IP Library Granted Patent US 10,091,920
Granted Patent B2
US 10,091,920 · App. 15/501,229 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Surface mount device for control of holding and moving printed circuit board in the priority order

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Patent No.
US 10,091,920
App. No.
15/501,229
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A board work device includes a housing device, a holding device, a moving device, a first lane and a second lane, a corresponding relationship acquisition device, a priority order acquisition device, and a control device. The holding device exchangeably holds a board work tool that performs a board work on a board. The corresponding relationship acquisition device acquires a corresponding relationship between the types of the board work tool and each of the multiple board works for each of the boards. The control device controls the holding device and the moving device such that, when performing the board work based on the acquired corresponding relationship, in a predetermined case, the board work that is capable of being performed in the other lane is performed without exchanging the board work tool currently being held.

Claims (22)

1. A board work device comprising:

a conveyance section that conveys boards on which multiple board works are performed, the conveyance section including a first lane and a second lane in which the boards are conveyed;

a work section that performs the board works on the board, the work section including a head holding body that exchangeably holds multiple types of heads, the head holding body only holding one head at a time depending on the board work to be performed;

a moving device which moves the head holding body; and

a controller configured to

acquire a corresponding relationship between the types of heads and each of the multiple board works to be performed for each of the boards;

acquire a priority order between at least two of the board works from the multiple board works within the same board;

set one of the first lane and the second lane as a work lane; and

control the work section and the moving device,

wherein, when performing the board work based on the acquired corresponding relationship, in a case in which there is no board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the work lane using the head currently being held by the head holding body while maintaining the priority order, and there is board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the other lane using the head currently being held by the head holding body while maintaining the priority order, the controller is configured to set the other one of the first lane and the second lane as the work lane and perform the board work in the updated work lane without exchanging the head currently being held, and

wherein the board work is only performed in the work lane.

2. The board work device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heads include at least one of a mounting head configured to hold components and a dispensing head configured to dispense a viscous fluid on the board.

3. The board work device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heads include a head configured to exchangeably hold multiple types of nozzles, the nozzles being one of a suction nozzle configured to pick up a component or a dispensing nozzle configured to dispense viscous fluid on the board.

4. The board work device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case in which there is no board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the work lane using the head currently being held while maintaining the priority order and no board is being conveyed in the other lane, the controller is configured not to exchange the head currently being held until the board is conveyed in the other lane, if the time until the board is conveyed in the other lane is less than a specified threshold value.

5. The board work device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to acquire conveyance information related to conveyance of the board in the other lane, and

wherein, in a case in which there is no board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the work lane using the head currently being held while maintaining the priority order and no board is being conveyed in the other lane, the controller is configured to determine whether to exchange the head currently being held without waiting for the board to be conveyed in the other lane, based on the conveyance information.

6. The board work device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case in which there is no board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the work lane using the head currently being held while maintaining the priority order and no board is being conveyed in the other lane, the controller is configured to perform board work on the board conveyed in work lane after exchanging the head currently being held without waiting for the board to be conveyed in the other lane, if there is no board work capable of being performed on the board being conveyed in the other lane using the head currently being held by the head holding body while maintaining the priority order.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2018
From: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
To: FUJI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046591/0109 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2017
From: SUGIHARA, KOHEI
To: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041155/0594 →