JP4454748B2 - Automatic production line with information reporting function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic production line such as a mounter for mounting electronic components and the like on an electronic device and a mounting system including peripheral devices thereof, and relates to an automatic production line having an information notification function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a notification means used in the automatic production line of the prior art, an alarm device using sound such as an illuminated display lamp or a buzzer is used. As the former indicator lamp, for example, as shown in JP-A-9-186500, a lamp having a plurality of lamps of different colors such as red, yellow and blue is known. Is electrically connected to a manufacturing device such as a mounter. Then, the above-mentioned indicator lamp is controlled based on the detection of abnormality by the control means provided in the mounter or the like. For example, the blue lamp is lit when it is normal, the yellow lamp is lit when parts are out, and the red lamp is lit when other trouble occurs Is to be done.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional automatic production line, the work place for dealing with the abnormality is not properly notified, and there remains a problem in efficiently recognizing the abnormality and coping with it accordingly.
[0004]
That is, in an automatic production line such as a component mounting system, since a plurality of manufacturing devices are connected by a transfer conveyor or the like, even if the occurrence of an abnormality is displayed using an indicator light or the like as in the prior art, for example, the abnormality is When the work place that deals with the generated equipment is on the rear side of the production line, the facility manager first moves to the front side of the equipment for production, grasps the details of the abnormality, and then uses it for the production. It is necessary to move to the back side of the device to deal with the abnormality.
[0005]
Here, the above problem will be specifically described with reference to the automatic production line shown in FIG.
[0006]
FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of a line configuration of a mounting system including a mounter for mounting electronic components and the like on a printed circuit board and its peripheral devices as a production line, and includes a loader 10, a cream solder printing machine 20, and a dispenser 30. , The mounters 40 and 50, the reflow furnace 60, and the unloader 70 are connected by a conveyor or the like, and in this production line, when an abnormality occurs in the rear portion E1 of the mounter 50, the facility management at the point P is performed. It shows how the person copes.
[0007]
When the facility manager at point P notices that the mounter 50 is abnormal due to the illumination of the indicator light of the mounter 50, the facility manager first displays the front side of the mounter 50 as shown by path R1. Go to and check the details of the error. And if it grasps | ascertains that abnormality has generate | occur | produced in the site | part E1 of the back side of the mounter 50, as shown by path | route R3, an equipment manager will move to the back side of the mounter 50, and will cope with abnormality.
[0008]
Thus, in an automatic production line equipped with a conventional indicator light, when the work place that deals with a manufacturing device in which an abnormality has occurred is on the back side of the production line, the work place cannot be specified in advance. In this case, the trouble is dealt with by following a useless route, resulting in a problem that the working time becomes long.
[0009]
The present invention solves such a problem of the prior art, and has an information notification function that can easily recognize a work place to deal with an abnormality, and can shorten the work time and improve the operation rate. The purpose is to provide an automatic production line.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an automatic production line with information broadcasting function of the present invention, a plurality of automatic production lines manufacturing equipment are connected along the flow of production, abnormality occurs in the apparatus for the production Sometimes the detection means for detecting the abnormality for each of the manufacturing equipment, and the work place for dealing with the abnormality detected by the detection means is on the front side or the rear side of the manufacturing equipment constituting the automatic production line. Based on the determination result by the determination means and the determination result by the determination means , abnormally so that the operator can identify whether the place to deal with the abnormality is the front side or the rear side of the manufacturing equipment Informing means for informing the work place to be dealt with is provided.
[0011]
According to this arrangement, this is detected when an abnormality occurs in the detection means either manufacturing equipment, discriminating means, the work place has been abnormally cope detected by the detecting means constituting the automatic production line It is determined whether the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment to be performed, and the notification means notifies based on the determination result. Therefore, when an operator deals with an abnormality, it is possible to reach the work place where the abnormality is dealt with through the shortest path, and it is possible to shorten the work time and improve the operating rate.
[0012]
In the above-described automatic production line of the present invention, the notification means is an indicator lamp provided for each of the manufacturing devices, and the indicator lamp has an integrated structure in which a plurality of lamps are sequentially arranged, and By changing at least one of the lighting color and the lighting method, it is notified whether the place to deal with the abnormality is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment (claim) Item 2).
[0013]
According to this configuration, the lighting state of the indicator of the production equipment, with knowing the occurrence of abnormality in each manufacturing equipment, it is possible to recognize the abnormality occurrence site, the same effects as described above.
[0014]
Further, in the above-described automatic production line of the present invention, the notification means is an information terminal, and displays information indicating a work place to deal with an abnormality or notifies by changing sound or vibration. (Claim 3).
[0015]
According to this configuration, even if the worker is not near the production line, the display information, sound, or vibration on the information terminal can be used to know the occurrence of an abnormality in each manufacturing device and to recognize the work location that deals with the abnormality. It becomes possible, and there exists an effect similar to the above.
[0016]
Furthermore, in the automatic production line of the present invention described above, the informing means, but adapted to broadcast together information of the part when it is necessary to replenish the components in the production equipment (claim 4).
[0017]
According to this configuration, since the information on the supply parts is notified by the notification means, it is possible to go to the work place after supplying the supply parts and supply the necessary parts, further reducing the work time. It is possible to improve the operating rate.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
1 and 2 show a configuration example of an automatic production line of a mounting system including a mounter for mounting an electronic component or the like on a printed circuit board and its peripheral devices as an example of an automatic production line to which the present invention is applied.
[0020]
In this automatic production line, a loader 10, a cream solder printing machine 20, a dispenser 30, a mounter 40, 50, a reflow furnace 60, and an unloader 70 as manufacturing equipment are connected by a conveyor or the like.
[0021]
A large number of supply boards 14 are mounted on the loader 10, and input operations and the like are performed by the input operation unit 12. The cream solder printing machine 20 includes a display device 23 and performs an input operation or the like with the input operation unit 22. The dispenser 30 includes two display devices 33a and 33b, and performs an input operation and the like with the input operation units 32a, 32b, and 32c. The mounter 40 (50) is configured such that mounting components are supplied from a number of tape feeders 44 (54) provided on the front side, and includes two display devices 43a and 43b (53a and 53b). Input operations and the like are performed at 42a and 42b (52a and 52b). The reflow furnace 60 is configured to perform an input operation or the like with the input operation unit 62. The unloader 70 accommodates a large number of completed substrates 74, and the input operation unit 72 performs input operations and the like. Each device is provided with indicator lamps 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 for notifying abnormality.
[0022]
FIG. 3 shows specific examples of these indicator lamps. This indicator lamp 100 (corresponding to the indicator lamps 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 in FIG. 1) is shown in each automatic production line. An indicator lamp unit 140 that is connected to a manufacturing device with a wiring 160 and that illuminates and blinks the red lamp 110, the yellow lamp 120, the blue lamp 130, etc. according to the content of the abnormality that has occurred in each manufacturing device It has. These are arranged in the order of a red lamp 110, a yellow lamp 120, and a blue lamp 130 from above, and are integrally formed in a cylindrical structure, and are fixed to a pipe-like column 150. The indicator lamp 100 having an integral structure is attached to a high place of each manufacturing device by bolting a column 150 so that the facility manager can easily see the lamp. The blue lamp 130 illuminates while the manufacturing equipment is operating normally. However, when an abnormality such as out of parts or trouble of the manufacturing equipment itself occurs, the blue lamp 130 disappears and the abnormal The yellow lamp 120 and the red lamp 110 are operated so as to illuminate according to the contents and the like, and are configured to notify the facility manager of the abnormality.
[0023]
Accordingly, the indicator lamps 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 provided in the respective manufacturing apparatuses 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 of the automatic production line shown in FIGS. When the manufacturing equipment in which an abnormality has occurred is identified by the facility manager, the facility manager moves to the manufacturing equipment and grasps the content of the abnormality to deal with the abnormality. It is possible to recognize whether the work place to deal with the abnormality is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment by the lighting state of.
[0024]
In other words, as shown in FIG. 4, the automatic production line having the information notification function of the present invention is configured such that the entire apparatus is controlled by the control means 1, and an abnormal state requiring an operator call is a manufacturing device. Detection means 2 for detecting this when it occurs, and discrimination means 3 for discriminating whether the work place for dealing with the abnormality detected by this detection means 2 is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment , In addition, based on the determination result by the determination means 3, there is provided an informing means 4 for informing whether the work place for dealing with the abnormality is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment .
[0025]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an abnormality notification processing procedure in the automatic production line. When the abnormal condition requiring operator calls the production equipment of the production line is detected by detecting means 2 of the occurrence (step S1), the above identifying means 3, or work place depending on the content of the abnormality is different events (Step S2), if the determination result is “YES”, it is further determined whether or not the work place is the back side (step S3), and if the determination result is “YES” The display method is set to “rear face type” (step S4). And the alerting | reporting means 4 performs a back surface type display with an indicator lamp (step S6). If the determination results in steps S2 and S3 are “NO”, the display method is set to “front type” (step S5), and the notification means 4 performs front side display using an indicator lamp (step S6). .
[0026]
Here, an example of the display method of the “rear type” and “front type” will be described. One indicator lamp 100 shown in FIG. 3 is fixed to the height of the manufacturing equipment by a column 150, and an abnormal display is performed using the yellow lamp 120 of the indicator lamp section 140. When the work place to deal with the abnormality is on the back side of the automatic production line, a “rear type” display that blinks the yellow lamp 120 is performed. When the work place to deal with the abnormality is on the front side of the manufacturing equipment , a “front type” display that lights the yellow lamp 120 is performed. If no abnormality has occurred, the yellow lamp 120 is turned off. In addition, the display method of the above-mentioned “rear type” and “front type” is not limited to the above-described method, and any method may be adopted as long as the method can be identified by the operator. For example, change the lighting color between the “rear type” display and the “front type” display, or simultaneously turn on multiple lamps for the “rear type” display and one lamp for the “front type” display. The lighting method of lighting can be taken.
[0027]
According to this configuration, when the detection unit 2 detects that an abnormal state that requires countermeasures has occurred in the manufacturing equipment of the automatic production line, the work place in which the determination unit 3 copes with the abnormality detected by the detection unit 2 Is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment , and the notifying means 4 displays “front type” or “rear type” on the indicator lamp based on the determination result, and notifies the user. To do. Therefore, it is possible to know the occurrence of an abnormality in each automatic production line and to reach the work place where the abnormality is dealt with by the shortest path when the worker deals with the abnormality, thereby shortening the working time and improving the operating rate. Can be planned.
[0028]
Here, the above-described handling of the abnormality will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
[0029]
In FIG. 6, the outline of the line configuration of the mounting system shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is shown in a plan view. In this production line, when an abnormality occurs in the rear portion E1 of the mounter 50, the front side A state in which the equipment manager at the point P copes with a case where an abnormality has occurred in the part E2 is indicated by a solid arrow.
[0030]
That is, if the equipment manager who was at point P notices that there is an abnormality in the mounter 50 due to the “back view” display of the indicator lamp 51 of the mounter 50, the equipment manager will follow the path R <b> 2 of the mounter 50. Move to the rear side site E1 to deal with the abnormality. On the other hand, when the facility manager notices that an abnormality has occurred in the mounter 50 due to the “front type” display of the indicator lamp 51 of the mounter 50, the facility manager moves to the part E2 on the front side of the mounter 50 through the route R1. Take corrective action. For example, when it is detected by the tape remaining amount detection system of a number of tape feeders 54 provided on the front side that the remaining amount of the tape has decreased, the tape reel is replaced and the mounted components are replenished. In this way, when the facility manager deals with an abnormality, it is possible to reach the work place that deals with the abnormality detected on the shortest path, and the work time can be shortened and the operating rate can be improved.
[0031]
As described above, the automatic production line having the information notification function of the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration of the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the configuration may be appropriately modified, added, or deleted as necessary. Yes.
[0032]
For example, in the above, an example has been shown in which it is determined whether the work place that deals with the abnormality is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment , and notification is made based on the determination result. In addition, for example, it may be configured to distinguish whether the work place to deal with the abnormality is on the left or right side of the automatic production line, or to distinguish and notify three or more areas.
[0033]
In the above, the notification means is an indicator lamp, and an example of changing the way of display as a method of distinguishing work places to deal with abnormalities has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, The above-mentioned distinction may be made by changing the color of the lamp of the indicator lamp. In this case, in addition to the three lamps that distinguish normality, failure, out of parts, etc., the lamp that distinguishes the work place to deal with the abnormality May be added.
[0034]
Alternatively, the notification means may be an information terminal, and the work place to deal with an abnormality may be notified by displaying the information on the information terminal or changing sound or vibration. In this case, the notification means, when the required replenishment components for the automatic production line, if so notifies together information of the part, from stocks supplemental parts, the work area to abnormally deal Opposite, you can supply the necessary parts. As this information terminal, in addition to a dedicated terminal, a mail function or a calling function such as a mobile phone or a pager may be used.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the automatic production line having the information notification function of the present invention, the detecting means detects when an abnormal state requiring an operator call occurs in the manufacturing equipment, and the determining means The work location for dealing with the abnormality in the shortest path when the worker deals with the abnormality is determined in order to determine the work place to deal with the abnormality detected by the detection means, and the notification means notifies based on the determination result. It is possible to reach the place, shortening the working time and improving the operation rate.
[0036]
For example, the notification means can be used as an indicator lamp, and the notification can be performed by changing at least one of the lighting color and the lighting method, and the above-described effects can be obtained.
[0037]
Further, the notification means may be an information terminal, and the above notification can be made by display information, sound or vibration on the information terminal. In this case, an abnormality may occur even if the worker is not near the production line. It is possible to know the above-described effects.
[0038]
Furthermore, since the informing means, if so informed together information of the part when it is necessary to replenish the components in the automatic production line, information of spare parts is notified by the notification means, that Since the necessary parts can be supplied to the work place after the supply parts are prepared, the working time can be further shortened and the operating rate can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an automatic production line of a mounting system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of an automatic production line of the mounting system shown in FIG.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an indicator lamp according to the automatic production line of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an automatic production line having an information notification function of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure in an automatic production line having an information notification function of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of an automatic production line of the mounting system, and a diagram showing how to cope when an abnormality occurs.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Detection means 3 Discrimination means 4 Notification means 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 Manufacturing equipment 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 100 Indicator light

Claims (4)

In an automatic production line in which multiple manufacturing devices are connected along the production flow,
Detecting means for detecting the abnormality for each of the manufacturing devices when the abnormality occurs in the manufacturing device ;
A discriminating means for discriminating whether the work place that deals with the abnormality detected by the detecting means is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment constituting the automatic production line ;
Based on the determination result by the determination means, an informing means for informing the work place to deal with the abnormality so that the operator can identify whether the place to deal with the abnormality is the front side or the back side of the manufacturing equipment. And an automatic production line having an information notification function. The notification means is an indicator lamp provided for each of the manufacturing devices , and the indicator lamp has an integral structure in which a plurality of lamps are sequentially arranged , and at least one of the lighting color and the lighting method. by varying the above unusually automated production line having an information notification function according to claim 1, wherein adapted to inform whether the rear side or a front side of the location equipment the production to cope. The automatic production line having an information notifying function according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means is an information terminal and displays information indicating a work place to cope with an abnormality or changes sound or vibration. . The information notifying function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notifying means is configured to notify the parts information when it is necessary to replenish the parts for manufacturing. Having automatic production line.

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