Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup

Details Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup

1995-02-15

1996-09-10

Vo, Peter

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

29709, 29721, 29740, B23P 1904, H05K 330

Patent

active

055533760

ABSTRACT:
An assembly machine (10) has a plurality of slots (22) each of which hold a feeder (24) containing a component reel (30). The assembly machine (10) automatically assembles a printed circuit board from these components. When a changeover occurs the assembly machine (10) determines which components need to be added (104), which need to be removed and which can be moved (106). The assembly machine (10) then instructs an operator to first perform all the remove operations, then to perform all the move operations and last to perform all the add operations. A combination of scanning a component ID (32) and a feeder ID (32) verifies the correct component is placed on the appropriate reel (30). The location of reel (30) among the slots (22) is verified by a proximity sensor (28).

REFERENCES:
patent: 4889229 (1989-12-01), Yamamoto et al.
patent: 5283943 (1994-02-01), Aguayo et al.
patent: 5317802 (1994-06-01), Jyoko
patent: 5400497 (1995-03-01), Watanabe et al.
Zevatech Article, "PPM Programmable Feeder Description", Anita Grant Feb. 1990.
"Smart Feeders Prevent Placement Errors", Robert J. Black Jr., Andreas Dill, Toni Breitschmid, Circuits Manufacturing, Jan. 1990.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1311242