JP2003209392A - Component mounting instruction apparatus and computer software - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a component mounting instruction apparatus and a computer software which enables effective mounting of electronic components on a printed circuit board. <P>SOLUTION: In a component mounting instruction apparatus 1 to instruct electronic component to be mounted when the electronic component 3 is mounted to a component mounting member 2 such as a high density substrate and a printed circuit board without silk indication, location 62a of the electronic component 3 to be mounted is indicated in the sequence of mounting together with the electronic components to be mounted around the relevant component. The location 61 of the electronic component of the same type to be mounted is indicated with discrimination to the location of the electronic component of the other type. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component mounting instruction device and computer software, and is particularly used for a method of efficiently mounting electronic components on a component mounting member such as a high-density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen. The present invention relates to a component mounting instruction device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as electronic devices have been downsized, printed circuit boards have been downsized, and silk display has become impossible. In addition, silk labeling may be abolished for the purpose of cost reduction.

By the way, in the process of product development, a small amount of product is assembled, and after a prototype stage for confirming whether the function and performance of the product are satisfied, mass production is started. At the prototype stage, since the number of products to be assembled is small, the electronic components may be mounted on the printed circuit board by hand rather than by mechanical mounting.

In the case where the printed circuit board has silk marking, first, the parts list in which the electronic parts having symbols such as R1, C1, IC1 etc. are described by which manufacturer and what type of parts are used, For example, a component of the type "ABCXXXX" may be mounted on the printed circuit board at position R100. Therefore, I pick up one part of the model "ABCXXXX". Next, move your eyes to the printed circuit board,
Look for the silk-marked R100, find it, and then place the part of the model "ABCXXXX" you have on hand in R10.
Mount it at the 0 position.

Here, if the printed board does not have a silk screen, the operator must give information by which the mounting position can be known. As an example of manual work, a drawing in which a printed circuit board is copied and symbols such as R1, C1, and IC1 are written is used, and similarly to the above, a part of the model “ABCXXXXXX” is a printed circuit board R100. Get mounted in the position. Therefore, "A
Pick up one part of the model "BCXXXX". Next, find R100 from the drawing that duplicated the printed circuit board,
Get the position on the printed circuit board, move your eyes to the printed circuit board,
"ABCXXXX", which has the mounting position specified by the relative positional relationship with the copy of the printed circuit board.
The following parts are mounted at the position of R100.

In this way, it is necessary to check the parts table, the copy drawing, and the printed circuit board every time. Also, in order to clarify the parts that have been mounted, check the parts list,
Parts list is required for the number of printed circuit boards.

The above-mentioned prior art has a problem in that it is necessary to find out where on the printed circuit board the parts such as R1, C1, IC1 etc. for carrying out the mounting work described in the parts table are located. This problem is a very large problem because it takes a lot of time and effort to find a desired component, especially on a board having a large number of components, and it may take time. Also,
Another problem is that it is necessary to create a drawing that duplicates the printed circuit board. Even when a drawing obtained by copying a printed circuit board is used, the concentration and time required to find a target component are the same as those when searching on a board having a silk screen. Furthermore, it is also an issue to record the work progress status at the time of work interruption.

Displaying the coordinates of the mounting location and the mounted parts for instructing the component mounting work has also been proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 7-7289 and 4-310356. It is difficult to adjust the component mounting instruction device, and it is also difficult for the operator to accurately grasp the position and mounting order of the components.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems, and a component mounting instruction device that enables electronic components to be efficiently mounted on a component mounting member such as a printed circuit board. And to provide computer software.

[0010]

According to the present invention, when mounting an electronic component on a component mounting member such as a high-density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen, a component mounting instruction for designating an electronic component to be mounted is performed. In the device, the position of the electronic component to be mounted, together with the positions of the electronic components to be mounted around it, is a component mounting instruction device having the functions shown in the order of mounting.

Further, the present invention is a component mounting instruction device having a function of distinguishing the position of an electronic component of the same type to be mounted from the positions of other types of electronic components.

The present invention is a component mounting instruction device having a function of highlighting the positions of electronic components to be sequentially mounted one by one when carrying out mounting work for a plurality of electronic components of the same type. .

Further, the present invention is a component mounting instruction device having a function of distinguishing between the positions of electronic components that have completed mounting work and the positions of electronic components that have not completed mounting work.

Further, the present invention is a component mounting instruction device having a function of displaying a component type of an electronic component to be mounted.

The present invention is used in a component mounting instruction device for designating an electronic component to be mounted when mounting an electronic component on a component mounting member such as a high-density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen. The computer software includes a program that causes the computer to realize the functions illustrated in the order of mounting, together with the positions of the electronic components to be mounted, the positions of the electronic components to be mounted.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment of the component mounting instruction device of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a workbench using the component mounting instruction device of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a flow of necessary data in the component mounting instruction device of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of the component to be mounted first in the component mounting instruction device of the embodiment. Figure 4
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a second component to be mounted in the component mounting instruction device of the embodiment.

An example will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the component mounting instruction device of the present embodiment comprises, for example, a notebook computer and is installed on the workbench 4. A printed circuit board 2 and a component 3 which are component mounting members are also prepared on the workbench 4, and when the worker 5 mounts the component 3 on the printed circuit board 2 on the workbench 4, a component mounting instruction device. Carry out the mounting work while referring to 1. The component mounting instruction device 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the display unit 11, the printed board CAD data DB (database) 13, and the parts table data DB 15 are provided. A printed circuit board CAD data DB (database) 13 stores printed circuit board mounting data 14 such as a board shape, a part symbol, a part shape, and a part position. A parts table data DB 15 stores a part symbol, a part maker name, and a part type. It stores the mounted component data 16 such as. Display 11
Is the printed board mounting data 14 and the mounted part data 1 stored in the printed board CAD data DB 13 and the parts table data DB 15, respectively, by the instruction program 12.
6 is displayed on the screen.

The screen display function of the component mounting instruction apparatus 1 of the embodiment will be described. The position of the electronic components to be mounted,
It has the functions shown in the order of mounting together with the positions of the electronic components mounted around it. Further, it has a function of distinguishing the position of the electronic component of the same model to be mounted from the positions of the electronic components of other models. When carrying out mounting work for a plurality of electronic components of the same type,
It has a function of highlighting the positions of electronic components to be sequentially mounted one by one. Furthermore, it has a function of distinguishing between the positions of electronic components for which mounting work has been completed and the positions of electronic components for which mounting work has not been completed. It also has a function of displaying the component type of the electronic component to be mounted.

An example of an operator's mounting work using the component mounting instruction apparatus 1 of the embodiment will be described. First, when inputting to start the work on the component placement instructing apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 3, on the screen 11 of the component placement instructing apparatus 1, the manufacturer name 64, the model 65, and the printed board of the component to be mounted first are displayed. The general view 17 is displayed. Overall view of printed circuit board 17
In the figure, a component 61 of the same model as the component to be mounted is shown as distinguished from other components, and a component 62a to be mounted first in the same model is highlighted. In FIG. 3, the components R1, R2, R3, and R4 of the same model are shown in bold frames, so that it can be understood that there are four components of the same model, and among them, the components R1 and 62a to be mounted are diagonal lines. It is possible to know which part should be mounted on the printed circuit board and which part should be mounted on the printed circuit board.

The operator mounts the instructed component R1 and then
It is input to the component mounting instruction device 1 that the component has been mounted. This input is performed by pressing a key of the component mounting instruction device 1 or by using a foot-operated switch. Then, the scene of the component mounting instruction device 1 changes as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the components R1 and 63a for which the mounting work has been completed are hatched with horizontal lines indicating the mounting completion, and the components R2 and 62 to be mounted next are shown.
It can be seen that b is hatched with diagonal lines and then the component R2 is to be mounted.

Here, it is assumed that the work has to be interrupted due to a telephone call or an emergency requirement. If the component mounting instructing device 1 is left as it is, the screen display of the component mounting instructing device 1 remains in the state of instructing to mount R2. Therefore, it is clear that the worker should start working from which component. , Don't get lost.

When a part is out of stock, it is possible to proceed to the next step without mounting the part and to easily manage the unmounted part.

Further, the component mounting instruction apparatus 1 is provided with a function of recording the work progress status at the time of work interruption, shutting off the power, and then restarting from the recorded work progress status when the power is turned on again. It is also possible to cope with power failure. Therefore, it is not necessary to check the parts list for work.

The order of the components displayed on the component mounting instruction device 1 can be decided in advance by the operator, and the component mounting instruction device is based on the component model, the component type, the component mounting coordinates, and the like. Can be determined automatically.

The component mounting instruction device 1 of this embodiment can be applied to a printed circuit board on which silk is displayed, and has the same effect. Furthermore, it can also be used for confirmation work after component mounting.

Although the component mounting instruction device has been described in the above embodiment, the electronic component should be mounted when mounting the electronic component on a component mounting member such as a high density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen. A program that is used in a device that directs the position of electronic components to be mounted, together with the positions of electronic components to be mounted around it, a program that causes a computer to realize the functions illustrated in the order of mounting, or a recording medium that stores this program (for example, , CD-ROM), a computer or the like can be used as the component mounting instruction device of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention is a system capable of displaying the mounting position of the printed circuit board, the component type, the mounting order on the personal computer instead of the drawing and recording the progress. Specifically, it is a system that takes out the necessary data from the printed circuit board CAD data and the parts table data and creates the above data based on this data. Further, according to the present invention, an operator can easily know where and what to mount on a high-density substrate or a printed circuit board without silk display. In addition, it is not necessary to prepare a copy of the printed circuit board as the work information. It is not necessary to record the work progress status, and even when resuming work after a work interruption, it is possible to grasp on a personal computer all the parts from which work should be resumed.

[0028]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a component mounting instruction device and computer software that can efficiently mount electronic components on a component mounting member such as a printed circuit board.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a workbench using a component mounting instruction device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a flow of necessary data in the component mounting instruction device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a component to be mounted first in the component mounting instruction device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a second component to be mounted in the component mounting instruction device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Component mounting instruction device 11 Display unit 12 Instruction program 13 Printed board CAD data DB 14 Printed board mounting data 15 Parts table data DB 16 Mounted part data 17 Printed board overall view 2 Printed board 3 Parts 4 Workbench 5 Worker 61 Mounted The mounting positions 62a and 62b of the same type of parts for performing the work. The parts mounting position 63a highlighted to newly perform the mounting work. The parts mounting position 64 for the completion of the mounting work. The parts manufacturer display 65 of the parts for performing the mounting work. Display the part type of the part to be performed

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. When mounting an electronic component on a component mounting member such as a high density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen, an electronic component to be mounted in a component mounting instruction device for instructing an electronic component to be mounted. And a position of the electronic component mounted around the position of the above, and a function of illustrating in the order of mounting the component mounting instruction device. 2. The component mounting instruction device according to claim 1, wherein a position of an electronic component of the same type to be mounted is distinguished from positions of electronic components of other types, and has a function to be illustrated. On-board instruction device. 3. The component mounting instructing device according to claim 2, wherein when performing a mounting operation for a plurality of electronic components of the same type, a function of highlighting the positions of electronic components to be mounted one by one in order is provided. A component mounting instruction device having. 4. The component mounting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the component mounting function has a function of distinguishing between the positions of electronic components that have completed mounting work and the positions of electronic components that have not completed mounting work. Pointing device. 5. The component mounting instruction device according to claim 1, wherein the component mounting instruction device has a function of displaying a component type of an electronic component to be mounted. 6. Computer software used for a component mounting instruction device for instructing an electronic component to be mounted when mounting an electronic component on a component mounting member such as a high density substrate or a printed circuit board without a silk screen. Computer software that is a piece of software that is a program that causes a computer to realize the functions illustrated in the order of mounting, together with the positions of electronic components to be mounted around the electronic components to be mounted.