JP2018160562A - Member preparation method and member preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a member preparation method and a member preparation device that can appropriately prepare members used in manufacture of a mounting board.SOLUTION: A member preparation method includes: a requirement rank determination step (ST2) of determining, on the basis of substrate information including mounting positions of members mounted on a mounting board in which the members are mounted on a substrate, and member information on the members mounted on the mounting board, a required member rank of members suitable for manufacture of the mounting board; an adaptable member extraction step (ST3) of extracting, on the basis of a manufacturing plan for the mounting board and held member information in which the member rank is associated with each of a plurality of members that can be used in manufacture of the mounting board, adaptable members adaptable to the required member rank from the plurality of members; a usable member selection step (ST10) of selecting usable members used in manufacture of the mounting board from the adaptable members; and a member preparation instruction step (ST11) of creating instructions for preparing the usable members.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

Description

  The present invention relates to a member preparation method and member preparation device for members used in the production of a mounting board in which components are mounted on a substrate.

  In a mounting machine that produces a mounting board with components mounted on a substrate, a suction nozzle that picks up the component, a mounting head to which the suction nozzle is mounted, and a tape feeder that supplies the component from a carrier tape that stores the component (component supply device) A member such as is mounted and used. These members are consumables that are used for a long period of time while performing maintenance, and the mounting accuracy varies depending on the usage time, maintenance condition, and the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In patent document 1, the rank of the mounting accuracy of the tape feeder and the suction nozzle is calculated from the process capability index based on the amount of suction position deviation of the parts taken out from the tape feeder and held by the suction nozzle, and maintenance is performed when the rank decreases. We are carrying out.

  In addition, each member is used in common in a plurality of mounting machines that produce mounting boards in parallel, and is used in an appropriate combination according to the mounting board to be produced (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In Patent Document 2, a member to be used for production of a mounting board to be newly produced is prepared based on a production plan of the mounting board and a stock status of the member.

Japanese Patent No. 5807158 Japanese Patent No. 5945690

  However, in the prior art including Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when preparing a member to be used in the production of a mounting substrate, the mounting accuracy of the member that varies depending on the usage situation is not considered, and there is room for further improvement. There was a problem that there was.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the member preparation method and member preparation apparatus which can prepare appropriately the member used by production of a mounting substrate.

  The member preparation method of the present invention is based on board information including a mounting position of a component mounted on a mounting board on which a component is mounted on a board, and component information of the component mounted on the mounting board. A required rank of a member suitable for the required rank, a production plan for the mounting board, and possessed member information in which a member rank is associated with each of a plurality of members that can be used in the production of the mounting board. Based on the matching member extraction step of extracting the matching member that matches the required member rank determined in the required rank determination step from among the plurality of members, and the matching member extracted in the matching member extraction step Use member selection process for selecting a use member to be used in production of the mounting board from among them, and a member preparation instruction process for generating an instruction for preparing the use member selected in the use member selection process And, including the.

  The member preparation apparatus of the present invention includes board information including a mounting position of a component mounted on a mounting board in which the component is mounted on the board, component information of the component mounted on the mounting board, and a production plan for the mounting board. A production information acquisition unit for acquiring possessed member information in which a member rank is associated with each of a plurality of members that can be used in the production of the mounting board; and the board information and the component information acquired by the production information acquisition unit A plurality of members based on the production plan and the possessed member information acquired by the production information acquisition unit; and a request rank determination unit that determines a required member rank of a member suitable for production of the mounting board. A matching member extraction unit that extracts a matching member that matches the requirement member rank determined by the requirement rank determination unit, and the mounting substrate from among the matching members extracted by the matching member extraction unit Comprising the use member selection unit for selecting a use member used in production, and a member preparation instruction section that generates an instruction to prepare the materials used for the members used selection section has selected.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately prepare a member used in the production of a mounting board.

Configuration explanatory diagram of a component mounting system according to an embodiment of the present invention Structure explanatory drawing of the mounting machine with which the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention is provided The block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention The block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the portable terminal used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the component information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention (A) (b) Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the rank division information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the possession member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the possession member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the possession member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Configuration explanatory diagram of an example of request rank information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of the present invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the compatible member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the compatible member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the compatible member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention (A) (b) (c) Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the used member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of the present invention Structure explanatory drawing of an example of the preparation instruction information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention (A) (b) (c) Structure explanatory drawing of an example of unreached member information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of the present invention Configuration explanatory diagram of an example of processing instruction information used in the component mounting system of one embodiment of the present invention The flowchart of the member management method in the component mounting system of one embodiment of this invention

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The configuration, shape, and the like described below are illustrative examples, and can be appropriately changed according to the specifications of the component mounting system and the management computer (member preparation device, member processing device). Below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element which respond | corresponds in all the drawings, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, the configuration of the component mounting system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The component mounting system 1 has a function of mounting a component on a board to produce a mounting board, and a function of managing and maintaining members used for production of the mounting board. The component mounting system 1 is mainly composed of a management computer 2, a production planning device 3, a member management area 4, and a component mounting line 5, and these components are connected by a communication network 6. The management computer 2 performs production management of the mounting board, management of members used in the production of the mounting board, management of maintenance of the members, and the like. The production planning apparatus 3 collects, organizes, and stores board information, component information, production plans, and the like of mounting boards produced in the component mounting system 1.

  In the member management area 4, a member management device 7 connected to the communication network 6, a maintenance work device 8 connected to the member management device 7, and a member store 9 are installed. The member store 9 stores members that are not used in production of the current mounting board, members waiting for maintenance work, and the like. The member management device 7 determines the location of members possessed by the component mounting system 1 such as members used in the production of mounting boards in the component mounting system 1 and members stored in the member store 9, and the state and quality of the members. The member rank determined by is managed. The maintenance work device 8 performs maintenance work for members such as a suction nozzle, a tape feeder, and a mounting head described later. The maintenance work device 8 may be connected to the member management device 7 via the communication network 6.

  In FIG. 1, the component mounting line 5 includes a line management device 10, a printing machine M <b> 1, mounting machines M <b> 2 and M <b> 3, and each device is connected to the management computer 2 via a communication network 6. The printing machine M1 executes a solder printing operation for printing cream solder on the substrate carried in from the upstream side by the printing operation unit via a mask. The mounting machines M2 and M3 produce a mounting board by executing a component mounting operation for mounting a component on the board on which cream solder is printed by the printing machine M1 using a component mounting operation unit. The line management device 10 collects information such as the usage status of members used in the printing machine M1, the mounting machines M2 and M3, and the error rate, in addition to managing work between the devices on the component mounting line 5.

  The component mounting line 5 further includes an inspection machine that inspects the printing state and the component mounting state before and after the printing machine M1 and the mounting machines M2 and M3, and the line management apparatus 10 has an error rate based on the inspection result of the inspection machine. May also be collected. Further, the mounting machines M2 and M3 provided in the component mounting line 5 do not have to be two, and may be one or three or more. Moreover, the component mounting system 1 does not need to have one component mounting line 5, and the component mounting system 1 may include a plurality of component mounting lines 5. When the component mounting system 1 includes a plurality of component mounting lines 5, even if a line management device 10 is arranged for each component mounting line 5, one line management device 10 common to the plurality of component mounting lines 5 is provided. You may arrange. That is, the information collected by the line management device 10 may be stored in association with information specifying each device of each component mounting line 5.

  In FIG. 1, an operator who performs various operations in the member management area 4, the component mounting line 5, etc. carries a mobile terminal 11. The portable terminal 11 includes a terminal-side communication unit 12 that wirelessly communicates with the management computer 2 to exchange information, and a touch panel 13 having a display function and an input function. The mobile terminal 11 displays various information received from the management computer 2 and displays it on the touch panel 13. In addition, the mobile terminal 11 transmits various information input from the touch panel 13 to the management computer 2.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 2, the structure of the mounting machines M2 and M3 for mounting components on the board will be described. A substrate transport mechanism 15 that transports the substrate B carried in from the upstream printing machine M1 is arranged in the X direction (substrate transport direction) on the upper portion of the base 14. A component supply unit 16 is disposed on the side of the substrate transport mechanism 15 in the Y direction (a direction perpendicular to the X direction in the horizontal plane). In the component supply unit 16, a plurality of detachable tape feeders 17 are arranged in parallel in the X direction. The tape feeder 17 feeds the component D to the component pick-up position by the mounting head described below by pitch-feeding the carrier tape T containing the component D in the tape feeding direction. The carrier tape T is held by the component supply unit 16 while being wound around the reel R.

  A mounting head 18 and a head moving mechanism 19 that moves the mounted mounting head 18 in the horizontal direction (X direction, Y direction) are disposed above the base 14. The mounting head 18 includes a plurality of suction units 18a, and suction nozzles 18b that suck and hold the component D are detachably attached to the lower ends of the suction units 18a. The suction unit 18a moves the suction nozzle 18b up and down in the Z direction (direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane). The mounting head 18 takes out the component D supplied to the component pickup position of the tape feeder 17 by the suction nozzle 18 b and mounts the component D at the mounting position of the board B positioned by the board transport mechanism 15.

  In FIG. 2, members such as the suction nozzle 18 b, the mounting head 18, and the tape feeder 17 (component supply device) are appropriately selected according to the type of the component D to be mounted on the substrate B, the interval between the adjacent components D, the mounting accuracy, and the like. It is selected and used by being mounted on the mounting machines M2 and M3.

  When the mounting of the component D on the board B is repeatedly executed in the mounting machines M2 and M3, the supply error that the tape feeder 17 cannot normally supply the component D to the component take-out position, and the suction nozzle 18b normally corrects the component D. Various errors occur such as a suction error that cannot be picked up and a mounting error in which the component D is not properly mounted on the mounting position of the board B. In this way, various errors that occur during the mounting operation are appropriately collected by the line information collection unit 31a (see FIG. 3) included in the line management apparatus 10 and stored as production status information Ila (see FIG. 3).

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the component mounting system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The production planning device 3 includes a production control unit 21, a production storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23. The communication unit 23 is a communication interface, and exchanges signals and information with the management computer 2 via the communication network 6. The production control unit 21 is an arithmetic device having a CPU function, collects various information from a database (not shown) connected to the communication network 6, organizes it, and stores it in the production storage unit 22. The production storage unit 22 is a storage device, and stores board information Iba, component information Ida, production plan information Ipa, and the like.

  The board information Iba includes the type and mounting position of the component D mounted on the board B. The component information Ida includes at least one of the type, shape, and size of the component D mounted on the mounting board. The production plan information Ipa includes a production plan such as the number of mounted substrates produced and the production time.

  Here, an example of the component information Ida (Idb) will be described with reference to FIG. In this example, the component information Ida includes the type of the component D in the “component name” column 71, the shape of the component D in the “shape” column 72, and the size of the component D in the “size” column 73. As the shape of the part D, “normal” having a substantially cubic shape, “special” having a shape in which the electrode terminal extends from the main body of the substantially cube, and the like are stored.

  In the “required member rank” columns 74a to 76c, the member ranks required for the members used when the component D of the type in the “component name” column 71 is mounted on the board B are specified. More specifically, the required member rank of the suction nozzle 18b that sucks the part D is Yes (usable) or No (unusable) in the “Excellent” column 74a, the “Good” column 74b, and the “Bad” column 74c. It is specified by. Similarly, the required member rank of the tape feeder 17 that supplies the component D is listed in the “Excellent” column 75a, the “Good” column 75b, and the “Bad” column 75c, and the required member rank of the mounting head 18 that mounts the component D on the board B. Are designated in the “Excellent” column 76a, the “Good” column 76b, and the “Bad” column 76c.

  In FIG. 3, the line management apparatus 10 includes a line control unit 31, a line storage unit 32, and a communication unit 33. The communication unit 33 is a communication interface, and exchanges signals and information with the management computer 2 and the member management device 7 via the communication network 6. The line control unit 31 is an arithmetic device having a CPU function, and has an internal processing unit such as a line information collection unit 31a. The line storage unit 32 is a storage device and stores production status information Ila and the like. The line information collection unit 31a is used to mount and use components (such as the suction nozzle 18b, the tape feeder 17, and the mounting head 18) that are mounted on the printing machine M1, the mounting machines M2 and M3 and are used for the production of the mounting board. The period, the number of various errors (such as suction error, supply error, and mounting error) are collected and stored in the line storage unit 32 as production status information Ila.

  3, the member management apparatus 7 includes a member control unit 41, a member storage unit 42, an input unit 43, a display unit 44, a printer 45, a communication unit 46, and a wireless communication unit 47. The input unit 43 is an input device such as a keyboard, a touch panel, or a mouse, and is used when an operation command or data is input. The display unit 44 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and displays various information in addition to various screens such as an operation screen for operation by the input unit 43. The printer 45 prints a preparation instruction, a processing instruction, etc. acquired from the management computer 2. The communication unit 46 is a communication interface, and exchanges signals and information with the management computer 2 and the line management device 10 via the communication network 6. The wireless communication unit 47 communicates with the mobile terminal 11 wirelessly to exchange information.

  The member control unit 41 is an arithmetic device having a CPU function, and includes internal processing units such as an information acquisition unit 41a, an evaluation acquisition unit 41b, a rank determination unit 41c, a preparation instruction acquisition unit 41d, and a processing instruction acquisition unit 41e. . The member storage unit 42 is a storage device, and stores maintenance information Im, production status information Ilb, rank classification information Ir, possessed member information Ica, preparation instruction information Peb, processing instruction information Pmb, and the like. In the maintenance information Im, the number of times of maintenance, which is information on maintenance work executed by the maintenance work device 8 connected to the member management device 7, the elapsed time after the final maintenance, and the like are stored in association with each member. .

  In FIG. 3, the information acquisition unit 41 a acquires the production status information Ila from the line management device 10 and stores it in the member storage unit 42 as the production status information Ilb. The rank classification information Ir includes the rank classification of the state and quality of the member for determining the member rank of each member.

  Here, an example of the rank division information Ir will be described with reference to FIG. The member rank is determined based on the member state rank and the member quality rank. FIG. 6A shows the rank classification information Ir1 of the member status rank, and FIG. 6B shows the rank classification information Ir2 of the member quality rank.

  In FIG. 6A, the member state rank is determined based on the item (a) accumulated use time, the item (b) the number of maintenance times, and the item (c) elapsed time after the final maintenance shown in the “item” column 81. Is done. The accumulated usage time is calculated based on the production status information Ilb. The number of maintenance and the elapsed time after the final maintenance are included in the maintenance information Im. In the “number of items” column 82, contents for determining the member state rank shown in the “member state rank” column 83 are shown. The member state rank in this example is “Excellent” when the items (a) to (c) are “all items within the threshold value”, “Good” when the “one item is outside the threshold value”, and “2 items are “Bad” is designated for “outside threshold”, and “Disabled” is designated for “all items are outside threshold”.

  In FIG. 6B, the member quality rank is the item (d) error rate per component mounting number, item (e) error rate per usage period, item (f) member evaluation shown in the “item” column 84. Information. The error rate per number of component mountings and the error rate per usage period are calculated based on the production status information Ilb. The member evaluation information is input by the worker based on information such as the process capability index obtained by the accuracy verification of the facility and the subjective judgment of the worker with respect to the deterioration state of the facility. In the “number of items” column 85, contents for determining the member quality rank shown in the “member quality rank” column 86 are shown.

  The member quality rank in this example is “Excellent” when the items (d) to (f) are “all items within the threshold”, “Good” when “one item is outside the threshold”, and “2 items are “Bad” is designated for “outside threshold”, and “Disabled” is designated for “all items are outside threshold”. In FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the threshold values of items (a) to (f) are determined based on actual results and experience. Further, the items for determining the member state rank and the member quality rank are not limited to the above example, and are appropriately determined according to the type of member, the required mounting quality, and the like.

  In FIG. 3, the evaluation acquisition unit 41 b acquires member evaluation information for determining a member quality rank. More specifically, based on the appearance of the member, the frequency of errors in the production of the mounting board, and the like, the evaluation acquisition unit 41b uses the wireless communication unit 47 to input the member evaluation information input to the touch panel 13 of the mobile terminal 11. And stored in the retained member information Ica.

  The rank determination unit 41c determines the member ranks of a plurality of holding members that can be used in the production of the mounting board based on the maintenance information Im, the production status information Ilb, and the rank classification information Ir, and determines the determined member ranks for each holding member The possessed member information Ica associated with is created and stored in the member storage unit 42. That is, the member rank is determined based on the member state rank (see FIG. 6A) set based on at least one of the cumulative use time of the member, the number of times of maintenance, and the elapsed time after the final maintenance, and the number of parts mounted on the member. This is determined based on a member quality rank (see FIG. 6B) set based on at least one of an error rate, an error rate per member usage period, and member evaluation information.

  Here, the retained member information Ica (Icb) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 shows an example of the retained member information Ica1 (Icb1) of the suction nozzle 18b. The possessed member information Ica1 (Icb1) of the suction nozzle 18b includes a member number in the “nozzle number” column 91, a member type in the “nozzle type” column 92, and a shape of the component D that can be sucked in the “corresponding component shape” column 93. , The size of the component D that can be picked up in the “corresponding component size” column 94, the minimum interval between adjacent components that can be mounted on the board B in the “corresponding mounting interval” column 95, and the current member state in the “member state rank” column 96 The rank, the “member quality rank” column 97 includes the current member quality rank, and the “member rank” column 98 includes the current member rank.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the holding member information Ica2 (Icb2) of the tape feeder 17. The holding member information Ica2 (Icb2) of the tape feeder 17 includes a member number in the “feeder number” column 101, a member type in the “feeder type” column 102, and a carrier tape T that can be loaded in the “corresponding tape size” column 103. The size, the “member state rank” column 104 includes the current member state rank, the “member quality rank” column 105 includes the current member quality rank, and the “member rank” column 106 includes the current member rank.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of holding member information Ica3 (Icb3) of the mounting head 18. The holding member information Ica3 (Icb3) of the mounting head 18 includes a member number in the “head number” column 111, a member type in the “head type” column 112, and a suction that can be mounted on the mounting head 18 in the “nozzle number” column 113. The number of nozzles 18b, the size of the component D that can be mounted in the “corresponding component size” column 114, the current member state rank in the “member state rank” column 115, the current member quality rank in the “member quality rank” column 116, “ The current member rank is included in the “member rank” column 117. In these examples, the rank determining unit 41c determines the worse one of the member state rank and the member quality rank as the member rank.

  In FIG. 3, the preparation instruction acquisition unit 41 d acquires preparation instruction information Pea including a preparation instruction for preparing a member to be used for production of a mounting board, which will be described later, from the management computer 2, and prepares the member as preparation instruction information Peb. The data is stored in the storage unit 42. The processing instruction acquisition unit 41e acquires processing instruction information Pma including a processing instruction for maintaining a rank unachieved member that does not satisfy a requested member rank, which will be described later, from the management computer 2, and the member storage unit 42 as the processing instruction information Pmb. Remember me.

  In FIG. 3, the management computer 2 includes a management control unit 51, a management storage unit 52, an input unit 53, a display unit 54, a communication unit 55, and a wireless communication unit 56. The input unit 53 is an input device such as a keyboard, a touch panel, or a mouse, and is used when an operation command or data is input. The display unit 54 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and displays various types of information in addition to various screens such as an operation screen for operation by the input unit 53. The communication unit 55 is a communication interface, and exchanges signals and information with the production planning device 3, the member management device 7, and the line management device 10 via the communication network 6. The wireless communication unit 56 communicates with the mobile terminal 11 wirelessly to exchange information.

  The management control unit 51 is an arithmetic device having a CPU function, and includes a production information acquisition unit 51a, a request rank determination unit 51b, a compatible member extraction unit 51c, a used member selection unit 51d, a member preparation instruction unit 51e, and an unreached member extraction unit 51f. And an internal processing unit such as a member processing instruction unit 51g. The management storage unit 52 is a storage device, and includes board information Ibb, parts information Idb, production plan information Ipb, possessed member information Icb, required rank information Ial, compatible member information Iad, used member information Isd, preparation instruction information Pea, unachieved The member information Iud, processing instruction information Pma, and the like are stored.

  In FIG. 3, the production information acquisition unit 51 a acquires the board information Iba, the component information Ida, the production plan information Ipa including the production plan of the mounting board from the production planning apparatus 3, and the possessed member information Ica from the member management apparatus 7. These are stored in the management storage unit 52 as board information Ibb, component information Idb, production plan information Ipb, and possessed member information Icb, respectively.

  Based on the board information Ibb and the component information Idb (see FIG. 5) acquired by the production information acquisition unit 51a, the request rank determination unit 51b determines the required member rank of the member suitable for the production of the mounting board, and the request rank The information is stored in the management storage unit 52 as information Ial. At that time, the required rank determining unit 51b determines the required rank based on the interval (mounting interval) between the component D mounted on the board B and the component D adjacent to the component D. The request rank determination unit 51b calculates the mounting interval based on the mounting position of the component D on the mounting board included in the board information Ibb and the shape and size of the component D included in the component information Idb. As a result, a member capable of realizing the required mounting quality can be appropriately prepared.

  Here, an example of the request rank information Ial will be described with reference to FIG. The required rank information Ial includes the “component name” column 121 for the type of component D mounted on the mounting board, the “shape” column 122 for the shape of component D, the “size” column 123 for the size of component D, and “minimum mounting”. The minimum distance from the component D adjacent to the “interval” column 124, the number of components D mounted on the mounting board in the “number of components” column 125, and the required member of the suction nozzle 18b that sucks the component D in the “suction nozzle” column 126 The required member rank of the tape feeder 17 that supplies the component D is included in the rank, the “tape feeder” column 127, and the required member rank of the mounting head 18 that mounts the component D is included in the “mounting head” column 128. Here, the request ranks of four types of parts D (PA01, PA02, PA03, PA08) are included.

  In FIG. 3, the compatible member extracting unit 51c determines a request rank from a plurality of held members based on the production plan information Ipb and the owned member information Icb (see FIGS. 7 to 9) acquired by the production information acquiring unit 51a. The compatible member that matches the required member rank (required rank information Ial (see FIG. 10)) determined by the unit 51b is extracted and stored in the management storage unit 52 as the compatible member information Iad.

  Here, the compatible member information Iad will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 shows an example of the compatible member information Iad1 of the suction nozzle 18b. In the compatible member information Iad1 of the suction nozzle 18b, the “component name” column 131 indicates the type of the component D to be mounted on the mounting board, the “nozzle number” column 132 indicates the member number, the “nozzle type” column 133 indicates the member type, The “required member rank” column 134 includes the required member rank of the suction nozzle 18b that sucks the part D, and the “member rank” column 135 includes the current member rank of the suction nozzle 18b. Here, NA01 and NA02, NA01, NA02, NB01, and a plurality of compatible members are extracted as the suction nozzle 18b that sucks the part D (PA01) and the part D (PA02).

  FIG. 12 shows an example of the compatible member information Iad2 of the tape feeder 17. The compatible member information Iad2 of the tape feeder 17 includes the “component name” column 141 in the type of the component D to be mounted on the mounting board, the “feeder number” column 142 in the member number, the “feeder type” column 143 in the member type, The required member rank of the tape feeder 17 that supplies the part D is included in the “required member rank” column 144, and the current member rank of the tape feeder 17 is included in the “member rank” column 145. Here, a plurality of compatible members (FA01 to FA04) are extracted as the tape feeder 17 that supplies each component D (PA01 to PA03, PA08).

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the compatible member information Iad3 of the mounting head 18. In the compatible member information Iad3 of the mounting head 18, the “component name” column 151 includes the type of the component D to be mounted on the mounting board, the “head number” column 152 includes the member number, the “head type” column 153 includes the member type, “ The “required member rank” column 154 includes the required member rank of the mounting head 18 on which the component D is mounted, and the “member rank” column 155 includes the current member rank of the mounting head 18. Here, HA01, HB01, and a plurality of (two) compatible members are extracted as the mounting head 18 for mounting the component D (PA08).

  Note that the member rank of the matching member extracted by the matching member extraction unit 51c in these examples is an expected member rank expected when the member is prepared (paid from the member store 9) for use in the production of the mounting board. Is used. More specifically, when the maintenance is scheduled before the member is used for the production of the target mounting board, the predicted member rank is the member rank expected after the maintenance.

  In addition, when the member is used for other productions before it is used for the production of the target mounting board, the expected member rank is the expected member rank based on the accumulated usage time after being used for production. Is used. Thereby, even if there is a time until the production of the target mounting board is started, it is possible to appropriately prepare a member used in the production of the mounting board based on a more accurate member rank.

  In FIG. 3, the used member selection unit 51d selects a used member to be used in the production of the mounting board from the matching members (see FIGS. 11 to 13) extracted by the matching member extraction unit 51c, and uses member information Isd. Is stored in the management storage unit 52.

  Here, the used member information Isd will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14A shows an example of use member information Isd1 of the suction nozzle 18b. In the used member information Isd1 of the suction nozzle 18b, the “nozzle number” column 161 has a member number, the “nozzle type” column 162 has a member type, the “required member rank” column 163 has a required member rank, and the “member rank” column 164 has. Contains the current member rank.

  FIG. 14B shows an example of the used member information Isd2 of the tape feeder 17. The used member information Isd2 of the tape feeder 17 includes a “feeder number” column 165, a member number, a “feeder type” column 166, a member type, a “required member rank” column 167, a required member rank, and a “member rank” column 168. Contains the current member rank. FIG. 14C shows an example of the used member information Isd3 of the mounting head 18. The used member information Isd3 of the mounting head 18 includes a member number in the “head number” column 169, a member type in the “head type” column 170, a required member rank in the “required member rank” column 171, and a “member rank” column 172. Contains the current member rank.

  In FIG. 3, the member preparation instructing unit 51e generates an instruction to prepare the used member selected by the used member selecting unit 51d, and stores it in the management storage unit 52 as the preparation instruction information Pea.

  Here, an example of the preparation instruction information Pea (Peb, Pec) will be described with reference to FIG. The preparation instruction information Pea includes the member numbers of the suction nozzle 18b, tape feeder 17, and mounting head 18 to be prepared in the “member number” column 181, the member type in the “member type” column 182, and “required member rank”. The column 183 includes the required member rank of the member to be prepared.

  In FIG. 3, the unreached member extraction unit 51f, when the matching member extraction unit 51c cannot extract the number of matching members necessary for the production of the mounting board, among the plurality of holding members, the rank that does not satisfy the required member rank is not reached. The member is extracted and stored in the management storage unit 52 as unreached member information Iud.

  Here, the unreached member information Iud will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16A shows an example of unreached member information Iud1 of the suction nozzle 18b. The unreached member information Iud1 of the suction nozzle 18b includes a member number in the “nozzle number” column 191, a member type in the “nozzle type” column 192, a required member rank in the “required member rank” column 193, and a “member rank” column. 194 includes the current member rank. Here, in the use member information Isd1 (see FIG. 14A) of the suction nozzle 18b, two suction nozzles 18b with nozzle numbers NA02 and ND01 are extracted as rank unachieved members.

  FIG. 16B shows an example of the unreached member information Iud2 of the tape feeder 17. The unreached member information Iud2 of the tape feeder 17 includes a “feeder number” column 195, a member number, a “feeder type” column 196, a member type, a “required member rank” column 197, a requested member rank, and a “member rank” column. 198 contains the current member rank. Here, the tape feeder 17 with the feeder number FA02 is extracted as the unranked member from the used member information Isd2 of the tape feeder 17 (see FIG. 14B).

  FIG. 16C shows an example of unreached member information Iud3 of the mounting head 18. The unreachable member information Iud3 of the mounting head 18 includes a member number in the “head number” column 199, a member type in the “head type” column 200, a required member rank in the “required member rank” column 201, and a “member rank” column. 202 includes the current member rank. Here, since the mounting member 18 whose current member rank does not satisfy the required member rank does not exist in the used member information Isd3 (see FIG. 14C) of the mounting head 18, a member that has not reached the rank is not extracted. .

  In FIG. 3, the member processing instruction unit 51 g generates an instruction to perform a process such as maintenance for the current member rank of the rank unachieved member extracted by the unreached member extraction unit 51 f to satisfy the required member rank. The information is stored in the management storage unit 52 as the instruction information Pma. In addition, when the member processing instruction unit 51g determines that the processing of the rank unachieved member does not end by the date and time when the member is required for the production of the mounting board based on the time required to process the rank unachieved member Informs the display unit 54 of the management computer 2 to that effect. Note that this may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 11 or the member management apparatus 7 so that the touch panel 13 of the mobile terminal 11 or the display unit 44 of the member management apparatus 7 is notified.

  Here, an example of the processing instruction information Pma (Pmb, Pmc) will be described with reference to FIG. In the processing instruction information Pma, the member number of the member such as the suction nozzle 18b, the tape feeder 17 and the mounting head 18 to be processed in the “member number” column 211, the member type, “required member rank” in the “member type” column 212 ”Column 213 includes a requested member rank expected after processing,“ member rank ”column 214 includes the current member rank, and“ scheduled end date and time ”column 215 includes the date and time when processing is expected to end.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the mobile terminal 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The mobile terminal 11 includes a terminal control unit 61, a terminal storage unit 62, a terminal side communication unit 12, and a touch panel 13. The terminal-side communication unit 12 exchanges information with the management computer 2 and the member management device 7 by wireless communication. The terminal control unit 61 is an arithmetic device having a CPU function, and has internal processing units such as an instruction acquisition unit 61a and a display processing unit 61b. The terminal storage unit 62 is a storage device and stores preparation instruction information Pec, processing instruction information Pmc, and the like. The instruction acquisition unit 61a acquires preparation instruction information Pea (see FIG. 15) and processing instruction information Pma (see FIG. 17) from the management computer 2, and stores them in the terminal storage unit 62 as preparation instruction information Pec and processing instruction information Pmc. Let

  Based on the preparation instruction information Pec, the display processing unit 61b creates an operation screen for an operator to prepare (pay out) a member to be used for production of the mounting board and display the operation screen on the touch panel 13. In addition, based on the processing instruction information Pmc, the display processing unit 61b allows the worker to clean the member, adjust the member, and update the member evaluation information so that the member rank of the member that has not reached the rank satisfies the required member rank. An operation screen is created and displayed on the touch panel 13. That is, the process for satisfying the required member rank instructed by the member processing instruction unit 51g is at least one of member cleaning, member adjustment, and member evaluation information update. By cleaning and adjusting (maintenance) the member, the state of the member can be recovered and the component mounting quality and error rate can be maintained at appropriate levels.

  As described above, the management computer 2 includes the production information acquisition unit 51a that acquires the board information Iba (Ibb), the part information Ida (Idb), the production plan information Ipa (Ipb), and the possessed member information Ica (Icb), and the mounting board. A required rank determining unit 51b for determining a required member rank of members (suction nozzle 18b, tape feeder 17 and mounting head 18) suitable for production, and a compatible member extracting unit 51c for extracting a compatible member that matches the required member rank; The member preparing device includes a used member selecting unit 51d that selects a used member to be used in the production of the mounting board, and a member preparing instruction unit 51e that generates an instruction to prepare the used member. By this member preparation device, the members used in the production of the mounting board can be appropriately prepared based on the necessary member rank.

  The management computer 2 also includes a production information acquisition unit 51a that acquires board information Iba (Ibb), component information Ida (Idb), production plan information Ipa (Ipb), and possessed member information Ica (Icb), and production of mounted boards. A required rank determining unit 51b for determining a required member rank of a member suitable for the case, a compatible member extracting unit 51c for extracting a compatible member that matches the required member rank, and a plurality of owned members if a required number of compatible members cannot be extracted. Of the members, the unreached member extraction unit 51f that extracts a member that does not satisfy the required member rank, and a member processing instruction unit that generates an instruction to perform processing for satisfying the required member rank. It becomes a member processing apparatus provided with 51g. With this member processing apparatus, processing such as maintenance can be performed at an appropriate timing for using the member in the production of the mounting board.

  Next, a member management method in the component mounting system 1 will be described along the flow of FIG. First, in the management computer 2, the production information acquisition unit 51a acquires board information Ibb, component information Idb, production plan information Ipb, and possessed member information Icb (ST1: production information acquisition process). Next, the request rank determination unit 51b produces the mounting board based on the board information Ibb including the mounting position of the component D mounted on the mounting board and the component information Idb (see FIG. 5) of the component mounted on the mounting board. The required member rank (required rank information Ial (see FIG. 10)) of the members (suction nozzle 18b, tape feeder 17, mounting head 18) suitable for the above is determined (ST2: required rank determining step).

  Next, the compatible member extraction unit 51c has a mounting board production plan (production plan information Ipb) and holding member information Icb in which a member rank is associated with each of a plurality of holding members that can be used in the production of the mounting board (FIG. 7 to FIG. 7). Based on FIG. 9), a compatible member (compatible member information Iad (see FIGS. 11 to 13)) that matches the required member rank determined in the required rank determination step (ST2) is extracted from a plurality of held members. (ST3: conforming member extraction step). Note that the member rank of the compatible member extracted in the compatible member extraction step (ST3) is not limited to the current member rank, and may be an expected member rank expected when the member is prepared. Thus, the member can be appropriately prepared and maintained (processed).

  In FIG. 18, the unreached member extraction unit 51 f then determines whether or not the number of compatible members necessary for the production of the mounting board has been extracted in the compatible member extraction step (ST3) (ST4: number of compatible members determination step). . When the required number of conforming members necessary for the production of the mounting board cannot be extracted (No in ST4), the unreached member extraction unit 51f has a rank unreachable member (unreachable member) that does not satisfy the required member rank among the plurality of retained members. Information Iud (see FIG. 16)) is extracted (ST5: rank unachieved member extraction step). Next, the unreached member extraction unit 51f determines whether or not processing such as maintenance of the rank unreached member is in time for the use date and time of the member (ST6: delivery date determination process).

  When the process is not in time for the use date and time (No in ST6), the display unit 54 of the management computer 2, the touch panel 13 of the portable terminal 11, and the display unit 44 of the member management device 7 are notified that the process is not in time for the use date and time. (ST7: Notification step). When the process is in time for the use date and time (Yes in ST6), the member processing instruction unit 51g performs a process for satisfying the member rank of the member that has not reached the rank extracted in the rank unachieved member extraction step (ST5). Instruction (processing instruction information Pma (see FIG. 17)) is generated (ST8: member processing instruction process).

  18, in the member management area 4, the touch panel of the portable terminal 11 that has acquired the instruction and processing instruction (processing instruction information Pmc) printed by the printer 45 of the member management apparatus 7 that has acquired the processing instruction (processing instruction information Pmb). In accordance with the instruction displayed in FIG. 13 and the like, processing such as member cleaning, member adjustment maintenance, and member evaluation information update is performed by the operator (ST9: processing execution step). As a result, the member rank of the member that has not reached the rank satisfies the required member rank.

  When it is determined that the number of compatible members necessary for the production of the mounting board has been extracted in the compatible member number determining step (ST4), or the processing execution step (ST9) is executed and the rank unachieved member Is a compatible member, or when the process execution step (ST9) is expected to be executed, there are as many compatible members as necessary for the production of the mounting board. Therefore, the used member selection unit 51d selects a used member (used member information Isd (see FIG. 14)) to be used in the production of the mounting board from the compatible members extracted in the compatible member extraction step (ST3) (ST10). : Used member selection step).

  Next, the member preparation instructing unit 51e generates an instruction (preparation instruction information Pea (see FIG. 15)) for preparing the used member selected in the used member selecting step (ST10) (ST11: member preparation instructing step). Next, in the member management area 4, the instruction printed by the printer 45 of the member management apparatus 7 that has acquired the preparation instruction (preparation instruction information Peb) and the preparation instruction (preparation instruction information Pec) are displayed on the touch panel 13 of the portable terminal 11. The member is prepared (dispensed) by the operator in accordance with the received instruction (ST12: preparation execution step). As a result, a member to be used that is used in the production of a mounting board whose member rank satisfies the required member rank is prepared (dispensed).

  In the member management method described above, the flow including the required rank determining step (ST2), the compatible member extracting step (ST3), the used member selecting step (ST10), and the member preparation instructing step (ST11) is a member for preparing a used member. It becomes a preparation method. By the member preparation method, the members used in the production of the mounting board can be appropriately prepared based on the necessary member rank.

  In the member management method described above, the flow including the required rank determination step (ST2), the compatible member extraction step (ST3), the rank unachieved member extraction step (ST5), and the member processing instruction step (ST8) is not ranked. This is a member processing method for performing processing so that the member rank of the reaching member satisfies the required member rank. By the member processing method, the member can be processed at an appropriate timing for use in the production of the mounting board.

  The member preparation method and member preparation apparatus of the present invention have an effect that members used in production of a mounting board can be appropriately prepared, and are useful in the component mounting field in which components are mounted on a board.

2 Management computer (component preparation device)
17 Tape feeder (part supply device)
18 Mounting head 18b Suction nozzle B Substrate D Component

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The required member rank of the member suitable for the production of the mounting board based on the board information including the mounting position of the component mounted on the mounting board, and the component information of the component mounted on the mounting board. A request rank determination process for determining
Based on the production plan of the mounting board and possessed member information in which a member rank is associated with each of a plurality of members usable in the production of the mounting board, determined in the required rank determination step from the plurality of members A compatible member extraction step of extracting a compatible member that matches the required member rank,
A use member selection step of selecting a use member to be used in production of the mounting board from the adaptation members extracted in the adaptation member extraction step;
A member preparation instruction step for generating an instruction for preparing the member to be used selected in the member selection step.   The member rank is a member state rank set based on at least one of the cumulative use time of the member, the number of times of maintenance, and the elapsed time after the final maintenance, the error rate per the number of times the component is mounted, The member preparation method according to claim 1, wherein the member preparation method is determined based on a member quality rank set based on at least one of an error rate and member evaluation information.   The member preparation method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the member rank of the compatible member extracted in the compatible member extraction step is an expected member rank when the member is prepared.   The component is at least one of a suction nozzle that sucks a component, a mounting head that is moved together with the mounted suction nozzle to mount the component on a substrate, and a component supply device that supplies the component to the mounting head. The member preparation method in any one of 1-3.   The member preparation method according to claim 1, wherein the component information is at least one of a type, a shape, and a size of the component.   6. The member preparation method according to claim 1, wherein, in the required rank determination step, the required member rank is determined based on an interval between a component mounted on the substrate and a component adjacent to the component. . Board information including the mounting position of the component mounted on the mounting board, the component information mounted on the mounting board, the production plan for the mounting board, and the mounting board used. A production information acquisition unit for acquiring possessed member information in which a member rank is associated with each of a plurality of possible members;
Based on the board information and the component information acquired by the production information acquisition unit, a request rank determination unit that determines a required member rank of a member suitable for production of the mounting board;
Based on the production plan acquired by the production information acquisition unit and the possessed member information, a compatible member extraction that extracts a compatible member that matches the required member rank determined by the required rank determination unit from among the plurality of members. And
A used member selecting unit for selecting a used member to be used in the production of the mounting board from the adapted members extracted by the adapted member extracting unit;
A member preparation device, comprising: a member preparation instruction unit that generates an instruction to prepare the use member selected by the use member selection unit.   The member rank is a member state rank set based on at least one of the cumulative use time of the member, the number of times of maintenance, and the elapsed time after the final maintenance, the error rate per the number of times the component is mounted, The member preparation device according to claim 7, wherein the member preparation device is determined based on a member quality rank set based on at least one of an error rate and member evaluation information.   The member preparation apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the member rank of the matching member extracted by the matching member extraction unit is an expected member rank when the member is prepared.   The component is at least one of a suction nozzle that sucks a component, a mounting head that is moved together with the mounted suction nozzle to mount the component on a substrate, and a component supply device that supplies the component to the mounting head. The member preparation apparatus in any one of 7 to 9.   The member preparation device according to claim 7, wherein the component information is at least one of a type, a shape, and a size of the component.   The member preparation device according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the required rank determination unit determines the required member rank based on a distance between a component mounted on the board and a component adjacent to the component.

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