Component storing member storage cabinet and method of managing component storing members

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12389581-B2
Application number	US-202018249050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	Oct 13, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A parts tower that stores reels storing components to be mounted on substrates includes storing sections storing the reels, loading and unloading sections in which the reels are disposed, a moving section that moves the reels inside the parts tower, an operation section receiving an instruction of unloading of the reels, and a controller. Some of the storing sections that are disposed around the loading and unloading sections are defined as unloading waiting sections. The controller performs a first moving process in which the reels that are to be unloaded relatively early among the stored reels to the unloading waiting sections are moved by the moving section before receiving the instruction of unloading the reels, and a second moving process in which the reels stored in the unloading waiting sections are moved to the loading and unloading sections by the moving section in response to receiving the instruction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component storing member storage cabinet that stores component storing members storing components to be mounted on substrates, the component storing member storage cabinet comprising:
storing sections storing the component storing members;
unloading sections in which the component storing members to be unloaded are disposed;
unloading waiting sections that are some of the storing sections disposed around the unloading sections and in which the component storing members are disposed;
a moving section configured to move the component storing members inside the component storing member storage cabinet;
an instruction receiving section receiving an instruction of unloading the component storing members; and
a control section configured to
control the moving section to move the component storing members that are to be unloaded early among the component storing members stored in the storing sections to the unloading waiting sections before receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members, and
control the moving section to move the component storing members stored in the unloading waiting sections to the unloading sections in response to receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members.

2. The component storing member storage cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein
after moving the component storing members from the unloading waiting sections to the unloading sections, the control section is configured to control the moving section to move the component storing members stored in the unloading waiting sections to be closer to the unloading sections.

3. A component storing member storage cabinet that stores component storing members storing components to be mounted on substrates, the component storing member storage cabinet comprising:
storing sections storing the component storing members;
unloading sections in which the component storing members to be unloaded are disposed;
unloading waiting sections that are some of the storing sections disposed around the unloading sections and in which the component storing members are disposed;
a moving section configured to move the component storing members inside the component storing member storage cabinet;
an instruction receiving section receiving an instruction of unloading the component storing members; and
a control section configured to
control the moving section to move the component storing members that are to be unloaded early among the component storing members stored in the storing sections to the unloading sections before receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members, and
control the moving section to move the component storing members to the unloading waiting sections before receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members, the component storing members being moved to the unloading waiting sections being to be unloaded early among the component storing members except for the component storing members that are moved to the unloading sections.

4. The component storing member storage cabinet according to claim 3 , wherein
after unloading the component storing members that are disposed in the unloading sections, the control section is configured to control the moving section to move the component storing members stored in the unloading waiting sections to the unloading sections and subsequently to move the component storing members stored in the unloading waiting sections to be closer to the unloading sections.

5. The component storing member storage cabinet according to claim 3 , wherein the control section is configured to move the component storing members to only some of the unloading sections.

6. A method of managing component storing members in storing sections and unloading sections of a component storing member storage cabinet,
the storing sections storing the component storing members, and
the unloading sections in which the component storing members to be unloaded are disposed,
the method comprising:
moving the component storing members that are to be unloaded relatively early among the stored component storing members to unloading waiting sections that are some of the storing sections disposed around the unloading sections before receiving an instruction of unloading the component storing members, and
moving the component storing members stored in the unloading waiting sections to the unloading sections in response to receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members.

7. A method of managing component storing members in storing sections and unloading sections of a component storing member storage cabinet,
the storing sections storing the component storing members, and
the unloading sections in which the component storing members to be unloaded are disposed, the method comprising:
a fourth moving step of moving the component storing members that are to be unloaded relatively early among the stored component storing members to the unloading sections before receiving an instruction of unloading the component storing members, and
moving the component storing members to unloading waiting sections that are some of the storing sections disposed around the unloading sections before receiving the instruction of unloading the component storing members, the component storing members being moved to the unloading waiting sections being to be unloaded early among the component storing members except for the component storing members that are moved to the unloading sections.

8. The component storing member storage cabinet according to claim 4 , wherein the control section is configured to move the component storing members to only some of the unloading sections.

Assignees

• Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yokoyama Yoshiyuki

Classifications

• H10P72/3404 Primary

  Storage means · CPC title

• H05K13/021

  Loading or unloading of containers (H05K13/028 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K13/0084

  Containers and magazines for components, e.g. tube-like magazines · CPC title

• B65G1/0407

  using stacker cranes (constructional features of stacker cranes B66F9/06) · CPC title

• H05K13/0882

  Control systems for mounting machines or assembly lines, e.g. centralized control, remote links, programming of apparatus and processes as such (H05K13/083 takes precedence) · CPC title