Drill bit management system and drill bit management method

Abstract

To provide a storage system and a method for the storage system for taking and arranging a drill bit, which can reduce manpower to enhance a degree of automation and automatically grasp and replenish a drill bit box individually as needed.SOLUTION: A drill bit management system 80 described in the disclosure includes a drill bit storage system 10 and a drill bit return system. The drill bit storage system temporarily stores and receives a plurality of used drill bit boxes. The drill bit return system receives a plurality of drill bit preparation boxes and returns the boxes to a plurality of corresponding used drill bit boxes, in accordance with drill bit diameters of the respective drill bits in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0001] This application claims priority based on Taiwan Patent Application No. 112151155 filed with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office on December 27, 2023, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to a drill bit system, and in particular, to a storage system for drill bits, a drill bit preparation system, a bit return system, and a drill bit management system.

Background Art

[0003] Generally, drilling holes in a printed circuit board (PCB) can be divided into mechanical drilling and laser drilling. In mechanical drilling, usually, different diameter drill bits are required to drill holes in the PCB. Therefore, it is necessary to take out or recycle drill bits with different drill bit diameters, and a storage system for storing drill bits with different drill bit diameters is required. Drill bits with different drill bit diameters need to be arranged in the same drill bit box. To facilitate the use of a PCB drilling machine for drilling the same PCB with different bit diameters. However, the storage, preparation, and recovery of drill bits have not yet been fully automated and still require manual selection, placement, and configuration.

[0004] Chinese Patent Application Publication No. CN114750236A discloses an automatic cutter preparation and extraction device for selecting and positioning PCB drill bits, comprising a frame and a base plate mounted on the frame. The automatic cutter preparation and extraction device includes a mechanical arm for selecting and positioning material and a swing mechanism mounted on the base plate. The swing mechanism is equipped with a carrier plate, which has multiple rows of cutter box placement slots, and a Y-axis drive source drives the carrier plate, and an XY drive mechanism drives the robotic arm, so that the mechanical arm can reach and drive at any position in the multiple rows of cutter box placement slots. The mechanical arm can grasp material and grasp multiple drill bits simultaneously, thereby achieving highly efficient loading and unloading.

[0005] However, in the above-mentioned patent document, the drill bit can only be gripped in the multiple rows of cutter box placement slots on the entire carrier plate, and the multiple rows of cutter boxes must be removed manually, which is not beneficial for adjustment between instruments. [Disclosure of the Invention] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0006] Considering the shortcomings of conventional technology, we propose a storage system and method for selecting and placing drill bits that reduces manpower, increases the degree of automation, and can automatically grasp and replenish drill bit boxes individually as needed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] Embodiments of the present invention propose a drill bit storage system, a drill bit preparation system, a bit return system, and a drill bit management system between systems. The drill bit storage system includes a plurality of storage modules, a multi-axis drive structure, and a processing unit. Drill bit boxes can be stored according to rules. For example, drill bits of the same diameter can be placed in the same drill bit box, and specific electronic labels can be attached to identify the drill bit diameter and quantity in each drill bit box. Since the diameters of drill holes on a PCB are not necessarily the same size, the diameters of drill bits required for the same PCB will differ. A drill bit preparation system is necessary to form a drill bit assembly by placing drill bits of different diameters in the same drill bit box. This allows a PCB drilling machine to set drill bits of different diameters for drills of corresponding sizes. Furthermore, the drill bit storage system includes a pick-and-place device and a transfer device, the pick-and-place device which can retrieve a drill bit storage box from a storage module and place it on the transfer device. The transfer device then transports the drill bit box to an exit. Since the drill bit box can be transferred from the outlet to the drill bit preparation system via the transfer device, complete automation between the drill bit storage system and the drill bit preparation system is established.

[0008] An embodiment of the present invention includes a drill bit preparation system, a device for selecting and arranging drill bit boxes, a device for clamping and arranging drill bits, an optical identification module, and a processing unit. The conveying device temporarily stores and transports drill bit boxes from the storage system, the device for selecting and arranging drill bit boxes selects drill bit boxes and places them in the preparation area, and transports empty drill bit boxes from the empty box area to the drill bit combination area. In addition to the above system, the drill bit management system includes an electronic tag reader / writer, a database, a processing unit, and a cloud management system. The electronic tag reader / writer scans the drill bit preparation list and prepares drill bits of different diameters by distributing them into the same drill bit box. The device for clamping and arranging drill bits can be considered a drill bit preparation device, and the processing unit causes the device for clamping and arranging drill bits to clamp drill bits of specific diameters required based on the drill bit preparation list into empty drill bit boxes. Since there are many empty drill bit boxes and the device for clamping and arranging drill bits also has many drill bit clamping units, it is more efficient to clamp multiple empty drill bit boxes simultaneously. Once the drill bits are ready in the drill bit combination area, the drill bit boxes are temporarily stored in the completion area by a conveyor for transport to the PCB drilling machine. After the drill bits are distributed, if the drill bit boxes in the preparation area are empty and there is still space in the empty box area, a device for selecting and placing drill bit boxes will select the empty drill bit boxes from the preparation area and place them in the empty box area. If there are any drill bits remaining in the drill bit boxes in the preparation area after the drill bits have been distributed, the conveyor can return the boxes containing the remaining drill bits to the drill bit storage system. Used or sharpened drill bits are first sorted by the drill bit return system and then returned to the drill bit storage system for storage. The conveyor can also fully automate the transport of ready drill bit boxes to the PCB drilling machine.

[0009] All drill bit storage systems, drill bit preparation systems, and bit return systems disclosed in embodiments of the present invention further include, in addition to the above systems, an electronic tag reader / writer, a database, a processing unit, a cloud management system, and the like. The optical identification module may include a first optical identification module for detecting the drill bit diameter and a second optical identification module for detecting the drill bit quantity and coloring. Each system is equipped with an electronic tag reader / writer, which can identify the drill bit box, the drill bit quantity, the drill bit diameter, etc., by reading the electronic tags attached to the drill bit box. Each system can also use the optical identification module to actually detect and reconfirm the drill bit quantity and drill bit diameter in the drill bit box, thereby avoiding discrepancies between the information on the drill bits and the actual drill bit quantity and drill bit diameter. Between each system, a moving device that automatically selects and places the drill bit boxes allows the drill bit boxes to be freely transported to the target machine.

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention of the drill bit return system includes a transport device, a device for selecting and placing drill bit boxes, a device for clamping and placing drill bits, a broken drill bit identification module, a drill bit diameter measuring module, a coloring / quantity identification module, and a processing unit. After using a drill bit in a PCB drilling machine, the drill bit becomes dull and needs to be sharpened to facilitate the next drilling. The drill bit boxes, which have been placed after drilling, are placed in the collection area of ​​the drill bit return system for temporary storage. The device for selecting and placing drill bit boxes and the transport device are transported to the drill bit combination area. The device for clamping and placing drill bits can be considered the drill bit return system, and used or sharpened drill bits are returned to each drill bit box in the return area according to the drill bit diameter of each drill bit, and each drill bit in the drill bit box in the return area has a specific drill bit diameter. For example, each drill bit in the first drill bit box in the return area has a first specific drill bit diameter, and each drill bit in the second drill bit box in the return area has a second specific drill bit diameter. Before the drill bits in the drill bit combination area are ready to be returned to the return area, a broken drill bit identification module detects whether each drill bit contains a broken drill bit and excludes it from the return. The device for clamping and positioning the drill bits may include multiple drill bit clamping units, which can simultaneously clamp drill bits of different diameters and place them in the drill bit boxes at different locations in the return area. Drill bits in the same drill bit box at the same location will have the same needle diameter. Alternatively, if the size of the multiple drill bit clamping units allows them to operate within the same drill bit box in the return area, they can simultaneously clamp multiple drill bits in the drill bit combination area and place them in the same drill bit box in the return area.Once the drill bit boxes have been returned, they are transported to a conveying device via a device for selecting and positioning the boxes, and temporarily stored in a completion area. The conveying device then transports the returned drill bit boxes to the drill bit storage system, thus achieving the objective of returning the drill bits through automation.

[0011] The drill bit storage system, drill bit preparation system, and drill bit return system according to embodiments of the present invention can be combined and connected to each other and can cooperate to achieve further automation. The drill bit storage system can transport multiple drill bit boxes having a specific drill bit diameter, and the drill bit preparation system can receive multiple drill bit boxes having a specific drill bit diameter and distribute the drill bits in the multiple drill bit boxes having a specific drill bit diameter in a one-to-many manner to drill bit boxes having the same combination of drill bit diameters. The drill bit return system can receive multiple drill bit boxes having various combinations of drill bit diameters and return the drill bits in the drill bit boxes having the same combination of drill bit diameters to multiple drill bit boxes having a specific drill bit diameter in a one-to-many or many-to-one manner. Between the drill bit return system and the drill bit storage system, there is a transport device for automatically picking and placing drill bits and a moving device for selecting and placing drill bits, and the drill bit boxes returned by the drill bit return system can be automatically transported to the storage system for storage for next use. In embodiments of the present invention, different drill bit preparation lists may have different combinations of drill bit diameters.

[0012] According to embodiments of the present invention, a storage system for selecting and arranging drill bits is provided. The storage system comprises an inlet and an outlet, a plurality of drill bit boxes configured to hold a plurality of drill bits, wherein the outlet is used to discharge at least one drill bit storage box and the inlet is used to discharge at least one used drill bit box, a plurality of storage modules having a storage configuration for selecting and arranging the plurality of drill bit boxes, a multi-axis drive structure provided on both sides of each of the storage modules according to the storage configuration for selecting and arranging the at least one drill bit storage box, a first queue structure arranged to temporarily store the at least one drill bit storage box, a second queue structure arranged to temporarily store the at least one used drill bit box, and a configuration located near the outlet. The transport system includes a first transport structure and a second transport structure located near the entrance, wherein the first transport structure receives the at least one drill bit storage box from the multi-axis drive structure and sends the at least one drill bit storage box to the first transport structure; the second transport structure receives the at least one used drill bit box from the second transport structure and returns the at least one used drill bit box to a corresponding storage location in the corresponding plurality of storage modules; the first transport structure receives the at least one drill bit storage box from the first transport structure and sends the at least one stored drill box to the exit; and the second transport structure receives the at least one used drill bit box from the entrance and returns the at least one used drill bit box to the corresponding second transport structure.

[0013] According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for selecting and arranging drill bits is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a drill bit storage box, wherein the drill bit storage box stores at least one drill bit, and different drill bit boxes have different drill bit diameters; detecting the quantity of the at least one drill bit, and detecting the drill bit coloring and the drill bit diameter of each of the drill bits; creating electronic tag information for the drill bit storage box in a database, wherein the electronic tag information indicates the quantity of the at least one drill bit stored in the drill bit storage box, the drill bit coloring and the drill bit diameter of each of the drill bits; receiving the drill bit storage box from an entrance and returning the drill bit storage box to a corresponding parallel queue structure; and returning the drill bit storage box to a corresponding storage position based on the corresponding storage position in the database corresponding to the drill bit diameter.

[0014] According to embodiments of the present invention, a storage system for selecting and arranging drill bits is provided. The storage system includes at least one of an inlet and an outlet, a drill bit storage body used for storing a plurality of drill bit boxes, wherein the outlet is used to discharge at least one drill bit storage box and the inlet is used to discharge at least one used drill bit box, and a transport device having a queue structure for temporarily storing at least one drill bit storage box or at least one used drill bit box in order for the storage system to discharge the at least one drill bit storage box or to collect the at least one used drill bit box.

[0015] According to embodiments of the present invention, a drill bit preparation system is provided. The drill bit preparation system includes an inlet conveyor, a first box claw mechanical arm, a second box claw mechanical arm, a drill bit claw mechanical arm, a mobile conveyor, and an outlet conveyor. The inlet conveyor receives a plurality of first drill bit boxes from a drill bit storage system, each of which contains a plurality of drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter. The first box claw mechanical arm conveys the plurality of first drill bit boxes from the inlet conveyor to a preparation area. The second box claw mechanical arm conveys a plurality of empty second drill bit boxes from the empty box area to a drill bit combination area. The drill bit claw mechanical arm forms a plurality of third drill bit boxes with completed bit preparation by distributing the plurality of drill bits having the specific drill bit diameter to the plurality of second drill bit boxes in a one-to-many manner based on a drill bit preparation list. The mobile conveyor conveys the plurality of third drill bit boxes to a ready area. The outlet conveyor conveys the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the ready area to the drill bit system. The drill bit claw mechanical arm in this invention can be combined with a box claw mechanical arm to form a pick-and-place device.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for preparing drill bits is provided. The method described above includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of first drill bit boxes from a drill bit storage system by an inlet conveying device, wherein each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes contains a plurality of drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter; transporting the plurality of first drill bit boxes from the inlet conveying device to a preparation area; transporting a plurality of empty second drill bit boxes from the empty box area to a drill bit combination area; forming a plurality of third drill bit boxes with completed bit preparation by distributing the plurality of drill bits having the specific drill bit diameter to the plurality of second drill bit boxes in a one-to-many manner based on a drill bit preparation list; transporting the plurality of third drill bit boxes to a preparation completion area; and transporting the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the preparation completion area to a drill bit system.

[0017] According to embodiments of the present invention, a drill bit preparation system is provided. The drill bit preparation system includes a pick-and-place device and a drill bit preparation device. The pick-and-place device has a first pick-and-place mechanism for selecting a plurality of first drill bit boxes and placing them in a preparation area, and a second pick-and-place mechanism for selecting a second drill bit box and placing it in a drill bit combination area, each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes containing a plurality of drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter. The drill bit preparation device takes the required drill bits from the corresponding first drill bit boxes and places them in the second drill bit boxes according to a specific need.

[0018] According to embodiments of the present invention, a drill bit return system is provided. The drill bit return system includes an inlet conveying device, a first box claw mechanical arm, a drill bit claw mechanical arm, a second box claw mechanical arm, and an outlet conveying device. The inlet conveying device receives a plurality of first drill bit boxes from a collection area, each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes containing a combination of drill bits having the same or different drill bit diameters. The first box claw mechanical arm selects the plurality of first drill bit boxes from the inlet conveying device and conveys them to a return area. The drill bit claw mechanical arm returns each drill bit in the plurality of first drill bit boxes to the corresponding second drill bit box based on the drill bit diameter of each drill bit, forming a plurality of third drill bit boxes with completed returns. The second box claw mechanical arm selects the plurality of third drill bit boxes with completed returns from the return area and conveys them to a completion area. The outlet conveying device conveys the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the completion area to a drill bit storage system.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drill bit return method is provided. The drill bit return method includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of first drill bit boxes from a collection area, wherein each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes contains a combination of drill bits having the same or different drill bit diameters; selecting the plurality of first drill bit boxes and transporting them to a return area; returning each drill bit in the plurality of first drill bit boxes to a corresponding second drill bit box based on the drill bit diameter of each drill bit, thereby forming a plurality of third drill bit boxes; selecting the plurality of third drill bit boxes whose return is complete from the return area and transporting them to a completion area; and transporting the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the completion area to a drill bit storage system.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drill bit return system for retrieving a plurality of drill bits in a first drill bit box is provided. The plurality of drill bits have different drill bit diameters, and the drill bit return system includes a pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and arranging a plurality of second drill bit boxes, wherein each of the drill bits in the plurality of second drill bit boxes has a specific drill bit diameter, and a drill bit return device for returning the drill bit diameter of each of the drill bits in the first drill bit box to the corresponding plurality of second drill bit boxes.

[0021] According to embodiments of the present invention, a drill bit management system is provided. The drill bit management system includes a drill bit storage system and a drill bit preparation system. The drill bit storage system includes an outlet and a transport device. The outlet is used to discharge a plurality of drill bit storage boxes. The transport device is arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage boxes and transport them to the outlet, and the drill bit storage boxes have a plurality of drill bits. The drill bit preparation system receives the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the outlet and, according to specific needs, takes the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes and places them in the drill bit preparation box.

[0022] According to embodiments of the present invention, a drill bit management method is provided. The drill bit management method includes the steps of: preparing a drill bit storage system having a plurality of drill bit storage boxes; transporting the plurality of drill bit storage boxes, each containing a plurality of drill bits, to an exit; temporarily storing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes and transporting them to a drill bit preparation system; and the drill bit preparation system receiving the plurality of drill bit storage boxes, and, according to specific needs, taking out the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes and placing them in the drill bit preparation boxes.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drill bit management system is provided. The drill bit management system includes a drill bit storage system and a drill bit preparation system. The drill bit storage system delivers and temporarily stores a plurality of drill bit storage boxes. The drill bit preparation system receives the plurality of drill bit storage boxes, takes out the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes according to specific requirements, and arranges them in a drill bit preparation box.

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drill bit management system is provided. The drill bit management system includes a drill bit storage system and a drill bit return system. The drill bit storage system temporarily stores and receives a plurality of used drill bit boxes. The drill bit return system receives a plurality of drill bit preparation boxes and returns them to the corresponding plurality of used drill bit boxes according to the drill bit diameter of each drill bit in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes.

[0025] The above objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by considering the following detailed description together with the accompanying drawings.

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[0026] [Figure 1] It is a schematic perspective view showing a storage system for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a schematic front view showing a storage system for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] It is a schematic diagram showing a method for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] It is a schematic diagram showing a detection system and a box closing mechanical arm module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] It is a flowchart showing a method for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] This flowchart shows the flow of a drill bit preparation method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] This is a schematic perspective view showing a drill bit preparation system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] This is a schematic top view showing a drill bit preparation system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] This is a flowchart showing a preferred drill bit preparation method according to the present invention. [Figure 10] This is a schematic diagram showing a storage system for selecting and arranging drill bits according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] This is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit preparation system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] This is a schematic perspective view showing a drill bit return system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] This is a schematic top view showing a drill bit return system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] This flowchart shows a preferred drill bit return method according to the present invention. [Figure 15] This is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit return system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] This flowchart shows a drill bit return method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] This is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] The following is a preferred embodiment of the drill bit management method of the present invention. [Figure 19] This is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit management system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 20] This is a schematic diagram showing another drill bit management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0027] When reading the following detailed description, refer to all the figures of the present invention. All the figures of the present invention illustrate different embodiments of the invention by example and help those skilled in the art to understand how to carry out the invention. These embodiments provide sufficient embodiments to demonstrate the spirit of the invention, each embodiment is non-contradictory to the others, and new embodiments can be carried out through any combination thereof. That is, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0028] Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a storage system 10 for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic front view showing a storage system 10 for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring together to Figures 1 and 2, the storage system 10 for selecting and arranging drill bits includes inlet sections 102, 102' and / or outlet sections 101, 101', a plurality of drill bit boxes 103, a plurality of storage modules 104, a multi-axis drive structure 105, a first queue structure QU1, a second queue structure QU2, a first transport structure CB1 and a second transport structure CB2. The plurality of drill bit boxes 103 are configured to hold a plurality of drill bits. The outlet sections 101, 101' are used to discharge at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT, and the inlet sections 102, 102' are used to discharge at least one used drill bit box 103IN. The storage module 104 is used to discharge the drill bit boxes 10 3It has a storage configuration 104CFG for selecting and placing. The multi-axis drive structure 104 is provided on both sides of each of the storage modules 104 according to the storage configuration 104CFG for selecting and placing the at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT. A first queue structure QU1 is arranged to temporarily store at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT. A second queue structure QU2 is arranged to temporarily store at least one used drill bit box 103IN. A first transport mechanism CB1 is located near the exits 101, 101'. A second transport structure CB2 is located near the entrances 102, 102'. The first queue structure QU1 receives at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT from the multi-axis drive structure 104 and sends at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT to the first transport structure CB1, and the second queue structure QU2 , the The first transport structure CB1 receives at least one used drill bit box 103IN from the second transport structure CB2 and returns at least one used drill bit box 103IN to the corresponding storage location in the corresponding plurality of storage modules 104. The first transport structure CB1 receives at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT from the first queue structure QU1 and sends at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT to the exits 102, 102', and the second transport structure CB2 receives at least one used drill bit box 103IN from the inlets 102, 102' and returns at least one used drill bit box 103IN to the corresponding second queue structure.

[0029] In one embodiment of the present invention, the queue structures QU1 and QU2 are a queue board or a queue support frame. The storage system 10 includes a first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 and a second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2. The first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 is used for a user to select or retrieve the plurality of drill bit boxes 103. The second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2 is used for an automatic selection or retrieval of the plurality of drill bit boxes 103. The first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 includes a first parallel queue structure QU1S1, QU2S1, a first parallel transport structure CB1S1, CB2S1, a first inlet 102, and a first outlet 101. The second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2 includes a second parallel queue structure QU1S2, QU2S2, a second parallel transport structure CB1S2, CB2S2, a second inlet 102', and a second outlet 101'. The first parallel queue structures QU1S1, QU2S1 and the second parallel queue structures QU1S2, QU2S2 operate independently. The first parallel transport structures CB1S1, CB2S1 and the second parallel transport structures CB1S2, CB2S2 cooperate via a drill box pick-and-place device (not shown). The first parallel transport structure CB1S1 and the second parallel transport structure CB1S2 are, for example, exit tracks or exit conveyor belts, while the first parallel transport structure CB2S1 and the second parallel transport structure CB2S2 are, for example, entrance tracks or entrance conveyor belts.

[0030] In one embodiment of the present invention, the storage system 10 further includes a detection system 40 as shown in Figure 4. The detection system 40 is configured to detect the drill bit diameter DDRIL, drill bit coloring CDRIL, and drill bit quantity of multiple drill bits in order to obtain detection information DINF. For example, the detection system 40 includes at least one of a drill bit diameter measuring module 41, a coloring / quantity identification module 42, and a broken drill bit identification module 43. The storage system 10 is managed by a drill bit management system 0, which scans an identification code, such as an RFID, of at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT to establish a drill bit ready list, and at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT is placed in the corresponding drill bit storage location by comparing the identification code with the drill bit ready list. The scanning of the drill bit ready list is performed by a scanning device of an information management system or cloud system of an organization, and the information of the drill bit ready list can be entered into the information management system or cloud system of an organization. The drill bit preparation list is, for example, a drill bit preparation list WS having drill bit demand information RINF, which selects multiple drill bit boxes 103 according to the drill bit demand information RINF and transports them to a first transport structure and then to a drill bit preparation system 20 as shown in Figure 8. The drill bit storage system 10 may include an electronic tag reader / writer 01. The drill bit management system 0 further includes a processing unit 02 and a database 03. The database 03 stores detection information DINF and drill bit demand information RINF. The detection information DINF and drill bit demand information RINF are compared by the processing unit 02 or the user. If the detection information DINF matches the drill bit demand information RINF, the system continues to send the drill bits to the drill bit preparation system 20, and if the detection information DINF and drill bit demand information RINF do not match, an alarm is sent to notify the user to take action on the problem.

[0031] The multi-axis drive structure 105 includes a box claw mechanical arm 105B, which is positioned on both sides of each storage module 104 and moves along the x and y axis planes on both sides of each storage module 104 to position multiple drill bit boxes 103.

[0032] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a method S10 for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Method S10 includes flowcharts of an artificial supply (material in) method S11 and an artificial export (material out) method S13. The material is drill bits and / or drill bit boxes. The artificial supply method S11 is as follows: Step S111 provides a drill bit storage box. The drill bit storage box stores at least one drill bit, and different drill bit boxes have different drill bit diameters DDRIL. Step S112 detects the drill bit quantity of at least one drill bit, detects the drill bit coloring CDRIL and drill bit diameter DDRIL of each drill bit, and provides an electronic tag reader / writer 01. Step S113 creates a drill bit box history by creating electronic tag information for the drill bit storage boxes in a database using the electronic tag reader / writer 01. The electronic tag information indicates the quantity of at least one drill bit stored in the drill bit storage box, the drill bit coloring CDRIL and drill bit diameter DDRIL for each drill bit. Step S114 inputs the number of times the drill bit has been sharpened into the operating interface of the drill bit storage system 10. Step S115 inputs a storage instruction into the operating interface. Step S116 compares at least one of the grid table (e.g., storage location record) in the drill bit storage system 10, the drill bit diameter DDRIL, the drill bit coloring CDRIL, and the drill bit sharpening time, and proceeds to step S117 if a corresponding grid location exists. If there is no corresponding grid location, proceeds to step S122. Step S117 checks if the grid location sensor detects the presence or absence of a drill bit, proceeds to step S118 if there is no drill bit, and proceeds to step S122 if there is a drill bit. In step S118, the drill bit storage system 10 controls the box claw machine arm 105B to transport the drill bit box. Step S119 moves and places the drill bit box to the corresponding grid. Step S120 updates the status of the drill bit box to indicate that it is already stored in the warehouse.Step S121 completes the artificial supply method. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 can read at least one of, for example, a barcode, a QR code (registered trademark), or an RFID. Scanning of the drill bit preparation list is performed by a scanning device of the corporate organization's information management system or cloud system, and the information of the drill bit preparation list can be entered into the corporate organization's information management system or cloud system.

[0033] Returning to step S122, if there is no corresponding grid position, or if the grid position sensor detects the presence of the drill bit box, the drill bit storage system 10 checks if there are still empty grid positions. If there are empty grid positions, proceed to step S123. Step S123 creates a grid table using the operating interface, and then returns to step S115. If there are no empty grid positions, proceed to step S124. In step S124, the drill bit storage system 10 sounds an alarm and manually removes the drill bit box.

[0034] In summary, the artificial supply method S11 includes the steps of: providing a drill bit storage box, wherein the drill bit storage box stores at least one drill bit, and different drill bit boxes have different drill bit diameters; detecting the quantity of the at least one drill bit, and detecting the drill bit coloring and drill bit diameter of each of the drill bits; creating electronic tag information for the drill bit storage box in a database, wherein the electronic tag information indicates the quantity of the at least one drill bit stored in the drill bit storage box, the drill bit coloring and drill bit diameter of each of the drill bits; receiving the drill bit storage box from an inlet and returning the drill bit storage box to a corresponding parallel queue structure; and returning the drill bit storage box to a corresponding storage position based on the corresponding storage position in the database corresponding to the drill bit diameter.

[0035] In Figure 3, the artificial export method S13 is as follows: Step S131 initiates the artificial export. In step S132, the user searches for at least one of the required drill bit diameter and number of grinding cycles for the operating interface. Step S133 compares at least one of the drill bit diameter and number of grinding cycles in the grid table with the required search result. If the comparison is successful (the needs can be met), proceed to step S134; otherwise, proceed to step S140. In step S140, confirm whether the user wants to search again. If they search again, return to step S131; otherwise, proceed to step S139. In step S134, the user selects the required quantity and enters a retrieval instruction. Step S135 indicates that the drill bit storage system 10 controls the box claw machine arm 105B to transport the drill bit box. Step S136 indicates that the box claw machine arm 105B retrieves the box to the corresponding grid position. Step S137 settles the account by subtracting the quantity of drill bit boxes in the database so that the actual quantity of drill bit boxes matches the quantity recorded in the database. In step S138, the drill bit storage system 10 warns to manually remove the drill bit boxes. Step S139: Manual export is completed.

[0036] This is a schematic diagram showing a method S10 for arrangement in one embodiment of the present invention. Method S10 is a step of providing a first queue structure QU1 for temporarily storing the drill bit storage box 103OUT and a second queue structure QU2 for temporarily storing the used drill bit box 103IN; a step of providing a first transport structure CB1 for sending out the drill bit storage box 103OUT and a second transport structure CB2 for importing the used drill bit box 103IN; a step of providing a multi-axis drive structure 105 for selecting and arranging at least one of the drill bit storage box 103OUT and the used drill bit box 103IN; and a step of receiving the drill bit storage box 103OUT from the multi-axis drive structure by the first queue structure QU1 and the drill bit The process includes the steps of: sending the storage box 103OUT to the first transport structure CB1; receiving the used drill bit box 103IN from the second transport structure CB2 via the second queue structure QU2; and returning the used drill bit box 103IN to the corresponding storage position of the corresponding storage module 104; and receiving the drill bit storage box 103OUT from the first queue structure QU1 via the first transport structure CB1; sending the drill bit storage box 103OUT to the exits 101, 101'; receiving the used drill bit box 103IN from the inlets 102, 102' via the second transport structure; and returning the used drill bit box 103IN to the corresponding second queue structure QU2. The first and second queue structures QU1, QU2 may be cue boards for temporarily storing drill bit boxes, and the first and second transport structures CB1, CB2 may be at least one combination of a conveyor belt structure and a box claw mechanical arm 105B.

[0037] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a detection system 40 and a box claw mechanical arm module 44 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The box claw mechanical arm module 44 further includes a box claw mechanical arm 105B, a box claw 105BB, and an electronic tag reader / writer 01. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 may be located on the box claw 105BB. The drill bit diameter measuring module 41 includes a parallel light-emitting unit 411, an imaging unit 412, and further includes a drill bit claw mechanical arm 413. When the drill bit claw mechanical arm 413 grasps each of a plurality of drill bits DRIL, the parallel light-emitting unit 411 illuminates each of the plurality of drill bits DRIL with a parallel light source 411L, and the imaging unit 412 obtains the drill bit diameter DDRIL of each drill bit DRIL.

[0038] In Figure 4, the coloring / quantity identification module 42 includes a fountain-shaped light-emitting unit 421, an imaging unit 422, and a backlight plate 423. The fountain-shaped light-emitting unit 421 illuminates each of the multiple drill bits, and the backlight plate 423 reflects the fountain-shaped light source 421L back to the imaging unit 422, so that the imaging unit 422 acquires the drill bit coloring information CDRIL and the quantity information of each of the multiple drill bit boxes 103.

[0039] In Figure 4, the broken drill bit identification module 43 includes a parallel light-emitting unit 431, an imaging unit 432, and further includes a drill bit claw mechanical arm 433. When the drill bit claw mechanical arm 433 grasps each of the multiple drill bits, the parallel light-emitting unit 431 illuminates each of the multiple drill bits with a parallel light source 431L, and the imaging unit 432 determines whether each of the multiple drill bits is broken or not.

[0040] Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a method S10 for selecting and arranging drill bits according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and includes flowcharts for a material export method S15 and a material return method S17. The material export method S15 is as follows: Step S151 is to start material export. Step S152 is to receive an export command from the drill bit preparation system 20. Step S153 is for the drill bit storage system 10 to control the box claw mechanical arm 105B to transport the drill bit box 103. Step S154 is for the box claw mechanical arm 105B to move to the corresponding grid position and retrieve the drill bit box 103. Step S155 is for the database 03 of the drill bit management system 0 to update the status of the drill bit box 103. Step S156 is for the drill bit storage system 10 and the drill bit preparation system 20 to perform a handshake, after which the drill bit box 103 is automatically retrieved by the drill bit preparation system 20, at which point the drill bit storage system 10 instructs the drill bit preparation system 20 to export. In step S157, the material export is completed. In step 152, when the drill bit preparation system 20 has a material export request, for example, when the drill bit box or drill bits are insufficient and need to be exported from the drill bit storage system 10, the drill bit preparation system 20 sends a material export request command, and the drill bit storage system 10 receives the export request command and executes the material export.

[0041] In Figure 5, the material return method S17 is as follows: Step S171 initiates the return. In step S172, the drill bit storage system 10 receives a material return command from the drill bit preparation system 20. In step S173, the drill bit storage system 10 controls the box claw mechanical arm 105B to transport the drill bit boxes to be returned. In step S174, the box claw mechanical arm 105B transports the drill bit boxes to the corresponding grid positions. In step S175, the status of the returned drill bit boxes is updated. In step S176, the material return is completed. In step S172, if the drill bit preparation system 20 needs to return a drill bit box, for example, if there is surplus material that needs to be returned to the drill bit storage system 10, the drill bit preparation system 20 sends a material return command, and the drill bit storage system 10 receives the material return command sent by the drill bit preparation system 20 and performs the material return.

[0042] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a drill bit preparation method S20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit preparation method S20 is as follows: Step S201 is to start drill bit preparation. In step S202, the electronic tag reader / writer 01 of the drill bit management system 0 can read the drill bit preparation list. The drill bit management system 0 can be combined with at least one of an information management system and a cloud system of an enterprise organization. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 may be an RFID reader / writer or a near-field wireless communication reader / writer. In step S203, the drill bit preparation system 20 or the drill bit management system 0 checks whether the same arrangement / combination of drill bit preparation boxes is available in the drill bit preparation box. If it is confirmed that it is available, it proceeds to step S204 to check whether the next drill bit diameter DDRIL combination is available. If it is confirmed that it is not available, it proceeds to step S206 to check whether the drill bit preparation request is sufficient. In step S204, if there is an array or combination of the following drill bit diameters DDRIL, proceed to step S205 and check if there is a material return request in the non-empty drill bit preparation box in the preparation area. If there is no array or combination of the following drill bit diameters DDRIL, proceed to step S222 and check if there is a list of the following drill bits. If there is a list of the following drill bits, return to step S202. If there is no list of the following drill bits, proceed to step S223 and drill bit preparation is complete.

[0043] In step S205 of Figure 6, check if there is a material return request for the drill bit preparation box in the preparation area. If there is a material return request, for example, if the distribution of one drill bit combination is complete and unused drill bits remain, the drill bit box can be returned to the drill bit storage system, and then proceed to step S219, where the unnecessary drill bit box is returned to the drill bit storage system 10, and then proceed to step S220. The drill bit preparation system 20 and the drill bit storage system 10 perform a handshake, the material is returned to the drill bit storage system 10, and then proceed to step S221. If there is no need to return the material, proceed to step S206, and check if there is enough material for the drill bit preparation. If there is not enough material, return to step S216, and if there is enough, proceed to step S207, and check if the drill bit preparation box in the preparation area is full. If the box is full, proceed to step S208 to clamp a total of n drill bits of the same size, then proceed to step S204 to place the n drill bits into their respective drill bit preparation boxes, and proceed to step S210. Also, in step S216, the drill bit preparation system 20 and the drill bit storage system 10 shake hands to confirm whether to prepare for material export, and proceed to step S217. In step S217, the drill bit preparation system 20 receives a material export instruction from the drill bit storage system 10 and proceeds to step S218. In step S218, the drill bit boxes are transported to the preparation area and the process returns to step S206. In step S221, it is confirmed whether all the drill bit boxes in the preparation area have been removed. If not, the process returns to step S219; if removed, the process proceeds to step S222. In step S222, it is confirmed whether there is a next drill bit preparation list. If there is a list, the process returns to step S202. If there is no list, the drill bit preparation is completed (S223). Furthermore, in step S216, the drill bit preparation system 20 and the drill bit storage system 10 are shaken to confirm whether or not to prepare for material export, and the process proceeds to step S217.In step S217, the drill bit preparation system 20 receives a material export instruction from the drill bit storage system 10 and proceeds to step S218. In step S218, the drill bit boxes are transported to the preparation area and the system returns to step S206. In step S221, the system checks whether all the drill bit boxes in the preparation area have been removed. If not, the system returns to step S219; if removed, the system proceeds to step S222. In step S222, the system checks if there is a list of drill bit preparations. If there is a list, the system returns to step S202. If there is no list, the drill bit preparation is terminated (S223). In step S207, if the drill bit preparation boxes in the preparation area are not full, the system proceeds to step S213 to check if there are enough empty boxes in the empty box area. If there are enough empty boxes, the system proceeds to step S214 and the empty boxes are transported to the drill bit preparation station in the preparation area. Next, a table of drill bit preparation boxes is created, and the process returns to step S207. If there are not enough empty boxes, the process proceeds to step S215, where the drill bit management system 0 or the drill bit preparation system 20 issues an alarm to facilitate manual replenishment of empty boxes, and the process returns to step S207. In step S210, if the drill bit preparation box has not completed drill bit preparation, the process returns to step S208. Once the drill bit preparation box is complete, the process proceeds to step S211 to check whether the drill bits in the drill bit box 103 have been removed and the box is empty. If it is empty, the process proceeds to step S224, and the empty box is transported to the empty box area. Next, the process returns to step S206, and if the drill bit needles have not been removed from the drill bit box and the drill bit preparation box has completed drill bit preparation, the process proceeds to step S212. The completed box with the drill bit preparation completed is transported to the completion area, and the process returns to step S203.

[0044] Figure 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a drill bit preparation system 20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a schematic top view showing a drill bit preparation system 20 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring together to Figures 7 and 8, the drill bit preparation system 20 includes an inlet conveying device 201, a first box claw mechanical arm 203, a drill bit claw mechanical arm 204, a moving conveying device 205, and an outlet conveying device. The inlet conveying device 201 receives a plurality of drill bit boxes 103 from the drill bit storage system 10, and each of the plurality of drill bit boxes 103 contains a plurality of drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL. The first box claw mechanical arm 202 selects the plurality of drill bit boxes 103 from the inlet conveying device 201 and conveys them to the preparation area REG1. The second box claw mechanical arm 203 selects a plurality of empty drill bit boxes from the empty box area REG2 and conveys them to the drill bit combination area REG3. The drill bit claw mechanical arm 204 forms multiple drill bit boxes 210 with completed drill bit preparation by distributing multiple drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL to multiple drill bit boxes 207T in a one-to-many manner based on the drill bit preparation list WS. The mobile conveying device 205 conveys the multiple drill bit boxes 210 to the preparation completion area REG4. The exit conveying device 206 conveys the multiple drill bit boxes 210 from the preparation completion area REG4 to the drill bit system. The drill bit claw mechanical arm according to an embodiment of the present invention can be combined with a box claw mechanical arm to form a pick-and-place device.

[0045] In one embodiment of the present invention, selecting drill bits in a one-to-many manner and arranging them in multiple drill bit boxes 210 (i.e., drill bit preparation boxes) involves clamping multiple drill bits having the same drill bit diameter DDRIL into multiple drill bit boxes 207T simultaneously or in a time-division manner using a drill bit claw mechanical arm 204 having multiple mechanical arms. Typically, the spacing between each mechanical arm of the drill bit claw mechanical arm 204 automatically adapts to the distance between the multiple drill bit boxes 207T (i.e., multiple drill bit preparation boxes) in the drill bit combination area REG3, enabling simultaneous and efficient selection and arrangement of drill bits.

[0046] In one embodiment of the present invention, the entrance conveying device 201 may be, for example, an entrance track or an entrance conveyor belt, and the exit conveying device 206 may be an exit track or an exit conveyor belt. The mobile conveying device 205 may be a mobile slide table. The first box claw machine arm 202 selects a drill bit box 103 for the preparation of drill bits and places it in the preparation area REG1. In order to make effective use of empty drill bit boxes after the drill bits have been removed, if any of the multiple drill bit boxes 103 in the preparation area REG1 is an empty drill bit box and there is space in the empty box area REG2, the second box claw machine arm 203 places the empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 to the empty box area REG2, and the first box claw machine arm 202 replenishes the drill bit box from the entrance conveying device 201 to the preparation area REG1. If any of the drill bit boxes 103 in the preparation area REG1 is empty and the empty box area REG2 is full, the second box claw mechanical arm 203 selects an empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 and places it in the empty box temporary storage area (not shown), and the first box claw mechanical arm 202 replenishes the preparation area REG1 with a drill bit box from the inlet conveyor 201. If the drill bit preparation system 20 needs to return a drill bit box, the outlet conveyor 206 conveys the multiple drill bit boxes 103 to the drill bit storage system 10. Each of the multiple drill bit boxes 210 has the same combination of drill bit diameters DDRIL.

[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the multiple empty drill bit boxes 207 in the empty box area REG2 is to be refilled in one batch, after which a second box claw machine arm 203 selects all of them from the empty box area REG2 and places them in the drill bit combination area REG3. In this way, in a single batch, drill bits of the same drill bit diameter combination can be selected and placed in each drill bit box in the drill bit combination area REG3.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit preparation system 20 further includes an optical identification module 40 and an electronic tag reader / writer 01 as shown in Figure 4. The optical identification module 40 includes a drill bit diameter measuring module 41, at least one coloring / quantity identification module 42, and a broken drill bit identification module 43, and is arranged to detect the drill bit diameter DDRIL, drill bit coloring CDRIL, and drill bit quantity of multiple drill bits and obtain detection information DINF. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 scans an identification code, such as an RFID, of at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT to create a drill bit preparation list and places at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT in the corresponding drill storage location by comparing the identification code with the drill bit preparation list. Scanning of the drill bit preparation list WS is performed by a scanning device of an information management system or cloud system of an organization, and the information of the drill bit preparation list WS can be entered into the information management system or cloud system of an organization, and multiple drill bits DRIL are selected according to the drill bit preparation list WS and placed in the drill bit box 207T, forming multiple drill bit boxes 210.

[0049] Figure 9 is a flowchart showing a drill bit preparation method S30 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit preparation method S30 is as follows: Step S301 is to receive a plurality of first drill bit boxes from the drill bit storage system. Each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes contains a plurality of drill bits having a specific drill bit diameter. Step S302 is to transport the plurality of first drill bit boxes from the inlet transport device to the preparation area. Step S303 is to transport a plurality of empty second drill bit boxes from the empty box area to the drill bit combination area. Step S304 is to form a plurality of third drill bit boxes 210 with completed drill bit preparation by distributing the plurality of drill bits having the specific drill bit diameter in a one-to-many manner to the plurality of second drill bit boxes 207T based on the drill bit preparation list. Step S305 is to transport the plurality of third drill bit boxes to the ready area. Step S306 is to transport the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the ready area to the drill bit system.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit preparation method S30 is as follows: If any of the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and there is space in the empty box area, the second box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the empty box area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with a drill bit box. If any of the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and the empty box area is full, the second box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the temporary empty box storage area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with a drill bit box.

[0051] In one embodiment of the present invention, the steps include scanning specific electronic tags of a plurality of first drill bit boxes based on the drill bit preparation list, wherein the specific electronic tags correspond to specific drill bit diameters; detecting the specific drill bit diameters and first drill bit quantities of the plurality of drill bits; distributing the plurality of drill bits having the specific drill bit diameters to the plurality of second drill bit boxes 207T simultaneously or in a time-division manner; detecting the second drill bit quantities in the plurality of second drill bit boxes 207T, wherein the second drill bit quantities are the quantities of second drill bits after combining different drill bit diameters; and a step achieved after distributing the second drill bit quantities in the drill bit preparation list to form the plurality of third drill bit boxes.

[0052] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram showing a storage system 30 for selecting and arranging drill bits according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The storage system 30 for selecting and arranging drill bits includes at least one of an inlet 301 and an outlet 302, a drill bit storage body 300, and a transport device 303. The drill bit storage body 300 is used to store a plurality of drill bit boxes 300B, the outlet 302 is used to discharge at least one drill bit storage box 300OUT, and the inlet 301 is used to feed in at least one drill bit storage box 300OUT. The transport device 303 has a queue structure 3031, which is used to temporarily store at least one drill bit storage box 300OUT or at least one used drill bit box 300IN, and prepares the storage system 30 to provide at least one drill bit storage box 300OUT or return at least one used drill bit box 300IN, and returns at least one used drill bit box 300IN to the drill bit storage body 300.

[0053] In one embodiment of the present invention, the transport device 303 further includes a transport structure 3032 located near at least one of the inlet 301 and the outlet 302. The transport mechanism 3032 receives a drill bit storage box 300OUT from the queue structure 3031 and transports the drill bit storage box 300OUT to the outlet 302, and the transport device 303 also receives a used drill bit box 300IN from the inlet 301 and returns the used drill bit box 300IN to the queue structure 3031. The queue structure 3031 is a queue board or a queue support frame. The drill bit box 300B is configured to hold a plurality of drill bits DRIL. The drill bit storage body 300 further includes a plurality of storage modules 104 and a multi-axis drive structure 105. The plurality of storage modules 104 have a storage configuration 104CFG for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bits in the plurality of drill bit boxes 300B. The multi-axis drive structure 105 includes a box claw mechanical arm 105B, which is positioned on both sides of each of the multiple storage modules 104 according to the storage configuration 104CFG, and moves along the xy-axis planes on both sides of each storage module 104 to select and place multiple drill bit boxes 300B. The drill bit storage system 30 further includes a detection system 40, an electronic tag reader / writer 01, and a database 03. The detection system 40 is configured to detect the drill bit diameter DDRIL, drill bit coloring CDRIL, and drill bit quantity of the multiple drill bits and to acquire detection information. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 scans an identification code, such as an RFID, of at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT to create a drill bit ready list, and places at least one drill bit storage box 103OUT in the corresponding drill bit storage position by comparing the identification code with the drill bit ready list. The scanning of the drill bit preparation list is performed by a scanning device in the organization's information management system or cloud system, and the information from the drill bit preparation list can be entered into the organization's information management system or cloud system.The drill bit preparation list WS of the drill bit demand information RINF is used to transport multiple drill bit boxes 300B to the transport device according to the drill bit demand information RINF and output them to the drill bit preparation system 20. The database 03 stores the inspection information DINF and the drill bit demand information RINF. The inspection information DINF and the drill bit demand information RINF are compared by the processing unit 02 or the user, and if the inspection information DINF matches the drill bit demand information RINF, it is permitted to continue sending them to the drill bit preparation system 20. If the detection information DINF does not match the drill bit demand information RINF, an alarm is sent to notify the user to take action on the problem.

[0054] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit storage system 30 further includes a first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 and a second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2. The first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 is used for a user to select or retrieve multiple drill bit boxes 300B. The second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2 is used for an automatic selection or retrieval of multiple drill bit boxes 300B. The first drill bit storage subsystem 10S1 includes first parallel queue structures QU1S1, QU2S1, first parallel transport structures CB1S1, CB2S1, first inlet 102 and first outlet 101, and the second drill bit storage subsystem 10S2 includes second parallel queue structures QU1S2, QU2S2, second parallel transport structures CB1S2, CB2S2, second inlet 102' and second outlet 101'. The first parallel queue structures QU1S1, QU2S1 and the second parallel queue structures CB1S1, CB2S1 operate independently, while the first parallel transport structures CB1S1, CB2S1 and the second parallel transport structures CB1S2, CB2S2 cooperate via a drill bit box pick-and-place device (not shown). The drill bit storage system 30 further includes a coloring / quantity identification module 42 and a drill bit diameter measuring module 41. The coloring / quantity identification module 42 detects the drill bit coloring CDRIL and drill bit quantity of multiple drill bits DRIL. The drill bit diameter measuring module 41 measures the drill bit diameter DDRIL of multiple drill bits DRIL.

[0055] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit preparation system 70 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit preparation system 70 includes a pick-and-place device 701 and a drill bit preparation device 702. The pick-and-place device 701 has a first pick-and-place mechanism 7011 for selecting a plurality of first drill bit boxes 703B and placing them in a preparation area REG5, and a second pick-and-place mechanism 7012 for selecting a second drill bit box 704B and placing it in a drill bit combination area REG6. Each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes 703B contains a plurality of drill bits DRIL having a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL. The drill bit preparation device 702 takes the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of first drill bit boxes 703B according to a specific need and places them in the second drill bit box 704B.

[0056] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first pick-and-place mechanism 7011 and the second pick-and-place mechanism 7012 are the same mechanism. The drill bit preparation device 702 simultaneously or sequentially takes the required drill bits from a corresponding plurality of first drill bit boxes 703B and places them in the second drill bit box 704B. The drill bit preparation device 70 further includes a mobile conveying device 205, an inlet conveying device 201, and an outlet conveying device 206. The mobile conveying device 205 conveys the second drill bit box 705B after drill bit preparation to a specific location, and the pick-and-place device 701 selects the second drill bit box 705B after drill bit preparation and places it in the ready area REG7. The inlet conveying device 201 receives the plurality of first drill bit boxes 103. The outlet conveying device 206 conveys the plurality of drill bit boxes 210 from the ready area REG4 to the drill bit system.

[0057] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit preparation system 70 further includes an optical identification module 40 and an electronic tag reader / writer 01. The optical identification module 40 is configured to detect the drill bit diameter DDRIL, drill bit coloring CDRIL, and drill bit quantity of a plurality of drill bits DRIL and to acquire detection information DINF. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 is configured to scan the drill bit preparation list WS and, based on the drill bit preparation list WS, take a plurality of drill bits DRIL into a plurality of second drill bit boxes 207T to form a plurality of drill bit boxes 210. The electronic tag reader / writer 01 scans the drill bit preparation list WS, and the drill bit demand information RINF of the drill bit preparation list WS corresponds to a specific electronic tag in the plurality of drill bit boxes 103, and the specific electronic tag corresponds to a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL. The optical identification module 40 detects the specific drill bit diameter DDRIL and first drill bit quantity of a plurality of drill bits DRIL. The drill bit preparation device 702 distributes multiple drill bits DRIL having a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL to multiple drill bit boxes 207T simultaneously or in a time-division manner. The optical identification module 40 detects the quantity of second drill bits in the multiple second drill bit boxes 207T, and the quantity of second drill bits is the quantity of second drill bits after combining different drill bit diameters. This is achieved after distributing the quantity of second drill bits in the drill bit preparation list WS to form multiple drill bit boxes 210.

[0058] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first picking and placing mechanism 7011 is a first box claw mechanical arm 202, and the second picking and placing mechanism 7012 is a second box claw mechanical arm 203. The second box claw mechanical arm 203 selects a plurality of empty second drill bit boxes 207 from the empty box area REG2 and transports them to the drill bit combination area REG3. The drill bit preparation device 402 is a drill bit claw mechanical arm that forms a plurality of third drill bit boxes with completed drill bit preparation by distributing a plurality of drill bit DRILs having a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL to a plurality of drill bit boxes 207T in a one-to-many manner based on a drill bit preparation list WS of specific needs. If any of the multiple drill bit boxes 103 in the preparation area REG1 is empty and there is space in the empty box area REG2, the first box claw mechanical arm 202 selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 and places it in the empty box area REG2, and the first box claw mechanical arm 202 replenishes the preparation area REG1 with the drill bit box from the entrance conveying device 201. If any of the multiple drill bit boxes 103 in the preparation area REG1 is empty and the empty box area REG2 is full, the second box claw mechanical arm 203 selects an empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 and places it in the empty box temporary storage area, and the first box claw mechanical arm 202 replenishes the preparation area REG1 with the drill bit box from the entrance conveying device 201. If the drill bit preparation system 70 needs to return a drill bit box, the exit conveying device 206 transports the multiple first drill bit boxes 103 to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30. Each of the multiple third drill bit boxes 210 has the same combination of drill bit diameters DDRIL.

[0059] Figure 12 is a schematic perspective view showing a drill bit return system 50 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 13 is a schematic top view showing a drill bit return system 50 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring together to Figures 11 and 12, the drill bit return system 50 includes an inlet conveying device 501, a first box claw mechanical arm 502, a drill bit claw mechanical arm 503, a second box claw mechanical arm 504, and an outlet conveying device 505. The inlet conveying device 501 receives a plurality of drill bit boxes 506B from the recovery area REG8. Each of the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B contains a combination of drill bits having the same or different drill bit diameters DDRIL. The first box claw mechanical arm 502 selects the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B from the inlet conveying device 501 and conveys them to the return area REG9. The drill bit claw machine arm 503 returns each drill bit in the multiple drill bit boxes 506B to the corresponding second drill bit box 507B based on the drill bit diameter of each drill bit, forming multiple completed drill bit boxes 508B. The second box claw machine arm 504 selects the completed drill bit boxes 508B from the return area REG9 and transports them to the completion area REG10. The exit transport device 505 transports the multiple drill bit boxes 508B from the completion area REG10 to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30.

[0060] In one embodiment of the present invention, the entrance conveying device 501 may consist of a box claw mechanical arm 502 and an entrance structure, for example, an entrance track or a conveyor belt. The exit conveying device 505 may consist of a box claw mechanical arm 502 and an exit structure, for example, an exit track or a conveyor belt. The drill bit return system 50 further includes an empty box area REG11 and a box claw mechanical arm 509. The box claw mechanical arm 509 selects empty drill bit boxes 510B corresponding to the drill bit diameter of each drill bit from the empty box area REG11 and places them in the return area REG9.

[0061] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit return system 50 includes a first storage subsystem 50S1, a second storage subsystem 50S2, and a broken drill bit identification module 43 as shown in Figure 4, and further includes a drill bit diameter measuring module 41 and a coloring / quantity identification module 42 as shown in Figure 4. The first storage subsystem 50S1 stores a plurality of drill bit boxes 506B in the retrieval area REG8. The second storage subsystem 50S2 stores a plurality of drill bit boxes 506B in the completion area. The broken drill bit identification module 43 includes a parallel light-emitting unit 431, an imaging unit 432, and a drill bit claw mechanical arm 433. When the drill bit claw mechanical arm 433 grasps each of the plurality of drill bits DRIL, the parallel light-emitting unit 431 illuminates each of the plurality of drill bits DRIL with a parallel light source 431L, and the imaging unit 432 determines whether each of the plurality of drill bits DRIL is broken. The drill bit diameter measuring module 41 includes a parallel light emission unit 411, an imaging unit 412, and a drill bit claw mechanical arm 413. When the drill bit claw mechanical arm 413 grasps each of the multiple drill bits, the parallel light emission unit 411 illuminates each of the multiple drill bits with a parallel light source 411L, and the imaging unit 412 obtains the drill bit diameter DDRIL of each of the multiple drill bits. The coloring / quantity identification module 42 is described above and in relation to Figure 4, and will not be described again here.

[0062] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit claw mechanical arm 503 includes a plurality of mechanical arms, and the equal spacing between the plurality of mechanical arms automatically conforms to the spacing between the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B. If the accommodation space corresponding to the drill bit box 507B cannot accommodate the operation of the plurality of mechanical arms, the plurality of mechanical arms perform the task of taking drill bits DRIL of the same drill bit diameter DDRIL from the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B and placing them in the corresponding second drill bit box 507B in a time-division manner.

[0063] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit claw mechanical arm 503 includes a plurality of mechanical arms, and the equal spacing between the plurality of mechanical arms automatically conforms to the spacing between the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B. If the accommodation space corresponding to the drill bit box 507B cannot accommodate the operation of the plurality of mechanical arms, the plurality of mechanical arms simultaneously perform the operation of taking drill bits DRIL of the same drill bit diameter DDRIL from the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B and placing them in the corresponding second drill bit box 507B.

[0064] Figure 14 is a flowchart showing a drill bit return method S40 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit return method S40 includes: step S401 receiving a plurality of first drill bit boxes from a collection area, wherein each of the plurality of first drill bit boxes contains a combination of drill bits having the same or different drill bit diameters; step S402 selecting the plurality of first drill bit boxes and transporting them to a return area; step S403 returning each drill bit in the plurality of first drill bit boxes to a corresponding second drill bit box based on the drill bit diameter of each drill bit, thereby forming a plurality of third drill bit boxes; step S404 selecting the plurality of third drill bit boxes whose return is complete from the return area and transporting them to a completion area; and step S405 transporting the plurality of third drill bit boxes from the completion area to a drill bit storage system.

[0065] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit return method S40 further includes the steps of: illuminating each of the plurality of drill bits with a parallel light source and determining whether each of the plurality of drill bits is broken; illuminating each of the plurality of drill bits with the parallel light source and obtaining the drill bit diameter of each of the plurality of drill bits; illuminating each of the plurality of drill bit boxes with an aperture light source and reflecting the aperture light source to a second imaging unit using a backlight plate, and the second imaging unit obtaining drill bit coloring information and drill bit quantity information for each of the plurality of drill bit boxes.

[0066] In one embodiment of the present invention, if the accommodation space corresponding to the drill bit box 507B cannot accommodate the operation of the plurality of mechanical arms, the operation of taking out drill bits DRIL of the same drill bit diameter DDRIL from the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B and placing them in the corresponding drill bit box 507B is performed in a time-division manner. If the accommodation space corresponding to the drill bit box 507B can accommodate the operation of the plurality of mechanical arms, the plurality of mechanical arms simultaneously perform the operation of taking out drill bits DRIL of the same drill bit diameter DDRIL from the plurality of drill bit boxes 506B and placing them in the corresponding drill bit box 507B.

[0067] Figure 15 is a schematic diagram showing a drill bit return system 60 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit return system 60 is used to return multiple drill bits DRIL in a first drill bit box 601B, where multiple drill bits DRIL have different drill bit DDRIL diameters. The drill bit return system 60 includes a pick-and-place mechanism 602 and a drill bit return device 601. The pick-and-place mechanism 602 is used to select and place multiple second drill bit boxes 602B, where each drill bit DRIL in the multiple second drill bit boxes 602B has a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL. The drill bit return device 601 returns the drill bit diameter DDRIL of each drill bit DRIL in the first drill bit box 601B to the corresponding multiple second drill bit boxes 602B.

[0068] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit return system 60 further includes an inlet conveying device 601 and an outlet conveying device 605. The inlet conveying device 601 receives a plurality of first drill bit boxes 601B from the collection area REG12, each of which contains a combination of drill bits DRIL having the same drill bit diameter DDRIL. The outlet conveying device 605 conveys a plurality of second drill bit boxes 602B from the completion area REG10 to the drill bit storage systems 10, 30. The drill bit return system 601 includes a drill bit claw mechanical arm 503, which returns each drill bit DRIL in the plurality of first drill bit boxes 601B to the corresponding second drill bit box 602B based on its drill bit diameter DDRIL. The pick-and-place mechanism 602 includes a first box claw mechanical arm 502 and a second box claw mechanical arm 504. The first box claw machine arm 502 selects multiple first drill bit boxes 601B from the entrance conveying device 601 and conveys them to the return area REG12. The second box claw machine arm 504 selects multiple second drill bit boxes 602B that have been returned from the return area REG12 and conveys them to the completion area REG10.

[0069] Figure 16 is a flowchart of a drill bit return method S50 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit return method S50 is as follows: Step S501 starts the return. Step S502 replenishes the return storage location of the drill bit return system 50, 60 with a drill bit after the drill bit has drilled a hole. Step S503 checks if the storage location sensor detects whether there is material (drill bit), and if there is no drill bit, returns to step S502. If there is a drill bit, proceeds to step S504, transports the drill bit box, and sets the queue number for drill bit return. Step S505 checks if there is a queue number, and if there is no queue number, returns to step S503, and if there is a queue number, proceeds to step S506, checks if there is space in the drill bit return table distribution area. Next, proceeds to step S507, transports the drill bit box, and sets the distribution area number. Then proceeds to step S508. Step S508 checks if the drill bit return table distribution area is full. If it is full, the process returns to step S506. If it is not full, the process proceeds to step S509, where the drill bits are clamped and x drill bits are placed at once into a drill bit box of the corresponding size (i.e., a box containing drill bits of the same size after return). The process then proceeds to step S510. Step S510 checks if the number of drill bits in the corresponding size drill bit box is y. If it is not full, the process proceeds to step S511. If it is full, the process proceeds to step S517, where the corresponding size drill bit box is transported to the drill bit return table completion area. Step S511 checks if there are any empty boxes in the drill bit return table distribution area that have been returned. If there are no empty boxes, the process returns to step S509. If there are empty boxes, the process proceeds to step S512, where the empty boxes are transported to the preparation return area. The process then proceeds to step S508.Step S518 transports the drill bit box of the corresponding size to the drill bit return table completion area, then checks if there is space in the storage area. If there is no space, the system proceeds to step S520, where it warns the user to manually remove the drill bit box containing the used and ready-to-grind drill bits from the storage area. If there is space in the storage area, the system proceeds to step S508, transports the drill bit box from the drill bit return table completion area to an empty storage area, and then returns to step S505. In step S513, the system checks if there is space in the return area of ​​the drill bit return table. If there is no space, the system proceeds to step S516, creates an empty box table via the operating interface, and then proceeds to step S514. If there is space, the system proceeds to step S514, transporting the empty box from the preparation return area to the return area. In step S515, the system checks if there is space in the drill bit return table distribution area. If there is space, the system returns to step S514; otherwise, the system proceeds to step S506.

[0070] Figure 17 is a schematic diagram of a drill bit management system 80 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit management system 80 includes drill bit storage systems 10, 30 and drill bit preparation systems 20, 70. The drill bit storage systems 10, 30 include outlets 101, 101' and a transport device CB1. The outlets 101, 101' discharge a plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT. The transport device CB1 is arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and transport them to the outlets 101, 101', where the drill bit storage boxes 103OUT have a plurality of drill bits DRIL. The drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 receive the plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT from the outlets 101, 101' and, according to specific needs, take the required drill bits DRIL from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and place them in a drill bit preparation box (for example, a plurality of drill bit boxes 207T in Figure 8).

[0071] In one embodiment of the present invention, each drill bit DRIL in the drill bit storage box 103OUT has a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL, and the drill bit diameters DDRIL of the drill bits DRIL are different. The drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 include a pick-and-place device 701 and a drill bit preparation device 702. The pick-and-place device 701 has a first pick-and-place mechanism 7011 for selecting the plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and placing them in the preparation area REG5, and a second pick-and-place mechanism 7012 for selecting the plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and placing them in the drill bit combination area REG6. The drill bit preparation device 702 takes a plurality of drill bits DRIL of the required drill bit diameter combination from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT according to a specific drill bit diameter combination and places them in the drill bit preparation box. If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation systems 20, 70, the drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 send an export order to the drill bit storage systems 10, 30. Within the aforementioned drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 When the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes are surplus and no longer needed. The drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70 then transmit import orders to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30. When the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30 complete the export process, they transmit export completion messages to the drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70.

[0072] In one embodiment of the present invention, each drill bit DRIL in each drill bit storage box 103OUT has a different drill bit diameter DDRIL. The first pick-and-place mechanism 7011 is a first box claw mechanical arm 202, and the second pick-and-place mechanism 7012 is a second box claw mechanical arm 203. The second box claw mechanical arm 203 selects the empty plurality of drill bit preparation boxes 207 from the empty box area REG2 and places them in the drill bit combination area REG3. The drill bit preparation device 702 is a drill bit claw mechanical arm 204 or a combination of a drill bit claw mechanical arm 204 and a box claw mechanical arm, and simultaneously distributes the plurality of drill bits DRIL having the specific drill bit diameter combination into the drill bit preparation boxes according to the specific required drill bit preparation list WS. If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes 103OUT in the preparation area REG1 is empty, and there is space in the empty box area REG2, the first box claw machine arm 202 selects the empty drill bit box 207 from the preparation area REG1 and places it in the empty box area REG2, and the first box claw machine arm 202 replenishes the preparation area REG1 with a drill bit box. If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area REG1 is empty, and the empty box area REG2 is full, the second box claw machine arm 203 selects the empty drill bit box 207 from the preparation area and places it in the temporary empty box storage area, and the first box claw machine arm 202 replenishes the preparation area REG1 with a drill bit box. If the drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70 need to return the drill bit boxes, the multiple drill bit storage boxes 103OUT are transported to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30. Each drill bit box within the aforementioned drill bit preparation box contains the same combination of drill bit diameters.

[0073] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of a drill bit management method S60 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit management method S60 includes the steps of: preparing a drill bit storage system having a plurality of drill bit storage boxes (step S601); transporting (exporting) the plurality of drill bit storage boxes, each containing a plurality of drill bits, to an exit (step S602); temporarily storing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes and transporting (exporting) them to a drill bit preparation system (step S603); and receiving the plurality of drill bit storage boxes with the drill bit preparation system (step S604), taking out the necessary drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes according to specific needs, and placing them in the drill bit preparation boxes.

[0074] In one embodiment of the present invention, if the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation systems 20, 70, the drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 send an export order to the drill bit storage systems 10, 30. When the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes are surplus and no longer needed. The drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70 then transmit import orders to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30. When the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30 complete the export process, they transmit export completion messages to the drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70.

[0075] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit management method S60 includes the steps of taking out a plurality of drill bits DRIL of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT according to a specific combination of drill bit diameters and placing them in the drill bit preparation box, and if any of the plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT in the preparation area REG1 is an empty drill bit box 207 and there is space in the empty box area REG2, then selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 and placing it in the empty box area REG2, and placing the drill bit in the preparation area REG1. The process further includes the steps of replenishing the drill bit boxes, if any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes 103OUT in the preparation area REG1 is an empty drill bit box 207 and the empty box area REG2 is full, selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area REG1 and placing it in the empty box temporary storage area to replenish the drill bit boxes in the preparation area REG1, and transporting the multiple drill bit storage boxes 103OUT to the drill bit storage systems 10 and 30 if the drill bit preparation systems 20 and 70 need to return the drill bit boxes. Each drill bit box in the drill bit preparation box has the same combination of drill bit diameters.

[0076] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of a drill bit management system 82 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit management system 82 includes drill bit storage systems 10, 30 and drill bit preparation systems 20, 70. The drill bit storage systems 10, 30 dispense and temporarily store a plurality of drill bit storage boxes 103OUT. The drill bit preparation systems 20, 70 receive the drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and, according to specific needs, take the required drill bits DRIL from the corresponding drill bit storage boxes 103OUT and place them in the drill bit preparation box 82B.

[0077] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of a drill bit management system 84 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The drill bit management system 84 includes drill bit storage systems 10, 30 and drill bit return systems 50, 60. The drill bit storage systems 10, 30 temporarily store and receive a plurality of used drill bit boxes 103IN. The drill bit return systems 50, 60 receive a plurality of drill bit preparation boxes and return each drill bit in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes to the corresponding plurality of used drill bit boxes 103IN according to the drill bit diameter of each drill bit.

[0078] In one embodiment of the present invention, the drill bit return systems 50, 60 include a pick-and-place mechanism 602 and a drill bit return device 601. The pick-and-place mechanism 602 is used to select and place a plurality of drill bit preparation boxes 82B, each of which has a specific drill bit diameter DDRIL. The drill bit return device 601 returns the drill bits in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes 82B to the corresponding used drill bit box 103IN according to a combination of drill bit diameters DASM1. The combination of drill bit diameters DASM1 between different used drill bit boxes 103IN may be the same or different.

[0079] Although the present invention has been described above using embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It will be clear from the claims that such modified or improved forms may also be included in the technical scope of the present invention. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0080] 0: Drill Bit Management System 01: Electronic tag reader / writer 02: Processing Unit 03: Database 10, 30: Drill bit storage system 10S1: First Drill Bit Storage Subsystem 10S2: Second drill bit storage subsystem 20, 70: Drill bit preparation system 40: Detection System 41: Drill bit diameter measuring module 42: Coloring / Quantity Identification Module 43: Broken Drill Bit Identification Module 44: Box Claw Mechanical Arm Module 50, 60: Drill bit return system 50S1: First Storage Subsystem 50S2: Second storage subsystem 82: Drill Bit Management System 82B: Drill Bit Preparation Box 101, 101', 302: Exit section 102, 102', 301: Entrance 103, 207T, 210, 300B, 506B, 506B, 507B: Drill bit box Used drill bit box: 103IN, 300IN Drill bit storage box: 103OUT, 300OUT 104: Storage Module 104CFG:Storage configuration 105: Multi-axis drive structure 105B: Box Claw Mechanical Arm 105BB: Box Claw 201, 501, 601: Entrance conveying device 202, 502: First Box Claw Machine Arm 203, 504: Second Box Claw Mechanical Arm 204, 413, 433, 503: Drill bit claw machine arm 205: Mobile transport device 206, 505, 605: Exit conveying device 207: Empty Drill Bit Box 300: Drill bit storage unit 303: Conveying device 411, 431: Parallel light emission unit 411L, 431L: Parallel light source 412, 432: Imaging Unit 421: Mouth-shaped light-emitting unit 423: Backlight Plate 508: B Third Drill Bit Box 509: Box Claw Mechanical Arm 601: Drill bit return device 601B, 703B: First Drill Bit Box 602B, 704B, 705B: Second Drill Bit Box 602: Pick-and-Place Mechanism 701: Pick and place device 702: Drill bit preparation device 3031: Queue structure 3032: Conveying structure 7011: First Pick and Place Mechanism 7012: Second Pick-and-Place Mechanism CB1: First conveying structure (conveying device) CB2: Second transport structure CB1S1, CB2S1: First parallel transport structure CB1S2, CB2S2: Second parallel transport structure CDRIL: Drill Bit Coloring DINF: Detection Information DRIL: Drill bit DDRIL: Drill bit diameter QU1: First queue structure QU2: Second queue structure QU1S1, QU2S1: First parallel queue structure QU1S2, QU2S2: Second parallel queue structure REG1, REG5: Preparation area REG2, REG11: Empty box area REG3, REG6: Drill bit combination area REG4, REG7: Ready Area REG8, REG12: Recovery area REG9: Return Area REG10: Completed Area RINF: Drill Bit Demand Information WS: Drill Bit Preparation List The invention described in the original claims of this application is listed below. [C1] A drill bit storage system comprising: an outlet for dispensing multiple drill bit storage boxes; and a conveying device arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage boxes and transport them to the outlet, wherein the conveying device has multiple drill bits in each drill bit storage box. A drill bit management system comprising: a drill bit preparation system that receives the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the outlet, and, according to a specific need, takes the required drill bit from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes and places it in a drill bit preparation box. [C2] The drill bits in each drill bit storage box have a specific drill bit diameter, and the drill bit diameters differ. The drill bit preparation system is A pick-and-place device having a first pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a preparation area, and a second pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a drill bit combination area, A drill bit preparation device includes, which takes out multiple drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding multiple drill bit storage boxes according to a specific combination of drill bit diameters and places them in the drill bit preparation box, If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. If there are any spare drill bit boxes in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an import order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to C1, wherein when the drill bit storage system completes the export process, the drill bit storage system sends an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system. [C3] The first pick-and-place mechanism is the first box claw mechanical arm, The aforementioned second pick-and-place mechanism is a second box claw mechanical arm, The second box claw machine arm places the empty box area of ​​the multiple drill bit preparation boxes. Select from and place in the drill bit combination area, The drill bit preparation device is a drill bit gripping robot arm that simultaneously distributes the plurality of drill bits having the specific combination of drill bit diameters into the drill bit preparation box according to the specific drill bit preparation list of requirements. If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty, and there is space in the empty box area, the first box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the empty box area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with drill bit boxes. If any of the drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and the empty box area is full, the second box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the empty box temporary storage area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with the drill bit box. If the drill bit preparation system needs to return the drill bit box, the multiple drill bit storage boxes are transported to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to C2, wherein each drill bit box in the drill bit preparation box has the same combination of drill bit diameters. [C4] The steps include: preparing a drill bit storage system having multiple drill bit storage boxes; and transporting the multiple drill bit storage boxes, each containing multiple drill bits, to an exit. The steps include temporarily storing the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes and transporting them to the drill bit preparation system, A drill bit management method comprising the steps of receiving the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the drill bit preparation system, taking out the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes according to a specific need, and placing them in the drill bit preparation box. [C5] If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management method according to C4, further comprising the steps of: if there are any extra drill bit boxes in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system transmits an import order to the drill bit storage system; and when the drill bit storage system completes the export process, the drill bit storage system transmits an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system. [C6] The steps include taking out multiple drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding multiple drill bit storage boxes according to the specific combination of drill bit diameters and placing them in the drill bit preparation box, If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty, and there is space in the empty box area, the step of selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and placing it in the empty box area to replenish the drill bit boxes in the preparation area, If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and the empty box area is full, the step of selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and placing it in the temporary empty box storage area, thereby replenishing the preparation area with drill bit boxes, The method further includes, if the drill bit preparation system needs to return the drill bit boxes, transporting the plurality of drill bit storage boxes to the drill bit storage system, The drill bit management method according to C4, wherein each drill bit box in the drill bit preparation box has the same combination of drill bit diameters. [C7] A drill bit storage system that sends out multiple drill bit storage boxes for temporary storage, A drill bit management system comprising: a drill bit preparation system that receives the aforementioned plurality of drill bit storage boxes, and, according to a specific need, retrieves the required drill bits from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes and places them in a drill bit preparation box. [C8] The drill bits in each drill bit storage box have a specific drill bit diameter, and the drill bit diameters differ. The drill bit storage system is An outlet for dispensing the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes, A conveying device arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage box and transport it to the exit, wherein the conveying device includes the drill bit storage box having a plurality of drill bits, The drill bit preparation system is A pick-and-place device having a first pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a preparation area, and a second pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a drill bit combination area, A drill bit preparation device includes, which takes out multiple drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding multiple drill bit storage boxes according to a specific combination of drill bit diameters and places them in the drill bit preparation box, If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. If there are any spare drill bit boxes in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an import order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to C7, wherein when the drill bit storage system completes the export process, the drill bit storage system sends an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system. [C9] A drill bit storage system for temporarily storing and receiving multiple used drill bit boxes, A drill bit management system including a drill bit return system that receives multiple drill bit preparation boxes and returns each drill bit in the multiple drill bit preparation boxes to a corresponding multiple used drill bit box according to the drill bit diameter of each drill bit. [C10] The drill bit return system is A pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and arranging the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes, wherein each of the drill bits in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes has a specific drill bit diameter, and the pick-and-place mechanism The drill bit management system according to C9, further comprising a drill bit return device that returns drill bits to the corresponding used drill bit box according to the combination of drill bit diameters in the plurality of drill bit preparation boxes.

Claims

1. A drill bit storage system comprising: an outlet for dispensing multiple drill bit storage boxes; and a conveying device arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage boxes and transport them to the outlet, wherein the conveying device has multiple drill bits in each drill bit storage box. A drill bit management system, which includes a drill bit preparation system that receives the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the outlet, and, according to the drill bit preparation list, retrieves the required drill bits from the plurality of drill bit storage boxes corresponding to the combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list and places them in the drill bit preparation box.

2. The drill bits in each drill bit storage box have a specific drill bit diameter, and the drill bit diameters differ. The drill bit preparation system is A pick-and-place device having a first pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a preparation area, and a second pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a drill bit combination area, A drill bit preparation device includes, which takes out multiple drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding multiple drill bit storage boxes and places them in the drill bit preparation box according to a specific combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list, If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. If there are surplus and unnecessary drill bit storage boxes within the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an import order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to claim 1, wherein when the drill bit storage system completes an export process in which it sends the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the outlet to the drill bit preparation system based on an export order, the drill bit storage system sends an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system.

3. The first pick-and-place mechanism is the first box claw mechanical arm, The aforementioned second pick-and-place mechanism is a second box claw mechanical arm, The second box claw machine arm places the empty box area of ​​the multiple drill bit preparation boxes. Select from and place in the drill bit combination area, The drill bit preparation device is a drill bit gripping robot arm that simultaneously distributes the plurality of drill bits having the specific combination of drill bit diameters into the drill bit preparation box according to the drill bit preparation list. If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty, and there is space in the empty box area, the first box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the empty box area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with drill bit boxes. If any of the drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and the empty box area is full, the second box claw machine arm selects the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and places it in the empty box temporary storage area, and the first box claw machine arm replenishes the preparation area with the drill bit box. If the drill bit preparation system needs to return the drill bit box, the multiple drill bit storage boxes are transported to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to claim 2, wherein each drill bit box in the drill bit preparation box has the same combination of drill bit diameters.

4. The steps include: preparing a drill bit storage system having multiple drill bit storage boxes, The steps include transporting the multiple drill bit storage boxes, each containing multiple drill bits, to the exit, The steps include temporarily storing the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes and transporting them to the drill bit preparation system, The drill bit preparation system includes the steps of receiving the plurality of drill bit storage boxes, taking the required drill bits from the plurality of drill bit storage boxes corresponding to the combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list, and placing them in the drill bit preparation box, according to the drill bit preparation list. Drill bit management methods.

5. If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. If there are surplus and unnecessary drill bit storage boxes within the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an import order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of the drill bit storage system sending an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system when the drill bit storage system has completed the export process.

6. The steps of taking out a plurality of drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding plurality of drill bit storage boxes according to the specific combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list and placing them in the drill bit preparation box, If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty, and there is space in the empty box area, the step of selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and placing it in the empty box area to replenish the drill bit boxes in the preparation area, If any of the multiple drill bit storage boxes in the preparation area is empty and the empty box area is full, the step of selecting the empty drill bit box from the preparation area and placing it in the temporary empty box storage area, thereby replenishing the preparation area with drill bit boxes, The method further includes, if the drill bit preparation system needs to return the drill bit boxes, transporting the plurality of drill bit storage boxes to the drill bit storage system, The drill bit management method according to claim 4, wherein each drill bit box in the drill bit preparation box has the same combination of drill bit diameters.

7. A drill bit storage system that sends out multiple drill bit storage boxes for temporary storage, A drill bit management system comprising: a drill bit preparation system that receives the aforementioned plurality of drill bit storage boxes, and, according to a drill bit preparation list, retrieves the required drill bits from the plurality of drill bit storage boxes corresponding to the combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list and places them in the drill bit preparation box.

8. The drill bits in each drill bit storage box have a specific drill bit diameter, and the drill bit diameters differ. The drill bit storage system is An outlet for dispensing the aforementioned multiple drill bit storage boxes, A conveying device arranged to temporarily store the drill bit storage box and transport it to the exit, wherein the conveying device includes the drill bit storage box having a plurality of drill bits, The drill bit preparation system is A pick-and-place device having a first pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a preparation area, and a second pick-and-place mechanism for selecting and placing the plurality of drill bit storage boxes in a drill bit combination area, A drill bit preparation device includes, which takes out multiple drill bits of the required combination of drill bit diameters from the corresponding multiple drill bit storage boxes and places them in the drill bit preparation box according to a specific combination of drill bit diameters specified in the drill bit preparation list, If the required drill bits are insufficient in the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an export order to the drill bit storage system. If there are surplus and unnecessary drill bit storage boxes within the drill bit preparation system, the drill bit preparation system sends an import order to the drill bit storage system. The drill bit management system according to claim 7, wherein when the drill bit storage system completes an export process in which it sends the plurality of drill bit storage boxes from the outlet to the drill bit preparation system based on the export order, the drill bit storage system sends an export completion message to the drill bit preparation system.

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