Patent ID: 11950369
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A work system comprising:
a mounting system configured to mount a component on a board; and
an unmanned conveyance system having an unmanned conveyance vehicle,
wherein the mounting system includes:
a base having a board positioner configured to position the board;
a feeder carriage attachable to and detachable from the base;
a connection mechanism configured to connect the feeder carriage to the base;
a part feeder attached to the feeder carriage and configured to supply the component in a state where the feeder carriage is connected to the base; and
a mounting head configured to mount the component supplied by the part feeder on the board positioned by the board positioner,

wherein the unmanned conveyance system includes:
a first notifier configured to notify the mounting system of an arrival notification indicating that the unmanned conveyance vehicle arrives at a position where a separation operation of separating the feeder carriage connected to the base from the base starts; and
a first processor configured to cause the unmanned conveyance vehicle to travel in a direction away from the base upon receiving, from the mounting system, a release notification indicating that a connection of the feeder carriage is released, and

wherein the mounting system further includes:
a second processor configured to cause the connection mechanism to perform a release operation of releasing the connection of the feeder carriage upon receiving the arrival notification; and
a second notifier configured to notify the unmanned conveyance system of the release notification upon being informed of completion of the release operation.