Printing device, solder management system, and printing managing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10773326-B2
Application number	US-201715490001-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	Jun 1, 2016
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A printing device includes a storage that stores allowable time for which use of solder supplied to a screen mask can be allowed, a timer that measures time for which the solder is supplied to the screen mask, a determination unit that determines whether or not the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time based on time measured by the timer, and a notifier that notifies a worker in a case where the determination unit determines that the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time. The timer measures time by weighting a measurement interval of time for which the solder is moved on the screen mask by a squeegee so as to become greater than a measurement interval of time for which the solder does not move on the screen mask.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing device that prints solder of paste onto a board by causing a squeegee to slide with respect to a screen mask to which the solder is supplied, comprising:
a storage that stores allowable time for which use of the solder supplied to the screen mask can be allowed;
a timer that measures time for which the solder is supplied to the screen mask;
a determination unit that determines whether or not use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time, based on the time measured by the timer; and
a notifier that notifies a worker in a case where the determination unit determines that the use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time,
wherein a measurement interval of the timer varies according to a state of the solder on the screen mask.

2. The printing device of claim 1 ,
wherein the measurement interval is decreased when the solder is moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

3. The printing device of claim 1 ,
wherein the timer measures time by a number of counts that are counted at a predetermined measurement interval, and
the measurement interval is increased when the solder is not moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

4. The printing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a work prohibiting unit that prohibits work of printing the solder onto the board in a case where the determination unit determines that the use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time.

5. The printing device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a solder storage unit that stores the solder before being supplied to the screen mask;
identification information that is attached to the solder storage unit; and
a recognizer that recognizes the identification information,
wherein the work prohibiting unit prohibits work until the recognizer recognizes the identification information.

6. A solder management system including a printing device that prints solder of paste onto a board by causing a squeegee to slide with respect to a screen mask to which the solder is supplied, comprising:
a storage that stores allowable time for which use of the solder supplied to the screen mask can be allowed;
a timer that measures time for which the solder is supplied to the screen mask;
a determination unit that determines whether or not use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time, based on the time measured by the timer; and
a notifier that notifies a worker in a case where the determination unit determines that the use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time,
wherein a measurement interval is varied depending on whether the solder is moved or not moved on the screen mask by the squeegee or.

7. The solder management system of claim 6 ,
wherein the measurement interval is decreased when the solder is moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

8. The solder management system of claim 6 ,
wherein the timer measures time by a number of counts that are counted at a predetermined measurement interval, and
the measurement interval is increased when the solder is not moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

9. The solder management system of claim 6 , further comprising:
a work prohibiting unit that prohibits work of printing the solder onto the board in a case where the determination unit determines that the use the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time.

10. The solder management system of claim 9 , further comprising:
a solder storage unit that stores the solder before being supplied to the screen mask;
identification information that is attached to the solder storage unit; and
a recognizer that recognizes the identification information,
wherein the work prohibiting unit prohibits work until the recognizer recognizes the identification information.

11. A printing managing method used in a printing device that prints solder of paste onto a board by causing a squeegee to slide with respect to a screen mask to which the solder is supplied, and has a storage that stores allowable time for which use of the solder supplied to the screen mask can be allowed, the printing managing method comprising:
measuring time for which solder is supplied to the screen mask with a timer, wherein a measurement interval is varied based on whether the solder is moved on the screen mask by the squeegee or whether the solder is not moved on the screen mask;
determining, with a determination unit, whether or not use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time, based on the time measured by the timer; and
notifying, with a notifier, a worker in a case where the determination unit determines that the use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time.

12. The printing managing method of claim 11 , further comprising:
prohibiting work of printing the solder onto the board in a case where the determination is made that the use of the solder supplied to the screen mask has exceeded the allowable time in the determining.

13. The printing managing method of claim 11 ,
wherein the measurement interval is decreased when the solder is moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

14. The solder management system of claim 11 ,
wherein in the measuring, the timer measures time by a number of counts that are counted at a predetermined measurement interval during a measurement of time, and
the measurement interval is increased when the solder is moved on the screen mask by the squeegee.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Yuji

Classifications

• H05K3/1233

  Methods or means for supplying the conductive material and for forcing it through the screen or stencil · CPC title

• B41F15/08 Primary

  Machines · CPC title

• B41F15/423

  Driving means for reciprocating squeegees · CPC title

• B41F33/16

  Programming systems for automatic control of sequence of operations · CPC title

• B41F15/0881

  for printing on polyhedral articles · CPC title