Apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method for soldering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10807239-B2
Application number	US-201816143116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2018
Priority date	Oct 2, 2017
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

A soldering apparatus is provided with a soldering iron for soldering with a tip, a driving portion for moving the soldering iron, a storage portion that stores position information indicating a soldering position and identification information associated each other, a reading portion that reads target identification information attached to the work target, an acquiring portion that acquires position information in the storage portion matching the target identification information read by the reading portion, and a process control portion for controlling the driving portion and the soldering iron so as to perform soldering at the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A soldering apparatus comprising:
a soldering iron comprising a soldering tip for soldering,
a driving portion that moves the soldering iron relative to a work target,
a storage portion,
a reading portion,
an acquiring portion, and
a process control portion, wherein the soldering apparatus performs a method comprising:
storing, by the storage portion, position information indicating a position for soldering and identification information, the position information and the identification information stored in association with each other;
storing, by the storage portion, condition information indicating parameters of the soldering to be performed at the position indicated by the position information, the condition information being stored in association with the position information;
reading, by the reading portion, target identification information disposed on the work target, the target identification information being read by the reading portion after the position information and the identification information are stored by the storage portion;
matching, by the acquiring portion in communication with the storage portion, the target identification information read by the reading portion to the identification information stored in the storage portion, and acquiring from the storage portion the position information associated with the identification information that was matched to the target identification information;
acquiring, by the acquiring portion from the storage portion before the soldering is performed, the condition information associated with the acquired position information; and
controlling, by the process control portion in communication with the driving portion and the soldering iron, the driving portion and the soldering iron so that soldering is performed at the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring portion and so as to perform the soldering according to the parameters indicated by the condition information acquired by the acquiring portion, the soldering performed at the position indicated by the position information acquired by the acquiring portion.

2. The soldering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reading portion is configured to be freely movable by a user relative to the work target.

3. The soldering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information is represented by a barcode.

4. The soldering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information is represented by a two-dimensional code.

5. The soldering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a receiving portion and a registration portion, wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the receiving portion, the position information and the identification information before the position information and the identification information are stored in the storage portion; and
instructing, by the registration portion, the storage portion to store the received identification information and the received position information in association with each other in the storage portion.

6. The soldering apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the receiving portion receives, as the identification information to be stored in the storage portion, the target identification information that was read by the reading portion.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium for a soldering apparatus comprising a soldering iron, a driving portion, a storage portion, a reading portion, and a controller, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by the controller of the soldering apparatus, causes the soldering apparatus to perform a soldering method comprising:
storing, in the storage portion, position information indicating a position for soldering and identification information, the position information and the identification information stored in association with each other;
storing, by the storage portion, condition information indicating parameters of the soldering to be performed at the position indicated by the position information, the condition information being stored in association with the position information;
reading, by the reading portion, target identification information disposed on a work target, the reading performed after the position information and the identification information are stored in the storage portion;
matching, by the controller, the target identification information read by the reading portion to the identification information stored in the storage portion;
acquiring, by the controller, the position information stored in the storage portion in association with the identification information that was matched to the target identification information;
acquiring, from the storage portion before the soldering is performed, the condition information associated with the acquired position information, the acquiring performed by the controller; and
controlling, by the controller, the driving portion and the soldering iron so that soldering is performed at the position indicated by the acquired position information and so as to perform the soldering according to the parameters indicated by the acquired condition information, the soldering performed at the position indicated by the acquired position information.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the soldering method performed by the soldering apparatus further comprises:
receiving, by the controller, the position information and the identification information before the position information and the identification information are stored in the storage portion; and
instructing, by the controller, the storage portion to store the received identification information and the received position information in association with each other in the storage portion.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the controller receives, as the identification information to be stored in the storage portion, the target identification information that was read by the reading portion.

10. A soldering method for a soldering apparatus comprising a soldering iron, a driving portion, a storage portion, a reading portion, and a controller, the soldering method comprising:
storing, in the storage portion, position information indicating a position for soldering and identification information, the position information and the identification information stored in association with each other;
storing, by the storage portion, condition information indicating parameters of the soldering to be performed at the position indicated by the position information, the condition information being stored in association with the position information;
reading, by the reading portion, target identification information disposed on a work target, the reading performed after the position information and the identification information are stored in the storage portion;
matching, by the controller, the target identification information read by the reading portion to the identification information stored in the storage portion;
acquiring, by the controller, the position information stored in the storage portion in association with the identification information that was matched to the target identification information;
acquiring, from the storage portion before the soldering is performed, the condition information associated with the acquired position information, the acquiring performed by the controller; and
controlling, by the controller, the driving portion and the soldering iron so that soldering is performed at the position indicated by the acquired position informatio

Assignees

• Hakko Corp

Inventors

• Teraoka Yoshitomo
• Manda Satoshi

Classifications

• B23K1/0016 Primary

  Soldering of electronic components · CPC title

• B23K3/0615

  forming part of a soldering iron · CPC title

• B23K3/063

  for wire feeding · CPC title

• B23K3/02

  Soldering irons; Bits · CPC title

• B23K3/08

  Auxiliary devices therefor · CPC title