JP2011171538A - Component packaging apparatus and method of carrying substrate in apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a component packaging apparatus and a method of carrying substrates in the component packaging apparatus, for improving productivity by rationally controlling the order of carrying in substrates, in a configuration including a plurality of substrate carrying lanes. <P>SOLUTION: When a new substrate 13 is passed to a substrate distribution unit M3B, carry-in priority order data for a substrate type concerned stored in a substrate data storage unit in advance and carry-in lane setting data to which a lane division of a substrate carrying conveyor where a priority substrate 13* having a high carry-in priority order is preset are read, it is determined whether a control instruction of actual substrate carrying operation observes the conditions, and the result is reported to a display unit as a warning in a configuration including component supply units 20A, 20B disposed on a side of a row of conveyors where conveyors 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D stand in a line and the substrate distribution unit M3B for distributing the substrate 13 passed from an upstream side device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a component mounting apparatus for mounting a component on a substrate and a substrate transport method for transporting a substrate in the component mounting apparatus.

  A component mounting apparatus that manufactures a mounting board by mounting components on a board is provided with a board transport mechanism for transporting the board from the upstream side to the downstream side, and is transported by the board transport mechanism to a predetermined mounting position. A component mounting operation is performed in which a component picked up from the component supply unit is transferred and mounted by a mounting head on a substrate that is positioned and held by the provided substrate holding unit. For the purpose of improving the efficiency of the component mounting work, a component mounting apparatus having a configuration in which a substrate transfer mechanism has a plurality of substrate transfer lanes is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this patent document example, an example in which two rows of transfer devices (substrate transfer lanes) having a configuration in which a pair of conveyor belts are arranged in parallel is shown. By adopting such a configuration, the board transfer operation in one board transfer lane and the component mounting operation in the other board transfer lane can be performed in parallel. Thereby, there is an advantage that the component mounting operation is not interrupted even when the board is conveyed, and the productivity can be improved.

JP 2004-31613 A

  By the way, in the component mounting apparatus having a plurality of board transfer lanes as described above, board distribution control is required to dynamically control which board transfer lane the board delivered from the upstream apparatus is carried into. The In a conventional component mounting apparatus, a board request signal output for each board transfer lane, that is, a board loading order in the order in which a signal indicating that a new board can be received in the board transfer lane is output. Was common. However, the conventional methods described above cannot avoid the following disadvantages.

  That is, in a component mounting apparatus having a plurality of board transfer lanes, the distance that the mounting head reciprocates between the component supply unit and the board holding unit provided on the board transfer conveyor is determined by the board transfer lane and the component supply unit. It depends on the positional relationship. For this reason, the component mounting work efficiency depends on whether the target is a board located in the board transfer lane closer to the component supply unit or the board located in the board transfer lane farther from the component supply unit. A noticeable difference occurs.

  However, in the conventional method, the board transfer lane for carrying the board is simply determined based on the preceding and following board request signals, so that the board transfer lane closer to the component supply unit can accept a new board. Even if the board request signal has already been output for the board transportation lane farther from the component supply unit before that timing, the board will be the farthest from the component supply part with lower component mounting work efficiency. It is loaded into the substrate transfer lane. For this reason, from the viewpoint of mounting work efficiency, the originally desired board loading order is not realized, which has been a factor that hinders the improvement of productivity.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a component mounting apparatus and a substrate transport method in the component mounting apparatus that can improve productivity by rationally controlling the board loading order in a configuration including a plurality of board transport lanes. Objective.

  The component mounting apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor row in which a plurality of substrate transport conveyors provided with a substrate holding portion for transporting a substrate and positioning and holding the substrate are arranged in parallel, and is disposed on a side of the conveyor row. Controlling a component supply unit that supplies components mounted on a substrate, a substrate distribution unit that distributes a new substrate delivered from an upstream device to the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors, and a substrate distribution unit and a substrate transfer conveyor A substrate transfer control unit for executing a substrate transfer operation for carrying the transferred substrate into a substrate holding unit of any of the substrate transfer conveyors, and taking out a component from the component supply unit by a mounting head, and the substrate holding unit A component mounting mechanism for mounting on the substrate positioned and held on the substrate, and the substrate transport control based on the substrate presence / absence detection result on the substrate transport conveyor. A) a signal output unit that determines whether or not a new substrate can be received and outputs a substrate request signal based on the determination result; and a mounting operation for the substrate corresponding to the type of the substrate Load storage priority data assigned in order of load, and storage unit for storing load lane setting data in which the lane divisions of the board transfer conveyor to which the board having the high transfer priority is to be loaded are stored, and the component mounting apparatus A display unit that displays the operation status of the board, and the board transfer control unit reads the loading priority order data and the loading lane setting data when the new board is delivered to the board sorting unit, and the board Among the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors for which the request signal is output, the substrate transfer conveyors in the lane sections set in advance by the carry-in lane setting data If it is determined that the substrate higher loading priority in the incoming priority data is not controlled instructed to be carried, to that effect notification on the display unit.

  The substrate carrying method in the component mounting apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor row in which a plurality of substrate carrying conveyors provided with a board holding portion for carrying and positioning and holding the board are arranged in parallel, and a side of the conveyor row. A component supply unit configured to supply components mounted on the substrate, a substrate distribution unit that distributes a substrate delivered from an upstream device to the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors, and the substrate distribution unit and the substrate transfer conveyor. By controlling, a substrate transfer control unit for executing a substrate transfer operation for carrying the transferred substrate into a substrate holding unit of any of the substrate transfer conveyors, and taking out a component from the component supply unit by a mounting head, and Based on a component mounting mechanism that is mounted on a board that is positioned and held by the board holding unit, and a board presence / absence detection result on the board conveyor A signal for determining whether or not the substrate transfer conveyor is capable of receiving a new substrate and outputting a substrate request signal for requesting the loading of a new substrate to the substrate transfer conveyor based on the determination result Presets the output unit, the loading priority data assigned in order of the mounting workload of the board corresponding to the type of the board, and the lane division of the board transfer conveyor to which the board having the high loading priority should be loaded In a component mounting apparatus comprising a storage unit for storing the carry-in lane setting data and a display unit for displaying an operation status of the component mounting apparatus, a board transfer method for carrying the board into the board holding unit, When the new board is delivered to the board distribution unit, the carry-in priority data and the carry-in lane setting data are read, and the board request signal is output. Control is instructed so that a board having a high carry-in priority in the carry-in priority data is carried into a board conveyer in a lane section preset by the carry-in lane setting data among the plurality of board carry conveyors that are set If it is determined that there is not, the fact is notified to the display unit.

  According to the present invention, a component supply unit that is arranged on the side of a conveyor row in which a plurality of substrate transfer conveyors are arranged in parallel and supplies components mounted on a substrate, and a substrate delivered from an upstream device is a plurality of substrate transfer conveyors. A board sorting section that sorts the board into the order of the loading workload of the board corresponding to the type of board, and the lane classification of the board transport conveyor to which the board with the highest loading priority is to be loaded. In a configuration including a storage unit that stores preset carry-in lane setting data, if a new substrate is delivered to the substrate sorting unit, read-in priority data and carry-in lane setting data are read out, A control instruction has not been given so that a board having a high carry-in priority is carried into the board conveyor of the preset lane division. If it is determined, a notice to that effect can be sent to the board conveyor that is advantageous in terms of component mounting work efficiency, so that a priority board with a large mounting work load can be reliably loaded, and the board loading order can be rationalized. Control can improve productivity.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention The top view of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention The block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the board | substrate data memorize | stored in the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Explanatory drawing of the display screen of the equipment operating condition displayed on a display part in the component mounting apparatus of one embodiment of this invention Operation explanatory drawing of board conveyance operation in component mounting device of one embodiment of the present invention

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the component mounting system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the component mounting system 1 includes a plurality of component mounting devices, a substrate supply device M1, a screen printing device M2, a component mounting device M3, an appearance inspection device M4, a reflow device M5, and a substrate recovery device M6 in the X direction ( The substrate is connected in series in the substrate transport direction). Here, the component mounting apparatus M3 is accompanied by a board distributing unit M3B having a function of distributing the board sent from the screen printing apparatus M2 to each board conveying conveyor on the upstream side of the component mounting mechanism M3A having a plurality of board conveying conveyors. It has become a form. Each device is connected to each other via the LAN 2, and the operation of each device is controlled by the host computer 3 connected to the LAN 2.

  The function of each device will be described. The board supply device M1 takes out a board to be mounted on a component housed in a container such as a magazine and supplies it to the screen printing apparatus M2. The screen printing apparatus M2 prints paste such as cream solder, which is a bonding material, on the electrode for component connection formed on the substrate. The board after the paste printing by the screen printing apparatus M2 is finished is sorted by the board sorting unit M3B, and then carried to a specific board carrying conveyor among the plurality of board carrying conveyors of the component mounting mechanism unit M3A. A component mounting operation for mounting the electronic component taken out from the component supply unit at a predetermined position on the board carried in is performed.

  The appearance inspection device M4 performs inspection for the purpose of determining whether the mounting state is good or not, such as the presence / absence of the electronic component after mounting and a positional deviation, by imaging the substrate after the component mounting operation with a camera. The board | substrate determined that the result of the test | inspection is favorable is carried in to the reflow apparatus M5, and by heating a board | substrate here, cream solder is melted and solidified and the electronic component is soldered to the electrode of a board | substrate. The board on which the component mounting operation is completed after the soldering is completed is collected by the board collection device M6.

  Next, the configuration and function of the component mounting apparatus M3 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the component mounting apparatus M3 is configured by combining the board distribution unit M3B having a function of distributing boards on the upstream side of the component mounting mechanism unit M3A as the main body unit. First, the configuration of the component mounting mechanism M3A will be described. In FIG. 2, on the upper surface of the base 9, a front conveyor comprising a first substrate transfer conveyor 10A and a second substrate transfer conveyor 10B (hereinafter abbreviated as “first conveyor 10A” and “second conveyor 10B”). A rear conveyor row 11B comprising a row 11A, a third substrate transfer conveyor 10C, and a fourth substrate transfer conveyor 10D (hereinafter abbreviated as “third conveyor 10C” and “fourth conveyor 10D”) is an apparatus center line. They are arranged in the X direction across CL. That is, the component mounting apparatus M3 includes a front conveyor row 11A and a rear conveyor row 11B that are formed by arranging a plurality of board conveyance conveyors that convey the board 13 in parallel.

  Each of the first conveyor 10A, the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D is configured by combining a fixed rail 10a and a movable rail 10b, and is provided in each of the fixed rail 10a and the movable rail 10b. By driving the conveyor belt by the belt driving mechanisms 18A and 18B, the substrate 13 supplied from the substrate distributing unit M3B is conveyed in the X direction.

  The first conveyor 10A, the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D are respectively a first transfer lane L1, a second transfer lane L2, and a second transfer lane L2 that transfer the board 13 to be mounted in the component mounting mechanism M3A. 3 conveyance lane L3 and 4th conveyance lane L4 are comprised. Substrate holders 12 are provided at substantially intermediate positions in the X direction of the first transport lane L1, the second transport lane L2, the third transport lane L3, and the fourth transport lane L4. The substrate 13 conveyed by the substrate conveyance conveyor is positioned and held.

  Each substrate holding unit 12 is provided with substrate detection sensors S1, S2, S3, and S4. These substrate detection sensors are provided for the substrate 13 in each substrate holding unit 12 of the first conveyor 10A to the fourth conveyor 10D. Detect the presence or absence. Based on the substrate detection result, as will be described later, it is determined whether or not the substrate transport conveyor is ready to accept a new substrate 13.

  In the first conveyor 10A, the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D, the movable rail 10b located inside is movable in the Y direction, and drives the rail width adjusting mechanisms 17A and 17B. As a result, the movable rail 10b moves in the Y direction, whereby the conveyance width W determined by the distance between the fixed rail 10a and the movable rail 10b can be adjusted according to the target substrate 13.

  A front part supply part 20A and a rear part supply part 20B are arranged on the sides of the front conveyor line 11A and the rear conveyor line 11B, and the front part supply part 20A and the rear part supply part 20B include A plurality of parts feeders 21 storing components to be mounted on the substrate 13 are arranged in parallel. In FIG. 2, the lower side of the drawing corresponds to the front side of the actual apparatus, and the upper side corresponds to the rear side. On the upper surface side of the base 9, a front mounting head 23A and a rear mounting head 23B driven by a front head moving mechanism 22A and a rear head moving mechanism 22B are disposed.

  The front mounting head 23A takes out components from the front component supply unit 20A and mounts them on the substrate 13 held by the substrate holding unit 12 of the first conveyor 10A or the second conveyor 10B (arrows c and d). Similarly, the rear mounting head 23B takes out components from the rear component supply unit 20B and mounts them on the substrate 13 held by the substrate holding unit 12 of the fourth conveyor 10D or the third conveyor 10C (arrows e and f). . That is, the front head moving mechanism 22A and the front mounting head 23A, and the rear head moving mechanism 22B and the rear mounting head 23B take out components from the front component supply unit 20A and the rear component supply unit 20B, respectively, by using the mounting head. A component mounting mechanism for mounting on the substrate 13 positioned and held by the holding unit 12 is configured.

  In the component mounting operation by these component mounting mechanisms, the first conveyor 10A is closer to the front component supply unit 20A than the second conveyor 10B, and the fourth conveyor 10D is a rear component supply unit from the third conveyor 10C. Since it is close to 20B, the head movement path indicated by arrows c and e is shorter than the head movement path indicated by arrows d and f. Therefore, in the component mounting work for the front conveyor row 11A, the part for the board 13 located on the first conveyor 10A is higher than that for the board 13 located on the second conveyor 10B. Mounting work efficiency can be realized. Similarly, in the component mounting work for the rear conveyor row 11B, the target for the board 13 positioned on the fourth conveyor 10D is more than the target for the board 13 positioned on the third conveyor 10C. High component mounting work efficiency can be realized. For this reason, in this embodiment, as will be described later, the first conveyor 10A is set as the priority lane for carrying in the board in the front conveyor row 11A and the fourth conveyor 10D in the rear conveyor row 11B. Yes.

  Next, the configuration of the substrate distribution unit M3B will be described. On the base 5, a pair of first substrate sorting conveyors 6A and a second substrate sorting conveyor 6B are arranged side by side with the transport direction as the X direction. Each of the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B is configured by combining a fixed rail 6a and a movable rail 6b, and belt-drives the conveyor belts provided on the fixed rail 6a and the movable rail 6b. By driving by the mechanisms 8A and 8B, the substrate supplied from the upstream side (left side of the drawing) is transported in the X direction (arrow a).

  The movable rail 6b located inside the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B is movable in the Y direction. By driving the rail width adjusting mechanism 7, the movable rail 6b is moved in the Y direction. Accordingly, the conveyance width W determined by the distance between the fixed rail 6a and the movable rail 6b can be adjusted in accordance with the target substrate 13. Furthermore, the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B can be moved integrally in the Y direction (arrow b) on the base 5 by a drive mechanism (not shown). The board distribution conveyor 6A and the second board distribution conveyor 6B can be connected to one of the two conveyor rows 11A and 11B provided in the component mounting mechanism M3A. That is, the substrate distribution unit M3B combines the movement of the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B in the Y direction with the substrate transfer operation by the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B. The board 13 delivered from the screen printing apparatus M2, which is an upstream apparatus, has a function of distributing to the plurality of board transfer conveyors of the component mounting mechanism M3A.

  Next, the configuration of the control system will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the control device 30 controls the following units constituting the component mounting device M <b> 3 based on commands from the host computer 3. This command includes a substrate type command indicating the types of substrates sequentially transferred from the upstream side in the mixed flow production for a plurality of substrates of different types. Further, the control device 30 includes a signal output unit 31 and a board transfer control unit 32 as internal control functions, and these functions control the board transfer operation of the component mounting apparatus M3 when the component mounting system 1 is in operation. . The substrate transfer controller 32 controls the substrate sorting unit M3B and the first conveyor 10A, the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D, so that the substrate 13 delivered from the upstream screen printing apparatus M2 is transferred. Is carried into the substrate holding part 12 of any of the substrate transfer conveyors.

  In this substrate transport operation, the signal output unit 31 is configured to detect the substrate 13 by the substrate detection sensors S1, S2, S3, and S4 provided on the first conveyor 10A, the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D, respectively. Based on the presence / absence detection result, it is determined whether or not the substrate transport conveyor is ready to accept a new substrate 13, and the new substrate 13 is carried into the substrate transport conveyor based on the determination result. The board request signal for obtaining is output. Here, the substrate detection sensors S1, S2, S3, and S4 are provided in the substrate holding unit 12 to detect the presence or absence of the substrate 13 in the substrate holding unit 12, but the first conveyor 10A to the fourth conveyor 10D. A similar substrate detection sensor may be provided at the downstream end portion to detect that the substrate 13 has been completely discharged downstream from the substrate transport conveyor.

  The control device 30 controls the front head moving mechanism 22A, the front mounting head 23A, the front component supply unit 20A, the rear head moving mechanism 22B, the rear mounting head 23B, and the rear component supply unit 20B, whereby the first conveyor 10A. Then, a component mounting operation for the board 13 carried into the second conveyor 10B, the third conveyor 10C, and the fourth conveyor 10D is executed. The recognition device 33 performs recognition processing on an image obtained by imaging the components taken out by the substrate 13, the front mounting head 23 </ b> A, and the rear mounting head 23 </ b> B carried into the substrate holding unit 12. The display unit 34 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and displays an image (see FIG. 5) relating to a predetermined item regarding the operating status of the host computer 3. The storage unit 35 stores data necessary for executing a board transport operation and component mounting operation by the host computer 3. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 35 includes a substrate data storage unit 37 that stores various data about the substrate 13 to be mounted for each substrate type. The communication unit 36 exchanges signals with other devices and the host computer 3 via the LAN 2.

  Next, the data content stored in the board data storage unit 37 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, the board data storage unit 37 stores data about the board to be mounted, such as board size data 37a, reference position data 37b, carry-in priority data 37c, and carry-in lane setting data 37d. Has been. The board size data 37a is data indicating dimensions such as the length and width of the board 13 to be mounted. When the type of board to be targeted is designated, the board size data 37a is read and the board size data is read. Based on the width data shown in 37a, the conveyance width W of the first conveyor 10A to the fourth conveyor 10D, the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A, and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B is adjusted. The reference position data 37b is data indicating the correlation between the board coordinate system in a state where the board 13 is positioned and held by the board holding unit 12 and the machine coordinate system of the component mounting mechanism unit M3A.

  The carry-in priority data 37c is data indicating the carry-in priority given to the board 13 in order of the mounting work load corresponding to the type of the board 13. As shown in FIG. 4B, the loading priority data 37c is associated with the mounting work load 38b on the board for each board type 38a indicating the type of the board 13 to be mounted, and the mounting work load 38b. It is configured with a loading priority 38c indicating the order of size. Here, the mounting work load 38b is clearly defined between the work tact time required for the component mounting mechanism unit M3A to execute the component mounting work for the board, such as the number of parts mounted on the board of the product type. Numeric parameters that are correlated are used. Of course, data obtained by actually measuring the tact time for the prototype substrate may be used.

  The loading priority 38c is assigned in descending order of the mounting work load 38b, and the board having a high loading priority 38c is regarded as a priority board, and is loaded into a priority lane that has been determined in advance as having high component mounting work efficiency. The substrate transfer operation by the substrate transfer control unit 32 is controlled. That is, when a plurality of types of substrates are mixed and delivered to the substrate distribution unit M3B, the loading priority order 38c of each type is read by accessing the substrate data storage unit 37 and reading the loading priority order data 37c. Of these, the board having the highest loading priority is regarded as the priority board.

  The carry-in lane setting data 37d is obtained by setting in advance the lane divisions of the board transfer conveyor on which boards having a high carry-in priority should be loaded. That is, as shown in FIG. 4C, the carry-in lane setting data 37d defines the corresponding board 38e to be loaded into the transfer lane for each lane section 38d. Here, the priority board having a high carry-in priority is carried into the first transfer lane L1 and the fourth transfer lane L4 as priority lanes close to the component supply unit and excellent in component mounting work efficiency as described above, and the others The non-priority substrates are set in advance so as to be carried into the other second transport lane L2 and third transport lane L3. Of course, when there is a single board type and no carry-in priority exists, the board is preferentially carried into the first transfer lane L1 and the fourth transfer lane L4.

  Next, a display screen 34a displayed on the display unit 34 will be described with reference to FIG. The display screen 34a displays the operation status of the component mounting apparatus 3M, and has a function of performing operation input for predetermined items using a touch panel type input unit. The predetermined items described below are displayed in detail. While the component mounting apparatus M3 is in operation, the date / time data is displayed in the display frame 41 and the display frame 40 indicates that production is in progress. By operating the mode change switch 42, the operation mode such as automatic / manual is switched, and by operating the cycle stop switch 43, the apparatus can be stopped after the end of a predetermined cycle.

  In the work progress status display frame 44, the total number of mounting points for each of the two mounting heads is displayed in the form of a ratio to the total number of planned mounting points. In the production number display field 45a of the apparatus operation status display frame 45, the total number of productions for each of the two mounting heads is displayed together with the operation rate in units of substrates and blocks. When the operation switches 45b, 45c, and 45d are operated, a separate window screen for each item is displayed. When the operation switch 45b is operated, information regarding the feeder arrangement in each component supply unit is displayed on a separate screen. When the operation switch 45c is operated, information regarding the mounting state of the suction nozzle in each mounting head is displayed on a separate screen. When the switch 45d is operated, another screen is displayed with general information indicating the general operating state. Further, in the parts out status display field 46, the names of feeders that are out of parts in each feeder table are displayed.

  Further, in the component mounting apparatus M3 shown in the present embodiment, the component mounting is performed when a plurality of types of boards 13 are carried into the plurality of board transfer conveyors of the component mounting mechanism section M3A by the control function of the board transfer control unit 32. It is always monitored whether or not a desired substrate loading order is realized from the viewpoint of work efficiency. If the substrate loading order is not desirable in the control command for carrying out the transfer operation, the display screen 34a is displayed to the machine operator. A display for notifying that effect is performed.

  That is, in the board loading schedule display column 47 provided on the display screen 34a, the priority board 13 * among the boards 13 newly carried into the component mounting mechanism unit M3A in the next operation is displayed in which lane on the control command data. It is displayed whether it is to be carried into the substrate transport conveyor of the section. In the board carry-in schedule display column 47, four first transport lanes L1 to L4 arranged in the component mounting mechanism M3A are illustrated. In each transport lane, a board to be carried in is a priority board 13 *. Is displayed in a form accompanied by an identification display (hatching display in the illustrated example).

  Here, according to the carry-in lane setting data 37d shown in FIG. 4C, the priority board 13 * should be carried into the first transport lane L1 or the fourth transport lane L4. A situation in which data input is not performed correctly due to an operational error or the like inevitably occurs with a certain probability. In such a case, the substrate loading schedule display field 47 displays the substrate loading mode in which the data input error is reflected as it is. In the example shown in FIG. 5, instead of the first transport lane L1 that should originally be transported, the priority substrate 13 * is displayed to be transported into the second transport lane L2, and the situation provided on the display screen 34a The notification frame 48 is notified of a warning prompting to review the carry-in lane setting in the second transport lane L2. The machine operator who has received this warning notification manually changes the substrate transfer control command so that the priority substrate 13 * is transferred to the first transfer lane L1 instead of the second transfer lane L2.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an example of the board conveying operation and the board distributing operation by the component mounting apparatus M3 will be described. FIG. 6 shows a case where a substrate transport operation is newly started from a state where no substrate 13 is carried into the component mounting mechanism M3A, such as when the operation of the component mounting system 1 is newly started. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG. 6A, since the substrate detection sensors S1, S2, S3, and S4 do not detect the substrate 13, all of the first transport lane L1 to the fourth transport lane L4. The board request signal R is ON.

  At this time, in the substrate distribution unit M3B, the substrate 13 is transferred from the upstream side to the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A and the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B. Then, the board transfer control unit 32 that has read the type of the board 13 in accordance with a command from the host computer 3 reads the carry-in priority data 37c and the carry-in lane setting data 37d stored in the board data storage unit 37. It is determined whether or not the board corresponds to the priority board 13 * having a higher mounting work load than other boards to be processed in a mixed manner. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, these substrates 13 are all priority substrates 13 *.

  In this case, the board transfer control unit 32 is located closest to the front-side component supply unit 20A and the rear-side component supply unit 20B among all the board transfer conveyors to which the board request signal R is output, and the carry-in lane Of the lane divisions set in advance in the setting data 37d, the high priority board 13 * with high carry-in priority is carried from the board distribution unit M3B to the board transport conveyor to which the board with high carry-in priority is to be carried. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the priority substrate 13 * is carried from the second substrate distribution conveyor 6B to the fourth transfer lane L4 (arrow g), and then from the first substrate distribution conveyor 6A to the first transfer lane L1. (Arrow h).

  In this substrate distribution operation, as described above, the substrate transfer control unit 32 automatically determines whether or not the correspondence relationship with the preset lane classification is set so that a substrate having a high loading priority is loaded. The necessary warning is notified according to the determination result. That is, when the new substrate 13 is delivered to the substrate distribution unit M3B, the substrate transfer control unit 32 reads the loading priority data 37c and the loading lane setting data 37d stored in the substrate data storage unit 37. Then, among the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors for which the substrate request signal R is output, the substrate transfer conveyor of the lane classification preset by the transfer lane setting data 37d is assigned to the priority substrate 13 having a high transfer priority in the transfer priority data 37c. If it is determined that the control is not instructed so that * is carried in, the fact is notified on the display screen 34a of the display unit 34. As a result, it is possible to reliably carry the priority board 13 * having a high mounting work load to the board conveyor that is close to the component supply unit and is advantageous in terms of component mounting work efficiency, and rationally controls the board loading order. And productivity can be improved.

  The component mounting apparatus and the substrate transport method in the component mounting apparatus according to the present invention can carry a priority board with a large mounting work load onto the board transport conveyor which is advantageous in terms of component mounting work efficiency, and rationally arrange the board loading order. It has the effect that it can be controlled to improve productivity, and is useful in the field of manufacturing a mounting board by mounting electronic components on a wiring board.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Component mounting system 10A 1st conveyor 10B 2nd conveyor 10C 3rd conveyor 10D 4th conveyor 11A Front side conveyor row 11B Rear side conveyor row 12 Substrate holding part 13 Substrate 20A Front side component supply part 20B Rear side component supply part 21 Parts feeder 22A Front side head moving mechanism 22B Rear side head moving mechanism 23A Front side mounting head 23B Rear side mounting head M3A Component mounting mechanism part M3B Substrate distributing part L1 First transport lane L2 Second transport lane L3 Third transport lane L4 Fourth transport lane S1, S2, S3, S4 Substrate detection sensor

Claims (2)

Conveying a substrate and supplying a component mounted on the substrate by arranging a plurality of substrate conveying conveyors provided with a substrate holding portion for positioning and holding the substrate in parallel and a side of the conveyor row A component supply unit;
A substrate distribution unit that distributes a new substrate delivered from the upstream device to the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors;
A substrate transfer control unit that controls a substrate distribution unit and a substrate transfer conveyor to execute a substrate transfer operation for transferring the transferred substrate into a substrate holding unit of any of the substrate transfer conveyors;
A component mounting mechanism for taking out a component from the component supply unit by a mounting head and mounting the component on a substrate positioned and held by the substrate holding unit;
A signal for determining whether or not the substrate transfer conveyor is capable of receiving a new substrate based on the detection result of the presence or absence of the substrate in the substrate transfer conveyor, and outputting a substrate request signal based on the determination result An output section;
Loading priority setting data corresponding to the type of the board, loading priority order given in order of mounting workload of the board, and loading lane setting in which the lane divisions of the board transfer conveyor to which the board having the high loading priority level should be loaded are set in advance A storage unit for storing data; and a display unit for displaying an operation status of the component mounting apparatus.
When the new substrate is delivered to the substrate distribution unit, the substrate transfer control unit reads the carry-in priority order data and the carry-in lane setting data, and a plurality of substrate transfer conveyors to which the substrate request signal is output If it is determined that a control instruction is not given so that a board having a high carry-in priority in the carry-in priority data is carried into the board transfer conveyor in the lane section set in advance by the carry-in lane setting data, A component mounting apparatus that notifies the display unit of the fact. Conveying a substrate, supplying a plurality of substrate conveying conveyors provided with a substrate holding section for positioning and holding the substrate in parallel, and supplying components mounted on the substrate arranged on the side of the conveyor row A component supply unit, a substrate distribution unit that distributes the substrate delivered from the upstream device to the plurality of substrate transfer conveyors, and the substrate distribution unit by controlling the substrate distribution unit and the substrate transfer conveyor. A substrate transfer control unit that executes a substrate transfer operation to be carried into a substrate holding unit of any one of the substrate transfer conveyors, and a component is taken out from the component supply unit by a mounting head and mounted on the substrate positioned and held by the substrate holding unit Based on the component mounting mechanism and the board presence / absence detection result of the board conveyor, the board conveyor accepts a new board. A signal output unit that outputs a board request signal for requesting loading of a new board to the board transfer conveyor based on the judgment result, and corresponding to the type of board. A storage unit for storing the loading priority data given in order of the mounting workload of the board, and the loading lane setting data in which the lane divisions of the board transfer conveyor to which the board having the high loading priority is to be loaded are set in advance And in a component mounting apparatus comprising a display unit that displays the operating status of the component mounting apparatus, a board transfer method for carrying the board into the board holding part,
When the new board is delivered to the board distribution unit, the carry-in priority order data and the carry-in lane setting data are read, and the carry-in lane setting among the plurality of board transfer conveyors to which the board request signal is output If it is determined that a control instruction is not given so that a substrate having a high loading priority in the loading priority data is loaded onto the substrate transfer conveyor in the lane division set in advance according to the data, the fact is notified to the display unit. A board conveying method in a component mounting apparatus.

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