Patents by Inventor Hisashi MAEZONO
Hisashi MAEZONO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11774952Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nakazono, Hisashi Maezono, Kazunori Tomotake, Hideo Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20230073424Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Atsushi NAKAZONO, Hisashi MAEZONO, Kazunori TOMOTAKE, Hideo MATSUOKA
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Patent number: 11526157Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nakazono, Hisashi Maezono, Kazunori Tomotake, Hideo Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20220264778Abstract: A setup change work support method includes a feeder information acquisition step, a production information acquisition step, and a target feeder determination step. The feeder information acquisition step acquires information on the capability of a feeder that can be disposed in a component supply unit of an electronic component mounting device for mounting an electronic component on a workpiece and that supplies the electronic component. The production information acquisition step acquires information on the production of the workpiece. The target feeder determination step determines a target feeder that is disposed in the component supply unit and is used to produce a target type based on information on the capability of the feeder and information on the production of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: HISASHI MAEZONO, HIROKI SAGARA
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Publication number: 20210247747Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Atsushi NAKAZONO, Hisashi MAEZONO, Kazunori TOMOTAKE, Hideo MATSUOKA
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Patent number: 11029670Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nakazono, Hisashi Maezono, Kazunori Tomotake, Hideo Matsuoka
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Patent number: 10863657Abstract: An electronic component mounting method is performed by an electronic component mounting system including a component mounting line formed by interconnecting component mounting units which concurrently performs component mounting work on two kinds of boards different in mounting workload. The component mounting units includes: first and second board conveyance mechanisms; a component mounting unit; a board distribution unit which receives the board from the upstream-side apparatus and distributes the received board to either the first board conveyance mechanism or the second board conveyance mechanism; and a distribution control unit which controls the first board conveyance mechanism, the second board conveyance mechanism and the board distribution unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Higashi, Taisuke Mori, Ryouji Kouchi, Takuya Yamazaki, Hisashi Maezono, Hiroshi Ando
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Publication number: 20200201302Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Atsushi NAKAZONO, Hisashi MAEZONO, Kazunori TOMOTAKE, Hideo MATSUOKA
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Patent number: 10620614Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nakazono, Hisashi Maezono, Kazunori Tomotake, Hideo Matsuoka
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Patent number: 10165718Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a work end time of the work target selection feeders in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of the component replenishment to the selection feeder of which the work end time is within the warning start time, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is not present.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisashi Maezono, Hideki Sumi, Yasuhiro Maenishi
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Patent number: 9961820Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a virtual work end time of the work target selection feeders in a case where the work is assumed to be performed in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of a man-hour lack to the selection feeder, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is present.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisashi Maezono, Hideki Sumi, Yasuhiro Maenishi
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Publication number: 20160353624Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a virtual work end time of the work target selection feeders in a case where the work is assumed to be performed in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of a man-hour lack to the selection feeder, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: HISASHI MAEZONO, HIDEKI SUMI, YASUHIRO MAENISHI
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Publication number: 20160353621Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a work end time of the work target selection feeders in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of the component replenishment to the selection feeder of which the work end time is within the warning start time, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is not present.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: HISASHI MAEZONO, HIDEKI SUMI, YASUHIRO MAENISHI
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Publication number: 20160170407Abstract: A management apparatus manages works to supply components to component mounting devices in a component mounting line. The management apparatus includes a component remaining number information acquisition portion that acquires, from each of the component mounting devices, a remaining number of components stored in the component mounting device, a worker information storage portion that stores worker information including a working range of each of workers in the component mounting line, a work sequence decision portion that generates work sequence information indicating a work sequence of component supply works for each of the workers based on the worker information and component remaining number information about a plurality of components within a predetermined period of time, and an information transmission portion that transmits the work sequence information to the workers who should perform the works.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Atsushi NAKAZONO, Hisashi MAEZONO, Kazunori TOMOTAKE, Hideo MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20160007512Abstract: An electronic component mounting system includes a component mounting line formed by interconnecting component mounting units which concurrently performs component mounting work on two kinds of boards different in mounting workload. The component mounting units includes: first and second board conveyance mechanisms; a component mounting unit; a board distribution unit which receives the board from the upstream-side apparatus and distributes the received board to either the first board conveyance mechanism or the second board conveyance mechanism; and a distribution control unit which controls the first board conveyance mechanism, the second board conveyance mechanism and the board distribution unit. The distribution control unit mixedly distributes the two kinds of the boards to each of the first and second board conveyance mechanisms based on a board request signal issued from a most-upstream component mounting unit in the component mounting line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Masayuki HIGASHI, Taisuke MORI, Ryouji KOUCHI, Takuya YAMAZAKI, Hisashi MAEZONO, Hiroshi ANDO
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Publication number: 20150334889Abstract: An electronic-component mounting system includes: mounting lines each including an electronic-component mounting apparatus; an operation information processor which collects operation information of the electronic-component mounting apparatus, applies a statistical process on the operation information, and produces operation quality information of the mounting lines; and a portable information terminal accessible to the operation information processor by wireless communication. An identification information transmission section which transmits identification information for identifying each of the mounting lines is disposed in each mounting line, and a reception section which receives the identification information is disposed in the portable information terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Ryota NISHIJIMA, Kenji OKAMOTO, Kunio YAMAMOTO, Hisashi MAEZONO