Parts assembly management system
First Claim
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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Abstract
A parts assembly management system includes a parts assembly management apparatus to be installed in an assembly line, and a plurality of storage vessel identifying apparatuses to be installed in a plurality of storage vessels. The parts assembly management apparatus includes a reading apparatus, and a first processing unit. The reading apparatus contactlessly reads a product identifier identifying the product from an IC tag attached to the product. The processing unit extracts a vessel identifier associated with the product identifier identifying the product from an assembling table. Each of the storage vessel identifying apparatuses includes a receiving unit, a second processing unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives the extracted vessel identifier from the parts assembly management apparatus. The processing unit performs comparison between the associated vessel identifier received by the receiving unit and a specific vessel identifier identifying the associated vessel. The output unit outputs a result of the comparison.
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10 Claims
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1. A parts assembly management system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A parts assembly management apparatus used for an assembly line automatically conveying a product, comprising:
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a storage unit for storing therein an assembling table containing an association of a product identifier identifying said product with parts identifiers identifying parts to be assembled to said product; a product reading apparatus for contactlessly reading a product identifier from a product IC tag attached to said product; a parts reading apparatus for contactlessly reading parts identifiers from parts IC tags attached to parts; a first output unit for displaying thereon an assembling instruction associated with a product identifier identifying said product; a processing unit which calculates respective traveling distances over which said parts IC tags have traveled during a predetermined period of time, extracts a specific parts identifier stored in a specific parts IC tag which has traveled over a traveling distance exceeding a predetermined value, and compares said specific parts identifier and said parts identifiers associated with said product identifier read from said product IC tag by said product reading apparatus with reference to said assembling table; and a second output unit for outputting a result of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A parts management method for an assembly line automatically conveying a product, comprising:
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providing an assembling table database relating product identifiers with vessel identifiers identifying a plurality of storage vessels containing parts to be assembled to said product; providing a specific vessel identifier for each of a plurality of storage vessel identifying apparatuses respectively installed to said plurality of storage vessels; contactlessly reading a product identifier identifying said product from a radio frequency emitting IC tag attached to said product; extracting a relevant vessel identifier associated with said product identifier identifying said product from said vessel identifiers described within said assembling table database; wirelessly transmitting said relevant vessel identifier to said plurality of storage vessel identifying apparatuses; comparing said relevant vessel identifier and said specific vessel identifier by each of said vessel identifying apparatuses; outputting a result of said comparison by each of said vessel identifying apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A parts management method for an assembly line automatically conveying a product, comprising:
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providing an assembling table containing an association of a product identifier identifying said product with parts identifiers identifying parts to be assembled to said product; contactlessly reading a product identifier from a product IC tag attached to said product; contactlessly reading parts identifiers from parts IC tags attached to said parts; displaying an assembling instruction associated with said product identifier identifying said product; calculating respective traveling distances over which said parts IC tags have traveled during a predetermined period of time; extracting a specific parts identifier stored in a specific IC tag selected out of said parts IC tags, said specific IC tag having traveled over a traveling distance exceeding a predetermined value; comparing said specific parts identifier and said parts identifiers associated with said product identifier read from said product IC tag with reference to said assembling table; and outputting a result of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A computer-implemented program for operating a parts assembly management apparatus for an assembly line automatically conveying a product, which apparatus stores therein an assembling table containing an association of a product identifier identifying said product with parts identifiers identifying parts to be assembled to said product, said program comprising:
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a code module for contactlessly reading a product identifier from a product IC tag attached to said product; a code module for contactlessly reading parts identifiers from parts IC tags attached to said parts; a code module for displaying an assembling instruction associated with said product identifier identifying said product; a code module for calculating respective traveling distances over which said parts IC tags have traveled during a predetermined period of time; a code module for extracting a specific parts identifier stored in a specific IC tag selected out of said parts IC tags, said specific IC tag having traveled over a traveling distance exceeding a predetermined value; a code module for comparing said specific parts identifier and said parts identifiers associated with said product identifier read from said product IC tag with reference to said assembling table; and a code module for outputting a result of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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