JP2009272377A - Production programming equipment, mounting system, and mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve productive efficiency using the amount of feeding by pitches stored in a storage unit of a feeder. <P>SOLUTION: Though data are in an unregistered state (the amount of feeding by pitches of a component "XXXXX" is unclear), the amount of feeding of tape by a feeder 51, that is, the amount of feeding by pitches is stored in a storage unit 518b of each feeder 51. A controller 40 of a mounting device 10 reads the amount of feeding by pitches from the storage unit 518b. The amount of feeding by pitches is registered in a production program. Consequently, automatic mounting of a component can be performed using the production program in subsequent production. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting system and a mounting machine for mounting a component supplied to a component supply position by pitch feeding a tape containing the component by a feeder, and a component mounting by supplying the component to the component supply position. The present invention relates to a production program creation device that creates a production program for performing the above.

  Conventionally, a tape feeder is generally known as a device for supplying mounting components in a mounting machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The tape feeder holds a tape containing components at regular intervals while being wound around a reel, and feeds the tape from the reel toward a preset component supply position at a predetermined pitch feed amount. Then, at the component supply position, the component housed in the tape is sucked and held by the head of the mounting machine and taken out from the tape. In addition, a tape feed command is given to the tape feeder with the completion of the component removal. In response to this command, the tape is fed by the tape feed mechanism in the feed direction by the pitch feed amount, and the next component is supplied to the component supply position.

  Thus, in order to reliably feed the components stored in the tape to the component supply position, it is necessary to pitch-feed the tape at a pitch feed amount corresponding to the tape or the components stored in the tape. Therefore, in the production program for controlling the component mounting by the mounting machine, for example, the parts fed by the feeder mounted on the mounting machine and the pitch feed amount corresponding to the parts are registered, and the mounting machine body and the mounting system are registered. After the tape feeder is mounted on the mounting machine, the pitch feed amount is further stored in storage means such as a nonvolatile memory of the tape feeder. Each time the tape feeder receives a tape feed command from the mounting machine body, the tape feeder feeds the tape at a pitch feed amount registered in the production program. For this reason, the components accommodated in the tape can be accurately positioned at the component supply position, and the components can be mounted satisfactorily.

JP 2003-124688 A (paragraphs 0009, 0010, FIGS. 2 and 3)

  By the way, the pitch feed amount varies depending on the size of the parts accommodated in the tape. For this reason, it is necessary to adjust the pitch feed amount according to the feeder attached to the mounting machine, and it is necessary to set the pitch feed amount according to the part or the tape storing the part in the production program. Therefore, for each part, correlation data in which the part and the pitch feed amount are associated with each other is created, and the correlation data is stored in the storage device of the control device that summarizes the mounting machine main body and the mounting system in a list format, for example, while the correlation data is stored. A production program is created by referring to it as appropriate. Then, based on the correlation data stored in the storage device of the control device that controls the mounting machine body and the mounting system, after the tape feeder is mounted on the mounting machine, the pitch feed amount corresponding to the tape feeder is the tape feeder. It was made to memorize | store in the memory | storage part.

  However, a production program cannot be created by the above method for parts for which correlation data is not stored in the storage means. In this case, production can be performed by setting the pitch feed amount of the tape containing the part as follows. In other words, in the work of attaching the tape containing the parts to the feeder, the so-called setup work, the setup operator confirms the actual tape, and then the non-volatile device in which the pitch feed amount confirmed in the feeder setup station is provided in the feeder. Write to a storage unit such as a memory. Then, after the setup work is completed, the tape-attached feeder is mounted on the feeder mounting portion of the mounting machine. Note that after starting the production work, the feeder feeds the tape by the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit in the feeder in response to a tape feed command from the mounting machine body.

  When the correlation data corresponding to the tape pitched by the feeder or the component stored in the tape is not stored in the storage unit (referred to as “data unregistered state” in this specification), the process is performed each time. The operator needs to check the pitch feed amount during the setup work, which has been one of the main factors that reduce the production efficiency.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a production program creation device, a mounting system, and a mounting machine that can increase the production efficiency by using the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder. Objective.

  A production program creation device according to the present invention is a production program creation device for creating a production program for mounting a component by pitch feeding a tape containing a component by a feeder and feeding the component to a component supply position. In order to achieve the above object, the component or the tape storing the component, the storage means for storing the correlation data relating the pitch feed amount of the tape, and the tape pitched by the feeder or the tape stored in the tape When the correlation data corresponding to the part is not stored in the storage means, and when the data is not registered, the feed amount registration means for registering the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder in the production program is provided. It is characterized by.

  In the production program creation device configured as described above, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is registered in the production program in a data unregistered state. For this reason, after registration, parts can be mounted by feeding the parts to the parts supply position by pitch-feeding the tape according to the production program. In this way, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is effectively used, and efficient production becomes possible. In addition, the production program created in this way may be registered in the storage means and used for the next and subsequent productions, thereby further improving the production efficiency. Further, correlation data in which the pitch feed amount read from the storage unit of the feeder is associated with the tape fed by the feeder or the component stored in the tape may be written in the storage unit. In this case, after the correlation data is written, the pitch feed amount can be registered in the production program based on the correlation data stored in the storage means. By adding correlation data in this way, the number of correlation data stored in the storage means increases, and the frequency of occurrence of unregistered data can be suppressed to further increase production efficiency.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the mounting system according to the present invention is configured such that a feeder that feeds the component to the component supply position by pitch-feeding the tape containing the component is detachably attached to the mounting portion. Stores correlation data that associates a mounting machine that mounts a component to be fed to a component supply position by a feeder mounted on the board, a component or a tape that stores the component, and a pitch feed amount of the tape. A storage unit is provided, a production program for mounting a component by feeding a tape by a feeder based on the correlation data stored in the storage unit is created, and the production program is given to a mounting machine by the feeder. And a control unit for controlling the tape feed. The feeder has a storage unit for storing the pitch feed amount of the tape. When the correlation data corresponding to the tape to be pitched or the parts stored in the tape is not stored in the storage means, and the data is not registered, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit is registered in the production program. It is characterized by doing.

  According to a first aspect of the mounting machine of the invention, a feeder that feeds a component to a component supply position by pitch feeding a tape containing the component is configured to be detachable from the mounting portion, and the feeder is mounted on the mounting portion. A mounting machine that mounts on a board a component that is fed to a component supply position with a pitch feed amount registered in the production program according to the above, and in order to achieve the above object, the component or a tape that stores the component, and the tape When there is no correlation data associated with the pitch feed amount, and when the data is not registered, the component is mounted by controlling the pitch feed of the tape by the feeder based on the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder, Control means for registering the pitch feed amount in the production program is provided.

  In the invention (mounting system and mounting machine) configured as described above, the mounting machine registers the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder in the production program in a data unregistered state. For this reason, after registration, the component can be mounted by feeding the component to the component supply position by pitch-feeding the tape by the feeder according to the production program. In this way, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is effectively used, and efficient production becomes possible. Further, the mounting program created in this way may be registered in the storage means by the mounting machine and used for the next and subsequent productions, thereby further improving the production efficiency.

  In order to achieve the above object, the second aspect of the mounting system according to the present invention is configured such that a feeder that feeds the component to the component supply position by pitch-feeding the tape containing the component is detachably attached to the mounting portion. Stores correlation data that associates a mounting machine that mounts a component to be fed to a component supply position by a feeder mounted on the board, a component or a tape that stores the component, and a pitch feed amount of the tape. A storage unit is provided, a production program for mounting a component by feeding a tape by a feeder based on the correlation data stored in the storage unit is created, and the production program is given to a mounting machine by the feeder. And a control unit for controlling the tape feed, the feeder has a storage unit for storing the pitch feed amount of the tape, and the mounter is operated by the feeder. When the correlation data corresponding to the tape to be fed or the parts stored in the tape is not stored in the storage means, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit is stored in the tape or tape when the data is not registered. Correlation data associated with the specified component is written in the storage means of the control device, and the control device registers the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit in the production program based on the correlation data written by the mounting machine. It is said.

  In addition, in the second aspect of the mounting machine according to the present invention, a feeder that feeds a component to a component supply position by pitch feeding a tape containing the component is configured to be detachable from the mounting portion, and is mounted on the mounting portion. A mounting machine that mounts a component fed to a component supply position by a feeder on a board, and in order to achieve the above object, a correlation in which the component or a tape storing the component is associated with a pitch feed amount of the tape The storage means for storing the data and the correlation data corresponding to the tape pitched by the feeder or the parts stored in the tape are not stored in the storage means. When the data is not registered, it is stored in the storage section of the feeder. The component is mounted by controlling the pitch feed of the tape by the feeder based on the pitch feed amount, and the pitch feed amount is Or it is characterized in that a control means for writing the correlation data comprising in association with been part housed in the tape storage unit.

  In the invention configured as described above (mounting system and mounting machine), in the data unregistered state, the mounting machine correlates the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit with the tape or the component housed in the tape. While the data is written in the storage means of the control device, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit is registered in the production program based on the correlation data written by the control device. Therefore, after registration, component mounting by the mounting machine is possible according to the production program. In this way, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is effectively used, and efficient production becomes possible. Further, by adding the correlation data, the number of correlation data stored in the storage means increases, and the generation efficiency of the data unregistered state can be suppressed to further increase the production efficiency. Further, the production program created as described above may be additionally registered in the storage means of the control device and used for the next and subsequent productions, thereby further improving the production efficiency.

  Here, as a specific configuration for writing the pitch feed amount into the storage unit of the feeder, various configurations can be adopted, but efficient writing can be performed by using the following configuration. it can. For example, a feeder setup station is used to load a tape on a feeder. The feeder setup station and the feeder are electrically connected, and data is written via a data acquisition unit provided in the feeder setup station. May be. In this case, the pitch feed amount can be written in parallel with the setup operation of the feeder. Further, the pitch feed amount may be written through a data fetching unit provided in the mounting machine with the feeder mounted on the mounting machine. Further, when the feeder is provided with a data fetching unit, the pitch feed amount may be written through the data fetching unit.

  Also, the temporary pitch feed amount is stored in the storage means as the pitch feed amount corresponding to the tape pitch-fed by the feeder or the part stored in the tape, and the true pitch feed amount is utilized by using the temporary pitch feed amount. The storage content (pitch feed amount) of the storage unit may be updated. That is, the temporary pitch feed amount is written in the storage unit, the tape is fed by the feeder based on the temporary pitch feed amount, and the feed amount from the start of the tape feed until the component is fed to the component supply position May be updated by rewriting the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit.

  As described above, in the conventional apparatus or system, parts cannot be mounted by the production program when the data is not registered. However, according to the present invention, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is used as the production program. Since it is registered, after the registration, it is possible to perform component mounting using the production program. Thus, production efficiency can be increased by using the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a mounting system according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a small-scale mounting system that operates a mounting machine alone, and FIG. This is a medium to large-scale mounting system that is operated by combining machines. In this small-scale mounting system, a control device 1 such as a personal computer is connected to one mounting machine 10 by a LAN cable or the like. As will be described in detail later, the control device 1 can create a production program based on correlation data in which the part name and the pitch feed amount by the feeder 51 are associated with each other, and can transmit the production program to the mounting machine 10. On the other hand, the mounting machine 10 can execute two types of production methods. Among them, the production method (1) is the production program read from the control device 1 (not only the correlation data between the part or the tape that stores the part and the pitch feed amount, but also the feeder mounting address on which the tape is mounted, and the parts are picked up. All the data related to component mounting such as component supply position, suction nozzle for suction operation, component mounting position, nozzle lowering amount at the time of mounting, etc. are registered.) By executing the production method (1), it is possible to automatically perform component mounting. The other production method (2) is a component corresponding to a case where the pitch feed amount is not available for all or a part of components to be surface-mounted on the substrate by the mounting machine 10 and the data is not registered. Implementation method. In this production method (2), as described in the above section “Problems to be Solved by the Invention”, a setup operation for attaching the tape containing the component to the feeder 51 is performed at the feeder setup station 100 and the setup is performed. During the operation, the pitch feed amount is written in the storage unit of the feeder 51 attached to the feeder setup station 100, and the component is mounted on the board by using the feeder 51 moved / mounted from the feeder setup station 100 to the mounting machine based on the information. I do. The detailed operation of the mounting system will be described in detail later.

  In the medium / large-scale mounting system shown in FIG. 2B, a plurality of mounting machines 10 are connected to a local area network LAN. A control device (server PC) 1 that controls the entire mounting system is connected to the local area network LAN. Various information such as a production program and correlation data can be communicated between the control device 1 and the mounting machine 10 via the local area network LAN. Each mounting machine 10 can execute two types of production methods (1) and (2) as in the small-scale mounting system. In this embodiment, communication is performed between the control device 1 and the mounting machine 10 via a wired LAN, but the communication method and mode are not limited to this.

  Since the basic operations of the control device 1, the mounting machine 10, and the feeder setup station 100 are the same regardless of the scale of the mounting system, the embodiment will be described below based on the medium / large-scale mounting system.

  Next, the configuration of the mounting system will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the first embodiment of the mounting machine according to the present invention. In the figure and the drawings described later, XYZ rectangular coordinate axes are shown in order to clarify the directional relationship of each figure.

  In the mounting machine 10, the substrate transport mechanism 20 is disposed on the base 11, and the substrate 30 can be transported in a predetermined transport direction X. More specifically, the substrate transport mechanism 20 has a pair of conveyors 21 and 21 that transport the substrate 30 from the right side to the left side of FIG. These conveyors 21 and 21 are controlled by the controller 40 (refer FIG. 4) which controls the mounting machine 10 whole. That is, the conveyors 21 and 21 operate according to a drive command from the controller 40, and stop the board 30 that has been carried in at a predetermined mounting work position (position of the board 30 shown in FIG. 2). The substrate 30 is fixed and held by a holding device (not shown). Then, electronic components (not shown) supplied from the component housing portion 50 are transferred to the substrate 30 by a plurality of suction nozzles 61 mounted on the head unit 60. In this way, when the head unit 60 reciprocates a plurality of times between above the component housing part 50 and above the substrate 30 to complete the mounting process for all the components to be mounted on the substrate 30, the substrate transport mechanism 20 starts from the controller 40. The substrate 30 is unloaded in response to the drive command.

  On both sides of the substrate transport mechanism 20, the above-described component accommodating portions 50 are disposed. These component housing parts 50 are provided with a number of feeders 51. Further, in the component storage unit 50, reels (not shown) around which tape TP (see FIG. 3 below) around which electronic components are stored and held at a constant pitch are wound corresponding to each feeder 51 are arranged. Electronic parts can be supplied by the feeder 51. That is, the feeder 51 feeds the tape TP from the reel to the head unit 60 side by the pitch feed amount corresponding to the component, that is, the storage pitch of the electronic component, so that the electronic component in the tape TP is intermittently fed. Electronic components can be picked up by the suction nozzle 61 of the head unit 60. In addition, in this embodiment, the component accommodating part 50 is provided in the total of four places of each upstream part and downstream part of the front (+ Y) side and the rear (-Y) side with respect to the conveyors 21 and 21, respectively. A plurality of feeders 51 are mounted in the component housing unit 50.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the feeder. Each feeder 51 is configured as an electric tape feeder, and is detachable from the mounting machine body. As shown in FIG. 3, the feeder 51 includes a box-type feeder body 511 that is flat in the width direction (X direction). The feeder body 511 includes a tape guide portion 512 in the front-rear direction. Then, the feeder 51 is set on the feeder mounting portion 52 of the mounting machine main body with the front end side of the feeder 51 (right hand side in the figure), that is, the feeder main body 511 facing the conveyor 21 (FIG. 2) side, and a clamping mechanism 53 is detachably fixed to the mounting portion 52. 3 shows a state in which the side surface of the feeder main body 511 is opened (a state in which a tape feeding mechanism 513 and a take-off mechanism 514, which will be described later are exposed), usually, a side plate (not shown) is provided in this portion. ) Is concealed inside the feeder main body 511.

  A reel (not shown) around which the tape TP is wound is rotatably held behind the tape guide portion 512 (left end portion in FIG. 3), and the tape TP is led out from the reel to the feeder body 511 ahead. ing. As is well known in the art, this tape TP stores and holds small pieces of components such as ICs, transistors, capacitors, etc. at regular intervals, and includes a carrier tape (symbol CR in FIG. 3) and this. It is comprised from the cover tape (code | symbol CV in FIG. 3) stuck. More specifically, the carrier tape CR has hollow component storage portions opened upward at regular intervals, and components such as ICs are stored in the respective component storage portions. Further, on one side of the carrier tape CR, engagement holes that penetrate in the tape thickness direction along the edge are provided at regular intervals, and can be engaged with the sprocket 513a of the tape feeding mechanism 513. . On the other hand, the cover tape CV is bonded to the upper surface of the carrier tape CR so as to cover a portion where the component storage portion opens.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a tape guide 515 extending in the front-rear direction (Y direction) is provided on the upper portion of the feeder main body 511, and a cover member is provided so as to cover the upper portion. Then, the tape TP led out from the reel is guided below the cover member along the tape guide 515.

  The feeder 51 is provided with a tape feeding mechanism 513 in the feeder main body 511 in order to feed the tape TP along the tape guide 515 while pulling out the tape TP from the reel. In the tape feeding mechanism 513, a sprocket 513 a is disposed at a position where the head unit 60 picks up a component, that is, below the component supply position 516. A part of the outer edge part faces the tape guide 515 through an opening formed in the inner ceiling part of the feeder main body 511, and a part of the pin provided on the outer periphery thereof is an engagement hole of the tape TP. The tape TP is engaged by fitting. When the sprocket 513a is rotationally driven by a feed motor 513b as a drive source in the tape feed mechanism 513, the tape TP is pulled out from the reel with this rotation, and a constant pitch corresponding to the pitch of the component storage portion of the tape TP. The tape TP is intermittently sent at the feed amount.

  Further, in order to enable component supply at the component supply position 516, the cover tape CV is peeled from the tape TP on the upstream side of the component supply position 516. That is, on the upstream side of the component supply position 516 (the left-hand side in the figure), the cover tape CV is peeled off from the tape TP guided along the tape guide 515 by a part of the cover member and folded back. As a result, the component storage portion of the tape TP (carrier tape CR) is opened upward and is sent to the component supply position 516 as it is, so that the head unit 60 can adsorb the components. On the other hand, the cover tape CV folded back as described above is sent to the rear side by the take-up mechanism 514 and further sent into the rear cover tape accommodating portion 517.

  The take-up mechanism 514 is provided in the feeder main body 511 on the rear side (left hand side in FIG. 3) of the tape feed mechanism 513. The take-up motor 514a, take-off gear pairs 514b and 514c, and the take-up motor 514a It is comprised from the gear etc. which transmit rotational driving force to the take-off gear pair 514b and 514c. The cover tape CV peeled off from the tape TP is guided between the take-off gear pair 514b and 514c, and the take-off gear pair 514b and 514c is driven to rotate by the operation of the take-off motor 514a when supplying the parts. The cover tape CV is peeled off from the carrier tape CR by the pulling force (rotational force).

  In addition to the substrate transport mechanism 20, a head drive mechanism 70 is provided on the mounting machine body side where the feeder 51 configured as described above is mounted. The head drive mechanism 70 is a mechanism for moving the head unit 60 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction (directions orthogonal to the X-axis and Z-axis directions) over a predetermined range of the base 11. Then, the electronic component sucked by the suction nozzle 61 by the movement of the head unit 60 is transported from the upper position of the component housing portion 50 to the upper position of the substrate 30. That is, the head drive mechanism 70 has a mounting head support member 71 extending in the X-axis direction, and the mounting head support member 71 supports the head unit 60 so as to be movable along the X-axis. The mounting head support member 71 is supported at both ends by a fixed rail 72 in the Y-axis direction positioned above the substrate transport mechanism 20, and is movable along the fixed rail 72 in the Y-axis direction. . Further, the head drive mechanism 70 has an X-axis servo motor 73 that is a drive source for driving the head unit 60 in the X-axis direction, and a Y-axis servo motor 74 that is a drive source for driving the head unit 60 in the Y-axis direction. ing. The motor 73 is connected to a ball screw 75, and the head unit 60 moves in the X-axis direction via the ball screw 75 when the motor 73 is operated in accordance with an operation command from the motor control unit 43 (FIG. 4) of the controller 40. Driven by. On the other hand, the motor 74 is connected to the ball screw 76, and the mounting head support member 71 causes the mounting of the ball screw 76 by operating the motor 74 in accordance with an operation command from the motor control unit 43 (FIG. 4) of the controller 40. Driven in the Y-axis direction.

  The head driving mechanism 70 causes the head unit 60 to transport the electronic component to the substrate 30 while being sucked and held by the suction nozzle and to transfer it to a predetermined position. That is, in this head unit 60, eight mounting heads (not shown) extending in the vertical direction Z are arranged in a line at equal intervals in the X-axis direction (the direction in which the substrate 30 is transferred by the substrate transfer mechanism 20). Yes. A suction nozzle 61 is attached to each tip of the mounting head. The head unit 60 is provided with a Z-axis motor 65 and an R-axis motor 66 described later. The head drive mechanism 70 moves the head unit 60 above the component housing portion 50 so that the suction nozzle 61 is positioned above the component suction position of the feeder on which the suction target component is mounted, and the Z-axis motor 65 causes the suction nozzle 61 to move. The tip of the suction nozzle 61 comes into contact with and holds the electronic component that is lowered and supplied from the component housing portion 50, and the suction nozzle 61 is raised. In this way, the head unit 60 is conveyed above the substrate 30 while the electronic component is sucked and held by the suction nozzle 61, and the electronic component is transferred to the substrate 30 in a predetermined direction at a predetermined position by the R-axis motor 66 and the Z-axis motor 65. To do.

  Further, in the head unit 60 configured as described above, the substrate recognition cameras 62 and 63 are fixed with the imaging surfaces facing downward on the respective side surfaces on both sides in the X-axis direction. These board recognition cameras 62 and 63 have a function of recognizing the board position and board direction by photographing a plurality of fiducial marks on the board 30 on the mounting work position. In addition, by moving the head unit 60 above the component supply position of the feeder 51, it is possible to take an image of the components fed by the feeder 51 by the substrate recognition cameras 62 and 63, the component storage portion of the tape, and the like from above. . Further, a component recognition camera 64 that captures the component suction state with respect to the head unit 60 is disposed so as to be movable in the X-axis direction.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the mounting system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration for controlling the control device and the mounting machine. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller that controls the feeder. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the feeder setup station. The control device 1 has a controller 2 that controls the entire mounting system. The controller 2 includes an arithmetic processing unit 2a configured by a CPU or the like, a storage unit 2b such as a hard disk drive, and a communication control unit 2c. The storage unit 2b stores the correlation data in which the part name and the pitch feed amount by the feeder 51 are associated with each other in a list format, and functions as the “storage unit” of the present invention (see FIGS. 12 to 14 later). . A production program (feeder) for the arithmetic processing unit 2a to execute component mounting on the mounting machine 10 with reference to board data (component and mounting position, mounting direction data, etc.) and correlation data in the storage unit 2b. 51 including arrangement arrangement, suction position for each suction nozzle 61 for each mounting operation cycle of the head unit 60, mounting position and direction, suction nozzle lowering amount at the time of mounting, each operation timing, etc.) It can be transmitted to the mounting machine 10 that executes the program via the communication control unit 2c. As described above, the communication control unit 2c not only functions as an output unit that outputs the production program to the mounting machine 10, but also inputs various data such as a pitch feed amount from the mounting machine 10 into the controller 2 as described later. Also functions as an input unit. Further, the production program created as described above is registered in the storage unit 2b, and can be loaded into the mounting machine 10 as necessary to mount components. Reference numeral 3 in the figure displays a production program created by the arithmetic processing unit 2a, a correlation data list, and the like, and a display for an operator to input information such as various data and commands to the controller 2. / Operation unit.

  Each mounting machine 10 is provided with a controller 40 that controls the entire mounting machine. The controller 40 includes an arithmetic processing unit 41, a storage unit 42 such as a hard disk drive, a motor control unit 43, an image processing unit 44, a feeder communication control unit 45, and a server communication control unit 46. It functions as “feed amount registering means”, “data writing means”, and “data updating means” of the present invention. The arithmetic processing unit 41 is constituted by a CPU or the like, and executes the production methods (1) and (2) by controlling each part of the mounting machine according to a program stored in advance in the storage unit 42. Further, the storage unit 42 can store a production program executed by the mounting machine 10. For example, when the production method (1) is executed, the production program read from the control device 1 is stored in the storage unit 42, whereas when the production method (2) is executed, the storage unit 518b (see FIG. The pitch feed amount stored in 5) is read and registered in the production program. Details of the production methods (1) and (2) will be described later.

  In addition to the X-axis servo motor 73 and the Y-axis servo motor 74, the motor control unit 43 includes a Z-axis motor 65 that drives the suction nozzles 61 to move up and down in the head unit 60, and rotates the suction nozzles 61 about the vertical axis. An R-axis motor 66 is electrically connected to drive and control each motor. Each of the motors 65, 66, 73, and 74 is provided with an encoder (not shown) that outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation state of the motor. The pulse signal output from each encoder is configured to be captured by the controller 40, and the arithmetic processing unit 41 that receives these signals acquires information on the rotation amount of each of the shaft motors 65, 66, 73, 74, The suction motor 61 can be moved to any position on the base 11 by controlling the motors 65, 66, 73, and 74 along with the motor controller 43.

  In addition, board recognition cameras 62 and 63 and a component recognition camera 64 are electrically connected to the image processing unit 44, so that image pickup signals output from these cameras 62 to 64 are captured by the image processing unit 44. It has become. Then, in the image processing unit 44, the analysis of the component image and the analysis of the board image are performed based on the captured imaging signal. In addition, the positional relationship between the component or the component storage unit and the component supply position 516 can be recognized, thereby detecting a positional deviation of the component or the like with respect to the component supply position 516 or sending the component to the component supply position 516. Can be detected.

  The mounting machine 10 is provided with a feeder communication control unit 45 for transferring various data between the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10 and the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51, and a control device (server) 1 A server communication control unit 46 is provided in order to exchange various data such as production programs and pitch feed amounts with the server. Further, reference numeral 47 in the figure denotes a display / operation unit for displaying a production program, a correlation data list, and the like, and for inputting information such as various data and commands to the controller 40 by an operator.

  Each feeder 51 has a controller 518 that controls the feeder 51 as shown in FIG. The controller 518 includes an arithmetic processing unit 518a configured by a CPU or the like, a storage unit 518b such as a nonvolatile memory, a motor control unit 518c, and a communication control unit 518d. Note that reference numeral 518e in FIG. 5 is a display / operation unit for displaying various information and instructions to the worker, and for inputting information such as various data and commands to the controller 518. .

  The arithmetic processing unit 518a is configured by a CPU or the like. Then, according to the program stored in the storage unit 518b, the arithmetic processing unit 518a controls the entire feeder and sends out the tape TP (FIG. 3) in response to a tape feed command from the mounting machine 10, or by the feeder setup station 100. The set pitch feed amount is written in the storage unit 518b.

  Also, feed motors 513b and 514a are electrically connected to the motor control unit 518c, and each motor is driven and controlled to feed the pitch of the tape TP and take out the cover tape CV.

  Further, in this feeder 51, a communication control unit 518d is provided in order to exchange various data between the mounting machine 10 and the feeder setup station 100. In other words, when the feeder 51 is mounted on the feeder mounting section 52 of the mounting machine body, the communication control section 518d becomes communicable with the feeder communication control section 45 of the mounting machine 10, and the pitch feed amount is bidirectionally communicated between the two. Is possible. On the other hand, when the feeder 51 is mounted on a feeder mounting unit (not shown) of the feeder setup station 100 described below, the communication control unit 518d can communicate with the feeder communication control unit 103 of the feeder setup station 100 as shown in FIG. Thus, the pitch feed amount data communication from the feeder setup station 100 to the feeder 51 becomes possible. The communication method performed between the feeder 51, the mounting machine 10, and the feeder setup station 100 can be a wired method or a wireless method, and the communication mode is also arbitrary.

  The feeder setup station 100 is a station for performing setup work for attaching the tape TP to the feeder 51. In addition, the following electrical configuration is provided so that the pitch feed amount can be set during the setup operation. That is, the feeder setup station 100 is provided with a controller 101 for controlling the entire station as shown in FIG. The controller 101 includes an arithmetic processing unit 102 configured by a CPU or the like, and a feeder communication control unit 103. In addition, a pitch feed amount indicator 104 and a pitch feed amount setting button 105 are connected to the controller 101. Then, the operator visually sets the pitch feed amount corresponding to the component stored in the tape TP by operating the pitch feed amount setting button 105 while checking the feed amount of the tape TP with the pitch feed amount indicator 104. Is possible. In addition, the pitch feed amount set in this way is transmitted to the feeder 51 via the feeder communication control unit 103 and written in the storage unit 518b.

  Next, the operation of the mounting system configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mounting machine in the first embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. 8 and 9 are schematic diagrams showing the operation of each part of the system in the first embodiment. In FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 12 to FIG. 14 and FIG. 17 to be described later, the column of “control device 1” schematically shows the production program and the correlation data list stored in the storage unit 2b. In the “mounting machine body” column, the production program and correlation data list stored in the storage unit 42 are schematically shown, and in the “each feeder 51” column, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit 518b is schematically illustrated. It is shown. Further, “feed amount” in these drawings means a pitch feed amount.

  In this mounting system, two types of production methods (1) and (2) are prepared as described above. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, in order to cope with the case where the pitch feed amount is not available for all or part of the components to be surface-mounted on the board by the mounting machine 10 as described above, and the data is not registered. The production method is selected based on whether or not the pitch feed amount has already been registered in the production program for all the components to be surface-mounted (step S1). That is, when the pitch feed amount is registered in the production program for all parts, the production method (1) is selected and automatic parts mounting is executed (steps S11 to S17). On the contrary, when the data is not registered, the production method (2) is selected (steps S21 to S29).

  When the production method (1) is selected, the controller 40 controls each part of the apparatus as follows to execute automatic component mounting. Here, a case where a component whose pitch feed amount is already obtained, such as component names “AAAAA”, “BBBBB”, “CCCCC”, etc., is mounted on the substrate 30 will be described as an example. In such a case, the correlation data in which these components and the pitch feed amount of the tape containing each component are associated is already registered in the correlation data list, and further, the production for mounting these components on the board 30 is performed. The pitch feed amount is registered in the program A by the control device 1, and the production program A is stored in the storage unit 2b. Therefore, the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10 reads the production program A from the control device 1 (step S11) and executes the following steps S12 to S15 to prepare for production start.

  In step S12, the variable n indicating the set position where the feeder 51 is mounted is set to the initial value “1”. When the feeder 51 corresponding to the part name “AAAAA” is attached to the first set position (feeder attaching part 52) (step S13), the controller 40 registers the part name “AAAAA” registered in the production program A. "Is sent to the feeder 51 (step S14). In response to this, the controller 518 of the feeder 51 writes the pitch feed amount in the storage unit 518b. As a result, the feeder 51 can supply the component having the component name “AAAAA” to the component supply position with a predetermined pitch feed amount.

  In the next step S15, it is determined whether or not all the feeders 51 have been installed, and the variable n is incremented by “1” until all the feeders 51 necessary for executing the production program A are installed (step S16). In step S12, the same processing is executed for the second, third,... Feeders 51, and the pitch feed amount is written in the storage unit 518b of each feeder 51. If it is determined as “YES” in step S15 and preparation for production start is completed (see the uppermost stage in FIG. 8), the mounting of components on the board 30 is executed according to the production program A (step S17).

  On the other hand, when it is necessary to mount a component whose pitch feed amount is unknown (in this case, a component having a component name “XXXX”) on the board 30 and the data is not registered, the production method (2) is selected. Then, the following steps S21 to S29 are executed. In step S21, the variable n is set to the initial value “1”. Then, as shown in the middle of FIG. 8, the feeder 51 to be mounted at the first set position is mounted on the feeder mounting portion (not shown) of the feeder setup station 100 (step S22), and the tape TP is attached to the feeder 51. A setup operation for attachment is performed (step S23). The pitch feed amount is set by the operator during the setup work and written in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51 (step S24). Thus, the feeder 51 having the pitch feed amount set in the storage unit 518b is mounted at the first set position (feeder mounting unit 52) (step S25). The state at that time is shown at the bottom of FIG.

  In the next step S26, it is determined whether or not the setting of the pitch feed amount and the mounting to the mounting machine main body has been completed for all the feeders 51, and the variable n is set to “1” until all the feeders 51 necessary for the execution of production are mounted. ”Is incremented (step S27), the process returns to step S22, the same processing is executed for the second, third,... Feeder 51 to write the pitch feed amount into the storage unit 518b and the mounting machine main body. Install to. When it is determined as “YES” in step S26 and the setting of the pitch feed amount to all the feeders 51 is completed and the preparation for production is completed, the mounting of components on the board 30 is executed (step S28).

  By the way, since the pitch feed amount is appropriately stored in the storage unit 518b for each of the feeders 51 at this time point, as shown in the upper part of FIG. During this time, the controller 40 reads the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit 518b of each feeder 51 and registers it in the production program B for production (step S29). As a result, the pitch feed amounts corresponding to all the parts “AAAAA”, “BBBBB”, and “XXXXXX” are registered in the production program B. In the subsequent production, the part name “ The components “AAAAA”, “BBBBB”, and “XXXX” can be mounted on the board 30, that is, automatic component mounting by the production method (1) can be executed. The pitch feed amount reading / registration process can be performed at an arbitrary timing until the completion of production. Further, in the present embodiment, the reading / registration process is performed for all the feeders 51 at the same timing, but may be performed individually when each feeder 51 is mounted on the feeder mounting portion 52 of the mounting machine body. Further, the controller 40 additionally registers the production program B in the storage unit 2b of the control device 1 (see the middle part of FIG. 9).

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the data is not registered (the pitch feed amount of the part “XXXX” is unknown), but by executing the production method (2), each feeder 51 An appropriate pitch feed amount is stored in the storage unit 518b. Then, each pitch feed amount is registered in the production program B (step S29), and automatic component mounting can be performed using the production program B from the next time onward. For this reason, while the production program B is stored in the storage unit 42 of the mounting machine 10, the mounting machine 10 uses the production program B to mount the components “AAAAA”, “BBBBB”, “XXXX” on the board 30. The operation can be performed automatically. Thus, according to the first embodiment, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51 can be effectively used to increase production efficiency.

  In the first embodiment, since the production program B in which the pitch feed amount is registered as described above is additionally registered in the storage unit 2b of the control device 1 from the mounting machine 10, the production program B is stored in the storage unit 2b. It can be read appropriately and automatic component mounting can be performed by the production method (1), and the production efficiency can be further increased. For example, even when the production program B is deleted from the storage unit 42 of the mounting machine 10, the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10 causes the production program B to be stored from the storage unit 2 b of the control device 1 as shown in the lowermost stage of FIG. 9. , The components “AAAAA”, “BBBBB”, and “XXXXXXX” are transferred to the substrate 30 by the mounting machine 10 without performing the pitch feed amount writing process (step S24) in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51. The mounting operation can be performed automatically. Further, in the other mounting machine 10 connected to the control device 1 via the local area network LAN, the production program B stored in the storage unit 2b of the control device 1 is read and the components “AAAAA”, “BBBBB” are read. ”,“ XXXX ”can be automatically mounted on the board 30.

  Note that the production method (1) and production method (1) and production method (in the case where the pitch feed amount is not available for some parts to be surface-mounted on the substrate by the mounting machine 10 and the data is not registered) There is a production method that combines 2). That is, steps S22 to S24 of the production method (2) are sequentially performed on the components 1 to m that are in a data unregistered state, and the mounting of all the feeders corresponding to the components 1 to m is completed. On the other hand, for the parts m + 1 to n in the data registration state, steps S13 to S15 of the production method (1) are sequentially performed for each feeder on which these parts are mounted, and pitch feeding to the storage unit of each feeder is performed. Complete the amount writing and installation of all feeders corresponding to parts m + 1 to n. After the installation of all the feeders corresponding to the parts 1 to n is completed, the pitch feed amount written in the storage unit is registered in the production program for the parts 1 to m that are in a data unregistered state while executing production. .

(Second Embodiment)
By the way, in the said 1st Embodiment, although the process which registers the pitch feed amount memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 518b of the feeder 51 in a production program in the data unregistered state is performed by the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10, The registration process may be executed by the control device 1. That is, the registration process can be executed by the control device 1 by changing a part of the operation executed by each part of the system without changing the configuration of the mounting system. Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mounting machine in the second embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of registering the pitch feed amount in the production program by the control device. Further, FIG. 12 to FIG. 14 are schematic views showing the operation of each part of the system in the second embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, first, a production method is selected based on whether or not the pitch feed amount has already been registered in the correlation data list of the storage unit 2b for all the components to be surface-mounted (step S1). Then, when the production method (1) is selected, component mounting is automatically executed according to the production program as in the first embodiment. For example, when a component whose pitch feed amount has already been obtained, such as component names “AAAAAA”, “BBBBB”, “CCCCC”, etc., is mounted on the substrate 30, the uppermost level in FIG. As shown in the column), each pitch feed amount is registered in the production program A with reference to the correlation data list. This registration process is executed by the control device 1. Here, prior to the operation of the mounting machine 10 in the second embodiment, the registration process will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

  In order to register the pitch feed amount in the production program A, the controller 2 of the control device 1 functions as the “feed amount registration means” of the present invention, and executes the following steps S31 to S36. First, the variable n indicating the set position where the feeder 51 is mounted is set to an initial value “1” (step S31). Then, the correlation data list is searched using the part name “AAAAA” corresponding to the first set position as a search key, and the pitch feed amount of the tape TP storing the part “AAAAA” is searched (step S32). The pitch feed amount thus retrieved is read from the storage unit 2b (step S33) and registered in the production program A.

  In the next step S35, it is determined whether or not the registration of the pitch feed amount to the production program A has been completed for all the parts. The variable n is incremented by “1” until the registration is completed (step S36), and the process returns to step S32. The same processing is executed for the parts “BBBBB” and “CCCCC” corresponding to the second, third,... Set positions to register each pitch feed amount in the production program A.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the description of the operation of the mounting machine 10 will be continued. After the production method (1) is selected in step S1, the mounting machine 10 stores the production program A in which the total pitch feed amount is registered in the storage unit of the control device 1 in order to perform component mounting by the production method (1). Read from 2b (step S11). Then, component mounting is automatically performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, when it is necessary to mount a component whose pitch feed amount is unknown (in this case, a component having a component name “XXXX”) on the board 30 and the data is not registered, the production method (2) is selected. As in the first embodiment, steps S21 to S27 are executed to complete the setting of the pitch feed amount to all the feeders 51 and the production preparation is completed. Then, mounting of components on the board 30 is started (step S28). Further, in the second embodiment, the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10 is stored in the storage unit 518b of each feeder 51, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 13, that is, the column of “Production method (2) -3”. The pitch feed amount is read, and the correlation data associated with each component is written in the storage unit 42 in a list format to form a correlation data list. Thus, the correlation data list is stored in the storage unit 42 (step S30). The pitch feed amount reading / list creation processing can be performed at any timing until the completion of production. In the present embodiment, the above-described reading / list creation process is performed for all the feeders 51 at the same timing. However, the correlation data is individually stored in the storage unit 42 when each feeder 51 is mounted on the feeder mounting unit 52 of the mounting machine body. You may write to. Further, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 13 (column of “production method (2) -4”), the controller 40 additionally registers the correlation data thus obtained in the storage unit 2b of the control device 1.

  In the control apparatus 1 in which the correlation data that has not been registered until the production method (2) is additionally registered, when the surface mounting is newly performed based on the production program B, the controller 2 performs the pitch shown in FIG. A feed amount registration process is executed to register the pitch feed amount of the part “XXXX” in the production program B (FIG. 14). Therefore, automatic component mounting can be performed using the production program B from the next time onward.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the data is not registered (the pitch feed amount of the part “XXXX” is unknown), but by executing the production method (2), each feeder 51 An appropriate pitch feed amount is stored in the storage unit 518b. Then, correlation data obtained by associating the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit 518b with the components stored in the tape TP is written into the storage unit 2b of the control device 1 via the mounting machine 10. Thus, when surface mounting is to be performed based on the new production program B, the control device 1 registers the added pitch feed amount in the production program B based on the correlation data list in which the additional correlation data is written. Like that. Therefore, after registration, automatic component mounting by the mounting machine 10 according to the production program B becomes possible. As described above, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51 is effectively used, and efficient production becomes possible.

  Further, as the correlation data is added, the number of correlation data stored in the storage unit 2b increases, and the production efficiency can be further improved by suppressing the occurrence frequency of the data unregistered state. In addition, the production program B created as described above may be additionally registered in the storage unit 2b of the control device 1 and used for the next and subsequent productions, thereby further improving production efficiency.

  In the second embodiment, the correlation data list is transmitted to the control device 1 after the correlation data list is registered in the storage unit 42 of the mounting machine 10, but the pitch feed read from the storage unit 518b of each feeder 51 is used. The amount is sent to the control device 1 as it is, and the pitch feed amount is registered in the production program B on the control device 1 side, or correlation data in which the pitch feed amount is associated with the part name “XXXX” is additionally registered in the correlation data list May be performed.

(Third embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, the pitch feed amount is written in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51 using the feeder setup station 100. However, the pitch feed amount is captured in order to write the pitch feed amount in the storage unit 518b. The configuration of the means, that is, the “data capturing section” of the present invention is not limited to the pitch feed amount setting button 105 of the feeder setup station 100, and various configurations can be used. For example, the display / operation unit 518e of the feeder 51 and the display / operation unit 3 of the mounting machine 10 may be used as the “data fetching unit” of the present invention. Further, provisional data is registered as a pitch feed amount of a component whose pitch feed amount is unknown, for example, the component “XXXX” in the above embodiment, or null (null value) is set, and a tape TP is mounted on the mounter 10 as a component. The true pitch feed amount may be automatically measured while being pitch-fed toward the supply position 516 based on temporary data or the like, and may be written in the storage unit 518b. A third embodiment of the present invention employing such a configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mounting machine in the third embodiment of the mounting system according to the present invention. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the pitch feed amount measuring operation. Further, FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of each part of the system in the third embodiment. In this embodiment, in order to distinguish whether the pitch feed amount registered in the production program is temporary data, a null value, or a true pitch feed amount, additional attribute data is registered as shown in FIG. Has been. That is, when the pitch feed amount is known in advance such as the parts “AAAAA” and “BBBBB” and is registered as the true pitch feed amount, “0” is set as the “attribute”. On the other hand, the pitch feed amount is unknown as in the part “XXXX”, and “1” is set as the “attribute” when registering a temporary pitch feed amount or registering a null value. Note that the specific means for performing the above-described distinction is not limited to “attribute data”, and any arbitrary means can be adopted.

  In this embodiment, the controller 40 of the mounting machine 10 reads the production program from the control device 1 as in the first and second embodiments (step S11). Here, as shown in FIG. 17, a case where temporary data is registered as a pitch feed amount of a component “XXXX” or a component is mounted using a production program B in which a null value is registered will be described as an example. . The former is shown in the upper part of the figure, while the latter is shown in the lower part of the figure.

  Following the reading of the production program B, the controller 40 executes steps S12 to S16. That is, the controller 40 writes the pitch feed amount in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51 every time the feeder 51 necessary for executing the production program B is sequentially attached to the feeder attachment unit 52. When the installation of all the feeders 51 necessary for executing the production program B is completed, a number (8 in this embodiment) of suction nozzles mounted on the head unit 60 by executing steps S41 to S46. The parts are sequentially attracted to 61. That is, after the number m of the suction nozzle 61 is set to the initial value “1” in step S41, the first suction is placed above the component supply position 516 of the feeder 51 that supplies the component to be suctioned by the first suction nozzle 61. The head unit 60 moves so that the nozzle 61 is positioned (step S42). Then, the first suction nozzle 61 descends and sucks the component positioned at the component supply position 516 (step S43). After this component suction, the suction nozzle 61 rises upward.

  In the next step S44, the controller 40 determines the attribute based on the attribute data in the production program B fetched into the storage unit 42 for the part to be sucked by the first suction nozzle 61, and has a true pitch feed amount. Determine whether or not. As a result of this determination, the controller 40 transmits a tape feed command to the feeder 51 to the feeder 51 for the part whose attribute is set to “0” and the true pitch feed amount is registered, and the controller 518 of the feeder 51 stores the storage unit. Based on the pitch feed amount written in 518b, the tape TP containing the component is fed by one pitch (step S45). As a result, the next component is positioned at the component supply position 516, and the next component can be picked up. On the other hand, since the tape feed cannot be executed for the tape TP storing the component whose attribute is set to “1”, the process proceeds to step S46 and the pitch feed of the tape TP is stopped.

  In the next step S46, the variable m is compared with the number a of the suction nozzles 61, and when the relationship of (m <a) is satisfied, that is, when there is a suction nozzle 61 that does not suck parts. Then, the variable m is incremented by “1” until the component suction by all the suction nozzles 61 is completed (step S47), and then the process returns to step S42 to execute the component suction by the second, third,. To do.

  When the component suction is completed in all the suction nozzles 61 in this way, steps S48 to S50 are executed, and the components sucked and held by the suction nozzles 61 are sequentially mounted in a predetermined direction at each mounting position of the substrate 30. Then, if it is determined in step S50 that all the components that have been sucked and held by the head unit 60 have been mounted on the substrate 30, temporary data or null values are registered as pitch feed amounts for these components ( If the attribute data is 1) and pitch feed cannot be performed as it is (when “NO” is determined in step S51), the true pitch feed amount is measured and written in the storage unit 518b ( Step S52). The pitch feed amount measurement process will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, when the true pitch feed amount is registered for all the parts mounted parts (parts mounted in one movement from the component storage section 50 of the head unit 60 onto the board) (attribute data is 0). In this case, since the correct pitch has already been fed in step S45, the process proceeds to step S53 to determine whether or not all components to be mounted have been mounted on the board 30. If “NO” is determined in the step S53, the process returns to the step S41 to execute the remaining component mounting. When all the components are mounted on the board 30 and the component mounting is completed (YES in step S53), each pitch feed amount is registered in the production program B (step S54). In parallel with step S54, the substrate 30 that has been mounted is unloaded, and it is further determined whether there is a substrate 30 to be mounted. If there is a substrate 30, a new substrate 30 is loaded and the step 30 is carried out. The mounting operation after S41 is performed again. If the substrate 30 does not exist, the mounting operation is completed.

  The pitch feed amount measurement process described above is performed in the mounting machine 10 as follows. First, in step S521, the board recognition camera 62 (or 63) is positioned above the component supply position 516 of the feeder 51 (feeder for supplying the component “XXXX” in this embodiment) whose pitch feed amount is to be measured. The head unit 60 is moved as follows. Then, the feeder 51 pitch-feeds the tape TP by a predetermined amount (step S522). Here, the setting of the predetermined amount is different depending on whether the pitch feed amount is set to provisional data or a null value. That is, when there are a plurality of pitch feed amounts corresponding to various tapes TP, for example, 2 mm, 4 mm, 8 mm,..., It is desirable to feed the pitch by a minimum value of 2 mm in the case of temporary data. On the other hand, in the case of a null value, it is desirable to feed the pitch with the greatest common divisor of the pitch feed amount corresponding to the various tapes TP. For example, as described above, when 2 mm, 4 mm, 8 mm,... Exist, it is set to 2 mm, and when 2 mm, 5 mm,. By setting in this way, even if the component cannot be fed to the component supply position 516 with a single pitch feed, the component can be reliably sent to the component supply position 516 with a small number of pitch feeds by repeating a plurality of times. . By suppressing the number of pitch feeds in this way, the number of times of imaging of the component supply position 516 by the board recognition camera 62 can also be suppressed.

  The reason for imaging the component supply position 516 in this way is to determine whether or not the component has been sent to the component supply position 516 by feeding a predetermined amount of pitch by imaging the component supply position 516 from above the feeder 51. is there. In other words, the center position of the component storage portion of the tape TP can be calculated by analyzing the image obtained by the imaging by the board recognition camera 62 (step S523) (step S524). Then, a deviation amount between the center position and the image center is calculated, and this is used as a criterion for determining whether or not the component storage portion of the tape TP has been sent to the component supply position 516 (step S525). That is, when the component storage portion of the tape TP is sent to the component supply position 516, the amount of deviation falls below a predetermined value. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is determined in step S526 whether or not the deviation amount is equal to or less than a predetermined value. If the deviation amount exceeds the predetermined value (NO in step S525), the process returns to step S522 to perform the above operation (step S522). To S526) are repeated. The true pitch feed amount can be obtained by repeating the above-described series of processing until “YES” is determined in the step S525. That is, the feed amount from the start of the pitch feed of the tape TP to the confirmation that the component storage unit (component) is fed to the component supply position 516 by the image captured by the board recognition camera 62 is the true pitch feed amount. Can be obtained as Further, since it is confirmed that the component storage unit (component) is fed to the component supply position 516, the component is positioned at the component supply position 516. Therefore, the component “XXXX” can be sucked by the suction nozzle 61 as it is. it can.

Next, the pitch feed amount obtained in this way is written in the storage unit 518b of the feeder 51, and the temporary data and the null value are rewritten and updated with the true pitch feed amount. Also, for the tape that contains the same parts, because the feed amount obtained as described above is the true pitch feed amount,
The write data is also updated in the storage unit 518b of the other feeder 51 mounted on the component supply unit 50, which feeds the tape pitch (step S527). As a result, parts can be fed in the next suction with fewer measurements.

  In addition, the controller 40 rewrites the pitch feed amount obtained as described above with provisional data for the production program B read into the storage unit 42, registers it as a null value, and sets the corresponding attribute data. Rewrite from 1 to 0. (Step S528). Since these series of steps (steps S521 to S528) are performed in step S52 of the mounting operation flow of FIG. 15, the component mounted component in the single movement from the component storage unit 50 of the head unit 60 onto the substrate is displayed. Temporary data and null values are registered among the supplied feeders 51, and the processing is executed for all of the feeders 51 whose attribute data in the production program B is 1 (step S529).

(Other)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, data (FIGS. 12 to 14) that associates the part name of the part stored in the tape TP with the pitch feed amount of the tape TP is used as the correlation data. Data associating the part specifying information such as the code and the part ID with the pitch feed amount can be used as the “correlation data” of the present invention. Further, data that associates information (tape code, tape ID, etc.) specifying the tape TP with the pitch feed amount of the tape may be used as the “correlation data” in the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the control device 1 prepares a plurality of production programs, reads the production program from the control device 1 into the mounting machine 10 and mounts the components by the mounting machine 10. The production program may be stored in the storage unit 42 at any time, and the mounting machine 10 may select the production program from the storage unit 42 and perform component mounting.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the production program is created by the control device 1, and the control device 1 alone or the mounting system functions as the “program creation device” of the present invention. A function for creating a production program may be added.

It is a figure showing a 1st embodiment of a mounting system concerning the present invention. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of 1st Embodiment of the mounting machine concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a feeder roughly. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure for controlling a control apparatus and a mounting machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the controller which controls a feeder. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a feeder setup station. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the mounting machine in 1st Embodiment of the mounting system concerning this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the mounting machine in 2nd Embodiment of the mounting system concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the registration operation | movement of the pitch feed amount to the production program by a control apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the mounting machine in 3rd Embodiment of the mounting system concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the measurement operation | movement of pitch feed amount. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of each part of the system in 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control apparatus 2 ... Controller 2a ... Arithmetic processing part 2b ... Memory | storage part (memory | storage means)
2c ... Communication control unit 10 ... Mounting machine 30 ... Substrate 40 ... Controller 41 ... Arithmetic processing unit 42 ... Storage unit 45 ... Feeder communication control unit 46 ... Server communication control unit 51 ... Feeder 52 ... Feeder mounting unit 100 ... Feeder setup station 104 ... Pitch feed amount indicator 105 ... Pitch feed amount setting button 516 ... Part supply position 518 ... Controller 518a ... Calculation processing unit 518b ... Storage unit 518d ... Communication control unit A, B ... Production program

Claims (9)

A production program creation device for creating a production program for performing component mounting by pitch feeding a tape containing a component by a feeder and feeding the component to a component supply position,
A storage means for storing correlation data in which a component or a tape storing the component and a pitch feed amount of the tape are associated;
When the correlation data corresponding to the tape that is pitch-fed by the feeder or the component stored in the tape is not stored in the storage means, and the data is not registered, the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder A production program creation apparatus comprising feed amount registration means for registering a production program in a production program. The apparatus further comprises a data writing means for writing, in the storage means, correlation data in which the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder is associated with a tape fed by the feeder or a part stored in the tape. ,
2. The production program creation device according to claim 1, wherein the feed amount registration means registers a pitch feed amount in a production program based on the correlation data written in the storage means.   The pitch feed amount is a data fetch unit provided in a feeder setup station electrically connected to the feeder, and a component mounted on the feeder and fed to the component supply position by the feeder is mounted on a substrate. The production program creation device according to claim 1, wherein the production program creation device is written into the storage unit via a data fetch unit provided in a mounting machine or a data fetch unit provided in the feeder. A feeder that feeds the component to the component supply position by pitch feeding the tape containing the component is configured to be detachable from the mounting unit, and the component that is fed to the component supply position by the feeder mounted on the mounting unit. A mounting machine for mounting on a substrate;
A storage unit for storing correlation data in which the component or the tape for storing the component and the pitch feed amount of the tape are associated with each other; and the tape is fed by the feeder based on the correlation data stored in the storage unit. A production program for feeding and mounting components, and a control device for controlling the tape feeding by the feeder by giving the production program to the mounting machine;
The feeder has a storage unit for storing the pitch feed amount of the tape,
The mounting machine stores the correlation data corresponding to the tape pitched by the feeder or the components stored in the tape in the storage unit, and stores the correlation data in the storage unit when the data is not registered. A mounting system characterized by registering a pitch feed amount in a production program. A feeder that feeds the component to the component supply position by pitch feeding the tape containing the component is configured to be detachable from the mounting unit, and the component that is fed to the component supply position by the feeder mounted on the mounting unit. A mounting machine for mounting on a substrate;
A storage unit for storing correlation data in which the component or the tape for storing the component and the pitch feed amount of the tape are associated with each other; and the tape is fed by the feeder based on the correlation data stored in the storage unit. A production program for feeding and mounting components, and a control device for controlling the tape feeding by the feeder by giving the production program to the mounting machine;
The feeder has a storage unit for storing the pitch feed amount of the tape,
The mounting machine stores the correlation data corresponding to the tape pitched by the feeder or the components stored in the tape in the storage unit, and stores the correlation data in the storage unit when the data is not registered. Write correlation data relating the pitch feed amount that is associated with the tape or a component housed in the tape to the storage means of the control device,
The control system registers the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit in a production program based on the correlation data written by the mounting machine. A feeder that feeds the tape containing the parts and feeds the parts to the parts supply position is configured to be detachable from the mounting part, and the pitch feed amount registered in the production program by the feeder attached to the mounting part is In a mounting machine that mounts components to be supplied to a component supply position on a board,
There is no correlation data associating the part or the tape that stores the part with the pitch feed amount of the tape, and when the data is not registered, the feeder performs the feed based on the pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder. A mounting machine comprising: control means for controlling pitch feed of a tape to perform component mounting and registering the pitch feed amount in a production program. A feeder that feeds the component to the component supply position by pitch feeding the tape containing the component is configured to be detachable from the mounting unit, and the component that is fed to the component supply position by the feeder mounted on the mounting unit. In a mounting machine that mounts on a board,
A storage means for storing correlation data in which a component or a tape storing the component and a pitch feed amount of the tape are associated;
Pitch feed amount stored in the storage unit of the feeder when correlation data corresponding to a tape fed by the feeder or a part accommodated in the tape is not stored in the storage means, or in a data unregistered state Control means for controlling the pitch feed of the tape by the feeder to perform component mounting, and writing the pitch feed amount into the storage means as correlation data associated with the tape or a component housed in the tape; A mounting machine characterized by comprising:   8. The mounting machine according to claim 7, further comprising output means for outputting the correlation data stored in the storage means to the outside of the apparatus. It further comprises imaging means for imaging the component supply position,
In the data unregistered state, the control means feeds the tape to the parts supply position by the imaging means while feeding the tape at a predetermined pitch feed amount by the feeder. The mounting machine according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein arrival is detected, and a movement amount from a pitch feed start to a component arrival is written in the storage unit of the feeder as a pitch feed amount of the component.

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