Feeder Arrangement Support System for SMT Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Workers in component mounting systems face difficulties in intuitively grasping set-up changing work, requiring them to compare and confirm work instruction information displayed on a screen with the feeder arrangement, leading to increased labor in finding and rearranging feeders.
Innovation Solution
A feeder arrangement support system that includes an imaging unit to capture information, a processor to generate a superimposed composite image with arrangement support information, and a display to show this image in the worker's field of view, allowing for intuitive understanding and reduction of labor in set-up changing work.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If work instruction information is displayed on a separate screen, then information can be provided to workers, but workers cannot intuitively grasp the work and must compare the screen information with the actual feeder arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the work instruction information with the visual field of the worker by superimposing arrangement support information onto the imaged view of the feeder arrangement unit. This combination allows workers to see both the actual feeder positions and the instructional information simultaneously in their field of view, eliminating the need to switch between screen and physical arrangement, thus resolving the contradiction between providing information and enabling intuitive understanding
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an imaging unit and display system as an intermediary between the work instruction information and the worker. The imaging unit captures the feeder arrangement unit, and the display superimposes instructional information onto this captured image, creating a mediated visual interface that presents information in the worker's field of view. This intermediary system transforms separate information into integrated visual guidance, resolving the contradiction
2Productivity
If workers manually find and rearrange feeders based on screen instructions, then set-up changing work can be performed, but the labor required is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and displaying the optimal feeder arrangement and movement instructions before the worker begins the physical task. The arrangement support information is prepared in advance based on the new board type requirements and superimposed on the current feeder arrangement view, guiding the worker through the minimal necessary movements. This preliminary preparation reduces the labor and time required for actual feeder rearrangement, resolving the contradiction between productivity and ease of operation
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AI summary
A feeder arrangement support system for supporting an arrangement of a feeder on a feeder arrangement unit includes a imaging unit that images information, a processor that superimposes arrangement support information for supporting the feeder arrangement on the feeder arrangement unit on an image obtained by imaging the feeder arrangement unit or a field of view of a worker, to generate a superimposed composite image, and a display that displays the superimposed composite image.