Patent Description:
In the related art, as a mounting system, there has been proposed a mounting line having multiple mounting devices that mount components on boards arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction, a supply device (moving work device) that conveys members used in the mounting device by being moved in the arrangement direction to supply the members to the mounting devices, and a display section that is disposed in each of the mounting devices and changes a display mode in accordance with movement of the supply device (refer to Patent Literature <NUM>, for example). In this mounting system, it is possible to recognize that an obstacle obstructs an operation of the supply device based on a display mode of the display section, and thus to prompt an operator to take an appropriate action.

Patent Literature <NUM> relates to a mounting system including automated guided vehicles. Operator work (e.g. error recovery) may be still required, and the operator may be present in a moving region of the automated guided vehicle in such a case. In this case, a management PC may change an operation mode of the mobile work device from a normal automatic process mode to an operator entry mode having higher safety. The operator entry mode may be, for example, a mode in which an operation is slower than a normal mode or a mode in which the presence of the operator is detected in a larger range than the normal mode and the operation of the mobile work device is stopped.

Patent Literature <NUM> relates to an automatic exchanging device, which moves alongside the front face of a component mounting line. When an automatic exchange request for a feeder is generated in any of multiple component mounting machines, the automatic exchanging device moves to the front of said component mounting machine. When a new automatic exchange request is generated in any one of the component mounting machines, the pull-out operation of a predetermined number of component mounting machines is prohibited, from the component mounting machine facing the automatic exchanging device toward the position of the component mounting machine in which the new automatic exchange request was generated.

Patent Literature <NUM> relates to a mounting system including a mounting line including multiple mounting machines aligned side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction and configured to mount components on a board, a supply device configured to move in the arrangement direction to convey members for use in the mounting machines and supply the members to the mounting machines.

In the mounting system disclosed in Patent Literature <NUM> described above, a movement direction or the like of the moving work device can be recognized, but it has not been considered to provide notifications of other information. In this mounting system, it has been demanded to provide notifications of device states corresponding to various situations.

The present disclosure has been made in view of such problems, and a principal object of the present disclosure is to provide a management device, a mounting-related device, a mounting system, a management method, and a method for controlling the mounting-related device, capable of easily visually recognizing a state of the mounting-related device that changes in accordance with movement of a moving work device.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. <FIG> is a schematic explanatory diagram illustrating an example of mounting system <NUM> of the present disclosure. <FIG> is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of mounting device <NUM>. In the present embodiment, a left-right direction (X-axis), a front-rear direction (Y-axis), and an up-down direction (Z-axis) are as illustrated in <FIG> and <FIG>.

Mounting system <NUM> is configured, for example, as a production line in which mounting devices <NUM> performing a process of mounting components P on board S serving as a processing target object are arranged in a conveyance direction of board S. Here, a processing target object will be described as board S, but the processing target object is not particularly limited as long as it is a board on which component P is mounted, and may be a base material having a three-dimensional shape. As illustrated in <FIG>, mounting system <NUM> includes printing device <NUM>, print inspection device <NUM>, storage section <NUM>, management PC <NUM>, mounting device <NUM>, mounting inspection device (not illustrated), reflow device (not illustrated), automatic conveyance vehicle <NUM>, loader <NUM>, host PC <NUM>, and the like. Printing device <NUM> is a device that prints a solder paste or the like on board S. Print inspection device <NUM> is a device that inspects a state of the printed solder. The mounting inspection device is a device that inspects a state or the like of a component that has been subjected to a mounting process. The reflow device is a device that reflows a board on which a solder is printed and on which a component is mounted. Host PC <NUM> is configured as a server that stores and manages information used by each device of mounting system <NUM>, such as a production plan database including multiple pieces of mounting condition information.

Mounting device <NUM> is a device that picks up component P and mounts component P on board S. As illustrated in <FIG>, mounting device <NUM> includes base <NUM> fixed to a mounting location, and module <NUM> disposed on base <NUM>. Module <NUM> is slidably disposed on base <NUM> ahead of base <NUM>, and is configured to be accessible to an operator by being slid ahead even in a state of being incorporated in a production line. Mounting device <NUM> includes board processing section <NUM>, component supply section <NUM>, operation panel <NUM>, mounting section <NUM>, display section <NUM>, mounting control section <NUM>, and communication section <NUM>.

Board processing section <NUM> is a unit that carries in, conveys, fixes board S at a mounting position, and carries out board S. Component supply section <NUM> is a unit that supplies component P to mounting section <NUM>. Component supply section <NUM> attaches feeder <NUM> including a reel around which a tape serving as a holding member holding component P is wound to at least one attachment portion. Component supply section <NUM> includes a mounting attachment portion to which feeder <NUM> used for a mounting process is attached and buffer section <NUM> having a buffer attachment portion to which spare feeder <NUM> is attached in an upper and lower stage. Feeder <NUM> includes a controller (not illustrated). The controller stores information such as an ID of a tape included in feeder <NUM>, and the type and the remaining number of components P. When feeder <NUM> is attached to the attachment portion, the controller transmits information regarding feeder <NUM> to mounting control section <NUM>. Component supply section <NUM> may include a tray unit having a tray as a holding member on which multiple components P are arranged and placed. Operation panel <NUM> is configured as a touch panel having functions of a display section displaying a screen and an operation section receiving an input operation from an operator, and displays an operation state and a setting state of mounting device <NUM> on a screen.

Mounting section <NUM> is a unit that picks up component P from component supply section <NUM> and disposes component P on board S fixed to board processing section <NUM>. Mounting section <NUM> includes head moving section <NUM>, mounting head <NUM>, and nozzle <NUM>. Head moving section <NUM> includes a slider that is moved in the XY directions while being guided by a guide rail, and a motor driving the slider. Mounting head <NUM> picks up one or more components P and is moved in the XY directions by head moving section <NUM>. Mounting head <NUM> is detachably attached to the slider. One or more nozzles <NUM> are detachably attached to a lower surface of mounting head <NUM>. Nozzle <NUM> picks up component P by using a negative pressure. A pickup member that picks up component P may be a mechanical chuck or the like that mechanically holds component P in addition to nozzle <NUM>.

Display section <NUM> is disposed on a front face of mounting device <NUM>, which is a passage face through which loader <NUM> passes. Display section <NUM> may be an LED tape that is a one-dimensional (linear) light emitting member capable of emitting light of various colors. The LED tape has a one-dimensional linear shape, and visually notifies an operator of information in a light emitting manner instead of displaying characters or graphics. In display section <NUM>, for example, a state of mounting device <NUM> and a display mode are correlated with each other, and when mounting device <NUM> enters various device states, display modes correlated therewith are set to be displayed. Here, display modes of display section <NUM> include, for example, a difference in light emission mode such as constant lighting, blinking at different time intervals, flow lighting in a predetermined direction (sequential lighting), a difference in light emission color, and a combination of these. The correspondence between display modes of display section <NUM> and various device states can be selected by an operator by operating operation panel <NUM>.

Mounting control section <NUM> is configured as a microprocessor centered on CPU <NUM>, and controls the entire device. Mounting control section <NUM> has memory section <NUM>. Memory section <NUM> stores mounting condition information (production job) including information such as information of components P, an arrangement order in which components P are mounted on board S, an arrangement position, and an attachment position of feeder <NUM> from which components P are picked up. Mounting control section <NUM> outputs control signals to board processing section <NUM>, component supply section <NUM>, mounting section <NUM>, and display section <NUM>, and receives signals from board processing section <NUM>, component supply section <NUM>, and mounting section <NUM>. Communication section <NUM> is an interface that exchanges information with external devices such as management PC <NUM>, loader <NUM>, and host PC <NUM>.

Storage section <NUM> is a storage place for temporarily storing feeder <NUM> used in mounting device <NUM>. Storage section <NUM> is provided under the conveyance device between print inspection device <NUM> and mounting device <NUM>. Storage section <NUM> has an attachment portion in the same manner as component supply section <NUM>. When feeder <NUM> is connected to the attachment portion, the controller of feeder <NUM> outputs information regarding feeder <NUM>, and management PC <NUM> receives the output information. In storage section <NUM>, feeder <NUM> may be transported by automatic conveyance vehicle <NUM> or feeder <NUM> may be transported by an operator. Automatic conveyance vehicle <NUM> automatically conveys feeder <NUM>, a member used in mounting system <NUM>, and the like between a warehouse (not illustrated) and storage section <NUM>. The warehouse stores feeder <NUM>, other members, and the like.

Management PC <NUM> is a device for managing loader <NUM> and feeder <NUM>. Management PC <NUM> includes management control section <NUM>, memory section <NUM>, and communication section <NUM>. Management control section <NUM> is configured as a microprocessor centered on CPU <NUM> and controls the entire device. Memory section <NUM> stores instruction list <NUM> and positional information <NUM>. Instruction list <NUM> includes a work list executed by loader <NUM>. The work list includes information such as an attachment position or a work order of feeder <NUM> to be collected or provided. Positional information <NUM> includes information of the current position of loader <NUM>. Communication section <NUM> is an interface that exchanges information with external devices such as mounting device <NUM>, loader <NUM>, and host PC <NUM>. Management PC <NUM> acquires information of the current position from loader <NUM> at predetermined time intervals, and stores the information in positional information <NUM>.

Loader <NUM> is a mobile work device, which moves in a moving region in front of mounting system <NUM> (refer to dashed lines in <FIG>), and is a device automatically attaching and detaching, collecting and providing members necessary for a mounting process, such as feeder <NUM> of mounting device <NUM>. Loader <NUM> includes movement control section <NUM>, memory section <NUM>, accommodation section <NUM>, exchange section <NUM>, movement section <NUM>, and communication section <NUM>. Movement control section <NUM> is configured as a microprocessor centered on CPU <NUM> and controls the entire device. Movement control section <NUM> controls the entire device such that feeder <NUM> is collected from component supply section <NUM> or feeder <NUM> is provided to component supply section <NUM>, and feeder <NUM> is moved to and from storage section <NUM>. Memory section <NUM> is, for example, an HDD that stores various data such as a processing program. Accommodation section <NUM> has an accommodation space for accommodating feeder <NUM>. Accommodation section <NUM> is configured to be able to accommodate, for example, four feeders <NUM>. Exchange section <NUM> is a mechanism that moves feeder <NUM> in and out as well as moving feeder <NUM> to upper and lower stages (refer to <FIG>). Exchange section <NUM> has a clamp portion that clamps feeder <NUM>, a Y-axis slider that moves the clamp portion in the Y-axis direction (front-rear direction), and a Z-axis slider that moves the clamp portion in the Z-axis direction (up-down direction). Exchange section <NUM> executes attachment and detachment of feeder <NUM> at the mounting attachment portion, and attachment and detachment of feeder <NUM> at the buffer attachment portion. Movement section <NUM> is a mechanism that moves loader <NUM> in the X-axis direction (left-right direction) along X-axis rail <NUM> disposed in front of mounting device <NUM>. Communication section <NUM> is an interface that exchanges information with external devices such as management PC <NUM> and mounting device <NUM>. Loader <NUM> outputs the current position or details of executed operations to management PC <NUM>. Loader <NUM> is capable of collecting and providing feeder <NUM>, but may be configured to collect and provide members related to the mounting process, such as mounting head <NUM>, nozzle <NUM>, a solder cartridge, a screen mask, and a backup pin for supporting a board.

Next, an operation of mounting system <NUM> of the present embodiment configured as described above, first, a process in which mounting device <NUM> mounts component P on board S will be described. When a mounting process is started, CPU <NUM> of mounting control section <NUM> controls board processing section <NUM> such that board S is carried in and fixed. Next, CPU <NUM> reads mounting condition information, causes mounting head <NUM> to pick up component P from feeder <NUM> attached to component supply section <NUM> based on the mounting condition information, and performs a process of disposing component P on board S. When component P is disposed on board S, CPU <NUM> causes board S to be discharged to board processing section <NUM> and to carry the next board S into board processing section <NUM> as described above. CPU <NUM> manages the number of components used by each feeder <NUM> during the execution of the mounting process, and when the remaining number of components is equal to or less than a predetermined value, transmits the information to management PC <NUM>. Management PC <NUM> performs, for example, a process of adding an exchange operation for feeder <NUM> close to component shortage to instruction list <NUM>. Management PC <NUM> causes loader <NUM> to execute the exchange operation based on instruction list <NUM>. Loader <NUM> is moved between storage section <NUM> and mounting device <NUM> along the X-axis rail <NUM>, acquires the current position based on a value of an encoder (not illustrated), and executes a process of replacing feeder <NUM> in mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target while transmitting the current position to management PC <NUM>.

Here, during the mounting process of mounting device <NUM>, it may be necessary for an operator to perform some work on mounting device <NUM>. On the other hand, as described above, loader <NUM> passes in front of mounting device <NUM> and executes the exchange operation in front of mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target. Therefore, in mounting device <NUM> of mounting system <NUM>, work of the operator for mounting device <NUM> is set to be in a restriction state in which the work of the operator is not accepted in order to secure the safety of the operator or not to hinder the exchange operation of loader <NUM> during the passage or the exchange operation of loader <NUM>. Next, a process of managing work restriction for an operator by mounting device <NUM> and a display process in management PC <NUM> will be described.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating an example of a work restriction command processing routine executed by management control section <NUM> of management PC <NUM>. This routine is stored in memory section <NUM> of management PC <NUM> and executed after management PC <NUM> is started. When this routine is started, CPU <NUM> of management control section <NUM> acquires instruction list <NUM> by reading instruction list <NUM> from memory section <NUM> (S100), and acquires the current position of loader <NUM> from positional information <NUM> (S110). Next, CPU <NUM> specifies, based on the acquired instruction list <NUM> and the current position of loader <NUM>, a pre-passage state in which loader <NUM> is scheduled to pass, a passing state in which loader <NUM> is passing, a post-passage state immediately after loader <NUM> passes, and mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target state to be next operated by loader <NUM> (S120). CPU <NUM> recognizes mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target from instruction list <NUM>. CPU <NUM> recognizes mounting device <NUM> before, during, and immediately after the passage from a relationship between the current position of loader <NUM> and the position of mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target. Next, CPU <NUM> determines whether there is a device requiring work restriction for an operator based on the specified information (S130). When there is a device requiring the work restriction for the operator, CPU <NUM> outputs a work restriction command to mounting device <NUM> that corresponds to any of pre-passage, passing, immediately post-passage, and an operation target, and outputs a display command including information regarding whether each mounting device <NUM> corresponds to any of pre-passage, passing, immediately post-passage, and an operation target (S140). After S <NUM> or when there is no device requiring work restriction for the operator in S130, CPU <NUM> determines whether loader <NUM> has completed all operations based on operation details remaining in instruction list <NUM> (S150), and executes the processes in and after S <NUM> when all the operations are not completed. On the other hand, when loader <NUM> has completed all the operations in S <NUM>, CPU <NUM> ends this routine.

Next, work restriction and a display process for an operator in mounting device <NUM> will be described. <FIG> is a flowchart illustrating an example of a work restriction execution processing routine executed by mounting control section <NUM> of mounting device <NUM>. This routine is stored in memory section <NUM> of mounting device <NUM>, and is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals (for example, <NUM> sec) after mounting device <NUM> is started. When this routine is started, CPU <NUM> of mounting control section <NUM> determines whether a work restriction command has been acquired from management PC <NUM> (S200). When the work restriction command has been acquired, CPU <NUM> executes work restriction for restricting work from the operator in step S210. The work restriction is not particularly limited as long as work of the operator is not accepted, but may include, for example, locking module <NUM> and restricting sliding-out of module <NUM>. Next, CPU <NUM> determines whether a display mode displayed on display section <NUM> is any of pre-passage, passing, immediately post-passage, and an operation target based on the display command (step S220). CPU <NUM> controls display section <NUM> in a pre-passage state (S230) when the display mode is the pre-passage, in a passing state (S240) when the display mode is the passing, in a post-passage state (S250) when the display mode is the immediately post-passage, and in an operation target state (S260) when the display mode is the operation target.

After the display process is performed on display section <NUM> in S230 to S260, or when a work restriction command is not acquired in S200, CPU <NUM> ends the routine without further processing. When the work restriction command has been acquired up to the previous time and the work restriction command is not acquired this time, CPU <NUM> cancels the work restriction and the display for the operator.

<FIG> is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of displaying a display mode indicating a work restriction state for an operator on display section <NUM>. In <FIG>, the fourth mounting device <NUM> from the left is an operation target device, and a state in which loader <NUM> is being moved rightward from storage section <NUM> is illustrated. In <FIG>, work restriction for the operator is executed on the first to fourth mounting devices <NUM> from the left, and in each mounting device <NUM>, immediately post-passage is displayed on the first display section <NUM>, passing is displayed on the second display section <NUM>, pre-passage is displayed on the third display section <NUM>, and an operation target is displayed on the fourth display section <NUM> in order from the left. In mounting system <NUM>, display section <NUM> emits light in different colors as different display modes. A light emission color is preferably a color different from a color emitted by a warning lamp at the time of an error such as blue, green, red, yellow, or the like, and is, for example, dark blue, purple, peach, or orange. A display mode of display section <NUM> may be any of a difference in light emission mode, a difference in light emission color, a combination thereof, or the like. While loader <NUM> is moved to mounting device <NUM> that is an operation target and then executes an exchange operation without being moved, the work restriction for the operator is executed in the fourth mounting device <NUM> from the left as illustrated in <FIG>, and an operation target is displayed on display section <NUM>. As described above, by checking a display mode of display section <NUM>, the operator can visually recognize that the work restriction on mounting device <NUM> is executed and a corresponding state.

Here, correspondences between the constituents of the present embodiment and constituents of the present disclosure will be clarified. Management control section <NUM> of the present embodiment corresponds to a management control section of the present disclosure, management PC <NUM> corresponds to a management device, loader <NUM> corresponds to a mobile work device, and display section <NUM> corresponds to a display section. Printing device <NUM>, print inspection device <NUM>, storage section unit <NUM>, mounting device <NUM>, and the like correspond to mounting-related devices, and mounting control section <NUM> corresponds to a device control section. In the present embodiment, an example of the management method and the method for controlling the mounting-related device of the present disclosure is also clarified by describing the operations of management PC <NUM> and mounting device <NUM>.

In management PC <NUM> of the present embodiment described above, in a restriction state in which work of an operator on mounting device <NUM> as a mounting-related device is not accepted due to movement of loader <NUM> as a moving work device, a display mode indicating the restriction state is displayed on display section <NUM> of corresponding mounting device <NUM> to notify the operator of the restriction state. Generally, in mounting device <NUM>, since movement and an exchange operation of loader <NUM> are performed in the vicinity of mounting device <NUM>, work on mounting device <NUM> by an operator may be restricted. However, it is not easy for an operator to recognize which mounting device <NUM> is operable and which device is in a restriction state. In management PC <NUM>, when mounting device <NUM> is in a state in which work of the operator is restricted due to movement of loader <NUM>, a display mode indicating the restriction state is displayed on display section <NUM> of corresponding mounting device <NUM> and the operator is notified of the restriction state. Therefore, in management PC <NUM>, a state of mounting device <NUM> changed due to the movement of loader <NUM> can be easily visually recognized.

Management PC <NUM> causes mounting device <NUM> corresponding to one or more of a pre-passage state in which loader <NUM> is scheduled to pass, a passing state in which loader <NUM> is passing, a post-passage state immediately after loader <NUM> passes, and an operation target state to be next operated by loader <NUM>, to be in a work restriction state for an operator, and management control section <NUM> displays a display mode corresponding to the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, or the operation target state on the display section <NUM> of corresponding mounting device <NUM>. In management PC <NUM>, it is possible to notify the operator whether mounting device <NUM> corresponds to any of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state.

When information indicating that loader <NUM> passes in front of mounting device <NUM> is acquired from management PC <NUM>, In mounting device <NUM> is brought into a restriction state in which work of the operator is not acceptable, and a display mode indicating the restriction state is displayed on display section <NUM> to notify the operator. Therefore, in mounting device <NUM>, a state of mounting device <NUM> changed due to movement of loader <NUM> can be easily visually recognized. Mounting control section <NUM> sets a restriction state in a case where the mounting device corresponds to one or more the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state of loader <NUM>, and displays, on display section <NUM>, display modes corresponding to one or more of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation schedule state. In mounting device <NUM>, it is possible to notify the operator whether mounting device <NUM> corresponds to any of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state.

Since mounting system <NUM> includes management PC <NUM>, mounting device <NUM>, and loader <NUM> described above, a state of mounting device <NUM> changed due to movement of loader <NUM> can be easily visually recognized. Since display section <NUM> is an LED tape disposed on a passage face through which loader <NUM> passes, an operator can be notified of the restriction state of the device by using the LED tape.

Needless to say, the present invention is limited by the appended claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, work of an operator is restricted by the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state of loader <NUM>, but any one or more of these may be omitted, such as the post-passage state, or other states may be added. A display mode of display section <NUM> may be omitted correspondingly, and in this mounting device <NUM>, it is preferable to execute work restriction for an operator in the pre-passage state, the passing state, and the operation target state.

In the above embodiment, display section <NUM> is an LED tape which is a one-dimensional (linear) light emitting member capable of emitting light of various colors, but is not particularly limited to this, and may be a display capable of displaying an image. Examples of the display include operation panel <NUM>. <FIG> is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of displaying a display mode indicating a restriction state for an operator on operation panel <NUM>. As illustrated in <FIG>, a display mode indicating the restriction state for the operator may be displayed by changing a display color of operation panel <NUM>. The restriction state may be displayed by using characters, graphics, or the like, but as illustrated in <FIG> and <FIG>, the restriction state is displayed by a light emission color, which is easier for an operator to visually recognize.

In the above embodiment, the function of the management device of the present disclosure has been described as being provided in management PC <NUM>, but is not particularly limited to this, and may be provided in a mounting-related device such as mounting device <NUM>, may be provided in loader <NUM>, or may be provided in host PC <NUM>.

In the above embodiment, mounting device <NUM> is mainly described as a mounting-related device of the present disclosure, but is not particularly limited to this, and a display section may be provided in printing device <NUM>, print inspection device <NUM>, a mounting inspection device (not illustrated), a reflow device, or the like to display the restriction state. In the above embodiment, loader <NUM> has been described as performing automatic attachment and detachment of feeder <NUM>, but is not particularly limited to this, and may perform automatic attachment and detachment of members to be attached to printing device <NUM>, print inspection device <NUM>, a mounting inspection device (not illustrated), a reflow device, or the like.

In the above embodiment, the present disclosure has been described as mounting system <NUM>, management PC <NUM>, and mounting device <NUM>, but the present disclosure may be a management method executed by management PC <NUM> or a program for realizing a method for controlling mounting device <NUM> executed by mounting device <NUM>.

Here, the management device, the mounting-related device, the mounting system, the management method, and the method for controlling the mounting-related device of the present disclosure may be configured as follows. For example, in the management device of the present disclosure, the mounting-related device may be brought into the restriction state in a case where the mounting-related device corresponds to one or more of a pre-passage state in which the moving work device is scheduled to pass, a passing state in which the moving work device is passing, a post-passage state immediately after the moving work device passes, and an operation target state in which the mounting-related device is to be operated by the moving work device, and the management control section may display a display mode corresponding to one or more of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state on the display section of the corresponding mounting-related device. In this management device, it is possible to notify an operator whether the mounting-related device corresponds to any of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state. Here, the display mode may include, for example, a difference in light emission mode such as constant lighting, blinking at different time intervals, flow lighting in a predetermined direction (sequential lighting), a difference in light emission color, and a combination thereof. It is preferable that the display mode corresponding to the restriction state is different from a display mode at the time of device abnormality. A correspondence between display modes of the display section and various device states may be selectable by an operator.

The mounting-related device of the present disclosure is a mounting-related device used in a mounting system including a moving work device and a management device, the moving work device being configured to move between multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach a member to and from an attachment portion, the multiple mounting-related devices being related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, a management device being configured to manage any of the mounting-related devices and the moving work device, and the mounting-related device includes a display section configured to visually notify an operator of information, and a device control section configured to, when information indicating that the moving work device passes in front of the mounting-related device is acquired from the moving work device and/or the management device, set a restriction state in which work of the operator is not accepted and display a display mode indicating the restriction state on the display section to notify the operator of the restriction state.

In the mounting-related device, when information indicating that the moving work device passes in front of the mounting-related device is acquired from at least one of the moving work device and the management device, the restriction state in which work of the operator is not accepted and the display mode indicating the restriction state is displayed on the display section to notify the operator. Therefore, in this mounting-related device, a state of the mounting-related device changed due to movement of the moving work device can be easily visually recognized.

In the mounting-related device of the present disclosure, the device control section may set the restriction state in a case where the mounting-related device corresponds to one or more of a pre-passage state in which the moving work device is scheduled to pass, a passing state in which the moving work device is passing, a post-passage state immediately after the moving work device passes, and an operation target state in which the mounting-related device is to be operated by the moving work device, and display a display mode corresponding to one or more of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state on the display section. In this mounting-related device, it is possible to notify the operator whether the mounting-related device corresponds to any of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state.

The mounting system of the present disclosure includes any one of the management devices described above, any one of the mounting-related devices described above, and a moving work device configured to move between the multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment portion. In this mounting system, since any one of the management devices described above and any one of the mounting-related devices described above are provided, a state of the mounting-related device changed due to movement of the moving work device can be easily visually recognized. It is possible to achieve an effect corresponding to the employed device.

In the mounting system of the present disclosure, the display section may be an LED tape disposed on a passage face through which the moving work device passes. In this management device, the operator can be notified of the restriction state of the device by using the LED tape. Here, the LED tape may be a one-dimensional (linear) light emitting member capable of emitting light of various colors. Alternatively, the display section may be a display capable of displaying an image.

A management method of the present disclosure is a management method used for a mounting system including multiple mounting-related devices and a moving work device, the multiple mounting-related devices each including a display section configured to visually notify an operator of information and an attachment portion to which a member is attached, the multiple mounting-related devices being related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, the moving work device being configured to move between the multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment portion, and the method includes a step of, when a mounting-related device is in a restriction state in which work of an operator on the mounting-related device is not acceptable due to movement of the moving work device, displaying a display mode indicating the restriction state on the display section of the corresponding mounting-related device to notify the operator of the restriction state.

In this management method, similarly to the management device described above, a state of the mounting-related device changed due to movement of the moving work device can be easily visually recognized. This management method may employ the above mode of the management device, or may include a step of realizing the above functions of the management device.

A method for controlling a mounting-related device of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mounting-related device used in a mounting system including a moving work device and a management device, the moving work device being configured to move between multiple mounting-related devices, the multiple mounting-related devices each including a display section configured to visually notify an operator of information, the multiple mounting-related devices being related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, the moving work device being configured to automatically attach and detach a member to and from an attachment portion, the management device being configured to manage any of the mounting-related devices and the moving work device, and the method includes a step of, when information indicating that the moving work device passes in front of the mounting-related device is acquired from the moving work device and/or the management device, setting a restriction state in which work of the operator is not accepted and displaying a display mode indicating the restriction state on the display section to notify the operator of the restriction state.

In this method for controlling the mounting-related device, similarly to the mounting-related device described above, a state of the mounting-related device changed due to movement of the moving work device can be easily visually recognized. The method for controlling the mounting-related device may employ the above mode of the mounting-related device described above, or may include a step of realizing the above functions of the mounting-related device.

The management device, the mounting-related device, the mounting system, the management method, and the method for controlling the mounting-related device of the present disclosure can be used in the field of mounting electronic components.

Claim 1:
A management device used in a mounting system (<NUM>) including multiple mounting-related devices (<NUM>) and a moving work device (<NUM>), the multiple mounting-related devices (<NUM>) each including a display section (<NUM>) configured to visually notify an operator of information and an attachment portion to which a member is attached, the multiple mounting-related devices (<NUM>) being related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, the moving work device (<NUM>) being configured to move between the multiple mounting-related devices (<NUM>) to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment portion, the management device characterized by:
a management control section (<NUM>) configured to, when a mounting-related device (<NUM>) is in a restriction state in which work of the operator on the mounting-related device (<NUM>) is not accepted due to movement of the moving work device (<NUM>), display a display mode indicating the restriction state on the display section (<NUM>) of the corresponding mounting-related device (<NUM>) to notify the operator of the restriction state, wherein
the mounting-related device (<NUM>) configured to be brought into the restriction state in a case where the mounting-related device (<NUM>) corresponds to one or more of a pre-passage state in which the moving work device (<NUM>) is scheduled to pass, a passing state in which the moving work device (<NUM>) is passing, a post-passage state immediately after the moving work device (<NUM>) passes, and an operation target state in which the mounting-related device (<NUM>) is to be operated by the moving work device (<NUM>), and
the management control section (<NUM>) configured to display a display mode corresponding to one or more of the pre-passage state, the passing state, the post-passage state, and the operation target state on the display section (<NUM>) of the corresponding mounting-related device (<NUM>).