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Parts assembly management system

  • US 7,200,466 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2004
  • Issued: 04/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A parts assembly management system comprising:

  • a parts assembly management apparatus to be installed in an assembly line for automatically conveying a product; and

    a plurality of storage vessel identifying apparatuses to be installed in a plurality of storage vessels which store therein parts to be assembled to said product,wherein said parts assembly management apparatus includes;

    a reading apparatus for contactlessly reading a product identifier identifying said product from an IC tag attached to said product;

    a storage unit for storing therein an assembling table containing an association of product identifiers with vessel identifiers identifying said plurality of storage vessels;

    a first processing unit for extracting, out of said vessel identifiers within said assembly table, a vessel identifier associated with said product identifier identifying said product; and

    a transmitting unit for transmitting said associated vessel identifier to said storage vessel identifying apparatuses; and

    wherein each of said storage vessel identifying apparatuses includes;

    a receiving unit receiving said associated vessel identifier from said transmitting unit;

    a storage unit storing therein a specific vessel identifier identifying an associated one of said storage vessels;

    a second processing unit performing comparison between said associated vessel identifier received by said receiving unit and said specific vessel identifier; and

    an output unit for outputting a result of said comparison.

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