JPH10312823A - Product manufacturing system and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify process control, minimize a range of damages caused by failures and reduce a manufacturing cost, by forming a manufacturing line by plural numbers of small-scale host computers without using a large-scale host computer for centralized supervision of each manufacturing line. SOLUTION: In a manufacturing system for a secondary battery which has plural treatment provisions and applies a specific treatment to a battery body inputted to each treatment provision, a container 40 which can contain many battery bodies and batch carries many battery bodies to each space between treatment provisions and a data card DC which is attached to the container 40 and in which attributes of many battery bodies contained in the container 40 are accessed, are provided, and in each treatment provision, cell information for many battery bodies contained in the container 40 through the data card attached to the container is accessed through a data writing/reading device 402 in order to treat each battery body corresponding to its attribute.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article manufacturing system and an article manufacturing method for manufacturing a predetermined article from works input to a plurality of manufacturing lines. Here, the work refers to parts constituting the article (meaning the final product), intermediate articles produced in the previous process, and the final product itself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an article manufacturing system, a number of manufacturing lines are functionally integrated. Then, a large amount of workpieces are put into each production line, and finally an article (final product) having a predetermined function is manufactured.

[0003] In each production line, a workpiece is assembled to produce an intermediate article according to a preset production procedure, and an inspection is performed to confirm the performance of the produced intermediate article. Is supplied to the subsequent production line.

In such a manufacturing system, data such as inspection results and performance values in each manufacturing line is transferred to a large computer installed in a central monitoring room, and the large computer collectively manages the data. I have to.

[0005]

As described above, in an article manufacturing system in which a large amount of work is put into a large number of manufacturing lines and a final product is manufactured through a manufacturing procedure determined in each manufacturing line, With the movement of the work (including movement within the production line, movement between production lines)
It is necessary to handle data such as inspection results and performance values on the way. Conventionally, as described above, data processing is performed by a large-scale host computer system.

The installation of a large-scale host computer system as described above causes programs of a plurality of functions to be concentrated on one computer, which leads to complication of the program, an increase in cost, and a reduction in reliability. There is a risk.

If the host computer system goes down due to a hardware or software failure during the operation of the manufacturing system, the operation of the entire manufacturing system stops.
Expected to suffer enormous damage. More specifically, it is necessary to dispose of intermediate articles in the manufacturing process or to restore data after the computer system is restored, which necessitates a review of process management and a delay in product shipping time.

Therefore, conventionally, by installing a plurality of host computer systems and constructing one computer system as a master and the other computer system as a slave, even if one computer system goes down, it is possible to quickly cope with the system failure. I can do it. But,
Installing multiple large host computer systems
There is a possibility that it is disadvantageous in terms of manufacturing cost, for example, it is necessary to purchase an expensive computer system and to secure a large installation space.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and does not use a large-scale host computer system for centrally monitoring each production line, but uses a plurality of small host computers. An object of the present invention is to provide an article manufacturing system and an article manufacturing method capable of forming a manufacturing line, simplifying process management, reducing a damage range due to a failure or the like, and reducing manufacturing costs. And

[0010]

An article manufacturing system according to the present invention has a plurality of manufacturing lines. In an article manufacturing system for manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each manufacturing line, a plurality of manufacturing lines are provided. A container capable of accommodating the workpieces and collectively transporting the plurality of workpieces between the respective production lines, and a data card attached to the container and accessing the attributes of the plurality of workpieces accommodated in the container. In each of the production lines,
The configuration is such that attributes of a plurality of works contained in the container are accessed through a data card attached to the container, and a process corresponding to the attribute is performed on each work.

[0011] Thus, the plurality of works are loaded into each production line by transporting the container while the plurality of works are accommodated in the container. Then, in each production line, by accessing the data card attached to the container, characteristics relating to a plurality of works accommodated in the container can be obtained, and processing according to the obtained characteristics, for example, NG evaluation is performed. It is possible to perform processing such as discarding the work that has been disposed. That is, control for manufacturing an intermediate article from a work and inspection processing of the intermediate article can be performed in the manufacturing line.

This eliminates the need to collectively manage data such as inspection results and performance values in each manufacturing line in a large computer installed in the central monitoring room, thereby simplifying process management and reducing the damage range due to failures and the like. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the above configuration, a plurality of data servers for transmitting and receiving data between the plurality of manufacturing lines may be provided for each function. In addition, each production line has a plurality of control devices that individually control a plurality of manufacturing mechanisms used in the production line, and an inspection device that inspects articles according to items to be inspected in the production line. It may be provided. In this case, data transfer between a plurality of manufacturing lines may be performed via the LAN.

Thus, in each production line, a plurality of production mechanisms are operated to assemble the work put into the production line and produce an intermediate product. Operations of the plurality of manufacturing mechanisms are controlled by respective control devices.

The intermediate article manufactured by the operation of the plurality of manufacturing mechanisms is inspected through an inspection apparatus in accordance with the items to be inspected during the manufacturing process or after the intermediate article is formed.

The data required for control by the control device and the inspection items to be inspected by the inspection device are stored, for example, in a database connected to a data server installed for each function. When the operation is performed, necessary data is read out from a database through a data server and transferred to a control device corresponding to the manufacturing mechanism. On the other hand, when inspecting an intermediate article by the inspection device, necessary inspection items are read out from the database through the data server and transferred to the inspection device. Data (performance values and the like) obtained by the inspection processing by the inspection device is stored in a database through a data server.

As described above, in the article manufacturing system according to the present invention, in one manufacturing line, control when manufacturing an intermediate article from a work and inspection processing of the intermediate article can be performed in the manufacturing line. This eliminates the need to install a new host computer system.

Further, since the manufacturing apparatus, the inspection apparatus, and the data server can be constituted by a small-scale host computer, even if one control unit fails, the influence thereof is very small, and the whole manufacturing system is not affected. It does not extend.

Next, a method for manufacturing an article according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing an article having a plurality of manufacturing lines and manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each of the manufacturing lines.
Accessing the attributes of the plurality of works contained in the container through a data card in which the attributes of the plurality of works contained in the container that collectively conveys the plurality of works between the respective production lines are accessed, A process according to the attribute is performed on each work.

This eliminates the need to collectively manage data such as inspection results and performance values in each production line in a large computer installed in the central monitoring room, thereby simplifying process management and reducing the damage range due to failures and the like. , And a reduction in manufacturing cost can be realized.

In the above method, data may be transferred between the plurality of manufacturing lines by a plurality of data servers installed for each function. In addition, each of the manufacturing lines is controlled according to data necessary for the control and an item to be inspected in the manufacturing line for a control device that individually controls a plurality of manufacturing mechanisms used in the manufacturing line. The inspection data obtained by the inspection device that inspects the article may be accessed. Note that data transmission and reception between the plurality of manufacturing lines may be performed via a LAN.

In this case, in one production line, control for producing an intermediate article from a work and inspection processing of the intermediate article can be performed in the production line. Therefore, it is necessary to newly install a host computer system. Disappears.

Furthermore, if the manufacturing apparatus, the inspection apparatus, and the data server are constituted by a personal computer, for example, even if one control unit fails, the influence thereof is very small, and it is possible to affect the entire manufacturing system. Absent.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as a battery) of the present invention in which a system for manufacturing an article and a method for manufacturing an article according to the present invention are applied to a system for manufacturing a cylindrical secondary battery (hereinafter simply referred to as a battery), for example. A manufacturing system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The manufacturing system according to the present embodiment performs an aging process, a charge / discharge test, and the like on a battery body manufactured in an assembling process, which is a preceding process, and prints on a battery body that has been certified as a non-defective product. Tubing (a process of covering with a vinyl tube) and a sorting process to be shipped.

Here, the configuration of the battery body 10 to be put into the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The battery main body 10 includes a battery can 12 having a cylindrical shape with a bottom, a winding group 16 and a sealing body 18 sealed in the battery can 12 together with a non-aqueous electrolyte 14 containing a lithium salt. .

The winding group 16 includes a positive electrode sheet 20 having a layer mainly composed of a lithium-containing metal oxide, a mixture layer mainly composed of a negative electrode material, and a metal material mainly composed of lithium superposed on the mixture layer. Negative electrode sheet 22 is used as separator 2
The positive electrode sheet 20 is provided with a positive electrode lead 26 at an end of the negative electrode sheet 2.
A negative electrode lead 28 is provided at one end of the second.

The positive electrode lead 26 extends from the center of the winding group 16 toward the opening 12a of the battery can 12, and
It is welded to the sealing body 18. The sealing body 18 is fixed to an end of the battery can 12 on the side of the opening 12 a via a gasket 30. The negative electrode lead 28 extends from the outer peripheral side of the winding group 16 to the inner bottom 12b side of the battery can 12, and is welded to the inner bottom 12b.

An annular groove 32 is formed in the battery can 12 near the opening 12a. In the battery can 12, a lower insulating plate 34 and an upper insulating plate 36 are provided for the winding group 16.

The battery bodies 10 are arranged in a large number and housed in one container 40 (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2, the container 40 has a box-like boxed body 44 having a bottom and a substantially square shape (for example, about 560 mm on a side) and four side walls (for example, about 100 mm in height) 42A to 42D. The bottom portion 46 of the box body 44 has 16 pieces in the vertical direction and 16 pieces in the horizontal direction.
Six through holes 48 (see FIGS. 3A and 3B) are arranged in a matrix.

A holder 50 for holding the battery body 10 is formed integrally with each of the through holes 48.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the holder 50 has a corresponding through hole 48 having a bottom opening (for example, a circular opening having a diameter of about 15 mm) and an opening at the top (for example, having a diameter of about 21 mm).
(For example, a height of about 28)
mm) 54, and the cylindrical portion 54 has
A plurality of (six in the illustrated example) rib portions 56 extending in the height direction and having a small width d (for example, about 3 mm) and projecting in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 54 are integrally formed on the inner wall thereof. Is formed.

Each of the rib portions 56 has a tapered surface 58 which is inclined downward in the axial direction at the upper end thereof. Further, each rib portion 56 has a step formed at an arbitrary position in the height direction. For example, in the example of FIG. 3B, a position approximately 1 mm above the bottom portion 46 of the box body 44 and approximately 10 mm from the bottom portion 46 are provided. Steps (hereinafter referred to as a lower step 60a and an upper step 60b for convenience) are formed at upper positions, respectively.
The protrusion width d3 of the overhang portion (upper overhang portion 56a) on the upper step 60b in the rib portion 56 is, for example, about 1.4 mm from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion 54, and the overhang portion (central overhang portion 56b) below the upper step 60b. Has a projection width d2 of, for example, about 2.25 mm from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion 54 (the upper protrusion 5).
6a from the end face = approximately 0.85 mm), and the protrusion width d of the overhang portion (lower overhang portion 56c) below the lower step 60a.
1 is, for example, about 4.5 mm from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion 54 (the width of the protrusion from the end face of the central overhang portion 56b = about 2.25 mm).

Thus, a circular opening having a diameter of 12 mm is formed by connecting the respective end surfaces of the lower overhang portion 56c, and a circular opening having a diameter of 16.5 mm is formed by connecting the respective end surfaces of the central overhang portion 56b. By connecting the end faces of the upper overhang portion 56a, the diameter is 18.
A 2 mm circular opening will be formed.

Accordingly, the lower step 60a has an outer diameter of 12
A cylindrical battery having a diameter greater than 16.5 mm and less than 18.2 mm can be placed on the upper step 60b.
That is, the holder 50 can hold, for example, two types of battery bodies 10 having different outer diameters.

On the other hand, the housing body 44 has a flange portion 62 integrally formed on the upper portion thereof. Of the corner portions C1 to C4 of the flange portion 62, three corner portions C1, C
3 and C4 are formed in a curved shape having the same curvature,
The remaining corner portion C2 is chamfered in an oblique direction, and the tapered surface 6 orthogonal to the diagonal line of the bottom portion 46 of the box body 44
4 is formed.

The flange portion 62 has a rectangular annular step 66 formed inside, and the shape defined by the step 66 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the bottom outer shape of the housing body 44. . Therefore, when placing another container 40 on one container 40, the container 40
Is inserted into the step 66 of the flange portion 62 of the container 40 located below, so that a plurality of containers 40 can be stably stacked.

Further, a plurality of openings 68 are formed in each of the side walls 42A to 42D of the box body 44. In particular, among the outer surfaces of the side walls 42C constituting the sides that are in contact with the corners C4,
A card storage unit 70 in which a data storage card (data card) DC can be detachably attached is formed in a portion close to the corner C4.

In a storage unit (IC chip or magnetic recording surface) built in the data card DC, a result of an inspection process, for example, a charge / discharge process for 250 batteries is stored in, for example, coordinate information and bit information (0/1). = GO / NG).

The container 40 is integrally formed of a self-extinguishing and self-flame-retardant material.
For example, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) and PBT (polybutylene terephthalate)
And a material obtained by mixing glass fiber with a synthetic resin obtained by mixing the above-mentioned materials with the glass fiber as a molding material. As a commercially available product, for example, Novalloy-B (a trade name of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., and Novalloy is a registered trademark of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.) can be used.

The container 40 accommodates a large number of battery bodies 10. In this case, the bottom 4 of the box body 44
This is performed by individually charging the holders 50 arranged in a large number through the openings 52. The loading and unloading of the battery body 10 with respect to the container 40 is performed by an automated transport mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 4, the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment includes a low-temperature aging treatment facility 200 for performing low-temperature aging treatment on the battery body 10,
A first normal temperature aging treatment facility 300 installed adjacent to the low temperature aging chamber 208 (see FIG. 5) in the low temperature aging treatment facility 200 and performing a normal temperature aging treatment on the battery body 10 after the low temperature aging treatment.
And a high-temperature aging treatment facility 400 for performing a high-temperature aging treatment on the battery body 10 and an activation treatment facility 500 for performing a partial charging and activation treatment on the battery body 10
And a second room temperature aging processing facility 600 for performing room temperature aging on the battery body 10 after the activation processing.
And a capacity inspection facility 700 for performing a capacity check on the battery body 10, a buffer processing facility 800 for adjusting the timing of charging the battery body 10 to the next process, and at least the capacity inspection facility 700 It has a sorting / shipping facility 900 for printing, tubing, sorting and shipping the battery main body 10 based on inspection values and the like.

When comparing the various types of equipment of the manufacturing system according to the specific configuration with the various types of equipment in the basic configuration example, the low-temperature aging processing equipment 110, the normal-temperature aging processing equipment 112, and the high-temperature aging processing in the pretreatment equipment 100 of the basic configuration example. The processing equipment 114, the buffer processing equipment 118, and the charge / discharge processing equipment 120 are respectively a low-temperature aging processing equipment 200, a first normal-temperature aging processing equipment 300, a high-temperature aging processing equipment 400, and a concrete configuration example.
A buffer processing facility 800 and an activation processing facility 500 are provided.

That is, the activation processing equipment 500 in this specific configuration example also serves as the charge / discharge processing equipment 120 and the activation processing equipment 102 in the pretreatment equipment 100 of the basic configuration example. Swing rotation processing equipment 1
16 is omitted.

Further, the room temperature aging processing equipment 124, the buffer processing equipment 128 and the charge / discharge processing equipment 130 in the post-processing equipment 104 of the basic configuration example are respectively the second normal temperature aging processing equipment 600 in the specific configuration example.
The buffer processing equipment 800 and the capacity inspection equipment 700 correspond, and in a specific configuration example, the high-temperature aging processing equipment 126 in the basic configuration example is omitted.

The confirmation processing equipment 132 in the post-processing equipment 104 corresponds to an IR / OCV measuring device, a capacity measuring device, and the like, which will be described later.

Then, the low-temperature aging treatment equipment 200
Performs a low-temperature aging process under predetermined conditions on the battery main body 10 manufactured in an assembly process which is a pre-process of this manufacturing system.
This is performed for the purpose of dissolving the lithium while suppressing the heat generation.

The first room temperature aging treatment equipment 300
For the purpose of dissolving the lithium in the battery body 10, the battery body 10 that has been subjected to the low-temperature aging treatment is subjected to a normal temperature aging treatment under predetermined conditions.

The high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400 is a battery main body 10 that has been partially charged in the activation treatment equipment 500.
Is performed under a predetermined condition for the purpose of eliminating the potential unevenness after the partial charging in the battery body 10 and dissolving the lithium in the battery body 10.

The activation processing equipment 500 performs two types of processing. One is to dissolve lithium in the battery body 10 after the first room temperature aging treatment, and to perform a partial charging process for the purpose of eliminating potential unevenness of the battery body 10. Performs an activation process for the purpose of electrochemically activating the battery body 10. Thereafter, if necessary, high-temperature aging and full charge may be repeated.

The second room temperature aging treatment equipment 600
The normal temperature aging process is performed on the battery main body 10 under predetermined conditions for the purpose of detecting a micro short circuit of the battery main body 10 after the activation processing in the activation processing equipment 500.

The capacity inspection equipment 700 is for inspecting the capacity at the time of charging and discharging for the purpose of ranking the capacity of the battery body 10. After the capacity inspection, the battery body 10 is partially charged. It is desirable to keep.

Of the above-mentioned facilities, the activation processing facility 50
0, the capacity inspection equipment 700 and the buffer processing equipment 800 have internal resistance (IR) and open circuit voltage (O
The IR / OCV measurement units 516 (see FIG. 7), 716 (see FIG. 9) and 820 (see FIG. 10) for measuring CV) are installed.
OCV measuring device 92 for measuring an open circuit voltage (OCV) of 0
8 (see FIG. 12). In addition, the buffer processing equipment 800 is provided with various IR /
It is installed so that OCV measurement can be performed with high accuracy.

The measurement by the IR / OCV measuring unit 516 in the activation processing equipment 500 is performed by checking whether the winding group 16 of the battery body 10, the sealing body 18 and the like are short before the partial charging process. It is performed for the purpose of inspecting whether or not the welding has come off, etc.
This is performed for the purpose of inspecting whether or not there is a minute short circuit in the battery main body 10 and whether or not the welding has come off.

The IR / OCV measurement by the IR / OCV measurement unit 716 in the capacity inspection equipment 700
This is performed for the purpose of inspecting whether there is a micro short circuit and whether there is a welding dislocation or the like.

IR / OCV in buffer processing equipment 800
The IR / OCV measurement in the measurement unit 820 is performed twice in total after the activation process and after the capacity inspection. The first measurement after the activation process is performed for the purpose of inspecting for abnormalities at the time of activation, collecting data for comparison with the measurement before the capacity inspection, and inspecting for any welding dislocation. The second measurement after the capacity inspection is performed for the purpose of inspecting whether or not the potential is at a predetermined level and whether or not the welding has come off.

The OCV measurement by the OCV measuring device 928 in the sorting / shipping facility 900 is performed for the purpose of checking whether the electric potential of the battery body 10 is within a specified value.

The IR / OCV measurement in each of the IR / OCV measurement units (516, 716 and 820)
Alternatively, in the charging / discharging process, the subsequent charging / discharging process is not performed on the battery body 10 that has once received the error.

The battery body 10 is transported to each facility by storing a large number of battery bodies 10 in the container 40 and further transporting the container 40 in a five-tiered state. The transport of the container group between the facilities is performed by a self-propelled transport vehicle.

Next, the configuration of each facility will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the low-temperature aging processing equipment 200 includes a cleaning processing apparatus 202 that cleans a large number of battery bodies 10 transported from a pre-assembly step, and a large number of cleaning apparatuses 202 discharged from the cleaning processing apparatus 202. A first transporting device 204 for transporting the battery bodies 10 in a vertical line to a subsequent stage in an upright state, respectively,
Battery bodies 10 transported by the transport device 204
A chucking mechanism 206 that lifts up a predetermined number (for example, 16) of the battery bodies 10 and accommodates them in the container 40 shown in FIG.
When a predetermined number (for example, 250) of the battery bodies 10 are stored in the second container, the 250 battery bodies 10 stored in the container 40 are transported to the low-temperature aging chamber 208.
Transport device 210.

The low-temperature aging chamber 208 has a space in which, for example, five containers 40 can be stored in a stacked state, and the temperature of the space is maintained at a predetermined low temperature by an air-conditioning control device (not shown). .

The first room temperature aging treatment equipment 300
A separation chamber 302 provided adjacent to the low-temperature aging chamber 208 in the low-temperature aging processing equipment 200, and a room-temperature aging chamber 3 provided adjacent to the separation chamber 302.
04. This room temperature aging room 3
04 has a space in which, for example, five containers 40 can be accommodated in a stacked state similarly to the low-temperature aging chamber 208, and the temperature of the space is maintained at, for example, normal temperature by an air-conditioning control device (not shown). ing.

The low-temperature aging chamber 208 and the separation chamber 30
A roller conveyor (not shown) is provided so as to be extended to the room 2 and the room temperature aging chamber 304, and the container 40 is conveyed from the low temperature aging room 208 to the room temperature aging room 304 via the separation room 302 by the roller conveyor. I have.

The separation chamber 302 includes a low-temperature aging chamber 208.
Between the shutter and the room-temperature aging chamber 304 (first and second shutters 30 for convenience).
6 and 308) are installed, and these first and second
The open / close shutters 306 and 308 are configured to selectively open and close by drive control from a shutter control device 310.

That is, when the low-temperature aging process in the low-temperature aging chamber 208 is completed, the first opening / closing shutter 3
06 is opened, and the low temperature aging chamber 208 and the separation chamber 3 are opened.
The container 40 is conveyed from the low-temperature aging chamber 208 into the separation chamber 302 by a roller conveyor. Thereafter, when the container 40 is transported into the separation chamber 302, the first opening / closing shutter 306 closes,
When the separation chamber 302 is separated from the low-temperature aging chamber 208 by the atmosphere, the second opening / closing shutter 308 is opened, and the room-temperature aging chamber 304 and the separation chamber 302 communicate with each other. Is transferred from the separation chamber 302 into the room temperature aging chamber 304. When the container 40 is transported into the room temperature aging chamber 304, the second opening / closing shutter 308 is closed, and the separation chamber 302 is separated from the room temperature aging chamber 304 in an atmosphere.

By repeating the above series of operations, the container group 80 is sequentially transported into the room temperature aging chamber 304.

As shown in FIG. 6, the high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400 includes a data writing / reading device 402 installed at a receiving port of the container 40 and a group of five-tiered containers transported to the receiving port of the container 40. It has a transport device 404 that transports 80 inside. The high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400 has a housing unit 406 which has a number of shelves in its internal space and which can be arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions with a group of five-tiered containers 80 as one unit. An air-conditioning control device 408 for keeping the temperature of the space constant, and a transfer mechanism 41 with an arm for putting the container group 80 into a predetermined shelf of the storage unit 406 or removing the container group 80 from the predetermined shelf.
0, a transport mechanism control device 412 for controlling the transport mechanism 410 with the arm, a database 414 storing an entry / exit information table showing a correspondence relationship between the container group 80 stored in the shelf and the shelf number, and at least data And a data server 416 that updates the contents of the table based on output data from the writing / reading device 402.

The transport mechanism control device 412 and the data server 416 are both constituted by personal computers,
The data transmission / reception 16 is performed by, for example, a LAN 418 of a bus connection system.

As shown in FIG. 7, the activation processing equipment 500 divides the five-tiered container group 80 conveyed to the receiving port of the container 40 into individual one-stages, or divides the container 40 into five. Are stacked in a five-tiered container group 80
, A data writing / reading device 504 for accessing the data card DC in one container unit, and a transport device 506 for transporting the activation processing equipment 500 in one container unit. Have.

In addition, the activation processing equipment 500 includes, in its internal space, one container 40 conveyed through the conveyance device 506 and an IR / OCV measurement unit 51 described later.
One container 4 which has been conveyed to one IR / OCV measuring device in 6 or has completed said IR / OCV measurement
And a transport mechanism 508 with an arm that transports the container 0 to one of the charge / discharge processing devices in the charge / discharge processing unit 512 described below, or transports one container 40 that has completed the charge / discharge process to the transport device 506. The charge / discharge processing unit in which a transfer mechanism control device 510 that controls the transfer mechanism 508 and a number of charge / discharge processing devices that perform charge / discharge processing on a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in one container 40 are arranged. 512, and a charge / discharge control device 514 for controlling each charge / discharge processing device in the charge / discharge processing unit 512 according to a predetermined algorithm.
And an IR / OCV measurement device for measuring the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OCV) of a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in one container 40.
R / OCV measurement unit 516 and IR / OCV for controlling each IR / OCV measurement device in IR / OCV measurement unit 516 according to a predetermined algorithm.
A control unit 518, a database 520 storing a loading / unloading information table indicating the loading / unloading status of the container 40, and a cell information table in which charging / discharging results, IR / OCV measurement results, and the like are registered for each battery. , At least output data from the data writing / reading device 504, the charge / discharge processing unit 512 and the IR / OCV measurement unit 51.
And a data server 522 for updating the contents of the table based on the output data from the server 6.

The transport mechanism control unit 510, the charge / discharge control unit 514, the IR / OCV control unit 518, and the data server 522 are all constituted by personal computers.
14. IR / OCV control device 518 and data server 5
The data transmission / reception 22 is performed by, for example, a bus connection type LAN 524.

The second room temperature aging treatment equipment 600
As shown in FIG. 8, a data writing / reading device 602 installed at a receiving port of the container 40 and the container 4
And a transport device 604 for transporting, for example, a five-tiered container group 80 transported to the 0 receiving port. Further, the second room temperature aging treatment equipment 600 has a plurality of shelves in its internal space, and a housing unit 606 that can be arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions using a group of five stacked containers 80 as one unit. An air-conditioning control device 608 for maintaining the temperature of the internal space at a constant level, and a transfer with an arm for putting the container group 80 into a predetermined shelf of the storage unit 606 or removing the container group 80 from the predetermined shelf. Mechanism 610 and transfer mechanism 6 with the arm
10, a transport mechanism control device 612 for controlling the container group 80, the loading / unloading status of the container group 80, and the container group 80 stored on the shelf.
A database 614 storing an entry / exit information table indicating the correspondence between items and shelf numbers, and an exit order table indicating the exit order of the container group 80, and the table based on at least output data from the data writing / reading device 602. And a data server 616 for updating the contents of the data.

The transport mechanism control device 612 and the data server 616 are both constituted by personal computers, and the transport mechanism control device 612 and the data server
The data transmission / reception 16 is performed by, for example, a LAN 618 of a bus connection system.

As shown in FIG. 9, the capacity inspection equipment 700 divides the five-tiered container group 80 conveyed to the receiving port of the container 40 into individual one-tiers, or separates the five-divided container 40 into five. Container group 80 with 5 stacks
A container processing device 702, a data writing / reading device 704 for accessing data to the data card DC in one container unit, and a transport device 706 for transporting in the capacity inspection equipment 700 in one container unit. Have.

In addition, the capacity inspection equipment 700 includes, in its internal space, one container 40 transported through the transport device 706 and an IR / OCV measurement unit 716 described later.
To one IR / OCV measurement device or one container 40 which has completed the IR / OCV measurement
Is transferred to one capacity measuring device in the capacity measuring unit 712 described later, or 1 after the capacity measurement is completed.
Transfer mechanism 708 for transferring one container 40 to the transfer device 706, and transfer mechanism 708 with the arm
And a plurality of capacity measuring devices that perform charge / discharge processing on a large number of battery bodies 10 contained in one container 40 and measure the current capacity of each battery body 10 are arranged. The measured capacity unit 7
12, a capacity measurement control device 714 for controlling each capacity measurement device in the capacity measurement unit 712 according to a predetermined algorithm, and an internal resistance (IR) for a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in one container 40. / OCV measuring unit 716 in which a number of the IR / OCV measuring devices for measuring the open circuit voltage (OCV) are arranged.
And each IR in the IR / OCV measurement unit 716
IR / OCV control device 718 for controlling each / OCV measurement device according to a predetermined algorithm, and rank determination device for determining the rank of each battery body 10 based on the measurement result of the capacity measurement process and the measurement result of the IR / OCV measurement 720 and the loading / unloading status of container 40 and IR / OC
The entry / exit information table indicating the correspondence between the containers 40 accommodated in the V measurement unit 716 and the capacity measurement unit 712 and the shelf number, and the charge / discharge results, the measurement results (including rank) of the IR / OCV measurement, etc. A database 722 storing cell information tables and the like registered in units,
A data server 724 updates the contents of the table based on at least output data from the data writing / reading device 704 and output data from the capacity measuring unit 712 and the IR / OCV measuring unit 716.

The transport mechanism control device 710, the capacity measurement control device 714, the IR / OCV control device 718 and the data server 724 are all constituted by personal computers, and these transport mechanism control device 710, capacity measurement control device 714, IR The / OCV control device 718 and the data server 724 exchange data with, for example, a LAN 726 of a bus connection system.

As shown in FIG. 10, the buffer processing equipment 800 divides the five-tiered container group 80 conveyed to the receiving port of the container 40 into individual one-stages, or divides the container 40 into five. A container processing device 802 for stacking into a five-stack container group 80, a data writing / reading device 804 for accessing data to the data card DC in one container unit, and a buffering process in one container unit Transporting device 8 for transporting into equipment 800
06, a work extraction device 810 for extracting the NG-evaluated battery main body 10 and the battery main body 10 of the sample evaluation target from among the large number of battery main bodies 10 accommodated in the container 40, and inserting the extracted battery main bodies 10 into separate containers, respectively. A work extraction control device 812 for controlling the extraction device 810 according to a predetermined algorithm.

The buffer processing equipment 800 has a number of shelves in its internal space and a single container 40.
And a container unit 814 that can be arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions, and one container 40 is put into a predetermined shelf of the storage unit 814, or one container 40 is taken out from the predetermined shelf and described later. IR
/ IR in one OC / OCV measurement unit 820
One container 40 which has been conveyed to the V measurement device or has completed the IR / OCV measurement is removed from the work extraction device 810.
One container 40, which has been processed by the work extraction device 810, is transferred to the transfer device 806.
A transfer mechanism with an arm 816 for transferring the transfer mechanism, a transfer mechanism control device 818 for controlling the transfer mechanism with the arm 816,
Many battery bodies 10 housed in one container 40
The IR / OCV measuring device for measuring the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OCV) for the IR /
An OCV measurement unit 820, an IR / OCV control device 822 for controlling each IR / OCV measurement device in the IR / OCV measurement unit 820 according to a predetermined algorithm, and a loading / unloading state of the container 40, a storage unit 814, and the like. Entry / exit information table showing the correspondence between the filled container 40 and the shelf number, etc.
A database 824 that stores a cell information table and the like in which measurement results of the R / OCV measurement and the like are registered for each battery body.
And a data server 826 that updates the contents of the table based on at least output data from the data writing / reading device 804 and output data from the IR / OCV measurement unit 820.

The work extraction control device 812 sends the cell information (IR / IR) sent from the data server 826.
The OCV measurement result and the charge / discharge measurement result, etc.) are analyzed, and one or a plurality of battery
To obtain coordinate data of the battery body 10 (hereinafter referred to as NG coordinate data for convenience).

Further, the work removal control device 812
Extracts coordinate data for a sample evaluation object registered in its own ROM (hereinafter referred to as sample coordinate data for convenience). The sample coordinate data is NG
If the coordinate data coincides with the coordinate data, coordinate data obtained by adding an offset to the sample coordinate data is used as new sample coordinate data.

As shown in FIG. 11, the work extraction device 810 includes a fixing table 850 for mounting and fixing one container 40 conveyed by the arm-equipped transfer mechanism 816 (see FIG. 10). An NG container 852 for accommodating the evaluated battery body 10, a sample container 854 for accommodating the battery body 10 to be evaluated, a robot 856 having one articulated arm, and the work extraction control. N from device 812
G coordinate data and sample coordinate data, updated coordinate data of NG container 852 and sample container 8
54 based on the updated coordinate data of the robot 856.
Drive control mechanism 8 that moves and drives multiple articulated arms
58, and a chucking control mechanism 862 that drives and controls the chucking mechanism 860 of the multi-joint arm.

The work extraction control device 812, the transfer mechanism control device 818, the IR / OCV control device 822, and the data server 826 are all constituted by personal computers, and these work extraction control device 812, transfer mechanism control device 818, IR The / OCV control device 822 and the data server 826 are, for example, a LAN 828 of a bus connection type.
, Data is exchanged.

As shown in FIG. 12, the sorting / shipping facility 900 divides the five-tiered container group 80 conveyed to the receiving port of the container 40 into individual one-tiers, or divides the container 40 into five. And stacking containers 5
It has a container processing device 902 that sets it to 0 and a data writing / reading device 904 that accesses data to the data card DC in one container unit.

The sorting / shipping facility 900 includes a printing processing facility 906, a tubing processing facility 908, and a sorting processing facility 910, and these various facilities are a continuous fully automatic line.

[0086] The print processing equipment 906 is a transport device 916 for transporting into the sorting / shipping equipment 900 in units of one container.
And a battery loading device 920 that takes out the battery main bodies 10 from one container 40 transported by the transport device 916, for example, in units of one row, and throws them into the first transport device 918. The first transfer device 918 includes a transfer device main body configured by arranging a large number of, for example, rectangular carriers on which one battery main body 10 is placed, and a plurality of carriers by driving the transfer device main body. It has a drive control device that controls transport in one direction or the other direction.

The print processing equipment 906 includes, in addition to the above-described various devices, a printing device 922 that performs printing on all the battery bodies 10, transmission of print data to the printing device 922, A print control device 924 that controls the first transfer device 918 and a print result management device 926 that transfers print information (such as a serial number) to the data server 914.

The tubing processing equipment 908 includes an OCV measuring device 928 for measuring the open circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery body 10 after the printing process, and a separate tube after covering the battery body 10 with a vinyl tube. A tubing device 930 for setting the insulating ring supplied from the battery main body 10 to the battery main body 10, and a tubing control device 932 for controlling the OCV measuring device 928 and the tubing device 930 according to respective predetermined algorithms.

The sorting processing equipment 910 is provided with a second transfer device 934 for transferring the battery body 10 after the tubing processing.
And a battery sorting device 936 that sorts the battery body 10 that has completed the tubing process based on the rank of the battery body 10 registered in the cell information table, and puts the battery body 10 into a sorting container (not shown) arranged for each rank.
A container loading device 938 that loads a predetermined number of containers for sorting and performs shipping processing;
34, battery sorting device 936 and container loading device 93
8 has a sorting control device 940 for performing the control of FIG.

The print control device 924, the tubing control device 932, and the selection control device 940 transmit and receive DC data from the data writing / reading device 904 and transport data used for transporting the battery body 10 to the battery body. It is to be performed along with.

The print record management device 926 and the data server 914 are both constituted by personal computers, and furthermore, data is transmitted / received via a LAN 942 of a bus connection system, for example.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the low-temperature aging processing equipment 200, the first normal-temperature aging processing equipment 300, the high-temperature aging processing equipment 400, the activation processing equipment 500, the second normal-temperature aging processing equipment 600, The capacity inspection equipment 700, the buffer processing equipment 800, and the sorting / shipping equipment 900 are connected to the backup server 1
002. That is, various tables registered in the database in each facility are backed up in the mass storage device 1004 periodically and / or at the time of a backup request.

The manufacturing system according to the specific configuration of the present embodiment is basically configured as described above. Next, a method of manufacturing a battery using the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment is described. Will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in the low-temperature aging treatment step S1, the low-temperature aging treatment is performed on the battery body 10 through the low-temperature aging treatment equipment 200 under predetermined conditions. Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 5, a large number of battery bodies 10 conveyed from an assembling process, which is a preceding process, are put into the cleaning processing device 202, and the large number of batteries are transferred to the cleaning processing device 202. A cleaning process is performed on the main body 10. A large number of battery bodies 10 discharged from the cleaning device 202 are transported by the first transport device 204 in a vertical line to the subsequent processing step in an upright state.

A large number of battery bodies 10 transported through the first transport device 204 are transported through the chucking mechanism 206 in the transporting process to a predetermined number (for example, 16).
After being lifted upwards in units and transported to above the container 40, they are housed in a row in the battery housing space of the container 40. Then, when a predetermined number (for example, 250) of battery bodies 10 are stored in the container 40, the 250 battery bodies 10 are transferred to the low-temperature aging chamber 208 through the second transfer device 210 together with the container 40. You.

At this time, in the low-temperature aging chamber 208, the containers 40 are stacked in five stages (container group 80).
And transported. The low-temperature aging chamber 208 is maintained at a predetermined low temperature through an air-conditioning control device. A large number of battery bodies 10 in the container group 80 carried into the low-temperature aging chamber 208 Lithium dissolves slowly while its own heat generation is suppressed. After finishing the low-temperature aging step S1, the large number of battery bodies 10 are put into the next first room-temperature aging step S2. The first room temperature aging treatment step S2 includes the first room temperature aging treatment equipment 300.
, A normal temperature aging process is performed on the battery body 10 under predetermined conditions.

Specifically, the container group 80 that has been subjected to the low-temperature aging processing is transported by a roller container and selectively operated by the shutter control device 310 shown in FIG. 5 for the first and second opening / closing shutters 306 and 308. Aging chamber 208 to separation chamber 3
After that, it is put into the room temperature aging chamber 304. The room temperature aging chamber 304 is maintained at room temperature through an air-conditioning control device (not shown), and a large number of battery bodies 10 in the container group 80 carried into the room temperature aging chamber 304 have the first room temperature. The aging treatment further promotes the dissolution of lithium inside.

One container group 80 that has completed the first normal temperature aging processing step S2 is put into the next partial charging step S3. This partial charging step S3 is performed by the activation processing equipment 5
Using 00, a partial charging process is performed on the battery main body 10 that has completed the first room temperature aging process under predetermined conditions.

Specifically, first, the container group 80 taken out of the first room temperature aging treatment equipment 300
Is transported by a self-propelled transport vehicle to a container receiving port of the activation processing equipment 500 as shown in FIG. When the container group 80 is put into the container receiving port, the container group 80 is divided into stages by the container processing device 502, and the contents of the data card DC attached to one container 40 (for example, container ID, lot) Number, stage number, etc.
C data) is read through the data writing / reading device 504. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 522 directly or through the transport mechanism control device 510. The data server 522 registers the incoming information of the container group 80 in the incoming / outgoing information table of the database 520 based on the received DC data.

On the other hand, the transporting device 506 has
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 504 is completed, one container 40 is activated.
00, and transfers one container 40 to a transfer mechanism 508 with an arm.

The transport mechanism control device 510 includes, for example, an IR
/ OCV measurement unit 516
The arm is moved to a vacant IR / OCV measuring device among the R / OCV measuring devices, and one container 40 is loaded into the IR / OCV measuring device. The IR / OCV control device 518 includes a container 4 inside the IR / OCV measurement device.
When 0 is input, the IR / OCV measurement device is started. As a result, the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OCV) of many battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 are measured.

The measurement result is stored in the IR / OCV controller 518.
And registered in the cell information table of the database 520 through the data server 522. In the measurement result, the battery body 10 for which an error is determined is not subjected to the subsequent charge / discharge processing and capacity measurement processing. The battery main body 10 that has received the error determination is removed until it is extracted by the work extraction processing in a first buffer processing step S6 described below.
It is conveyed to each process together with another battery main body 10 while being stored in the container 40.

One container 40 which has completed the IR / OCV measurement is transported by the arm-equipped transport mechanism 508.
This time, it is transported to the charge / discharge processing unit 512 side. That is, the transfer mechanism with arm 508 is one of the many charge / discharge processing devices arranged in the charge / discharge processing unit 512.
The arm is moved to a vacant charge / discharge processing apparatus, and the container 40 is put into the charge / discharge processing apparatus. The charge / discharge control device 514 includes a container 40 in the charge / discharge processing device.
Is started, the charge / discharge processing apparatus is started.
The charge / discharge processing device partially charges a number of battery bodies 10 contained in the container 40 conveyed to the charge / discharge processing device under predetermined conditions. This partial charging process is performed under the control of the charge / discharge control device 514.

The measurement result obtained by the partial charge by the charge / discharge processing device is registered in the cell information table of the database 520 through the charge / discharge control device 514 and the data server 522. In the measurement result, the battery main body 10 for which an error is newly determined is not subjected to the subsequent charge / discharge processing and capacity measurement processing. In this case as well, the battery main body 10 that has received the error determination remains in the container 40 together with the other battery main bodies 10 in each step until it is extracted by the work extraction processing in the first buffer processing step S6 described below. Conveyed.

The container 40 in which a number of battery bodies 10 having been subjected to the partial charging process are accommodated is transported by the transport device 506 to a container receiving table. Then, when the five containers 40 are arranged on the container receiving table, they are put together in a five-tiered container group 80 and then delivered to the self-propelled carrier. In the transport process of each container 40, DC data of each container 40 is read through the data writing / reading device 504, and further, cell information (IR / OCV measurement results and The partial charging result, etc.) are written to the data card DC. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 522 directly or through the transport mechanism control device 510. Data server 522
Registers the exit information of the container 40 in the entry / exit information table of the database 520 based on the received DC data. At this point, the partial charging process for one container group 80 ends. By this partial charging process, the dissolution of lithium in the battery body 10 is efficiently promoted, and the uneven potential of the battery body 10 is suppressed.

One container group 80 that has completed the partial charging step S3 is put into the next high-temperature aging processing step S4. In this high-temperature aging treatment step S4, high-temperature aging treatment is performed on the battery main body 10 under predetermined conditions using the high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400.

Specifically, first, the activation treatment equipment 5
As shown in FIG. 6, the container group 80 taken out from 00 is transported to the container receiving port of the high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400 by a self-propelled transport vehicle. When the container group 80 is inserted into the container receiving port, the DC data of the data card DC attached to the lowermost container 40 is read through the data writing / reading device 402. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 416 directly or through the transport mechanism controller 412. The data server 416 registers the entry information of the container group 80 in the entry / exit information table of the database 414 based on the received DC data.

On the other hand, the transporting device 404 performs data writing / writing.
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 402 is completed, the container group 80 is transported into the high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400, and the container group 80 is transferred to the arm-equipped transport mechanism 410.

For example, the transport mechanism control device 412 searches the currently available shelf number from the contents of the storage status table, moves the arm to the position of the shelf corresponding to the shelf number, and sets the position corresponding to the shelf number. The container group 80 is accommodated in the shelf. The data server 416 registers the time at which the container group 80 was stored on the predetermined shelf as the warehousing time in the warehousing / exiting information table.

Then, the shelf number of the shelf accommodating the container group 80 for which a predetermined time has passed from the entry time is retrieved from the retrieval order table, and the retrieved shelf number is retrieved from the transport mechanism controller 4.
12 The transport mechanism control device 412 drives the arm-equipped transport mechanism 410, takes out the container group 80 from the shelf corresponding to the shelf number, and transports the container group 80 to the transport device 404. The transport device 404 transports the transported container group 80 to a container receiving table, and delivers the container group 80 to a self-propelled transport vehicle. In this transport process, DC data is read through the data writing / reading device 402. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 416 directly or through the transport mechanism controller 412. The data server 416 registers the exit information of the container group 80 in the entry / exit information table of the database 414 based on the received DC data. At this point, the high-temperature aging process for one container group 80 ends.

One container group 80 that has completed the high-temperature aging processing step S4 is put into the next activation processing step S5. The activation processing step S5 includes the activation processing equipment 50
Using 0, an activation process is performed on the battery body 10 that has been subjected to the high-temperature aging process under predetermined conditions.

More specifically, first, the container group 80 taken out of the high-temperature aging treatment equipment 400 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), it is transported to the container receiving port of the activation processing facility 500 by a self-propelled transport vehicle. When the container group 80 is put into the container receiving port, the container group 80
Is divided into individual stages through the container processing device 502, and the contents (DC data) of the data card DC attached to one container 40 are read through the data writing / reading device 504. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 522 through the transport mechanism control device 510. The data server 522 registers the incoming information of the container group 80 in the incoming / outgoing information table of the database 520 based on the received DC data.

On the other hand, the transport device 506 stores data
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 504 is completed, one container 40 is activated.
00, and transfers one container 40 to a transfer mechanism 508 with an arm.

The transport mechanism control unit 510 includes, for example, an IR
/ OCV measurement unit 516
The arm is moved to a vacant IR / OCV measuring device among the R / OCV measuring devices, and one container 40 is loaded into the IR / OCV measuring device. The IR / OCV control device 518 includes a container 4 inside the IR / OCV measurement device.
When 0 is input, the IR / OCV measurement device is started. As a result, the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OCV) of many battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 are measured.

The measurement result is stored in the IR / OCV controller 518.
And registered in the cell information table of the database 520 through the data server 522. In the measurement result, the battery body 10 for which an error is determined is not subjected to the subsequent charge / discharge processing and capacity measurement processing. The battery main body 10 that has received the error determination is removed until it is extracted by the work extraction processing in a first buffer processing step S6 described below.
It is conveyed to each process together with another battery main body 10 while being stored in the container 40.

The one container 40 which has completed the IR / OCV measurement is transported by the transport mechanism 508 with the arm.
This time, it is transported to the charge / discharge processing unit 512 side. That is, the transfer mechanism with arm 508 is one of the many charge / discharge processing devices arranged in the charge / discharge processing unit 512.
The arm is moved to a vacant charge / discharge processing apparatus, and the container 40 is put into the charge / discharge processing apparatus. The charge / discharge control device 514 includes a container 40 in the charge / discharge processing device.
Is started, the charge / discharge processing apparatus is started.
The charge / discharge processing device performs activation processing on a large number of battery bodies 10 contained in the container 40 conveyed to the charge / discharge processing device under predetermined conditions. The activation processing by the charge / discharge processing device is controlled through the charge / discharge control device 514.

The measurement result obtained by the activation processing by the charge / discharge processing device is registered in the cell information table of the database 520 through the charge / discharge control device 514 and the data server 522. In this measurement result, the battery main body 10 for which an error is newly determined is not subjected to the subsequent capacity measurement processing. Also in this case, the battery main body 10 that has received the error determination returns to a first buffer processing step S6 described later.
Until the workpiece is extracted by the work extraction process, the battery is transported to each process together with the other battery main body 10 while being housed in the container 40.

The container 40 accommodating a large number of battery bodies 10 after the activation process is transported by the transport device 506 to the container receiving table. Then, when the five containers 40 are arranged on the container receiving table, they are put together in a five-tiered container group 80 and then delivered to the self-propelled carrier. In the process of transporting each container 40, DC data of each container 40 is read through the data writing / reading device 504, and further, cell information (I) regarding a large number of battery bodies 10 contained in the container 40 is read.
R / OCV measurement results and charge / discharge measurement results) are written to the data card DC. The read DC data is
The data is transmitted to the data server 522 directly or through the transport mechanism control device 510. The data server 522 registers the exit information of the container 40 in the entry / exit information table of the database 520 based on the received DC data. At this point, the activation process for one container group 80 ends. By the activation process, the dissolution of lithium in the battery body 10 is efficiently promoted, and the potential unevenness of the battery body 10 is suppressed.

One container group 80 that has completed the activation processing step S5 is supplied to the next first buffer processing step S6. In the first buffer processing step S6, for example, 3
A standing process for a period of time to 6 hours is performed.

More specifically, first, the activation treatment equipment 500
As shown in FIG. 10, the container group 80 taken out of the container is transported to the container receiving port of the buffer processing equipment 800 by a self-propelled transport vehicle. When the container group 80 is inserted into the container receiving port, the container group 80 is divided into stages by the container processing device 802, and the content (DC data) of the data card DC attached to one container 40 is stored as data. Writing / reading device 804
Read through. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 826 directly or through the transport mechanism controller 818. The data server 826 registers the entry information of the container group 80 in the entry / exit information table of the database 824 based on the received DC data.

On the other hand, the transport device 806 has a data writing / writing device.
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 804 is completed, one container 40 is transported into the buffer processing facility 800, and one container 40 is transferred to the transport mechanism 816 with an arm.

The transport mechanism controller 818 searches for a currently vacant shelf number in the storage unit 814 based on the contents of the storage status table, for example, and moves the arm to the position of the shelf corresponding to the shelf number. Thereby, one container 40 is stored in the shelf corresponding to the shelf number.
The data server 826 registers the time at which one container 40 is housed on a predetermined shelf as the storage time in the storage and retrieval information table.

Then, the shelf number of the shelf accommodating the container 40 which has passed the predetermined time from the entry time is searched from the delivery order table, and the searched shelf number is transferred to the transport mechanism controller 81.
8

The transport mechanism controller 818 drives the transport mechanism with arm 816 to take out one container 40 from the shelf corresponding to the shelf number, and to retrieve a large number of IR / OCVs arranged in the IR / OCV measurement unit 820. The arm is moved to a vacant IR / OCV measuring device among the OCV measuring devices, and one container 40 is put into the IR / OCV measuring device. The IR / OCV control device 822 activates the IR / OCV measurement device when the container 40 is inserted into the IR / OCV measurement device. As a result, the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OC) of a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 are increased.
The measurement of V) is performed.

The measurement result is transmitted to the IR / OCV controller 822.
And registered in the cell information table of the database 824 through the data server 826. In this measurement result, the battery main body 10 for which an error is newly determined is not subjected to the subsequent capacity measurement processing. The battery main body 10 that has received the error determination is extracted by the next work extraction process.

The one container 40 which has completed the IR / OCV measurement is transported by the transport mechanism 816 with the arm.
This time, it is transported to the work extracting device 810 side. At this time, as shown in FIG.
It is conveyed to the fixed base 850 of the extraction device 810 and is placed and fixed on the fixed base 850. At this time, the shelf number in which the container 40 is stored is supplied from the transport mechanism control device 818 to the work extraction device 810.

When the container 40 is fixed on the fixed base 850, the work extraction control device 812 transmits the shelf number to the data server 826 to make an inquiry (collation). The data server 826 receives the shelf number from the work extraction control device 812 and
The container ID and the lot number are read from the record corresponding to the shelf number in the entry / exit information table stored in the storage 24, and further, the container ID and the lot number are stored in the container 40 from the cell information table using the container ID and the lot number as search keys. The cell information relating to the large number of battery bodies 10 is searched and read. The read cell information is returned to the work extraction control device 812.

The work extraction control device 812 analyzes the cell information from the data server 826 and finds one or a plurality of battery main bodies 10 which were evaluated as NG in the previous process.
The coordinate data (NG coordinate data) of the battery body 10 subjected to the NG evaluation is obtained. In addition, the workpiece extraction control device 812
Extracts sample coordinate data registered in its own ROM. If the sample coordinate data matches the NG coordinate data, as described above, the coordinate data obtained by adding an offset to the sample coordinate data is used as new sample coordinate data.

The NG coordinate data and the sample coordinate data obtained by the work extraction control device 812 are sent to the subsequent work extraction device 810.

First, the work extracting device 810 moves the multi-joint to the position of the battery body 10 corresponding to the contents of the sample coordinate data among the many battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 through the robot drive control mechanism 858. Move the arm. Thereafter, the chucking control mechanism 862
, The battery body 10 at the position is held by the chucking mechanism 860 and lifted upward.

Thereafter, the multi-joint arm is moved to the position indicated by the updated coordinate data of the sample container 854 through the robot drive control mechanism 858, and the chucking mechanism 8
The battery body 10 (the battery body to be evaluated) is accommodated in the position of the sample container 854 by releasing the holding of the battery body 10 by the sample container 60. The above series of operations is performed for the required number of samples. The updated coordinate data of the sample container 854 is sequentially updated each time the battery body 10 is stored in the sample container 854.

Next, through the robot drive control mechanism 858, a large number of battery main bodies 1 housed in the container 40 are
0, the battery body 1 corresponding to the content of the NG coordinate data
Move the articulated arm to the position of 0. Thereafter, the chucking mechanism 860 drives the chucking control mechanism 862 to hold the battery body 10 at the above-mentioned position and lift it upward.

Thereafter, the articulated arm is moved to the position indicated by the updated coordinate data of the NG container 852 through the robot drive control mechanism 858, and the chucking mechanism 860 is operated.
Is released, and the battery body 10 (the battery body evaluated as NG) is accommodated in the position of the NG container 852. The above-described series of operations is performed for the number of NG evaluations. The updated coordinate data of the NG container 852 is sequentially updated each time the battery body 10 is accommodated in the NG container 852.

The container 4 by the work extracting device 810
When the sampling process of the battery main body 10 to be evaluated from 0 and the battery main body 10 subjected to the NG evaluation is completed, the work extraction control device 812 changes the transfer mechanism control device 818.
To output a signal indicating the end of the sampling process. The transport mechanism control device 818 drives the transport mechanism with arm 816 based on the input of the signal, thereby taking out the container 40 from the work extracting device 810 and transporting the container 40 to the transport device 806 side.

The container 40 is transported by the transport device 806 to the container receiving table. Then, when the five containers 40 are arranged on the container receiving table, they are put together in a five-tiered container group 80 and then delivered to the self-propelled carrier. In the process of transporting each container 40, each container 40 is transmitted through the data writing / reading device 804.
Is read, and cell information (IR / OCV measurement result, charge / discharge measurement result, etc.) on a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 is written to the data card DC. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 82 through the transport mechanism controller 818.
6 is sent. The data server 826 receives the received DC
Based on the data, the delivery information of the container 40 is stored in the database 8
24 in the entry / exit information table. At this point, 1
Buffer processing step S for one container group 80
6 ends.

In the first buffer processing step S6, the battery main body 10 after the activation processing is left for a predetermined time so that the IR / OCV measurement can be performed with high accuracy and the reliability can be improved. Can be planned.

The one container group 80 that has completed the first buffer processing step S6 is fed to the next second room temperature aging processing step S7. In the second room temperature aging process step S7, the room temperature aging process is performed on the battery main body 10 under predetermined conditions using the second room temperature aging processing equipment 600.

More specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 8, the container group 80 taken out of the buffer processing equipment 800 is moved by a self-propelled carrier to the container receiving port of the second room temperature aging processing equipment 600. Transported to When the container group 80 is inserted into the container receiving port, the data card DC attached to the lowermost container 40
(DC data) of the data writing / reading device 60
2 is read. The read DC data is
The data is transmitted to the data server 616 through the transport mechanism controller 612. The data server 616 stores the storage information of the container group 80 in the database 61 based on the received DC data.
4 is registered in the entry / exit information table.

[0139] On the other hand, the transporting device 604 performs data writing / writing.
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 602 is completed, the container group 80 is transported into the second normal-temperature aging processing facility 600, and the container group 80 is transferred to the transport mechanism with arm 610.

For example, the transport mechanism control device 612 searches the currently empty shelf number from the contents of the storage status table, moves the arm to the position of the shelf corresponding to the shelf number, and moves the arm corresponding to the shelf number. The container group 80 is accommodated in the shelf. The data server 616 registers the time at which the container group 80 was housed on the predetermined shelf as the warehousing time in the warehousing / shipping information table.

Further, the data server 616 searches, for example, once an hour, for the storage information of the container group 80 that has been received in the last hour, registers the searched input information in the delivery order table, and Update the contents of the issue order table.

Then, the shelf number of the shelf accommodating the container group 80 for which a predetermined time has elapsed from the storage time is searched from the delivery order table, and the searched shelf number is transferred to the transport mechanism controller 6.
12 The transfer mechanism control device 612 drives the transfer mechanism with arm 610, takes out the container group 80 from the shelf corresponding to the shelf number, and transfers the container group 80 to the transfer device 604. The transport device 604 transports the transported container group 80 to a container receiving table, and delivers the container group 80 to a self-propelled transport vehicle. In this transport process, DC data is read through the data writing / reading device 602. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 616 directly or through the transport mechanism controller 612. The data server 616 registers the dispatch information of the container group 80 in the entry / exit information table of the database 614 based on the received DC data. At this point, the second normal temperature aging processing step S7 for one container group 80 ends.

By the second room temperature aging treatment,
It becomes possible to detect a micro short circuit of the battery body 10,
A highly reliable secondary battery can be obtained.

The one container group 80 that has completed the second normal temperature aging processing step S7 is put into the next capacity inspection step S8. This capacity inspection step S8 is performed in the capacity inspection equipment 70.
Using 0, the current capacity during charging and discharging is checked.

Specifically, first, the container group 80 taken out of the second normal temperature aging treatment equipment 600 is moved to the container receiving port of the capacity inspection equipment 700 by a self-propelled carrier as shown in FIG. Conveyed. When the container group 80 is put into the container receiving port, the container group 80
Is divided for each stage through the container processing device 702, and the contents (DC data) of the data card DC attached to one container 40 are read through the data writing / reading device 704. The read DC data is transmitted to the data server 724 directly or through the transport mechanism control device 710. Data server 724
Registers the entry information of the container group 80 in the entry / exit information table of the database 722 based on the received DC data.

[0146] On the other hand, the transport device 706 performs data writing / writing.
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 704 is completed, one container 40 is removed from the capacity inspection equipment 70.
And transports one container 40 to a transport mechanism 708 with an arm.

The transport mechanism control device 710 is, for example, an IR
/ OCV measurement unit 716
The arm is moved to a vacant IR / OCV measuring device among the R / OCV measuring devices, and one container 40 is loaded into the IR / OCV measuring device. The IR / OCV control device 718 has a container 4 inside the IR / OCV measurement device.
When 0 is input, the IR / OCV measurement device is started. As a result, the internal resistance (IR) and the open circuit voltage (OCV) of many battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 are measured.

The measurement result is stored in the IR / OCV controller 718.
And registered in the cell information table of the database 722 through the data server 724. In this measurement result, the battery main body 10 for which an error is newly determined is not subjected to the subsequent capacity measurement processing. In this case, the battery body 10 that has received the error determination is sent to a sorting / shipping step S10 described later.
Until the battery is sorted by the battery sorting process, the battery is conveyed to each process together with the other battery main bodies 10 while being housed in the container 40.

One container 40 which has completed the IR / OCV measurement is transported by the arm-equipped transport mechanism 708.
This time, it is conveyed to the capacity measurement unit 712 side. That is, the transfer mechanism 708 with the arm is
The arm is moved to a vacant capacity measuring device among a large number of capacity measuring devices arranged in 12, and the container 40 is put into the capacity measuring device. The capacity measurement control device 714 activates the capacity measurement device when the container 40 is inserted into the capacity measurement device. The capacity measuring device measures the capacity of a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 conveyed to the capacity measuring device under predetermined conditions. The control of the capacity measurement by the capacity measurement device is performed through the capacity measurement control device 714.

In the measurement of the current capacity, so-called constant current charging (CC charging) in which a constant current is applied to the battery main body 10 to perform charging at the first predetermined time of the charging period is performed, and during the remaining period, the battery is charged. A constant voltage charging (CV) is performed by applying a constant voltage to both ends of the main body 10 to perform charging.
Charging) is performed. In the constant current charging for the first predetermined time, since a constant current flows through the battery, the voltage across the battery main body 10 gradually increases with the passage of time. Since the voltage is applied to both ends of the battery 10, the current flowing through the battery body 10 gradually decreases with time.

The measurement result obtained by the capacity measurement is registered in the cell information table of the database 722 through the capacity measurement control device 714 and the data server 724. In this measurement result, the battery main body 10 that has been newly determined to have an error is stored in the container 40 together with the other battery main bodies 10 until it is sorted by the battery sorting process in the sorting / shipping step S10 described below. Transported to

After that, in the rank determination device 720,
The rank is determined based on the measurement results of the IR / OCV measurement and the charge / discharge process. The determined rank is registered in the cell information table of the database 722 through the data server 724.

A large number of battery bodies 10 having completed the capacity measurement process
Is transported by the transport device 706 to the container receiving table. Then, when the five containers 40 are arranged on the container receiving table, they are put together in a five-tiered container group 80 and then delivered to the self-propelled carrier. In the process of transporting each container 40, each container 40 is transmitted through the data writing / reading device 704.
Is read, and further, cell information (IR / OCV measurement result, capacity measurement result, rank, etc.) concerning a large number of battery bodies 10 housed in the container 40 is read.
Is written to the data card DC. DC read
The data is transmitted to the data server 724 directly or through the transport mechanism controller 710. Data server 72
4 registers the exit information of the container 40 in the entry / exit information table of the database 722 based on the received DC data. At this point, the capacity measurement processing for one container group 80 ends.

The one container group 80 that has completed the capacity inspection step S8 is supplied to the next second buffer processing step S9. In the second buffer processing step S9, using the buffer processing equipment 800, the battery main body 10 is subjected to a leaving process for a predetermined time and a necessary IR / OCV measurement process. Since the second buffer processing step S9 is substantially the same as the first buffer processing step S6 except for the work extraction processing, a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

The one container group 80 that has completed the second buffer processing step S9 is put into the next sorting / shipping step S10. In the sorting / shipping step S10, using the sorting / shipping facility 900, the battery main body 10 is subjected to, for example, printing and tubing processing to obtain a product (secondary battery).
These batteries are classified into ranks based on the cell information recorded in the data card DC, and are shipped in rank units.

More specifically, first, the buffer processing equipment 80
The container group 80 taken out from 0 is transported to the container receiving port of the sorting / shipping facility 900 by a self-propelled transport vehicle. When the container group 80 is put into the container receiving port, the container group 80 is divided into stages by the container processing device 902, and the contents (DC data) of the data card DC attached to one container 40 are stored as data. The data is read through the writing / reading device 904. The read DC data is transmitted to the print control device 924.

[0157] On the other hand, the transport device 916 has
When the reading of the DC data through the reading device 904 is completed, one container 40 is sorted and shipped.
00 and transport one container 40 to the battery charging device 9
Hand over to 20. The battery charging device 920 includes the transfer device 91
The battery main bodies 10 are taken out one by one from one container 40 conveyed by the first transfer device 6 and the first transfer device 918 at the subsequent stage is taken out.
To

In the first transfer device 918, the origin is determined in the initial operation stage, and the carrier declared as the leading carrier (hereinafter referred to as the leading carrier) is positioned at the base end (starting end). You. Then, the first transfer device 918 is transported and controlled through the print control device 924 in synchronization with the timing at which the battery main body 10 is inserted into the battery main body 920.
0 is placed upright.

In the carrier transport process, the presence or absence of the battery main body 10 is detected through an optical sensor (not shown), and at least information on a carrier in which the battery main body 10 does not exist (for example, a sequencer shifted in synchronization with the carrier transport). (The data content of the data memory in the programmable controller) is updated in the print control device 924, and the shift of the transport data is detected. This shift is
Occurs when a sensor detects that a battery is present in a carrier having dataless information.

A large number of battery bodies 10 that are sequentially conveyed in a single row by the first transfer device 918 are first loaded into the printing device 922. The printing device 922 performs printing on the surface of the battery body 10 transported by the movement of the carrier. This printing process is performed by the battery main unit 1 generated by the print control device 924 based on the container ID, lot number, and rank information of the container 40 read from the container information written on the data card DC of the container.
This is performed by supplying the serial number of each book to the printing device 922. The printed serial number is stored in the data server 9 by the printing result management device 926 in container units.
14 is sent.

After the printing process, the battery body 10 is transported by the first transfer device 918 to the tubing processing facility 908.
First, the OCV measuring device 928 measures the open circuit voltage (OCV). This measurement result is registered in the cell information table of the database 912 on a container basis through the tubing control device 932. After the OCV measurement, a number of the battery bodies 10 are put into a tubing device 930 at the subsequent stage.

The tubing device 930 covers the battery main body 10 with a tube (vinyl bag) supplied from another system, and sets, for example, a paper insulating ring supplied from another system on the battery main body 10 and thermally shrinks it. I do. The tubing process performed by the tubing device 930 may cause a tubing error (for example, a tube is not properly covered). The battery body 10 determined to have a tubing error is
It is newly excluded as NG product.

The printing device 922 and the tubing device 9
30 and the battery sorting device 936 each have battery information (information indicating the presence or absence of a battery) in the data memory of the sequencer that is shifted in synchronization with the pitch conveyance clock of the carrier, and the data memory corresponding to each processing position. If there is battery-less information (no data) in the channel No., it is determined that the battery main body 10 does not exist on the carrier, and an operation of not performing each process on the carrier is performed.

In each device, the transfer pitch position of each device is collated so that no deviation occurs when the battery body 10 is transferred between the devices. For example, a disc capable of detecting the position is attached to the transport belt shaft of each device, and it is always monitored whether the disc is at the same position. Also, the battery body 1
A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a battery is provided in a main part between the respective devices so as to detect a difference between the transfer of 0 and the transfer of battery information, and the data is compared with the data.

Battery body 10 after tubing processing
The battery body 10 that has completed the tubing process is referred to as a battery 10 in the following description. The battery body 10 is supplied to the battery distribution device 936 by the second transfer device 934.

In the battery sorting device 936, at a position (rank sorting position) corresponding to each rank, for example, five kinds of sorting containers (not shown) which are recognized as non-defective products and one kind of NG sorting container are installed. ing. Each sorting container can accommodate, for example, 100 battery bodies 10.

The battery distribution device 936 writes the transport data passed from the data memory of the tubing control device 932 into the data memory of the sequencer, and shifts the transport data in synchronization with the pitch transport clock. Then, at the timing when the data of the corresponding rank has been shifted to the data memory channel corresponding to each rank distribution position, a processing operation of putting the battery body 10 into the sorting container is performed. As a result, each battery body 10 is put into the sorting container corresponding to the rank.

The sorting containers accommodating the 100 battery bodies 10 are stacked in units of rank by the container loading device 938 and transported to the shipping center as packages. At the shipping center, first, the package is loaded on a pallet by an automatic palletizing device, and then the pallet is bound by an automatic binding device to perform a shipping process.
The secondary batteries that have been subjected to the shipping processing are then assembled in several units or several tens of units in a separate process and stored in, for example, a battery pack. That is, a pack process is performed. On the other hand, regarding the battery 10 placed in the NG container,
Disposal is performed.

In general, when a secondary battery is used as a DC power supply for an electronic device, a plurality of batteries are connected in series or in parallel. For this reason, if at least one of the plurality of connected batteries has a low current capacity, the performance and life as a DC power supply are limited by the low current capacity battery.

However, in the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment, since the battery main bodies 10 are sorted and selected based on the cell information (current capacity value, IR / OCV, etc.), the current capacity is mutually different. A plurality of batteries having similar values can be packed (packed) together, and the performance and life when used as a power source can be improved.

As described above, in the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment, a large number of battery bodies are transferred to each processing facility by transporting the container in a state where many battery bodies are housed in the container. Will be Then, in each processing facility, by accessing a data card attached to the container through a data writing / reading device, characteristics (cell information and the like) relating to a plurality of works housed in the container are obtained, and the acquisition is performed. It is possible to perform a process according to the characteristics, for example, a process of sorting the battery bodies according to the rank, a process of discarding the NG-evaluated battery bodies, and the like. In other words, in each processing facility,
Control for performing processing specific to the processing equipment on the battery body 10 and inspection processing after the processing can be performed in the processing equipment.

As a result, there is no need to collectively manage data such as inspection results and performance values in each processing step in a large computer installed in the central monitoring room, thereby simplifying the process management and reducing the damage range due to a failure or the like. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In addition, since the various control devices, inspection devices, and data servers are configured by individual sequencers or personal computers, even if one control device fails, its influence is very small, and It does not span the entire system.

Further, in the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment, data is exchanged between a plurality of processing facilities constituting the production system via the LAN, so that data exchange between the facilities is facilitated. In addition, since predetermined data in each database in each manufacturing apparatus is supplied to the backup server 1002 constituted by a personal computer via a LAN, there is no need to install a host computer system. The installation space of the entire manufacturing line can be reduced, and the maintenance and management of the system becomes easy.

In the manufacturing system according to the above-described embodiment, the aging process and the charging / discharging process are performed on the battery main body 10, and according to the measurement results obtained by the IR / OCV measurement and the current capacity measurement performed during that time. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a system in which the battery is shipped by each rank according to the rank has been described, the present invention is also applied to a general article manufacturing system that manufactures a predetermined article from works input to a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses. Can be.

It should be noted that the article manufacturing system and the article manufacturing method according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may adopt various configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

[0177]

As described above, according to the article manufacturing system according to the present invention, an article manufacturing system having a plurality of manufacturing lines and manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each manufacturing line. In, a plurality of works can be accommodated, and a container that collectively transports the plurality of works between each of the manufacturing lines, attached to the container,
A data card to which attributes of a plurality of works contained in the container are accessed, and in each of the production lines, an attribute of the plurality of works contained in the container through a data card attached to the container. Is accessed, and processing according to the attribute is performed on each work.

Therefore, the production line can be constituted by a plurality of small-scale upper-level computer systems without using a large-scale upper-level computer system for centrally monitoring each production line, and the process management can be simplified. Thus, the effect of reducing the damage range due to a failure or the like and reducing the manufacturing cost can be achieved.

Further, according to the method for manufacturing an article according to the present invention, in the method for manufacturing an article having a plurality of manufacturing lines and manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each of the manufacturing lines, The attributes of a plurality of works contained in the container are accessed through a data card in which the attributes of the plurality of works contained in the container that collectively conveys the plurality of works are accessed. Then, processing corresponding to the attribute is performed.

Therefore, a production line can be constituted by a plurality of small-scale upper-level computer systems without using a large-scale upper-level computer system for centrally monitoring each production line, and the process management can be simplified. Thus, the effect of reducing the damage range due to a failure or the like and reducing the manufacturing cost can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a battery main body to be put into a manufacturing system according to the present embodiment from a pre-assembly process.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a container capable of accommodating a large number of battery bodies.

FIG. 3A is a plan view showing the configuration of a holder provided on the bottom of the container, and FIG. 3B is a longitudinal sectional view of the holder.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a manufacturing system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a low-temperature aging treatment facility and a first normal-temperature aging treatment facility.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a high-temperature aging treatment facility.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing activation processing equipment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a second room temperature aging treatment facility.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing a capacity inspection facility.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing a buffer processing facility.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a work extraction device and a work extraction control device.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a sorting / shipping facility.

FIG. 13 is a process block diagram showing a battery manufacturing process by a manufacturing system according to a specific configuration example of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Battery 40 ... Container 70 ... Card storage part 80 ... Container group 200 ... Low temperature aging processing equipment 300 ... 1st normal temperature aging processing equipment 400 ... High temperature aging processing equipment 500 ... Activation processing equipment 600 ... 2nd normal temperature aging processing Equipment 700: Capacity inspection equipment 800: Buffer processing equipment 900: Sorting / shipping equipment DC: Data card

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An article manufacturing system having a plurality of manufacturing lines and manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each of the manufacturing lines, wherein a plurality of works can be accommodated, and the plurality of manufacturing lines are interposed between the respective manufacturing lines. And a data card attached to the container and accessed for attributes of a plurality of works contained in the container, wherein the container is attached to the container in each of the production lines. An article manufacturing system comprising: accessing an attribute of a plurality of works contained in a container through a data card provided thereto; and performing a process according to the attribute for each work. 2. The article manufacturing system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of data servers for transmitting and receiving data between said plurality of manufacturing lines are provided for respective functions. 3. The article manufacturing system according to claim 1, wherein each of the manufacturing lines includes a plurality of control devices that individually control a plurality of manufacturing mechanisms used in the manufacturing line. An article manufacturing system, comprising: an inspection device that inspects an article according to an item to be inspected in the production line. 4. The article manufacturing system according to claim 2, wherein data transfer between said plurality of manufacturing lines is performed via a LAN. 5. A method for manufacturing an article having a plurality of manufacturing lines and manufacturing a predetermined article from a work put into each of the manufacturing lines, wherein the plurality of works are conveyed collectively between the respective manufacturing lines. The attribute of a plurality of works contained in the container is accessed through a data card in which the attributes of the plurality of works contained in the container are accessed, and processing according to the attribute is performed on each work. Method for manufacturing an article. 6. A method for manufacturing an article according to claim 5, wherein data is exchanged between said plurality of manufacturing lines by a plurality of data servers installed for each function. 7. The article manufacturing method according to claim 5, wherein each of the manufacturing lines is controlled by a control device that individually controls a plurality of manufacturing mechanisms used in the manufacturing line. A method of manufacturing an article, comprising accessing inspection data obtained by an inspection apparatus that inspects an article in accordance with data necessary for control and an item to be inspected in the production line. 8. The method for manufacturing an article according to claim 6, wherein data is transmitted and received between said plurality of manufacturing lines via a LAN.