Maintenance Management Device for Component Mounting Machines

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Solution Overview

Problem

Exchangeable elements in component mounting machines may experience performance degradation after maintenance, leading to increased likelihood of mounting errors and reduced production efficiency, as existing systems do not adequately manage inspection results for informed maintenance decisions.

Innovation Solution

A maintenance management device that stores inspection results as statistical information linked with identification information for exchangeable elements, allowing for analysis of performance levels and trends to determine the suitability of elements for use in the mounting process, thereby preventing errors and maintaining production efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If exchangeable elements are reused after maintenance, then production efficiency is improved, but mounting error rate increases due to performance degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidmounting error rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary inspection of exchangeable elements before they are reused in production. Inspection results are stored and analyzed to determine whether elements meet performance criteria for reuse, preventing defective elements from causing mounting errors while maintaining production efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes a feedback loop where inspection results of exchangeable elements are continuously collected, stored, and analyzed. This feedback mechanism enables data-driven decisions about element reuse, maintenance scheduling, and quality control, balancing production efficiency with mounting error prevention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Device complexity

If inspection results are not systematically managed, then device complexity is reduced, but maintenance decision quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinspection management complexityVSAvoidinspection result utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple inspection results for the same exchangeable element into a unified database. By consolidating inspection data from different sources and time points, the system maintains comprehensive information without increasing operational complexity, enabling better maintenance decisions through aggregated insights.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3606316B1Maintenance management device
Publication Date: 2024.04.24 FUJI CORP
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AI summary

A maintenance management device comprises: an inspection device configured to inspect an exchangeable element in a component mounting machine configured to mount a component on a circuit board; and an information management section configured to store statistical information in which results of multiple inspections with the inspection device are linked to identification information for each of multiple exchangeable elements targeted for inspection.