JPH10133729A - Work device for automatic machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold and display the contents of work that a worker should perform and covering respective patterns such as the constitution of devices and the kinds of articles to be produced next, in a work instruction device for automatic machine. SOLUTION: This work instruction device is equipped with an operation content input part 1 which inputs operation content information of the automatic machine, a work content input part 2 which inputs work content information that a worker should perform, an operation and work content registration part 3 which holds the inputted operation content information and inputted work content information and a registered content display and execution part 4 which displays the contents that are registered at the time of work. The execution of the operation contents and the work contents information that the worker should perform can be held and displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a work instruction device for an automatic machine capable of holding and displaying operation contents of an automatic machine and work contents of an appropriate worker to be instructed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic machine such as an electronic component mounting apparatus, in order to simplify the operation, the operation contents are grouped, that is, converted into a macro and executed. In this case, during the work such as the preparation of parts by the operator and the visual check performed during the individual execution, the execution of the macro is interrupted once or the preparation of the parts to be performed by the worker and the visual check Separate macros were registered in order to display instruction explanations for such operations, and each macro was executed sequentially.

[0003]

However, in the conventional automatic machine, a number of macros of the work contents to be performed by the above-mentioned workers are created according to the configuration of the apparatus, conditions and conditions (patterns) of the kind to be produced next, and the like. However, there is a problem that it is necessary to select and execute each time, it is not possible to cover all the patterns, and it is not possible to display accurate work contents according to the situation.

[0004] In addition, when instructions such as preparation of parts by an operator and checking of the state of the apparatus are registered in the macro and displayed at the time of execution, a macro is required for each explanation. However, there is a problem that management of macro data is difficult or troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a work instruction device for such an automatic machine that can hold and display the contents of work to be performed by an operator, covering each pattern such as the structure of the device and the type of product to be produced next. And

[0006]

In the work instruction apparatus for an automatic machine according to the present invention, an operation content input section for inputting information on the operation content of the automatic machine in advance, and a work for inputting information on the work content of an operator in advance. A content input section, an operation content registration section for registering the operation content information input by the operation content input section and the task content information input by the work content input section; A registered content display / executing unit for displaying registered content is provided.

The automatic machine is, for example, an electronic component mounting apparatus, and the operation content information is an operation content (a mounting program for performing production) of the electronic component mounting apparatus. Further, the work content information by the worker is work information of instruction explanation (guidance) to be performed by the worker, such as preparing parts, preparing members, and visually checking.

The operation content information input section and the work content information input section are composed of, for example, a keyboard, and the operation work content registration section is composed of a computer.
The execution unit includes a computer and a CRT.

According to the present invention, there is provided a work instruction apparatus capable of holding and displaying operation contents and information of work contents to be performed by a worker.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides an operation content input unit for inputting information of operation details of an automatic machine in advance, and a work content input for inputting information of work contents by a worker in advance. An operation work content registration unit that registers operation content information input by the operation content input unit and work content information input by the work content input unit;
A registration content display / execution unit for displaying the content registered in the operation work content registration unit, wherein the operation content of the automatic machine and the work content (instruction explanation) by the operator are registered. And has the effect of displaying.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the work instruction apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the apparatus configuration reference unit refers to information on the current configuration of the automatic machine, and an automatic configuration unit that performs the next production. A mounting preparation information reference unit that refers to the operation content information of the machine;
For each of the device configuration information and the operation content information of the automatic machine, a work content holding unit that holds in advance the work content to be performed by a worker,
The worker searches for the work content holding unit from the current device configuration information referred to by the device configuration reference unit and the operation content information of the automatic machine that performs the next production referred to by the mounting preparation information reference unit, and performs the operation. A work content selection unit for determining the work content to be performed, and a function of displaying the work content selected in the work content selection unit is added to the registered content display / execution unit. Machine operation contents and work contents by workers (instruction explanation)
Is registered, and the operation content (instruction explanation) by the operator is displayed in accordance with the current production state from the current apparatus configuration and the operation content information of the automatic machine for performing the next production.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a work instruction device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation content input unit for registering operation contents (mounting program for production) A, which is a macro, which collectively executes operations of automatic machines such as several electronic component mounting apparatuses. Reference numeral 2 denotes a work content input unit for inputting work content (instruction explanation) B by the worker, such as preparing parts, preparing members, and visually checking by the worker. The operation content A and the operation content B input by the operation content input unit 2 are stored in the data holding device 13 by the operation operation content registration unit 3. This operation work content registration unit 3
The operation content A and the operation content B stored in the data holding device 13 by the display unit 14 are displayed on the display device 14 by the registered content display / execution unit 4 at the time of execution, and the operation content A is a control unit (controller) of the automatic machine. Transmitted to 21.

The above-mentioned automatic machine is, for example, an electronic component mounting apparatus. As a preparatory operation before the electronic apparatus is mounted on a printed circuit board by operating the mounting apparatus, a numerical control program is created. The numerical control program describes commands and coordinate values indicating which components are to be mounted on which positions on the printed circuit board. At the stage of creating this numerical control program, the origin position of the board and the origin position on the program can be automatically adjusted using a recognition system.

Hereinafter, the operation of the work instructing device having the above configuration will be described.
The operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for registering the operation contents A and the work contents B of the mounting apparatus. Step-1 First, an operation category is input (in this case, "program offset input by teaching"). Step-2, 3 After that, the operation content for operating the mounting device is input. That is, first, a command to change the operation mode to manual in order to return each axis of the mounting apparatus to the origin is input, and then,
Enter the origin return command. Next, a command for reading the origin of the printed circuit board and calculating an offset value with respect to the origin of the mounting apparatus is input. Thereafter, a command to eject the substrate is input. These input commands are stored in the data storage device 13 as operation contents A. Step-4 Next, it is determined whether there is any work content by the worker. When there is no work content, step-7 is executed. Steps -5 and 6 When there is work content by the worker, the work content (instruction explanation) by the worker or the check point is input.
For example, an operation guide for installing a printed circuit board to be produced in the apparatus is input. Even if this operation guide (work content) is input from the keyboard, a character string is registered in advance,
This may be called by an internal number. The input operation guide is held in the data holding device 13 as the work content B. Step-7: Judge whether there is another registered item. When there is another registration item, the process returns to step 1, and when there is no other registration item, a series of registration work is completed.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for executing the actually registered contents. Step-1 First, an operation category is selected (this time, the “program offset by teaching” is selected and selected). Step-2 Search the operation contents A and the work contents B in the data holding device 13 from the selected operation category. Step-3 The operation content A (operation command) is transmitted to the control unit 21 of the automatic machine by the registered content display / execution unit 4 to operate the automatic machine. Step-4 Subsequently, the work content (instruction explanation, operation guidance, etc.) B of the registered worker is displayed on the display device 14.

As described above, it is possible to provide a work instructing apparatus capable of holding and displaying the contents of operation and the contents of work to be performed by a worker. (Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a work instruction device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 5 denotes the device configuration information C of the automatic machine held in the data holding device 13 in the current state.
Reference numeral 6 denotes an installation preparation information reference unit for referring to an operation content D (contents of a next mounting program) D to be produced next in the operation content A. Also, the device configuration information C and the contents D of the mounting program for the next production
The work content E to be performed by the worker every time is stored in the work content holding unit 7.
Is held in advance.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a work content holding unit based on the device configuration information C in the current state referred to by the device configuration reference unit 5 and the mounting program content D to be produced next referred to by the mounting preparation information reference unit 6. 7 is a work content selection unit for determining the work content E held in 7. The work content E determined by the work content selection unit 8 is displayed by the registered content display / execution unit 4.

The operation at the time of information registration according to the above configuration will be described below. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart at the time of information registration in the configuration of FIG. Step-1 First, input an operation category. Steps 2 and 3 Next, device configuration information C indicating functions and devices provided in the electronic component mounting device is input, registered in the data holding device 13, and a mounting program D to be similarly produced is input. Register in the holding device 13. For example, when the electronic component mounting apparatus, which is an automatic machine, has an intelligent parts cassette function for checking an installation error of an electronic component in the mounting apparatus, this fact is registered in the data holding device 13 as device configuration information C. deep. Steps-4 and 5 The work contents to be performed by the worker are input for each of the apparatus configuration information C and the contents D of the mounting program to be produced next, and are registered as the work contents E in the work contents holding unit 7. If the above-mentioned intelligent parts cassette function is provided, the mounting device operates even if it is not normally used. The name of the electronic component and the lot number indicating the component maker are necessary information for checking the component installation error. An operation guide to input the information is registered.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart at the time of execution in the configuration of FIG. Step-1 First, as shown in the first embodiment, an operation category is selected (in this case, “numerical control program” is selected). Since the numerical value program is a program indicating which electronic component of the mounting machine is to be mounted at which position, it goes without saying that the numerical value program differs depending on the board to be produced. Step-2 Next, the device configuration information C in the current state in the data holding device 13 is referenced by the device configuration reference unit 5, and the currently executed mounting program content F is referenced by the mounting preparation information reference unit 6. Now, it is assumed that it is recognized that the intelligent part cassette function is provided. Step-3 Next, the next mounting program content D to be produced next is referred to by the mounting preparation information reference unit 6. Step-4 Next, the current device configuration information C and the mounting program contents F
Then, the difference between the following implementation program contents D is obtained. Now, for example, the first and first component supply units of the electronic component mounting apparatus
Assume that the number 0 is the difference between the current device configuration and the mounting program and the mounting program to be produced next. At this time, the intelligent parts cassette function tries to check all the positions of the parts supply unit. However, since only the first and tenth parts of the parts supply unit are positions to be replaced, the operation contents of the parts supply unit are as follows. It is registered that only the No. and No. 10 are checked.
A guide to replace the No. 0 part is determined. Step-5 The display device 14 displays the determined work contents (operation guide) of the worker.
Display by

As described above, the detailed work contents (operation guide) corresponding to the difference between the current apparatus configuration information C and the contents F of the mounting program being executed and the contents D of the next mounting program to be produced next. Can be displayed on the display device 14,
Therefore, an appropriate instruction can be automatically given without a procedure manual or the like. Also, a number of macros can be created according to the pattern of the device configuration and the type of product to be produced next, eliminating the need to select and execute each time, thus facilitating the management of macro data.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a work instructing device capable of holding and displaying the contents of work to be performed by a worker in accordance with the condition and state of the configuration of the device and the type of product to be produced next. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a work instruction device of an automatic machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart at the time of information registration of the work instruction apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart when the work instruction apparatus is executed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a work instruction device for an automatic machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an operation of the work instruction device when registering information.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of the work instruction device at the time of execution.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 operation contents input section 2 work contents input section 3 operation work contents registration section 4 registration contents display / execution section 5 device configuration reference section 6 mounting preparation data reference section 7 work contents holding section 8 work contents selection section 13 data holding device 14 display Device 21 Controller A Operation content B Work content C Device configuration information D Next mounting program E Running mounting program

Claims (2)

[Claims] An operation content input unit for inputting information of operation content of an automatic machine in advance, a work content input unit for inputting information of work content of a worker in advance, and an operation content input by the operation content input unit An operation work content registration unit for registering information and work content information input by the work content input unit; and a registered content display / execution unit for displaying the content registered in the operation work content registration unit during work. A work instruction device for an automatic machine. 2. An apparatus configuration reference section for referring to information on the current apparatus configuration of an automatic machine; a mounting preparation information reference section for referring to operation content information of an automatic machine for next production; For each operation content information of the machine, a work content holding unit that holds in advance a work content to be performed by a worker, a current device configuration information referred to by the device configuration reference unit, and a reference to the mounting preparation information reference unit. Next, a work content selection unit that searches the work content holding unit from the operation content information of the automatic machine that performs the production and determines the work content to be performed by the worker is provided. 2. A work instruction apparatus for an automatic machine according to claim 1, further comprising a function of displaying a work content selected by said selection unit.