Component verification method and component verification system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9310789-B2
Application number	US-201514605478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2015
Priority date	Jan 27, 2014
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A component verification method includes a component ID reading process of reading a component ID corresponding to a stored component of a subsequent tape, a tape insertion detecting process of detecting that the subsequent tape has been inserted into a tape feeder, a feeder specifying process of specifying a tape feeder in which the insertion of the subsequent tape has been detected, a component verifying process of verifying whether or not a correspondence relationship between the read component ID and the specified tape feeder is correct, and a re-verification requesting process of requesting re-execution of the verification to a worker if it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen from the tape feeder after the component verifying process.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component verification method for verifying whether or not a stored component of a subsequent tape subsequently inserted into a tape feeder, in a state where a preceding tape precedingly sent out of two carrier tapes sequentially sent one after another is set, for component replenishment is correct, in a component mounting apparatus that picks up components, which are supplied from carrier tapes tape-fed by a plurality of tape feeders arrayed in a component supply unit, by a mounting head to mount the components on a substrate,
the component verification method comprising:
a component ID reading process of reading a component ID corresponding to the stored component of the subsequent tape;
a tape insertion detecting process of detecting that the subsequent tape has been inserted into the tape feeder;
a feeder specifying process of specifying a tape feeder in which the insertion of the subsequent tape has been detected;
a component verifying process of verifying whether or not a correspondence relationship between the read component ID and the specified tape feeder is correct; and
a re-verification requesting process of requesting re-execution of the verification to a worker if it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen from the tape feeder after the component verifying process.

2. The component verification method according to claim 1 , further comprising
a tape falling notification process of notifying, when it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen, a fact to that effect.

3. The component verification method according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the tape insertion detecting process, the subsequent tape insertion is detected by a fact that a sprocket provided in a tape-feed mechanism that tape-feeds the subsequent tape rotates in accordance with the insertion of the subsequent tape.

4. A component verification system for verifying whether or not stored components of a subsequent tape subsequently inserted into a tape feeder, in a state where a preceding tape precedingly sent out of two carrier tapes sequentially sent one after another is mounted, for component replenishment is correct, in a component mounting apparatus that picks up components, which are supplied from carrier tapes tape-fed by a plurality of tape feeders arrayed in a component supply unit, by a mounting head to mount the components on a substrate,
the component verification system comprising:
a component ID reading unit that reads a component ID corresponding to the stored component of the subsequent tape;
a tape insertion detecting unit that detects that the subsequent tape has been inserted into the tape feeder;
a feeder specifying unit that specifies a tape feeder in which the insertion of the subsequent tape has been detected;
a component verifying unit that verifies whether or not a correspondence relationship between the read component ID and the specified tape feeder is correct; and
a re-verification requesting unit that requests re-execution of the verification to a worker if it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen from the tape feeder after the verification.

5. The component verification system according to claim 4 , further comprising
a tape falling notification unit that notifies, when it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen, a fact to that effect.

6. The component verification system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the tape insertion detecting unit detects the subsequent tape insertion by a fact that a sprocket provided in a tape-feed mechanism that tape-feeds the subsequent tape rotates in accordance with the insertion of the subsequent tape.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
• Panasonic Intellctual Property Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Junkei
• Kanai Kazunori
• Yamamura Tatsuo
• Kamakura Kenji

Classifications

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• H05K13/084 Primary

  Product tracking, e.g. of substrates during the manufacturing process; Component traceability · CPC title

• H05K13/0419

  tape feeders · CPC title

• H05K13/086

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

• H05K13/0215

  Interconnecting of containers, e.g. splicing of tapes · CPC title