JP2019102479A - Automatic component discard box exchange system - Google Patents

Abstract

To automatically exchange a component discard box for discarding a component which is judged non-mountable by a component mounting machine.SOLUTION: A component discard box 81 is configured to be set to a feeder set part 24 of a component mounting machine 12 in parallel with a feeder 14 in an exchangeable manner. An automatic component discard box exchange system comprises a stock part 71 in which multiple feeders 14 and component discard boxes 81 to be set to the feeder set part 24 are accommodated, and an automatic exchange device 26. The automatic exchange device 26 performs automatic exchange in which a feeder 14 subjected to exchange and/or a component discard box 81 subjected to exchange is extracted from the feeder set part 24 and collected into the stock part 71 and the designated feeder 14 and/or component discard box 81 is extracted from the stock part 71 and set to the feeder set part 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present specification discloses a technique relating to a component discard box automatic replacement system that automatically replaces a component discard box that discards components determined to be unmountable (abnormal) by the component mounting machine.

  In general, a component mounter picks up a component supplied from a feeder with a suction nozzle and mounts the component on a circuit board with a camera and processes the image of the component to process the shape of the component or the like. Recognize the suction posture, etc. and determine whether it is mountable (normal) or not mountable (abnormal), and mount only the components determined to be mountable on the circuit board, and the components determined to be not mountable are in the component discarding box. I am trying to discard it.

  Although many of these component disposal boxes are installed in empty spaces in the component mounting machine, as described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-104565) in recent years, the feeder set of the component mounting machine is There is one in which the parts disposal box is set in line with the feeder so as to be replaceable.

JP 2012-104565 A

  In the above configuration, when the component waste box is full of waste components, the operator manually removes the component waste box in the component mounting machine or the feeder set portion and replaces it with an empty component waste box, or It is troublesome to take out the waste parts in the removed parts waste box and set them again.

  A component discarding box automatic exchange system for automatically replacing a component discarding box for discarding a component which is determined to be not mountable by the component mounting machine in order to solve the above problems, wherein the component discarding box is a feeder of the component mounting machine The feeder unit is configured to be replaceably set in line with the feeder, and a plurality of feeders set in the feeder set unit and a stock unit for storing the parts disposal box, and a feeder and / or a feeder to be replaced from the feeder set unit. An automatic exchange apparatus for taking out a parts waste box to be replaced and collecting it in the stock part and taking out a designated feeder and / or parts waste box from the stock part and setting it in the feeder setting part The configuration is as follows.

  In this configuration, the parts disposal box can be automatically replaced using an automatic replacement device that automatically replaces the feeders set in the feeder setting unit of the component mounting machine. There is no need to do it at work, and labor can be saved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of a component mounting line according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the automatic replacement device and the component mounter. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a component mounting line with an automatic replacement device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cassette type feeder. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a parts disposal box. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the component disposal box. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another configuration example of the component disposal box.

An embodiment will be described below.
First, the configuration of the component mounting line 10 will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3.
The component mounting line 10 is configured by arranging a plurality of component mounters 12 along the transport direction (X direction) of the circuit board 11, and solders to the circuit board 11 on the substrate loading side of the component mounting line 10. A solder printer (not shown) for printing, a cassette-type feeder 14 (see FIG. 4), a storage 19 for storing a parts disposal box 81 (see FIGS. 5 and 6), and the like are installed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each component mounter 12 adsorbs the components supplied from the two conveyors 13 for transporting the circuit board 11 and the cassette type feeder 14 and mounts the components on the circuit board 11. A mounting head 15 for exchangeably holding (component holder), a head moving device 16 for moving the mounting head 15 in the X and Y directions (left and right and front and rear directions), a display 23 such as a liquid crystal display and a CRT, A control device 20 (see FIG. 3) or the like that controls the operation is provided. The component supplied from the feeder 14 may be an electronic component in which an electronic circuit is provided inside the component, or may be a component such as a cover or a spacer.

  The control device 20 of each component mounter 12 of the component mount line 10 conveys the circuit board 11 conveyed from the upstream component mounter 12 to a predetermined position by the conveyor 13 and the clamp mechanism (not shown) While clamping the circuit board 11, the components supplied from the cassette-type feeder 14 are absorbed by the suction nozzle of the mounting head 15, and moved from the suction position to the imaging position to move the components from the lower surface side An operation of imaging with an imaging camera (not shown) is controlled. Then, the control device 20 of each component mounter 12 processes the image picked up by the component imaging camera to obtain the shape of the component (for example, the shape of the body, the shape and position of the terminal, the number, etc.) shown in the image. By recognizing the suction posture, suction position shift amount, etc., it is determined whether the component is mountable (normal) or not mountable (abnormal), and only the components judged to be mountable are corrected for the suction position shift amount. The component is moved to the upper side of the circuit board 11 on the conveyor 13 and mounted on the circuit board 11 to produce a component mounting board. As described later, the parts determined to be unmountable are discarded in the parts discarding box 81.

Next, the configuration of the cassette-type feeder 14 will be described with reference to FIG.
The cassette case 32 of the cassette-type feeder 14 is formed of a transparent or opaque plastic plate or metal plate or the like, and its side portion (cover) can be opened and closed. In the cassette case 32, a tape loading unit 35 is provided for loading a tape reel 34 around which the component supply tape 33 is wound in a removable (replaceable) manner. At the center of the tape loading unit 35, a reel holding shaft 36 for holding the tape reel 34 rotatably is provided.

  In the cassette case 32, a tape feeding mechanism 38 for feeding the component supply tape 33 pulled out from the tape reel 34 to the component suction position, and the top film 40 (also called cover tape) from the component supply tape 33 before the component suction position. A top film peeling mechanism 39 is provided which peels and exposes the components in the component supply tape 33.

  The tape feeding mechanism 38 includes a sprocket 42 provided near the lower side of the component suction position, and a motor 43 for driving the sprocket 42 to rotate, and is formed at a predetermined pitch on one side edge of the component supply tape 33. By meshing the teeth of the sprocket 42 with the tape feed hole and rotating the sprocket 42, the component supply tape 33 is pitch-fed to the component suction position.

  The top film peeling mechanism 39 holds the component supply tape 33 in front of the component suction position and peels the top film 40 from the upper surface of the component supply tape 33; 40 includes a top film feed gear mechanism 47 which pulls 40 in a direction opposite to the tape feed direction and feeds it into the top film recovery section 46 at the top of the cassette case 32, a motor 48 for driving the top film feed gear mechanism 47, etc. ing.

  At the edge of the cassette case 32 in the tape feed direction, the waste tape 33a (only the carrier tape with the top film 40 peeled off in this embodiment) from which the parts have been taken out after passing through the parts suction position A waste tape discharge passage 50 for guiding and discharging to the bottom, and an outlet 50a of the waste tape discharge passage 50 is provided at a position lower than the center of the end surface of the cassette case 32 in the tape feeding direction. ing.

  In the cassette case 32, a control device 52 for controlling the motor 43 of the tape feeding mechanism 38 and the motor 48 of the top film peeling mechanism 39 is provided. In addition, although not shown, the cassette case 32 is provided with a connector for communication / power supply connected with a connector for communication / power supply on the component mounter 12 side and a positioning pin. As a result, the cassette type feeder 14 is positioned and set in the feeder setting unit 24 of the component mounter 12 so that the communication / power supply connector of the cassette type feeder 14 is for communication and power supply on the component mounter 12 side. Is to be connected to the connector. A connector for communication / power supply on the side of the component mounting machine 12 is provided for each slot on the feeder setting unit 24.

  Further, at a predetermined position of the cassette case 32, a feeder identification information recording unit (not shown) in which a feeder ID which is identification information of the feeder 14 is recorded or stored is provided. As the feeder identification information recording unit, for example, a code label in which a feeder ID is recorded by a bar code or a two-dimensional code may be used, or an electronic tag (RF tag, IC tag, radio wave) storing data of the feeder ID Tags, also called wireless tags, may be used. Therefore, when the connector for communication / power supply of the cassette type feeder 14 is connected to the communication / power supply connector on the component mounter 12 side, the control device 52 of the cassette type feeder 14 and the control device 20 of the component mounter 12 And communicate with each other, the control device 20 of the component mounter 12 acquires the feeder ID recorded or stored in the feeder identification information recording unit. Then, the control device 20 of the component mounter 12 recognizes which cassette type feeder 14 is set in which slot by communication with the control device 52 of the cassette type feeder 14.

Next, the configuration of the component discarding box 81 will be described using FIGS. 5 and 6.
The component discarding box 81 is configured to be replaceably set in the feeder setting unit 24 of the component mounter 12 side by side with the cassette-type feeder 14. The height dimension and the depth dimension (dimension in the Y direction) of the component discarding box 81 are substantially the same as the height dimension and the depth dimension of the cassette-type feeder 14, and to the feeder set portion 24 of the component mounting machine 12 The mounting structure of the component discarding box 81 is common to the mounting structure of the feeder 14. In this way, the component discarding box 81 can be attached and detached in the same procedure as the attachment and detachment of the feeder 14, and the component discarding box 81 can be easily attached and detached.

  The width dimension (dimension in the X direction) of the component discarding box 81 does not necessarily have to be the same as the width dimension of the feeder 14, and may be a width dimension spanning a plurality of slots of the feeder set portion 24, The point is that the width dimension is such that the parts disposal box 81 can be set in line with the feeder 14 in the feeder setting unit 24.

  In the upper surface portion of the component discarding box 81, there is formed a discarding port 82 for discarding the components determined to be unmountable by the component mounting machine 12 into the component discarding box 81. As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom 83 of the component discarding box 81 can be opened and closed with the shaft 84 as a fulcrum, and the component discarding box 81 is provided with an actuator 85 (see FIG. 7) for opening and closing the bottom 83. It is done. The actuator 85 is configured by using, for example, a solenoid, a motor or the like, and is configured to open the bottom portion 83 and drop the discarded components accumulated in the component discarding box 81 when energized. The bottom 83 of the component discarding box 81 is biased in the closing direction by biasing means (not shown) such as a spring, and while the actuator 85 is disconnected, the bottom 83 is held closed by the biasing force of the biasing means. It has become so.

  As shown in FIG. 5, near the upper end in the parts discarding box 81, a fullness detection unit 86 is provided which detects when the amount of the discarded parts accumulated in the parts discarding box 81 approaches the fullness. There is. The fullness detection unit 86 is configured using, for example, a photoelectric sensor, a proximity sensor, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, etc., and the detection area is limited to the vicinity of the upper end in the component discarding box 81. As a result, when the fullness detection unit 86 detects the waste parts accumulated in the parts waste box 81 continuously for a predetermined time or more, the amount of waste parts accumulated in the parts waste box 81 approaches the fullness. Can be judged.

  Further, at a predetermined position of the component discarding box 81, a box identification information recording unit (not shown) in which a box ID which is identification information of the component discarding box 81 is recorded or stored is provided. As the box identification information recording unit, for example, a code label in which a box ID is recorded by a bar code or a two-dimensional code may be used, or an electronic tag (RF tag, IC tag, radio wave) storing box ID data Tags, also called wireless tags, may be used.

  A connector for communication / power supply 87 connected to a communication / power supply connector (not shown) on the side of the component mounting machine 12 on the front end surface of the parts disposal box 81 (the surface on the insertion side to the feeder set portion 24). The component mounting box 12 supplies power to the component discarding box 81 by connecting the communication / power connector 87 of the component discarding box 81 with the communication / power connector on the component mounting machine 12 side. At the same time, the control unit 90 of the component discarding box 81 and the control device 20 of the component mounter 12 transmit and receive box ID and control signal etc. which are identification information of the component discarding box 81. The control device 20 of the component mounter 12 recognizes which component discarding box 81 is set in which slot of the feeder setting unit 24 by communication with the control unit 90 of the component discarding box 81.

  Positioning pins 88 and 89 are provided respectively on the upper and lower sides of the communication / power connector 87 in the tip end surface of the parts disposal box 81, and the positioning pins 88 and 89 are positioning holes of the feeder set portion 24 (see FIG. The component discarding box 81 is positioned on the feeder set portion 24 by being fitted in (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the component mounting line 10, there is installed an automatic exchange device 26 for setting and removing (automatically replacing) the cassette type feeder 14 to the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12. It is done. The automatic replacement device 26 also sets and removes (automatically replaces) the component discarding box 81 to the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12. When the automatic replacement device 26 performs the automatic replacement of the feeder 14 and the parts disposal box 81, the automatic ID changer 26 reads the feeder ID and the box ID from the feeder identification information recording unit of the feeder 14 and the box identification information recording unit of the parts disposal box 81. An information reading unit (not shown) is provided, and the feeder 14 and the component discarding box 81 are identified based on the feeder ID and the box ID read by the identification information reading unit.

  The automatic exchange apparatus 26 sets only one component discarding box 81 in the feeder setting unit 24 for the component mounting machine 12 in which it is not necessary to separate the discarded components, but the components need to separate the discarded components. For the mounting machine 12, a plurality of component discarding boxes 81 are set in the feeder setting unit 24, and the component mounting machine 12 identifies the plurality of component discarding boxes 81 based on the box ID and sorts out the discarded parts. Discard.

  Below the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounter 12, a stock unit 71 for temporarily storing a plurality of replacement feeders 14 to be set in the feeder setting unit 24 and a component discarding box 81 is provided. The automatic replacing device 26 takes out the feeder 14 and the component discarding box 81 to be replaced from the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12 and collects it in the stocking unit 71, and a feeder designated by a production job or the like from the stocking unit 71. 14 and the component discarding box 81 are taken out and set in the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12. Under the present circumstances, when the feeder 14 for replacement | exchange and the components discarding box 81 are not accommodated in the stock part 71 of the component mounting machine 12, as mentioned later, the automatic exchange apparatus 26 is the feeder 14 for replacement | exchange from the storage 19. Or receives the component discarding box 81 and moves to the component mounter 12 to automatically replace the replacement feeder 14 and the component discarding box 81. Accordingly, the storage 19 functions as a common stock unit for the plurality of component mounters 12 constituting the component mounting line 10.

  The storage 19 is provided with a control device (not shown) and connectors for communication / power supply (not shown) are provided for each slot. The feeder 14 or parts disposal box 81 is set in the slot of the storage 19 and the connector for communication / power supply of the feeder 14 or the connector 87 for communication / power for the parts disposal box 81 is for communication / power on the storage 19 side. When connected to the connector, storage is performed by communication between the controller 52 of the feeder 14 and the controller of the storage 19 or between the controller 90 of the parts disposal box 81 and the controller of the storage 19 The control device of the cabinet 19 acquires the feeder ID or the box ID from the feeder identification information recording unit or the box identification information storage unit. Further, the control device of the storage 19 communicates with the control device 52 of the feeder 14 or the control unit 90 of the component discarding box 81 to determine which feeder 14 or component discarding box 81 corresponds to which slot of the feeder setting unit 24. It is designed to recognize if it is set. The control devices of the storage 19 may be communicably connected to the production management computer 70 via the network 28.

  Although not shown, the lower side of the storage 19 and / or the lower side of the stock portion 71 of each of the component mounters 12, which is a common stock portion for the plurality of component mounters 12 constituting the component mounting line 10, A waste part discharge conveyor or a waste part collection box for collecting waste parts accumulated in the part waste box 81 is provided. The stock unit 71 of each mounter 12 is also provided with a connector (not shown) for communication and power supply for each slot. The feeder 14 or parts disposal box 81 is set in the slot of the stock unit 71, and the connector for communication / power supply of the feeder 14 or the connector 87 for communication / power supply of the parts disposal box 81 is the connector for communication / power supply of the stock unit 71 When it is connected, it is possible to recognize which feeder 14 or parts disposal box 81 is set in which slot of the stock section 71. Further, when the parts disposal box 81 is set in the slot of the storage 19 or the stock unit 71, the actuator 85 of the parts disposal box 81 is energized for a predetermined time, and the bottom 83 of the parts disposal box 81 is opened for a predetermined time. The waste parts in the parts waste box 81 fall into the waste parts discharge conveyor or the waste parts collection box, and the parts waste box 81 becomes empty. As a result, it is possible to automate the work of taking out the waste parts from the parts waste box 81 full of waste parts and emptying them.

  A guide rail 74 is provided on the front side of the component mounting line 10 to move the automatic exchange device 26 in the left-right direction (X direction) along the arrangement of the component mounters 12 so as to extend in the entire component mounting line 10 in the X direction. The automatic exchange device 26 is moved between the storage 19 on the most upstream side of the component mounting line 10 and the component mounting machine 12 on the most downstream side. The automatic exchange device 26 takes out the feeder 14 and the component discarding box 81 designated by the production job etc. from the storage 19 and conveys it to the stock section 71 of the designated component mounting machine 12 or the used feeder 14 or The parts disposal box 81 is taken out of the stock unit 71 and collected in the storage 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 of each component mounter 12 of the component mounting line 10 and the control device 27 of the automatic exchange device 26 are a production management computer 70 that manages the entire component mounting line 10 and a wired LAN or wireless They are communicably connected to each other via a network 28 such as a LAN, and the production management computer 70 manages the operation of each component mounter 12 of the component mounting line 10 and the operation of the automatic exchange device 26. For example, information on which slot of the feeder 14 or the component discarding box 81 of which ID is set in which slot of the stock unit 71 of which component mounter 12 is communicated by the control device 27 of the automatic exchange device 26 via the network 28. It is managed by the production control computer 70 or the control device 20 of the component mounter 12.

  The control device 27 of the automatic replacement device 26 acquires detection information of the fullness detection unit 86 of the component discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12 by communication via the network 28 and detects the detection When it is judged based on the information that the amount of discarded parts in the parts discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 has reached full, the parts discarding box 81 is automatically replaced with the empty parts discarding box 81. As a result, it is possible to automatically replace the empty component discarding box 81 with an empty component discarding box 81 immediately before the amount of discarded parts in the component discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 of each mounter 12 becomes full during production.

  In addition, the control device 27 of the automatic replacement device 26 automatically replaces the component discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 of each component mounting machine 12 with a vacant component discarding box before or after the start of production. As a result, the number of times of automatic replacement of the parts disposal box 81 during production can be reduced, and the timing of the automatic replacement of the parts disposal box 81 overlaps with the time of the automatic replacement of the feeder 14 and either automatic replacement is delayed. Can be less frequent.

  In addition, when there is no empty parts disposal box 81 to be automatically replaced with the parts disposal box 81 taken out of the feeder setting unit 24, the control device 27 of the automatic replacement device 26 collects the parts collected in the stock unit 71. After the bottom 83 of the discarding box 81 is opened by the actuator 85 to empty the parts discarding box 81, the parts discarding box 81 is reset to the feeder setting unit 24.

  Furthermore, the component mounting line 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a unit carrier 76 (see FIG. 1) that automatically travels between the work place where the worker works and the storage 19, and the worker carries out the unit at the work place. The unit transport device 76 transports the replacement feeder 14 and the parts disposal box 81 to the storage device 19 and the unit transport device 76 transports the replacement feeder 14 and the parts disposal box 81 into the storage 19 At the same time as transposing, the replaced feeder 14 and the replaced parts disposal box 81 collected in the storage 19 are placed on the unit carrier 76 and returned to the work place. In this way, at the work place apart from the storage 19, the worker can supply the replacement feeder 14 and the parts disposal box 81 and perform maintenance and repair of the recovered replacement feeders 14 and the parts disposal box 81. It can be done efficiently. A unit transfer mechanism (not shown) is mounted on the unit transport device 76 to transfer the feeder 14 and the parts disposal box 81 to and from the storage 19.

  The production management computer 70 communicates with the unit carrier 76 via a wireless LAN or the like to manage the operation of the unit carrier 76. In the present embodiment, the work place where the worker works and the unit carrier 76 are shared by a plurality of component mounting lines 10. In this way, the replacement of the feeder 14 for replacing the multiple component mounting lines 10 to the storage 19 and the replacement of the component disposal box 81 and the replacement of the replaced feeders 14 and components collected from the multiple component mounting lines 10 are possible. Maintenance and repair of the waste box 81 can be performed by the same worker at a common work place, and there is no need to provide a work place and a unit carrier 76 for each of the component mounting lines 10, and accordingly, in the factory A plurality of component mounting lines 10 can be compactly installed, and the number of workers engaged in management of the plurality of component mounting lines 10 can be reduced, thereby further saving labor.

  According to the present embodiment described above, since the component discarding box 81 can be automatically replaced using the automatic replacement device 26 for automatically replacing the feeder 14 set in the feeder setting unit 24 of the component mounter 12, There is no need for the operator to manually replace the parts disposal box 81, which can save labor.

  In the present embodiment, the entire bottom portion 83 of the component discarding box 81 is configured to be openable and closable, but as shown in FIG. 8, only a portion of the bottom portion 83a of the bottom of the component discarding box 81 is configured to be openable and closable. Alternatively, the bottom 83b which is not opened and closed may be inclined downward toward the openable bottom 83a. The other configuration is the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 described above.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the component discarding box 81 is provided with the fullness detecting unit 86 which detects when the amount of the discarded parts accumulated in the component discarding box 81 approaches the fullness, but the fullness detecting unit 86 It is good also as composition which does not provide. In this case, the control device 20 of the component mounter 12 counts the number of discarded components discarded in the component discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 and the amount of discarded components in the component discarding box 81 is It is judged whether it has reached full or not, and when it is judged that the amount of discarded parts in the relevant part discarding box 81 has reached full, the full information is transmitted to the control device 27 of the automatic exchange 26, and the automatic exchange 26 The control device 27 automatically exchanges the component discarding box 81 set in the feeder setting unit 24 with the empty component discarding box 81 when the information on the full is received from the control device 20 of the component mounter 12. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the component discarding box 81 is provided with an actuator 85 for opening and closing the bottom 83 thereof, but the stock unit 71 and / or the storage 19 is provided with an actuator for opening and closing the bottom 83 of the component discarding box 81 The bottom portion 83 of the component discarding box 81 may be opened and closed from the outside by this actuator.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the mounting head 15 holds a component by adsorbing the component using a suction nozzle as a component holder, but the mounting head 15 can be attached with a gripping chuck instead of the suction nozzle, The part may be held by holding the part using the holding chuck as a part holder.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the configuration of the component mounting line 10 or the automatic replacement device 26 may be changed, the shape of the component discarding box 81 may be changed, or the unit transport device 76 may be omitted. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Component mounting line, 11 ... Circuit board, 12 ... Component mounting machine, 14 ... Cassette-type feeder, 15 ... Mounting head, 16 ... Head moving apparatus, 19 ... Storage storage, 20 ... Control apparatus of component mounting machine, 24 ... Feeder setting unit, 26 ... Automatic exchange device, 70 ... Production management computer, 71 ... Stock unit, 76 ... Unit transport device, 81 ... Parts disposal box, 81 ... Parts disposal box, 83, 83a ... Bottom, 85 ... Actuator 86: Full detection unit 90: Control unit of parts disposal box

Claims (7)

A parts disposal box automatic exchange system for automatically replacing a parts disposal box for retaining a part supplied from a feeder by a part mounter with a part holder and discarding a part determined to be not mountable before mounting on a circuit board ,
The component discarding box is configured to be replaceably set in the feeder setting unit of the component mounter in line with the feeder.
A plurality of feeders set in the feeder setting unit, and a stock unit for storing the parts disposal box;
The feeder to be replaced and / or the part disposal box to be replaced are taken out from the feeder setting part and collected in the stock part, and the designated feeder and / or part discard box is taken out from the stock part and taken to the feeder setting part Parts disposal box automatic exchange system provided with an automatic exchange device to set. The automatic replacement apparatus sets a plurality of component discarding boxes in a feeder setting unit of the component mounting machine.
The part discard box automatic exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the part mounter separates and discards the discarded parts with respect to the plurality of part discard boxes set in the feeder setting unit. The parts disposal box is provided with a fullness detection unit that detects when the amount of scrapped parts accumulated in the parts disposal box approaches the fullness,
The automatic exchange apparatus acquires detection information of the fullness detection unit, and determines that the amount of discarded parts in the component discarding box set in the feeder setting unit approaches the fullness based on the detection information. The parts disposal box automatic exchange system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parts disposal box is automatically replaced with an empty parts disposal box. The control device of the component mounting machine counts the number of discarded parts discarded in the component discarding box set in the feeder setting unit, and the amount of discarded parts in the component discarding box approaches full. When it is determined that the amount of discarded parts in the parts disposal box has reached full, information on the fullness is sent to the automatic exchange device.
The automatic replacement apparatus automatically replaces the component discarding box set in the feeder setting unit with an empty component discarding box when the information on the full is received from the control device of the component mounting machine. Parts disposal box automatic exchange system according to 2.   The parts disposal box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the automatic replacement device automatically replaces the parts disposal box set in the feeder setting unit before or after the start of production with an empty parts disposal box. Automatic switching system. The bottom of the parts disposal box is configured to be openable and closable, and an actuator for opening and closing the bottom of the parts disposal box is provided in the parts disposal box or the stock unit,
The bottom part of the parts disposal box collected in the stock unit is opened by the actuator, and the disposal parts in the parts disposal box are dropped into the disposal part discharging conveyor or the disposal parts collection box to empty the parts disposal box The parts disposal box automatic exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The automatic replacement device is configured to use the bottom portion of the component discarding box collected in the stock unit when there is no empty component discarding box in the stock unit to be automatically replaced with the component discarding box taken out from the feeder setting unit. The parts discard box automatic exchange system according to claim 6, wherein the parts discard box is reset to the feeder setting portion after being opened by an actuator and emptying the parts discard box.

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