JP4597601B2 - Operation method of component mounting apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a component mounting apparatus that performs an operation for mounting an electronic component or the like on a substrate and an operation method thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a component mounting apparatus that performs an operation for mounting a component such as a semiconductor chip on a substrate such as a liquid crystal panel has been provided (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In the first component mounting apparatus of Patent Document 1, an anisotropic conductive film is attached to a TCP (Tape Carrier Package), and the TCP is temporarily pressure-bonded to a liquid crystal panel. The TCP temporarily crimped by the component mounting apparatus 1 is finally crimped. The first and second component mounting apparatuses are connected to each other and transmit / receive signals to / from the counterpart apparatus, thereby performing work assigned to the first and second component mounting apparatuses in cooperation with the counterpart apparatus.

That is, the first or second component mounting apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 is preinstalled with a program that works in cooperation with the partner apparatus, and is connected to the partner apparatus to transmit and receive signals. Do your own work, subject to what is done.
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  However, since the first or second component mounting apparatus of Patent Document 1 performs its own work on condition that signals are transmitted and received with the counterpart apparatus, each apparatus is separated and independent. In some cases, it is necessary to change the application programs installed in advance in order to perform these operations without performing the operation. That is, in the operation method performed by the component mounting apparatus of Patent Document 1, the configuration of a system constructed by including the component mounting apparatus and other equipment (such as another component mounting apparatus) is easily changed. There is a problem that can not be.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a component mounting apparatus and an operation method thereof that facilitate changing the configuration of a system using a component mounting apparatus and other equipment. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a component mounting apparatus according to the present invention is a component mounting apparatus that performs an operation for mounting a component on a board, and performs the operation by mechanically driving the component mounting apparatus. The functions of the drive means, the control means for performing transmission / reception of signals used for the equipment related to the mounting of the components, and controlling the mechanical drive means based on the transmission / reception results of the signals, and the functions of the equipment are virtually realized. When it is determined that the virtual equipment means, the machine driving means should work according to the equipment, and the judgment means should work, the signal transmission / reception partner of the control means is And switching processing means for switching a signal transmission / reception partner of the control means to the virtual equipment means when it is determined that the work should be performed by the determination means. That. For example, the facility is another component mounting device connected to the component mounting device, and the determination unit is configured such that the operations of the component mounting device and other component mounting devices are controlled by a control device. If not, it is determined that the work should not be performed according to the other component mounting apparatus, and if not controlled by the control device, it is determined that the work should be performed according to the other component mounting apparatus. To do.

  As a result, when the mechanical driving means should perform work corresponding to the equipment, the control means of the component mounting apparatus transmits / receives a signal to / from the equipment and drives the mechanical driving means based on the transmission / reception result. When the machine drive means should not perform work according to the equipment, the control means transmits and receives signals to and from the virtual equipment means and drives the machine drive means based on the transmission / reception results. The mechanical drive means can be driven based on the signal transmission / reception result regardless of the necessity of work according to the above. As a result, the user can easily configure the component mounting apparatus and the system configuration using the facility so that the component mounting apparatus is independent from the facility or the component mounting apparatus is subordinated to the facility. Can be changed. For example, even when two component mounting devices are connected and work in cooperation with each other, when these component mounting devices are connected to the control device and integrated, one of the component mounting devices is mounted. Since the control means of the apparatus uses the virtual equipment means as the other component mounting apparatus to transmit and receive signals, the machine drive means can be operated regardless of whether the control apparatus is connected or integrated. Therefore, the user simply connects the two component mounting devices included in such a system to the control device, and can easily and independently change the application program executed by the control means of each component mounting device. Work. Conversely, the user can work the two component mounting devices in a coordinated manner simply by separating the control device from the two component mounting devices working independently. That is, the user can easily change the system configuration including the control device.

  The present invention can also be realized as an operation method of the above-described component mounting apparatus, a program, and a storage medium for storing the program.

  The component mounting apparatus of the present invention has an effect that the configuration of the system using the component mounting apparatus and other equipment can be easily changed.

A component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The component mounting apparatus in the present embodiment performs an operation for mounting a component such as a TCP (Tape Carrier Package) on a substrate such as a liquid crystal panel, and includes other component mounting apparatuses and component mounting systems. Configure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component mounting system configured using the component mounting apparatus according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the component mounting system S1 is configured by using two component mounting apparatuses 100 connected to each other.

  The upstream component mounting apparatus 100 first receives the board 1 to be worked, mounts the component on a predetermined part on the board 1, and mounts the board 1 on another component mounting apparatus 100 downstream. Transport.

The downstream component mounting apparatus 100 receives the substrate 1 transported from the upstream, and mounts components on other parts on the substrate 1.
As described above, in the component mounting system S1, the board 1 is transported from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the mounting work assigned to the respective roles by the two component mounting apparatuses 100 is performed on the board 1.

  In addition, when the component mounting devices 100 of such a component mounting system S1 are simply connected to each other, by transmitting and receiving signals to and from other component mounting devices 100, other component mounting devices 100 Performs work assigned to itself in cooperation with 100. On the other hand, when the component mounting apparatuses 100 are connected and the component mounting system S1 is provided with a device controller that supervises both the component mounting apparatuses 100, each component mounting apparatus 100 is connected to the component controller. In accordance with the instructions, work assigned to them independently.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the component mounting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
Such a component mounting apparatus 100 includes a machine drive unit 110 including a table for transporting the substrate 1, a machine component such as a head for crimping the component, a motor for driving the machine component, and the like. A control processing unit 120 for controlling the machine drive unit 110, an upstream I / O unit 131 connected to an upstream component mounting apparatus and inputting / outputting signals to / from the apparatus, and a downstream component mounting And a downstream I / O unit 132 that is connected to the apparatus and inputs / outputs signals to / from the apparatus.

  The control processing unit 120 executes transmission / reception of virtual signals between the main control unit 121 that drives the machine driving unit 110 so as to execute a predetermined operation, and the main control unit 121 and an upstream component mounting apparatus. The upstream virtual I / O unit 124, the upstream processing unit 122 that switches the signal transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the upstream I / O unit 131 and the upstream virtual I / O unit 124, the main control unit 121 and the downstream The downstream virtual I / O unit 125 that executes transmission / reception of virtual signals with the component mounting apparatus, and the signal transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 are the downstream I / O unit 132 and the downstream virtual I / O unit 125. And a downstream processing unit 123 that switches between the two.

  When the component mounting apparatus 100 is connected to an upstream component mounting apparatus, the upstream processing unit 122 acquires a device connection signal indicating that the component mounting apparatus 100 is connected, and the component mounting apparatus 100 receives an upstream component from the apparatus controller. When integrated with the mounting apparatus, a controller signal indicating the integration is acquired. The upstream processing unit 122 switches the signal transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the upstream I / O unit 131 when only the device connection signal is acquired. As a result, the upstream I / O unit 131 transmits and receives signals between the main control unit 121 and the upstream component mounting apparatus. On the other hand, when the upstream processing unit 122 acquires the device connection signal and the controller signal, when not acquiring any signal, or when acquiring only the controller signal, transmission / reception of the signal of the main control unit 121 is performed. The partner is switched to the upstream virtual I / O unit 124. As a result, signal transmission / reception is performed between the main control unit 121 and the upstream virtual I / O unit 124, whereby the main control unit 121 virtually transmits / receives signals to / from the upstream component mounting apparatus.

  Similar to the upstream processing unit 122, when the component mounting apparatus 100 is connected to a downstream component mounting apparatus, the downstream processing unit 123 acquires a device connection signal indicating that the component mounting apparatus 100 is connected, and the component mounting apparatus 100 When the device controller is integrated with the downstream component mounting apparatus, a controller signal indicating the integration is acquired. The downstream processing unit 123 switches the signal transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the downstream I / O unit 132 when only the device connection signal is acquired. As a result, the downstream I / O unit 132 transmits and receives signals between the main control unit 121 and the downstream component mounting apparatus. On the other hand, when the downstream processing unit 123 acquires the device connection signal and the controller signal, when not acquiring any signal, or when acquiring only the controller signal, transmission / reception of the signal of the main control unit 121 is performed. The partner is switched to the downstream virtual I / O unit 125. As a result, signal transmission / reception is performed between the main control unit 121 and the downstream virtual I / O unit 125, whereby the main control unit 121 virtually transmits / receives signals to / from a downstream component mounting apparatus.

  In other words, the main control unit 121 of the component mounting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment always maintains another component regardless of whether or not the component mounting apparatus 100 is actually connected to another component mounting apparatus or device controller. It operates so as to transmit and receive signals to and from the component mounting apparatus. Based on the transmission / reception result, the main control unit 121 drives the mechanical drive unit 110 to execute a predetermined operation assigned to the component mounting apparatus 100.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the component mounting apparatus 100 as described above.
The upstream processing unit 122 or the downstream processing unit 123 (hereinafter, simply referred to as processing units 122 and 123) of the component mounting apparatus 100 is configured so that the component mounting apparatus 100 determines other components based on the acquisition result of the device connection signal and the controller signal. It is determined whether or not to work independently from the mounting apparatus (step S100). That is, when only the device connection signal is acquired, the processing units 122 and 123 are connected to the component mounting device 100 and should work in cooperation with the component mounting device. It is judged that. On the other hand, when the processing units 122 and 123 have not acquired the device connection signal and the controller signal, the component mounting device 100 is not connected to other component mounting devices and device controllers, and should work independently. It is judged that. Further, when the processing units 122 and 123 are acquiring the controller signal, the component mounting apparatus 100 should work independently based on an instruction from the apparatus controller regardless of other component mounting apparatuses. Judge.

  Here, when the processing units 122 and 123 determine that the component mounting apparatus 100 should not work independently and should work in cooperation with another connected component mounting apparatus (N in step S100), The direct transmission / reception partner of the control unit 121 is switched to the upstream I / O unit 131 or the downstream I / O unit 132 (hereinafter simply referred to as I / O units 131 and 132) (step S102). As a result, the main control unit 121 of the component mounting apparatus 100 transmits and receives signals to and from other connected component mounting apparatuses via the I / O units 131 and 132 (step S104).

  On the other hand, when the processing units 122 and 123 determine that the component mounting apparatus 100 should work independently (Y in step S100), the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 is set as the upstream virtual I / O unit 124 or Switching to the downstream virtual I / O unit 125 (hereinafter simply referred to as virtual I / O units 124 and 125) (step S106). As a result, the main control unit 121 of the component mounting apparatus 100 transmits and receives signals to and from the virtual I / O units 124 and 125 as if the signals are transmitted to and received from other component mounting apparatuses. (Step S108).

  After step S104 and step S108, the main control unit 121 of the component mounting apparatus 100 drives the mechanical drive unit 110 to perform work for mounting components based on the signal transmission / reception results (step S110). ). As a result, when the main control unit 121 transmits / receives a signal to / from another component mounting apparatus, the component mounting apparatus 100 performs a work in cooperation with the other component mounting apparatus. When 121 transmits and receives signals to and from the virtual I / O units 124 and 125, the component mounting apparatus 100 performs work independently of other component mounting apparatuses.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the processing units 122 and 123 of the component mounting apparatus 100 transmit and receive signals between the main control unit 121 and the other component mounting apparatus 100. Depending on the presence / absence of the connection of 100, the user can actually perform it or perform it virtually, so the user can mount the component without changing the control content (application program) executed by the main control unit 121. A system including a plurality of component mounting devices 100 by connecting another component mounting device 100 to the device 100 or disconnecting another component mounting device 100 connected to the component mounting device 100. The configuration can be easily changed.

  4A to 4C are diagrams showing a system configuration using two component mounting apparatuses 100, respectively. 4A shows the first system configuration, FIG. 4B shows the second system configuration, and FIG. 4C shows the third system configuration.

  The first system configuration shows the configuration of the component mounting system S1 that does not include a device controller. As shown in FIG. 4A, two component mounting devices 100 are connected to each other. Specifically, the downstream I / O unit 132 of the upstream component mounting apparatus 100 and the upstream I / O unit 131 of the downstream component mounting apparatus 100 are mechanically connected. When connected in this way, the processing units 122 and 123 of each component mounting apparatus 100 determine that the work should be performed in cooperation with other component mounting apparatuses 100, and direct transmission / reception of the main control unit 121 is performed. The other party is switched to the I / O units 132 and 131. As a result, signals are actually transmitted / received between the two component mounting apparatuses 100, and the main control unit 121 of the two component mounting apparatuses 100 performs a coordinated operation based on the transmission / reception results. The machine drive unit 110 is driven.

  Here, the user can easily change the first system configuration. That is, the user simply disconnects the two component mounting apparatuses 100 connected to each other in the first system configuration, and the two component mounting apparatuses 100 work independently from each other as shown in FIG. The second system configuration can be easily changed. When disconnected in this way, the processing units 122 and 123 of each component mounting apparatus 100 determine that the work should be performed independently of the other component mounting apparatuses 100, so that the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 is determined. The virtual I / O units 125 and 124 are switched. As a result, the main control unit 121 of each component mounting apparatus 100 transmits / receives signals to / from the virtual I / O units 125 and 124 as if to transmit / receive signals to / from other component mounting apparatuses 100. Based on the transmission / reception result, the mechanical drive unit 110 is driven so that operations independent of each other are performed.

  When the two component mounting apparatuses 100 are separated as described above, since equipment such as a conveyor is normally connected to each component mounting apparatus 100, the main control of each component mounting apparatus 100 is performed. The unit 121 transmits and receives signals to and from the conveyor via the I / O units 132 and 131. That is, when a conveyor is connected to the component mounting apparatus 100, the processing units 122 and 123 of the control processing unit 120 switch the signal transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the I / O units 132 and 131. As a result, the main control unit 121 of the two component mounting apparatuses 100 drives the machine driving unit 110 so that work coordinated with the transfer conveyor is performed based on the transmission / reception results between the transfer conveyors.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the user can easily change to the third system configuration in which the two component mounting apparatuses 100 work independently from each other based on an instruction from the apparatus controller C. it can. This third system configuration shows the configuration of the component mounting system S1 including the device controller C.

  In such a configuration, the processing units 122 and 123 of each component mounting apparatus 100 switch the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the virtual I / O units 125 and 124 by acquiring the controller signal. As a result, the main control unit 121 of each component mounting apparatus 100 transmits / receives signals to / from the virtual I / O units 125 and 124 as if to transmit / receive signals to / from other component mounting apparatuses 100. Based on the transmission / reception result and the instruction from the device controller C, the mechanical drive unit 110 is driven so that the operations independent from each other are performed.

  In the above description, the component mounting system S1 is configured using two component mounting apparatuses 100 according to the present embodiment. However, the component mounting system may be configured using four component mounting apparatuses 100.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing the external appearance of a component mounting system using four component mounting apparatuses 100 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, the component mounting system S2 is configured using four component mounting apparatuses 100 connected in series.

  Hereinafter, in order to distinguish the four component mounting apparatuses 100 from each other, the component mounting apparatus 100 located on the most upstream side of the component mounting system S2 is defined as the most upstream machine 101, and the component located downstream from the most upstream machine 101. The mounting apparatus 100 is the first middle-stream machine 102, the component mounting apparatus 100 located downstream of the first middle-stream machine 102 is the second middle-stream machine 103, and the component mounting apparatus located most downstream of the component mounting system S2. 100 is the most downstream machine 104.

  The most upstream machine 101 first receives the board 1 that is the work target in the component mounting system S2, attaches an ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film) to the board 1, and attaches the board 1 to the first first-stream machine 102 downstream. Transport to. The first middle-stream machine 102 temporarily presses components to the board 1 conveyed from the most upstream machine 101 and conveys the board 1 to the second middle-stream machine 103. The second middle-stream machine 103 performs final pressure-bonding on a part of the parts temporarily bonded to the board 1 conveyed from the first middle-stream machine 102 and conveys the board 1 to the most downstream machine 104. The most downstream machine 104 finally press-bonds the remaining parts temporarily bonded to the substrate 1 conveyed from the second middle-stream machine 103 and conveys the substrate 1 downstream.

  As described above, in the component mounting system S2, the board 1 is transferred from the upstream to the downstream in the respective component mounting apparatuses 100 in the order of the most upstream machine 101, the first middle stream machine 102, the second middle stream machine 103, and the most downstream machine 104. It is transported and worked by each component mounting apparatus 100.

  In addition, when the component mounting devices 100 of such a component mounting system S2 are simply connected to each other, by transmitting and receiving signals to and from other component mounting devices 100, other component mounting devices 100 Performs work assigned to itself in cooperation with 100. On the other hand, when each component mounting device 100 is connected and a device controller that controls each of the plurality of component mounting devices 100 is provided in the component mounting system S2, each component mounting device to be controlled by the device controller is provided. The device 100 performs work assigned to itself independently based on an instruction from the device controller.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a configuration (fourth system configuration) of a component mounting system S2 that does not include an apparatus controller. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a configuration (fifth system configuration) of the component mounting system S2 including the device controller.

  In the fourth system configuration, as shown in FIG. 6A, four component mounting apparatuses 100 are connected in series. Specifically, the downstream I / O unit 132 of the most upstream machine 101 and the upstream I / O unit 131 of the first intermediate machine 102 are mechanically connected, and the downstream I / O unit 132 of the first intermediate machine 102 is The upstream I / O unit 131 of the second intermediate flow machine 103 is mechanically connected, and the downstream I / O unit 132 of the second intermediate flow machine 103 and the upstream I / O unit 131 of the most downstream machine 104 are mechanically connected. It is connected to the. When connected in this way, between the most upstream machine 101 and the first intermediate machine 102, between the first intermediate machine 102 and the second intermediate machine 103, and between the second intermediate machine 103 and the most downstream machine 104. In between, signals are actually transmitted and received. As a result, the main control unit 121 of each component mounting apparatus 100 drives the mechanical drive unit 110 so that work coordinated with each other is performed based on the transmission / reception result.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user can easily change the fourth system configuration to the configuration of the component mounting system S2 including the two device controllers C1 and C2, that is, the fifth system configuration. can do. The device controller C1 is connected to the most upstream machine 101 and the first middle-stream machine 102 to control both the component mounting apparatuses 100, and the device controller C2 is connected to the second middle-stream machine 103 and the most downstream machine 104 to mount both components. The device 100 is controlled.

  The user simply connects the device controllers C1 and C2 to the component mounting devices 100 having the fourth system configuration, and connects the most upstream machine 101 and the first intermediate machine 102, which are to be controlled by the device controller C1, to each other. Work can be performed independently based on an instruction from the apparatus controller C1, and the second intermediate stream machine 103 and the most downstream apparatus 104 to be controlled by the apparatus controller C2 are independent from each other, and an instruction from the apparatus controller C2 is provided. Can be worked on.

  Specifically, the downstream processing unit 123 of the most upstream device 101 switches the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the downstream virtual I / O unit 125 by acquiring a controller signal. The upstream processing unit 122 of the most downstream machine 104 switches the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the upstream virtual I / O unit 124 by acquiring the controller signal.

  Further, the upstream processing unit 122 of the first midstream device 102 switches the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the upstream virtual I / O unit 124 by acquiring a controller signal. On the other hand, the downstream processing unit 123 of the first midstream machine 102 does not acquire the controller signal and maintains the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 in the downstream I / O unit 132. Similarly, the downstream processing unit 123 of the second midstream machine 103 switches the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 to the downstream virtual I / O unit 125 by acquiring the controller signal. On the other hand, the upstream processing unit 122 of the second midstream machine 103 does not acquire the controller signal, and maintains the transmission / reception partner of the main control unit 121 in the upstream I / O unit 131.

  As a result, the most upstream machine 101 and the first intermediate machine 102, and the second intermediate machine 103 and the most downstream machine 104 perform work independently by virtually transmitting and receiving signals to each other. And the second midstream machine 103 work in cooperation by actually transmitting and receiving signals to and from each other.

Further, the user can easily connect another component mounting apparatus 100 to the component mounting system S2.
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a configuration of a component mounting system S2 to which a component mounting apparatus 100 that performs the same temporary crimping operation as that of the first middle-stream machine 102 is connected.

The user connects the component mounting apparatus 100 that performs the temporary crimping operation between the first middle flow machine 102 and the second middle flow machine 103 of the component mounting system S2 having the device controllers C1 and C2.
As a result, the connected component mounting apparatus 100 actually transmits and receives signals between the first middle-stream machine 102 and the second middle-stream machine 103.

FIG. 7B is a diagram showing a configuration of a component mounting system S2 in which component mounting apparatuses 100 that perform the same ACF pasting operation as the most upstream machine 101 are connected.
The user connects the component mounting apparatus 100 that performs the ACF pasting operation to the uppermost stream of the component mounting system S2 having the apparatus controllers C1 and C2, that is, upstream of the uppermost stream machine 101. Further, the user connects the device controller C1 to the connected component mounting apparatus 100, and includes the component mounting apparatus 100 in the overall control of the device controller C1.

As a result, the connected component mounting apparatus 100 virtually transmits / receives a signal to / from the most upstream machine 101, and based on an instruction from the apparatus controller C 1, the most upstream machine 101 and the second middle stream machine 103. ACF pasting work is performed independently.
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Here, a modification of the component mounting apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The main control unit of the component mounting apparatus according to this modification may actually transmit and receive signals to and from the facility, depending on the connection status of facilities other than the component mounting apparatus such as the component supply unit. Send and receive signals.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the component mounting apparatus according to this modification.
Either the 5-axis drive unit 111 or the 24-axis drive unit 112 is alternatively connected as the equipment to the mechanical drive unit 110 of the component mounting apparatus 100a according to this modification, and an IC is supplied as the equipment. Any of the unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115 are alternatively connected.

  The 5-axis drive unit 111 can move, for example, a head that picks up a component in five directions by NC (Numerical Control), and the 24-axis drive unit 112 moves, for example, the head in 24 directions by the NC. Can do.

  The IC supply unit 113 supplies IC (integrated circuit) components, the TCP supply unit 114 supplies TCP (Tape Carrier Package) components, and the FPC supply unit 115 supplies FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit). Supplies parts for use.

The control processing unit 120a of the component mounting apparatus 100a according to the present modification includes an NC processing unit 126, a virtual drive unit 127, a component supply processing unit 128, and a virtual supply unit 129.
The NC processing unit 126 determines whether the 5-axis driving unit 111 or the 24-axis driving unit 112 is connected to the machine driving unit 110 and connects to the machine driving unit 110 based on an instruction from the main control unit 121a. The 5-axis driving unit 111 or the 24-axis driving unit 112 is driven by NC (Numerical Control). When the 5-axis drive unit 111 and the 24-axis drive unit 112 are not connected to the mechanical drive unit 110, the NC processing unit 126 drives the virtual drive unit 127. That is, the NC processing unit 126 determines whether the main control unit 121a transmits and receives signals to and from the virtual driving unit 127 and the five-axis driving units 111 and 24 according to whether or not the 5-axis driving unit 111 and the 24-axis driving motion 112 are connected. Switching to any of the shaft drive units 112.

  When switched to the virtual drive unit 127, the main control unit 121a transmits / receives a signal to / from the virtual drive unit 127 as if it is transmitting / receiving a signal to / from the 5-axis drive unit 111 or the 24-axis drive unit 112. .

  As described above, in this modification, the NC processing unit 126 of the component mounting apparatus 100a transmits and receives signals between the main control unit 121a and the equipment of the 5-axis drive unit 111 or the 24-axis drive unit 112. Depending on whether or not the equipment is connected, the component mounting apparatus can be used without being changed by the user without changing the control content (application program) executed by the main control unit 121. By connecting or disconnecting the 5-axis drive unit 111 or the 24-axis drive unit 112 to the mechanical drive unit 110a of 100a, the configuration of the system including those facilities and the component mounting apparatus 100a can be easily changed.

  The component supply processing unit 128 determines whether the IC supply unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115 are connected to the machine drive unit 110, and performs machine drive based on an instruction from the main control unit 121a. The IC supply unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115 connected to the unit 110 are driven. Further, when the IC supply unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115 are not connected to the machine drive unit 110, the component supply processing unit 128 drives the virtual supply unit 129. That is, the component supply processing unit 128 determines whether to send and receive signals to and from the main control unit 121a according to whether the IC supply unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115 are connected, the virtual supply unit 129, and the IC supply unit. 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the FPC supply unit 115.

  When switched to the virtual supply unit 129, the main control unit 121a transmits / receives a signal to / from the virtual supply unit 129 as if it is transmitting / receiving a signal to / from the IC supply unit 113, the TCP supply unit 114, and the like.

  As described above, in this modification, the component supply processing unit 128 of the component mounting apparatus 100a transmits and receives signals between the main control unit 121a and the equipment such as the IC supply unit 113 or the TCP supply unit 114. Depending on whether or not the equipment is connected, the component mounting apparatus can be used without being changed by the user without changing the control content (application program) executed by the main control unit 121. It is possible to easily change the configuration of the system including the equipment and the component mounting apparatus 100a by connecting or disconnecting the equipment such as the IC supply unit 113 to or from the machine driving unit 110 of 100a.

  In this modification, when a camera for recognizing components is not connected to the mechanical drive unit 110, the main control unit 121a can virtually transmit and receive signals to / from the camera, or the component mounting apparatus 100a When the open / close detector for detecting the opening / closing of the cover is not connected to the mechanical drive unit 110, the main control unit 121a may be caused to virtually transmit / receive a signal to / from the open / close detector. Thereby, the user can further easily change the configuration of the system including those facilities and the component mounting apparatus 100a.

  The component mounting apparatus of the present invention has an effect that the configuration of the system using the component mounting apparatus and other equipment can be easily changed. For example, to mount an electronic component on a substrate The present invention can be applied to a device that performs the above work, a component mounting system including the device, and the like.

It is a figure which shows an example of the component mounting system comprised using the component mounting apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus for component mounting same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the apparatus for component mounting same as the above. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure using the two component mounting apparatuses same as the above. It is an external view which shows the external appearance of the component mounting system using four component mounting apparatuses same as the above. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the structure of a component mounting system same as the above. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the structure by which the component mounting apparatus was connected with the component mounting system same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the component mounting apparatus which concerns on a modification same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Board | substrate 100 Component mounting apparatus 101 Most upstream machine 102 1st middle stream machine 103 2nd middle stream machine 104 The most downstream machine 110 Machine drive part 120 Control processing part 121 Main control part 122 Upstream processing part 123 Downstream processing part 124 Upstream virtual I / O part 125 Downstream virtual I / O part 131 Upstream I / O part 132 Downstream I / O part

Claims (1)

An operation method when the component mounting apparatus performs work for mounting a component on a board,
A determination step for determining whether to work according to equipment related to the mounting of the component,
When it is determined that the operation should be performed in the determination step, signals are transmitted to and received from the facility. When it is determined that the operation should not be performed in the determination step, the function of the facility is virtually realized. A transmission / reception step for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from a virtual facility;
An operation method for mounting a component based on the signal transmitted / received in the transmission / reception step.

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