The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
Takuya Yamazaki, Tosu, JP;
Yasuhiro Maenishi, Kofu, JP;
Ikuo Yoshida, Uji, JP;
Akihito Yamasaki, Kurume, JP;
Hiroyoshi Nishida, Minamiarupusu, JP;
Chikashi Konishi, Kurume, JP;
Masaya Matsumoto, Ogouri, JP;
Takuya Yamazaki, Tosu, JP;
Yasuhiro Maenishi, Kofu, JP;
Ikuo Yoshida, Uji, JP;
Akihito Yamasaki, Kurume, JP;
Hiroyoshi Nishida, Minamiarupusu, JP;
Chikashi Konishi, Kurume, JP;
Masaya Matsumoto, Ogouri, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optimizing apparatus for optimizing a mounter equipped with a line gang pickup head which picks up a plurality of components and mounts them on a board. The apparatus includes a nozzle set determination unit for determining a nozzle set which reduces a mounting time in view of a number of times interchanging pickup nozzles and a total task number necessary for mounting the plural components, a nozzle pattern determination unit for determining an optimal nozzle pattern as well as an arrangement of pickup nozzles (nozzle arrangement) at a nozzle station, based on the nozzle set determined by the nozzle set determination unit, and Z-axis arrangement/mounting order optimization unit for determining an array order of component feeders and a mounting order of components while maintaining the determined nozzle set and nozzle pattern.