Support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus

Abstract

A support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus including a display unit which displays an image including a board image, the board image indicating a shape and an arrangement of a component on the board, a position input unit through which an arrangement position of the support pin is input, a display processing unit which causes the display unit to display a figure to be superimposed on the board image, the figure corresponding to the support pin of which the arrangement position is input, a storage unit which stores three-dimensional shape data of an electronic component and three-dimensional shape data of the support pin, an interference judging unit which judges whether or not one or some of the support pins of which arrangement positions input interfere an already mounted component, and an alarm unit which announces occurrence of interference if the interference judging unit judges the occurrence of interference.

1 . A support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus which assists determination of an arrangement of a support pin that supports a lower surface opposing a component mounting surface of a board in a board holding unit of an electronic component mounting machine, the support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus comprising:
 a display unit which displays an image including a board image, the board image indicating a shape and an arrangement of a component on the board;   a position input unit through which an arrangement position of the support pin is input; and   a display processing unit adapted to cause the display unit to display a figure superimposed on the board image, the figure corresponding to the support pin of which the arrangement position is input,   wherein the figure comprises a first figure and a second figure surrounding the first figure,   wherein the board is positioned successively at plural mounting work positions including at least a first mounting work position and a second mounting work position so as to be subjected to mounting work plural times,   wherein the display processing unit is further adapted to display of a composite image in which a first pin arrangement image and a second pin arrangement image are superimposed on the board image, the first pin arrangement image being generated by inputting an arrangement position when the board is positioned at the first mounting work position, and the second pin arrangement image being generated based on the first pin arrangement image with an assumption that the board is positioned at the second mounting work position.   
     
     
         2 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the position input unit comprises a pointing device, through which the arrangement position of the support pin is input on the board image.   
     
     
         3 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the display unit displays the board image based on data of the component.   
     
     
         4 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first figure corresponds to a center of the support pin.   
     
     
         5 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second figure corresponds to an outline of the support pin.   
     
     
         6 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first figure corresponds to a contact portion of the support pin, the contact portion contacting the lower surface of the board.   
     
     
         7 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the second figure corresponds to a top portion of the support pin, the top portion having a sectional shape larger than that of the contact portion.   
     
     
         8 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a head which arranges the support pin in the board holding unit based on the arrangement position.   
     
     
         9 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the head comprises a support pin holding unit which holds the support pin, and wherein the head absorbs the support pin and arranges the support pin in the board holding unit.   
     
     
         10 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the board image indicates a shape and an arrangement of a component to be mounted on the component mounting surface.   
     
     
         11 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the board image indicates a shape and an arrangement of a component that is already mounted on the lower surface.   
     
     
         12 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the support pin comprises a base portion which contacts a support base provided in the board holding unit, and a magnet for fixing of the support pin is provided in the base portion.   
     
     
         13 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein an outline portion and a central portion in a planar image of the support pin corresponds to an outer circumference of a top portion and the contact portion, respectively.   
     
     
         14 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the board image is created based on image data that is output at a designing stage.   
     
     
         15 . The support pin arrangement determination assisting apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the board image includes a first board image indicating an already mounted surface and a second board image indicating a mounting subject surface on a support plate opposite to the board.