Feeder setup change method and component mounting device for supporting feeder setup change method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12137525-B2
Application number	US-202017622906-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2020
Priority date	Jul 18, 2019
Publication date	Nov 5, 2024
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024

Abstract

A setup change work support method includes a feeder information acquisition step, a production information acquisition step, and a target feeder determination step. The feeder information acquisition step acquires information on the capability of a feeder that can be disposed in a component supply unit of an electronic component mounting device for mounting an electronic component on a workpiece and that supplies the electronic component. The production information acquisition step acquires information on the production of the workpiece. The target feeder determination step determines a target feeder that is disposed in the component supply unit and is used to produce a target type based on information on the capability of the feeder and information on the production of the workpiece.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A feeder setup change method comprising:
a feeder information acquisition step of acquiring information on a capability of each of feeders, the feeders each being disposable in an electronic component mounting device and being capable of supplying identical electronic components to be mounted on a substrate, the electronic component mounting device mounting the electronic components supplied by the feeders on workpieces;
a production information acquisition step of acquiring information on production of each of workpiece types of the workpieces; and
a target feeder determination step of determining, among the feeders for feeding the identical electronic components, a target feeder to be disposed in the electronic component mounting device and used for production of a target workpiece type among the workpiece types, in accordance with the information on the capability of each of the feeders and the information on the production of each of the workpiece types.

2. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information on the production of each of the workpiece types includes information on a priority of producing the workpiece type, and
the target feeder determination step preferentially allocates a feeder to a workpiece type having the priority that is higher, the feeder having a capability suitable for production of the workpiece type among the feeders.

3. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information on production of each of the workpiece types includes information on a component size of an electronic component mounted in the workpiece type, and
the target feeder determination step preferentially allocates a feeder to an electronic component having the component size that is smaller than electronic components allocated to other feeders, the feeder having a capability suitable for mounting an electronic component that the component size of which is smaller than the electronic components allocated to the other feeders among the feeders.

4. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information on the production of each of the workpiece types includes information on a number of uses of electronic components used for production of the workpiece type, and
the target feeder determination step preferentially allocates a feeder to an electronic component having a number of uses is larger than electronic components allocated to other feeders, the feeder having a capability suitable for mounting electronic components that the number of uses is larger than the electronic components allocated to the other feeders among the feeders.

5. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information on the capability of the feeder includes information on feeding stop positions of the feeders,
the information on the production of the workpiece includes information on a component arrangement of the electronic components used for the production of the workpiece type, and
the target feeder determination step preferentially allocates a plurality of feeders having a smaller difference between the feeding stop positions than other feeders among the feeders to a plurality of electronic components among the electronic components that can be simultaneously sucked by a plurality of suction nozzles that suck the electronic components.

6. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information on the capability of the feeder includes information on whether or not the feeder is a multifeeder capable of supplying a plurality of types of electronic components, and
the target feeder determination step preferentially allocates the multifeeder to an electronic component to which the multifeeder is applicable.

7. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein in the target feeder determination step, the target feeders of the workpiece types including a workpiece type scheduled to be produced next are determined together.

8. The feeder setup change method according to claim 1 , wherein the feeder information acquisition step further includes a pickup instruction step of acquiring information on a location of the feeder, and instructing to pick up the target feeder based on the information on the location of the feeder.

9. The feeder setup change method according to claim 8 , wherein when the target feeder is picked up by a robot, the pickup instruction step instructs pickup of only a target feeder that can be picked up by the robot among the target feeders.

10. A component mounting device comprising:
a processor configured to:
acquire information on a capability of each of feeders, the feeders each being disposable in an electronic component mounting device and being capable of supplying identical electronic components to be mounted on a substrate, the electronic component mounting device mounting the electronic components supplied by the feeders on workpieces;
acquire information on production of each of workpiece type of the workpieces; and
determine, among the feeders, a target feeder to be disposed in the electronic component mounting device and used for production of a target workpiece type among the workpiece types, in accordance with the information on the capability of each of the feeders and the information on the production of each of the workpiece types.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Maezono Hisashi
• Sagara Hiroki

Classifications

• H05K13/02 Primary

  Feeding of components · CPC title

• G05B2219/50386

  Feeder, feeding of workpiece, bar · CPC title

• G05B2219/32264

  Setup time · CPC title

• G05B19/41865

  characterised by job scheduling, process planning, material flow · CPC title

• H05K13/085

  Production planning, e.g. of allocation of products to machines, of mounting sequences at machine or facility level · CPC title