JP7754673B2 - Panel body manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a panel body manufacturing device, and in particular to a panel body manufacturing device that manufactures panel bodies such as exterior walls by attaching multiple tile materials to panel components.

As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-238533 (Patent Document 1), it has long been common to produce building panels, such as exterior wall panels, in factories. Furthermore, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-135589 (Patent Document 2), technology has also been proposed for determining the arrangement pattern of the crosspieces that make up an exterior wall panel based on basic information about the panel and design constraints.

Tiles (tile materials) may also be used as finishing materials for panel bodies, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-275983 (Patent Document 3) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-149465 (Patent Document 4) disclose tile allocation methods for calculating tile allocation for the tile application surface of an exterior wall.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 6-238533 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-135589 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-275983 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-149465

When tiles are used as finishing materials for exterior wall panels and other panel bodies, the tiles are typically applied manually on-site. While technology for producing exterior wall panels in factories, as in Patent Document 1, has existed for some time, the production system in Patent Document 1 does not use tiles as finishing materials for exterior wall panels, and therefore such a system cannot be applied as is to a system for automatically applying multiple tiles to panel components to manufacture panel bodies.

Furthermore, in Patent Document 2, the crosspiece arrangement pattern is determined on an exterior wall panel basis (without considering the relationship with other exterior wall panels, etc.), and this determination method cannot be used to determine the arrangement pattern of tile materials.

Furthermore, while the above-mentioned Patent Documents 3 and 4 propose methods for calculating tile allocation when tiles are used as finishing materials for exterior wall panels, they do not take into consideration integration with the production line.

The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a panel body manufacturing device that can automatically and efficiently attach multiple tile materials to panel components on a production line to manufacture a panel body.

A panel body manufacturing device according to one aspect of the present invention is a panel body manufacturing device that manufactures a panel body by attaching multiple tile materials to a panel member, and includes a tile unit generation device that generates tile units by arranging multiple tile materials in each virtual area in accordance with tile pattern information for each of multiple virtual areas that partition the panel member, and a tile attachment device that picks up the tile units generated by the tile unit generation device and attaches the picked-up tile units to areas on the panel member that correspond to the virtual areas.

Preferably, the tiling device picks up tile units according to order information indicating the order in which the tile units are to be pasted onto the multiple virtual areas.

Preferably, the panel body manufacturing device further includes a tile unit supply device that supplies the tile units generated by the tile unit generation device to a pick-up position of the tile pasting device in accordance with the sequence information.

Preferably, the tile pattern information includes the type, quantity, and arrangement of tile materials, and the tile unit generation device picks multiple types of tile materials that make up the tile unit from supply lanes provided for each type of tile material, and arranges the multiple types of tile materials on a pallet in the arrangement specified by the tile pattern information.

Preferably, the tile pasting device includes a hand unit that adsorbs and holds multiple tile materials that make up the tile unit.

More preferably, multiple tile pasting devices are provided, and a tile unit generation device is provided for each tile pasting device.

According to the present invention, multiple tile materials can be attached to panel components automatically and efficiently on a production line to manufacture a panel body.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an exterior wall panel production system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an example of the configuration of a tile exterior wall panel, which is an example of a panel body. FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration and functional configuration of a manufacturing condition information generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration and functional configuration of a tile pasting information generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing condition information generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a method for detecting position information in an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing items of condition data included in manufacturing condition information according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A to 1C are explanatory diagrams showing a method for determining an edge condition in an embodiment of the present invention. 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing a method for determining the type of an end tile in an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart showing a tile pasting information generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a partition processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10A is a diagram showing specific examples of a plurality of types of combination patterns, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a schematic example in which numbers representing the work order are assigned to some virtual areas. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a specific example of a production line for exterior wall panels in a factory. FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a pattern generating station, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a specific example of a tile unit. 10 is a flowchart showing a tile unit generation process in the pattern generation station. 1A to 1D are explanatory diagrams showing examples of the basic configuration of a formwork pallet. 1A to 1C are explanatory diagrams showing preferred configuration examples of a formwork pallet. 17A and 17B are diagrams showing that the form pallet shown in FIG. 16 can be used in various arrangement patterns.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that identical or corresponding parts in the drawings will be designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will not be repeated.

In this embodiment, we will describe a system for producing exterior wall panels as building panel bodies.

<Overall configuration of the exterior wall panel production system>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an exterior wall panel production system 1 according to this embodiment.

The exterior wall panel production system 1 is a system for automatically producing exterior wall panels (hereinafter referred to as "tile exterior wall panels") that use multiple tile materials such as brick as finishing materials in a factory, and is primarily equipped with a teaching data generation system 2 and an exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 installed in the factory.

(Example of tile exterior wall panel configuration and layout)
2A and 2B are diagrams showing an example of the configuration of a tile exterior wall panel P, in which (A) is an exploded view of the tile exterior wall panel P and (B) is a front view of the tile exterior wall panel P.

With reference to Figure 2(A), a tile exterior wall panel (hereinafter referred to as "exterior wall panel") P comprises a panel member 110 including a frame member 101, such as a steel frame, and a ceramic base material (hereinafter referred to as "siding") 105, and a finishing material 120 made of a number of tile materials BT attached to the panel member 110. Each tile material BT is a plate-shaped member and may be formed, for example, by cutting brick BR to a predetermined thickness. As shown in Figure 2(B), a number of tile materials BT are laid over the surface of the panel member 110.

Note that Figure 2(B) shows an example in which the shape of the tile material BT when viewed from the front is rectangular, but the shape of the tile material BT may also be round (e.g., oval) or polygonal (e.g., hexagonal). Furthermore, the thickness of the tile material BT does not have to be constant.

The exterior walls of a house are formed by connecting multiple exterior wall panels P at least horizontally. Figure 5(A) shows a plan view of the first floor of a house 9, and each exterior wall panel P that makes up the exterior wall of the house 9 is assigned a symbol W1..., S1..., E1..., N1... according to its direction.

(Outline of exterior wall panel manufacturing equipment)
1 again, the exterior wall panel manufacturing apparatus 3 is an apparatus that manufactures an exterior wall panel P in a factory by attaching a plurality of tile materials BT to a panel member 110, and includes a plurality of machines and equipment. Specifically, the exterior wall panel manufacturing apparatus 3 is equipped with a tile unit generating apparatus 30 that generates "tile units" by unitizing a plurality of tile materials, a tile unit supplying apparatus 40 that supplies the tile units generated by the tile unit generating apparatus 30 to a tiling station, and a tile applying apparatus 50 that applies the tile units supplied to the tiling station to the panel member 110. The apparatus also includes a control device 60 that controls these devices 30, 40, and 50.

(Outline of the teaching data generation system)
The teaching data generation system 2 generates data (teaching data) necessary to operate the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3. As shown in Fig. 1, the teaching data generation system 2 includes a manufacturing condition information generation device 10 that generates "manufacturing condition information" for the exterior wall panel P based on basic design information for the building, and a tile pasting information generation device 20 that generates "tile pasting information" for each exterior wall panel P based on the manufacturing condition information generated by the manufacturing condition information generation device 10.

As shown in Figure 2(B), the panel members 110 of the exterior wall panel P are generally covered with tile material BT of the same shape and width, but it is desirable to arrange them in a staggered pattern to prevent continuous vertical joints. Therefore, tile material BT with different widths is alternately used vertically at the widthwise ends of each exterior wall panel P. Furthermore, for exterior wall panels P placed at the corners (external or internal corners) of a building, it is desirable to use L-shaped tile material BT or sized-adjusted tile material BT at the corner ends of the exterior wall panel P to prevent the joints between panels from being noticeable. For these reasons, the type of tile material BT to be used at the ends of the exterior wall panel P must be determined depending on the location where the exterior wall panel P is placed, the presence or absence of an opening 130, and its installation location. Dimensionally adjusted tile material BT is also used at both ends of the opening.

The manufacturing condition information generating device 10 therefore identifies the edge conditions of each exterior wall panel P by detecting the "panel installation information" (described below) from the basic design information for each exterior wall panel P, and determines the type of tile material BT to be used at the edge (at least the starting point position) of the exterior wall panel P based on the identified edge conditions. Then, for each exterior wall panel P, manufacturing condition information including the determined type of tile material BT (information on the edge tile type) is generated and output (transmitted) to the tile pasting information generating device 20.

The tile pasting information generating device 20 acquires (inputs) manufacturing condition information and determines the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT for each exterior wall panel P based on the acquired manufacturing condition information and "tile size information" that specifies the width dimensions and shape of each type of tile material BT. It then generates "tile pasting information" including the determined arrangement pattern for each exterior wall panel P and outputs (transmits) it to the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 installed in the factory. The tile pasting information is a type of "teaching data" and is transmitted to the control device 60 via a network such as the Internet.

As a result, under the control of the control device 60, the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 can attach multiple types of tile material BT to the panel component 110 for each exterior wall panel P based on a preset tile material BT arrangement pattern. Therefore, with the exterior wall panel production system 1 of this embodiment, the tile material BT can be attached to the panel component 110 automatically and appropriately without the need for manual teaching work. As a result, the production line for exterior wall panels P can be fully automated.

The manufacturing condition information generation device 10 and the tile pasting information generation device 20 are configured as information processing devices such as general-purpose computers. Although these devices 10 and 20 are shown as separate devices functionally, they may also be realized by a common information processing device.

The manufacturing condition information generating device 10, tile application information generating device 20, and exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 in this embodiment are each described in detail below.

<Manufacturing condition information generation device>
(About the composition)
FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration and functional configuration of the manufacturing condition information generating device 10. As shown in FIG.

The manufacturing condition information generation device 10 has a hardware configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 that executes various arithmetic processes, a memory unit 12 that stores various data and programs, an operation unit 13 that accepts instructions from the user, a display unit 14 that displays various information, and a communication I/F (interface) 15 that communicates with other information processing devices via a network. The memory unit 12 includes volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and non-volatile memory such as ROM (Read Only Memory). The operation unit 13 includes, for example, a keyboard or mouse. The display unit 14 includes, for example, a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

The manufacturing condition information generation device 10 has the following functional configuration: a detection unit 161, a condition determination unit 162, a type determination unit 163, a generation unit 164, and an output processing unit 165.

The detection unit 161 extracts information about the exterior wall panels P that make up the exterior walls from the building's "basic design information" input via the communication I/F 15, for example, and, based on the extracted information, detects the panel construction information necessary for constructing the exterior wall panels P. Here, "detection" includes both the meaning of determining the necessary information by calculation based on the information extracted from the basic design information, and the meaning of identifying the information extracted from the basic design information as is (without calculation).

The "panel construction information" includes "position information" indicating the placement position of the exterior wall panel P, and "shape information" indicating the size and opening range of the exterior wall panel P. When the input basic design information is design data for a three-dimensional model such as BIM (Building Information Modeling) data, the detection unit 161 has the function of extracting and identifying the "position information" defined in the design data as is, and the function of converting the numerical values that form the basis of the "shape information" defined in the design data (for example, the numerical values indicating the opening range) into numerical values used in the construction drawings.

The condition determination unit 162 determines the edge conditions of each exterior wall panel P based on the panel installation information (mainly position information) detected by the detection unit 161. Specifically, the edge condition is determined to be either a straight line section, an inside corner section, or an outside corner section, and the fitting conditions with adjacent panels are calculated based on the determination result and the above-mentioned position information. The fitting conditions include the "win/lose" with the adjacent panel and the degree of such win/lose. Note that the condition determination unit 162 may determine the conditions not only for both widthwise ends, but also for both vertically and horizontally end sections.

The type determination unit 163 determines the type of tile material BT to be used at least at the starting point position for each exterior wall panel P as the "end point tile type" based on the end point conditions determined by the condition determination unit 162. The starting point position will be described later.

The generation unit 164 generates manufacturing condition information for each exterior wall panel P. Specifically, the manufacturing condition information is generated by integrating multiple items of condition data, including i) at least a portion of the panel installation information detected by the detection unit 161, ii) the edge conditions determined by the condition determination unit 162, and iii) the edge tile type determined by the type determination unit 163.

Figure 6(B) lists the condition data items (ID symbols) included in the manufacturing condition information. In this embodiment, the ID symbols used are: Wid: exterior wall panel position (orientation and number), Ws: start end condition, XP: panel width, We: end end condition, Wu: upper condition, H: panel height, Wd: lower condition, Ow: opening width, Oh: opening height, Osx: x-coordinate of opening start point, Osy: y-coordinate of opening start point, and Bs: type of tile material BT used at the start point (end tile type). An ID code is generated from the ID symbol and its corresponding code information. The code information includes at least one of a number, a symbol (such as + or -), or a letter (such as an alphabet). Note that the items included in the manufacturing condition information are not limited to those listed in Figure 6(B) and may include other items.

The generation unit 164 generates manufacturing condition information by integrating the above-mentioned ID codes for each exterior wall panel P. In this way, the manufacturing condition information is, more specifically, information consisting of an identifier for the exterior wall panel P and multiple condition data represented by multiple ID codes. This manufacturing condition information is used in the tile installation information generation device 20, as described below.

The output processing unit 165 executes processing to output the manufacturing condition information for each exterior wall panel P generated by the generation unit 164. Specifically, it executes processing to transmit the manufacturing condition information for each exterior wall panel P to the tile installation information generation device 20 via the communication I/F 15 or the like. Alternatively, it may execute processing to write the manufacturing condition information for each exterior wall panel P to a removable recording medium (not shown). Alternatively, it may execute processing to record the manufacturing condition information for each exterior wall panel P in the manufacturing condition storage unit 18 and output it in response to a request from the tile installation information generation device 20. The manufacturing condition storage unit 18 may be realized, for example, by a non-volatile storage device (not shown) such as a hard disk, or by a cloud server.

The functions of the detection unit 161, condition determination unit 162, type determination unit 163, generation unit 164, and output processing unit 165 described above are realized by the CPU 11 executing software. Note that at least one of these functional units may also be realized by hardware.

(About operation)
4 is a flowchart showing the manufacturing condition information generation process according to the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 4 is realized by the CPU 11 of the manufacturing condition information generation device 10 reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 12, for example.

First, the manufacturing condition information generating device 10 inputs, for example, BIM basic design data via the communication I/F 15 (step S2). BIM basic design data is design data for the entire building created using BIM, a 3D, real-time, dynamic modeling software, and includes building shape, spatial relationships, geographic information, and the quantity and characteristics of building components. Note that, while the present embodiment assumes that basic design information created using BIM is input, this is not limited to this. The input basic design information may, for example, be design data created using other types of 3D building design software, or design data read from scanned data of the building. It is also possible to scan 2D drawing data and paper-based drawings to read only the necessary information.

When the basic design data is input, the detection unit 161 detects information about the exterior wall panels P that make up the exterior walls of the building from the input basic design data. Specifically, it identifies the module (basic dimensional unit of the building) of each exterior wall panel P (step S4) and detects position information and shape information for each exterior wall panel P (steps S6 and S8).

"Location information" includes floor information (e.g., first floor, second floor), orientation information indicating whether it is north, south, east, or west, and information indicating which part of the building it is located in (hereinafter referred to as "attribute information"). The symbols shown in Figure 5(A) represent the location information ("Wid" code information) of each exterior wall panel P, with orientation information represented by the letters N, W, S, and E, and attribute information represented by numbers (numbers).

As shown by arrow A1 in Figure 5(B), the numbers representing the attribute information are numbered in a counterclockwise or clockwise order for each direction, starting from the corner (protruding corner) on the front side of the building. In other words, the detection unit 161 identifies the placement position of each exterior wall panel P along a predetermined numbering direction starting from the corner on the front side of the building, and detects the identified placement position as "position information." The protruding corner that serves as the starting point is one end of the front exterior wall (for example, the northwest corner), and the numbering direction is set so that numbering begins from the exterior wall panel P on the front side.

In this embodiment, as an example, the numbering direction is counterclockwise, and numbers are assigned from left to right on each side of the building. Therefore, the left side of each exterior wall panel P is referred to as the starting point side, and the right side is referred to as the end point side. The numbering direction indicated by arrow A1 determines the order in which the end condition, described below, is determined.

If the above-mentioned location information is defined in the basic design data, such as BIM data, in step S6 the detection unit 161 simply extracts (identifies) the location information directly from the basic design data.

"Shape information" includes panel width ("XP" code information), panel height ("H" code information), opening range, etc. The opening range is specified by the opening scale ("Ow" and "Oh" code information), the opening coordinate position ("Osx" and "Osy" code information), etc. Figure 6(A) schematically shows the width XP and height H of the exterior wall panel P, the opening width Ow and height Oh, and the X coordinate Osx and Y coordinate Osy of a specified point (bottom left) of the opening. When detecting shape information based on BIM basic design data, in step S8, the detection unit 161 calculates values that take into account dimensional information of the window mounting frame (sash), etc.

Next, the condition determination unit 162 determines (calculates) the end condition for each exterior wall panel P based on the position information detected in step S6 and the shape information detected in step S8 (step S10). Specifically, it first determines whether both ends of each exterior wall panel P (the start end and the end end) are a straight line portion, an inside corner portion, or an outside corner portion as shown in Figure 7(A).

Next, the condition determination unit 162 calculates the matching conditions for both ends of the exterior wall panel P according to the predetermined order indicated by the position information detected in step S6, i.e., according to the numbering direction indicated by arrow A1 in Figure 5(B). The "matching conditions" include the "win/lose" with adjacent panels and the degree of "win/lose." For example, as shown in Figure 7(B), if the starting end of a certain exterior wall panel Pa is a straight section, there is no "win/lose" with another adjacent exterior wall panel Pb, and therefore the matching condition is determined to be "0" (no + or -).

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7(C), when the starting end of a certain exterior wall panel Pa is an outside corner, there are two conditions: a "winning" condition (pattern on the left side of the drawing) in which the panel is positioned so that it overlaps the reference line of the other exterior wall panel Pc that it intersects with, and a "losing" condition (pattern on the right side of the drawing) in which the panel is positioned without overlapping the reference line of the other exterior wall panel Pc. The same is true for an inside corner, as shown in Figure 7(D). In these figures, a "winning" condition is represented by a "+" and a "losing" condition is represented by a "-". Since the degree of the winning or losing condition varies in both cases, the condition determination unit 162 calculates the winning/losing degree as a numerical value (mm). The condition determination unit 162 calculates the matching conditions so that the exterior wall panel P positioned on the front side meets the "winning" condition.

Once the end conditions (at least the code information "Ws" and "We") of each exterior wall panel P have been determined through the above-described process, the type determination unit 163 determines the type of tile material BT used at the start position of the start-side end as the end tile type (step S12). The start position is typically the lower end position of the start-side end. The end position is the lower end position of the end-side end.

Figure 8 (A) is a diagram showing examples of types of tile material BT. If there are multiple types of tile material BTa, BTb, BTc, BTd, etc. with different dimensions or shapes, this information is stored as "tile size information" in the storage unit 12 or a non-volatile storage device (not shown). Note that "tile size information" is information that indicates the width dimension and shape (width dimension or shape) for each type of tile material.

As shown in the figure, tile materials BTa and BTb are both L-shaped tile materials, while tile materials BTc and BTd are both linear (I-shaped) tile materials. Note that, for example, linear tile material BTc may be the basic type. L-shaped tile material BTa may have the same width as tile material BTc. Also, although not shown in the figure, other types of tile material BT may include round and polygonal tile materials.

Figure 8 (B) is a correspondence table that defines the type of tile material BT that can be used at the starting position for each end condition (specifically, the connection condition) of the exterior wall panel P. In this example, if the starting end of the exterior wall panel P is a "win" condition, it is determined that one of an L-shaped tile material and a tile material with a shape other than L will be selected depending on the degree of that condition (positive width) and the connection condition of the end end. If the starting end of the exterior wall panel P is a "lose" condition, it is determined that one of a tile material with a shape other than L will be selected depending on the degree of that condition (negative width) and the connection condition of the end end. If the connection condition of the starting end of the exterior wall panel P is "0", it is determined that one of a tile material with a shape other than L will be selected.

The type determination unit 163 determines the type of tile material BT ("Bs" code information) to be used at the starting point for all exterior wall panels P by referencing the tile size information and correspondence table described above. The selection of the end tile type is also performed according to a predetermined determination order, i.e., according to the numbering direction indicated by arrow A1 in Figure 5(B). This prevents problems such as adjacent tile materials BT interfering with each other or gaps larger than the joints during on-site construction.

Once processing by the type determination unit 163 is complete, the generation unit 164 integrates all ID codes for each exterior wall panel P to generate "manufacturing condition information" (step S14). The output processing unit 165 outputs the integrated panel ID code, i.e., the "manufacturing condition information" (step S16). This completes the manufacturing condition information generation process in this embodiment.

In this way, according to this embodiment, the manufacturing condition information generation device 10 can generate the "manufacturing condition information" necessary to generate tile attachment information for the exterior wall panel P directly from the basic design information, thereby eliminating the need for an architect to generate design drawings.

<Tile Pasting Information Generator>
(About the composition)
FIG. 3B is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration and functional configuration of the tiling information generating device 20.

The hardware configuration of the tile pasting information generation device 20 may be similar to that of the manufacturing condition information generation device 10, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 that executes various calculation processes, a memory unit 22 that stores various data and programs, an operation unit 23 that accepts instructions from the user, a display unit 24 that displays various information, and a communication I/F (interface) 25 that communicates with other information processing devices via a network.

The tiling information generation device 20 has the following functional configuration: an acquisition unit 261, a partition unit 262, a pattern determination unit 263, an order determination unit 264, a generation unit 265, and an output processing unit 266.

The acquisition unit 261 acquires the manufacturing condition information generated by the manufacturing condition information generation device 10 via the communication I/F 25 or the like. That is, it acquires multiple items of condition data that are ID-coded for each exterior wall panel, as shown in FIG. 5(B). Note that the manufacturing condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 261 is typically information generated by the manufacturing condition information generation device 10, but may also be information extracted from design drawing information created by a design drawing creation device (not shown), for example.

The partitioning unit 262 partitions the exterior wall panel P (panel member 110) into multiple virtual regions based on the shape information indicating the panel width, panel height, and opening range from the acquired manufacturing condition information. Examples of virtual region partitioning will be described later.

The pattern determination unit 263 determines the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT for each exterior wall panel P, preferably for each virtual area partitioned by the partitioning unit 262, based on the manufacturing condition information acquired by the acquisition unit 261 and the above-mentioned tile size information. In this case, the pattern determination unit 263 preferably determines the arrangement pattern of the tile material by selecting one or more combination patterns from a plurality of predetermined combination patterns for each virtual area. Details of the combination patterns will be described later.

The order determination unit 264 determines the order in which tile materials are applied to multiple virtual areas based on the placement position information of the tile application device 50 (Figure 1) on the production line.

The generation unit 265 generates tile pasting information for each exterior wall panel P. The tile pasting information corresponds to teaching data for the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3, and includes the arrangement pattern determined by the pattern determination unit 263 and the pasting order determined by the order determination unit 264.

The output processing unit 266 executes processing to output the tile pasting information for each exterior wall panel P generated by the generation unit 265. Specifically, it executes processing to transmit the tile pasting information for each exterior wall panel P to the control device 60 of the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 via the communication I/F 25 or the like. Alternatively, it may execute processing to write the tile pasting information for each exterior wall panel P to a removable recording medium (not shown). Alternatively, it may execute processing to record the tile pasting information for each exterior wall panel P in the pasting information storage unit 28 and output it in response to a request from another device such as the control device 60. The pasting information storage unit 28 may be realized, for example, by a non-volatile storage device (not shown) such as a hard disk, or by a cloud server.

The functions of the acquisition unit 261, partition unit 262, pattern determination unit 263, order determination unit 264, generation unit 265, and output processing unit 266 described above are realized by the CPU 21 executing software. Note that at least one of these functional units may also be realized by hardware.

(About operation)
9 is a flowchart showing the tile pasting information generation process according to the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 9 is realized by the CPU 21 of the tile pasting information generation device 20 reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 22, for example.

First, the tiling information generation device 20 inputs the panel ID codes of all exterior wall panels P to be used in a building via the communication I/F 25 (step S2). As a result, the acquisition unit 261 acquires, for each exterior wall panel P, code information regarding Wid: exterior wall panel position (orientation and number), Ws: end condition on the starting point side, XP: panel width, We: end condition on the ending point side, Wu: upper condition, H: panel height, Wd: lower condition, Ow: opening width, Oh: opening height, Osx: x-coordinate of opening start point, Osy: y-coordinate of opening start point, and Bs: type of tile material BT to be used at the starting point (end tile type).

Next, the partitioning unit 262 performs a process of partitioning each exterior wall panel P into multiple virtual regions based on the information representing shape information (XP: panel width, H: panel height, Ow: opening width, Oh: opening height, Osx: x-coordinate of opening start point, Osy: y-coordinate of opening start point) from the ID code information acquired by the acquisition unit 261 (step S24). This process will be described with reference to Figure 10. Note that in Figure 10(A), the number of tile materials BT is reduced to avoid cluttering the drawing.

As shown in Figure 10 (A), the partitioning unit 262 first partitions the exterior wall panel P vertically (up and down) at the position of the opening 130, and then partitions the remaining area according to a predetermined rule. Specifically, the partitioning of the exterior wall panel P is performed based on the size that can be adsorbed (held) at one time by the tiling device 50 installed in the factory. More specifically, the tiling device 50 calculates the area that can be adsorbed at one time, and based on the calculated area, partitions the remaining area vertically with the maximum size of the virtual area as the standard.

Assuming the maximum size of the virtual area is X columns by Y rows (when using the basic type of tile material BTc), as shown in Figure 10(B), the remaining area of the exterior wall panel P is partitioned vertically to a maximum of Y rows (where X and Y are natural numbers, and typically Y > X). In the example shown in Figure 10(A), the exterior wall panel P is divided vertically into five areas, with four dividing lines B1 to B4 as boundaries. Furthermore, in each of the five areas, the panel's edge area and the opening horizontal area adjacent to the opening are partitioned, and then the remaining area is partitioned horizontally to a maximum of X columns. Figure 10(A) shows an arbitrary virtual area VA.

When the exterior wall panel P is divided into multiple virtual areas using the above process, the dividing unit 262 temporarily stores the coordinate position data of each virtual area in internal memory as "pasting position information." Note that the tile material BT is positioned with a half-pitch offset to prevent continuous vertical joints, so the ends of adjacent virtual areas in the horizontal direction overlap by half a pitch.

The pattern determination unit 263 determines the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT for each virtual area partitioned as described above (step S26). At this time, it is desirable for the pattern determination unit 263 to determine the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT in the following order: the virtual areas at both ends of the exterior wall panel P (end areas), the virtual areas at both ends of the opening 130 (opening side areas), and the remaining area (central area). Since the ID code information acquired by the acquisition unit 261 includes the end tile type (Bs: type of tile material BT used at the starting point), the arrangement pattern of the end area on the starting point side can be determined based on the end tile type of the target exterior wall panel P, and the arrangement pattern of the end area on the end point side can be determined based on the end tile type of the exterior wall panel P with the next-numbered exterior wall panel P after the target exterior wall panel P.

Here, as described above, the pattern determination unit 263 in this embodiment determines the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT by selecting one or more combination patterns from among multiple combination patterns for each virtual area. Specific examples of multiple combination patterns are shown in Figure 11 (A).

The multiple combination patterns shown in Figure 11 (A) are pre-patterned ways of combining tile materials BT (BTa, BTb, BTc, BTd, ...) of different types (dimensions or shapes), and each combination pattern is formed by combining one or more tile materials from the multiple types of tile materials BT.

Multiple combination patterns include a pattern in which the same tile type is used in all rows, a pattern in which a different tile type is used in every other row, and a pattern in which three or more types of tile material BT are arranged randomly. There is also a pattern in which tile material BT is placed only in odd or even rows (joint straddling pattern). Note that while five row combinations are shown here, similar patterns can be created depending on the number of rows in the virtual area.

The pattern determination unit 263 selects one or more combination patterns from the multiple combination patterns described above, depending on the size of each virtual area. In this case, the pattern determination unit 263 performs the selection process so that the number of combination patterns in each virtual area is small (preferably minimized). This makes it possible to efficiently determine the arrangement pattern of the tile materials BT for each virtual area. A group of multiple (patterned) tile materials BT for each virtual area is called a "tile unit." Note that the combination patterns for the end areas and/or the areas next to the opening may be predetermined.

The pattern determination unit 263 temporarily stores in internal memory tile pattern information indicating the arrangement pattern of multiple tile materials BT according to the combination pattern selected for each virtual area, in association with an identifier unique to each virtual area. The "tile pattern information" includes the type, number, and arrangement of the tile materials BT.

Next, the order determination unit 264 determines the order in which tile units will be pasted to multiple virtual areas based on the placement position information of the tile pasting device 50 (Figure 1) on the production line (step S28). In other words, the work order for the virtual areas is determined so that the tile pasting device 50 can efficiently (in the shortest time) perform tile pasting work on all virtual areas. Figure 11 (B) schematically shows an example in which numbers indicating the work order are assigned to some virtual areas.

As will be described later, in this embodiment, a tiling station within the factory is equipped with multiple tiling devices 50, which operate simultaneously to perform the work of tiling a single exterior wall panel P. Therefore, the order determination unit 264 in this embodiment assigns a number indicating the placement order to each virtual area based on this placement position information.

Typically, two tiling devices 50 are arranged facing each other with a panel mounting table (panel transport unit 300 shown in Figure 12) in between. For example, one tiling device 50 (50a) is arranged at the lower end of the exterior wall panel P placed on the panel mounting table, and the other tiling device 50 (50b) is arranged at the upper end of the exterior wall panel P placed on the panel mounting table. In this case, for example, the virtual areas to be worked on by each tiling device may be provisionally determined based on a reference line passing through the approximate center of the exterior wall panel P, and then the work areas may be adjusted so that the number of virtual areas to be worked on is approximately the same, and each work area may be assigned a number.

The order determination unit 264 temporarily stores in internal memory order information indicating the determined order of pasting, in association with an identifier unique to each virtual area. The "order information" includes identification information for identifying the tile pasting device 50 performing the work and the order of work.

Once the arrangement pattern and pasting order for each virtual area have been determined by the above-mentioned processing, the generation unit 265 generates "tile pasting information" (step S30). That is, the information (paste position information, tile pattern information, and order information) temporarily stored in internal memory by the processing of steps S24, S26, and S28 is integrated for each virtual area to generate tile pasting information. The output processing unit 266 outputs the tile pasting information generated by the generation unit 265 (step S32). This completes the tile pasting information generation processing in this embodiment.

In this way, the tile pasting information generating device 20 of this embodiment can generate "tile pasting information" suitable for the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3 installed in a factory. Therefore, by using this tile pasting information as teaching data for the exterior wall panel manufacturing device 3, it becomes possible to automatically and efficiently paste tile material BT onto the panel member 110.

<Exterior wall panel manufacturing equipment>
(Outline of the exterior wall panel production line)
12 is a diagram showing an overview of a production line for exterior wall panels P in a factory. The production line includes a panel component production line that produces panel components 110 for the exterior wall panels P along a centrally located panel conveyor (e.g., belt conveyor) 300, and a tiling line that attaches tile material BT, which becomes the finishing material 120, to the panel components 110. The panel component production line is made up of, for example, stations ST101 and ST102 that process the basic components of the panel components 110, and an assembly station ST103 on the panel conveyor 300.

The tiling line is mainly composed of a pattern generation station ST1 and a tiling station ST2. A tile unit generation device 30 and a tile unit supply device 40 are located in the pattern generation station ST1. A tiling device 50 acting as a tile-placing robot is located in the tiling station ST2. The tiling station ST2 is located in a position that includes the downstream area of the panel transport section 300 (the downstream area of the assembly station).

At the tiling station ST2, tile pasting devices 50a and 50b are arranged on both sides of the panel transport section 300. Therefore, in this embodiment, two pattern generation stations ST are provided, with the pattern generation station ST1a generating the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT to be pasted by one of the tile pasting devices 50a, and the other pattern generation station ST1b generating the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT to be pasted by the tile pasting device 50b.

(Schematic configuration of pattern generation station)
FIG. 13A is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the pattern generating station ST1 (ST1a or ST1b).

The pattern generation station ST1 is provided with a tile supply line 61 having a supply lane for each type of tile material BT, and a unit transport section 62 is provided downstream of the tile supply line 61. The tile unit generation device 30 is installed upstream of the unit transport section 62, and the tile unit supply device 40 is installed downstream of the unit transport section 62.

At least a portion of the tile placement information (tile pattern information and order information) generated by the tile placement information generation device 20 is input in advance as teaching data into the control device of the tile unit generation device 30. Alternatively, this information may be received from the tile placement information generation device 20 while the production line is operating. The tile unit generation device 30 generates tile units by arranging multiple tile materials BT for each virtual area according to the input or received tile placement information. In other words, it generates tile units in a predetermined placement order and according to a predetermined arrangement pattern. The tile unit generation device 30 is configured, for example, by a well-known picking robot such as a delta-type picking robot.

The tile unit supply device 40 receives the tile units generated by the tile unit generation device 30 and supplies the tile units to the pickup position 64 (see Figure 12) of the tile pasting device 50 in the order in which they were received. In other words, the tile units are sequentially supplied to the pickup position 64 in accordance with a predetermined pasting order (order information).

The tile unit supply device 40 includes, for example, a transport control unit (not shown) that operates the unit transport unit 62, a mounting table 41 on which the tile units TU transported by the unit transport unit 62 are placed one by one, and a standby mechanism 42 that enables the tile units TU placed on the mounting table 41 to wait and be supplied to the pickup position 64. The standby mechanism 42 includes, for example, an elevator that raises and lowers the mounting table 41.

Figure 13(B) shows a specific example of a tile unit TU. In this embodiment, a formwork pallet 70 is used to place the tile unit TU generated by the tile unit generating device 30 as is on the mounting table 41 of the tile unit supplying device 40 and supply it as is to the tile pasting device 50. The formwork pallet 70 may be determined according to the type of tile pattern. The formwork pallet 70 will be described later.

(Tile unit generation method in pattern generation station)
14 is a flowchart showing the tile unit generation process in the pattern generation station ST. This process is executed by the tile unit generation device 30, the tile unit supply device 40, and devices (or workers) linked to these devices 30 and 40 under the control of, for example, a control device 60. Note that the control device 60 is typically configured by a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).

Referring to FIG. 14, the tile unit generating device 30 receives tile application information for the exterior wall panel P to be manufactured (hereinafter referred to as the "target panel") (step S42). The pattern generating station ST has a pallet supply line (not shown), to which multiple types of pallets 70 are supplied (step S44). Based on the tile application information for the target panel, the pallet 70 to be used is determined from the multiple types of pallets 70 (step S46). The determined pallet 70 is placed on the upstream portion of the unit transport section 62.

The tile unit generating device 30 first reads the information on the tile pattern that is first to be pasted, identifies the type of tile material BT from the tile pattern information, and transmits the identified type and number of tile material BT to the tile supply line 61. As a result, the tile supply line 61 supplies the specified type of tile material BT (step S48), and the tile material BT is placed on the supply lane by type (step S50). Note that the supply of tile material BT may also be performed manually by an operator.

When the tile unit generating device 30 confirms that all tile materials BT have been supplied (YES in step S52), it picks the tile materials BT from the supply lanes one by one (step S54) and places the picked tile materials BT on a pallet 70 placed on the unit transport section 62 (step S56). In this way, the tile unit generating device 30 picks multiple types of tile materials BT that make up the tile unit TU from supply lanes provided for each type of tile material BT, and places the multiple types of tile materials BT on the pallet 70 in an arrangement specified by the tile pattern information.

The picking and placement of tile materials BT is repeated until placement of all tile materials BT according to the tile pattern information is completed (NO in step S60).

It is desirable to check the placement of the tile material BT using detection means provided on the pallet supply line, etc., each time a tile material BT is placed on the pallet 70 (step S58). This prevents incomplete tile units TU from being sent to the next process. The detection means may include, for example, a camera 63 as shown in FIG. 13, and may detect whether or not the tile material BT has been placed based on an image captured by the camera 63, or may detect whether or not the tile material BT has been placed using a sensor such as an infrared sensor.

When all tile materials BT have been placed on the pallet 70, for example, when the first tile unit TU is complete (YES in step S60), the tile unit supply device 40 begins operation. After confirming the placement of the tile pattern according to the tile pattern information (step S62), the tile unit supply device 40 operates the belt conveyor serving as the unit transport section 62 and the elevator that constitutes the standby mechanism 42 (steps S64 and S66).

The tile unit supply device 40 supplies the first tile unit TU together with the pallet 70 to the pickup position 64 using the standby mechanism 42. When the tile unit supply device 40 confirms picking by the tile pasting device 50 (step S68), it determines that the supply of the first tile unit TU is complete and executes the supply process for the second and subsequent tile units TU (step S70).

(Schematic configuration of the tiling station)
12, as described above, a tile pasting device 50 is disposed in each tile pasting station ST2. The tile pasting device 50 includes a tile pasting robot 51 that picks up tile materials BT and places them on the panel member 110, and a moving member 52 that moves the tile pasting robot 51 along the conveying direction of the panel conveying unit 300 (along the width direction of the panel member 110). This allows the tile pasting robot 51 to move back and forth along the panel conveying unit 300 between a pick-up position 64 in the pattern generating station ST1 and a pasting work position in the tile pasting station ST2.

As shown schematically in FIG. 12, the tile pasting robot 51 has a hand unit 51h that holds multiple tile materials BT. In this embodiment, the hand unit 51h is configured to hold multiple tile materials BT at once by suctioning the tile materials BT from above, and has an adsorption surface (not shown) that comes into contact with the multiple tile materials BT. Note that the "tile pasting device 50" mentioned in this specification primarily refers to the tile pasting robot 51.

(Tile-laying method at the tiling station)
12 , the tile applying robot 51 picks up the tile units TU supplied to the pick-up position 64 by the tile unit supply device 40, and applies the picked-up tile units TU to designated areas (areas corresponding to virtual areas) on the panel member 110. As described above, because the tile unit supply device 40 supplies the tile units TU to the pick-up position 64 in accordance with a predetermined applying order, the tile applying device 50 can also pick up the tile units TU and apply them to the panel member 110 in accordance with the predetermined applying order.

At least a portion of the tile pasting information (pasting position information) generated by the tile pasting information generating device 20 has been input as teaching data into the control device of the tile pasting robot 51. Alternatively, this information may be received from the tile pasting information generating device 20 while the production line is operating. Therefore, the tile pasting robot 51 can appropriately place tile units TU, each consisting of a plurality of tile materials BT with a predetermined pattern, in each pre-calculated virtual area in accordance with the input or received tile pasting information.

It is assumed that adhesive is applied to the surface of the panel member 110 before tiling work begins at the tiling station ST2. The position where the adhesive is applied can be calculated based on the arrangement pattern of the tile material BT.

Once the tile pasting robot 51 has finished pasting the tile material BT, the exterior wall panel P is complete. By using the exterior wall panel P manufactured in this way on the exterior wall of a building, the work of pasting the tile material BT on-site is unnecessary (only some parts, such as joints, can be pasted manually). Therefore, the exterior wall panel production system 1 according to this embodiment simplifies the construction of exterior walls on-site, thereby reducing labor costs and shortening the construction period.

Furthermore, when (sliced) bricks are used as the material for the BT tile material, it gives the impression that the exterior wall is made by stacking actual bricks. This improves the design of the building without increasing labor costs.

In order for the tile pasting robot 51 to pick up the tile units TU generated by the tile unit generating device 30 in their original state, it is desirable that the pallet 70 used as a stand for the tile units TU have an anti-slip function. For example, the surface (top surface) of the pallet 70 may be made of a material with a high coefficient of friction, such as rubber, but to more reliably prevent the tile material BT from shifting position, it is desirable to provide a partition member on the pallet 70. An example configuration of the pallet 70 in this case is described below.

<Example of the configuration of a formwork pallet>
FIG. 15(A) is a perspective view of the form pallet 70, and FIG. 15(B) is a cross-sectional view of the form pallet 70 taken along line IVB-IVB.

The formwork pallet 70 comprises a pallet body 71 on which multiple tile materials BT are placed, and partition members 72 attached to the pallet body 71 and arranged between adjacent tile materials BT. It is desirable to arrange the partition members 72 both between adjacent tile materials BT in the horizontal direction (column direction shown in FIG. 10(C)) and between adjacent tile materials BT in the vertical direction (row direction shown in FIG. 10(C)), but they may be arranged in only one direction.

The (cross-sectional) shape of the partition member 72 is typically triangular, with the width at the top end narrower than the width at the bottom end. This makes it easy to place the tile material BT in the area partitioned by the two partition members 72 and to pick up the tile material BT using the tile pasting device 50. Note that when the tile pasting device 50 picks up the tile material BT by suction, it is desirable that the height dimension of the partition member 72 be equal to or less than the thickness dimension of the tile material BT.

The width Lp of the lower end of the partition member 72 is set smaller than the joint width Lc of the exterior wall panel P. Therefore, when tile material BT of a specified width Lb is placed between the partition members 72, a gap will be formed between the partition member 72 and the tile material BT. This makes it possible to absorb individual differences in the tile material BT.

The partition member 72 is preferably made of an elastic material with a high coefficient of friction, such as rubber. This prevents the tile material BT from shifting position when the formwork pallet 70 is moved or when the tile material BT is picked up from the formwork pallet 70.

As shown in Figure 15 (C), in consideration of the case where L-shaped tile material BT to be placed in a protruding corner is placed at the end of the formwork pallet 70, the formwork pallet 70 may be provided with a removable side member 73 that comes into contact with the bent portion of the L-shaped tile material BT. Alternatively, as a type of formwork pallet 70 for protruding corners, a formwork pallet may be separately prepared that includes a pallet main body 71, side member 73, and connecting member 74 for integrally connecting the pallet main body 71 and side member 73. The material of the side member 73 may be the same as the material of the partition member 72.

The shape of the partition member 72 is not limited to an isosceles triangle as shown in Figure 15(B). For example, it may be a right triangle, or, as in the case of partition member 72A in Figure 15(D), at least one side may be composed of an inclined surface 75a and a vertical surface 75b. The vertical surface 75b is located below the inclined surface 75a and is arranged perpendicular to the pallet body 71.

When using a partition member 72A such as that shown in Figure 15 (D), the end face of the tile material BT can be pressed against the vertical surface 75b, improving stability. Furthermore, even if the end of the tile material BT (the right end in the drawing) is placed on the other inclined surface (side surface) 75c of the partition member 72A, by slightly tilting the formwork pallet 70 (pallet body 71), the tile material BT can be slid so that the opposite end of the tile material BT (the left end in the drawing) hits the vertical surface 75b, making it possible to position (correct) all of the tile materials BT on the formwork pallet 70 in their designated positions.

When partition members 72A are provided not only between horizontally adjacent tile materials BT but also between vertically adjacent tile materials BT, the placement area for each tile material BT is defined by four partition members 72A, surrounded by two vertical surfaces 75b and two inclined surfaces 75c (a gap may be present between two intersecting partition members 72A). In this case, by tilting the formwork pallet 70 so that the corner where the two vertical surfaces 75b intersect is relatively low, the tile materials BT on the formwork pallet 70 can be aligned to the appropriate positions both horizontally and vertically in one go.

Alternatively, at least one side of the partition member 72 may be curved, or the entire partition member 72 may be semicircular in shape.

As mentioned above, the arrangement pattern (tile type, number, arrangement) of the tile material BT placed on the formwork pallet 70 is not fixed, so it is desirable for the formwork pallet 70 to be able to accommodate multiple arrangement patterns. An example configuration of such a formwork pallet 70A is shown in Figure 16.

Figure 16(A) is a top view of the pallet main body 71A, and Figure 16(B) is a perspective view of the partition member 72B. A large number of holes 76 are formed at regular intervals on the surface (top surface) of the pallet main body 71A, and the partition member 72B has a plurality of insertion portions 77 that protrude downward from the bottom end surface. The holes 76 are, for example, circular in shape, and in this case, the insertion portions 77 are cylindrical. Note that the diameter and spacing of the holes 76 are exaggerated in Figure 16(A). Similarly, the diameter of the insertion portions 77 is exaggerated in Figure 16(B).

As shown in Figure 16(C), by inserting the insertion portion 77 of the partition member 72B into the hole 76 of the pallet main body 71A, it is possible to recreate a formwork that can be applied to various arrangement patterns using a pallet main body 71A of the same configuration. This will be explained with reference to Figure 17.

Figure 17(A) shows a grouping of the multiple combination patterns shown in Figure 11(A). When using the formwork pallet 70A, by adjusting the position of the partition members 72B, as shown in Figure 17(B), all combination patterns can be accommodated using, for example, five different attachment patterns for the partition members 72B.

<Modification>
In this embodiment, an example has been described in which the tile material BT attached to the exterior wall panel P is made of brick, but it may be made of other materials such as ceramic material or stone. In other words, the tile material BT is not limited to components generally called "tiles," and may be any material that functions as a "finishing material" that divides the decorative surface of a panel body such as the exterior wall panel P and that can form a pattern (decorative pattern) by combining multiple pieces.

In addition, in this embodiment, an example has been described in which tile material BT is used as the outer finishing material (exterior material) of the exterior wall panel P, but the above-mentioned exterior wall panel production system 1 can also be applied when tile material BT is used as an interior material.

Furthermore, the exterior wall panel production system 1 of this embodiment can also be applied to other types of panel bodies, such as partition wall panels, floor panels, and ceiling panels.

The manufacturing condition information generation method executed by the manufacturing condition information generation device 10 and the tile placement information generation method executed by the tile placement information generation device 20 can also be provided as programs. Such programs can be provided by recording them on optical media such as CD-ROMs (Compact Disc-ROMs) or computer-readable, non-transitory recording media such as memory cards. The programs can also be provided by downloading them over a network.

The program of the present invention may execute processing by calling necessary modules in a predetermined sequence at a predetermined timing from among program modules provided as part of a computer's operating system (OS). In this case, the program itself does not include the modules, and executes processing in cooperation with the OS. Programs that do not include such modules may also be included in the program of the present invention.

Furthermore, the program according to the present invention may be provided as part of another program. In this case, the program itself does not include modules included in the other program, and processing is carried out in cooperation with the other program. Such a program incorporated into another program may also be included in the program according to the present invention.

The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims, not the above description, and is intended to include all modifications that are equivalent in meaning to and within the scope of the claims.

1 Exterior wall panel production system, 2 Teaching data generation system, 3 Exterior wall panel manufacturing device, 9 House (building), 10 Manufacturing condition information generation device, 20 Tile application information generation device, 30 Tile unit generation device, 40 Tile unit supply device, 50, 50a, 50b Tile application device, 51 Tile application robot, 60 Control device, 70, 70A Formwork pallet, 71, 71A Pallet body, 72, 72A, 72B Partition member, 76 Hole, 77 Insertion portion, 110 Panel member, 120 Finishing material, BT Tile material, P Tile exterior wall panel, TU Tile unit, VA Virtual area.

Claims (5)

A panel body manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a panel body by attaching a plurality of tile materials to a panel member,
a tile unit generating device that generates a tile unit by arranging a plurality of tile materials for each of a plurality of virtual areas obtained by partitioning a panel member in accordance with tile pattern information for each of the virtual areas;
The ends of the horizontally adjacent imaginary regions overlap by half a pitch,
a tile pasting device that picks up tile units generated by the tile unit generation device and pastes the picked-up tile units in areas on the panel member that correspond to the virtual areas, thereby arranging a plurality of tile materials in a staggered pattern on the panel member ;
The tile pattern information includes the type, number, and arrangement of tile materials,
the tile unit generation device picks up a plurality of types of tile materials that constitute the tile unit from supply lanes provided for each type of tile material, and arranges the plurality of types of tile materials on a pallet in an arrangement defined by the tile pattern information;
The pallet is selected from a plurality of types of formwork pallets, including a formwork pallet for an external corner portion, in accordance with the tile pattern information,
The formwork pallet for the protruding corner portion is a panel body manufacturing device comprising: a pallet body for placing a plurality of tile materials, including L-shaped tile materials to be placed at the protruding corner portion of a building; a partition member attached to the pallet body and placed between adjacent tile materials; and a side member attached to the outside of the pallet body and coming into contact with the bent portion of the L-shaped tile material placed on the end of the pallet body. The panel body manufacturing device of claim 1, wherein the tile pasting device picks up tile units according to sequence information representing the order in which the tile units are pasted onto the multiple virtual areas. The panel body manufacturing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a tile unit supplying device that supplies the tile units generated by the tile unit generating device to a pickup position of the tile pasting device in accordance with the sequence information. 4. The panel body manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tile pasting device includes a hand portion that sucks and holds a plurality of tile materials that make up the tile unit. A plurality of the tile pasting devices are provided,
5. The panel body manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tile unit generating device is provided for each of the tile pasting devices.