JPH08155765A - Member feeding equipment to production line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To feed members to the production line without error by providing a receiving part to receive the production information file to be transmitted from a data transmission part of a terminal on a member feeding equipment. CONSTITUTION: A terminal 3 stores the production information file transmitted from a production information control part 2 and transmits the stored production information file to a member feeding equipment 4. A feed control part 41 judges the storage stage of the item number based on the production direction information introduced through a communication part 46, and judges the feeding position to a work on the production line of the member from the data on the position coordinates of the member. A hand part 45 feeds the member stored on the storage stage to the prescribed position on the production line based on the output of the feed control part 41.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to production of a member from a management control unit to a terminal device in response to a work instruction request from a terminal device installed at a work site of a member supplying process for supplying a member to a predetermined position of a work. The present invention relates to a system configured such that a production information file including product number data of used parts corresponding to instruction codes and position coordinate data of the used parts is transmitted in the order of a production plan, and more specifically, a production information file stored in a terminal device. The present invention relates to a member supply device for a production line that enables automation of a member supply device that supplies a member to a production line using an information file. This member supply device is applied to, for example, a production line in which various members are supplied to predetermined positions of a work flowing on a line and sequentially processed to be commercialized.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For various works flowing on a line, various members are supplied to predetermined positions of the works and sequentially processed to produce a product. For example, in a multi-product mixed production line of an industrialized house, a work site. In order to improve the work efficiency in each process of, the management control unit requests the terminal device installed in the work place from the management device to the terminal device to use the product part number data corresponding to the production instruction code and their use. A system has been introduced in which position coordinate data of members are sent out in the order of production planning and displayed on the screen.

In the member supplying step of supplying various members to a predetermined position of the work flowing on the line, when a large member is supplied to the production line, the worker determines the necessary member from the information displayed on the terminal device. By operating the buttons of the member supply device, necessary members are supplied to predetermined positions on the work.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional production line, since the operator manually operates the member supply device, there are the following problems.

That is, although the used part number data and the position coordinate data of these used parts corresponding to the production instruction code are displayed on the screen, it takes time to judge the used part from the contents of the display screen. There is a possibility that the judgment of the member used and the button operation of the member supply device may be wrong. It takes unnecessary time to move between the work place and the button operation place of the member supply device. It takes a lot of time to repair the components if they are supplied by mistake.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to automate a member supply device for supplying a member to a production line using a production information file stored in a terminal device. It is to provide a member supply device for a production line which is intended.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a device for supplying a member to a production line according to the present invention supplies various members to a predetermined position of a work flowing on the line and sequentially processes them. In a production line that is being commercialized, a production instruction code is sent from the management control unit to the terminal device in response to a work instruction request from the terminal device installed at the work site of the member supply process that supplies the member to a predetermined position of the work. It is applied to a system configured to send a production information file consisting of used part number data corresponding to the above and position coordinate data of those used parts in a production plan order, and the parts are provided near the production line in the parts supply process. A component supply device having a storage stage is installed, and this component supply device receives the production information file sent from the data transmission unit of the terminal device. A receiving unit, a storage unit that stores the production information file received by the receiving unit, and a storage stage for the corresponding product number based on the used component product number data of the production information file stored in the storage unit, From the position coordinate data of the corresponding member, a determination unit that determines the supply position of the member to the work on the production line,
Based on the determination result of the determination unit, a member supply unit that supplies the member stored in the corresponding storage stage to a predetermined position of the work on the production line is provided.

[0008]

The production information file sent from the management control unit to the terminal device is composed of the used part number data corresponding to the production instruction code and the position coordinate data of these used parts. Then, the component supply device installed near the production line in the component supply process receives the production information file sent from the data transmission unit of the terminal device and stores it in the storage unit.

The discriminating unit discriminates the storage stage of the corresponding product number based on the used member product number data of the production information file stored in the storage unit, and produces the member from the position coordinate data of the corresponding member. Determine the supply position to the work on the line. And the member supply unit
Based on the determination result of the determination unit, the member stored in the corresponding storage stage is supplied to a predetermined position of the work on the production line.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of an embodiment of the member supply apparatus of the present invention.

The present invention is applied to a production line of a prefabricated house by a wall construction method such as a 2 × 4 construction method, and is roughly classified into a production instruction data creating unit 1 for producing production instruction data and a production information management. It is composed of a unit 2, a terminal device 3 installed in a member supply process at a work site, and a member supply device 4 for supplying various members to predetermined positions of a work on a line.

Then, the production instruction data creation unit 1 creates a member layout drawing as shown in FIG. 11 as a production instruction drawing for instructing the production for each process for processing the work, and the member layout is created. The position coordinate data of each member shown in the figure is calculated. Further, according to the production plan data from the host computer, it is a block for creating a production information file consisting of, for example, used part number data corresponding to the production instruction code and position coordinate data of these used parts.

Further, the production information management unit 2 is a block which stores, for example, the production information file created by the production instruction data creation unit 1 inside and sends the stored production information file to the terminal device 3. .

The terminal device 3 is a block that stores the production information file sent from the production information management unit 2 inside and sends the stored production information file to the member supply device 4.

Further, the member supply device 4 determines the storage stage of the corresponding product number based on the used member product number data of the production information file sent from the terminal device 3, and from the position coordinate data of the corresponding member, the storage stage. It is a block that determines the supply position of the member to the work on the production line and supplies the member stored in the corresponding storage stage to a predetermined position of the work on the production line.

The production instruction data creation unit 1, the production information management unit 2, the terminal device 3, and the member supply device 4 are each composed of a plurality of blocks. Figure registration unit 11, input unit 1
2, the edit control unit 13, the file creation unit 14, the first storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 are configured by six blocks.

Further, the production information management section 2 includes a management control section 2
The terminal device 3 has four blocks including a first storage unit 22, a second storage unit 22, a display unit 23, and an input unit 24.
Is a terminal control unit 31, a third storage unit 32, a display unit 33,
The input unit 34 and the communication unit 35 have five blocks.

Further, the member supply device 4 includes a supply control unit (including a determination unit) 41, a fourth storage unit 42, a display unit 43, an input unit 44, a hand unit (member supply unit) 45, and a communication unit 4.
It is composed of 6 blocks of 6.

The configuration of each block will be described below.

The member layout drawing registration unit 11 is a CAD system for creating a member layout drawing based on a design drawing, and is bidirectionally connected to the editing control unit 13. Also,
The input unit 12 is a block for inputting required data when registering a member layout drawing or creating various files, and its output is given to the edit control unit 13.

The edit control unit 13 also controls the creation and editing of a product number diagram showing the details of each member in the member layout drawing created by the component layout drawing registration unit 11 and the calculation of position coordinate data of each member. It is a block and communicates with the management control unit 21 connected bidirectionally. In addition, the file creation unit 14 which is bidirectionally connected to the edit control unit 13 creates each of the member layout drawing and the part number drawing as file format data, and also shows the relationship between the production instruction code and the member layout drawing. It is a block that creates the production information created from each data of the member layout drawing file and the product number file as file format data based on the instruction code drawing number related file.

Further, the first storage unit 15 includes the edit control unit 1
3 is a block for storing the file created by the file creation unit 14. The display unit 16 to which the output of the editing control unit 13 is guided is a block for displaying a member layout drawing, a product number drawing, and the like.

The management control unit 21 in the production information management unit 2 is a block for receiving the production instruction information sent from the production instruction data creation unit 1, and is a block bidirectionally connected to the management control unit 21. The second storage unit 22 is a block that stores the production instruction information received by the management control unit 21. The display unit 23 is a block for displaying the production instruction information, and the management control unit 2
The output of 1 is introduced. The input unit 24 is a block for instructing switching of information to be displayed on the display unit 23, and its output is sent to the management control unit 21.

Further, the terminal control unit 31 in the terminal device 3
Is a block that communicates with the production information management unit 2. The third storage unit 32, which is bidirectionally connected to the terminal control unit 31, is a production unit that is guided through the terminal control unit 31. It is a block for storing the production instruction information from the information management unit 2. The display unit 33 is a block for displaying production instruction information, and the terminal control unit 3
The output from 1 is derived.

The input section 34 is a block for instructing the display section 33 to switch the information to be displayed and also instructing the data transfer to the member supply device 4.
The output is sent to the terminal control unit 31. Further, the communication unit (data transmission unit) 35 to which the output from the terminal control unit 31 is guided is a block that performs communication with the communication unit (reception unit) 46 of the member supply device 4 that is bidirectionally connected. Has become.

Further, the supply control unit (determination unit) 41 in the member supply device 4 determines the storage stage of the corresponding product number based on the production instruction information introduced via the communication unit 46, and also the corresponding member. It is a block that determines the supply position of the member to the work on the production line from the position coordinate data of. Further, the fourth storage unit 42, which is bidirectionally connected to the supply control unit 41, stores the storage stage file 77 shown in FIG. 9 in advance, and from the terminal device 3 guided via the communication unit 46. It is a block for storing the production instruction information.

The display unit 43 is a block for displaying the production instruction information, and the output from the supply control unit 41 is guided to it. The input unit 44 is a block that instructs switching of the information to be displayed on the display unit 43, and the output thereof is sent to the supply control unit 41. The hand unit (member supply unit) 45 is a block that supplies the member stored in the storage stage to a predetermined position of the work on the production line, and the supply control unit 41.
The output from is derived.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a production line in the member supply process in which the member supply device 4 is installed.

In the member supply process, five member supply areas 51a to 51e are provided on the production line, and a storage stage 52 for storing the members is installed near the member supply areas 51a to 51e. . In the present embodiment, the storage stage 52 stores six types of members from the first stage 52a to the sixth stage 52f, and the operation panel 53 is provided near the first stage 52a. Then, when necessary members are supplied from the storage stage 52 to the work that has been conveyed on the production line from the work attaching process which is the previous process, the work is conveyed to the next member temporary fixing process. .

3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of the production instruction data creating apparatus 1, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the production information management unit 2, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are operations of the terminal device 3. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the member supply device 4, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing files used in this embodiment. The operation of one embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below with reference to these drawings as necessary.

By using the member layout drawing registration unit 11, a member layout drawing is created for each pattern of member layout based on the design drawing. That is, the window shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 16, the width, height, and position are selected, and the outer frame (work) 61 and the module line 62 are displayed (step S11). Next, the member list shown in FIG. 11 is displayed, and the members A, B, and C to be arranged are selected (step S12). Since the width is automatically determined by selecting the members A, B, and C, the arrangement position and its length are
It is determined at two points, the end point and the start point (step S13).

Since the arrangement directions of the members A, B, and C are always vertical or horizontal to the module line 62, they are automatically determined at the position of the end point with respect to the start point. At the same time, the end point is displayed following the movement of the mouse so that the arrangement status can be understood.

When the arrangement of all the members constituting the member arrangement drawing is completed, the operation proceeds from step S14 to step S15.

At step S15, as shown in FIG. 12, each member A,
The coordinates of two points, which are the diagonals of the lower left and upper right of B and C (A1 and A2, B1 and B2, C1 and C2), are calculated. Then, when the calculation of the position coordinates of all the members constituting the member layout drawing is completed in this way, Step S16 to Step S17
Move forward to. In step S17, the created member position coordinate data is stored in the first storage unit 15 as a member layout drawing file indicated by reference numeral 71 in FIG.

When all the member layout drawings have been registered (step S18), the member layout drawing registration unit is then referred to by using the edit control unit 13 and the input unit 12 to refer to the product number data transmitted from the outside. A part number drawing corresponding to the member layout drawing created in 11 is created (step S1).
9).

Then, after the created member layout drawing and part number drawing are sent to the file creating unit 14 to make data in a file format, they are labeled with the drawing number and stored in the first storage unit 15. (Step S20). At this time, the member layout drawing stored in the first storage unit 15 is, as indicated by reference numeral 71 in FIG. 9, a set of data indicating the coordinates as the position data in the display and the display color for each of the members. It has become a body. Further, the product number diagram is a set of data indicating the product numbers of the respective members, as indicated by reference numeral 72, and the labeling is performed by the drawing numbers.

The above operation is performed corresponding to each drawing to be registered. That is, when the member layout diagrams and part number diagrams are created for all the drawings and the created files are stored in the first storage unit 15 as a file, the operation ends (step S21).

Next, the edit control section 13 acquires the production instruction code sent from the host computer and ordered according to the production plan (step S101). Then, the drawing number corresponding to the production instruction code is searched by referring to the production instruction code / drawing number related file 75, which is stored in advance in the first storage unit 15 and indicates the relation between the production instruction code and the drawing number. , Confirms the drawing number (step S10)
2).

Then, the editing control unit 13 searches the member layout drawing labeled by the confirmed drawing number, and when the corresponding member layout drawing is found, the information of the member layout drawing is obtained by the production instruction code. Transfer to the labeled production information file 74. That is, the member layout drawing labeled with the production instruction code is generated from the member layout drawing labeled with the drawing number (step S104).

In the above operation, when the member layout drawing of the drawing number decided based on the production instruction code drawing number related file 75 is searched and the corresponding member layout drawing is not found, the member layout drawing An error L provided in the first storage unit 15 to indicate that the creation is incomplete.
The production instruction code and the drawing number corresponding to the production instruction code are written in the OG file 76 (steps S103 and S106).

The above operation is repeated each time a production instruction code is sent from the host computer, and when it is repeated for all production instruction codes, the above operation is ended (step S105).

By the above operation, the first operation instruction map creating unit 1
All necessary files will be stored in the storage unit 15 of FIG. In this state, the management control unit 21 of the production information management unit 2 tells the editing control unit 13 the production information file (member layout drawing associated with the production instruction code).
A request is made to send 74 and the product number file (product number diagram) 72 (step S201).

Therefore, the edit control unit 13 reads the requested file from the first storage unit 15 and sends the read file to the management control unit 21. And
The management control unit 21 that receives these files stores them in the second storage unit 22 (step S202,
S203).

By the above operation, the second storage section 22 stores
The required files will be stored.

On the other hand, the terminal control unit 31 of the terminal device 3 outputs to the management control unit 21 a request for sending two types of files stored in the second storage unit 22 (step S301). Therefore, the management control unit 21 reads the corresponding file stored in the second storage unit 22,
The read file is sent to the terminal control unit 31. The terminal control unit 31 having received the files stores these files in the third storage unit 32 (steps S302, S).
303).

Next, the terminal control section 31 determines that the production information file having the first production order on the day is the third production information file.
The member layout drawing is displayed on the display unit 33 by reading out from the storage unit 32 and sending it to the display unit 33 (step S304).

It is assumed that the display at this time is the member layout diagram shown in FIG. If the product numbers of the members A, B, and C making up the member layout diagram are not known on this display,
By pressing the back screen button of the screen switch (not shown), the product number display screen (back screen) is switched.

The terminal control unit 31 reads the product number file 72 from the third storage unit 32 and sends it to the display unit 33 by operating this back screen button. Therefore, the product number diagram 72 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display unit 33, and details of the members A, B, and C used in the member layout diagram are shown (steps S305 and 307).

Then, the work is carried out while looking at the displayed part layout drawing 71 and the part number drawing 72, and when the work is completed, the completion button of the screen changeover switch is pushed,
The next member layout drawing is displayed (step S308).

Thereafter, the same operation is performed every time the process progresses,
When the one-day work is completed and the end button is operated, the terminal control unit 31 ends the display operation (step S306).

On the other hand, by pressing a start button (not shown) provided in the input section 34 of the terminal device 3 (step S401), the terminal control section 31 reads the production information file 74 from the third storage section 32 ( Step S40
2). Then, by controlling the communication unit 35, for example, RS-2
The read production information file 74 is transmitted to the member supply device 4 by a communication means such as 32C (step S40).
3).

The terminal control section 31 uses the production information file 74.
It is judged from the response signal from the member supply device 4 whether or not the transmission has been normally completed. Then, when the transmission is not completed, the terminal control unit 31 displays the activation message on the display unit 33 (step S405) and returns to step S401. On the other hand, if the transmission is finished,
The process ends.

The supply control unit 41 of the member supply device 4 receives the production information file 74 received via the communication units 35 and 46.
Is stored in the fourth storage unit 42 (step S50).
1). Next, the supply control unit 41 reads the production information file 74 stored in the fourth storage unit 42 and the storage stage file 77 stored in advance, and determines whether or not the read production information file 74 has a component part number. It is determined (step S503). And if there is a part number,
Acquiring the part number, the storage stage 52a shown in FIG.
It is searched whether or not there is the acquired component part number in 52f (steps S504 to S506).

As a result of the search, if there is a corresponding product number, the storage stage name of the corresponding product number is acquired from the storage stage file 77, and the production information file 74 is acquired.
Of the two coordinates of the corresponding member of, for example, X1 (see FIG.
The y-coordinates of the coordinates A1, B1, and C1 are set as the left end of the member supply position, and this is set as the member supply position (step S507).

Next, the supply control unit 41 operates the hand unit 45.
Is controlled to supply the member stored in the corresponding storage stage to the member supply position acquired in step S507 (step S508). When there are a plurality of applicable product numbers in the production information file 74, the members stored in the storage stage of the corresponding product numbers are sequentially supplied to the member supply position of the work 61.

[0057]

The member supply device for a production line according to the present invention is provided with a member supply device having a storage stage for each member in the vicinity of the production line in the member supply process, and the member supply device is a terminal device. Receiving section for receiving the production information file sent from the data transmitting section of, the storage section for storing the production information file received by this receiving section, and the used component part number data of the production information file stored in this storage section Based on the discrimination result of this discriminating unit and the discriminating unit that discriminates the storage stage of the corresponding product number based on the position coordinate data of the corresponding member and the supply position of the member to the work on the production line. And a member supply unit that supplies the member stored in the corresponding storage stage to a predetermined position of the work on the production line, so that the operator has confidence. Since it is determined to use members from indicate content that such a button is pressed becomes unnecessary, occurrence of a situation can be prevented such a mistake in judgment errors or button operation. Further, since the worker does not need to move between the work place and the button operation place of the member supply device, the work efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of a member supply device for a production line according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a production line in a member supply process in which a member supply device is installed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the production instruction data creation device A.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the production instruction data creation device A.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a production information management unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the member supply device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing each file used in this embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an image diagram of setting an outer frame of a member layout diagram.

FIG. 11 is a member layout diagram and an image diagram of member selection.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a method of calculating position coordinates of a member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Production instruction data creation unit 2 Production information management unit 3 Terminal device 4 Member supply device 21 Management control unit 31 Terminal control unit 35,46 Communication unit 41 Supply control unit 42 Fourth storage unit 45 Hand unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A production line in which various members are supplied to a predetermined position of a work flowing on a line and sequentially processed to produce a product, and a member supplying step of supplying the member to a predetermined position of the work. In response to a work instruction request from a terminal device installed at the work site of the production control file, the management control unit instructs the terminal device to use the product part number data corresponding to the production instruction code and the position coordinate data of the use product files. In the system configured to be sent in the order of production plan, a member supply device having a storage stage for each member is installed in the vicinity of the production line of the member supply process, and the member supply device is A receiving unit that receives the production information file sent from the data transmitting unit, and a storage unit that stores the production information file received by the receiving unit. The storage stage and the storage stage of the corresponding product number are determined based on the used component product number data of the production information file stored in this storage unit, and the workpiece on the production line of the member is determined from the position coordinate data of the relevant member. And a member supply unit that supplies a member stored in the corresponding storage stage to a predetermined position of the work on the production line based on the determination result of the determination unit. A member supply device for a production line, which is characterized in that