JPH0720924A - Equipment operation management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide an equipment operation management device capable of managing a large amount of production information for each operator and preventing erroneous operations due to operator level differences. [Configuration] Memory card memory 3 of memory card 6
Personal data such as the identification number of the operator and the operation level are written in the memory card 6, the memory card 6 is connected to the automatic facility A during operation, and the CPU 1 stores the production management data, which is production information, in the memory 3 in the memory card. Then, the production performance of each operator is aggregated as the production information of the operator. Further, the CPU 1 switches the key operation and the restriction of the function according to the operation level of the operator read from the memory 3 in the memory card, and differentiates the operation of the automatic equipment A for each operator.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an equipment operation management device for managing the operating state of an automatic equipment which is automatically operated based on an operator's setting instruction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional equipment operation management device, a conventional automatic equipment for mounting electronic parts on a circuit board is taken as an example.
The production management information such as the number of productions and the operating rate during the production operation of the automatic equipment is stored in the memory in the automatic equipment as the production information of the automatic equipment.

FIG. 6 shows an outline of conventional automatic equipment for mounting electronic components on a circuit board. Reference numeral 7 is a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling the operation of the automatic equipment, and 8 is an image of an in-equipment memory provided inside the automatic equipment. The in-equipment memory 8 stores a program for operating the automatic equipment, various equipment data for operating the automatic equipment, and production management data.

On the other hand, regarding the operation of conventional automatic equipment,
Only for the maintenance function such as parameter setting such as axis operation speed and memory clear, the method of restricting equipment operation by key input such as password is taken.
All operation screen inputs are presented to all operators.

[0005]

However, in the conventional structure as described above, the number of products produced while the automatic equipment is in the production activity, the information on the production such as the trouble during the production, is the information for the automatic equipment. Therefore, it is possible to manage the automatic equipment side, but when multiple operators operate the automatic equipment, the automatic equipment manages production information such as operation history and troubleshooting time for each operator. It is impossible to do.

Further, since the proportion of the program area in the memory increases as the automatic equipment becomes multifunctional as it is at present, it is a memory limitation to store a lot of production information in the memory in the automatic equipment. It is getting harder.

On the other hand, regarding the operation of the current automatic equipment,
Although the maintenance worker and the production operator can be differentiated by the password, anyone can easily change the data such as the NC data change, so the data can be accidentally rewritten by an operator who does not understand the operation. Occurs. Moreover, since all the operation screen inputs are presented to all the operators, it is more complicated than necessary.

According to the present invention, the production information for each operator can be clarified, a large amount of production information can be managed without storing the production information in the memory in the automatic equipment, and the operator can differentiate at the operation level. An object of the present invention is to provide an equipment operation management device capable of preventing erroneous operation due to a difference in level.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an equipment operation management device, which is provided separately from the automatic equipment in an automatic equipment that performs an operation based on a setting instruction from the outside by an operator. An external memory in which an operator's identifier is written is provided, and the automatic equipment is provided with a control unit for accumulating the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory connected during operation, and based on the information accumulated in the external memory. The feature is that the results for each operator are totaled.

The equipment operation management device according to a second aspect is an automatic equipment that is operated in accordance with an external setting instruction from an operator, and is prepared separately from the automatic equipment.
An external memory in which an operation level of each operator is written is provided, and the automatic facility is provided with a control unit that switches an operation state according to an operation level read from the external memory connected during operation. And

The equipment operation management device according to a third aspect is an automatic equipment that is operated in accordance with an external setting instruction from an operator, and is prepared separately from the automatic equipment.
An external memory in which the identifier and the operation level of each operator are written is provided, and the automatic equipment stores the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory connected during operation and the operation read from the external memory. A feature is that a control unit for switching the operating state according to the level is provided, and the results for each operator are totaled based on the information accumulated in the external memory.

[0012]

According to the structure of claim 1, the identifier of each operator is written in the external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment during operation, and the control unit of the automatic equipment is The operating state of the automatic equipment is stored in an external memory, and the results of each operator are totaled as the information of the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation level of each operator is written in the external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment during operation, and the control unit of the automatic equipment. Switches the operation state of the automatic equipment according to the operation level read from the external memory, and sets the operation state of the operator corresponding to the identifier as a limitation to differentiate the operation of the automatic equipment for each operator.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the identifier and operation level of each operator are written in an external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment during operation, The control unit accumulates the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory, and collects the results for each operator as the information of the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier. In addition, the control unit switches the operating state of the automatic equipment according to the operation level read from the external memory, and this is used as a limitation of the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier to differentiate the operation of the automatic equipment for each operator. To do.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the equipment operation management device of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 schematically shows an equipment operation management apparatus of this embodiment including an automatic equipment A for mounting electronic components on a circuit board. In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU (central processing unit) as a control unit for controlling the operation of the automatic equipment A, 2 is an image of an in-equipment memory provided inside the automatic equipment A, and 3 is an outside of the automatic equipment A. It is an image of a memory in a memory card as an external memory provided in. The in-facility memory 2 stores a program for operating the automatic facility A, a management table for managing key operations and function validity / invalidity depending on the operator level, and various facility data for operating the automatic facility A. Is memorized. On the other hand, the memory 3 in the memory card
, ID. As an identifier of each operator. Personal data such as No, (identification number) and operation level, and production management data such as the number of productions while the automatic equipment A is in production activity, troubles during production, time required for troubleshooting, etc. And other data such as personal notes and other information are stored.

FIG. 2 shows an overall view of an equipment operation management apparatus of this embodiment including an automatic equipment A for mounting electronic parts on a circuit board. Reference numeral 4 is a mounting apparatus body for mounting electronic components, 6 is a memory card provided with an external memory, and 5 is a memory card 6.
It is a card setting device for setting. Memory card 6
Can be easily set on the card setting device 5 from the entire surface of the automatic equipment A.

In the above-mentioned structure, the CPU 1 operates the automatic equipment A based on a program for operating the in-equipment memory 2 and various equipment data in accordance with an external setting instruction from the operator.

Further, the CPU 1 determines the ID of the operator of the memory card 6 set in the card setting device 5 at the time of driving, based on the program for driving. In the memory 3 in the memory card in which No is written, the number of productions while the automatic equipment A is in production, troubles during production, time required for troubleshooting, etc. are accumulated and stored as production management data. .

The equipment operation management apparatus uses the stored production management data as the ID. As the production information of the operator corresponding to No, the results of each operator are totaled.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart for determining whether the key operation is valid or invalid according to the operation level in the equipment operation management apparatus of this embodiment. When the power of the automatic equipment A is turned on, the operation level is read from the memory card 6 (step # 31), and the key operation management table at the operation level is determined from the management table area on the in-equipment memory 2 (step # 32). . This key operation management table defines valid / invalid of keys in all screen states (screen statuses) with respect to operation levels. When there is a key input (step # 33), the screen status at that time is read (step # 34), and the key operation management data for the screen status is determined from the key operation management table (step # 35). Then, it is judged whether or not the input key is valid (step # 36), and if it is valid, the execution OK is transmitted (step # 3).
7) Alternatively, if the data is set and invalid, the process returns to the key input process (step # 33) again.

FIG. 4 shows a flow chart for determining whether the function is valid or invalid according to the operation level in the equipment operation management apparatus of this embodiment. When the power of automatic equipment A is turned on,
Read operation level from memory card 6 (Step #
41), the function use management table at the operation level is determined from the management table area in the in-facility memory 2 (step # 42). All the functions of the automatic equipment A have the function No. In this function use management table, the function No. that can be used for the operation level is managed. , Or the function number that cannot be used. Is specified. When a certain function is about to be executed (step # 43), the function number. And receives the function number from the function use management table. Is searched (step # 44), it is judged whether the function is valid (step # 45), if it is valid, the execution OK is transmitted (step # 46), or data is set, and if it is invalid. , And again returns to the function selection processing (step # 43).

With this configuration, the production information for each operator can be clarified, and a large amount of production information can be managed without storing the production information in the in-facility memory 2 of the automatic facility A. In addition, since the operator can be differentiated according to the operation level, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation due to the difference in operation level.

In the above embodiment, a management table for each operator for key operations is provided in the in-equipment memory 2, the operation level is read from the memory 3 in the memory card, and the operation is performed from the management table in the in-equipment memory 2. Although the key operation management table or the function use management table in the level is determined, the management table may be provided in the memory 3 in the memory card and can be regarded as the operation level. A flow chart for determining whether the operation is valid or invalid is specifically shown in FIG.

When the power of the automatic equipment A is turned on, the key operation management table is read from the memory card 6 (step # 51), and when there is a key input (step # 5).
2) Read the screen status at that time (Step #
53), key operation management data for the screen status is determined from the key operation management table (step # 5).
4). Then, it is judged whether or not the input key is valid (step # 55), if it is valid, the execution OK is transmitted (step # 56) or data is set, and if it is invalid, the key input processing ( Return to step # 52).

In this case, steps # 31 and # 32 of FIG.
The processing of can be simplified. Further, in this case, although it takes time and effort to create a management table for each operator, in order to put the management table on the memory card 6, as shown in FIG. Since it is not necessary to place it, the memory capacity of the in-facility memory 2 can be saved.

In each of the above embodiments, as personal data,
ID of each operator. Both No and the operation level are recorded in the memory 3 in the memory card, and the results of each operator are aggregated and the key operation and the function are limited by the operation level. , The ID of the operator as personal data. Even if it is configured to record only No, it is possible to aggregate the production results for each operator, which was not possible with the conventional configuration, so the production information for each operator can be clarified and A lot of production information can be managed without storing the production information in the memory 2.

Even if only the operation level is recorded in the memory 3 in the memory card as personal data, the key operation and the function can be restricted by the operation level, which is not possible with the conventional structure. The operator can be differentiated by, and erroneous operation due to the difference in operation level can be prevented.

[0029]

According to the structure of claim 1, the identifier of each operator is written in the external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment during operation, Since the control unit can automatically store the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory, the results of each operator can be aggregated as the information of the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier. Therefore, the production information for each operator can be clarified, more data can be stored as compared with the case where the production information is stored in the automatic equipment, and a lot of production information can be managed. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation level of each operator is written in the external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment during operation to control the automatic equipment. Since the section can switch the operating state of the automatic equipment according to the operation level read from the external memory, the operation of the automatic equipment can be differentiated for each operator by limiting this to the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the data from being changed unnecessarily or the operator who does not understand the automatic equipment to make an erroneous operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the identifier and the operation level of each operator are written in the external memory prepared separately from the automatic equipment, and this external memory is connected to the automatic equipment at the time of operation. Since the control unit can automatically store the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory, the actual result for each operator can be aggregated by using this as the information on the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier. Therefore, the production information for each operator can be clarified, more data can be stored as compared with the case where the production information is stored in the automatic equipment, and a lot of production information can be managed. . Moreover, since the control unit can switch the operating state of the automatic equipment according to the operation level read from the external memory, this is used as a limitation of the operating state of the operator corresponding to the identifier, and the automatic equipment operation is performed for each operator. Can be differentiated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the data from being changed unnecessarily or the operator who does not understand the automatic equipment to make an erroneous operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an equipment operation management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart diagram for determining validity / invalidity of a key operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart diagram for determining whether the function of the embodiment is valid or invalid.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart diagram for determining validity / invalidity of a key operation according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional equipment operation management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU (control unit) 3 Memory in memory card (external memory) A Automatic equipment

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic facility for performing an operation based on an external setting instruction from an operator, the external facility being provided separately from the automatic facility, and having an external memory in which an identifier of each operator is written, Is a facility operation management device that is provided with a control unit that stores the operating state of automatic equipment in the external memory that is connected during operation, and that aggregates the results for each operator based on the information stored in the external memory. 2. An automatic facility for performing an operation based on a setting instruction from the outside by an operator, wherein an external memory prepared separately from the automatic facility and in which an operation level of each operator is written is provided. A facility operation management device, wherein the facility is provided with a control unit for switching the operating state according to the operation level read from the external memory connected during operation. 3. An automatic facility for performing an operation based on a setting instruction from the outside by an operator, provided with an external memory prepared separately from the automatic facility, in which an identifier and an operation level of each operator are written, The automatic equipment is provided with a control unit that stores the operating state of the automatic equipment in the external memory connected during operation and switches the operating state according to the operation level read from the external memory, and stores it in the external memory. An equipment operation management device that aggregates the results for each operator based on the information obtained.