Mounting machine and mounting management apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016249498-A1
Application number	US-201315023286-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 3, 2013
Priority date	Oct 3, 2013
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mounting machine determines whether or not there is running out of a component in a mounting process based on initial order information and the number of remaining components, and when the mounting machine determines that there is running out of a component, a modified order in which the determined component is preferentially mounted is set as the mounting order. In addition, during the mounting process when a component of a subsequent mounting target in the mounting order runs out, and a component later in the mounting order than the component does not run out, the component that does not run out is previously mounted on the board. Furthermore, the initial order which is indicated by the initial order information is set in advance as an order such that a component in the plurality of components that has a higher frequency of running out than another component is preferentially mounted.

First claim

1 . A mounting machine which mounts a plurality of components on a board using a mounting head, comprising:
mounting control means which acquires a mounting order in which a component in the plurality of components that has a higher possibility of running out than another component is preferentially mounted, performs a mounting process which controls the mounting head such that the components are sequentially mounted on the board based on the acquired mounting order, and during the mounting process, when a component of a subsequent mounting target in the mounting order runs out and a component the mounting order of which is later than the component does not run out, controls the mounting head such that the component that does not run out is previously mounted on the board.

2 . The mounting machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mounting control means acquires an initial order which is set in advance as an order such that a component in the plurality of components that has a higher frequency of occurrence of running out than another component is preferentially mounted as the mounting order.

3 . The mounting machine according to claim 2 ,
wherein a component where the number of components to be mounted on the board is large, or a component where the number of components a component accommodation section of which mounted on the mounting machine is able to accommodate is small, is set as the component that has a higher frequency of running out.

4 . The mounting machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is a component which runs out within the initial order that does not consider the possibility of running out of the component based on the number of necessary components and the number of remaining components which are included in the initial order, and when it is determined that there is a component that runs out, sets the mounting order in which the determined component is preferentially mounted, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the mounting control means acquires the set mounting order and performs the mounting process based on the acquired mounting order.

5 . The mounting machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is a component that runs out in the mounting process based on the remaining number of components, and when it is determined that there is a component that runs out, sets the mounting order in which the determined component is preferentially mounted, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the mounting control means acquires the set mounting order and performs the mounting process based on the acquired mounting order.

6 . The mounting machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
order memory means which stores a plurality of orders which include an initial order and a preferential order in which a specific component is preferentially mounted; and mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is running out of a component during the initial order based on the number of necessary components and the number of remaining components which are included in the initial order, and sets the preferential order as the mounting order when it is determined that there is running out of a component and the preferential order in which the component is preferentially mounted is stored in the order memory means, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the mounting control means acquires the set mounting order and performs the mounting process based on the acquired mounting order.

7 . The mounting machine according to claim 6 ,
wherein the initial order and the preferential order are set as orders in which time is optimized in advance to be short by considering the element which relates to the time that is necessary for the mounting process.

8 . A mounting management apparatus which manages a mounting order of a mounting machine that performs a mounting process in which a plurality of components are mounted on a board, the apparatus comprising:
output means which acquires the mounting order in which a component in the plurality of components that has a higher possibility of running out than another component is preferentially mounted, and outputs the acquired mounting order.

9 . The mounting management apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
order memory means which stores an initial order set in advance as an order such that a component in the plurality of components that has a higher frequency of occurrence of running out than another component is preferentially mounted, wherein the output means acquires the initial order which is stored in the order memory means as the mounting order, and outputs the acquired mounting order.

10 . The mounting managing apparatus according to claim 9 ,
wherein a component where the number of components to be mounted on the board is large, or a component where the number of components a component accommodation section of which mounted on the mounting machine is able to accommodate is small, is set as the component that has a higher frequency of running out.

11 . The mounting management apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is a component which runs out within the initial order that does not consider the possibility of running out of the component based on the number of necessary components and the number of remaining components which are included in the initial order, and when it is determined that there is a component that runs out, sets the mounting order in which a determined component is preferentially mounted, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the output means acquires the set mounting order and outputs the acquired mounting order.

12 . The mounting management apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is a component that runs out in the mounting process based on the remaining number of components, and when it is determined that there is a component that runs out, sets the mounting order in which the determined component is preferentially mounted, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the output means acquires the set mounting order and outputs the acquired mounting order.

13 . The mounting management apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
order memory means which stores a plurality of orders which include an initial order and a preferential order in which a specific component is preferentially mounted; and mounting order setting means which determines whether or not there is running out of a component during the initial order based on the number of necessary components and the number of remaining components which are included in the initial order, and sets the preferential order as the mounting order when it is determined that there is running out of a component and the preferential order in which the component is preferentially mounted is stored in the order memory means, wherein when the mounting order setting means sets the mounting order, the output means acquires the set mounting order and outputs the acquired mounting order.

14 . The mounting management apparatus according to claim 13 ,
wherein the initial order and the preferential order are set as orders in which time is optimized in advance to be short by considering the element which rela

Assignees

• Fuji Machine Mfg

Inventors

• Oyama Shigeto
• Iisaka Jun

Classifications

• H05K13/046 Primary

  Surface mounting (surface mounted components H05K3/341) · CPC title

• H05K13/086 Primary

  Supply management, e.g. supply of components or of substrates · CPC title

• H05K13/085

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

• H05K13/08

  Monitoring manufacture of assemblages · CPC title