DE10204247B4 - Method for removing and introducing a component from and into a transport system and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

method for removing and introducing a component (4) out of and into a transport system (3) in which a component assigned to a production order (4) by means of a programmable logic controller (PLC) (1) guided transport device (2) from a manufacturing station to another Manufacturing station is transported, wherein the transport device (2) via the Control (1) Production data of the component (4) on a data memory (5) are assigned and the component (4) in a discharge from the transport system (3) at a Ausschleusplatz (8) of the transport device (2), characterized in that the controller (1) when discharging the component (4) describing a on the Component (4) to be fixed data carrier with the production data causes in a re-slipping of the component (4) in the transport system (3) at a read-write device (15) of a Einschleusplatzes (9) from the controller (1) and read in the Data memory (5) one of the read-write device (15) available Transport device (2) are inscribed.

Description

The The invention relates to a method for removing and introducing a component from and in a transport system, in which a Production order assigned component by means of a programmable from a programmable Control (PLC) guided transport device from a manufacturing station to one next Manufacturing station is transported, wherein the transport device on the Control production data of the component on a data storage be assigned and the component in a discharge from the Transport system separated at a Ausschleusplatz of the transport device will, and a facility to do so.

The DE 197 42 456 C2 discloses a method for marking housings for receiving electronic assemblies, in particular electronic motor vehicle assemblies, with markings, in particular type designation, production date production location and customer name. A first part of the tag is mounted in a wall of the housing by a deformation of the surface and a second part of the tag is realized on a separate, retrospectively attached to the housing nameplate having a bar code or other markings. By the method an identification of a housing is ensured, the first part is captively connected to the housing and the second part of the housing is separable and, for example, attachable to vehicle documents.

in the Furthermore, it is from practice, especially from manufacturing processes in the automotive industry, known as a production order assigned component, which brought to predetermined manufacturing stations is to associate a smart volume with production data. Such a disk is programmed individually with the production data. When discharging of the component from a transport system of the manufacturing process for execution a quality control the data carrier attached to the component is also removed from the manufacturing process removed. This particular proves the attachment of the disk on the component during of the manufacturing process as disturbing and the programming of the disk as relatively expensive.

Furthermore are used in a production process used in practice Control of production processes in the automotive industry a means of transport for a component or an assembly that is responsible for a particular production order to use over a transport control the production data of the component assigned. Because no direct physical connection between the production data and the component is present, it is to prevent data loss necessary, when discharging the component from the transport system, for example, for quality control, assign the production data to this.

Furthermore, the shows DE 29 47 745 C2 a control system for the assembly of motor vehicle components, comprising a first means for transforming information and commands indicating the type and / or embodiment of the motor vehicle component to be mounted, in an electrical signal and in a photoelectrically readable code. A second device is provided for attaching this code to one of the parts of the motor vehicle component. On assembly line selection points are third means for reading the code and for generating a control signal for identifying the respective motor vehicle component and for controlling the processing operation in accordance with the information given by the code arranged. The second device comprises a printer for printing the code on a label serving as a data carrier and means for magnetically receiving and attaching the label on a body part of the motor vehicle component. For individual control, the code on the label is read at each entrance of each assembly line.

Furthermore, it is from the DE 20 03 897 A1 Known to apply a code relating to the production data on the underside of a floor plate of a motor vehicle by means of several paint spray nozzles.

It Object of the invention, a method of the aforementioned Kind and a device, in particular for carrying out the Procedure, to create, with each one a discharging and infiltrating a component with associated production data from and into Transport system without data loss ensured with little effort is, being the disk with the production data during does not interfere with production.

According to the invention, the object in a method for removing and introducing a component from and into a transport system in which a production order associated component is transported by means of a programmable logic controller (PLC) transport device from a manufacturing station to a next manufacturing station, wherein the Transport device to be assigned via the controller production data of the component on a data storage and the component is separated at a rejection from the transport system at a Ausschleusplatz of the transport device, achieved in that the control when discharging the component Describing a data carrier to be attached to the data carrier causes the production data which, when the component is reinserted into the transport system at a read / write device of an entry point, is read out by the controller and stored in the data memory of a read / write device Transport device to be enrolled.

at a removal of the component from the transport system, for example for quality control, remains the data storage of the transport device, for example a vehicle of a monorail, assigned. The component is at a Ausschleusplatz the transport device removed and converted to a transport vehicle. Sonach are the the component originally on the transport device associated production data also separated from the component. To avoid data loss and production data an introduction of the component again the control for assignment to provide a transport device is a disk with labeled the production data and attached to the component. The disk stays during the discharged time span of the component connected to the same and is in the introduction of the component in the manufacturing process at a read-write facility a Einschleusplatzes read by the controller. The controller Now again stand all the production data associated with the component to disposal, The production data is based on additional data that relates to events during the be removed period of time of the component can be added can. At Einschleusplatz is an empty transport device to further promotion component is ready or is requested by computer and the Control causes the writing of the production data in the data memory the transport device. The production data is in particular those that are used in the order-related flow production of a Motor vehicle for the clear assignment of a component or a Assembly needed for a specific job. The production data For example, a sequence number includes information regarding one Production line as well as the production status and component-specific information. After the data storage of the transport device is described, can the disk be taken from the component, which is why he in the following Production process not disturbing effect.

Prefers The production data is produced as a barcode by means of a production data from the controller receiving bar code printer to the label trained media printed. Since the barcode is machine-readable, there is a loss of data premier Errors when entering the production data almost impossible. Furthermore, the attachment of a label to the component is both by means of a handling device as well as manually possible, the label being a relatively inexpensive medium, the label by means of, for example, designed as a thermal transfer printer Barcode printer can be realized with little effort.

In order to a relatively simple review of the production data can be done by manufacturing personnel are expediently the production data printed in plain text on the designed as a label disk.

Around to document when the component is removed from the transport system was, is preferably the disk at the time of ejection of the component described. The caption of the volume with The time of removal can be done both by barcode and in plain text

to warranty a fast and reliable Input of the production data at the infeed place is preferred the read-write device communicates with the controller Barcode reader used. The barcode reader can be designed as a handheld device which ensures direct access to the label-formatted medium.

Around during the component to assign information to the transport, for example, to a special quality control must be removed, preferably on the data memory the transport device over the controller inscribed information for discharging the component. The writing of the information to the removal of the component takes place here from an inspection control panel connected to the controller, from which a certain bit in the data memory of the associated transport device is set.

Conveniently, At the discharge point, the information for discharging the component is provided by means of a reader read by the controller from the data memory. This will be taken the component from the transport system and on a transport vehicle implemented.

• – mit einer an dem Ausschleusplatz angeordneten Schreibvorrichtung zum Beschreiben eines dem Bauteil zugeordneten Datenträgers mit den Produktionsdaten gekoppelt ist,
• – mit einer einem Einschleusplatz zugeordneten Schreib-Lese-Einrichtung zum Auslesen der Produktionsdaten aus dem Datenträger in Verbindung steht und
• – die aus dem Datenträger ausgelesenen Produktionsdaten in den Datenspeicher einer an dem Einschleusplatz bereitstehenden Transporteinrichtung einschreibt.

According to the invention, the object in a device for removing and introducing a component from and into a transport system, in particular for carrying out the above-described method, with at least one of a programmable logic controller (PLC) guided transport device, which is a production order associated component from a manufacturing station to a transported to the next production station, wherein a data storage of the transport device via the controller production data of the component are assigned and the component is separated at a rejection from the transport system at a Ausschleusplatz of the transport device, achieved in that the controller

• - Is coupled with a arranged at the Ausschleusplatz writing device for writing a component associated with the data carrier with the production data,
• - Is associated with a Einschleusplatz associated read-write device for reading the production data from the disk and
• - Encrypts the data read from the disk production data in the data storage of a waiting at the Einschleusplatz transport device.

by virtue of the coupling of the controller with the writing device and the Read-write device is a data loss in the input and output the production data for removing or introducing the component or almost impossible in the transport system. Furthermore The writing device and the read-write device provide relatively simple means to prevent data loss, which is why the device designed inexpensively is.

Conveniently, the writing device is designed as a barcode printer. Of the Barcode printer can with a corresponding control by the control next to a barcode also plain text print and is for example, a thermal transfer printer.

Prefers is the disk designed as a loop label. The loop label can be Simply attach to the component and remove it without leaving any residue.

Around the above the control of production data to be written to the data memory from the disk read out, preferably includes the read-write device Barcode handheld reader connected to the controller.

It It is understood that the above and below to be explained features not only in the specified combination, but also in Other combinations are usable without the scope of the present To leave invention.

The Invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment with reference on the associated Drawing closer explained. The only Fig. Shows a schematic representation of a device according to the invention Einrich for removing and introducing a component from and into a transport system.

The manufacturing facility includes a programmable logic controller (PLC) 1 , the transport equipment designed as electric vehicles 2 a transport system 3 from a manufacturing station to a next manufacturing station directs. The transport system 3 is an electric monorail, whose transport facilities 2 each one assigned to a production order component 4 transport. Each of the transport facilities 2 is with a data store 5 provided in the the control 1 the component 4 enrolls assigned production data. Should a component 4 will be discharged to an unscheduled quality control or repair from the manufacturing process, by one with the controller 1 connected inspection controller 6 a corresponding information to a writing 7 sent the information to the data store 5 enrolls. At a Ausschleusplatz 8th , which spatially with a Einschleusplatz 9 coincides, the information to the discharge of a read-write device 15 (LJU vehicle read-write station) read out. When discharging the component 4 from the transport device 2 taken and on a transport vehicle 11 loaded for quality control or repair. The production data of the discharged component 2 be from the controller 1 to a writing device 12 That is, a thermal transfer printer that transfers a loop label 13 with the production data in a barcode as well as in clear text. The loop label 13 becomes on the component 4 fixes and accompanies the component during the ejected period of time, so that no data loss occurs.

When introducing the component 4 the same is returned to a transport facility 2 set by request via a control panel 14 (SWAC console) is provided. To transfer the production data, this is with the controller 1 connected barcode handheld reader 16 intended. With the barcode handheld reader 16 The production data are from the loop label 13 read and are thus the controller 1 to disposal. The read-write device 15 writes the production data of the component 4 in the data store 5 the one standing by and with the component 4 to be loaded transport device 2 one, which is the component 4 brings to the next manufacturing station.

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Claims (11)

Method for removing and introducing a component ( 4 ) and into a transport system ( 3 ), in which a component assigned to a production order ( 4 ) by means of a programmable logic controller (PLC) ( 1 ) guided transport device ( 2 ) is transported from one production station to a next production station, wherein the transport device ( 2 ) via the controller ( 1 ) Production data of the component ( 4 ) on a data memory ( 5 ) and the component ( 4 ) in a discharge from the transport system ( 3 ) at a Ausschleusplatz ( 8th ) of the transport device ( 2 ), characterized in that the controller ( 1 ) during removal of the component ( 4 ) a writing on the component ( 4 ) to be fastened to the data carrier with the production data, which in a re-introduction of the component ( 4 ) in the transport system ( 3 ) at a read-write device ( 15 ) of a Einschleusplatzes ( 9 ) from the controller ( 1 ) and stored in the data memory ( 5 ) one at the read-write device ( 15 ) transport device ( 2 ). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the production data as a barcode by means of a the production data from the controller ( 1 ) receiving barcode printer are printed on the designed as a label disk. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized that the production data in plain text on the label Disk printed become. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the data carrier with the time of removal of the component ( 4 ) is described. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that at the read-write device ( 15 ) with the controller ( 1 ) communicating barcode reader ( 16 ) is used. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that on the data memory of the transport device ( 2 ) via the controller ( 1 ) information for discharging the component ( 4 ) is registered. A method according to claim 6, characterized in that at Ausschleusplatz ( 8th ) the information for discharging the component ( 4 ) by means of a reader from the controller ( 1 ) from the data store ( 5 ) is read out. Device for removing and introducing a component ( 4 ) and into a transport system ( 3 ), in particular for carrying out a method according to claim 1, with at least one of a programmable logic controller (PLC) ( 1 ) guided transport device ( 2 ), which is a component assigned to a production order ( 4 ) transported from a manufacturing station to a next manufacturing station, wherein a data memory ( 5 ) of the transport device ( 2 ) via the controller ( 1 ) Production data of the component ( 4 ) and the component ( 4 ) in a discharge from the transport system ( 3 ) at a Ausschleusplatz ( 8th ) of the transport device ( 2 ), characterized in that the controller ( 1 ) - with one at the Ausschleusplatz ( 8th ) arranged writing device ( 12 ) for describing a component ( 4 ) is coupled to the production data, - with an entry point ( 9 ) associated write-read device ( 15 ) is connected to read the production data from the data carrier and - the production data read from the data carrier into the data memory ( 5 ) of a transport device at the entry point ( 2 ). Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the writing device ( 12 ) is designed as a bar code printer. Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the data carrier as a loop label ( 13 ) is designed. Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the read-write device ( 15 ) with the controller ( 1 ) connected barcode handheld reader ( 16 ).