JP4412809B2 - Instruction device for electronic component mounting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus that outputs an instruction based on information about an electronic component feeder that supplies the electronic component in the electronic component mounting apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, an electronic component mounting apparatus has a suction nozzle that holds an electronic component in a sucked state, and the electronic component is transported to a mounting position on a printed board by the suction nozzle, and the electronic component is mounted on the printed board.
[0003]
Further, in the electronic component mounting apparatus, a plurality of electronic component feeders for supplying electronic components one by one to the suction position of the suction nozzle are mounted in a state of being arranged in a horizontal row. The electronic component mounting apparatus is provided with a feeder bank for mounting a plurality of electronic component feeders in a horizontal row. Each electronic component feeder includes positioning fixing means for attaching the corresponding electronic component feeder itself to the feeder bank, and a positioning reference pin inserted into a positioning pin hole provided for each slot on the feeder bank. It has. These electronic component feeders are positioned by the positioning and fixing means and the reference pin, and are fixed to the feeder bank.
[0004]
The electronic component feeder is prepared with a width that varies depending on the size of the component to be supplied. Positioning members such as positioning pin holes of the feeder bank are arranged corresponding to the electronic component feeder with the minimum width. Therefore, when an electronic component feeder having a width wider than the electronic component feeder having the smallest width is mounted on the feeder bank, the positioning pin hole portion around the positioning pin hole into which the reference pin of the wide electronic component feeder is inserted The electronic component feeder may be exclusively occupied by a wide electronic component feeder, and another electronic component feeder cannot be mounted in the positioning pin hole.
[0005]
In the electronic component mounting apparatus, the suction nozzle is moved by a pre-programmed operation, so that the suction nozzle is moved so as to go to a predetermined suction position of the feeder bank. At this time, an electronic component feeder for supplying the predetermined electronic component needs to be disposed at the suction position. Accordingly, each electronic component feeder needs to be mounted at a predetermined position of the feeder bank. In other words, in the electronic component mounting apparatus, it is necessary to store data indicating which electronic component is supplied by the electronic component feeder arranged at each position of the feeder bank.
[0006]
Note that the working time can be shortened by determining the mounting position of each electronic component feeder in accordance with the layout of the electronic components on the substrate, for example, so as to shorten the moving distance of the suction nozzle. When there are a plurality of suction nozzles, the work time can be shortened by changing the arrangement of the electronic component feeder correspondingly. Therefore, the arrangement of each electronic component feeder on the feeder bank can be set by the operator, and the optimal optimization can reduce the work time corresponding to the layout of the electronic components on the board by a well-known optimization program. The position of each electronic component feeder can be set so as to achieve a proper arrangement.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when the electronic component feeder is mounted on the feeder bank, it is necessary to mount the electronic component feeder at a preset position for each electronic component feeder as described above. Therefore, for example, in order to make the mounting position of the electronic component feeder easy to understand, there are cases where a number plate is installed in the feeder bank corresponding to each positioning pin hole of the feeder bank. Then, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder is confirmed by looking at the value on the license plate when the electronic component feeder is mounted.
[0008]
However, if the electronic component feeder is mounted while looking for the value on the license plate indicating the position where the electronic component feeder should be mounted, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder cannot be found instantaneously, and workability is improved. The problem is that it takes a little time. Further, since the positioning pin holes are arranged in a line at a relatively narrow interval, there is a possibility that the positioning pin holes may be erroneously inserted into the adjacent positioning pin holes when the reference pin is inserted.
[0009]
In addition, in the electronic component mounting apparatus, the remaining number of electronic components is obtained from the number of electronic components stored in the electronic component feeder and the number of supplied electronic components, and the remaining electronic component feeder is reduced. In addition, there is a demand for an electronic component feeder that has no electronic components. However, even in this case, in the electronic component mounting apparatus, it is not possible to instantly know where the electronic component feeder with fewer or no electronic components is installed, and it takes time and effort to search for the corresponding electronic component feeder. It took time.
[0010]
An object of the present invention is to instantly recognize information on electronic component feeders such as the mounting position of each electronic component feeder and the mounting positions of electronic component feeders in which the number of electronic components is reduced or missing in an electronic component mounting apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide an instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus that gives instructions as possible.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0012]
  The indicating device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is capable of mounting a plurality of electronic component feeders 11 having different widths and engaging means (reference pins) provided on the electronic component feeder. An indication device for an electronic component mounting apparatus having a feeder bank 12 provided with positioning means (positioning pin hole 12c) for determining the position of the electronic component feeder by combining
  Visual instruction means (LED 15) provided corresponding to each positioning means of the feeder bank and instructing to visually recognize the mounting position of the electronic component feeder to be mounted on the feeder bank,
  When mounting an electronic component feeder having a width that exclusively occupies the range of a plurality of positioning means adjacent to each other at the time of mounting to the feeder bank,Visual indication meansVisual instruction means corresponding to positioning means with which the engagement means of the electronic component feeder is engaged outputs a visual instruction,
  And the visual indicating means corresponding to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder without engaging the engaging means of the electronic component feeder of the visual indicating means is the engagement. A visual instruction is output in a different manner from the visual instruction means corresponding to the positioning means with which the means engages.
[0013]
According to the above configuration, when the electronic component feeder is installed in the feeder bank, the installation position of the electronic component feeder on the feeder bank is provided corresponding to each positioning means that determines the position of the electronic component feeder of the feeder bank. It is visually instructed by the visual instruction means. Therefore, there is no need to search for a specific value on the license plate provided in the feeder bank and confirm the mounting position, and the positioning means corresponding to the visual instruction means outputting the visual instructions can be recognized instantly. can do.
[0014]
  Further, when the width of the electronic component feeder to be mounted is wide, it corresponds to the positioning means of the feeder bank with which the engaging means of the electronic component feeder is engaged.Visual indication meansOutputs instructions as described above. Furthermore, it corresponds to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the wide electronic component feeder so that no other electronic component feeder can be mounted by the aforementioned wide electronic component feeder.Visual indication meansBut,Corresponding to the positioning means with which the engaging means engagesA visual instruction is output by a method different from the visual instruction means. Therefore, when mounting a wide electronic component feeder,Corresponding to the positioning means with which the engaging means engagesThe visual indicating means can instantly recognize the position of the positioning means for engaging the engaging means, and can instantly recognize the range occupied when the electronic component feeder is mounted on the feeder bank.
[0015]
For these reasons, when mounting electronic component feeders with different widths to the feeder bank, the mounting position can be recognized instantly and the electronic component feeder can be mounted at the correct mounting position in a short time. Since the occupying range of the feeder can be recognized instantly, the mounting position can be more easily and reliably recognized when the electronic component feeder is mounted, and the electronic component feeder can be mounted accurately and quickly at the correct mounting position. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent mistakes in which an electronic component feeder having a width different from that of the electronic component feeder to be mounted is erroneously mounted.
[0016]
When electronic component feeders are sequentially mounted on a feeder bank, the electronic component mounting apparatus displays, for example, a code or name indicating the electronic component feeder to be mounted next on its monitor. Thus, the electronic component feeder to be mounted next can be understood.
The visual instruction means is, for example, a light-emitting body such as various lamps, a mechanical device capable of visually recognizing a member such as a member, or a display such as a liquid crystal display. Further, in the above-described mechanical device, a drive device used for movement of a member such as a projecting member is a motor, an air cylinder, a solenoid, or the like.
[0017]
  Also,Corresponding to the positioning means with which the engaging means engagesWith visual indication meansCorresponds to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feederFor example, when the visual indicating means is a illuminant, the visual indicating means is different from the visual indicating means such that light is emitted in different colors, one is continuously lit, and the other is blinking. It is turned on, or the way of blinking is changed between one and the other. In addition, when the visual instruction means is a mechanical device, for example, the color or shape of the member that appears or is changed, or one of the members is kept in the state where the member is protruded, and the other is repeatedly raised or lowered. To do. In addition, in a display such as a liquid crystal display, the visual instruction means changes the color and shape of the display image, or continuously outputs the same image on one side and outputs different images while switching on the other side. is there.
  In addition, the feeder bank may be fixedly provided on the electronic component mounting apparatus, or may be provided in a batch exchange cart such as a floor trolley type that is detachable and movable with respect to the electronic component mounting apparatus body. It is good as it is. Further, when the batch exchange cart has a feeder bank, it is preferable to provide a visual instruction means on the batch exchange cart side.
[0018]
  An instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:Claim 1In the pointing device of the electronic component mounting device,
  The visual indication means comprises:It is provided in the position which can be seen from the upper part of the rear part of the electronic component feeder with which the said feeder bank was mounted | worn.
[0019]
According to the above configuration, since the visual instruction means is provided at a position that can be seen from the upper side of the rear part of the electronic component feeder mounted on the feeder bank of the electronic component mounting apparatus, the electronic component is not mounted on the feeder bank. Then, of course, the operator can easily visually recognize the electronic component feeder, and even when the electronic component feeder is mounted on the feeder bank.
Further, the installation position of the visual instruction means is not an electronic component feeder but an electronic component mounting apparatus, and an existing electronic component feeder can be used. In addition, as described above, the installation position of the visual instruction means may be a collective exchange cart of the electronic component mounting apparatus.
[0020]
Further, the specific installation position of the visual instruction device is, for example, an electronic component feeder mounted on a feeder bank and a substrate transfer device that is provided in the electronic component mounting apparatus and carries a substrate on which the electronic component is mounted. It is good also as what is provided in the position which can be visually recognized from the upper back of an electronic component feeder. Further, the visual instruction means must be able to easily recognize the mounting position of the electronic component feeder corresponding to the instruction when the instruction is output, and is provided in the vicinity of the mounting position of each electronic component of the feeder bank. Preferably it is. In the case of a display such as a liquid crystal display, it may be formed across the mounting positions of a plurality of electronic component feeders in the feeder bank.
The visual instruction means may be any of a light emitter, a mechanical device, a display, etc. as described above.
[0021]
  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to the present invention.1 or 2In the electronic device mounting apparatus indicating device described above,
  When the visual instruction means mounts the electronic component feeder on the feeder bank, the visual instruction means instructs to visually recognize a mounting position of the feeder bank to which the electronic component feeder is to be mounted.
[0022]
According to the above configuration, since the mounting position of the electronic component feeder to be mounted can be visually instructed to the visual instruction means, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder can be instantly recognized. Further, the visual instruction means can be easily visually recognized even after the electronic component feeder is mounted, so that, for example, the mounted electronic component feeder is compared with the visual instruction means. Thus, it can be easily confirmed whether or not the mounting position is correct.
[0023]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pointing device for the electronic component mounting apparatus according to the present invention, wherein the visual pointing means is the mounting position of the electronic component feeder in which the supply of the electronic component is completed among the electronic component feeders mounted on the feeder bank. Is instructed so that it can be visually recognized.
[0024]
According to the above configuration, in the electronic component feeder, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder in an empty state after the supply of the electronic component is completed is visually instructed by the visual instruction means. It is possible to instantly recognize the mounting position of a certain electronic component feeder. Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly replace an electronic component feeder that has no electronic components to be supplied without making a mistake with other electronic component feeders.
[0025]
The electronic component mounting apparatus indicating device according to claim 5 is the electronic component mounting apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein the visual instruction means is an electronic device in which the remaining number of electronic components in the electronic component feeder mounted on the feeder bank is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. An instruction is provided so that the mounting position of the component feeder can be visually recognized.
[0026]
According to the above configuration, in the electronic component feeder, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder in which the number of remaining electronic components is reduced is visually instructed by the visual instruction means. The mounting position of the component feeder can be recognized instantly. Therefore, the replacement of the electronic component feeder can be performed easily and quickly without making a mistake with other electronic component feeders.
[0027]
  An instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the pointing device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects,
  The controller
  A visual indication means corresponding to the positioning means with which the engagement means of the electronic component feeder is engaged;
  An instruction that the visual indicating means corresponding to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder is intermittently interrupted without engaging the engaging means of the electronic component feeder;
  And switching the output.
[0028]
  According to the above configuration, for example, the visual instruction means corresponding to the positioning means engaged by the engaging means and the visual instruction corresponding to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder as described in claim 1 When outputting instructions in a different way, such asThe controller is exclusive to the electronic component feeder without engaging the visual indicating means that the visual indicating means corresponding to the positioning means with which the engaging means of the electronic component feeder engages, and the engaging means of the electronic component feeder. The visual instruction means corresponding to the positioning means that are occupied automatically switch between the visual interruption instructions and output.Thus, the instruction method can be changed. It is also effective to switch between an intermittent instruction and a continuous instruction when the remaining quantity of electronic components in the electronic component feeder is less than or equal to a predetermined amount and when it is zero.
  Note that the continuous instruction is, for example, a state in which the visual instruction means is lit when the light emitter is used, and the intermittent instruction is a state in which the visual instruction means is flashing, but the visual instruction means is a mechanical device. The continuous instruction is to hold the state where the member has come out, and the intermittent instruction is a state in which the member is repeatedly raised and lowered. In the display, the continuous instruction is to display the same image, and the intermittent instruction is to switch and display different images.
[0029]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic component mounting apparatus 1 according to this embodiment includes a batch exchanging carriage 10 on which a large number of electronic component feeders 11 can be mounted, a controller 20 that controls the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, and an electronic device (not shown). A component mounting unit, an instruction unit 13 on a feeder bank 12, which will be described later, and the like are provided.
The electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is provided with a monitor 21 of the controller 20 on a portion of the controller 20 that contacts the top plate of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1. Further, behind the monitor 21 on the top plate of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, a lamp 30 for notifying operation, stop, alarm, etc. of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is provided. The instruction device according to this embodiment mainly includes the controller 20 and the instruction unit 13 described above.
[0030]
And in the cover 2 of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, the above-mentioned electronic component mounting part provided with the following apparatuses is provided.
That is, in the cover 2, a substrate transport device 3, in which only both end portions thereof are illustrated, is provided on the back side of the electronic component feeder 11 along the side-by-side direction of the electronic component feeder 11. Is transported (loading and unloading). Further, in the cover 2 of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, although not shown, an XY moving device that moves a head portion including a suction head horizontally in the Y direction and the X direction that are orthogonal to each other is moved by the XY moving device. An elevating device that moves the suction head in the Z direction (vertical direction) in the head portion to be moved, and a rotation device that rotates the suction head left and right in the head portion.
[0031]
And in the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, after the said adsorption | suction head is moved to the supply position of the electronic component of the predetermined electronic component feeder 11 by the XY moving device, it is lowered by the elevating device to absorb the electronic component, Next, the suction head that sucks the electronic component is lifted by the lifting device and rotated to the angle at the time of mounting the electronic component.
Next, the electronic component is mounted on the substrate by moving the suction head to a predetermined position on the substrate carried by the substrate transport device 3 and transported to a predetermined position by the XY moving device and lowering by the lifting device. It is like that.
In addition, the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 has feeder driving means for driving each electronic component feeder 11 that is set, and the driving force of the feeder driving means is transmitted to the electronic component feeder 11 to the electronic component feeder 11. The stored electronic component is sent to the electronic component supply position of the electronic component feeder 11.
[0032]
The batch exchanging cart 10 is provided with a feeder bank 12 on which a plurality of electronic component feeders 11 are mounted. As schematically shown in FIG. 2, the feeder bank 12 is connected to the bottom plate portion 12a on which the electronic component feeder 11 is placed and the bottom plate portion 12a, and the front end surface of the electronic component feeder 11 abuts. A contact plate portion 12b extending to the left and right of the feeder bank 12 and a positioning fixing portion (not shown) to which fixing means (not shown) provided below the rear portion of the electronic component feeder 11 are fixed.
A large number of positioning pin holes 12c are formed in the contact plate portion 12b at intervals at which the electronic component feeder 11 having the smallest width among the electronic component feeders 11 having different widths can be arranged on the left and right sides with almost no gap. . A reference pin (engaging means) (not shown) provided on the front end surface of the electronic component feeder 11 is inserted into the positioning pin hole 12c so that the electronic component feeder is positioned. Therefore, the electronic component feeder 11 is positioned and fixed to the feeder bank by inserting the reference pin into the positioning pin hole 12c and fixing the fixing means to the positioning fixing portion described above.
[0033]
On the contact plate portion 12b of the feeder bank 12, there is provided an instruction portion 13 that extends to the left and right in substantially the same manner as the contact plate portion 12b. And the position of the instruction | indication part 13 is a position which can be seen from the rear part of the electronic component feeder 11 in the state which mounted | wore the feeder bank 12 with the electronic component feeder 11. FIG. Further, in a state in which the collective exchanging carriage 10 is attached to the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, the position is between the electronic component feeder 11 and the board transfer device 3. Therefore, the instruction unit 13 can be easily visually recognized even when the electronic component feeder 11 is mounted.
[0034]
A number plate 14 is provided on the front surface of the instruction unit 13. On the number plate 14, numerical values are displayed, for example, sequentially from the left, at positions that are directly above the positioning pin holes 12c of the contact plate portion 12b. That is, each numerical value of the license plate indicates the position of each positioning pin hole 12c.
Then, LEDs 15 (light emitting diodes) serving as visual indicating means are attached to the positions above the numerical values of the license plate 14 so as to correspond to the numerical values of the positioning pin holes 12c and the license plate 14 on a one-to-one basis. It has been.
These LEDs 15 and the number plate 14 serve as feeder position indicators. Each LED 15 is turned on and off by the controller 20.
[0035]
Further, the feeder bank 12 is provided in the collective exchanging carriage 10 and is detachable from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 main body. Therefore, a driver circuit (not shown) for controlling the driving of the LED 15, a controller 20, Is connected in a wireless or wired manner, and the controller 20 can control the turning on and off of the LED 15.
[0036]
And each apparatus in electronic component mounting apparatuses, such as the above-mentioned XY movement apparatus, a raising / lowering apparatus, a rotation apparatus, the board | substrate conveyance apparatus 3, LED15, and the drive means mentioned later of the electronic component feeder 11, is controlled by the said controller 20. It has become so.
The controller 20 includes an operation panel 22 having various keys for inputting data and operating the controller, and a removable storage medium (floppy disk or removable) that can be used for data input and output. An auxiliary storage device 23 having a hard disk, a magnetic optical disk (MO), a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, etc.), an arithmetic processing unit (not shown) having a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., various data and electronic components And the monitor 21 for displaying the operating state of the transfer device. The CPU of the controller 20 performs various processes based on the production program stored in the ROM or the auxiliary storage device 23, and the controller 20 controls the electronic component mounting apparatus.
[0037]
For example, the controller 20 uses the suction data input from the storage medium or the like set in the operation panel 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 in advance, for example, data indicating the layout of the electronic components on the board, or the feeder of each electronic component feeder. Based on data such as the arrangement on the bank 12, the above-described devices and the like are controlled so that electronic components are mounted according to a layout determined on the board. Control other than turning on and off the LED 15 is basically well-known.
[0038]
Further, in the controller 20, it is possible to set which electronic component feeder 11 is arranged at each installation position of the electronic component feeder 11 indicated by the numerical value of the number plate 14 of the feeder bank 12 from the operation panel 22 or the like. In addition, data in which each electronic component feeder 11 (each electronic component stored in each electronic component feeder 11) and the mounting position of the electronic component feeder 11 on the feeder bank 12 are associated with each other in a one-to-one relationship. It is stored in the RAM or the auxiliary storage device 23.
[0039]
According to an optimization program that determines the arrangement of each electronic component feeder 11 on the feeder bank 12 in accordance with the layout of the electronic components on the board, the mounting position of each electronic component feeder 11 on the feeder bank 12 is one-to-one. The data associated with is stored in the RAM or the auxiliary storage device 23. That is, the mounting position of each electronic component feeder 11 on the feeder bank 12 can be set manually, or can be automatically set by a known optimization program. In either case, the controller 20 stores data indicating the mounting position of each electronic component feeder 11 on the feeder bank 12.
[0040]
Based on the above data, the controller 20 controls the monitor 21 and the LED 15 when, for example, the electronic component feeder 11 is sequentially attached to the feeder bank 12 on the collective change cart 10.
[0041]
Further, in the controller 20, the number of components stored in each electronic component feeder 11 is input, and the number of components supplied from the number of components stored each time a component is supplied from each electronic component feeder 11 in the electronic component mounting apparatus. Is subtracted to calculate the number of remaining electronic component feeders. Further, the monitor 21 and the LED 15 are controlled based on the remaining number.
[0042]
Further, the controller 20 can manually control the feeder driving means, and can control the feeder driving means based on an instruction from the operation panel 22. The feeder driving means moves feeder knock pins (not shown) disposed at positions slightly below the positioning pin holes of the contact plate portion 12b by actuators such as a cylinder device, a solenoid, and a motor. It is something to move. In the electronic component feeder 11, the end of the link mechanism is disposed at the position of the knock pin, and the electronic component is moved by the vertical movement of the knock pin being transmitted. Then, the controller 20 controls the LED 15 based on the vertical movement of the knock pin.
[0043]
Hereinafter, the operation of the instruction device of the electronic component mounting apparatus including the controller 20, the monitor 21, the instruction unit 13, and the like will be described.
First, the operation of the instruction device when each electronic component feeder 11 is mounted on the feeder bank 12 will be described. At this time, the collective change cart 10 provided with the feeder bank 12 is in a state of being removed from the main body of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, but the electronic component feeder 11 is mounted on the feeder bank 12 in the attached state. It is good to do.
[0044]
When the electronic component feeder 11 is mounted, the LED 15 of the instruction unit 13 operates as shown in Table 1.
That is, data relating each mounting position of each electronic component feeder 11 and feeder bank 12 stored in the RAM of the controller 20 or the auxiliary storage device 23 (in order to control the above-described electronic component mounting unit using the electronic component mounting apparatus). The electronic component feeder 11 may be specified based on the code or name indicating the electronic component feeder 11 to be mounted next (for example, the name of the electronic component stored in the electronic component feeder 11). Data may be used.) Is displayed on the monitor 21. That is, the controller 20 reads the above data from the suction data and outputs it to the monitor 21.
[0045]
At substantially the same time, the LED 15 at the mounting position of the feeder bank 12 of the electronic component feeder 11 displayed on the monitor 21 is turned on under the control of the controller 20. That is, the LED 15 disposed almost directly above the positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin of the electronic component feeder 11 is inserted is continuously lit.
The electronic component feeder 11 has a wide width, and when the reference pin is inserted into the positioning pin hole 12c, the left and right positioning pin holes 12c are not made to be the reference pins of the other electronic component feeders 11. There is something that will occupy. The suction data includes the data of the width of the electronic component feeder 11 attached to the feeder bank 12, so that the controller 20 can read the data of the width of the electronic component feeder 11 attached. It has become.
[0046]
The electronic component feeder 11 is configured such that the width of the electronic component feeder 11 having the minimum width or a value close thereto is set as the reference width, and the width of each electronic component feeder 11 is substantially an integral multiple of the reference width. . Therefore, the data of the width of the electronic component feeder 11 may be data of magnification with respect to the reference width.
Then, the controller 20 exclusively occupies the electronic component feeder 11 around the positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin of the electronic component feeder 11 is inserted based on the width data of the electronic component feeder 11 to be mounted. The LED 15 directly above the positioning pin hole 12c is turned on in a blinking state as an instruction method different from the LED 15 directly above the positioning pin hole 12c in which the reference pin is inserted.
[0047]
From the above, the operator inserts the electronic component feeder 11 corresponding to the code or the like displayed on the monitor 21 into the positioning pin hole below the LED 15 whose reference pin is lit, so that the feeder bank 12 By attaching to the electronic component feeder 11, the electronic component feeder 11 can be attached to the correct position. In particular, in the case of the wide electronic component feeder 11, the electronic component feeder 11 is mounted on the feeder bank 12 while comparing the range of the flashing LED 15 and the width of the electronic component feeder 11, so that the electronic component feeder can be more accurately detected. 11 can be mounted.
[0048]
Further, since the LED 15 is turned on and blinking, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder 11 can be instantly known, so that the electronic component feeder 11 can be mounted easily and quickly.
Further, when mounting the wide electronic component feeder 11, the positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin of the electronic component feeder 11 is inserted and the positioning pin into which the adjacent reference pin of the electronic component feeder 11 is inserted. The positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin is not inserted is present between the hole 12c, and the possibility that the positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin is inserted is mistaken is increased. However, the LED 15 corresponding to the positioning pin hole 12c exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder 11 without inserting the reference pin gives a visually different instruction from the positioning pin hole 12c into which the reference pin is inserted. The above-mentioned mistakes can be reduced.
[0049]
In addition, when the electronic component feeder 11 is already mounted next to the electronic component feeder 11 in a state where the mounting position is likely to be mistaken as described above, the position of the blinking LED 15 and the electronic component feeder 11 already mounted next to the electronic component feeder 11 By comparing the positions, it can be easily confirmed whether or not the mounting position of the already mounted electronic component feeder 11 is wrong. Further, when the mounting position of one electronic component feeder 11 is wrong by one positioning pin hole 12c, the mounting positions of the electronic component feeders 11 that are subsequently mounted are sequentially shifted one by one. Can be prevented.
[0050]
Next, each electronic component feeder 11 is mounted on the feeder bank 12, and the batch exchanging cart 10 is installed in the main body of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, and the operation of the pointing device in a state in which mounting of the electronic components is started is performed. This will be described with reference to Table 2 and Table 3 in FIG.
At this time, as described above, the remaining quantity of electronic components in each electronic component feeder 11 is calculated in the controller. In addition, in the controller, when the production program data is input, the remaining amount of electronic components in the electronic component feeder 11 is reduced in advance as a warning level input value for setting the remaining number of components in the item of board production screen data switching. The remaining quantity for warning is entered.
[0051]
In the controller 20, each electronic component feeder 11 compares the set remaining quantity with the calculated remaining quantity, and the electronic component feeder 11 in which the calculated remaining quantity is equal to or less than the set remaining quantity. In some cases, the LED 15 directly above the reference pin insertion position of the electronic component feeder 11 is blinked.
[0052]
Furthermore, in the electronic component feeder 11 in which the remaining quantity of electronic components is equal to or less than the set remaining quantity, when the remaining quantity becomes 0, the LED 15 that has been blinking as described above is continuously lit. Thus, the controller 20 controls. The lamp 30 may be turned on when the LED 15 is turned on or blinked.
As described above, when the LED 15 blinks or lights up during the operation, it is understood that there is an electronic component feeder 11 to be replaced, and the operator can instantly recognize the mounting position of the electronic component feeder 11 at a glance. Can do. Further, it can be determined whether the electronic component feeder should be replaced immediately or whether there is still a time margin depending on whether the LED 15 is blinking or continuously lit.
[0053]
Next, the operation of the pointing device when performing the knock pin control of the feeder driving means as described above by manual control will be described with reference to Table 4 in FIG.
At this time, the position data of the knock pin operated from the operation panel 22 and the type of feeder are input as necessary items for the knock pin control by manual control.
The controller 20 moves the knock pin at the designated position up and down based on the input data from the operation panel 22 and the instruction, and at the same time, the LED 15 corresponding to the position of the knock pin, that is, the positioning pin hole 12c above the knock pin. The LED 15 further above is turned on and off. That is, when the knock pin is raised, the LED 15 is turned on, and when the knock pin is lowered, the LED 15 is turned off.
[0054]
As a result, the electronic component feeder 11 at the designated position from the operation panel 22 or the knock pin at the designated position in a state where the electronic component feeder 11 is not mounted is compared with the lighting and extinction of the LED 15 to designate the electronic component feeder 11. It can be easily confirmed whether or not the knock pin at the position is operating normally.
【The invention's effect】
According to the instruction device of the electronic component mounting apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when the electronic component feeders having different widths are mounted on the feeder bank, the mounting position is recognized instantly, and in a short time. Since the electronic component feeder can be mounted at the correct mounting position and the occupation range of the electronic component feeder can be recognized instantly, the mounting position can be recognized more easily and reliably when mounting the electronic component feeder, and the correct mounting position can be accurately and accurately The electronic component feeder can be quickly mounted. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent mistakes in which an electronic component feeder having a width different from that of the electronic component feeder to be mounted is erroneously mounted.
[0055]
According to the instruction device for the electronic component mounting apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, the visual instruction means is provided at a position that can be seen from above the rear part of the electronic component feeder mounted on the feeder bank of the electronic component mounting apparatus. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize the electronic component when the electronic component is not mounted on the feeder bank, and can easily be visually recognized even when the electronic component feeder is mounted on the feeder bank.
Further, the installation position of the visual instruction means is not an electronic component feeder but an electronic component mounting apparatus, and an existing electronic component feeder can be used.
[0056]
According to the instruction device of the electronic component mounting apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, since the mounting position of the electronic component feeder to be mounted can be visually instructed to the visual instruction means, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder is instantaneously determined. Can be recognized. Further, the visual instruction means can be easily visually recognized even after the electronic component feeder is mounted, so that, for example, the mounted electronic component feeder is compared with the visual instruction means. Thus, it can be easily confirmed whether or not the mounting position is correct.
[0057]
According to the indicating device for an electronic component mounting apparatus of the present invention as set forth in claim 4, in the electronic component feeder, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder that is empty after completion of the supply of the electronic component is visually determined by the visual indicating means. Therefore, it is possible to instantly recognize the mounting position of the electronic component feeder that is empty and needs to be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly replace an electronic component feeder that has no electronic components to be supplied without making a mistake with other electronic component feeders.
[0058]
According to the instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus of the present invention as set forth in claim 5, in the electronic component feeder, the mounting position of the electronic component feeder where the number of remaining electronic components is reduced is visually instructed by the visual instruction means. Therefore, it is possible to instantly recognize the mounting position of the electronic component feeder that needs to be replaced next. Therefore, the replacement of the electronic component feeder can be performed easily and quickly without making a mistake with other electronic component feeders.
[0059]
According to the indication device of the electronic component mounting apparatus of the present invention described in claim 6, for example, the first visual instruction means and the second visual instruction means are different in a different way as described in claim 1. When outputting an instruction, the instruction method can be changed between a continuous instruction and an intermittent instruction. It is also effective to switch between an intermittent instruction and a continuous instruction when the remaining quantity of electronic components in the electronic component feeder is less than or equal to a predetermined amount and when it is zero.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a feeder bank provided with LEDs serving as visual recognition means of the pointing device of the electronic component mounting apparatus of the above example.
FIG. 3 is a table for explaining LED lighting conditions and the like in the electronic component mounting apparatus of the above example.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Electronic parts feeder
12 Feeder Bank
12c Positioning pin hole
15 LED (visual recognition means)

Claims (6)

A plurality of electronic component feeders having different widths can be mounted, and a feeder bank provided with positioning means for determining the position of the electronic component feeder by engaging engagement means provided in the electronic component feeder. An instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus,
Provided for each positioning means of the feeder bank, and provided with visual instruction means for instructing to visually recognize the mounting position on the feeder bank of the electronic component feeder to be mounted,
When the electronic component feeder having a width that exclusively occupies the range of a plurality of adjacent positioning means when mounted is mounted on the feeder bank, the electronic component feeder engaging means of the visual indicating means is engaged. The visual instruction means corresponding to the positioning means to match outputs a visual instruction,
And the visual indicating means corresponding to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder without engaging the engaging means of the electronic component feeder of the visual indicating means is the engagement. An instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus, characterized in that a visual instruction is output by a method different from the visual instruction means corresponding to the positioning means with which the means engages. 2. The instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visual instruction means is provided at a position that can be seen from above the rear part of the electronic component feeder mounted on the feeder bank. The visual instruction means instructs to visually recognize a mounting position of a feeder bank where the electronic component feeder is to be mounted when the electronic component feeder is mounted on the feeder bank. 3. An instruction device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to 1 or 2 .   The said visual instruction | indication means instruct | indicates so that the mounting position of the electronic component feeder in which supply of the electronic component was completed among the electronic component feeders mounted in the said feeder bank can be recognized visually. The instruction | indication apparatus of the electronic component mounting apparatus as described in any one of 1-3.   The visual instruction means instructs to visually recognize a mounting position of an electronic component feeder in which the remaining number of electronic components among the electronic component feeders mounted in the feeder bank is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. The indicating device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The controller
A visual indication means corresponding to the positioning means with which the engagement means of the electronic component feeder is engaged;
An instruction that the visual indicating means corresponding to the positioning means exclusively occupied by the electronic component feeder is intermittently interrupted without engaging the engaging means of the electronic component feeder;
The indication device for an electronic component mounting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein:

Images