JP2009123892A - Component supply method, surface mounting machine, feeder and truck - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more stably produce a component mounting board with high mounting accuracy by performing component supply by utilizing the version (revision information) of a feeder. <P>SOLUTION: A component supply method is provided for a surface mounting machine which takes out components supplied by tape feeders 15 provided in a feeder installation area 13, by heads 19 and mounts the components on a substrate P. While the version of the feeder 15 being a capability index is determined based upon revision information on a predetermined constituent component constituting the feeder 15, a version suitable for the production of the substrate P is determined as a request version based upon production conditions of the substrate and a tape feeder 15 meeting the request version is mounted in the feeder installation area 13 and supplies the components. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a surface mounter for mounting an electronic component on a substrate such as a printed circuit board.

A plurality of tape feeders that supply chip components using tape as a carrier are mounted on the component supply unit, and components are picked up from a tape feeder (abbreviated as feeder) by a component mounting head and mounted on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. Surface mounters are generally known. In this type of surface mounter (abbreviated as a mounter), mistakes may occur in feeding the tape by the feeder, etc., and mistakes may occur in component adsorption by the head. If such component adsorption mistakes frequently occur, the stable productivity of the substrate is hindered. Therefore, recently, a mounting machine that monitors the suction rate of parts for each feeder, identifies the feeder whose suction level has dropped to a certain level, and displays it on a monitor or the like, thereby prompting the operator to perform an inspection or the like. Has been proposed.
JP 2006-1003002 A

  The feeder has been improved so that parts can be supplied more accurately and stably. For example, even if the feeder is the same model, it actually differs depending on the manufacturing time and the replacement of components due to maintenance. There are multiple versions (revisions) with components. In this way, even if the feeders have different versions, if they satisfy the standard (performance) required for the model, they are usually treated as the same model and mounted on the mounting machine without any particular distinction. Yes.

  However, even within the above-mentioned standards, there are not a few differences in performance, for example, when the version is updated, the feeding specification such as tape feeding accuracy is improved. Therefore, it is considered that using this point is useful in the production of the substrate.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and more effectively produces a component mounting board with high mounting accuracy by effectively utilizing the characteristics of each feeder depending on the version. It is an object.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is a surface mounter in which a feeder is mounted on a component supply unit, and components supplied by the feeder are taken out by a component mounting head and mounted on a substrate. In the component supply method, a version serving as a capability index of the feeder is determined in advance based on revision information of components constituting the feeder, and a required version required for the production of the substrate is set as a production condition of the substrate. A feeder that conforms to the required version is mounted on the component supply unit to supply the component (claim 1).

  According to this method, for example, a new version of the feeder with high reliability and stability is preferentially used to supply parts that require high accuracy of the suction position by the head, and conversely, supply of parts with low precision of the suction position. Can use different types of feeders of different versions based on board production conditions, such as using an older version of the feeder. In other words, even feeders of the same model can take advantage of the characteristics of the feeder due to the difference in version, so compared to the conventional method of using the same model feeder uniformly as the same device, the component mounting accuracy is improved. This is effective for stable production of substrates.

  Since the capacity required for the feeder varies depending on various production conditions of the substrate, in the above method, a required version is previously determined for each condition for a plurality of production conditions, and the most required among these required versions. It is preferable to mount a feeder compatible with a version having a high capability on the component supply unit.

  By installing a feeder that matches the version with the highest required capability among the required versions in this way, as a result, it becomes possible to satisfy all the required capabilities, so that the required version can be determined reasonably. .

  On the other hand, the surface mounter according to the present invention is a surface mounter including a feeder for supplying mounted components, and a mounter body having a head for taking out the components supplied by the feeder and mounting them on a substrate. The feeder is provided with a recording unit, and the recording unit records information that is a capability index of the feeder and that can specify a predetermined version based on revision information of component parts of the feeder. A setting means for setting a required version required for the production of the board on the machine body based on the production conditions of the board, a specifying means for specifying the version of the feeder from information recorded in the recording means of the feeder, and The version of the feeder specified by the specifying means is the key of the board set by the predetermined setting means based on the production conditions of the board. Discriminating means for discriminating whether to comply with a version, if a particular version is not compatible with the requirements version, in which the informing means for informing the result is provided (claim 3).

  According to this apparatus, the version (requested version) required for the production of the board is set by the mounting machine main body or the predetermined setting means provided separately from the main body. Then, when the feeder is mounted, based on the information recorded in the recording means, the version of the feeder is specified by the specifying means, and further, the determining means determines whether the version is compatible with the requested version, In the case of nonconformity, the result is notified by the notification means. Therefore, even if there are feeders of the same model but with different versions, it is possible to produce a board by mounting a feeder suitable for the production conditions of the board among a plurality of versions. .

  In this apparatus, including a carriage that supports a plurality of feeders and collectively removes the feeder from the mounting machine body, the specifying means, the determining means, and the notifying means are provided on the carriage. (Claim 4).

  According to this configuration, even when the feeder is prepared at a location away from the mounting machine body, the operator can determine whether or not the feeder can be used in the preparation stage by acquiring the requested version by wire or wireless. It becomes possible. Therefore, the workability of the feeder preparation work (setup work) is improved.

  Note that the above-described apparatus may include a writing unit capable of writing information that can identify the version into the recording unit of the feeder by acquiring revision information of the component parts of the feeder. (Claim 5).

  According to this apparatus, it is possible to newly write the information to the recording means of the feeder and to update the information recorded in the recording means with the feeder mounted.

  On the other hand, a feeder according to the present invention is a feeder mounted on the surface mounting machine as described above, and includes a recording unit that records the information that can identify a version, or a recording unit that can write the information. (Claim 6).

  Moreover, the cart according to the present invention is a cart applied to the surface mounting machine as described above, and has the above-mentioned specifying means for specifying a version of the feeder that has an attachment portion of the feeder and is attached to the attachment portion. The discriminating means for discriminating whether the version of the feeder specified by the specifying means conforms to the requested version; and the informing means for informing the result when the version of the feeder does not conform to the requested version; (Claim 7).

  These feeders and carts are useful for the surface mounter described above.

  According to the present invention, even if the feeder is of the same model, it is possible to supply parts by effectively utilizing the characteristics of the feeder due to the difference in version. Therefore, the feeder of the same model is uniformly used as the same device. Compared with this method, it is possible to more stably produce a component mounting board with high mounting accuracy.

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

  1 and 2 schematically show a surface mounter according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a surface mounter (abbreviated as a mounter). It shows.

  As shown in these drawings, on the base of the mounting machine main body 10, a printed circuit board transporting conveyor 12 is arranged, and a printed circuit board P (hereinafter simply referred to as a circuit board P) is transported at a predetermined work position. It is supposed to be stopped.

  Feeder installation areas 13 (corresponding to component supply units) are provided on both sides of the front and rear (upper and lower in FIG. 1) of the conveyor 12, and feeder installation plates parallel to the conveyor 12 are provided in these feeder installation areas 13. 14 is provided. A large number of tape feeders 15 for supplying mounted components are detachably attached to these feeder attachment plates 14 in parallel and in a state where they are positioned.

  Each tape feeder 15 is detachably mounted with a reel 30 around which a tape 31 (shown in FIG. 3) storing small pieces of chip parts such as ICs, transistors, capacitors and the like is held at predetermined intervals. The tape 31 is intermittently fed from the reel 30 to the component take-out portion 33 at the tip of the feeder, thereby picking up the components by the head unit 18 described later. The tape feeder 15 is provided with a clamp (not shown), and the tape feeder 15 can be attached to and detached from the feeder mounting plate 14 by fastening the clamp or releasing the clamp. It is like that.

  A head unit 18 for mounting components is provided above the base. This head unit 18 is in a certain area along the conveyor 2 (X-axis direction) and orthogonal to the tape feeder 15 in the feeder installation area 13 so that components can be sucked and mounted on the substrate P. It is possible to move in each direction (Y-axis direction). That is, the support member 20 of the head unit 18 is disposed on the base so as to be movable along the fixed rail 11 in the Y-axis direction, and the head unit 18 extends along the guide member in the X-axis direction on the support member 20. It is supported so that it can move. Then, the support member 20 is screwed and attached to the ball screw 23 driven by the Y-axis servo motor 22, so that the support member 20 is moved in the Y-axis direction and is driven by the X-axis servo motor 24. When the head unit 18 is screwed and attached to the ball screw 25, the head unit 18 is configured to move in the X-axis direction.

  The head unit 18 has a plurality of component adsorption heads 19 mounted thereon. In this embodiment, eight heads 19 are mounted in a state of being arranged in the X-axis direction. Each head 19 can be moved up and down (moved in the Z-axis direction) and rotated around the nozzle axis (R-axis) with respect to the head unit 18, and the head drive unit 18 has an elevating drive means using a Z-axis servomotor as a drive source and R Each is driven by a rotational drive means using a shaft servomotor as a drive source. Each head 19 is provided with a component suction nozzle 19a at its tip (lower end), and a negative pressure is supplied to the tip of this nozzle 19a, so that the component is attracted by the suction force of this negative pressure. It comes to adsorb.

  The head unit 18 is further provided with an imaging unit 27 for recognizing an image of the fiducial mark on the substrate P. The imaging unit 27 is configured by a CCD camera, an illumination device, and the like, and is configured to capture the mark by placing the head unit 18 above the substrate P after carrying the substrate P into the work position. Has been.

  On the other hand, an imaging unit 28 is provided on the base for recognizing an image of the suction state of the components by the head unit 18. The imaging unit 28 is composed of a CCD camera, an illumination device, and the like in the same manner as the imaging unit 27 on the head unit 18 side. After the components are picked up, the head unit 18 is arranged above the imaging unit 28 so that each nozzle The suction part 19a is configured to take an image from the lower side.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows the configuration of the tape feeder 15.

  The tape feeder 15 intermittently feeds the component 31 while the tape 31 wound around the reel 30 by the feed mechanism is led out, and the cover tape attached to the tape 31 in synchronization with the intermittent feed. 32 is configured to be peeled off by a take-up mechanism. The feed mechanism is configured to feed the tape 31 to the component take-out portion 33 at a constant pitch by driving a sprocket 35 engaged with the tape 31 by a feed motor 34. On the other hand, the take-off mechanism drives the pair of gears 38 by the take-off motor 36, and removes the cover tape 32 peeled immediately before the component take-out portion 33 and guided between these gears 38 as the gear 38 rotates. It is configured to take over.

  With the above configuration, the mounting machine 1 mounts components as follows. First, the head unit 18 moves to the feeder installation area 13 and the components are sucked by the heads 19. Specifically, after the head 19 moves above the tape feeder 15, the components in the tape 31 are picked up and taken out by the nozzle 19a as the head 19 moves up and down. When the component suction is completed, the head unit 18 moves onto the substrate P. During this movement, the head unit 18 passes over the image pickup unit 28 to pick up the picked-up components of each head 19, and the mounting position is corrected by each head 19 based on the image. Then, when the head unit 18 reaches the substrate P, the suction component is mounted on the substrate P as each head 19 moves up and down.

  Next, the outline of the control system of this mounting machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the tape feeder 15 attached to the feeder mounting plate 14 is assumed to be all feeders of the same model.

  As shown in these drawings, the tape feeder 15 includes a microcomputer 40, a feeder-side external communication interface (abbreviated as I / F) 42 for transmitting and receiving data between the mounting machine body 10, and a feeder-side internal communication. An I / F 44 and a display 46 including a small liquid crystal display panel are provided. The microcomputer 40 controls the drive of the tape feeder 15 in an integrated manner, and controls communication between the storage unit 40a (corresponding to the recording unit according to the present invention) for storing various information and the mounting machine body 10. It includes functions such as communication control means 40b. The storage unit 40 a stores ID information for identifying the tape feeder 15, component information, version information (hereinafter, abbreviated as Ver information), which is a capability index of the tape feeder 15, and the like.

  The component information is information such as the type of component supplied by the tape feeder 15, and is written by the operator when the reel 31 is mounted on the tape feeder 15, for example. In addition, the Ver information is a capability index of the feeder 15 that is determined based on whether or not predetermined components constituting the tape feeder 15 are new and old, as will be described later. This Ver information is written by the operator at the time of manufacture of the tape feeder 15 or subsequent maintenance. In the mounting machine, the information is transmitted from the mounting machine body 10 to the tape feeder 15 as described later. Thus, the storage means 40a can be written. The display unit 46 displays predetermined information including currently stored Ver information.

  On the other hand, the mounting machine body 10 includes a board-side external communication I / F 52 that transmits and receives data to and from the tape feeder 15, and a control that identifies and determines the data based on data input from the I / F 52. A monitor 64 (notifying means according to the present invention) comprising a substrate 50, a controller 60 for comprehensively controlling the mounting operation in the mounting machine 1, and a liquid surface display panel or the like for appropriately displaying information based on a control signal from the controller 60 And an input device 66 such as a keyboard and a barcode reader, and an external storage device 68 in which various information (database) related to the board P and electronic components to be mounted are stored.

  The feeder-side external communication I / F 42 and the board-side external communication I / F 52 are connectors, which are provided on the lower surface of the tape feeder 15 and the upper surface of the feeder mounting plate 14 (upper surface of each feeder mounting position), respectively. It is removable. The I / Fs 42 and 52 are connected by attaching the tape feeder 15 to the feeder attachment plate 14 so that information can be transmitted and received between the mounting machine body 10 and the tape feeder 15.

  Based on information (information stored in the storage means 40a) transmitted from each board-side external communication I / F 52, the control board 50 arranges the position of the tape feeder 15, the type of supply parts of the tape feeder 15, and the tape feeder. 15 Ver information and the like are discriminated and stored, and information transmitted from the controller 60 side to the tape feeder 15 side is relayed, and includes a microcomputer 54 and a main body internal side external communication I / F 56. The microcomputer 54 includes storage means 54a for storing various information, determination means 54b for determining various information (corresponding to the determination means and specifying means according to the present invention), and a communication control means 54c for performing communication control. Yes.

  And the control board 50 receives the information transmitted from the tape feeder 15, and stores this received information in the memory | storage means 54a. At this time, each board-side external communication I / F that has transmitted the information is judged by the discriminating means 54b, whereby the attachment position of each tape feeder 15 is recognized, and this attachment position is also stored in the storage means.

  The storage means 54a stores a data map indicating the type of component, the arrangement position of parts determined in advance according to the type of the substrate P to be mounted, and the Ver information of the tape feeder 15 that supplies each component. The discriminating means 54b collates this data map with the component type of each tape feeder 15 stored in the storage means 54a and the Ver information of the feeder 15, so that the appropriate tape feeder 15 is arranged. Whether or not it has been done is determined.

  The controller 60 comprehensively controls the mounting operation in the mounting machine. The controller 60 is provided with an external communication I / F 62, and information is transmitted and received between each control board 50 and the controller 60 via the I / F 62 and the external communication I / F 56 inside the main body. ing. Further, the monitor 64, the input device 66 and the external storage device 68 are connected to the controller 60 via the external communication I / F 62.

  The controller 60 further includes, as its functional configuration, a data map creation means 61a for creating the data map stored in the storage means 54a of each control board 50, and a version determination means for determining the Ver of each tape feeder 15. 61b.

  The data map creation means 61a (setting means) is suitable for the placement position of components according to the type of board P to be mounted and the supply of each component based on the information in the database stored in the external storage device 68. The data map is created by determining the Ver (referred to as request Ver) of the tape feeder 15, and the data of the created data map is transmitted to each control board 50 and stored in the storage means 54a.

  The version determination unit 61 b determines the Ver of each tape feeder 15 based on the revision information of the components of the tape feeder 15 input by the input device 66.

  Here, the Ver determination process of the tape feeder 15 by the version determination unit 61b and the data map generation process in the data map generation unit 61a will be described in detail.

[Verification processing of tape feeder 15]
The Ver of each of the tape feeders 15 is determined based on the old and new (revised) information of the feed motor 34, the sprocket 35, and the take-up motor 36. That is, Ver information corresponding to the revision (hereinafter referred to as “part Ver” if necessary) is attached to each of the feed motors 34 and the like constituting the tape feeder 15, and the tape is operated by the operator operating the input device 66. By inputting the parts Ver such as the feed motor 34 together with the ID information of the feeder 15, the version determining means 61b performs the Ver (hereinafter referred to as necessary) of the tape feeder 15 according to the ID according to the version determining process shown in FIG. The feeder Ver). In the following description, it is assumed that the feed motor 34, the sprocket 35, and the take-up motor 36 have Vers “001” to “003” in order from the oldest one.

  In this process, first, it is determined whether or not there is the oldest “001” component as the component Ver (step S1). If there is, the feeder Ver is determined to be “001” (step S3). If there is no part, it is further determined whether or not the part Ver has “002” (step S5). If there is, the feeder Ver is determined to be “002” (step S7). Is determined as “003”. That is, the feeder Ver is determined based on the oldest component Ver based on the combination of the components Ver such as the feed motor 34.

  The determined feeder Ver can be stored in the storage means 40a of each tape feeder 15. Specifically, when the tape feeder 15 is mounted on the feeder mounting plate 14 of the tape feeder 15 and a predetermined writing mode is selected by the input device 66, the feeder Ver information is transferred from the controller 60 to the tape via the control board 50. The information is transmitted to the feeder 15 so that Ver information is written in the storage means 40a. Further, whenever a change is made to the component Ver due to maintenance or the like, the feeder Ver of each tape feeder 15 is updated by the operator performing the above operation each time.

  The determination of the Ver of each tape feeder 15 and the writing to the storage means 40a can be performed with the tape feeder 15 removed from the mounting machine body 10. In this case, the operator determines the feeder Ver manually. The Ver information is written into the storage means 40a using a personal computer or the like.

[Data map creation processing (determination of request Ver)]
In the database, for example, guarantee capability data as shown in FIG. 7 is stored which defines the guarantee capability of each feeder Ver. The data shown in the figure shows the feeding accuracy and feeding speed of the tape 31 among the capabilities of each feeder Ver. In the data shown in the figure, the newer the Ver, the higher the feeding accuracy and the faster the feeding speed.

  A part of or all of the production conditions of the board P, such as the mounting program of the board P to be produced, the type of mounted parts, the mounting position (mounting point) of the parts, etc., is based on the above-mentioned guarantee capability data. Are predetermined as parameters. For example, regarding a mounting program for mass production, Ver “003” having a high tape feed speed is determined as a request feeder Ver in order to shorten the tact time, and Ver “002” is set for other mounting programs. Or “001”. In addition, with regard to the types of parts, Ver “003, which has a high tape feed accuracy, is determined as a necessary feeder Ver for parts with a small suction position deviation tolerance, and conversely, for parts with a relatively large tolerance, Ver“ 002 "or" 001 "is determined.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8, the data map creating means 61a compares the required feeder Ver defined for each of various production conditions such as the mounting program and the type of mounted component, and the Ver having the highest required capability, that is, Of the feeder Vers determined as parameters, the newest Ver is determined as the final request Ver, and the request Ver is incorporated into the data map. In addition, although it does not mention about the arrangement position of the components in the feeder installation area | region 13 of the target board | substrate P, it is based on the predetermined optimization method so that the mounting efficiency of components may become higher based on the mounting position and number of components. It is determined.

  The data map thus created is stored in advance in the storage means 54a of each control board 50 before the production preparation of the board P, specifically, the preparation of the tape feeder 15 is started.

  Next, preparation work before the start of production of the substrate P and control by the controller 60 in the preparation work will be described.

  In the mounting machine, as a production preparation, a production program for the board P to be produced is read from the database, and the width of the conveyor 12 of the mounting machine 1 is automatically set based on the called production program. Is done. At this stage, the feeder Ver information is stored in each tape feeder 15, and the data map corresponding to the substrate P to be produced is stored in each control board 50.

  As a so-called setup operation, an operator prepares a tape feeder 15 for supplying necessary parts to the substrate P to be produced, and the feeder 15 is attached to the tape feeder 15 at a position where the tape feeder 15 corresponds to the type of the substrate P. Mounted on. At this time, the operator can display the data map on the monitor 64 by operating the input device 66, and attach the tape feeder 15 while referring to the data map.

  When the tape feeder 15 is attached, the type of component and the Ver information of the tape feeder 15 are transmitted from each tape feeder 15 to the mounting machine body 10 through the I / Fs 42 and 52 and stored in the storage means 54a of each control board 50. The When this preparation is completed, processing for determining whether or not each tape feeder 15 can be used is executed by the determining means 54b of each control board 50.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the usability determination process. When this processing is started, the determination unit 54b collates the information (part type and Ver information) of each tape feeder 15 stored in the storage unit 54a with the data map (steps S11 and S13). It is determined whether the feeders Ver of all the tape feeders 15 are compatible with the requested Ver, that is, whether the feeder Ver is the same as or newer than the requested Ver, and the result is transmitted to the controller 60 (Step S15). If it is determined that the request Ver is satisfied, the controller 60 permits the use of each tape feeder 15 (step S17), and starts the mounting operation of the substrate P.

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 54b determines that the request Ver is not satisfied, the controller 60 reads the designation information corresponding to the production target substrate P (step S19), and performs processing based on the information. Execute. In the present embodiment, either the operation stop setting or the warning setting is set as the designation information according to the type of the substrate P, and the controller 60 first determines whether or not the operation stop setting is made (step S21) If it is determined that the setting has been made, the operation of the mounting machine is stopped and a message to that effect is displayed on the monitor 64 (steps S23 and S25). For example, the fact that the tape feeder 15 that satisfies the request Ver is not attached is displayed on the monitor 64 together with the arrangement position of the target tape feeder 15. In this case, after the operator replaces the target tape feeder 15 with one that conforms to the requested version, the mounting machine main body 10 is in a stopped state until the use determination process is executed again.

  On the other hand, when the operation stop setting is not set (that is, when the warning setting is set), the controller 60, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the monitor 64 (step S27), and a work execution input is awaited (step S29). When the operator inputs a work execution based on the operation of the input device 66, the controller 60 allows the use of each tape feeder 15 (step S17), thereby starting the mounting operation of the substrate P.

  As described above, in this mounting machine, Ver which is a capability index of each tape feeder 15 based on new and old (revised) information of predetermined components (feed motor 34, sprocket 35 and take-off motor 36) constituting the tape feeder 15. Is determined in advance, the Ver suitable for the production of the board P is determined in accordance with the production conditions of the board P, such as the mounting program, the type of the mounting parts, the mounting position (mounting point) of the parts, etc. The tape feeder 15 conforming to the requirement Ver is attached to the feeder attachment plate 14 to perform the mounting operation. Therefore, there is an advantage that a component mounting board with high mounting accuracy can be produced more stably and efficiently than a conventional apparatus using the same type of tape feeder 15 as the same apparatus. That is, since the tape feeder 15 is mounted on the feeder mounting plate 14 in accordance with the above-described data map that defines the required Ver, the tape feeding accuracy is high for the supply of components that require the accuracy of the suction position by the head 19. The same model with a different Ver based on the production conditions of the substrate, such as the Ver tape feeder 15 being used for priority and the old Ver tape feeder 15 being used for supplying parts with loosely accurate suction positions. The feeders will be used rationally. Therefore, the characteristics of the tape feeder 15 (see FIG. 8) due to the difference in Ver can be effectively utilized, and as a result, occurrence of troubles such as component adsorption mistakes by the head 19 can be reduced, and component mounting with high mounting accuracy can be achieved. The substrate can be produced more stably and efficiently.

  In particular, in the above mounting machine, after production preparation, Ver information and data map of each tape feeder 15 are collated, and when there is a tape feeder 15 that does not satisfy the required Ver, the mounting machine is temporarily stopped and Since the fact is displayed on the monitor 64, it is possible to effectively prevent the tape feeder 15 that does not satisfy the required version from being used as it is.

  According to the method of determining the Ver of each tape feeder 15 based on the revision information of the components (feed motor 34, sprocket 35 and take-off motor 36) constituting the tape feeder 15 as in the embodiment, the tape feeder 15 has a trouble. If a trouble occurs, it is possible to prevent the trouble from occurring successively by selecting the tape feeder 15 of the same model and the tape feeder 15 of the same Ver from the same type of tape feeder 15. There is also an advantage that it becomes easy to identify the cause of the problem.

  By the way, the mounting machine (component supply method) described above is an example of a preferred embodiment of the surface mounter (component supply method) according to the present invention, and the specific configuration (method) is the gist of the present invention. As long as it does not deviate from the above, it can be appropriately changed.

  For example, in the embodiment, the tape feeder 15 is configured to be attached to the feeder attachment plate 14 provided in the mounting machine body 10, but as shown in FIG. May include a collective exchanging carriage 16 that supports the tape feeder 15 and can attach and detach the feeder 15 to and from the mounting machine main body 10 in a lump. In the case of this configuration, as shown in the figure, the control board 50 is mounted on the collective exchanging carriage 16 and a display (not shown) such as a small liquid crystal display panel is provided so Even when the exchange carriage 16 is released, the information (part type and Ver information) of each tape feeder 15 assembled to the batch exchange carriage 16 can be collated with the data map (usability determination process). It is preferable that the result can be displayed. In this case, the data map may be acquired from the mounting machine body 10 by wire or wireless. According to this configuration, the collation can be performed at a place away from the mounting machine main body 10 without incorporating the batch exchanging carriage 16 in the mounting machine main body 10, so that it is convenient to perform the preparation (setup) work of the tape feeder 15. good.

  In the embodiment, the feeder Ver information is stored in each tape feeder 15 (storage means 40a). In addition to storing the feeder Ver information itself in each tape feeder 15 in this way, the configuration of the feed motor 34 and the like The part Ver information of the parts is stored in the tape feeder 15, and when collating with the data map by the discriminating unit 54b, the discriminating unit 54b specifies the Ver of each tape feeder 15 based on the part Ver information, and then performs the above collation. You may make it perform. Each tape feeder 15 stores only ID information, while the external storage device 68 stores table data in which the feeder Ver information (or component Ver information) of each tape feeder 15 is associated with the ID information. At the time of the collation, the feeder Ver of each tape feeder 15 may be specified from the table data based on the ID information transmitted from the tape feeder 15 to the mounting machine body 10. In short, the tape feeder 15 may be configured to store information that can identify the feeder Ver, and the determination unit 54b can identify the feeder Ver based on this information and perform the above collation. When the tape feeder 15 has only ID information as described above, a recording medium such as a barcode on which the ID information is recorded may be provided on the tape feeder 15.

  Further, in this embodiment, the data map creation unit 61 a is provided in the mounting machine body 10, but the data map creation unit 61 a may be provided separately from the mounting machine body 10. For example, in the case where a central management device (main computer) or the like that holds various information related to the production of the substrate P is provided separately from the mounting machine main body 10, the data map creation means 61 a is provided in the central management device. It may be a configuration. In this case, the data map may be configured to be transmitted from the centralized management apparatus to the mounting machine body 10 by wire or wireless.

  In the above-described embodiment, the application example of the present invention has been described by taking the case where the tape feeder 15 is used as a feeder. However, of course, the present invention is not limited to a stick feeder that individually supplies components without using a tape as a carrier. The present invention is also applicable when using a feeder such as a bulk feeder.

It is the top view which showed roughly the whole surface mounter which concerns on this invention (surface mounter which can implement the component supply method which concerns on this invention). It is the front view which showed the surface mounting machine schematically. It is the side view which showed typically the whole tape feeder attached to a surface mounting machine. It is explanatory drawing which mainly shows the electric system for control of a surface mounting machine. It is a block diagram which shows functionally the system for control of a surface mounter. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the version determination process of a tape feeder. It is a figure which shows an example of the data which defined the guarantee capability according to the version of a tape feeder. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the determination process of a request version. It is a flowchart which shows the process of availability determination. It is a figure which shows an example of the monitor display when the tape feeder which does not satisfy | fill the request | requirement version is attached. It is a figure (figure corresponding to Drawing 4) showing a modification of a surface mounter.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mounting machine main body 13 Feeder installation area 14 Feeder mounting plate 15 Tape feeder 40a Storage means 50 Control board 54a Storage means 54b Discriminating means 60 Controller 64 Monitor P Print board

Claims (7)

A method of supplying the component in a surface mounter configured to mount a feeder on a component supply unit, take out the component supplied by the feeder with a component mounting head, and mount the component on a substrate,
Based on the revision information of the components that make up the feeder, a version that becomes the capability index of the feeder is determined in advance. A component supply method comprising mounting a feeder to be mounted on the component supply unit to supply a component. In the component supply method according to claim 1,
A component supply method characterized in that a required version is determined in advance for each of a plurality of production conditions, and a feeder suitable for a version having the highest required capability among these required versions is mounted on the component supply unit. In a surface mounter including a feeder that supplies mounted components, and a mounter body that has a head that takes out the components supplied by the feeder and mounts them on a substrate,
The feeder is provided with a recording unit, and the recording unit records information that is a capability index of the feeder and can identify a predetermined version based on revision information of components of the feeder.
On the mounting machine body side, specifying means for specifying the version of the feeder from information recorded in the recording means of the feeder;
A discriminating means for discriminating whether the version of the feeder specified by the specifying means conforms to the required version of the board set by a predetermined setting means based on the production conditions of the board;
A surface mounter comprising: an informing means for informing the result when the specified version does not match the requested version. In the surface mounting machine according to claim 3,
It includes a carriage that supports a plurality of feeders and collectively removes the feeder from the mounting machine body, and the identification means, the determination means, and the notification means are provided in the carriage. Surface mount machine. In the surface mounting machine according to claim 3 or 4,
A surface mounting machine comprising: writing means capable of writing information capable of specifying the version into the recording means of the feeder by acquiring revision information of a component of the feeder. A feeder mounted on the surface mounter according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
A feeder comprising recording means for recording the information for identifying the version, or recording means for writing the information. A carriage applied to the surface mounter according to claim 4,
The identification means for identifying the version of the feeder attached to the attachment section, the identification means for identifying the version of the feeder identified by the identification means, and the determination of determining whether the version of the feeder specified by the identification means conforms to the required version And a carriage for notifying the result when the version of the feeder does not match the required version.

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