JP4667152B2 - Printed circuit board assembly apparatus and printed circuit board assembly method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printed circuit board assembly apparatus and a printed circuit board assembly method for transferring a printed circuit board from an upstream device and transporting the printed circuit board to a circuit board positioning unit by a transport device and performing a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit. .

A printed circuit board conveyance device in this type of printed circuit board assembly apparatus is widely known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The printed circuit board assembly apparatus is generally only capable of moving from a predetermined station to the next station when the printed circuit board is transported in the assembly apparatus by manual operation in a state other than the automatic operation mode. is there.
JP 2005-72136 A

  However, depending on the operator's various work contents, there is a difference in which station he / she wants to convey. For example, when the conveyor width is adjusted, all the adjusted conveyors are conveyed and checked. If the in-process printed circuit board is taken out and returned to the assembly apparatus to perform a predetermined operation on the printed circuit board, it is desired to transport the printed circuit board to the positioning unit.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to designate a transport destination of a printed circuit board and move it to the transport destination.

For this reason, the first invention is a printed circuit board assembly apparatus in which a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream device and conveyed to a substrate positioning unit by a conveying device, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit. A designation device for designating a transport destination of the printed circuit board by an operator's operation and a control device for controlling the transport device so as to move the printed circuit board to a designated transport destination according to the designated device are provided. It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printed circuit board assembly apparatus, the printed circuit board is transferred from the upstream device to the substrate positioning unit by the transport device, and the positioning unit performs a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board. A designation device for designating a substrate transfer destination by an operator's operation, a confirmation device for confirming the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus, and the printed circuit board from the current position confirmed by the confirmation device. And a control device for controlling the transport device so as to move to the transport destination designated by the designated device.

In a third aspect of the invention, the printed circuit board is transferred from the upstream device to the standby position by the transport device, and transported from the standby position to the substrate positioning unit by the transport device. In a printed circuit board assembly apparatus that performs a predetermined operation at a position, a designation device for designating a transport destination of the printed circuit board by an operator's operation, a confirmation device for confirming a position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus, And a control device for controlling the transport device so as to move the printed circuit board from a current position confirmed by the confirmation device to a transport destination designated by the designated device.

A fourth invention includes a plurality of standby positions and a plurality of board positioning portions, and transfers the printed circuit board from the upstream device to a standby position by a transfer device. In a printed circuit board assembly apparatus that transports the printed circuit board to a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning section, the transport destination of the printed circuit board is set to a plurality of standby positions or a plurality of positions by an operator's operation. A designation device for designating one of the positioning parts, a confirmation device for confirming the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus, and the designation from the current position confirmed by the confirmation device. And a control device for controlling the transport device so as to be moved to a transport destination designated by the device.

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, when the confirmation device confirms that the printed circuit board is not present in the assembly device, a substrate is requested from the upstream device or the downstream device. It is characterized in that a control means for controlling to transmit the information to do so is provided.

  According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, a transport direction designating device for designating a transport direction is provided.

In a seventh aspect of the invention, the printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream apparatus and is transported to the board positioning unit by way of the transport device through the at least one board stop position, and a predetermined work is performed at a predetermined position on the printed board in the board positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly apparatus, which is transferred from the positioning unit to the downstream apparatus via the at least one substrate stop position by the transfer device, either the substrate stop position where the printed circuit board is stopped or the substrate positioning unit a monitor having a second switch portion for designating the transport destination of the first switch unit and the printed circuit board for specifying whether the conveyance of specifying the printed circuit board as specified by the second switch unit And a control device for controlling the transport device so as to be moved forward.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream device and conveyed to a substrate positioning unit by way of a conveying device through at least one substrate stop position, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly apparatus, which is transferred from the positioning unit to the downstream apparatus via the transport device through the at least one substrate stop position, the monitor is provided with either the substrate stop position or the substrate positioning unit. Specified by the drag operation of the switch unit, moved from the position specified by the drag operation, and either of the substrate stop position and the substrate positioning unit by the drop operation of another switch unit provided in the monitor position designation unit for designating, to the drop operation with the position specified by said drag operation Characterized by providing a control device for controlling the conveying device substrate that is stopped on either one of the designated position to move to the other specified positions of the specified position.

A ninth invention is the invention of claim 7 or claim 8, when transporting the printed circuit board to the specified transfer destination position from the specified transfer origin position, the position of the transport destination and transport origin position And a warning generating device for generating a warning when there is a substrate between the two.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the seventh to ninth aspects, a warning generation device for generating a warning when a printed circuit board does not exist at a specified position is provided.

An eleventh aspect of the invention is a printed circuit board assembly method in which a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream apparatus and conveyed to a substrate positioning unit by a conveying device, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit. A substrate transport destination is designated by an operator's operation, and the transport device is controlled to move the printed circuit board to a designated transport destination.

A twelfth aspect of the invention relates to a printed circuit board assembly method in which a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream device and conveyed to a substrate positioning unit by a conveying device, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit. The transport apparatus is configured to designate a substrate transport destination by an operator's operation , confirm the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus, and move the printed circuit board from the confirmed current position to the designated transport destination. It is characterized by controlling.

In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the printed circuit board is transferred from the upstream device to the standby position by the transport device, and transported from the standby position to the substrate positioning unit by the transport device. In a printed circuit board assembly method for performing a predetermined operation at a position, a transport destination of the printed circuit board is designated by an operator's operation, a position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus is confirmed, and a current position where the printed circuit board is confirmed The conveyance device is controlled to move to a designated conveyance destination.

A fourteenth invention includes a plurality of standby positions and a plurality of board positioning portions, and transfers a printed circuit board from an upstream device to a standby position by a transfer device, and from the standby position to the standby device, In a printed circuit board assembly method in which a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed board in the positioning section, the printed circuit board is transferred to a plurality of standby positions or a plurality of positions by an operator's operation. The position of the printed circuit board within the assembly apparatus is confirmed, and the printed circuit board is moved from the confirmed current position to the designated transportation destination. It is characterized by controlling.

In a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream device and is transported to a substrate positioning unit by way of a transport device through at least one substrate stop position, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly method that is performed and passed from the positioning unit to the downstream apparatus through the transport device by way of at least one substrate stop position, either the substrate stop position where the printed circuit board is stopped or the substrate positioning unit Is designated by the first switch unit , the transport destination of the printed circuit board is designated by the second switch unit, and the printed circuit board is moved to the designated transport destination in accordance with the designation by the second switch unit. Controlling the conveying device.

In a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, a printed circuit board is inherited from an upstream device and is transported to a substrate positioning unit by way of a transport device through at least one substrate stop position, and a predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly method which is performed and is transferred from the positioning unit to the downstream apparatus via the transport device through the at least one substrate stop position, the monitor is provided with either the substrate stop position or the substrate positioning unit. Specified by the drag operation of the switch unit, moved from the position specified by the drag operation, and either of the substrate stop position and the substrate positioning unit by the drop operation of another switch unit provided in the monitor The position specified, the position specified by the drag operation and the position specified by the drop operation One of the features that the substrate is stopped at the specified position to control the conveying device so as to move to the other specified position.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifteenth or sixteenth aspect, when the printed circuit board is conveyed from the designated conveyance source position to the conveyance destination position designated by the other designated device, the conveyance source A warning is generated by a warning generation device when there is a substrate between the position of the transfer destination and the position of the transport destination.

According to the present invention, the transport destination of the printed circuit board can be designated by the operation of the designated device by the operator and can be moved to the transport destination. Therefore, the desired transport destination can be selected according to the work contents of the worker. Can be moved to.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electronic component mounting apparatus will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electronic component mounting device 1, and electronic components as a component supply device are supplied one by one to a component extraction position (component suction position) on a machine base (device main body) 2 of the electronic component mounting device 1. A plurality of known component supply units 3 are arranged side by side in four blocks. That is, the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is divided into a left and right stage 1 and a stage 2, and further divided into front and rear SIDE-A and SIDE-B for each stage, and as a result, is divided into four blocks.

  The intermediate portion of the mounting apparatus 1 is provided with a conveyor 4 composed of five conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E so that the conveyance direction of the printed circuit board P is the left-right direction. Yes. The conveyors 4A, 4C, and 4E are a carry-in standby conveyor, an intermediate standby conveyor, and a carry-out standby conveyor, and the conveyors 4B and 4D as positioning units respectively position the printed circuit boards P received from the upstream device 5 provided with the conveyor. A positioning mechanism (not shown) is provided, and after electronic components are mounted on the substrate P on the conveyors 4B and 4D, the electronic parts are transported to the conveyors 4C and 4E, and downstream including the conveyors via the conveyor 4E. It is conveyed to the side device 6.

  In principle, the transport conveyor 4 transports the printed circuit board P to the adjacent conveyor, such as the conveyors 4A to 4B and 4B to 4C. In some cases.

  Each of the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E includes conveyor rollers 7 and 8 and a belt 9 that are driven by a servo motor 10 that can rotate forward and backward, and the upstream device 5 and the downstream device 6 are the same. A transport mechanism having a different configuration is provided. And each conveyor 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E is provided with the board | substrate detection sensor 11, and when each board | substrate detection sensor 11 detects the printed circuit board P when flowing in the normal forward direction (from left to right), The CPU 30 controls each servo motor 10 to stop while decelerating to a position that has moved a small predetermined distance after the substrate detection sensor 11 is shielded by the printed circuit board P (detects the presence of the printed circuit board P). When each substrate detection sensor 11 detects the printed circuit board P when flowing in the opposite direction (from right to left), the CPU 30 shields each servo motor 10 from the printed circuit board P. The printed circuit board P is moved in the forward direction after it disappears (the presence of the printed circuit board P is no longer detected), and after the circuit board detection sensor 11 detects the printed circuit board 11 again, it decelerates to a position moved a small predetermined distance. Control to stop.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a pair of beams that are long in the X direction, and a slider fixed to each of the beams 18 slides along a pair of left and right guides by driving each linear motor 19, and a positioning unit mechanism is used in the conveyors 4B and 4D. The fixed printed circuit board P and the component supply unit 3 are individually moved in the Y direction above the component delivery position (component suction position). The linear motor 19 is composed of a pair of upper and lower stators fixed to the base 2 and a mover fixed to the lower part of mounting plates provided at both ends of the beam 18.

  Each beam 18 is provided with a mounting head body 17 that moves along the guide by the linear motor 14 in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the X direction. The linear motor 14 includes a pair of front and rear stators fixed to a beam 18 and a mover provided on the mounting head body 17. Each mounting head body 17 includes mounting heads 16 each having a plurality of suction nozzles (not shown) that are biased upward by springs. The left and right mounting heads 16 at both front and rear portions are attached to the printed circuit board P. A board recognition camera 15 is provided for imaging the positioning mark.

  The mounting head 16 can be rotated in the θ direction by a pulse motor 21, and twelve suction nozzles (not shown) are arranged on the mounting head 16 on the circumference at predetermined intervals. 22 is provided so as to be movable up and down.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a component recognition camera, which is provided for each of the mounting heads 16 in total, a total of four, and how much the electronic component is displaced and held with respect to the suction nozzle in the XY direction and the rotation angle. In order to recognize the position, all the electronic components D sucked and held by the plurality of suction nozzles are collectively imaged, and a plurality of electronic components can be simultaneously imaged. Further, the component recognition camera 25 can check whether or not the electronic component D is sucked and held by the suction nozzle 15 by taking an image. If the electronic component D is sucked and held by the suction nozzle 15, it is dropped into the discharge box 26 and collected. Yes.

  Next, description will be made based on the control block diagram of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 of FIG. Reference numeral 30 denotes a CPU (mounting control unit) as a control unit that performs overall control of the mounting apparatus 1, and the CPU 30 is connected to a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32 and a ROM (Read Only) via a bus line. Memory) 33 is connected. Based on the data stored in the RAM 32, the CPU 30 controls the operation related to the component mounting operation of the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 according to the program stored in the ROM 33. That is, the CPU 30 controls the driving of the linear motors 19 and 14 and the pulse motors 21 and 22 through the interface 34 and the drive circuit 35.

  The RAM 32 stores mounting data relating to component mounting. For each mounting order (step number), the X direction (indicated by X), the Y direction (indicated by Y), and the angle within the printed circuit board. Information (indicated by Z), arrangement number information of each component supply unit 3, and the like are stored. The RAM 32 stores component arrangement data, which stores the type of each electronic component (component ID), the arrangement coordinates of the supply unit 3, and the like corresponding to the arrangement number of each component supply unit 3. Has been.

  A recognition processing device 31 is connected to the CPU 30 via an interface 34. The recognition processing device 31 performs recognition processing of an image captured by the board recognition camera 15 and the component recognition camera 25.

  The image captured by the component recognition camera 25 is displayed on a monitor 36 such as a CRT as a display device. The monitor 36 is provided with various touch panel switches 37, and various settings including settings for teaching designation can be performed by an operator operating the touch panel switch 37.

  The touch panel switch 37 has a transparent conductive film coated on the entire surface of a glass substrate, and electrodes are printed on four sides. For this reason, when a very small current is passed through the surface of the touch panel switch 37 and the operator touches it, a current change occurs in the electrodes on the four sides, and the coordinate value touched by the circuit board connected to the electrodes is calculated. Therefore, if the coordinate value matches a coordinate value in a coordinate value group stored in advance in the RAM 32 as a switch unit for performing a certain operation, the operation is performed.

  Next, a setting method for setting the transport destination of the printed circuit board P will be described with reference to FIG. First, the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 is operated to display the setting screen shown in FIG. The displayed setting screen schematically shows the upstream side device 5, the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, and the downstream side device 6, and the transport destination designation switch unit 5A, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37D, 37E and 6A are displayed.

  The destination of the printed circuit board P can be designated by pressing any one of the destination designation switch sections 5A, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37D, 37E, and 6A. The designated destination data is The data is stored in the RAM 32 by the CPU 30. Further, by pressing one of the transport direction designation switch units 37F and 37G as the transport direction, the transport direction of the printed circuit board P is changed from right to left (counter-substrate flow direction) or from left to right (substrate flow direction). The designated transport direction data is also stored in the RAM 32 by the CPU 30.

  An operation unit 40 includes an automatic key 41 for setting the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 in an automatic operation mode, a manual key 42 and a start key 43 for setting the apparatus to a manual operation mode.

  Next, the operation during the production operation will be described below. When the automatic key 42 and the start key 43 are pressed, the printed circuit board P is first transported from the upstream device 5 via the conveyor 4A to the conveyor 4B, which is a positioning unit, and is positioned by the positioning mechanism. That is, when the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4B detects the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 decelerates the servo motor 10 to a position moved a small predetermined distance after the substrate detection sensor 11 is shielded by the printed circuit board P. Control is performed to stop, and the printed circuit board P is positioned at a predetermined position on the conveyor 4B. Further, the conveyor of the upstream device 5 and the conveyor 4A are rotated so that the next printed circuit board P is conveyed from the upstream device 5 to the conveyor 4A which is a standby conveyor, and the substrate detection sensor 11 of the conveyor 4A is shielded by the printed circuit board P. Then, the servo motor 10 is controlled so as to stop while decelerating to a position moved by a small predetermined distance, and the printed circuit board P is positioned at a predetermined position on the conveyor 4A.

  Next, in accordance with the mounting data stored in the RAM 32, the CPU 30 picks up the electronic component to be mounted by the suction nozzle of the mounting head 16 corresponding to the component type of the electronic component from the predetermined component supply unit 3. At this time, the linear motors 19 and 14 are controlled by the CPU 30, and the suction nozzle of the mounting head 16 of each mounting head body 17 is positioned above the leading electronic component of each component supply unit 3 that stores the electronic component to be mounted. In the Y direction, the linear motor 19 is driven by the drive circuit 35 to move each beam 18 along a pair of guides. In the X direction, the linear circuit 14 is similarly driven by the drive circuit 35 and follows the guides. Then, each mounting head body 17 moves.

  Since each of the predetermined supply units 3 has already been driven and components can be taken out at the component suction position, the suction nozzle selected by rotating the mounting head 16 by driving the pulse motor 21 is the mounting head. 16 is located above the component delivery position of the component supply unit 3 at any of the positions of 0 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 9 o'clock, and the suction nozzle is lowered by a predetermined stroke by the pulse motor 22, The electronic component D is reliably adsorbed from the component supply unit 3, and the adsorbing nozzle is raised.

  In this way, the 12 suction nozzles provided on the mounting head 16 successively move upward to the corresponding component recognition camera 25 while being lifted after the electronic component D is picked up. When the CPU 30 determines that it is time for the mounting head 16 to pass over the component recognition camera 25, the CPU 30 performs simultaneous imaging of all the suction components D of the mounting head 16 while the component recognition camera 25 is moving the beam 18. The image acquisition is executed, and the recognition processing device 31 performs component recognition processing.

  If the result of the component recognition processing is, for example, a recognition abnormality that the electronic component is standing or a defective electronic component is held by suction, or if the electronic component D is not held by suction, the mounting head 16 and the suction nozzle Is moved to the upper side of the discharge box 26 to drop the electronic component D related to the recognition abnormality, and the component is discarded.

  Then, after the disposal of the electronic component detected as abnormal, the CPU 30 maintains vacuum suction for the electronic component D determined to be normal detection or normal recognition, and the CPU 30 controls the pulse motor 22. The electronic components D are mounted on the corresponding printed circuit boards P one after another.

  When all the electronic components D specified by the mounting data are mounted on the printed circuit board P on the conveyor 4B, the printed circuit board P is transferred from the upstream device 5 to the conveyor 4A, and the printed circuit board that is on the conveyor 4A. P is transferred to the conveyor 4B, and the printed board P on the conveyor 4B is transferred to the conveyor 4C.

  When all electronic components to be mounted on the printed circuit board P newly transferred to the conveyor 4B are mounted, the printed circuit boards P in the conveyors 4A, 4B, and 4C are transferred to the adjacent conveyors, respectively. Electronic components are mounted at 4B and 4D. In this case, the printed circuit board P on which the electronic component D is mounted on the conveyor 4B is mounted on another printed circuit board P with the other electronic component D mounted on another position of the printed circuit board P on the transferred conveyor 4D. All the electronic parts are mounted on and the production is completed. After all the electronic components are mounted on the printed circuit board P, it is transferred to the conveyor 4E that is a carry-out standby conveyor, and is eventually transferred to the downstream device 6.

  As described above, the printed circuit boards P are produced one after another. Here, for example, the automatic operation is stopped, and the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 is operated to display the setting screen shown in FIG. For example, the printed circuit board P on which the electronic component D is mounted on the conveyor 4B is taken out from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and the worker inspects the mounting state with the naked eye, and then returns to the conveyor 4B, and the conveyance direction designation switch unit The printing direction is specified by pressing 37G, and the printing is performed by pressing the transfer destination designation switch unit 37D corresponding to the transfer destination conveyor 4D, which is a station for mounting other electronic components on the printed circuit board P. The case where the transfer destination of the board | substrate P is designated is demonstrated below.

  That is, the operation related to the substrate transfer started by operating the manual key 42 and the start key 43 will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the CPU 30 determines the transfer direction based on the transport direction data stored in the RAM 32. Then, the CPU 30 confirms that the normal substrate flow direction is set, determines whether or not the transfer destination is the downstream apparatus 6 in the subsequent process, and is set because the transfer destination is inside the electronic component mounting apparatus 1. The presence of the printed circuit board P to be transferred from the conveyor 4D at the transfer destination designated position in the previous process direction is confirmed.

  Then, only the board detection sensor 11 of the conveyor 4B detects that the printed board P exists in the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, and the CPU 30 receiving this detection signal searches for the board to be transferred and confirms its existence. Therefore, the CPU 30 performs control so as to start the movement to the transport destination designation position (conveyor 4D). That is, since the conveyor 4D is set as the transport destination, the servo motors 10 of the conveyors 4B, 4C, and 4D are controlled to start moving to the transport destination designated position and the transfer completion determination timer 50. Start time counting.

  When it is detected that the printed circuit board P does not exist in the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, the CPU 30 issues (transmits) board carry-in request information to the upstream apparatus 5 which is a pre-process apparatus, and the upstream apparatus 5 And the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D are driven, and the substrate carry-in completion determination timer 51 starts timing, and the substrate carry-in completion determination timer 51 completes the substrate loading before the time-out (predetermined time elapses) (the conveyor 4A When the CPU 30 determines that the substrate detection sensor 11 detects the substrate (if the capture is not completed, an abnormal process as described later is performed), the CPU 30 starts moving to the transport destination designated position. To control. That is, since the conveyor 4D is set as the transport destination, control is performed so as to drive the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D servo motors 10 of the upstream device 5, and movement to the transport destination designated position is started. At the same time, the time measurement of the transfer completion determination timer 50 is started.

  In any case, when the transfer completion determination timer 50 detects the printed circuit board P by the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4D which is the transfer destination designated position before the time-out (predetermined time elapses), the CPU 30 moves the conveyor 30 The 4D servo motor 10 is controlled to stop while decelerating to a position moved a small predetermined distance after the board detection sensor 11 shields the light from the printed board P, and the printed board P is positioned at a predetermined position on the conveyor 4D. Therefore, when the automatic operation is performed in this state, another electronic component can be continuously mounted on the printed circuit board after the predetermined electronic component is mounted on the conveyor 4B.

  If the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4D does not detect the printed circuit board P even if the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (predetermined time elapses), the CPU 30 performs an abnormal process, that is, an electronic component mounting device. 1 is controlled so as to be stopped, and an abnormality is reported to be notified by an audible or visual notification device.

  Next, the setting screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed by operating the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36. For example, the printed circuit board P on which all the electronic components D are mounted is taken out from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 by the conveyor 4D. Then, the operator inspects the mounted state with the naked eye, and then returns to the conveyor 4D to specify the transport direction by pressing the transport direction designation switch unit 37G, and further transport corresponding to the downstream device 6 as the transport destination. A case where the transport destination of the printed circuit board P is designated by pressing the destination designation switch unit 6A will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The above-described CPU 30 confirms that the normal substrate flow direction is set as the transfer direction of the printed circuit board P, determines whether or not the transport destination is the downstream device 6 in the subsequent process, and the transport destination is the downstream device 6. If it is determined, the presence of the printed circuit board P to be transferred from the conveyor 4E at the board discharge standby position in the previous process direction is confirmed.

  If it is not in the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, the above-described abnormality processing is performed, and if the board detection sensor 11 of the conveyor 4D detects the target printed board P and there is a board, the board discharge waiting position to the conveyor 4E is reached. Control to start moving. That is, since the downstream device 6 is set as the transport destination, control is performed so as to drive the servo motors 10 of the conveyors 4D and 4E, and the movement to the substrate discharge standby position is started and the transfer completion determination timer 50 is started. Start time counting.

  If the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4E does not detect the printed circuit board P even if the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (predetermined time has elapsed), the CPU 30 performs the above-described abnormality processing. Control. When the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4E, which is the transfer destination designation position, detects the printed circuit board P before the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (predetermined time has elapsed), the CPU 30 detects the servo motor 10 of the conveyor 4E. Is controlled to stop while decelerating to a position moved by a small predetermined distance after the board detection sensor 11 is shielded from light by the printed board P, and the printed board P is conveyed to a predetermined position on the conveyor 4E and stopped.

  Then, information indicating that the substrate is to be discharged is issued (transmitted) to the downstream apparatus 6, and the substrate discharge completion determination timer 52 starts measuring time, and the substrate discharge completion determination timer 52 is timed out (elapse of a predetermined time). Even if the board detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4E detects the printed board P (when the board is not completely discharged to the downstream apparatus 6), the CPU 30 performs the above-described abnormality processing. Control to do. If the board detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4E does not detect the printed board P before the board discharge completion determination timer 52 times out (when the board discharge to the downstream apparatus 6 is completed), the CPU 30 Controls to stop the conveyor 4E.

  Next, the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 is operated to display the setting screen shown in FIG. 4, for example, the printed circuit board P is placed on the conveyor 4E, and the transport direction designation switch unit 37F is pressed to perform the transport direction. A case where the transport destination of the printed circuit board P is designated by pressing the transport destination designation switch unit 37A corresponding to the transport destination conveyor 4A will be described.

  That is, the operation related to the substrate transfer started by operating the manual key 42 and the start key 43 will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the CPU 30 determines the transfer direction based on the transport direction data stored in the RAM 32. Then, the CPU 30 confirms that the counter-substrate flow direction is set, determines whether or not the transport destination is the upstream device 5 in the subsequent process, and because the transport destination is inside the electronic component mounting device 1 (conveyor 4A), The presence of the printed circuit board P to be transferred from the conveyor 4A at the specified transport destination designation position in the post-process direction is confirmed.

  Then, only the substrate detection sensor 11 of the conveyor 4E detects the presence of the printed circuit board P, and the CPU 30 that has received this detection signal can search for the transfer target substrate and confirm its presence. Control to start moving to the specified position. That is, since the conveyor 4A is set as the transport destination, the servo motors 10 of the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E are controlled to rotate in reverse to start moving to the transport destination designated position and move. The timing of the loading completion determination timer 50 is started.

  When it is detected that the printed circuit board P does not exist in the electronic component mounting apparatus 1, the CPU 30 issues (transmits) board carry-in request information to the downstream apparatus 6 that is a post-process apparatus, and the downstream apparatus 6. And the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E are driven, and the substrate carry-in completion determination timer 51 starts timing, and the substrate carry-in timer 51 completes the substrate loading before the time-out (predetermined time elapses) (conveyor). When the CPU 30 determines that the substrate detection sensor 11 of 4E has detected the substrate) (if the capture is not completed, the above-described abnormality processing is performed), the CPU 30 starts to move to the designated transport destination position. To control. That is, since the conveyor 4A is set as the transport destination, the servo motors 10 of the conveyors 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E are controlled to start moving to the transport destination designated position and transferred. The time measurement of the completion determination timer 50 is started.

  In any case, the transfer completion determination timer 50 stops detecting after the printed circuit board P is detected by the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4A which is the transfer destination designated position before the time-out (predetermined time elapses). Then, the CPU 30 moves the printed circuit board P in the forward direction after the circuit board detection sensor 11 stops shielding the servo motor 10 of the conveyor 4A by the printed circuit board P, and after the circuit board detection sensor 11 detects the printed circuit board 11 again, the CPU 30 moves slightly. Thus, the printed circuit board P can be transported to the conveyor 4A.

  Even if the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (a predetermined time elapses), if the board detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4A does not stop detecting the printed board P, the CPU 30 determines that the above-described abnormality Control to process.

  Next, the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 is operated to display the setting screen shown in FIG. 4, the printed circuit board P is placed on the conveyor 4B, and the transport direction designation switch unit 37F is pressed to change the transport direction. The case where the transport destination of the printed circuit board P is designated by pressing the transport destination designation switch unit 5A corresponding to the upstream device 5 of the transport destination while designating in the counter-substrate flow direction will be described below.

  The CPU 30 confirms that the printed board P transfer direction is set to the anti-substrate flow direction, determines whether the transport destination is the upstream apparatus 5 in the previous process, and the transport destination is the upstream apparatus 5. When it is determined that there is a printed board P to be transferred from the conveyor 4A at the board loading standby position in the post-process direction as shown in FIG.

  If the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is not present, the above-described abnormality processing is performed, and when the board detection sensor 11 of the conveyor 4B detects the printed board P and the CPU 30 determines that the target board is present, the conveyor at the board loading standby position. Control to start movement up to 4A. That is, since the upstream device 5 is set as the transfer destination, the servo motors 10 of the conveyors 4A and 4B are controlled to start to move to the conveyor 4A at the substrate loading standby position and the transfer is completed. The time measurement of the determination timer 50 is started.

  Even if the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (a predetermined time elapses), if the board detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4A does not stop detecting the printed board P, the CPU 30 determines that the above-described abnormality Control to process. If the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4A, which is the transfer destination designated position, detects the printed circuit board P before the transfer completion determination timer 50 times out (predetermined time elapses), the CPU 30 detects that the conveyor 30 The printed circuit board P is moved in the forward direction after the circuit board detection sensor 11 is no longer shielded by the printed circuit board P from the 4A servo motor 10, and the printed circuit board 11 is detected again, and then moved a small predetermined distance. Control is performed to stop while decelerating to the position, and the printed circuit board P is conveyed to the conveyor 4A and stopped.

  Then, information indicating that the substrate is to be discharged is issued (transmitted) to the upstream device 5, and the substrate discharge completion determination timer 52 starts measuring time, and the substrate discharge completion determination timer 52 is timed out (a predetermined time has elapsed). Even if the board detection sensor 11 provided in the upstream apparatus 5 does not detect the printed board P (when the board is not completely discharged from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 to the upstream apparatus 5), the CPU 30 Controls to perform the above-described abnormality processing. If the board detection sensor 11 provided in the upstream apparatus 5 detects the printed board P before the board discharge completion determination timer 52 times out (when the board is completely discharged from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1), the CPU 30 Controls to stop the conveyor 4A and the conveyor of the upstream device 5.

  In addition, even if it does not operate conveyance direction designation | designated switch part 37F and 37G, the printed circuit board mounted in either of conveyor 4A-4E was designated only by designating the conveyance destination irrespective of a conveyance direction. You may make it convey to a conveyance destination.

  The operation and operation in this case will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 shows a setting screen that can be displayed by operating the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36. Compared with the setting screen shown in FIG. 4, transport direction designation switch portions 37F and 37G are provided. Also, instead of the transport destination designation switch sections 5A, 37A, 37B, 37C, 37D, 37E and 6A, the transport destination transport destination designation switch sections (hereinafter referred to as designation switch sections) 70A, 71A, 71B, 71C, 71D 71E and 72A are displayed, and when the operator operates these designation switch units, the substrate transfer source and the transfer destination are specified.

  For example, the operator operates the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 to display the setting screen shown in FIG. 9. For example, the printed circuit board P on which all the electronic components D are mounted on the conveyor 4B is displayed on the electronic component mounting apparatus 1. The operator inspects the mounted state with the naked eye and then returns to the position of the conveyor 4B, for example. Then, the designation switch unit 71B, which is the conveyance source of the printed circuit board P, is pressed to designate the conveyance source, and further, the designation switch unit 72A corresponding to the downstream device 6 as the conveyance destination is further pressed to operate the printed circuit board P. The case where the transport destination is designated will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, the designation switch portion 71B on the setting screen is selected as the first position of the transfer position as the current position of the printed board P conveyed by the operator, and is pressed. Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the printed board P is on the conveyor 4B which is the first transfer position corresponding to the selected switch portion 71B. When the board detection sensor 11 detects the printed board P, the CPU 30 determines that the printed board P is present. When the operator selects and presses the designated switch portion 72A as the transfer destination as the second transfer position, the CPU 30 causes the conveyor 6 as the second transfer position corresponding to the selected designated switch portion 72A. Whether the printed circuit board P is present is determined. Here, if the printed circuit board P is already placed on the conveyor 6 and a substrate detection sensor (not shown) provided on the conveyor 6 detects the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 determines that the printed circuit board P is present. Then, abnormal processing, that is, control is performed so as to stop the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and control is performed so that the abnormality is notified by an audible or visual notification device. As a result, the operator can know that the printed board P cannot be transported.

  If the printed circuit board P is not placed on the conveyor 6 and the substrate detection sensor provided on the conveyor 6 does not detect the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 determines that there is no printed circuit board P, and then The first transfer position and the second transfer position are the same position or different positions, that is, the first transfer position conveyor 4B and the second transfer position conveyor 6 are the same position. Whether or not the position is different. Since the conveyor 4B and the conveyor 6 are at different positions, next, the CPU 30 determines whether there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position). Judge whether or not.

  When the CPU 30 determines that there is no substrate on the intermediate conveyor based on the output from each substrate detection sensor, it starts to convey the printed circuit board from the first transfer position to the second transfer position. That is, the conveyors 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E and the conveyor of the downstream device 6 start operation, and the printed circuit board P is transported from the first transfer position to the second transfer position.

  In this manner, the operator operates the setting screen and designates the first transfer position and the second transfer position, so that the transport source and The printed circuit board P can be easily transferred only by designating the transport destination.

  In addition, when the operator selects the first transfer position and presses the designation switch portion 71B and then must press the designation switch portion at a different position, the operator accidentally presses the designation switch portion 71B again. In this case, the CPU 30 determines that the first transfer position and the second transfer position are the same position, and performs an abnormality process, that is, controls the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 to stop and hears the abnormality. Or a visual notification device (for example, the buzzer is operated and the designated switch portion 71B (warning generation device) that is pressed by mistake is blinked). As a result, the operator can know that the designation of the transfer position first point and the transfer position second point of the printed circuit board P is incorrect.

  Furthermore, when the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position), the CPU 30 outputs from each substrate detection sensor. Therefore, if it is determined that there is a board on any of the intermediate conveyors, that is, if it is determined that there is a board in the transport path of the printed circuit board P, control is performed so that the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is stopped. At the same time, an alarm or visual notification device notifies the abnormality (for example, a buzzer is operated and a designated switch portion (warning generation device) corresponding to a position where the substrate is present in the conveyance path is blinked). To control. As a result, the operator can know that another printed circuit board P exists in the route of the printed circuit board P and cannot be transported.

  The operation when the printed circuit board P does not exist at the first transfer position in the CPU 30 will be described below.

  For example, when the operator wants to transfer the printed circuit board P from the conveyor 4B corresponding to the designated switch unit 71B to the position of the conveyor 6 corresponding to the designated switch unit 72A as described above, the transfer position of the printed circuit board P is one point. When selecting the eye and pressing the designation switch part, the CPU 30 selects the designation switch part 72A corresponding to the transport destination position, for example, different from the position where the printed circuit board P to be transferred is placed. It is determined whether or not the printed board P is on the conveyor 6 which is the first transfer position corresponding to the designated switch portion 72A. Since the board detection sensor does not detect the printed board P, the CPU 30 determines that there is no printed board P. When the operator selects the transfer destination designation switch unit 71B as the transfer source as the second transfer position and presses it, the CPU 30 is the second transfer position corresponding to the selected designation switch unit 71B. It is determined whether or not the printed circuit board P is present on the conveyor 4B. Here, since the printed circuit board P is placed on the conveyor 4B and the substrate detection sensor 11 provided on the conveyor 4B detects the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 determines that the printed circuit board P is present.

  Here, when the printed circuit board P is not placed on the conveyor 4B, the CPU 30 determines that there is no target printed circuit board P. Control is performed to stop the abnormal processing, that is, the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and to notify (warn) the abnormality by a hearing or visual notification device (warning generation device). As a result, the operator can know that the printed circuit board P does not exist at any designated position (no target printed circuit board) and that the printed circuit board P cannot be conveyed.

  When the CPU 30 determines that the printed circuit board P is present, the CPU 30 next determines whether the first transfer position and the second transfer position are the same position or different positions, that is, the conveyor at the first transfer position. 6 and the conveyor 4B, which is the second transfer position, are determined to be the same position or different positions. Since the conveyor 4B and the conveyor 6 are at different positions, next, the CPU 30 determines whether there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position). Judge whether or not.

  When the CPU 30 determines from the output from each substrate detection sensor that there is no substrate on the intermediate conveyor, the transfer position from the second point (position of the conveyor 4B) to the first transfer position (position of the conveyor 6). Start transporting the printed circuit board. That is, the conveyors 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E and the conveyor of the downstream device 6 start operation, and the printed board P is conveyed from the second transfer position to the first transfer position.

  Therefore, when the operator wants to transfer the printed circuit board P from the position of the conveyor 4B as the transfer source to the position of the conveyor 6 as the transfer destination, the pressing order of the designation switch portions 71B and 72A is pressed in the reverse order of the normal order, Even when the designation switch unit 72A of the conveyance destination is pressed first and the designation switch unit 71B corresponding to the conveyance source is pressed later, the printed circuit board P exists on the conveyor corresponding to the designation switch units 71B and 72A by the CPU 30. The printed circuit board P can be transferred from the conveyor 4B where the printed circuit board P is present to the conveyor of the downstream apparatus 6 via the conveyors 4C, 4D, and 4E. The operator can easily specify the transfer source and the transfer destination without paying attention to the pressing order of the designation switch unit corresponding to the transfer source and the transfer destination of the substrate.

  Further, when the operator selects the first transfer position and presses the designation switch portion 72A, and then accidentally presses the designation switch portion 72A again, the CPU 30 moves the first transfer position and the transfer position. It is determined that the second point is at the same position, and control is performed so as to stop the abnormality process, that is, the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and to notify the auditory or visual notification device of the abnormality.

  Furthermore, when the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position), the CPU 30 outputs from each substrate detection sensor. Therefore, if it is determined that there is a board on any of the intermediate conveyors, that is, if it is determined that there is a board in the transport path of the printed circuit board P, control is performed so that the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is stopped. At the same time, control is performed so that the abnormality is notified by an audible or visual notification device.

  Hereinafter, operations and operations when the position of the transport source and the position of the transport destination are designated by the drag-and-drop operation will be described based on FIG. 9 and FIG.

  For example, the operator operates the touch panel switch 37 displayed on the monitor 36 to display the setting screen shown in FIG. 9, and the printed circuit board P is taken out from the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and the worker checks the mounting state with the naked eye. Then, it returns to a predetermined position of the conveyor, for example, the position of the conveyor 4B. Then, the designation switch unit 71B that is the conveyance source of the printed circuit board P is designated by the drag and drop operation, and the designation switch unit 72A corresponding to the downstream side device 6 that is the conveyance destination is designated based on FIG. explain.

  First, the designation switch unit 71B on the setting screen is selected as the first transfer position as the current position of the printed circuit board P conveyed by the operator, the finger is touched on the designation switch unit 71B, and the finger is touched on the setting screen. Is moved (drag operation), and the designation switch unit 72A is selected as the second transfer position by the operation (drop operation) of releasing the finger from the setting screen at the designation switch unit 72A as the transport destination, and the CPU 30 is selected. It is determined whether or not the printed circuit board P is on the conveyor 4B, which is the first transfer position corresponding to the designated switch portion 71B. When the board detection sensor 11 detects the printed board P, the CPU 30 determines that the printed board P is present. Then, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the printed board P is on the conveyor 6 which is the second transfer position corresponding to the selected switch portion 72A. Here, if the printed circuit board P is already placed on the conveyor 6 and a substrate detection sensor (not shown) provided on the conveyor 6 detects the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 determines that the printed circuit board P is present. Then, abnormal processing, that is, control is performed so as to stop the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 and control is performed so that the abnormality is notified by an audible or visual notification device. As a result, the operator can know that the printed board P cannot be transported.

  Further, when the printed circuit board P is not placed on the conveyor 6 and the substrate detection sensor provided on the conveyor 6 does not detect the printed circuit board P, the CPU 30 performs the printing as described above based on FIG. It is determined that there is no substrate P. Next, whether the first transfer position and the second transfer position are the same position or different positions, that is, the conveyor 4B and the transfer position 2 that are the first transfer position. It is determined whether the conveyor 6 that is the point is the same position or a different position. Since the conveyor 4B and the conveyor 6 are at different positions, next, the CPU 30 determines whether there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position). Judge whether or not.

  When the CPU 30 determines that there is no substrate on the intermediate conveyor based on the output from each substrate detection sensor, it starts to convey the printed circuit board from the first transfer position to the second transfer position. That is, the conveyors 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E and the conveyor of the downstream device 6 start operation, and the printed circuit board P is transported from the first transfer position to the second transfer position.

  As described above, the operator operates the setting screen and easily designates the transfer position first point and the transfer position second point by the drag and drop operation, thereby operating the transport direction designation switch units 37F and 37G. Even if not, the printed circuit board P can be easily transferred only by designating the transport source and the transport destination.

  In addition, the operator selects the first transfer position, does not perform the drag operation reliably, and must perform a drop operation at the designated switch unit at a different position. In this case, the CPU 30 determines that the first transfer position and the second transfer position are the same position, and performs an abnormality process, that is, controls the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 to stop and indicates an abnormality. Is controlled to be notified by an audible or visual notification device. As a result, the operator can know that the designation of the transfer position first point and the transfer position second point of the printed circuit board P is incorrect.

  Furthermore, when the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is a substrate between the first transfer position (selected position) and the second transfer position (selected position), the CPU 30 outputs from each substrate detection sensor. Therefore, if it is determined that there is a board on any of the intermediate conveyors, that is, if it is determined that there is a board in the transport path of the printed circuit board P, control is performed so that the electronic component mounting apparatus 1 is stopped. At the same time, control is performed so that the abnormality is notified by an audible or visual notification device. As a result, the operator can know that another printed circuit board P exists in the route of the printed circuit board P and cannot be transported.

  In the above embodiment, the operator selects the designation switch unit 71B on the setting screen as the first transfer position, touches the designation switch unit 71B with a finger, and moves the finger while touching the setting screen. (Drag operation) The description has been made based on the drag and drop operation in which the designation switch unit 72A is selected as the second transfer position by the operation (drop operation) of releasing the finger from the setting screen at the designation switch unit 72A as the transport destination. For example, the transfer position first point and the transfer position second point by the movement of the designated position on the setting screen by the movement of the mouse connected to the CPU 30 via the interface 34 and the drop & drop operation by the click operation. May be specified.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various alternatives, modifications, and variations can be made by those skilled in the art based on the above description, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described alternatives, modifications, or modifications. It includes modifications.

It is a top view of an electronic component mounting apparatus. It is a figure which simplifies and shows the planes and fronts, such as a conveyance conveyor. It is a control block diagram. It is a figure which shows the setting screen for designating a conveyance destination. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer. It is a figure which shows the setting screen for designating a conveyance destination. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on board | substrate transfer.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Component mounting apparatus 3 Component supply unit 4 Conveyor 4A thru | or 4E Conveyor 5 Upstream apparatus 6 Downstream apparatus 30 CPU
32 RAM
36 Monitor 37 Touch panel switch

Claims (17)

Conveying the printed circuit board to the board positioning portion by the conveying apparatus inherited from the upstream device, the printed circuit board assembly apparatus for performing predetermined operations on a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the work conveying destination of the printed circuit board A printed circuit board assembly apparatus comprising: a designation device for designating by an operator's operation; and a control device for controlling the transport device so as to move the printed circuit board to a designated transport destination according to the designated device. . Conveying the printed circuit board to the board positioning portion by the conveying apparatus inherited from the upstream device, the printed circuit board assembly apparatus for performing predetermined operations on a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the work conveying destination of the printed circuit board A designation device for designating by an operator's operation, a confirmation device for confirming the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly device, and the designated device designated by the designated device from a current position confirmed by the confirmation device. A printed circuit board assembly apparatus, comprising: a control device that controls the transport device to move the transport device to a transport destination. The printed circuit board is transferred from the upstream device to the standby position by the transport device, and transported from the standby position to the substrate positioning unit by the transport device, and the positioning unit performs a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board. In the printed board assembly apparatus, a designation apparatus for designating a transport destination of the printed board by an operator's operation, a confirmation apparatus for confirming a position of the printed board in the assembly apparatus, and the printed board as the confirmation apparatus. A printed circuit board assembly apparatus, comprising: a control device that controls the transport device so that the transport device is moved from the current position confirmed in step 1 to a transport destination designated by the designated device. A plurality of standby positions and a plurality of substrate positioning units are provided, and the printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to one of the standby positions by the transfer device, and from the standby position to any one of the substrate positioning units by the transfer device In a printed circuit board assembly apparatus that transports and performs a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the transport destination of the printed circuit board is selected from a plurality of standby positions or a plurality of positioning units by an operator's operation. A designation device for designating one of them, a confirmation device for confirming the position of the printed circuit board in the assembling apparatus, and a conveyance designated by the designated device from a current position confirmed by the confirmation device. A printed circuit board assembly apparatus, comprising: a control device that controls the transport device so as to be moved forward.   When the confirmation device confirms that the printed circuit board is not present in the assembly apparatus, a control means is provided for controlling the upstream device or the downstream device to transmit information requesting the substrate. The printed circuit board assembly apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board assembly apparatus is a printed circuit board assembly apparatus.   The printed circuit board assembly apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a conveyance direction designation device that designates a conveyance direction. The printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to the substrate positioning unit through the at least one substrate stop position by the conveying device, and the predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembling apparatus that delivers to the downstream apparatus through at least one substrate stop position by the transfer device, for specifying either the substrate stop position where the printed circuit board is stopped or the substrate positioning unit a monitor having a second switch portion for designating a first switch unit and the conveyance destination of the printed circuit board, to move the printed circuit board as specified by the second switch unit to the designated transport destination A printed circuit board assembly apparatus, comprising: a control device that controls the transport device. The printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to the substrate positioning unit through the at least one substrate stop position by the conveying device, and the predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly apparatus, which is transferred from the transport apparatus to the downstream apparatus through at least one substrate stop position , dragging the switch unit provided on the monitor with either the substrate stop position or the substrate positioning unit designated by operating, for designating one of positions of the substrate stop position and the board positioning portion by drop operation of another switch portion provided in moving the monitor from the location specified in the drag operation a designation device, position designated by the drop operation with the position specified by said drag operation PCB assembly and wherein said by providing a control device for controlling the transport device to move the substrate has stopped either one of the specified positions to the other of the designated position with. When transporting the printed circuit board of the transport destination specified by the designated transfer origin position position, if there is a substrate between the transport destination of the position and the transport origin position, a warning generator for generating warning PCB assembly apparatus according to claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that the provided. When the printed circuit board to the specified location is not present, the printed circuit board assembly according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that a warning generating apparatus for generating a warning. Conveying the printed circuit board to the board positioning portion by the conveying apparatus inherited from the upstream device, the printed circuit board assembly method for performing predetermined operations on a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the work conveying destination of the printed circuit board A printed circuit board assembling method characterized by controlling the transport device so as to be designated by an operator's operation and to move the printed circuit board to a designated transport destination. Conveying the printed circuit board to the board positioning portion by the conveying apparatus inherited from the upstream device, the printed circuit board assembly method for performing predetermined operations on a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the work conveying destination of the printed circuit board Specified by a user's operation , confirms the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus, and controls the transport device to move the printed circuit board from the confirmed current position to a specified transport destination. A printed circuit board assembly method. The printed circuit board is transferred from the upstream device to the standby position by the transport device, and transported from the standby position to the substrate positioning unit by the transport device, and the positioning unit performs a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board. In the printed circuit board assembly method, the transport destination of the printed circuit board is designated by an operator's operation , the position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus is confirmed, and the transport circuit is designated from the confirmed current position. A printed circuit board assembly method, wherein the transfer device is controlled so as to be moved to a position. A plurality of standby positions and a plurality of substrate positioning units are provided, and the printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to one of the standby positions by the transfer device, and from the standby position to any one of the substrate positioning units by the transfer device In the printed circuit board assembly method for transporting and performing a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the positioning unit, the transport destination of the printed circuit board is selected from a plurality of standby positions or a plurality of positioning units by an operator's operation. The position of the printed circuit board in the assembly apparatus is confirmed, and the transport apparatus is controlled to move the printed circuit board from the confirmed current position to the designated transport destination. Printed circuit board assembly method. The printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to the substrate positioning unit through the at least one substrate stop position by the conveying device, and the predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the method of assembling the printed circuit board from the transport apparatus to the downstream apparatus through at least one substrate stop position, the first switch is used to select either the substrate stop position where the printed circuit board is stopped or the substrate positioning unit. designated by part, said printed circuit board transfer destination specified by the second switch unit, for controlling the transport device to move the printed circuit board to the designated transport destination as specified by the second switch unit A printed circuit board assembly method. The printed circuit board is inherited from the upstream device and conveyed to the substrate positioning unit through the at least one substrate stop position by the conveying device, and the predetermined operation is performed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit board in the substrate positioning unit. In the printed circuit board assembly method of passing from the transport device to the downstream device through at least one substrate stop position , dragging the switch portion provided on the monitor to either the substrate stop position or the substrate positioning portion Designated by the operation, moved from the position designated by the drag operation, designated by the drop operation of the other switch unit provided in the monitor, the position of either the substrate stop position and the substrate positioning unit, Either the position specified by the drag operation or the position specified by the drop operation PCB assembly wherein the controller controls the transport unit to move the substrate which is stopped in position to the other specified positions. When a printed circuit board is transported from the specified transport source position to the transport destination position specified by the other specified device, a warning is generated if there is a board between the transport source position and the transport destination position. 17. The printed circuit board assembly method according to claim 15 , wherein a warning is generated by the apparatus.

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