Apparatus and method for creating parts removal order and recording medium recording parts removal order program

• US 6,163,731 A
• Filed: 12/24/1997
• Issued: 12/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Shiroyama, Koji, Ishida, Tomotoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, PAUL L
• Application Number:
  US08/998,555
• Time in Patent Office: 1,091 Days
• Field of Search: 700/90, 700/95, 700/97, 700/86, 700/79-82, 700/180-185, 700/99-103, 700/105, 29/700-703, 29/426.1-426.2
• US Class Current: 700/102
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41805 characterised by assembly
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31066 Virtual assembly disassembly planning
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36296 Order, select, determine, change machining sequence, order
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method which can create a parts removal order for taking out a valuable substance free of flaw from a structure which is assembled by welding or others and not easily disassembled and a recording medium recording a program therefor. The present invention creates a parts removal order including parts split by creating removal order data by the removal order creation unit using the split connection or mating relation data created by the split connection or mating creation unit.

Claims

1. A parts removal order creation apparatus comprising:

a mating relation input unit for inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a parts split input unit for inputting parts split data indicating a part to be split and a split surface thereof;

a target parts input unit for inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a split mating relation creation unit for creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted by said mating relation input unit and said parts split data inputted by said parts split input unit;

a removal order creation unit for creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part also including parts which are split is removed from said split mating relation data created by said split mating relation creation unit and said target part data created by said target parts input unit; and

a display unit for displaying said removal order data created by said removal order creation unit.

2. A parts removal order creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said split surface of said part to be split represents a surface of said part to be split extending at least partially through a portion of said part to be split.

3. A parts removal order creation apparatus comprising:

a mating relation input unit for inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a target parts input unit for inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a shape input unit for inputting shape data indicating the shape of each part of a product to be disassembled;

a parts split data creation unit for obtaining parts to be split which are necessary to remove said part described in said target part data in accordance with said mating relation data inputted by said mating relation input unit, said target part data inputted by said target parts input unit, and said shape data inputted by said shape input unit and outputting parts split data indicative thereof;

a split mating relation creation unit for creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted by said mating relation input unit and said parts split data created by said parts split data creation unit;

a removal order creation unit for creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part including parts which are split is removed from said split mating relation data created by said split connection relation creation unit and said target part data inputted by said target parts input unit; and

a display unit for displaying said removal order data created by said removal order creation unit.

4. A parts removal order creation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said parts split data includes data indicating a splitting surface extending through at least a portion of said parts to be split and along which said parts are split.

5. A parts removal order creation method comprising:

a mating relation input step of inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a parts split input step of inputting parts split data indicating a part to be split and a split surface thereof;

a target parts input step of inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a split mating relation creation step of creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted at said mating relation input step and said parts split data inputted at said parts split input step;

a removal order creation step of creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part also including parts which are split is removed from said split mating relation data created at said split connection relation creation step and said target part data created at said target parts input step; and

display step of displaying said removal order data created at said removal order creation step.

6. A parts removal order creation method according to claim 5, wherein said parts split data indicating a split surface of a part to be split indicates a surface extending at least partially through a portion of said part to be split and along which said part to be split is split.

7. A parts removal order creation method comprising:

a mating relation input step of inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a target parts input step of inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a shape input step of inputting shape data indicating the shape of each part of a product to be disassembled;

a parts split data creation step of obtaining parts to be split which are necessary to remove said part described in said target part data in accordance with said mating relation data inputted at said mating relation input step, said target part data inputted at said target parts input step, and said shape data inputted at said shape input step and outputting parts split data indicative thereof;

a split mating relation creation step of creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted at said mating relation input step and said parts split data created at said parts split data creation step;

a removal order creation step of creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part including parts which are split is removed from said split mating relation data created at said split mating relation creation step and said target part data inputted at said target parts input step; and

a display step of displaying said removal order data created at said removal order creation step.

8. A parts removal order creation method according to claim 7, wherein said parts split data indicates a splitting surface extending at least partially through a portion of said parts to be split and along which said parts to be split are split.

9. A recording medium recording a parts removal order program which can be read by a computer which records a program for allowing said computer to execute:

a mating relation input step of inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a parts split input step of inputting parts split data indicating the part to be split and the split surface thereof;

a target parts input step of inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a split mating relation creation step of creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said matins relation data inputted at said mating relation input step and said parts split data inputted at said parts split input step; and

a removal order creation step of creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part also including parts which are split is removed from said split mating relation data created at said split mating relation creation step and said target part data created at said target parts input step.

10. A recording medium according to claim 9, wherein said recording medium records said parts removal order program which can be read by said computer which is characterized in that said computer records the program for allowing said computer to execute a display step of displaying said removal order data created at said removal order creation step.

11. A recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the split surface of the parts split data is a surface extending at least partially through a portion of the part to be split and along which the part to be split is split.

12. A recording medium recording a parts removal order program which can be read by a computer which records a program for allowing said computer to execute:

a mating relation input step of inputting mating relation data indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a target parts input step of inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a shape input step of inputting shape data indicating the shape of each part of a product to be disassembled;

a parts split data creation step of obtaining parts to be split which are necessary to remove the part described in the target part data in accordance with said mating relation data inputted at said mating relation input step, said target part data inputted at said target parts input step, and said shape data inputted at said shape input step and outputting parts split data indicative thereof;

a split mating relation creation step of creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted at said mating relation input step and said parts split data created at said parts split data creation step; and

a removal order creation step of creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part including parts which are split is removed from said split connection relation data created at said split mating relation creation step and said target part data inputted at said target parts input step.

13. A recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said recording medium records a program for allowing said computer to execute a display step of displaying said removal order data created at said removal order creation step.

14. A recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said parts split data indicates a splitting surface of said parts to be split which extends at least partially through a portion of said parts to be split and along which said parts to be split are split.

15. A parts removal order creation apparatus comprising:

a mating relation input unit for inputting mating relation data including welding information and indicating the relationship among parts in the assembled state;

a parts split input unit for inputting parts split data including cutting information and indicating a part to be split and a split surface thereof in accordance with the cutting information;

a target parts input unit for inputting target part data indicating a target part which is a target of removal;

a split mating relation creation unit for creating split mating relation data indicating the mating relation after parts are split in accordance with said mating relation data inputted by said mating relation input unit and said parts split data inputted by said parts split input unit;

a removal order creation unit for creating removal order data indicating the order until at least the target part also including parts which are split is removed in accordance with said split mating relation data created by said split mating relation creation unit and said target part data created by said target parts input unit; and

display unit for displaying said removal order data created by said removal order creation unit.

16. A parts removal order creation apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said split surface of said parts split data represents a surface extending at least partially through a part to be split and along which said part to be split is split by cutting therealong.