basis of the supply data Es, moves them to the machining device 150 and installs them therein. The machining device 150, on the basis of the machining data Em, machines the materials and manufactures the assembly members.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members.

  As one of such systems, there is an automatic processing system for processing a window glass or other plate glass frame called a glazing channel. This is because an order placed by a customer is received via a network, the operator on the seller side creates production instruction data based on the contents of the order, and the machine for automatic processing is the product based on the production instruction data. Is automatically processed (Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-139228 A

However, the system described in Patent Document 1 requires the operator on the seller side to create production instruction data based on the contents of an order received from a customer and give a production instruction to the processing apparatus. There is room for improvement.
In addition, the system described in Patent Document 1 produces a single frame, and is not assumed to be applied when a product to be produced is composed of a plurality of types or a plurality of assembly members.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and can be applied even if the product to be produced on order is composed of a plurality of types or a plurality of assembly members, and has high reliability and productivity. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic manufacturing system for high household property assembly members.

In order to achieve the above object, the following configuration is used.
(1) The present invention is an automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembling members, in which a first communication device that transmits an electrical signal including specification data indicating the specifications of a designated household property is connected to the first communication device. 1 network mechanism, a second communication device that receives the electrical signal transmitted by the first communication device via the first network mechanism, and a processing device that processes a plurality of types of assembly members constituting the household property, A supply device that supplies a material according to the type of the assembly member to the processing device; and the electrical signal received by the second communication device is converted into processing data that can be read by the processing device, and the second communication A data conversion device that converts the electrical signal received by the device into supply data that can be read by the supply device, and the supply device receives the supply data when the supply data is input. Based on the data, the material corresponding to the type of the assembly member is selected, moved to the processing device and installed, and when the processing data is input, the processing device is based on the processing data, The material is processed to produce the assembly member.

(2) In the configuration of (1), the supply device includes a material rack in which the material is arranged, and a moving device that moves the material from the material rack to the processing device and installs the material rack.

(3) In the configuration of (1) or (2), the processing device includes a cutting device that cuts the material, a position adjusting device that adjusts a positional relationship between the material and the cutting device, A perforating apparatus for making a hole at a predetermined position.

(4) In the configuration of (2), the supply device transmits error information to the third communication device when the selected material is not in the material rack.

(5) In the configuration of (2) above, the material rack transmits error information to the third communication device when the number of each type of material stocked in the material rack becomes less than a predetermined number.

(6) In the configuration of (3), the positional relationship and the predetermined position are included in the machining data.

  According to the present invention, it is applicable even if the item to be produced on order is made up of a plurality of types or a plurality of assembly members, and it is possible to provide an automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members with high reliability and productivity.

It is a conceptual diagram of the automatic manufacturing system of the household goods assembly member which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the shelf as an example of the household goods used as the object of an automatic manufacturing system. (A) is a perspective view of the first material, and (B) is a cross-sectional view of the first material. (A) is a perspective view of a 2nd material, (B) is sectional drawing of a 2nd material. (A) is a perspective view of a 3rd material, (B) is a sectional view of the 3rd material. It is a figure showing a reference table.

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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic manufacturing system 100 for household goods assembly member P according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic manufacturing system 100 for a household property assembly member P (hereinafter referred to as an assembly member P) according to the present embodiment receives an electrical signal E including specification data s indicating the specification of a designated household property G. The first communication device 110 that transmits, the first network mechanism 120 to which the first communication device 110 is connected, and the second communication that receives the electrical signal E transmitted by the first communication device 110 via the first network mechanism 120. Apparatus 130, processing apparatus 150 that processes a plurality of types of assembly members P constituting household goods G, supply apparatus 160 that supplies material M corresponding to the types of assembly members P to processing apparatus 150, and second communication apparatus 130 The data converter 140 converts the electrical signal E received by the processing device 150 into processing data Em that can be read by the processing device 150 and supply data Es that can be read by the supply device 160

The first communication device 110 is composed of, for example, a personal computer including an input interface, a monitor, a CPU, a memory, an Internet connection device, and the like, and transmits an electrical signal E including specification data s indicating the specification of the household goods G designated by the consumer. It has the function to do. The monitor displays, for example, a website for designating the household goods G to be ordered, and the consumer designates the household goods G to order in accordance with, for example, the input format on the website displayed on the monitor. Information is input through the input interface. Then, the input information is converted into an electric signal E including specification data s indicating the specification of the designated household property G.
The first communication device 110 is mainly managed by a consumer.
The first communication device 110 may be a mobile terminal such as a so-called smartphone. The electrical signal E may be an email.

Similar to the first communication device 110, the second communication device 130 is composed of, for example, a personal computer including an input interface, a monitor, a CPU, a memory, an Internet connection device, and the like, and a specification indicating the specification of the household goods G specified by the consumer. It has a function of transmitting an electric signal E including data s.
The second communication device 130 is mainly managed by a seller, and is provided, for example, in a factory managed by the seller.

  The first network mechanism 120 is a communication network such as the Internet, for example, and the first communication apparatus 110 and the second communication apparatus 130 are connected to each other via the first network mechanism 120, so that the first communication apparatus It is possible to transmit and receive the electrical signal E between 110 and the second communication device 130.

  The data conversion device 140 converts the electrical signal E received by the second communication device 130 into processing data Em that can be read by the processing device 150, and converts the electrical signal E received by the second communication device 130 into the supply device 160. Has a function of converting into supply data Es that can be read.

  The supply data Es includes at least information on the type of the material M (for example, the first material M1, the second material M2, and the third material M3).

  The processing data Em includes at least information on the length dimension for each type of material M (for example, the first material M1, the second material M2, and the third material M3) and the drilling position for each type of material M.

  The data conversion device 140 may store in advance a reference table T in which the assembly member P corresponding to the specification data s and the material M corresponding to the assembly member P are listed, instead of the reference table T. A program in which a function for outputting the type of the assembly member P and the type of the material M is set from the specification data s may be incorporated.

The processing device 150 positions, cuts, and cuts the plurality of types of materials M of the plurality of types of assembly members P constituting the household goods G based on the processing data Em converted and read by the data conversion device 140. It has a function to perform processing such as drilling and bending.
Specifically, the processing device 150 includes a cutting device for cutting the material M, a position adjusting device for adjusting the positional relationship between the material M and the cutting device, and a punching device for making a hole at a predetermined position of the material M. Prepare.

  When the selected material M does not exist in the processing device 150 (for example, when the selected material M is not moved from the supply device 160), the processing device 150, for example, the seller via the second network mechanism 180 The error information may be transmitted to the third communication device 190 such as a portable terminal to be managed. Thereby, since the seller can grasp the problem in the processing apparatus 150, the automatic manufacturing system 100 can be prevented from stagnation without operating and the stability of the automatic manufacturing system 100 is increased.

In FIG. 1, an example of processing the post P _H is a kind of assembly member P is shown from the first material M1.

The supply device 160 includes a material rack 161 on which the material M is arranged, and a moving device 162 that moves the material M from the material rack 161 to the processing device 150 and installs it.
Then, when the supply data Es converted by the data conversion device 140 and made readable are input, the supply device 160 is assembled from the material rack 161 on which a plurality of types of materials M are placed based on the supply data Es. The material M is selected according to the type of the member P, and the selected material M is moved to the processing device 150 by the moving device 162 and installed.

  When the selected material M is not in the material rack 161, the supply device 160 transmits error information to the third communication device 190 such as a mobile terminal managed by the seller via the second network mechanism 180, for example. It may be. As a result, the seller can control the timing of supplying the material M to the material rack 161, so that the material M is no longer in the material rack 161, and the automatic manufacturing system 100 is not operated and the production is delayed. This increases the stability of the automatic manufacturing system 100.

  The material rack 161 transmits error information to the third communication device 190 via the second network mechanism 180 when the number of each type of material M stocked in the material rack 161 is less than a predetermined number. It may be. Thereby, the stock of the material M can be managed independently of the automatic manufacturing system 100, and the stability of the automatic manufacturing system 100 is further enhanced. In addition, the arrangement | positioning of the raw material M to the raw material rack 161 is suitably performed by the operator of a seller side, for example.

  In FIG. 1, only one first material M1 is set from a material rack 161 in which a plurality of first materials M1, a plurality of second materials M2, and a plurality of third materials M3 are arranged. An example is shown in which the selected first material M1 is moved to the processing device 150 by the moving device 162 and installed.

The moving device 162 has, for example, a gripping means for gripping the selected material M placed on the material rack 161, and the gripping means for gripping the material M to the place where the processing device 150 is located while gripping the material M is provided. After moving by the moving means and moving the material M to the processing device 150, the gripping is released at that location, and the gripped material M is placed in the processing device 150.
At this time, if the operation of the moving device 162 is programmed in advance according to the type of the material M, the material M selected from a plurality of types of materials M arranged in the material rack 161 can be gripped and moved. .

  The moving device 162 has moving means for moving the material rack 161 itself on which the material M is arranged, moves the place where the selected material M is arranged, and moves the material M to the processing device 150 by the moving means. In this case, it is not necessary to set the operation program of the moving means for each material M, and the operation is simplified.

  Note that the moving device 162 is not limited to this. For example, it is assumed that the material rack 161 includes a division rack that is divided and arranged for each type of the material M, the material M is arranged in the division rack for each type, and a driving roller that is a moving unit is provided for each division rack, A rail for guiding the movement of the material M is provided between the material rack 161 and the processing apparatus 150, and a driving roller provided in a division rack in which the material M selected according to the type of the assembly member P is arranged is driven. Thus, the selected material M placed on the drive roller may be moved to the processing apparatus 150 one by one.

Next, the household goods G will be described with examples.
In addition, since the shelf 200 is mentioned as the household goods G, for example, although the shelf 200 is demonstrated below, multiple types or several assembly members, such as household goods G other than the shelf 200, for example, a desk, a hanger stand, a chiffon, etc. Any household goods G configured by assembling P can be any target of the automatic manufacturing system 100.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a shelf 200 configured by assembling a plurality of types of assembly members P. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the shelf 200 is a four-stage, and four posts P _H extending in the height H direction in the four corners of the shelf 200, eight first horizontal member extending in the depth D direction of the shelf 200 and P _D, and the second horizontal member _{P w} eight extending in the width W direction of the shelf 200, a rectangular formed by the two first horizontal member _{P D} and two second horizontal member _{P W} And four rectangular shelf boards P _B attached to the frame. Incidentally, the shelf plate P _B may be fitted to the rectangular frame composed of the two first horizontal member P _D and two second horizontal member P _W.

Next, the material M according to the kind of assembly member P which comprises the household goods G is given and demonstrated.
3A is a perspective view of the first material M1, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the first material M1.
4A is a perspective view of the second material M2, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the second material M2.
FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the third material M3, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the third material M3.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first material M1 is a hollow square member having a substantially square cross section. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, female screw portions f1 for receiving countersunk screws are formed at two of the four corners.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the second material M2 includes a flat plate portion M2a and three ribs M2r extending downward from the lower surface of the flat plate portion M2a. The ribs M2r cooperate with the flat plate portion M2a to supplement the rigidity of the second material M2. The number of ribs M2r is not limited to three and may be any number depending on the required strength, and is limited to the shape shown in the figure. Not a thing.
As shown in FIG. 4B, a female screw portion f2 is formed between the ribs M2r on the lower surface of the flat plate portion M2a.

  The rib M2r located on both sides is formed with a frame portion M2f having a rectangular cross section at the lower end thereof. A female screw portion (not shown) is formed on the upper surface u of the frame portion M2f so that a countersunk screw can be screwed from below the frame portion M2f.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the third material M3 is a hollow square member having a substantially square cross section. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, a female screw portion f3 similar to the female screw portion f1 formed in the first material M1 is formed on the lower surface side of the top surface M3a.

  Further, a frame portion M3f similar to the frame portion M2f formed on the second material M2 is formed on the bottom surface M3b.

  Examples of the material M include, for example, aluminum (Al) -magnesium (Mg) -silicon (Si) alloy (6000 series), aluminum (Al) -zinc (Zn) -magnesium (Mg) defined in JIS H4100. ) Alloys (7000 series) and aluminum (Al) -magnesium (Mg) alloys (5000 series) can be selected.

  Next, a process from when the household goods G whose specification is specified by the consumer is ordered until the assembly member P is manufactured by the automatic manufacturing system 100 will be described in time series with reference to FIG.

(1) When a consumer places an order for the shelf 200, first, the website managed by the seller is accessed using the first communication device 110, and then the input interface is displayed according to the input format displayed on the website. The specification of the shelf 200 including several conditions as described below is determined by selecting or inputting using. The condition may include a color or the like.
(A) Type of household goods to order: shelf (b) Shelf height H: 60 cm
(C) Shelf depth D: 40cm
(D) Shelf width W: 80 cm
(E) Number of shelves N (number of shelves): 4

(2) After the specification of the shelf 200 is determined by the consumer, the first communication device 110 instructed to transmit by the consumer has the specification data s indicating the specification of the shelf 200 via the first network mechanism 120. The included electric signal E is transmitted to the second communication device 130 on the seller side.

(3) When receiving the electrical signal E from the first communication device 110, the second communication device 130 on the seller side transmits the electrical signal E to the data conversion device 140.

(4) Upon receiving the electrical signal E from the second communication device 130, the data conversion device 140 converts the electrical signal E into processing data Em that can be read by the processing device 150 and supply data Es that can be read by the supply device 160. Convert.
This conversion is performed as follows, for example.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the data conversion device 140 stores a reference table T in which assembly members P corresponding to the specification data s and materials M corresponding to the assembly members P are listed in advance. .

  In the reference table T, according to the specification data s, the type of assembly member P, the number of each type of assembly member P, the length of each type of assembly member P, the hole pitch for each type of assembly member P, and the assembly member The type of material M for each type of P is listed.

  Instead of providing the reference table T, a function for outputting the type of the assembly member P and the type of the material M from the specification data s may be employed.

  Then, when the data converter 140 reads the specification data s included in the electrical signal E, the reference table T is referred to, data regarding the type of the assembly member P corresponding to the specification data s is set as the processing data Em, and the specification data s Is stored as supply data Es.

The processing data Em includes, for example, the type of assembly member P (for example, the column P _H , the first horizontal member P _D , the second horizontal member P _W, and the shelf board P _B ), and the number and length of each type of assembly member P. Information on the length and hole pitch shall be included.

  The supply data Es includes, for example, information on the type of material M (for example, the first material M1, the second material M2, and the third material M3).

(5) Then, the processing data Em converted by the data conversion device 140 is transmitted to the processing device 150, and at the same time, the supply data Es is transmitted to the supply device 160.

(6) The supply device 160 selects the material M corresponding to the type of the assembly member P from the material rack 161 on which a plurality of types of materials M are placed based on the supply data Es, and is selected by the moving device 162. The raw material M is moved to the processing apparatus 150 and installed.

(7) The processing device 150 performs processing such as positioning, cutting, and drilling on the selected material M based on the processing data Em, and manufactures the assembly member P.

(8) The steps from (6) to (7) are repeated for each type of assembly member P, and a plurality of types of assembly members P constituting the shelf 200 are manufactured.
Thereafter, the manufactured assembly member P is packed and packed in units necessary for assembling the ordered shelf 200 and delivered to the consumer.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Within the range, various modifications and changes are possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the first material M1, the second material M2, and the third material M3 are shown as the material M. However, the material M is not limited thereto, and an arbitrary material M such as a material M having a circular cross section is used. Can be used.

  According to the present invention, the automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members transmits an electrical signal including specification data indicating the specifications of the designated household goods, and the first network mechanism to which the first communication apparatus is connected. , A second communication device that receives an electrical signal transmitted from the first communication device via the first network mechanism, a processing device that processes a plurality of types of assembly members constituting the household goods, and a material corresponding to the type of the assembly member A supply device for supplying the processing device to the processing device, and an electrical signal received by the second communication device is converted into processing data readable by the processing device, and an electrical signal received by the second communication device can be read by the supply device A data conversion device that converts the data into data. When the supply data is input, the supply device selects a material according to the type of the assembly member based on the supply data, and transfers the material to the processing device. When the processing data is input, the processing device processes the material and manufactures the assembly member based on the processing data, so the consumer only determines the specifications of the household goods through the website etc. Even if the household goods are composed of multiple types or multiple assembly members, the necessary number of multiple types of members necessary for the household goods is not required by the operator, and the reliability and Automatic production with high productivity is possible.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a consumer can order customized household goods specifications while referring to the website, and the seller can automatically start automatic production of assembly members almost simultaneously with the ordering. Not only the time but also the lead time from ordering to delivery can be shortened, and the satisfaction of consumers can be increased.

  According to the present invention, the supply device includes the material rack on which the material is placed, and the moving device that moves the material from the material rack to the processing device and installs the material processing device. Supply, and reliability and productivity are improved.

  According to the present invention, the processing apparatus includes a cutting device that cuts the material, a position adjusting device that adjusts a positional relationship between the material and the cutting device, and a punching device that opens a hole at a predetermined position of the material. Assembly members can be automatically processed from the material, improving reliability and productivity.

  According to the present invention, the positional relationship between the material and the cutting device and the predetermined position for making a hole in the material are included in the processing data. Therefore, the processing device can simultaneously perform the material cutting process and the hole making process to produce Improves.

  According to the present invention, when the selected material is not in the material rack, the supply device transmits error information to the third communication device via the second network mechanism, so that the automatic manufacturing system does not operate and the production can be performed. Stagnation can be suppressed, productivity is improved, and stability of the automated manufacturing system is increased.

  According to the present invention, the material rack transmits error information to the third communication device via the second network mechanism when the number of materials stocked in the material rack becomes less than a predetermined number. The stock of the material can be managed independently of the manufacturing system, and the stability of the automatic manufacturing system is further enhanced.

100 automatic manufacturing system 110 first communication device 120 first network mechanism 130 second communication device 140 data conversion device 150 processing device 160 supply device 161 material rack 162 moving device 180 second network mechanism 190 third communication device E electrical signal Em processing data Es supply data M1 first material M2 second material M3 third material _{P H} strut (assembly member)

Claims (6)

An automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members,
A first communication device for transmitting an electrical signal including specification data indicating the specification of the designated household property;
A first network mechanism to which the first communication device is connected;
A second communication device for receiving the electrical signal transmitted by the first communication device via the first network mechanism;
A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of types of assembly members constituting the household goods;
A supply device for supplying a material corresponding to the type of the assembly member to the processing device;
The electrical signal received by the second communication device is converted into processing data readable by the processing device, and the electrical signal received by the second communication device is converted into supply data readable by the supply device. A data conversion device,
When the supply data is input, the supply device selects a material according to the type of the assembly member based on the supply data, moves to the processing device, and is installed.
When the processing data is input, the processing apparatus processes the raw material and manufactures the assembly member based on the processing data, and is an automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members. 2. The household goods assembly according to claim 1, wherein the supply device includes a material rack in which the material is arranged, and a moving device that moves the material from the material rack to the processing device for installation. Automatic material manufacturing system. The processing apparatus includes a cutting device that cuts the material, a position adjusting device that adjusts a positional relationship between the material and the cutting device, and a punching device that forms a hole at a predetermined position of the material. The automatic manufacturing system for household goods assembly members according to claim 1 or 2. The automatic supply system for household goods assembly members according to claim 2, wherein the supply device transmits error information to the third communication device when the selected material is not in the material rack. The household material assembly member according to claim 2, wherein the material rack transmits error information to the third communication device when the number of materials stocked in the material rack becomes less than a predetermined number. Automatic manufacturing system. The automatic manufacturing system for household article assembly members according to claim 3, wherein the positional relationship and the predetermined position are included in the processing data.

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