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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Kazuo Nagae, Kofu, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a parts mounting method having plural parts feed units, for setting aside a parts feed unit at a refill position if running short of a certain part in the process of mounting parts, and continuing parts mounting in other parts feed units, it is intended to reduce production stops due to parts shortage, and enhance the operation rate of the mounting machine. To achieve the object, the method of the invention comprises a step of judging if parts are refilled in the parts feed unit,R at the refill position when parts shortage occurs while mounting parts in the parts feed unit,L, a step of judging if all parts feed units,L,,R are out of the parts which are in shortage if parts are not refilled, and a step of mounting parts from the parts feed unit,R at the refill position if shortage parts are present in the parts feed unit,R at the refill position.
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