KR101480444B1 - The equipment to distinguish specification of parts and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for distinguishing parts having different types of specifications, including the steps of: producing a part, storing part information and attaching, to the part, a barcode in which the part information is displayed; inputting the part to which the barcode is attached into an assembly process; recognizing the barcode attached to the part by a worker using a scanner in the assembly process and comparing recognized barcode information with pre-stored information; inspecting a part specification using a proximity sensor; and transmitting inspection results recognized through the proximity sensor to a server to be compared with inputted specification information, thereby re-identifying whether the part to be assembled is a coated part or a plated part.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a discriminating apparatus and a method for distinguishing a different kind of product,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a discriminating device and a method thereof for distinguishing a specification product and a plating product, and more particularly, The present invention relates to a discriminating apparatus and a method for distinguishing different types of products for preventing misalignment due to mutual change.

In the case of automobile parts, depending on the grade of the vehicle or the option of the option, it is often the case that different parts are combined or mounted even though they are the same vehicle. Since different parts can be applied according to the grade of the vehicle and different parts are applied depending on the kind of vehicle, it is necessary to accurately manage various parts.

For example, if a consumer chooses a higher-grade option, the actual assembly will lose consumer confidence if the lower-grade parts are incorrectly seated. In addition, although the consumer chooses the lower-grade option, if the upper-class component having the higher unit price is mounted in the actual assembly, the consumer of the product may not be in a bad position. However, the manufacturer may cause unnecessary loss, Inequalities may arise between each consumer choosing a product with the component and the wrong component, resulting in consumer complaints or distrust. Therefore, it is desirable that all parts are applied accurately according to the grade of the vehicle and the options of the options.

On the other hand, in order to prevent the heterogeneous specification from adhering to the various kinds of parts, the barcode is attached to each product at the time of product production and the barcode is recognized at the assembly line, . In particular, in the case of plating products and coating products, which are not easily distinguishable from each other due to their similar shapes and colors, it is inevitable to rely heavily on the discrimination through barcodes.

However, when the barcode is attached incorrectly in the manufacturing process of the product, it is not easy to detect the defective product in the assembling process. Accordingly, in addition to the identification of the disparate product using the bar code, it would be good if there is a means for judging whether the actual product is a coated part or a plated part.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a proximity sensor capable of identifying whether a part to be painted or a plated part is assembled, To distinguish whether a product to be assembled is a painted part or a plated part by using the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a component, the method comprising: producing a component, storing component information, and attaching a barcode to the component; Placing the barcode-attached component in an assembling process; The operator recognizing the barcode attached to the part using the scanner in the assembly process and comparing the recognized barcode information with the stored information; Inspecting a part specification using a proximity sensor; And transmitting the test result recognized through the proximity sensor to the server and comparing the test result with the inputted specification information.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of 'attaching a barcode to which the information of the part is produced by producing the part' is a step of attaching an attachment marked barcode to each produced part, and attaching the barcode and the barcode- And the information is stored in a server.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of 'checking the parts specification using the proximity sensor' is a step of assembling the parts in the assembling process, and using the proximity sensor attached to the jig for assembling the parts, And whether the coated product is a coated product or a coated product.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the proximity sensor is a sensor for recognizing an electrolyte.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the next step of 'transmitting the inspection result recognized through the proximity sensor to the server and comparing with the inputted specification information', the transmitted part information is stored in the server, And if they are not identical, recognizing the fact of inconsistency to the operator.

The apparatus for distinguishing a specification heterogeneous product according to the present invention comprises: an information input unit for inputting a barcode and parts information corresponding to the barcode; A barcode recognition unit for recognizing a barcode attached to a part in an assembling process; A product information transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving information input through the information input unit and the barcode recognition unit to a server; A proximity sensor for inspecting whether the part is a plated product or a painted product in the assembling step; A memory unit for storing information input from the information input unit, information input through the barcode recognition unit and the proximity sensor, and information received from the information input unit, information recognized through the barcode recognition unit and the proximity sensor And a control unit for determining whether the component to be assembled is a correct component.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit further includes an output unit for displaying information input from the information input unit, and information input from the barcode recognition unit and the proximity sensor.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is further provided with a notification unit, and when the information inputted from the information input unit and the information input from the barcode recognition unit and the proximity sensor do not coincide with each other, So as to be able to recognize it.

According to the discrimination apparatus and method of the specification different type product according to the present invention, the part information is confirmed by using the information recognized by the barcode in the assembling process of the automobile, and whether or not it is a painting part or a plating part It is possible to prevent the paint parts and the plated parts from being assembled incorrectly in the assembling of the automobile.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a method of discriminating a specification heterogeneous product according to the present invention. Fig.
2 is a view showing a configuration of a discriminating apparatus for a specification heterogeneous product according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing a method of discriminating a specification heterogeneous product according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method for distinguishing a specification heterogeneous product according to the present invention includes: a step (S100) of producing a component and attaching a barcode on which information of the component is displayed; (S150) of wearing the bar code attached part in the assembly process; An operator recognizes the barcode attached to the component using the scanner in the assembly process and compares the specification of the component to which the barcode is attached with the information input in the component production step called through the scanner in operation S170; Checking the parts specification using the proximity sensor 70 (S190); And comparing the recognized inspection result with the specification information through the proximity sensor 70 (S210).

That is, in the part production stage, the operator displays the barcode on the produced part, and when the information of the barcode and the part marked with the barcode is input through the information input unit 30, the information is stored in the memory unit 130 of the server will be.

At this time, it is natural that the operator may attach the barcode and the barcode to the part after first inputting the part information to be attached to the barcode. However, when the bar code is erroneously attached to another part after the bar code information is inputted first, the inputted information and the part information may be inconsistent. Therefore, it is preferable that after attaching the bar code to the part, Enter the part information. However, it should be understood that various known identification codes may be used as long as the bar code is a display capable of individually identifying the product such as a QR code and the bar code used in the present invention is not limited thereto. A QR code, and the like.

A step S100 of producing a part and displaying a barcode showing part information means attaching a barcode capable of specifying a product to the part when a specific part to be assembled in a specific vehicle is made in the manufacturing process.

At this time, the name of the part (or part number, etc.), the type of the vehicle to be applied, the specification of the part, and the like are assigned to the barcode, and the inputted information is inputted together with the barcode and stored in the server (S130).

The information stored in the memory unit 130 of the server can be accessed by the operator through the terminal provided at the top of the assembler in the assembling process. The component having the bar code is inserted in the assembling process in which the component is assembled and can be assembled by the operator (S150).

In the assembling process, the operator recognizes the barcode attached to the component using the scanner before assembling the component to the product or assembling the component to the product (S170). The barcode recognized through the scanner is transmitted to the server and compared with the information of the component corresponding to the barcode stored in the server, and the component information can be read and displayed on the operator's terminal (S170). At this time, it is needless to say that the barcode information and the like of the server may be stored in advance in the worker's terminal of the assembly process, and may be compared with the barcode read by the scanner.

After the worker has assembled the part into a product (referring to a finished product or another part to which the part is mounted or coupled) or before assembling the part, the proximity sensor 70 is used to determine whether the part is a plated product or a painted product (S190).

The proximity sensor 70 may be any sensor capable of recognizing the characteristics of either coating or plating. For example, when a sensor for recognizing an electrolyte is used, a plated part including an electrolyte is recognized, and a painted product not containing an electrolyte is not recognized, so that it becomes possible to distinguish a painted part from a plated part. It is needless to say that a variety of known sensors can be applied as long as they can distinguish between two kinds of components by sensing any one of the coating component and the plating component.

On the other hand, the proximity sensor 70 may be provided at a specific portion of the jig for assembling the component, and may be inspected whether or not the component is a paint component as soon as the component is mounted or assembled to the jig. However, this configuration represents a preferred example of the present invention. It goes without saying that the operator can directly inspect the parts by closely contacting the parts to the proximity sensor 70, whether or not the parts are painted parts.

The inspection result recognized through the proximity sensor 70 is transmitted to the server and compared with the inputted specification information (S210). Thus, when the information stored in the server is different from the specification inputted through the proximity sensor 70, the information may be displayed through the output unit 110, and if necessary, the operator may be notified through a warning lamp or an alarm. When the barcode information is received and stored in the terminal of the operator in advance, the inspection result recognized through the proximity sensor 70 may be directly compared on the terminal without being transmitted to the server.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a discriminating apparatus for a specification different type product according to the present invention.

2, the distinguishing device for the different types of products according to the present invention includes an information input unit 30, a barcode recognition unit 50, a product information transmitting and receiving unit 90, a proximity sensor 70, a memory unit 130, And a control unit 10.

The information input unit 30 is provided at a place where a part is produced, and inputs a specification of a barcode and a part to which the barcode is attached. For example, when a plated product is produced in a production process, an operator attaches a bar code having a specific identification code to the produced plated product, and then transmits information (including information on the plated product) As shown in FIG. The information input through the information input unit 30 is transmitted to the server and stored.

The barcode recognizing unit 50 recognizes a barcode attached to a part to be assembled in the assembling process. For example, as described above, when a plated product produced in the production process and having a barcode attached thereto is inserted into the assembly process, the operator recognizes the barcode attached to the component using the barcode recognition unit 50. Then, information such as the name (or the unique number) of the part to which the bar code is attached and the applied vehicle are displayed on the worker's terminal, indicating that the part is a plated product. At this time, if the part required for the current operation does not coincide with the part information recognized through the bar code, the worker does not assemble the part, thereby preventing the misidentification of the disparate part.

The proximity sensor 70 is provided in a jig or the like to which components are assembled, and the specification of components mounted on the jig is inspected. More specifically, when the proximity sensor 70 capable of sensing the electrolyte is installed or placed in the process of assembling parts such as an assembly jig, when the parts are mounted or placed, the proximity sensor 70 and parts It is contacted closely or lightly to detect whether the part is a plated product or a painted product and transmit the product specification to the server from the server or the server.

When the product specification received from the server and the specification of the product recognized by the proximity sensor 70 are invalid, the control unit 10 displays it on the output unit 110 or informs the operator through a warning lamp or an alarm . The memory unit 130, which is not illustrated in the drawing, is a space for temporarily or permanently storing the information inputted through the information input unit 30 and / or the information recognized through the proximity sensor 70, and the product information transmitting / 90 receives the bar code and part information inputted in the production process, the bar code recognized or sensed in the assembly process and / or the measurement result of the proximity sensor 70, or the parts information inputted through the information input unit 30, To the terminal equipped in the mobile communication terminal.

The output unit 110 is electrically connected to the control unit 10 to display information received from the server or the server or a result obtained by comparing the information obtained in the assembling process and the part information stored in the server. .

On the other hand, the control unit 10 is further provided with a notification unit, and can inform the operator of the fact that the specifications of the products inspected through the proximity sensor 70 are different from those of the product specifications inputted in the bar code. The notification unit is composed of a warning light or an alarm to inform the operator of the inconsistency of the product specification by sound or visually.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

10: control unit 30: information input unit
50: bar code recognition unit 70: proximity sensor
90: product information transmission / reception unit 110: output unit
130: memory unit 150:

Claims (6)

Attaching a bar code having part information to the part by storing the part information by producing the part;
Placing the barcode-attached component in an assembling process;
The operator recognizing the barcode attached to the part using the scanner in the assembly process and comparing the recognized barcode information with the stored information;
Inspecting whether the part is a painted product or a plated product using a proximity sensor that recognizes an electrolyte;
Transmitting a recognized test result through a proximity sensor that recognizes the electrolyte to a server and comparing the test result with input specification information; And
Comparing the transmitted part information with the part information stored in the server, and if not, recognizing the fact of discrepancy to the operator.
delete delete An information input unit for inputting barcode and part information corresponding to the barcode;
A barcode recognition unit for recognizing a barcode attached to a part in an assembling process;
A product information transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving information input through the information input unit and the barcode recognition unit to a server;
A proximity sensor capable of sensing an electrolyte to detect whether the part is a plated product or a painted product in the assembly process;
A memory unit for storing information input from the information input unit and information input through a proximity sensor capable of sensing the barcode recognition unit and the electrolyte; And
And a control unit for comparing the information input from the information input unit with information recognized through a proximity sensor capable of sensing the barcode recognition unit and the electrolyte to determine whether the assembled part is a correct part, .
The method of claim 4,
Further comprising an output unit for displaying information input from the information input unit and information input from the barcode recognition unit and the proximity sensor.
The method of claim 4,
And an informing unit operable to notify the operator of the fact that the information input from the information input unit is capable of recognizing the inconsistency sound or visually when the information inputted from the barcode recognizing unit and the proximity sensor do not match. Specification of heterogeneous products.

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