JPH0567265A - Method and device for confirming existence of article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method for instantaneously searching a target article from the articles of similar shapes. CONSTITUTION:Respective manufacture machines 21-24 select target works 11-14 and jig tools 11-13 for working them from the space 1 of the articles and they pursuit work. Inquiry devices for existence of article 3(31-34) are provided for the side of the manufacture machines for supporting the selection of work and the jig tools, and response devices for existence of article 41-47 are correspondingly provided on the side of the articles.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to jigs and tools necessary for performing work in a manufacturing workplace and intermediate products from raw materials to products from a group of those having similar shapes. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for confirming the whereabouts of a material suitable for finding it immediately.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to find out a target object from a group of similar objects, a conventional method is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 2 (1999).
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 236604, an IC card is attached to an object.
There is a method of providing a card and reading it with an IC card reading / writing device. In this method, when trying to find a target object from a plurality of objects, it is necessary to carry the objects one by one to the IC card reading / writing device until the target object is read. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time to find the target object.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for instantly finding a target object from a plurality of objects having similar shapes while reducing the time and effort required to search for the object. To do.

[0004]

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION A characteristic information inquiry transmission means for broadcasting the names of characteristic information of an object to all objects is provided on the searching side, and the characteristic for receiving a request from the searching side on the object. An information inquiry receiving unit and a location notifying unit for notifying the location of itself when the received request content is matched are provided. In order to connect these means, the object is further provided with a storage means for storing its own characteristic information (characteristic information storage means) and a characteristic information collating means for collating whether or not the received request content matches this content. .

[0005]

The characteristic information of each object is stored in advance in the characteristic information storage means of each object. When the searching side broadcasts the characteristic information name of the target object using the characteristic information inquiry transmitting means, the characteristic information inquiry receiving means of each object receives it. Subsequently, the characteristic information collating means collates the received contents with the stored information. If they match, the location notification means notifies that it is the object. Since each means works as described above, the characteristic information of the target object is broadcast when the searching side wants to search, and the target object is searched for in a time just waiting for the target object to notify the location. Things are possible.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows an example of a manufacturing workplace. 1 is jig 1
¹ to 1 ³ and the word - click 1 ₁ to 1 of ₄ objects is placed space - a scan. ₂₁ to ₂₄ is a manufacturing machine. In each manufacturing machine, a desired work and a jig for processing the work are selected from the space of the product to perform the work. In order to support the selection of the work and jigs, in this embodiment, the manufacturing machine side is provided with an in-item inquiring device 3 (3 _{1 to} 3 ₄ ), and the in-product corresponding to the in-process location of the item. A response device is provided. The device 3 for inquiring about the location of goods is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the input device 31, the controller 32, and the wireless transmitter 33 are included. As shown in FIG. 2, the object location response device 4 includes a wireless receiver 41, a controller 42, a memory 43, and a fluorescent display 44. The memory 43 has a function as a means for storing characteristic information of an object, and the controller 42 has a function as a means for comparing received information with stored characteristic information to determine whether or not they match. There is. The procedure for instantly searching for a target product from the product space in this configuration example will be described below.

[0007] carry out the setup of the work to be done next and work in the manufacturing machine 2 ₁ is completed. In this case, it jigs 1 ³ and word - click 2 ₄ is required. These are placed in a space 1 of objects mixed with objects of similar shape. The purpose of the word from the - must Dasa looking for click 2 _4. First object of the whereabouts inquiry apparatus 3 ₁ the desired use word - the name of the click 2 ₄ (part P, step i) the space - scan aiming at by Bro - to de cast. The wireless receiver 41 of the location response device 4 of each object receives this content. Each word - click ₁ 1 to 1 each of the characteristic information. ₄ in the memory at the beginning (part Q, step l), (component P, step j),
(Component Q, process k) and (component P, process i) are stored. The controller 42 collates the information stored in the memory 43 with the received content. In the case of this embodiment, word - click 1 ₄ matching result matches the query request processing machinery 2 _1. Therefore Wa - click 1 ₄ Control - La 42 fluoresces by controlling fluorescent indicators 44. The purpose of word this fluorescence observed by the operator - seen whereabouts of click 1 _4.

In the case of jigs and tools, it is possible to find a desired object by the same procedure. Further, as the location response device of the object in the present embodiment, a method of using an IC card for the controller 42 and the memory 43, a method of realizing it by a radio transmitter or an LED instead of the fluorescent display can be considered. .

[0009]

According to the present invention, the name of the object to be searched for is simply broadcast once to the storage space of the object using the object inquiry device, and the corresponding object response device is obtained. Since it can respond by emitting fluorescence by itself, it is possible to instantly find an object of interest even from an aggregate of objects having similar shapes and difficult to distinguish.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a manufacturing workplace according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an object location confirmation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... object storage space - scan, ¹ 1 to 1 ³ ... tools, ₁ 1 to 1 ₄ ... Wa - click, 21 _{to 24} ... manufacturing machines, 3 (3 ₁ to 3 ₄₎ ... Thing whereabouts Question coupling device, 31 ... input apparatus, 32 ... controller - la, 33 ... wireless transmitter, 4 ₍₄₁ to ₇₎ ... whereabouts response apparatus of a product, 41 ... wireless receiver, 42 ... controller - la, 43 ... memory , 44 ... Fluorescent display.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Koichi Kitamura Koichi Kitamura 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a system for searching for a target object from a group of a plurality of objects, a characteristic information storage means for storing characteristic information of the object in the object, and characteristic information for receiving an inquiry about the characteristic information. An inquiry receiving means, a characteristic information collating means for collating the inquiry content with the characteristic information stored in the storing means, and a location notifying means for notifying the location when the collation is matched are provided to search for a target object. A method for confirming the whereabouts of a product, characterized in that it has a property information inquiry transmission means for transmitting an inquiry request for the property information of the product to the side. 2. The characteristic information storing means for storing the characteristic information, the characteristic information inquiry receiving means for receiving an inquiry about the characteristic information, the inquiry content and the storing means for storing the characteristic information according to claim 1. A location response device for an object, comprising the characteristic information collating means for collating characteristic information and the location notifying means for informing the location when the collation matches.