WO2018011973A1 - Inspection system - Google Patents

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WO2018011973A1
WO2018011973A1 PCT/JP2016/070974 JP2016070974W WO2018011973A1 WO 2018011973 A1 WO2018011973 A1 WO 2018011973A1 JP 2016070974 W JP2016070974 W JP 2016070974W WO 2018011973 A1 WO2018011973 A1 WO 2018011973A1
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雅晴 専
純平 小林
修 宮鍋
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/418—Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P90/00—Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02P90/02—Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

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  • the present invention relates to an inspection system for efficiently inspecting an article.
  • an inspection is generally performed before shipment in order to ensure that the article exhibits a predetermined performance. And based on a test result, the characteristic of an article is adjusted and predetermined performance can be exhibited.
  • a support system that supports the estimation work when the operator performs a work to estimate the cause of the quality abnormality of a product manufactured in a production line including a plurality of processes including the process, the support system comprising:
  • the display has a display that can be confirmed, and the display is configured such that information on the cause of the quality abnormality is displayed in a manner that allows the operator to narrow down the cause.
  • the present invention provides an inspection system for efficiently inspecting an article.
  • a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and the storage section
  • a control unit configured to be able to acquire each address and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and the control unit starts the inspection when the inspection of the article by the inspection device is completed.
  • An inspection system is provided that controls the inspection apparatus to move toward the storage unit indicated by the address of the storage unit in which other articles that are not stored are stored.
  • the present inventors fundamentally reviewed the conventional line in order to efficiently inspect the article with an automated line using an article conveying apparatus that conveys the article.
  • the inspection process differs depending on the type of article, so when inspecting an article conveyed using an inspection device whose position is fixed on the line, inspection of an article The conveyance of the subsequent article is stopped until is completed.
  • the present invention has been completed based on the idea of reversing the conventional mode in which the inspection apparatus moves under the article to be inspected.
  • the control unit controls the communication unit to output an inspection time predetermined for each type of the article to the inspection device, and the inspection device outputs the inspection time output from the communication unit.
  • the article executes an adjustment process in the storage unit for adjusting the predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result.
  • an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area.
  • control unit controls the article transport apparatus so that the article that has been inspected by the inspection apparatus is taken out from the storage section and transported to the outside of the storage area.
  • the storage unit is provided outside a movement path of the article transport apparatus, and the article transport apparatus is configured to be movable in the storage area even during the inspection of the article.
  • an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area.
  • the storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area, and the article transport device transports the article to the first and second storage areas and a downstream process of the first and second storage areas.
  • a process acquisition unit configured to acquire a process including a first inspection executed in the first area and a second inspection executed in the second area for each type of the article,
  • the control unit is configured to transfer the article to the first area, the second area, or the downstream process based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • Transport To control the location.
  • the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed
  • the article is stored in the first and second storage areas.
  • the article conveying device is controlled to circulate and move.
  • the second storage area is an area provided closer to the carry-in side of the article than the first storage area
  • the process acquisition unit is configured such that the article is moved from the second storage area to the first storage area.
  • the control unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times that the product is transported to the second storage area after being transported to the second storage area, and the control unit extracts the article based on the circulation number acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • the article conveying apparatus is controlled so as to be conveyed to a storage area or the downstream process.
  • the control unit controls the inspection apparatus so as to switch an inspection program included in the inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area.
  • the storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article transport device, and the control unit stores the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored. Control is performed so that an article different from the stored article is stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
  • the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
  • the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
  • the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
  • a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and an address for each storage unit
  • a control unit configured to be able to acquire the inspection device and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and an article transporting device configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via the communication unit, wherein the article is stored in the storage unit
  • An article conveying device that takes in and out and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area, wherein the storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area, and the article transfer apparatus includes the first and second storage areas.
  • the first inspection and the second area are performed in the first area for each type of the article, and are configured to be able to transport the article to two storage areas and downstream processes of the first and second storage areas.
  • Run in A process acquisition unit that acquires a process including a second inspection to be performed, and when the inspection of the article is completed, the control unit acquires the first area based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • An inspection system is provided that controls the article transport device to be transported to the second area or the downstream process.
  • the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed
  • the article is stored in the first and second storage areas.
  • the article conveying device is controlled to circulate and move.
  • the second storage area is an area provided closer to the carry-in side of the article than the first storage area
  • the process acquisition unit is configured such that the article is moved from the second storage area to the first storage area.
  • the control unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times that the product is transported to the second storage area after being transported to the second storage area, and the control unit extracts the article based on the circulation number acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • the article conveying apparatus is controlled so as to be conveyed to a storage area or the downstream process.
  • the control unit controls the inspection apparatus so as to switch an inspection program included in the inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
  • an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area.
  • the storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article transport device, and the control unit stores the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored. Control is performed so that an article different from the stored article is stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
  • the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
  • the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
  • the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
  • a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and an address for each storage unit
  • a control unit configured to be able to acquire the inspection device and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and an article transporting device configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via the communication unit, wherein the article is stored in the storage unit
  • An article conveying device that takes in and out the article and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area, the storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device, and the control unit
  • the inspection system is provided.
  • the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
  • the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
  • the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
  • FIG. 1 It is a mimetic diagram showing an outline of inspection system 200 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the articles
  • a description is given using a monitor 5 as an example of an article.
  • the monitor 5 is transported on the transport line 40 of the inspection system 200 while being placed on the pallet 7.
  • the master table stores a process for each type of article. In addition, the circulation number that goes back and forth between the region B and the region A is also stored. It is an example of the work table memorize
  • the work table includes, for each monitor 5 to be inspected, a monitor ID that is an identification number unique to the monitor 5, a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed, the model of the monitor 5, the current process, and the remainder of the current process The time and the address of the room where the monitor 5 is stored are generated in association with each other.
  • FIG. 6 is an example of a master table stored in the master table storage unit 123 described later.
  • the master table stores an inspection process for each type of article (model of the monitor 5).
  • the master table shown in FIG. 6 indicates that the inspection is performed from the left to the right in the figure.
  • the monitor 5 requires different inspection processes depending on the model.
  • the relatively inexpensive monitor 5 may be sufficient even if the performance such as reproducibility is relatively low. In such a case, the predetermined performance can be sufficiently exhibited with a small number of inspections.
  • the monitor 5 used in the medical field and the industrial design field has a very high required performance, and it is necessary to repeatedly perform the inspection in order to ensure that the predetermined performance is exhibited. Therefore, the required inspection process differs depending on the model of the monitor 5.
  • aging and step A indicate inspections performed in region A shown in FIG. Step B shows an inspection performed in the region B shown in FIG.
  • Step C, Step D, and Step E indicate inspections that are performed in a subsequent process of inspection performed in the regions A and B.
  • aging to step B2 are referred to as an upstream step
  • steps C to E are referred to as a downstream step.
  • the circulation number is the number of times the monitor 5 is transported from the region B to the region A and then transported to the region B again.
  • the number after each step indicates how many times the step is executed.
  • the process A1 is the process A executed for the first time
  • the process A2 is the process A executed for the second time
  • the process A3 is the process A executed for the third time.
  • aging and step B That is, in the present embodiment, depending on the model of the monitor 5, aging, step A, and step B are executed a plurality of times.
  • Aging is a process for keeping the monitor 5 in an energized state for a predetermined time and stabilizing the behavior of the monitor 5.
  • the monitors 5 of the models 4 and 5 perform aging twice before completing all the processes.
  • Aging 2 is a process for stabilizing again the luminance, color temperature, and the like of the monitor 5 that has fluctuated in the process A2.
  • the time required for aging is longer than the time required for other steps.
  • Process A to Process E are processes for inspecting the characteristics of the monitor 5. Such inspection is performed by imaging the monitor 5 using an inspection apparatus. Specifically, light emitted from the monitor 5 is detected, and it is inspected whether characteristics such as brightness, lightness, saturation, color tone, light quantity, and display unevenness of the monitor 5 exhibit predetermined performance. .
  • the process B is an inspection that requires a larger space for the inspection than the process A. For example, in the process B, it is necessary to detect the light emitted from the monitor 5 from a position away from the monitor 5 in the process B. In the process A, the light is emitted from the monitor 5 from a position close to the monitor 5. It is assumed that the inspection is capable of detecting light. Further, even when the process B is an inspection performed in the dark room and the process A is an inspection performed outside the dark room, the space required for the inspection in the process B is larger than that in the process A.
  • the master table stores the circulation number for each type of monitor 5. For example, since the model 1 does not require the process B, if the aging 1 is performed in the area A, the process 1 is transferred to the subsequent process (process C) without returning to the area B. Therefore, the circulation number is “0”. Further, since the model 2 requires the process B1, after passing through a carry-in line 41 and the first line 42 (passed through the area B), which will be described later, and transported to the area A, the aging 1 and the process A1 are completed. It is conveyed again to the region B, and the process B1 is executed. Therefore, the circulation number is “1”. For the model 3, since the process B2 is executed instead of the process B1, the circulation number is “1” as in the model 2.
  • the models 4 and 5 pass through the carry-in line 41 and the first line 42 (pass through the region B) and are transported to the region A, and after the aging 1 and the process A1 are completed, they are transported to the region B again. Step B1 is performed. Then, when the process A2, the aging 2 and the process A3 are completed after being transported to the area A, the process B2 is again transported to the area B and the process B2 is executed. Therefore, in these models, the conveyance is performed in the order of “area B (during loading) ⁇ area A ⁇ area B (circulation number: 1) ⁇ area A ⁇ area B (circulation number: 2)”. “2”. That is, in the present embodiment, the number of steps B in the master table is the circulation number.
  • the master table stores the inspection time and aging time required for each process for each model of the monitor 5.
  • these inspection time and aging time may be the same inspection time and aging time for each model as long as they are in the same process (for example, step A1), or may be different for each model.
  • the inspection system 200 is an automated inspection system that transports the monitor 5 in which a plurality of models are mixed using the article transport device, and inspects the monitor 5 using the inspection devices A50A and B50B, which are inspection devices. is there. Then, a predetermined inspection process is executed for each model of the monitor 5 with reference to the master table shown in FIG.
  • the inspection system 200 includes a conveyance line 40 (a carry-in line 41, a first line 42, a second line 43, a third line 44, a fourth line 45, and a fifth line 46), and a conveyance line.
  • B an inspector A50A configured to be movable in the region A, an inspector B50B provided in the region B, an RFID reader 80, and the inspector A50A and the RFID reader 80 provided at any place.
  • the information processing device 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) capable of communicating with the third line 44, the fourth line 45, and the circulation starting point 65.
  • the transport line 40 is an example of an article transport device for transporting the monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 as shown in FIG.
  • the carry-in line 41, the first line 42, the second line 43, and the fifth line 46 are constituted by, for example, a conveyor or a traverser.
  • the 3rd line 44 and the 4th line 45 are constituted by self-propelled crane, for example.
  • the carry-in line 41 is for carrying the monitor 5 to be inspected into the inspection system 200.
  • An RFID reader 80 for reading the RFID tag 71 provided on the pallet 7 is installed in the vicinity of the carry-in line 41.
  • the first line 42 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 in the left direction of the drawing.
  • the second line 43 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 in the right direction of the drawing.
  • the fifth line 46 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 to the downstream process side of the inspection process.
  • a turntable 60 is provided between the first line 42 and the second line 43, and a circulation starting point 65 is provided between the first line 42 and the fifth line 46.
  • the circulation starting point 65 serves as a starting point for the circulating movement of the monitor 5 and, like the turntable 60, can rotate the direction of the mounted monitor 5 by rotating itself.
  • the article conveying apparatus is configured together with the conveying line 40 and the turntable 60. Further, it can communicate with the information processing apparatus 1 and is controlled by the control unit 11 by a signal transmitted / received via the communication unit 15.
  • a storage area (area B indicated by a dotted line in the figure) including a plurality of storage units (rooms 31-1 to 31-5) for storing articles is provided. Addresses representing the respective positions are allocated to the rooms 31-1 to 31-5. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the addresses indicating the positions of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 are referred to as addresses 31-1 to 31-5, respectively. Such an address is stored in an address storage unit 124 described later.
  • the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 are provided outside the moving path of the second line 43 which is an example of the article conveying device.
  • Each of the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 is provided with an inspection device B50B which is an inspection device for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5.
  • the inspection device B50B performs inspection in the process B (inspection performed in the region B) shown in FIG.
  • the process B requires a larger space for the inspection than the process A, so the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 in the area B is larger than the room 21-1 to 24-5 in the area A. It is configured.
  • Each of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects that the monitor 5 is stored in the room.
  • a sensor is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 can grasp the presence or absence of the monitor 5 in each room.
  • a storage area (area A indicated by a dotted line in the figure) having a plurality of storage sections (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) for storing articles is provided. It is done.
  • the area A includes a first storage area 21, a second storage area 22, a third storage area 23, and a fourth storage area 24. Addresses indicating the respective positions are allocated to the rooms 21-1 to 24-5. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the addresses indicating the positions of the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 are referred to as addresses 21-1 to 24-5, respectively. Such an address is stored in an address storage unit 124 described later.
  • a third line 44 and a fourth line 45 that are movable in the first storage area 21 to the fourth storage area 24 are provided.
  • the third line 44 and the fourth line 45 are article transport apparatuses configured to be communicable with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1, and store articles (monitor 5) in storage units (room 21-1 to room 24).
  • -5) is an example of an article transporting apparatus that moves in and out and transports an article (monitor 5) to the outside of a storage area (area A).
  • the third line 44 allows the monitor 5 to go back and forth between the region A and the region B via the circulation starting point 65.
  • the room 21-1 to the room 24-5 are provided outside the movement path of the third line 44 and the fourth line 45 which are examples of the article conveying device.
  • an inspection device A50A which is an inspection device for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5 is provided.
  • the inspector A50A performs inspection in the process A (inspection performed in the region A) shown in FIG.
  • the inspector A50A is configured to be movable in the area A, and can freely move between the room 21-1 to the room 24-5.
  • two inspection devices A50A are movable in the first storage area 21 and the third storage area 23, and two inspection devices A50A are movable in the second storage area 22 and the fourth storage area 24. Two are provided.
  • positioning of tester A50A are arbitrary.
  • the inspection device A50A is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1.
  • Each of the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects that the monitor 5 is stored in the room.
  • a sensor is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 can grasp the presence or absence of the monitor 5 in each room.
  • the monitor 5 is transported on the transport line 40 while being placed on the pallet 7.
  • the pallet 7 is provided with an RFID tag 71, a power feeding element 72, and a communication unit 73.
  • the RFID tag 71 is a tag read by the RFID reader 80 and stores a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7. Such a pallet ID is stored in an arbitrary information processing apparatus in association with a monitor ID that is an occupation number unique to the monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 before the monitor 5 is carried into the carry-in line 41. .
  • the power feeding element 72 is, for example, a copper plate provided on the pallet 7, and supplies electricity to the pallet 7 in the inspection system 200 by making contact with sliding electrons that supply electricity provided on the transport line 40. It is. Such electricity is supplied to a monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 by a connector or the like (not shown). Accordingly, since power is supplied to the monitor 5 during the inspection process, the monitor 5 can display an arbitrary image (characters, figures, symbols, patterns, moving images, etc.).
  • the communication unit 73 is for communicating with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15.
  • the control unit 11 executes various arithmetic processes and is configured by, for example, a CPU.
  • the storage unit 12 stores various data and programs, and includes, for example, a memory, an HDD, an SSD, or the like.
  • the program may be preinstalled at the time of shipment of the information processing apparatus 1, may be downloaded as an application from a site on the Web, or may be transferred from another information processing apparatus by wireless communication.
  • the operation unit 13 operates the information processing apparatus 1 and includes, for example, a touch recognition device using a touch panel, a keyboard, a voice input unit, a camera, a line-of-sight operation device, and the like.
  • the display unit 14 displays various images (including still images and moving images), and includes, for example, a touch panel display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, electronic paper, and other displays.
  • the communication unit 15 transmits / receives various data to / from other information processing apparatuses, and is configured by an arbitrary I / O.
  • the bus 100 is composed of a serial bus, a parallel bus, and the like, and electrically connects each part to enable transmission / reception of various data.
  • the article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1, the inspection device A 50 ⁇ / b> A, the RFID reader 80, and the pallet 7 also have the same configuration as that in FIG. Note that the display unit 14 is not essential for these devices.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 is, for example, a multifunction information terminal, such as a PC or a server.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication unit 15, a control unit 11, and a storage unit 12.
  • the control unit 11 includes a next process instruction unit 111, a circulation transfer instruction unit 112, a work table generation unit 113, and a process acquisition unit 114.
  • the storage unit 12 includes a monitor ID storage unit 121, a pallet ID storage unit 122, a master table storage unit 123, an address storage unit 124, and a work table storage unit 125.
  • the process acquisition unit 114 acquires the master table shown in FIG. 6 from the master table storage unit 123.
  • the next process instruction unit 111 performs the next process, which is the next inspection to be performed by the monitor 5 to be inspected, on the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65, which are examples of the article transfer device. To instruct. In order to grasp the current process of the monitor 5, a work table described later is referred to.
  • the circulation conveyance instruction unit 112 instructs the conveyance line 40 which is an example of the article conveyance device and the circulation start point 65 to determine the presence or absence of circulation conveyance according to the circulation number stored in the master table acquired by the process acquisition unit 114.
  • the circulation conveyance means that the monitor 5 is repeatedly conveyed between the region B and the region A. In order to grasp the current process of the monitor 5, a work table described later is referred to.
  • the work table generation unit 113 For each monitor 5 to be inspected, the work table generation unit 113 includes a monitor ID, a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed, a model of the monitor 5, the current process, the remaining time of the current process, and the monitor 5 A work table is generated by associating the stored room addresses. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the timing at which the next process instruction unit 111 and the circulation transfer instruction unit 112 issue instructions to the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65 is determined based on the remaining time managed in the work table. For example, when the remaining time of the current process of the monitor 5 being inspected in the room reaches 10 s, the next process instruction unit 111 and the circulation transfer instruction unit 112 issue instructions to the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65. Also good.
  • the monitor ID storage unit 121 stores the monitor ID of the monitor 5 to be inspected.
  • the pallet ID storage unit 122 stores the pallet ID of the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 to be inspected is placed.
  • the master table storage unit 123 stores the master table shown in FIG.
  • the address storage unit 124 stores the address of each room.
  • the work table storage unit 125 stores the work table generated or updated by the work table generation unit 113.
  • the inspection device A50A includes a communication unit 505, a control unit 501, and a storage unit 502.
  • the functions of the communication unit 505 and the control unit 501 are the same as those of the communication unit 15 and the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1.
  • the storage unit 502 stores an inspection program 503X and an inspection program 503Y.
  • the inspection program 503X is an inspection program used for the process A1 and the process A3, and the inspection program 503Y is a program used for the process A2.
  • the tester A50A can be used in the processes A1 to A3, and the number of necessary testers A50A can be reduced by switching the test program executed by the tester A50A according to the test contents. it can.
  • the switching between the inspection program 503X and the inspection program 503Y is controlled by the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 via the communication unit 505. That is, the control unit 11 controls the inspector A50A so as to switch the inspection program provided in the inspector A50A that executes the process A based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit 114.
  • FIGS. 1 and 6 to 9. 7 and 8 show a state when the new monitor 5 is carried into the inspection system 200 through the carry-in line 41.
  • FIG. That is, ten monitors 5 identified by monitor IDs 0001 to 0010 are in the rooms 21-1, 21-2, 31-1, 22-1, 23-4, 24-5, 31-3, 24, respectively. -4, 31-4, and 22-3, and inspections are performed respectively.
  • the pallet 7 on which the ten monitors 5 are placed has the pallet IDs identified by abc1 to abc10.
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows this state.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates the area A, the area B, the first line 42, the fifth line 46, and the circulation starting point 65 in the inspection system 200 shown in FIG.
  • the RFID tag 71 provided on the pallet 7 is read by the RFID reader 80.
  • the palette ID (abc 11) stored in the RFID tag 71 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 1.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a monitor ID (0011) stored in advance in association with the palette ID.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a master table from the master table storage unit 123. Thereby, a process required for the model 5 represented by the monitor ID acquired in S1 is acquired.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a work table from the work table storage unit 125 and determines a storage address of the monitor 5. Specifically, an address other than the address where 10 monitors 5 already existing in the inspection system 200 are stored is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5 loaded in S1.
  • this determination is based on the positional relationship between a storage unit (room) that is not inspected among a plurality of storage units (rooms) and an article transporting device (transport line 40) that transports the monitor 5. It may be determined. Specifically, since the monitor 5 that has just been carried in is first subjected to aging 1 regardless of the model, the other monitors 5 in the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 in the area A are inspected.
  • the room having the shortest moving distance from the first line 42 is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5.
  • the room 23-5 is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5.
  • such a determination may be made at random from storage units (rooms) that are not inspected among a plurality of storage units (rooms).
  • the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 are provided outside the movement path of the third line 44 and the fourth line 45.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 generates information about the monitor 5 that is carried in and updates the work table.
  • the information regarding the monitor 5 is added to the work table shown in FIG.
  • the updated work table is stored in the work table storage unit 125.
  • the remaining time being “ ⁇ ” indicates that the monitor 5 is not yet stored in the room 23-5, and the aging 1 which is the current process has not been started.
  • the sensor provided in the room 23-5 notifies the information processing apparatus 1 that the monitor 5 has been stored, and the remaining time is Is displayed.
  • a work table is newly generated instead of updating the work table.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65, which are an example of the article conveyance apparatus, and the inspection device A50A. Specifically, an address designation instruction is transmitted to the circulation starting point 65, the third line 44, and the inspection device A50A.
  • the transport line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 receive the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S11.
  • the monitor 5 is transported to the received address. Specifically, the monitor 5 conveyed from the first line 42 is transferred to the circulation starting point 65, and then conveyed to the room 23-5 by the third line 44.
  • the conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 repeat S11 and S12 until the inspection of the monitor 5 in the inspection system 20 is completed.
  • the inspection device A50A receives the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S21.
  • the current process of the monitor 5 is aging 1 and does not require the inspection device A50A. Therefore, in the first S21 in the flow shown in FIG. 9, it is not necessary to transmit an address designation instruction to the inspector A50A. Therefore, the first step S6 (the step of transmitting the inspection time of the monitor 5 to the inspection device A50A) in the flow shown in FIG. 9 is unnecessary.
  • the monitor 5 transported by the transport line 40 and the circulation start point 65 in S12 starts aging 1 in the room 23-5.
  • the aging time of aging 1 uses what is stored in the master table.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the current process is the last upstream process in the inspection of the monitor 5.
  • the next process of the monitor 5 model 5 whose monitor ID is 11 is the process A1. Therefore, since the upstream process has not ended, the information processing apparatus 1 determines “No” in S7 and returns the process to S3. Thereafter, as described above, the monitor storage address for executing the process A1 is determined for the monitor 5 identified by the monitor ID 0011, and the work table is updated in S4.
  • step S5 the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65, which is an example of the article conveyance apparatus, and the monitor 5 that has completed the aging 1 enters the room in which the area A is open. Be transported.
  • the next step, step A may be started without moving the room where aging is performed. Good.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the inspection device A50A.
  • the inspection device A50A receives the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S21.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 transmits the inspection time of the next process of the monitor 5 to the inspection device A50A.
  • the inspection time can be obtained by referring to the master table.
  • it instructs the inspector A50A to execute the inspection program 503X used for the process A1.
  • the next process is the process A2
  • it is instructed to execute the inspection program 503Y.
  • the next process is the process A3, it is instructed to execute the inspection program 503X.
  • the inspection device A50A receives the inspection time transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S22.
  • the inspector A50A moves toward the room indicated by the received address designation instruction, and inspects predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5 in the room where the monitor 5 is stored during the received inspection time.
  • the inspector A50A repeats S21 to S23 until the inspection of the monitor 5 in the inspection system 20 is completed.
  • control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 controls the communication unit 15 to output the inspection time predetermined for each type (model) of the article (monitor 5) to the inspection device A50A.
  • the inspector A50A is controlled to inspect the monitor 5 based on the inspection time output from the communication unit 15.
  • the monitor 5 executes an adjustment process for adjusting a predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result by the inspector A50A in the stored room. For example, when it is determined that the brightness of the monitor 5 needs to be adjusted as a result of the inspection by the inspector A50A, processing for adjusting the gamma curve inside the monitor 5 is executed.
  • the adjustment process may execute an adjustment program stored in the monitor 5.
  • the adjustment program stored in the external information processing apparatus is executed, and the result is transmitted to the monitor 5. It is good also as an aspect by which this adjustment process is made.
  • the control unit 11 stores the storage parts (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) in which other articles (monitor 5) that have not been inspected are stored.
  • the inspection device A50A is controlled to move toward the storage unit (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) indicated by the address of). That is, when the process A1 is completed, the inspector A50A moves toward the room in which the monitors 5 waiting for the inspection are stored among the other monitors 5. Then, any inspection in the process A is started on the monitor 5.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the upstream process in the inspection of the monitor 5 has been completed. Since the next process is the process B1, the monitor 5 returns the process to S3. Thereafter, as described above, the monitor storage address for executing the process B1 is determined for the monitor 5 identified by the monitor ID 0011, and the work table is updated in S4.
  • the control unit 11 controls the article transport device (third line 44) so that the monitor 5 that has been inspected by the inspector A50A is taken out of the room and transported outside the area A.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the third line 44 and the circulation starting point 65 which are an example of the article transport apparatus.
  • the monitor 5 which completed process A1 passes along the 2nd line 43, and is conveyed to the room in which the area
  • the area B is provided outside the movement path of the second line 43, and the monitor 5 conveyed on the second line 43 is one of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 by a pusher (not shown) or the like. Is pushed into.
  • the monitor 5 executes an adjustment process for adjusting a predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result by the inspection device B50B in the stored room. Thereafter, when the process B1 is completed, the monitor 5 is returned to the first line 42 via the second line 43 and the two turntables 60 again.
  • This process is repeated until the upstream process is completed among the processes determined for each model of the monitor 5.
  • the monitor 5 carried into the inspection system 200 is transported in the first line 42 and passes through the region B, and then the region B and the region A starting from the circulation starting point 65. Aging, step A, and step B are repeatedly executed by cyclically moving between them.
  • the area B (carrying in by the carry-in line 41) ⁇ the area A (aging 1 to process A1) ⁇ the area B (process B1) ⁇ area
  • the region B and the region A are cyclically moved as A (step A2 to step A3) ⁇ region B (step B2), and the circulation number is “2”.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 circulates in S3 before transmitting the storage address for performing the next process of the monitor 5 to the article conveyance apparatus (conveyance line 40 and inspection instrument A50A) or the inspection instrument A50A.
  • the conveyance instructing unit 112 instructs the article conveying apparatus (conveying line 40) to circulate and, while the monitor 5 is circulating, the storage address for performing the next process of the monitor 5 is set for the inspector A50A. You may make it transmit.
  • the process proceeds to S8.
  • the determination in S7 is made by referring to the master table and the work table. For example, when the current process of the monitor 5 is the process B2, since the next process is the process C, it is determined that all the upstream processes are completed. Alternatively, the current circulation number of the monitor 5 may be counted, and it may be determined that all upstream processes have been completed when the circulation number stored in the master table is reached.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 transmits a circulation conveyance end instruction to the circulation starting point 65.
  • the transport line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 receive the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1.
  • the monitor 5 sent to the circulation starting point 65 by the third line 44 or the first line 42 is controlled to be transferred from the circulation starting point 65 to the fifth line 46.
  • the monitor 5 is transported toward the downstream process by the fifth line 46, and the processes C to E (downstream process) are executed at an appropriately provided inspection position.
  • the inspection system 200 includes a storage unit (region A) including a plurality of storage units (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5) and a storage unit (region A) in the storage region (region A).
  • An inspection device (inspector A50A) for inspecting a predetermined characteristic of an article (monitor 5) stored in a room) and an address for each storage unit (room) can be acquired and the inspection device (inspector A50A)
  • a control unit (control unit 11) configured to be controllable, and the control unit (control unit 11) performs inspection when the inspection of the article (monitor 5) by the inspection device (inspector A50A) is completed.
  • the inspection device (inspector A50A) is controlled to move toward the storage unit (room) indicated by the address of the storage unit (room) in which other articles (monitor 5) that are not started are stored.
  • the inspection system 200 includes a storage area (area A and area B) including a plurality of storage units (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5), and a storage area (area A and area B).
  • An inspection device (inspector A50) for inspecting predetermined characteristics of an article (monitor 5) stored in a storage unit (room), and an address for each storage unit (room) can be obtained and the inspection device A control unit (control unit 11) configured to be able to control (inspector A50A), and an article conveying device configured to be communicable via the control unit (control unit 11) and the communication unit (communication unit 15)
  • the third line 44, the fourth line 45, and the circulation starting point 65), the article (monitor 5) is taken in and out of the storage unit (room), and the article (monitor 5) is transported outside the storage area (area A).
  • Article conveying device (third line 4 And a fourth line 45), and the storage area (area A and area B) includes a first storage area (area A) and a second storage area (area B), and the article transport device (third line 44). And the fourth line 45) are connected to the first and second storage areas (area A and area B) and the downstream process (fifth line 46) of the first and second storage areas (area A and area B). 5) in the first area (area A) and the second area (area B) that can be transported and executed in the first area (area A) for each type (model) of the article (monitor 5).
  • the process acquisition part (process acquisition part 114) which acquires the process including the 2nd test
  • the article conveying device (the third line 44, the fourth line 45) so that the article (monitor 5) is conveyed to the first area (area A), the second area (area B), or the downstream process (fifth line 46). And the circulation starting point 65).
  • the inspection system 200 includes a storage area (area A) including a plurality of storage sections (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5), and a storage section (room) in the storage area (area A).
  • a control unit (control unit 11) configured to be controllable
  • an article conveyance device third line 44 and fourth line
  • communication unit 15 communication unit 15
  • Line 45 an article transporting device (third line 44 and fourth line 4) for transferring the article (monitor 5) to / from the storage unit (room) and transporting the article (monitor 5) to the outside of the storage area (area A).
  • Line 45) and The pipe part (room) is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device (the third line 44 and the fourth line 45), and the control part (the control unit 11) is provided with the article conveying apparatus (the third line 44 and the fourth line).
  • the article (monitor 5) is stored in a storage section (room) where the article (monitor 5) is not stored, and the article (monitor 5) is different from the article (monitor 5) stored in the storage section (room).
  • an intermediate line 47 is provided between the first line 42 and the second line 43.
  • middle line 47 are comprised so that it can move to the direction perpendicular
  • the monitor 5 is stored in the room 31-2, and a part of the intermediate line 47 constitutes a moving path of the second line 43 instead of a part of the second line 43 before moving. Therefore, even when a part of the second line 43 moves to store the monitor 5 in the room 31-2, a movement path of the second line 43 for transporting another monitor 5 is secured. Can do.
  • the number and arrangement of the transport lines 40 can be adjusted as appropriate.
  • the area A does not need to be configured by four of the first storage area 21 to the fourth storage area 24, and may be configured by more or less storage areas.
  • the arrangement of these storage areas can be adjusted as appropriate.
  • the number, size, and arrangement of the rooms can be adjusted as appropriate.
  • the number of inspection devices A50A can be adjusted as appropriate.
  • the conveyance direction of the monitor 5 may be changed by a crane or the like.
  • the RFID tag 71 and the RFID reader 80 a medium and a reader that can store arbitrary information can be used.
  • items other than those shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can be added to the items in the master table and the work table.
  • the inspection device B50B may be configured to include a plurality of types of inspection programs, as in the case of the inspection device A50A, and may be switched as appropriate. Further, when aging that takes a relatively long time is performed in the region B, the size of the region B may be made larger than that in the region A to increase the number of rooms.
  • the storage unit 12 can be in a form of cloud computing provided in an information processing apparatus such as an external PC or server without being provided in the information processing apparatus 1.
  • an external information processing apparatus transmits data necessary for each calculation to the information processing apparatus 1.
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field-programmable gate array
  • DRP Dynamic ReConfigurable Processor
  • FIG. 1 such a program can be distributed via the Internet or the like.
  • the recording medium can be provided as a non-temporary recording medium in which a program for realizing the function of the information processing apparatus 1 is recorded in a computer.
  • SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus, 11: Control part, 111: Next process instruction part, 112: Circulation conveyance instruction part, 114: Transmission / reception part, 12: Storage part, 121: Monitor ID storage part, 122: Pallet ID storage part, 123 : Master table storage unit, 124: Address storage unit, 125: Work table storage unit, 13: Operation unit, 14: Display unit, 15: Communication unit, 5: Monitor, 7: Pallet, 71: RFID tag, 72: Wireless Feeding element, 73: communication unit, 21 to 24: first storage area to fourth storage area, 40: transfer line, 41: carry-in line, 42: first line, 43: second line, 44: third line, 45: fourth line, 46: fifth line, 47: intermediate line, 50A: inspection device A, 505: communication unit, 501: control unit, 502: storage unit, 503X, 503Y: inspection program, 50 : Tester B, 60: turntable 65: circulation starting portion, 80: RFID reader, 100: bus

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Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an inspection system for efficiently carrying out an inspection of an article. According to the present invention, provided is an inspection system, comprising: a storage region, further comprising a plurality of storage parts which store articles; inspection devices which, within the storage region, inspect predetermined characteristics of the articles which have been stored in the storage parts; and a control unit which is configured to be capable of acquiring a lot number for each of the storage parts and which is configured to be capable of controlling the inspection devices. When the inspection of the article which is performed by the inspection device has been completed, the control unit controls such that the inspection device moves toward the storage part which is represented by the lot number of the storage part wherein is stored another of the articles for which the inspection has not been commenced.

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検査システムInspection system
　本発明は、物品の検査を効率的に行うための検査システムに関する。 The present invention relates to an inspection system for efficiently inspecting an article.
　物品を製造する際、物品が所定の性能を発揮することを担保するために、出荷前に検査が行われることが一般的である。そして、検査結果に基づいて、物品の特性を調整し、所定の性能を発揮できるようにされる。 When manufacturing an article, an inspection is generally performed before shipment in order to ensure that the article exhibits a predetermined performance. And based on a test result, the characteristic of an article is adjusted and predetermined performance can be exhibited.
　特許文献１には、熱間圧延工程において製造された圧延鋼板に品質不良が発生した場合、その原因をオペレータの経験度合いに左右されることなく、的確に推定することを課題とし、品質検査工程を含む複数の工程から構成される製造ラインにおいて製造された製造物の品質異常の原因を推定する作業をオペレータが行うに際し、前記推定作業を支援する支援システムであって、前記支援システムは、オペレータが確認可能な表示器を有し、前記表示器には、前記品質異常の原因に関する情報が、オペレータが原因を絞り込むことができる態様で表示されるように構成されていることを特徴とする品質異常の原因推定支援システムが開示されている。 In patent document 1, when a quality defect occurs in the rolled steel sheet manufactured in the hot rolling process, the problem is to accurately estimate the cause without being influenced by the degree of experience of the operator, A support system that supports the estimation work when the operator performs a work to estimate the cause of the quality abnormality of a product manufactured in a production line including a plurality of processes including the process, the support system comprising: The display has a display that can be confirmed, and the display is configured such that information on the cause of the quality abnormality is displayed in a manner that allows the operator to narrow down the cause. An abnormality cause estimation support system is disclosed.
特開２０１４－１７９０６０号公報JP 2014-179060 A
　本発明は、物品の検査を効率的に行うための検査システムを提供するものである。 The present invention provides an inspection system for efficiently inspecting an article.
　本発明によれば、物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、を備え、前記制御部は、前記検査装置による前記物品の検査が完了した場合、前記検査が開始されていない他の物品が保管されている前記保管部の番地が表す前記保管部に向けて前記検査装置が移動するように制御する、検査システムが提供される。 According to the present invention, a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and the storage section A control unit configured to be able to acquire each address and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and the control unit starts the inspection when the inspection of the article by the inspection device is completed. An inspection system is provided that controls the inspection apparatus to move toward the storage unit indicated by the address of the storage unit in which other articles that are not stored are stored.
　本発明者らは、物品を搬送する物品搬送装置を用い、自動化されたラインで物品の検査を効率的に行うために、従来のラインを根本的に見直した。 The present inventors fundamentally reviewed the conventional line in order to efficiently inspect the article with an automated line using an article conveying apparatus that conveys the article.
　複数の種類の物品を同じラインを用いて検査する場合、物品の種類により検査工程が異なるので、ラインにて位置が固定された検査装置を用いて搬送される物品を検査すると、ある物品の検査が完了するまで後続の物品の搬送が停止されてしまう。かかる事態を回避すべく、検査対象の物品のもとに検査装置が移動する、という従来の態様とは逆転の発想に基づき、本発明の完成に至った。 When inspecting multiple types of articles using the same line, the inspection process differs depending on the type of article, so when inspecting an article conveyed using an inspection device whose position is fixed on the line, inspection of an article The conveyance of the subsequent article is stopped until is completed. In order to avoid such a situation, the present invention has been completed based on the idea of reversing the conventional mode in which the inspection apparatus moves under the article to be inspected.
　以下、本発明の種々の実施形態を例示する。以下に示す実施形態は互いに組み合わせ可能である。
　好ましくは、前記制御部は、前記物品の種類毎に予め定められた検査時間を前記検査装置に出力するように通信部を制御し、前記検査装置は、前記通信部から出力された前記検査時間に基づいて、前記物品を検査するように制御される。
　好ましくは、前記物品は、前記保管部内において、前記検査結果に基づいて前記予め定められた特性を調整する調整処理を実行する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、前記制御部は、前記検査装置による検査が完了した前記物品を前記保管部から取り出して前記保管領域の外部に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、前記物品搬送装置は、前記物品の検査中であっても、前記保管領域内を移動可能に構成される。
　好ましくは、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、前記保管領域は、第１保管領域及び第２保管領域を含み、前記物品搬送装置は、前記第１及び第２保管領域並びに前記第１及び第２保管領域の下流工程へ前記物品を搬送可能に構成され、前記物品の種類毎に、前記第１エリア内において実行される第１検査及び前記第２エリア内において実行される第２検査を含む工程を取得する工程取得部を備え、前記制御部は、前記物品の検査が完了すると、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記物品が前記第１エリア、前記第２エリア又は前記下流工程へ搬送されるように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程が、前記第１及び第２検査が繰り返し実行される工程である場合、前記物品が前記第１及び第２保管領域内で循環移動するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記第２保管領域は、前記第１保管領域よりも前記物品の搬入側に設けられたエリアであり、前記工程取得部は、前記物品が前記第２保管領域から前記第１保管領域に搬送された後再び前記第２保管領域に搬送される回数である循環数を取得し、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記循環数に基づいて、前記物品を前記第２保管領域又は前記下流工程に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記第１又は第２検査を実行する検査装置が備える検査プログラムを切り替えるように前記検査装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される。
　好ましくは、前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する。
　好ましくは、物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置と、を備え、前記保管領域は、第１保管領域及び第２保管領域を含み、前記物品搬送装置は、前記第１及び第２保管領域並びに前記第１及び第２保管領域の下流工程へ前記物品を搬送可能に構成され、前記物品の種類毎に、前記第１エリア内において実行される第１検査及び前記第２エリア内において実行される第２検査を含む工程を取得する工程取得部を備え、前記制御部は、前記物品の検査が完了すると、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記物品が前記第１エリア、前記第２エリア又は前記下流工程へ搬送されるように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、検査システムが提供される。
　好ましくは、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程が、前記第１及び第２検査が繰り返し実行される工程である場合、前記物品が前記第１及び第２保管領域内で循環移動するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記第２保管領域は、前記第１保管領域よりも前記物品の搬入側に設けられたエリアであり、前記工程取得部は、前記物品が前記第２保管領域から前記第１保管領域に搬送された後再び前記第２保管領域に搬送される回数である循環数を取得し、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記循環数に基づいて、前記物品を前記第２保管領域又は前記下流工程に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記第１又は第２検査を実行する検査装置が備える検査プログラムを切り替えるように前記検査装置を制御する。
　好ましくは、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される。
　好ましくは、前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する。
　好ましくは、物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置と、を備え、前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査装置による検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する、検査システムが提供される。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される。
　好ましくは、前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される。
　好ましくは、前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する。 Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be exemplified. The following embodiments can be combined with each other.
Preferably, the control unit controls the communication unit to output an inspection time predetermined for each type of the article to the inspection device, and the inspection device outputs the inspection time output from the communication unit. To inspect the article.
Preferably, the article executes an adjustment process in the storage unit for adjusting the predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result.
Preferably, an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area. And the control unit controls the article transport apparatus so that the article that has been inspected by the inspection apparatus is taken out from the storage section and transported to the outside of the storage area.
Preferably, the storage unit is provided outside a movement path of the article transport apparatus, and the article transport apparatus is configured to be movable in the storage area even during the inspection of the article.
Preferably, an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area. And the storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area, and the article transport device transports the article to the first and second storage areas and a downstream process of the first and second storage areas. A process acquisition unit configured to acquire a process including a first inspection executed in the first area and a second inspection executed in the second area for each type of the article, When the inspection of the article is completed, the control unit is configured to transfer the article to the first area, the second area, or the downstream process based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. Transport To control the location.
Preferably, when the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed, the article is stored in the first and second storage areas. The article conveying device is controlled to circulate and move.
Preferably, the second storage area is an area provided closer to the carry-in side of the article than the first storage area, and the process acquisition unit is configured such that the article is moved from the second storage area to the first storage area. The control unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times that the product is transported to the second storage area after being transported to the second storage area, and the control unit extracts the article based on the circulation number acquired by the process acquisition unit. The article conveying apparatus is controlled so as to be conveyed to a storage area or the downstream process.
Preferably, the control unit controls the inspection apparatus so as to switch an inspection program included in the inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
Preferably, an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area. The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article transport device, and the control unit stores the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored. Control is performed so that an article different from the stored article is stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
Preferably, the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
Preferably, the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
Preferably, the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
Preferably, a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and an address for each storage unit A control unit configured to be able to acquire the inspection device and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and an article transporting device configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via the communication unit, wherein the article is stored in the storage unit An article conveying device that takes in and out and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area, wherein the storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area, and the article transfer apparatus includes the first and second storage areas. The first inspection and the second area are performed in the first area for each type of the article, and are configured to be able to transport the article to two storage areas and downstream processes of the first and second storage areas. Run in A process acquisition unit that acquires a process including a second inspection to be performed, and when the inspection of the article is completed, the control unit acquires the first area based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. An inspection system is provided that controls the article transport device to be transported to the second area or the downstream process.
Preferably, when the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed, the article is stored in the first and second storage areas. The article conveying device is controlled to circulate and move.
Preferably, the second storage area is an area provided closer to the carry-in side of the article than the first storage area, and the process acquisition unit is configured such that the article is moved from the second storage area to the first storage area. The control unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times that the product is transported to the second storage area after being transported to the second storage area, and the control unit extracts the article based on the circulation number acquired by the process acquisition unit. The article conveying apparatus is controlled so as to be conveyed to a storage area or the downstream process.
Preferably, the control unit controls the inspection apparatus so as to switch an inspection program included in the inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit.
Preferably, an article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via a communication unit, wherein the article transport apparatus is configured to take the article in and out of the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area. The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article transport device, and the control unit stores the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored. Control is performed so that an article different from the stored article is stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
Preferably, the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
Preferably, the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
Preferably, the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
Preferably, a storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles, an inspection apparatus for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the articles stored in the storage section in the storage area, and an address for each storage unit A control unit configured to be able to acquire the inspection device and configured to be able to control the inspection device, and an article transporting device configured to be able to communicate with the control unit via the communication unit, wherein the article is stored in the storage unit An article conveying device that takes in and out the article and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area, the storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device, and the control unit The storage unit in which the article is stored in a storage unit in which the article is not stored, and the article that is inspected by the inspection apparatus is stored in an article different from the article stored in the storage unit. Different from Controls to store in the storage unit, the inspection system is provided.
Preferably, the different storage units are determined based on a positional relationship between the storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting apparatus.
Preferably, the different storage units are randomly determined from storage units in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units.
Preferably, the article transporting apparatus passes the different article through the storage section in which the article being inspected is stored, to the different storage section.
本発明の第１実施形態に係る検査システム２００の概要を表す模式図である。It is a mimetic diagram showing an outline of inspection system 200 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の一実施形態に係る検査システム２００にて搬送される物品の例である。本実施形態では、物品の例として、モニター５を用いて説明する。なお、モニター５は、パレット７に載置された状態で、検査システム２００の搬送ライン４０にて搬送される。It is an example of the articles | goods conveyed by the test | inspection system 200 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. In the present embodiment, a description is given using a monitor 5 as an example of an article. The monitor 5 is transported on the transport line 40 of the inspection system 200 while being placed on the pallet 7. 本発明の一実施形態に係る情報処理装置１のハードウェア構成の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施形態に係る情報処理装置１の例示的な機能ブロック図である。It is an exemplary functional block diagram of information processor 1 concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の一実施形態に係る検査器Ａの例示的な機能ブロック図である。It is an exemplary functional block diagram of inspection device A concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の一実施形態に係るマスターテーブル記憶部１２３に記憶されるマスターテーブルの例である。マスターテーブルには、物品の機種毎に工程が記憶されている。また、領域Ｂと領域Ａの間を行き来する循環数も記憶されている。It is an example of the master table memorize | stored in the master table memory | storage part 123 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The master table stores a process for each type of article. In addition, the circulation number that goes back and forth between the region B and the region A is also stored. 本発明の一実施形態に係る作業テーブル記憶部１２５に記憶される作業テーブルの例である。作業テーブルは、検査対象のモニター５毎に、モニター５固有の識別番号であるモニターＩＤ、モニター５が載置されるパレット７を特定するパレットＩＤ、モニター５の機種、現工程、現工程の残り時間及びモニター５が保管されている部屋の番地を対応付けて生成される。It is an example of the work table memorize | stored in the work table memory | storage part 125 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The work table includes, for each monitor 5 to be inspected, a monitor ID that is an identification number unique to the monitor 5, a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed, the model of the monitor 5, the current process, and the remainder of the current process The time and the address of the room where the monitor 5 is stored are generated in association with each other. 本発明の一実施形態に係る物品の循環移動について説明する概念図である。It is a conceptual diagram explaining circulation movement of the article concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の一実施形態に係る検査システム２００を制御するためのフローチャートの一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the flowchart for controlling the test | inspection system 200 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第２実施形態に係る検査システム２００の搬送ライン４０を説明する模式図であり、（ａ）は第２ライン４３及び中間ライン４７の移動前、（ｂ）は移動後の様子を表す。It is a schematic diagram explaining the conveyance line 40 of the inspection system 200 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) represents the mode after the movement of the 2nd line 43 and the intermediate line 47, (b). .
　以下、図面を用いて本発明の実施形態について説明する。以下に示す実施形態中で示した各種特徴事項は、互いに組み合わせ可能である。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Various characteristic items shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.
１．第１実施形態
＜モニター５の検査工程＞
　図６を用いて、物品の一例であるモニター５の検査工程について説明する。図６は、後述するマスターテーブル記憶部１２３に記憶されるマスターテーブルの例である。マスターテーブルは、物品の種類（モニター５の機種）毎に検査工程を記憶している。ここで、図６に示されるマスターテーブルでは、図の左から右に向けて検査が実行されることを示している。 1. First Embodiment <Inspection Process of Monitor 5>
The inspection process of the monitor 5 which is an example of an article will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an example of a master table stored in the master table storage unit 123 described later. The master table stores an inspection process for each type of article (model of the monitor 5). Here, the master table shown in FIG. 6 indicates that the inspection is performed from the left to the right in the figure.
　モニター５は、機種によって必要な検査工程が異なる。例えば、比較的廉価なモニター５は、再現性等の性能が比較的低くても十分な場合があり、かかる場合には少ない検査で十分に所定の性能を発揮することができる。一方、医療現場や工業デザイン分野で用いられるモニター５は、要求される性能が非常に高く、所定の性能を発揮することを担保するために、検査を繰り返し実行する必要がある。したがって、モニター５の機種により、必要な検査工程が異なるのである。 The monitor 5 requires different inspection processes depending on the model. For example, the relatively inexpensive monitor 5 may be sufficient even if the performance such as reproducibility is relatively low. In such a case, the predetermined performance can be sufficiently exhibited with a small number of inspections. On the other hand, the monitor 5 used in the medical field and the industrial design field has a very high required performance, and it is necessary to repeatedly perform the inspection in order to ensure that the predetermined performance is exhibited. Therefore, the required inspection process differs depending on the model of the monitor 5.
　図６において、エージング及び工程Ａは、図１に示される領域Ａにおいてなされる検査を示す。また、工程Ｂは、図１に示される領域Ｂにおいてなされる検査を示す。そして、工程Ｃ、工程Ｄ及び工程Ｅは、領域Ａ及び領域Ｂでなされる検査の後工程でなされる検査を示す。ここで、本実施形態では、エージング～工程Ｂ２を上流工程、工程Ｃ～工程Ｅを下流工程と呼ぶ。循環数は、モニター５が領域Ｂから領域Ａに搬送された後再び領域Ｂに搬送される回数である。ここで、各工程の後の数字は、その工程が何回目に実行されるものであるかを示す。例えば、工程Ａ１は１回目に実行される工程Ａのことであり、工程Ａ２は２回目に実行される工程Ａのことであり、工程Ａ３は３回目に実行される工程Ａのことである。エージング及び工程Ｂについても同様である。つまり、本実施形態では、モニター５の機種によっては、エージング、工程Ａ及び工程Ｂが複数回実行される。 In FIG. 6, aging and step A indicate inspections performed in region A shown in FIG. Step B shows an inspection performed in the region B shown in FIG. Then, Step C, Step D, and Step E indicate inspections that are performed in a subsequent process of inspection performed in the regions A and B. Here, in the present embodiment, aging to step B2 are referred to as an upstream step, and steps C to E are referred to as a downstream step. The circulation number is the number of times the monitor 5 is transported from the region B to the region A and then transported to the region B again. Here, the number after each step indicates how many times the step is executed. For example, the process A1 is the process A executed for the first time, the process A2 is the process A executed for the second time, and the process A3 is the process A executed for the third time. The same applies to aging and step B. That is, in the present embodiment, depending on the model of the monitor 5, aging, step A, and step B are executed a plurality of times.
　エージングは、モニター５を所定時間に渡って通電状態とし、モニター５の挙動を安定させるための工程である。本実施形態では、機種４，５のモニター５では、全ての工程を完了するまでに、エージングを２回実行する。エージング２は、工程Ａ２において変動したモニター５の輝度や色温度等を再び安定させるための工程である。なお、本実施形態では、エージングに要する時間は、他の工程に要する時間と比べて長いものとする。 Aging is a process for keeping the monitor 5 in an energized state for a predetermined time and stabilizing the behavior of the monitor 5. In this embodiment, the monitors 5 of the models 4 and 5 perform aging twice before completing all the processes. Aging 2 is a process for stabilizing again the luminance, color temperature, and the like of the monitor 5 that has fluctuated in the process A2. In the present embodiment, the time required for aging is longer than the time required for other steps.
　工程Ａ～工程Ｅは、モニター５の特性を検査する工程である。かかる検査は、検査装置を用いてモニター５を撮像することによりなされる。具体的には、モニター５から照射される光を検出し、モニター５の輝度、明度、彩度、色調、光量、モニター５の表示ムラ等の特性が所定の性能を発揮できているかを検査する。ここで、本実施形態では、工程Ｂは、工程Ａと比べて検査のために必要な空間が大きい検査であるものとする。例えば、工程Ｂではモニター５から所定距離離れた位置から、モニター５から照射される光を検出することが必要な検査であり、工程Ａでは、モニター５に近接した位置から、モニター５から照射される光を検出可能な検査である場合を想定している。また、工程Ｂは暗室内でなされる検査であり、工程Ａは暗室外でなされる検査である場合でも、工程Ｂの方が工程Ａよりも検査のために必要な空間が大きくなる。 Process A to Process E are processes for inspecting the characteristics of the monitor 5. Such inspection is performed by imaging the monitor 5 using an inspection apparatus. Specifically, light emitted from the monitor 5 is detected, and it is inspected whether characteristics such as brightness, lightness, saturation, color tone, light quantity, and display unevenness of the monitor 5 exhibit predetermined performance. . Here, in the present embodiment, the process B is an inspection that requires a larger space for the inspection than the process A. For example, in the process B, it is necessary to detect the light emitted from the monitor 5 from a position away from the monitor 5 in the process B. In the process A, the light is emitted from the monitor 5 from a position close to the monitor 5. It is assumed that the inspection is capable of detecting light. Further, even when the process B is an inspection performed in the dark room and the process A is an inspection performed outside the dark room, the space required for the inspection in the process B is larger than that in the process A.
　また、マスターテーブルは、モニター５の種類毎に、循環数を記憶している。例えば、機種１では、工程Ｂが不要であるので、領域Ａにおいてエージング１が実行されると、領域Ｂに戻ることなく後工程（工程Ｃ）へと搬送される。このため、循環数は「０」である。また、機種２では、工程Ｂ１が必要であるので、後述する搬入ライン４１及び第１ライン４２を通過（領域Ｂを通過）して領域Ａに搬送され、エージング１及び工程Ａ１が完了した後、再び領域Ｂに搬送されて工程Ｂ１が実行される。このため、循環数は「１」である。機種３については、工程Ｂ１の代わりに工程Ｂ２が実行されるので、機種２と同様に、循環数は「１」である。そして、機種４，５については、搬入ライン４１及び第１ライン４２を通過（領域Ｂを通過）して領域Ａに搬送され、エージング１及び工程Ａ１が完了した後、再び領域Ｂに搬送されて工程Ｂ１が実行される。そして、その後領域Ａに搬送されて工程Ａ２、エージング２及び工程Ａ３が完了すると、再び領域Ｂに搬送されて工程Ｂ２が実行される。したがって、これらの機種では、「領域Ｂ（搬入時）→領域Ａ→領域Ｂ（循環数：１）→領域Ａ→領域Ｂ（循環数：２）」という順で搬送されるので、循環数は「２」である。つまり、本実施形態では、マスターテーブル中における工程Ｂの回数が循環数となる。 Also, the master table stores the circulation number for each type of monitor 5. For example, since the model 1 does not require the process B, if the aging 1 is performed in the area A, the process 1 is transferred to the subsequent process (process C) without returning to the area B. Therefore, the circulation number is “0”. Further, since the model 2 requires the process B1, after passing through a carry-in line 41 and the first line 42 (passed through the area B), which will be described later, and transported to the area A, the aging 1 and the process A1 are completed. It is conveyed again to the region B, and the process B1 is executed. Therefore, the circulation number is “1”. For the model 3, since the process B2 is executed instead of the process B1, the circulation number is “1” as in the model 2. The models 4 and 5 pass through the carry-in line 41 and the first line 42 (pass through the region B) and are transported to the region A, and after the aging 1 and the process A1 are completed, they are transported to the region B again. Step B1 is performed. Then, when the process A2, the aging 2 and the process A3 are completed after being transported to the area A, the process B2 is again transported to the area B and the process B2 is executed. Therefore, in these models, the conveyance is performed in the order of “area B (during loading) → area A → area B (circulation number: 1) → area A → area B (circulation number: 2)”. “2”. That is, in the present embodiment, the number of steps B in the master table is the circulation number.
　さらに、マスターテーブルは、モニター５の機種毎に、各工程に必要な検査時間及びエージング時間を記憶している。なお、これらの検査時間及びエージング時間は、同一工程（例えば、工程Ａ１）であれば各機種で同じ検査時間及びエージング時間としてもよく、機種毎に異なる検査時間としてもよい。 Furthermore, the master table stores the inspection time and aging time required for each process for each model of the monitor 5. Note that these inspection time and aging time may be the same inspection time and aging time for each model as long as they are in the same process (for example, step A1), or may be different for each model.
＜検査システム２００の概要＞
　次に、図１及び図２を用いて、本発明の第１実施形態に係る検査システム２００の概要について説明する。検査システム２００は、物品搬送装置を用いて複数の機種が混在したモニター５を搬送し、検査装置である検査器Ａ５０Ａ及び検査器Ｂ５０Ｂを用いてモニター５の検査を行う、自動化された検査システムである。そして、図６に示されるマスターテーブルを参照し、モニター５の機種毎に、所定の検査工程を実行する。 <Outline of inspection system 200>
Next, the outline of the inspection system 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The inspection system 200 is an automated inspection system that transports the monitor 5 in which a plurality of models are mixed using the article transport device, and inspects the monitor 5 using the inspection devices A50A and B50B, which are inspection devices. is there. Then, a predetermined inspection process is executed for each model of the monitor 5 with reference to the master table shown in FIG.
　図１に示されるように、検査システム２００は、搬送ライン４０（搬入ライン４１、第１ライン４２、第２ライン４３、第３ライン４４、第４ライン４５及び第５ライン４６）と、搬送ライン４０に設けられモニター５の向きを回転させるターンテーブル６０と、循環移動の起点となる循環起点部６５と、物品を保管する保管部（以下、部屋という）を複数備える保管領域（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）と、領域Ａ内において移動可能に構成される検査器Ａ５０Ａと、領域Ｂ内に設けられた検査器Ｂ５０Ｂと、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０と、任意の場所に設けられ且つ検査器Ａ５０Ａ、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０、第３ライン４４、第４ライン４５及び循環起点部６５と通信可能な情報処理装置１（図３及び図４参照）と、を有する。 As shown in FIG. 1, the inspection system 200 includes a conveyance line 40 (a carry-in line 41, a first line 42, a second line 43, a third line 44, a fourth line 45, and a fifth line 46), and a conveyance line. A storage area (area A and area) provided with a plurality of turntables 60 provided in 40 to rotate the direction of the monitor 5, a circulation starting point 65 serving as a starting point for circulating movement, and a storage part (hereinafter referred to as a room) for storing articles. B), an inspector A50A configured to be movable in the region A, an inspector B50B provided in the region B, an RFID reader 80, and the inspector A50A and the RFID reader 80 provided at any place. The information processing device 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) capable of communicating with the third line 44, the fourth line 45, and the circulation starting point 65.
＜搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５＞
　搬送ライン４０は、図２に示されるように、パレット７に載置されたモニター５を搬送するための物品搬送装置の一例である。搬入ライン４１、第１ライン４２、第２ライン４３及び第５ライン４６は、例えばコンベアやトラバーサーにより構成される。第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５は、例えば自走式クレーンにより構成される。搬入ライン４１は、検査対象のモニター５を検査システム２００に搬入するためのものである。そして、搬入ライン４１の近傍に、パレット７に設けられたＲＦＩＤタグ７１を読み取るためのＲＦＩＤリーダー８０が設置される。第１ライン４２は、モニター５を図面の左方向に搬送するためのラインである。第２ライン４３は、モニター５を図面の右方向に搬送するためのラインである。第５ライン４６は、モニター５を検査工程の下流工程側へ搬送するためのラインである。ここで、第１ライン４２と第２ライン４３の間にターンテーブル６０が設けられ、第１ライン４２と第５ライン４６の間に循環起点部６５が設けられる。循環起点部６５はモニター５の循環移動の起点となるものであり、ターンテーブル６０と同様に、自身が回転することで載置されたモニター５の向きを回転させることができる。また、搬送ライン４０及びターンテーブル６０とともに、物品搬送装置を構成するものである。さらに、情報処理装置１と通信可能であり、通信部１５を介して送受信される信号により、制御部１１によって制御されるものである。 <Conveying line 40 and circulation starting point 65>
The transport line 40 is an example of an article transport device for transporting the monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 as shown in FIG. The carry-in line 41, the first line 42, the second line 43, and the fifth line 46 are constituted by, for example, a conveyor or a traverser. The 3rd line 44 and the 4th line 45 are constituted by self-propelled crane, for example. The carry-in line 41 is for carrying the monitor 5 to be inspected into the inspection system 200. An RFID reader 80 for reading the RFID tag 71 provided on the pallet 7 is installed in the vicinity of the carry-in line 41. The first line 42 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 in the left direction of the drawing. The second line 43 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 in the right direction of the drawing. The fifth line 46 is a line for transporting the monitor 5 to the downstream process side of the inspection process. Here, a turntable 60 is provided between the first line 42 and the second line 43, and a circulation starting point 65 is provided between the first line 42 and the fifth line 46. The circulation starting point 65 serves as a starting point for the circulating movement of the monitor 5 and, like the turntable 60, can rotate the direction of the mounted monitor 5 by rotating itself. The article conveying apparatus is configured together with the conveying line 40 and the turntable 60. Further, it can communicate with the information processing apparatus 1 and is controlled by the control unit 11 by a signal transmitted / received via the communication unit 15.
＜領域Ｂ＞
　第２ライン４３の近傍には、物品を保管する保管部（部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５）を複数備える保管領域（図中の点線で表される領域Ｂ）が設けられる。部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５には、それぞれの位置を表す番地が割り振られている。本実施形態では、説明の便宜上、部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５の位置を表す番地をそれぞれ番地３１－１～番地３１－５と称する。かかる番地は、後述の番地記憶部１２４に記憶される。 <Region B>
In the vicinity of the second line 43, a storage area (area B indicated by a dotted line in the figure) including a plurality of storage units (rooms 31-1 to 31-5) for storing articles is provided. Addresses representing the respective positions are allocated to the rooms 31-1 to 31-5. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the addresses indicating the positions of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 are referred to as addresses 31-1 to 31-5, respectively. Such an address is stored in an address storage unit 124 described later.
　また、部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５は、物品搬送装置の一例である第２ライン４３の移動経路外に設けられる。 Further, the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 are provided outside the moving path of the second line 43 which is an example of the article conveying device.
　部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５のそれぞれには、モニター５の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置である検査器Ｂ５０Ｂが設けられる。検査器Ｂ５０Ｂは、図６に示される工程Ｂ（領域Ｂにおいてなされる検査）における検査を実行するものである。工程Ｂは、工程Ａと比べて、検査のために必要な空間が大きいので、領域Ｂの部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５は、領域Ａの部屋２１－１～２４－５と比べて大きく構成されている。 Each of the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 is provided with an inspection device B50B which is an inspection device for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5. The inspection device B50B performs inspection in the process B (inspection performed in the region B) shown in FIG. The process B requires a larger space for the inspection than the process A, so the room 31-1 to the room 31-5 in the area B is larger than the room 21-1 to 24-5 in the area A. It is configured.
　また、部屋３１－１～部屋３１－５のそれぞれには、部屋内にモニター５が保管されていることを検出するセンサー（不図示）が設けられている。かかるセンサーは、情報処理装置１の有する制御部１１と通信可能に構成される。これにより、情報処理装置１は、各部屋におけるモニター５の有無を把握することができる。 Each of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects that the monitor 5 is stored in the room. Such a sensor is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 can grasp the presence or absence of the monitor 5 in each room.
＜領域Ａ＞
　第１ライン４２を挟んだ領域Ｂの反対側に、物品を保管する保管部（部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５）を複数備える保管領域（図中の点線で表される領域Ａ）が設けられる。領域Ａは、第１保管エリア２１、第２保管エリア２２、第３保管エリア２３及び第４保管エリア２４から構成される。部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５には、それぞれの位置を表す番地が割り振られている。本実施形態では、説明の便宜上、部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５の位置を表す番地をそれぞれ番地２１－１～番地２４－５と称する。かかる番地は、後述の番地記憶部１２４に記憶される。 <Area A>
On the opposite side of the area B across the first line 42, a storage area (area A indicated by a dotted line in the figure) having a plurality of storage sections (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) for storing articles is provided. It is done. The area A includes a first storage area 21, a second storage area 22, a third storage area 23, and a fourth storage area 24. Addresses indicating the respective positions are allocated to the rooms 21-1 to 24-5. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the addresses indicating the positions of the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 are referred to as addresses 21-1 to 24-5, respectively. Such an address is stored in an address storage unit 124 described later.
　領域Ａ内には、第１保管エリア２１～第４保管エリア２４内を移動可能な第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５が設けられる。第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５は、情報処理装置１の有する制御部１１と通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、物品（モニター５）を保管部（部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５）に出し入れし且つ物品（モニター５）を保管領域（領域Ａ）の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置の一例である。そして、第３ライン４４により、循環起点部６５を介してモニター５が領域Ａと領域Ｂの間を行き来することができる。 In the area A, a third line 44 and a fourth line 45 that are movable in the first storage area 21 to the fourth storage area 24 are provided. The third line 44 and the fourth line 45 are article transport apparatuses configured to be communicable with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1, and store articles (monitor 5) in storage units (room 21-1 to room 24). -5) is an example of an article transporting apparatus that moves in and out and transports an article (monitor 5) to the outside of a storage area (area A). The third line 44 allows the monitor 5 to go back and forth between the region A and the region B via the circulation starting point 65.
　また、部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５は、物品搬送装置の一例である第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５の移動経路外に設けられる。 Further, the room 21-1 to the room 24-5 are provided outside the movement path of the third line 44 and the fourth line 45 which are examples of the article conveying device.
　さらに、領域Ａ内には、モニター５の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置である検査器Ａ５０Ａが設けられる。検査器Ａ５０Ａは、図６に示される工程Ａ（領域Ａにおいてなされる検査）における検査を実行するものである。そして、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、領域Ａ内で移動可能に構成され、部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５の間を自由に移動することができる。なお、本実施形態では、第１保管エリア２１及び第３保管エリア２３内で移動可能な検査器Ａ５０Ａが２つ、第２保管エリア２２及び第４保管エリア２４内で移動可能な検査器Ａ５０Ａが２つ設けられる。なお、検査器Ａ５０Ａの数及び配置は任意である。 Further, in the area A, an inspection device A50A which is an inspection device for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5 is provided. The inspector A50A performs inspection in the process A (inspection performed in the region A) shown in FIG. The inspector A50A is configured to be movable in the area A, and can freely move between the room 21-1 to the room 24-5. In the present embodiment, two inspection devices A50A are movable in the first storage area 21 and the third storage area 23, and two inspection devices A50A are movable in the second storage area 22 and the fourth storage area 24. Two are provided. In addition, the number and arrangement | positioning of tester A50A are arbitrary.
　また、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、情報処理装置１の有する制御部１１と通信可能に構成される。 Further, the inspection device A50A is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1.
　また、部屋２１－１～部屋２４－５のそれぞれには、部屋内にモニター５が保管されていることを検出するセンサー（不図示）が設けられている。かかるセンサーは、情報処理装置１の有する制御部１１と通信可能に構成される。これにより、情報処理装置１は、各部屋におけるモニター５の有無を把握することができる。 Each of the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects that the monitor 5 is stored in the room. Such a sensor is configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 1 can grasp the presence or absence of the monitor 5 in each room.
＜モニター５及びパレット７＞
　次に、図２を用いて、検査システム２００の搬送ライン４０にて搬送されるモニター５及びパレット７について説明する。モニター５は、パレット７に載置された状態で搬送ライン４０にて搬送される。パレット７には、ＲＦＩＤタグ７１、給電素子７２及び通信部７３が設けられる。ＲＦＩＤタグ７１は、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０により読み取られるタグであり、パレット７を特定するパレットＩＤが記憶されている。かかるパレットＩＤは、モニター５が搬入ライン４１に搬入される前に、パレット７に載置されるモニター５に固有の職別番号であるモニターＩＤと対応づけて任意の情報処理装置に記憶される。給電素子７２は、例えばパレット７に設けられた銅板であり、搬送ライン４０に設けられた電気を供給する摺電子と接触することにより、検査システム２００内においてパレット７に電気を供給するためのものである。そして、かかる電気を、パレット７に載置されたモニター５に図示しないコネクタ等により供給する。これにより、検査工程の間、モニター５に電力が給電されるので、モニター５は任意の画像（文字、図形、記号、模様、動画等）を表示することができる。通信部７３は、情報処理装置１の有する制御部１１と通信するためのものである。 <Monitor 5 and pallet 7>
Next, the monitor 5 and the pallet 7 that are transported by the transport line 40 of the inspection system 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The monitor 5 is transported on the transport line 40 while being placed on the pallet 7. The pallet 7 is provided with an RFID tag 71, a power feeding element 72, and a communication unit 73. The RFID tag 71 is a tag read by the RFID reader 80 and stores a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7. Such a pallet ID is stored in an arbitrary information processing apparatus in association with a monitor ID that is an occupation number unique to the monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 before the monitor 5 is carried into the carry-in line 41. . The power feeding element 72 is, for example, a copper plate provided on the pallet 7, and supplies electricity to the pallet 7 in the inspection system 200 by making contact with sliding electrons that supply electricity provided on the transport line 40. It is. Such electricity is supplied to a monitor 5 placed on the pallet 7 by a connector or the like (not shown). Accordingly, since power is supplied to the monitor 5 during the inspection process, the monitor 5 can display an arbitrary image (characters, figures, symbols, patterns, moving images, etc.). The communication unit 73 is for communicating with the control unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1.
＜情報処理装置１＞
　次に、図３及び図４を用いて、本実施形態に係る情報処理装置１について説明する。 <Information processing apparatus 1>
Next, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
＜ハードウェア構成＞
　図３に示されるように、情報処理装置１は、制御部１１、記憶部１２、操作部１３、表示部１４及び通信部１５を有する。制御部１１は、種々の演算処理を実行するものであり、例えば、ＣＰＵ等により構成される。記憶部１２は、種々のデータやプログラムを記憶するものであり、例えば、メモリ、ＨＤＤ又はＳＳＤ等により構成される。ここで、プログラムは、情報処理装置１の出荷時点においてプリインストールされていてもよく、Ｗｅｂ上のサイトからアプリケーションとしてダウンロードしてもよく、無線通信により他の情報処理装置から転送されてもよい。操作部１３は、情報処理装置１を操作するものであり、例えば、タッチパネル、キーボード、音声入力部、カメラ等を利用した動き認識装置、視線操作装置等により構成される。表示部１４は、種々の画像（静止画及び動画を含む）を表示するものであり、例えば、タッチパネルディスプレイ、液晶ディスプレイ、プラズマディスプレイ、有機ＥＬディスプレイ、電子ペーパーその他のディスプレイで構成される。通信部１５は、他の情報処理装置と種々のデータを送受信するものであり、任意のＩ／Ｏにより構成される。バス１００はシリアルバス、パラレルバス等で構成され、各部を電気的に接続し、種々のデータの送受信を可能にするものである。 <Hardware configuration>
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. The control unit 11 executes various arithmetic processes and is configured by, for example, a CPU. The storage unit 12 stores various data and programs, and includes, for example, a memory, an HDD, an SSD, or the like. Here, the program may be preinstalled at the time of shipment of the information processing apparatus 1, may be downloaded as an application from a site on the Web, or may be transferred from another information processing apparatus by wireless communication. The operation unit 13 operates the information processing apparatus 1 and includes, for example, a touch recognition device using a touch panel, a keyboard, a voice input unit, a camera, a line-of-sight operation device, and the like. The display unit 14 displays various images (including still images and moving images), and includes, for example, a touch panel display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, electronic paper, and other displays. The communication unit 15 transmits / receives various data to / from other information processing apparatuses, and is configured by an arbitrary I / O. The bus 100 is composed of a serial bus, a parallel bus, and the like, and electrically connects each part to enable transmission / reception of various data.
　なお、情報処理装置１の制御部１１と通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置、検査器Ａ５０Ａ、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０及びパレット７も、図３と同様の構成を有する。なお、これらの機器については、表示部１４は必須ではない。 Note that the article transport apparatus configured to be able to communicate with the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1, the inspection device A 50 </ b> A, the RFID reader 80, and the pallet 7 also have the same configuration as that in FIG. Note that the display unit 14 is not essential for these devices.
＜機能ブロック図＞
　次に、情報処理装置１の機能について、図４の機能ブロック図を用いて説明する。情報処理装置１は、例えば、多機能情報端末であり、ＰＣ、サーバ等である。情報処理装置１は、操作部１３、表示部１４及び通信部１５と、制御部１１と、記憶部１２と、を備える。制御部１１は、次工程指示部１１１、循環搬送指示部１１２、作業テーブル生成部１１３及び工程取得部１１４を備える。また、記憶部１２は、モニターＩＤ記憶部１２１、パレットＩＤ記憶部１２２、マスターテーブル記憶部１２３、番地記憶部１２４及び作業テーブル記憶部１２５を備える。 <Functional block diagram>
Next, functions of the information processing apparatus 1 will be described using the functional block diagram of FIG. The information processing apparatus 1 is, for example, a multifunction information terminal, such as a PC or a server. The information processing apparatus 1 includes an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication unit 15, a control unit 11, and a storage unit 12. The control unit 11 includes a next process instruction unit 111, a circulation transfer instruction unit 112, a work table generation unit 113, and a process acquisition unit 114. The storage unit 12 includes a monitor ID storage unit 121, a pallet ID storage unit 122, a master table storage unit 123, an address storage unit 124, and a work table storage unit 125.
　操作部１３、表示部１４及び通信部１５の各機能については、図３の説明を参照されたい。 Refer to the description of FIG. 3 for the functions of the operation unit 13, the display unit 14, and the communication unit 15.
＜制御部１１＞
　次に、制御部１１の機能について説明する。工程取得部１１４は、図６に示されるマスターテーブルをマスターテーブル記憶部１２３から取得する。 <Control unit 11>
Next, functions of the control unit 11 will be described. The process acquisition unit 114 acquires the master table shown in FIG. 6 from the master table storage unit 123.
　次工程指示部１１１は、工程取得部１１４が取得したマスターテーブルにしたがって、検査対象のモニター５が次になされる検査である次工程を物品搬送装置の一例である搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５に指示する。また、モニター５の現工程の把握には、後述の作業テーブルを参照する。 In accordance with the master table acquired by the process acquisition unit 114, the next process instruction unit 111 performs the next process, which is the next inspection to be performed by the monitor 5 to be inspected, on the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65, which are examples of the article transfer device. To instruct. In order to grasp the current process of the monitor 5, a work table described later is referred to.
　循環搬送指示部１１２は、工程取得部１１４が取得したマスターテーブルに記憶されている循環数にしたがって、物品搬送装置の一例である搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５に循環搬送の有無を指示する。ここで、循環搬送とは、モニター５を領域Ｂと領域Ａの間で繰り返し搬送することである。また、モニター５の現工程の把握には、後述の作業テーブルを参照する。 The circulation conveyance instruction unit 112 instructs the conveyance line 40 which is an example of the article conveyance device and the circulation start point 65 to determine the presence or absence of circulation conveyance according to the circulation number stored in the master table acquired by the process acquisition unit 114. Here, the circulation conveyance means that the monitor 5 is repeatedly conveyed between the region B and the region A. In order to grasp the current process of the monitor 5, a work table described later is referred to.
　作業テーブル生成部１１３は、検査対象のモニター５毎に、モニターＩＤ、モニター５が載置されるパレット７を特定するパレットＩＤ、モニター５の機種、現工程、現工程の残り時間及びモニター５が保管されている部屋の番地を対応付けて作業テーブルを生成する。したがって、本実施形態では、次工程指示部１１１及び循環搬送指示部１１２が搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５に指示を出すタイミングは、作業テーブルで管理される残り時間に基づいて決定される。例えば、部屋内で検査されているモニター５の現工程の残り時間が１０ｓになったとき、次工程指示部１１１及び循環搬送指示部１１２が搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５に指示を出す構成としてもよい。 For each monitor 5 to be inspected, the work table generation unit 113 includes a monitor ID, a pallet ID that identifies the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed, a model of the monitor 5, the current process, the remaining time of the current process, and the monitor 5 A work table is generated by associating the stored room addresses. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the timing at which the next process instruction unit 111 and the circulation transfer instruction unit 112 issue instructions to the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65 is determined based on the remaining time managed in the work table. For example, when the remaining time of the current process of the monitor 5 being inspected in the room reaches 10 s, the next process instruction unit 111 and the circulation transfer instruction unit 112 issue instructions to the transfer line 40 and the circulation start point 65. Also good.
＜記憶部１２＞
　次に、記憶部１２の機能について説明する。モニターＩＤ記憶部１２１は、検査対象のモニター５のモニターＩＤを記憶する。 <Storage unit 12>
Next, functions of the storage unit 12 will be described. The monitor ID storage unit 121 stores the monitor ID of the monitor 5 to be inspected.
　パレットＩＤ記憶部１２２は、検査対象のモニター５が載置されるパレット７のパレットＩＤを記憶する。 The pallet ID storage unit 122 stores the pallet ID of the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 to be inspected is placed.
　マスターテーブル記憶部１２３は、図６に示されるマスターテーブルを記憶する。 The master table storage unit 123 stores the master table shown in FIG.
　番地記憶部１２４は、各部屋の番地を記憶する。 The address storage unit 124 stores the address of each room.
　作業テーブル記憶部１２５は、作業テーブル生成部１１３により生成又は更新された作業テーブルを記憶する。 The work table storage unit 125 stores the work table generated or updated by the work table generation unit 113.
＜検査器Ａ５０Ａ＞
　次に、図５を用いて、検査器Ａ５０Ａについて説明する。検査器Ａ５０Ａは、通信部５０５、制御部５０１及び記憶部５０２を有する。通信部５０５及び制御部５０１の機能は、情報処理装置１の通信部１５及び制御部１１と同様である。記憶部５０２は、検査プログラム５０３Ｘ及び検査プログラム５０３Ｙを記憶する。本実施形態では、検査プログラム５０３Ｘは工程Ａ１及び工程Ａ３に用いられる検査プログラムであり、検査プログラム５０３Ｙは工程Ａ２に用いられるプログラムである。これは、本実施形態では、工程Ａ１～工程Ａ３は全て検査器Ａ５０Ａにより検査されるが、工程Ａ１及び工程Ａ３における検査内容と、工程Ａ２における検査内容が異なる場合を想定しているためである。そして、ハードウェアとしては工程Ａ１～工程Ａ３において検査器Ａ５０Ａを利用することができ、検査内容によって検査器Ａ５０Ａが実行する検査プログラムを切り替えることにより、必要な検査器Ａ５０Ａの台数を低減することができる。なお、検査プログラム５０３Ｘ及び検査プログラム５０３Ｙの切替は、通信部５０５を介して情報処理装置１の制御部１１により制御される。つまり、制御部１１は、工程取得部１１４により取得された工程に基づいて、工程Ａを実行する検査器Ａ５０Ａが備える検査プログラムを切り替えるように、検査器Ａ５０Ａを制御する。 <Inspector A50A>
Next, the inspection device A50A will be described with reference to FIG. The inspector A50A includes a communication unit 505, a control unit 501, and a storage unit 502. The functions of the communication unit 505 and the control unit 501 are the same as those of the communication unit 15 and the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1. The storage unit 502 stores an inspection program 503X and an inspection program 503Y. In the present embodiment, the inspection program 503X is an inspection program used for the process A1 and the process A3, and the inspection program 503Y is a program used for the process A2. This is because, in this embodiment, all of the processes A1 to A3 are inspected by the inspector A50A, but the inspection contents in the processes A1 and A3 and the inspection contents in the process A2 are assumed to be different. . As the hardware, the tester A50A can be used in the processes A1 to A3, and the number of necessary testers A50A can be reduced by switching the test program executed by the tester A50A according to the test contents. it can. The switching between the inspection program 503X and the inspection program 503Y is controlled by the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 via the communication unit 505. That is, the control unit 11 controls the inspector A50A so as to switch the inspection program provided in the inspector A50A that executes the process A based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit 114.
＜検査システム２００の挙動＞
　次に、図１及び図６～図９を用いて、検査システム２００の挙動について説明する。図７及び図８は、新たなモニター５が搬入ライン４１により検査システム２００に搬入されたときにおける状態を表す。つまり、モニターＩＤが０００１～００１０で特定される１０台のモニター５が、それぞれ部屋２１－１、２１－２、３１－１、２２－１、２３－４、２４－５、３１－３、２４－４、３１－４、２２－３に保管され、それぞれ検査が実施されている。また、１０台のモニター５が載置されたパレット７は、それぞれパレットＩＤがａｂｃ１～ａｂｃ１０で特定される。この状態を模式的に表したのが図８である。なお、図８は、図１で示される検査システム２００のうち、領域Ａ、領域Ｂ、第１ライン４２、第５ライン４６及び循環起点部６５を図示したものである。 <Behavior of inspection system 200>
Next, the behavior of the inspection system 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6 to 9. 7 and 8 show a state when the new monitor 5 is carried into the inspection system 200 through the carry-in line 41. FIG. That is, ten monitors 5 identified by monitor IDs 0001 to 0010 are in the rooms 21-1, 21-2, 31-1, 22-1, 23-4, 24-5, 31-3, 24, respectively. -4, 31-4, and 22-3, and inspections are performed respectively. In addition, the pallet 7 on which the ten monitors 5 are placed has the pallet IDs identified by abc1 to abc10. FIG. 8 schematically shows this state. FIG. 8 illustrates the area A, the area B, the first line 42, the fifth line 46, and the circulation starting point 65 in the inspection system 200 shown in FIG.
　図９に示されるように、Ｓ１において、モニター５が載置されたパレット７が搬入ライン４１から搬入されると、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０によりパレット７に設けられたＲＦＩＤタグ７１が読み取られる。そして、ＲＦＩＤリーダー８０によりＲＦＩＤタグ７１が読み取られると、かかるＲＦＩＤタグ７１に記憶されるパレットＩＤ（ａｂｃ１１）が情報処理装置１に送信される。そして、情報処理装置１は、パレットＩＤと対応付けて予め記憶されたモニターＩＤ（００１１）を取得する。 As shown in FIG. 9, when the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed is carried in from the carry-in line 41 in S1, the RFID tag 71 provided on the pallet 7 is read by the RFID reader 80. When the RFID tag 71 is read by the RFID reader 80, the palette ID (abc 11) stored in the RFID tag 71 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 acquires a monitor ID (0011) stored in advance in association with the palette ID.
　次に、Ｓ２において、情報処理装置１は、マスターテーブル記憶部１２３からマスターテーブルを取得する。これにより、Ｓ１において取得したモニターＩＤが表す機種５に必要な工程が取得される。 Next, in S <b> 2, the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a master table from the master table storage unit 123. Thereby, a process required for the model 5 represented by the monitor ID acquired in S1 is acquired.
　次に、Ｓ３において、情報処理装置１は、作業テーブル記憶部１２５から作業テーブルを取得し、モニター５の保管番地を決定する。具体的には、すでに検査システム２００内に存在する１０個のモニター５が保管されている番地以外の番地を、Ｓ１において搬入されたモニター５の保管番地として決定する。ここで、かかる決定は、複数の保管部（部屋）のうち検査が実行されていない保管部（部屋）と、モニター５を搬送する物品搬送装置（搬送ライン４０）と、の位置関係に基づいて決定されてもよい。具体的には、搬入されたばかりのモニター５は、機種によらず最初にエージング１が実行されるので、領域Ａの部屋２１－１～２４－５のうち、他のモニター５の検査が実行されていない部屋である部屋２１－３～２１－５、２２－２、２２－４、２２－５、２３－１～２３－３、２３－５、２４－１、２４－３、２４－４から、第１ライン４２からの移動距離が最も短い部屋をモニター５の保管番地として決定する。図８の例では、部屋２３－５をモニター５の保管番地として決定する。また、他の例では、かかる決定は、複数の保管部（部屋）のうち検査が実行されていない保管部（部屋）からランダムに決定してもよい。ここで、部屋２１－１～２４－５は、第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５の移動経路外に設けられる。 Next, in S <b> 3, the information processing apparatus 1 acquires a work table from the work table storage unit 125 and determines a storage address of the monitor 5. Specifically, an address other than the address where 10 monitors 5 already existing in the inspection system 200 are stored is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5 loaded in S1. Here, this determination is based on the positional relationship between a storage unit (room) that is not inspected among a plurality of storage units (rooms) and an article transporting device (transport line 40) that transports the monitor 5. It may be determined. Specifically, since the monitor 5 that has just been carried in is first subjected to aging 1 regardless of the model, the other monitors 5 in the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 in the area A are inspected. From rooms 21-3 to 21-5, 22-2, 22-4, 22-5, 23-1 to 23-3, 23-5, 24-1, 24-3, 24-4 The room having the shortest moving distance from the first line 42 is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5. In the example of FIG. 8, the room 23-5 is determined as the storage address of the monitor 5. In another example, such a determination may be made at random from storage units (rooms) that are not inspected among a plurality of storage units (rooms). Here, the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 are provided outside the movement path of the third line 44 and the fourth line 45.
　次に、Ｓ４において、情報処理装置１は、搬入されたモニター５に関する情報を生成し、作業テーブルを更新する。これにより、かかるモニター５に関する情報が、図７に示される作業テーブルに追加される。そして、更新された作業テーブルは、作業テーブル記憶部１２５に記憶される。ここで、残り時間が「－」となっているのは、まだモニター５が部屋２３－５に保管されておらず、現工程であるエージング１が開始されていないことを示す。なお、モニター５が第３ライン４４により部屋２３－５に保管されると、部屋２３－５に設けられたセンサーにより、モニター５が保管されたことが情報処理装置１に通知され、残り時間が表示される。ここで、搬入されるモニター５が、検査システム２００内に初めて搬入されるモニター５である場合には、作業テーブルが更新されることにかえて、新たに作業テーブルが生成される。 Next, in S <b> 4, the information processing apparatus 1 generates information about the monitor 5 that is carried in and updates the work table. Thereby, the information regarding the monitor 5 is added to the work table shown in FIG. The updated work table is stored in the work table storage unit 125. Here, the remaining time being “−” indicates that the monitor 5 is not yet stored in the room 23-5, and the aging 1 which is the current process has not been started. When the monitor 5 is stored in the room 23-5 through the third line 44, the sensor provided in the room 23-5 notifies the information processing apparatus 1 that the monitor 5 has been stored, and the remaining time is Is displayed. Here, when the monitor 5 to be carried in is the monitor 5 to be carried into the inspection system 200 for the first time, a work table is newly generated instead of updating the work table.
　次に、Ｓ５において、情報処理装置１は、物品搬送装置の一例である搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５と、検査器Ａ５０Ａと、に番地指定指示を送信する。具体的には、循環起点部６５、第３ライン４４及び検査器Ａ５０Ａに番地指定指示を送信する。 Next, in S5, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65, which are an example of the article conveyance apparatus, and the inspection device A50A. Specifically, an address designation instruction is transmitted to the circulation starting point 65, the third line 44, and the inspection device A50A.
　一方、搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５は、Ｓ１１において、情報処理装置１から送信された番地指定指示を受信する。 Meanwhile, the transport line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 receive the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S11.
　そして、Ｓ１２において、受信した番地へ向けて、モニター５を搬送する。具体的には、第１ライン４２から搬送されたモニター５が循環起点部６５に受け渡され、その後第３ライン４４により部屋２３－５まで搬送される。 In S12, the monitor 5 is transported to the received address. Specifically, the monitor 5 conveyed from the first line 42 is transferred to the circulation starting point 65, and then conveyed to the room 23-5 by the third line 44.
　搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５は、検査システム２０におけるモニター５の検査が終了するまで、Ｓ１１及びＳ１２を繰り返す。 The conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 repeat S11 and S12 until the inspection of the monitor 5 in the inspection system 20 is completed.
　他方、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、Ｓ２１において、情報処理装置１から送信された番地指定指示を受信する。ここで、本実施形態では、モニター５の現工程はエージング１であり、検査器Ａ５０Ａを要しない。したがって、図９に示されるフローにおける最初のＳ２１では、検査器Ａ５０Ａに対しては番地指定指示を送信する必要がない。そのため、図９に示されるフローにおける最初のＳ６（検査器Ａ５０Ａに対してモニター５の検査時間を送信するステップ）は不要である。 On the other hand, the inspection device A50A receives the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S21. Here, in the present embodiment, the current process of the monitor 5 is aging 1 and does not require the inspection device A50A. Therefore, in the first S21 in the flow shown in FIG. 9, it is not necessary to transmit an address designation instruction to the inspector A50A. Therefore, the first step S6 (the step of transmitting the inspection time of the monitor 5 to the inspection device A50A) in the flow shown in FIG. 9 is unnecessary.
　そして、Ｓ１２において搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５によって搬送されたモニター５は、部屋２３－５においてエージング１を開始する。ここで、エージング１のエージング時間は、マスターテーブルに記憶されたものを利用する。 Then, the monitor 5 transported by the transport line 40 and the circulation start point 65 in S12 starts aging 1 in the room 23-5. Here, the aging time of aging 1 uses what is stored in the master table.
　次に、モニター５の現工程が完了した時又は所定時間前に、Ｓ７において、情報処理装置１は、現工程がモニター５の検査における最後の上流工程であるか否かを判断する。こで、作業テーブル及びマスターテーブルを参照することで、モニターＩＤが１１であるモニター５（機種５）の次工程が工程Ａ１であるとわかる。したがって、情報処理装置１は、上流工程が終了していないので、Ｓ７において「Ｎｏ」と判断され、Ｓ３に処理が戻される。その後、すでに説明した通り、モニターＩＤが００１１で特定されるモニター５について、工程Ａ１を実行するためのモニター保管番地を決定し、Ｓ４において、作業テーブルを更新する。 Next, when the current process of the monitor 5 is completed or before a predetermined time, in S7, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the current process is the last upstream process in the inspection of the monitor 5. Here, by referring to the work table and the master table, it is understood that the next process of the monitor 5 (model 5) whose monitor ID is 11 is the process A1. Therefore, since the upstream process has not ended, the information processing apparatus 1 determines “No” in S7 and returns the process to S3. Thereafter, as described above, the monitor storage address for executing the process A1 is determined for the monitor 5 identified by the monitor ID 0011, and the work table is updated in S4.
　そして、情報処理装置１は、Ｓ５において、物品搬送装置の一例である搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５に番地指定指示を送信し、エージング１を完了したモニター５が領域Ａの開いている部屋に搬送される。ここで、連続する２つの工程がともに領域Ａでなされる工程（エージング及び工程Ａ）である場合、エージングが実行された部屋を移動することなく、次工程である工程Ａを開始することとしてもよい。さらに、情報処理装置１は、Ｓ５において、検査器Ａ５０Ａに番地指定指示を送信する。 In step S5, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the conveyance line 40 and the circulation starting point 65, which is an example of the article conveyance apparatus, and the monitor 5 that has completed the aging 1 enters the room in which the area A is open. Be transported. Here, when the two consecutive steps are both steps performed in the area A (aging and step A), the next step, step A, may be started without moving the room where aging is performed. Good. Further, in S5, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the inspection device A50A.
　一方、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、Ｓ２１において、情報処理装置１から送信された番地指定指示を受信する。 Meanwhile, the inspection device A50A receives the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S21.
　次に、情報処理装置１は、Ｓ６において、モニター５の次工程の検査時間を検査器Ａ５０Ａに送信する。ここで、かかる検査時間は、マスターテーブルを参照することにより取得することができる。あわせて、検査器Ａ５０Ａに対して、工程Ａ１に利用する検査プログラム５０３Ｘを実行することを指示する。なお、次工程が工程Ａ２である場合、検査プログラム５０３Ｙを実行することを指示し、次工程が工程Ａ３である場合、検査プログラム５０３Ｘを実行することを指示する。 Next, in S6, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits the inspection time of the next process of the monitor 5 to the inspection device A50A. Here, the inspection time can be obtained by referring to the master table. At the same time, it instructs the inspector A50A to execute the inspection program 503X used for the process A1. When the next process is the process A2, it is instructed to execute the inspection program 503Y. When the next process is the process A3, it is instructed to execute the inspection program 503X.
　他方、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、Ｓ２２において、情報処理装置１から送信された検査時間を受信する。 On the other hand, the inspection device A50A receives the inspection time transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 in S22.
　そして、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、Ｓ２３において、受信した番地指定指示が表す部屋に向けて移動し、受信した検査時間の間、モニター５が保管された部屋内においてモニター５の所定の特性を検査する。 Then, in S23, the inspector A50A moves toward the room indicated by the received address designation instruction, and inspects predetermined characteristics of the monitor 5 in the room where the monitor 5 is stored during the received inspection time.
　検査器Ａ５０Ａは、検査システム２０におけるモニター５の検査が終了するまで、Ｓ２１～Ｓ２３を繰り返す。 The inspector A50A repeats S21 to S23 until the inspection of the monitor 5 in the inspection system 20 is completed.
　したがって、情報処理装置１の制御部１１は、物品（モニター５）の種類（機種）毎に予め定められた検査時間を検査器Ａ５０Ａに出力するように通信部１５を制御する。換言すると、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、通信部１５から出力された検査時間に基づいて、モニター５を検査するように制御される。 Therefore, the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1 controls the communication unit 15 to output the inspection time predetermined for each type (model) of the article (monitor 5) to the inspection device A50A. In other words, the inspector A50A is controlled to inspect the monitor 5 based on the inspection time output from the communication unit 15.
　そして、モニター５は、保管された部屋内において、検査器Ａ５０Ａによる検査結果に基づいて、予め定められた特性を調整する調整処理を実行する。例えば、検査器Ａ５０Ａによる検査の結果、モニター５の輝度を調整する必要があると判断された場合には、モニター５内部のガンマカーブを調整する処理が実行される。なお、かかる調整処理は、モニター５内部に格納された調整プログラムを実行してもよく、外部の情報処理装置に格納された調整プログラムを実行し、その結果をモニター５に送信することでモニター５の調整処理がなされる態様としてもよい。 Then, the monitor 5 executes an adjustment process for adjusting a predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result by the inspector A50A in the stored room. For example, when it is determined that the brightness of the monitor 5 needs to be adjusted as a result of the inspection by the inspector A50A, processing for adjusting the gamma curve inside the monitor 5 is executed. The adjustment process may execute an adjustment program stored in the monitor 5. The adjustment program stored in the external information processing apparatus is executed, and the result is transmitted to the monitor 5. It is good also as an aspect by which this adjustment process is made.
　制御部１１は、検査器Ａ５０Ａによる物品（モニター５）の検査が完了した場合、検査が開始されていない他の物品（モニター５）が保管されている保管部（部屋２１－１～２４－５）の番地が表す保管部（部屋２１－１～２４－５）に向けて検査器Ａ５０Ａが移動するように制御する。つまり、検査器Ａ５０Ａは、工程Ａ１が完了すると、他のモニター５のうち、検査を待っている状態のモニター５が保管されている部屋に向けて移動する。そして、かかるモニター５に対して工程Ａのいずれかの検査を開始する。 When the inspection of the article (monitor 5) by the inspector A50A is completed, the control unit 11 stores the storage parts (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) in which other articles (monitor 5) that have not been inspected are stored. The inspection device A50A is controlled to move toward the storage unit (rooms 21-1 to 24-5) indicated by the address of). That is, when the process A1 is completed, the inspector A50A moves toward the room in which the monitors 5 waiting for the inspection are stored among the other monitors 5. Then, any inspection in the process A is started on the monitor 5.
　そして、Ｓ７において、情報処理装置１は、モニター５の検査における上流工程が終了したか否かを判断する。モニター５は、次工程が工程Ｂ１であるので、Ｓ３に処理が戻される。その後、すでに説明した通り、モニターＩＤが００１１で特定されるモニター５について、工程Ｂ１を実行するためのモニター保管番地を決定し、Ｓ４において作業テーブルを更新する。 In S7, the information processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the upstream process in the inspection of the monitor 5 has been completed. Since the next process is the process B1, the monitor 5 returns the process to S3. Thereafter, as described above, the monitor storage address for executing the process B1 is determined for the monitor 5 identified by the monitor ID 0011, and the work table is updated in S4.
　また、工程Ａ１が完了すると、制御部１１は、検査器Ａ５０Ａによる検査が完了したモニター５を部屋から取り出して領域Ａの外部に搬送するように物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４）を制御する。具体的には、情報処理装置１は、Ｓ３において、物品搬送装置の一例である第３ライン４４及び循環起点部６５に番地指定指示を送信する。そして、Ｓ１１及びＳ１２により、工程Ａ１を完了したモニター５が第２ライン４３を通過して領域Ｂの開いている部屋に搬送される。ここで、領域Ｂは、第２ライン４３の移動経路外に設けられており、第２ライン４３にて搬送されるモニター５は、図示しないプッシャー等により部屋３１－１～３１－５のいずれかに押し込まれる。 Further, when the process A1 is completed, the control unit 11 controls the article transport device (third line 44) so that the monitor 5 that has been inspected by the inspector A50A is taken out of the room and transported outside the area A. Specifically, in S <b> 3, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits an address designation instruction to the third line 44 and the circulation starting point 65 which are an example of the article transport apparatus. And the monitor 5 which completed process A1 passes along the 2nd line 43, and is conveyed to the room in which the area | region B is open by S11 and S12. Here, the area B is provided outside the movement path of the second line 43, and the monitor 5 conveyed on the second line 43 is one of the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 by a pusher (not shown) or the like. Is pushed into.
　そして、モニター５は、保管された部屋内において、検査器Ｂ５０Ｂによる検査結果に基づいて、予め定められた特性を調整する調整処理を実行する。その後、工程Ｂ１が完了すると、モニター５は第２ライン４３及び２つのターンテーブル６０を介して、再び第１ライン４２に戻される。 Then, the monitor 5 executes an adjustment process for adjusting a predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result by the inspection device B50B in the stored room. Thereafter, when the process B1 is completed, the monitor 5 is returned to the first line 42 via the second line 43 and the two turntables 60 again.
　かかる処置を、モニター５の機種毎に定められた工程のうち、上流工程が終了するまで繰り返す。 This process is repeated until the upstream process is completed among the processes determined for each model of the monitor 5.
　つまり、図８に示されるように、検査システム２００に搬入されたモニター５は、第１ライン４２にて搬送されて領域Ｂを通過した後、循環起点部６５を起点として領域Ｂと領域Ａの間を循環移動することで、エージング、工程Ａ及び工程Ｂが繰り返し実行される。モニターＩＤが１１で特定されるモニター５の場合、工程Ｂ１及び工程Ｂ２が必要なので、領域Ｂ（搬入ライン４１による搬入）→領域Ａ（エージング１～工程Ａ１）→領域Ｂ（工程Ｂ１）→領域Ａ（工程Ａ２～工程Ａ３）→領域Ｂ（工程Ｂ２）というように領域Ｂと領域Ａを循環移動し、その循環数は「２」である。 That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the monitor 5 carried into the inspection system 200 is transported in the first line 42 and passes through the region B, and then the region B and the region A starting from the circulation starting point 65. Aging, step A, and step B are repeatedly executed by cyclically moving between them. In the case of the monitor 5 identified by the monitor ID 11, since the process B1 and the process B2 are necessary, the area B (carrying in by the carry-in line 41) → the area A (aging 1 to process A1) → the area B (process B1) → area The region B and the region A are cyclically moved as A (step A2 to step A3) → region B (step B2), and the circulation number is “2”.
　このとき、情報処理装置１は、Ｓ３において、物品搬送装置（搬送ライン４０及び検査器Ａ５０Ａ）や検査器Ａ５０Ａに対し、モニター５の次工程を実施するための保管番地を送信する前に、循環搬送指示部１１２により物品搬送装置（搬送ライン４０）に循環搬送を指示し、モニター５が循環移動している間に、検査器Ａ５０Ａに対し、モニター５の次工程を実施するための保管番地を送信するようにしてもよい。 At this time, the information processing apparatus 1 circulates in S3 before transmitting the storage address for performing the next process of the monitor 5 to the article conveyance apparatus (conveyance line 40 and inspection instrument A50A) or the inspection instrument A50A. The conveyance instructing unit 112 instructs the article conveying apparatus (conveying line 40) to circulate and, while the monitor 5 is circulating, the storage address for performing the next process of the monitor 5 is set for the inspector A50A. You may make it transmit.
　そして、上流工程が全て完了すると、Ｓ７において「Ｙｅｓ」と判断され、Ｓ８に進む。ここで、Ｓ７における判断は、マスターテーブル及び作業テーブルを参照することでなされる。例えば、モニター５の現工程が工程Ｂ２である場合、次工程が工程Ｃであるので、上流工程が全て完了したと判断される。また、モニター５の現在の循環数をカウントしておき、マスターテーブルに記憶された循環数に達したときに、上流工程が全て完了したと判断することとしてもよい。 Then, when all the upstream processes are completed, “Yes” is determined in S7, and the process proceeds to S8. Here, the determination in S7 is made by referring to the master table and the work table. For example, when the current process of the monitor 5 is the process B2, since the next process is the process C, it is determined that all the upstream processes are completed. Alternatively, the current circulation number of the monitor 5 may be counted, and it may be determined that all upstream processes have been completed when the circulation number stored in the master table is reached.
　そして、Ｓ８において、情報処理装置１は、循環搬送終了指示を循環起点部６５に送信する。 In S8, the information processing apparatus 1 transmits a circulation conveyance end instruction to the circulation starting point 65.
　そして、Ｓ１３において、搬送ライン４０及び循環起点部６５は、情報処理装置１から送信された番地指定指示を受信する。そして、Ｓ１４において、第３ライン４４又は第１ライン４２により循環起点部６５に送られたモニター５が、循環起点部６５から第５ライン４６に受け渡すように制御される。 In S13, the transport line 40 and the circulation starting point 65 receive the address designation instruction transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1. In S <b> 14, the monitor 5 sent to the circulation starting point 65 by the third line 44 or the first line 42 is controlled to be transferred from the circulation starting point 65 to the fifth line 46.
　その後、モニター５は、第５ライン４６により下流工程へ向けて搬送され、適宜設けられた検査位置において工程Ｃ～工程Ｅ（下流工程）が実行される。 Thereafter, the monitor 5 is transported toward the downstream process by the fifth line 46, and the processes C to E (downstream process) are executed at an appropriately provided inspection position.
　かかる検査を、全てのモニター５に対して実行する。ここで、部屋２１－１～２４－５は、第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５の経路外に設けられているので、領域Ａにおいてあるモニター５が検査中であっても、他のモニター５を搬送する第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５は、領域Ａ内を移動することができる。また、部屋３１－１～３１－５は、第２ライン４３の経路外に設けられているので、領域Ｂにおいてあるモニター５が検査中であっても、他のモニター５の第２ライン４３による搬送が妨げられない。 Execute this inspection for all monitors 5. Here, since the rooms 21-1 to 24-5 are provided outside the path of the third line 44 and the fourth line 45, even if the monitor 5 in the area A is under inspection, the other monitors 5 The third line 44 and the fourth line 45 that convey the region can move in the region A. In addition, since the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 are provided outside the path of the second line 43, even if the monitor 5 in the region B is under examination, the rooms 31-1 to 31-5 are provided by the second line 43 of the other monitors 5. Transport is not hindered.
　以上より、第１実施形態に係る検査システム２００は、物品（モニター５）を保管する保管部（部屋）を複数備える保管領域（領域Ａ）と、保管領域内（領域Ａ）において、保管部（部屋）に保管された物品（モニター５）の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）と、保管部（部屋）毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）を制御可能に構成される制御部（制御部１１）と、を備え、制御部（制御部１１）は、検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）による物品（モニター５）の検査が完了した場合、検査が開始されていない他の物品（モニター５）が保管されている保管部（部屋）の番地が表す保管部（部屋）に向けて検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）が移動するように制御する、検査システムである。 As described above, the inspection system 200 according to the first embodiment includes a storage unit (region A) including a plurality of storage units (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5) and a storage unit (region A) in the storage region (region A). An inspection device (inspector A50A) for inspecting a predetermined characteristic of an article (monitor 5) stored in a room) and an address for each storage unit (room) can be acquired and the inspection device (inspector A50A) And a control unit (control unit 11) configured to be controllable, and the control unit (control unit 11) performs inspection when the inspection of the article (monitor 5) by the inspection device (inspector A50A) is completed. The inspection device (inspector A50A) is controlled to move toward the storage unit (room) indicated by the address of the storage unit (room) in which other articles (monitor 5) that are not started are stored. System.
　また、１実施形態に係る検査システム２００は、物品（モニター５）を保管する保管部（部屋）を複数備える保管領域（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）と、保管領域内（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）において、保管部（部屋）に保管された物品（モニター５）の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置（検査器Ａ５０）と、保管部（部屋）毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）を制御可能に構成される制御部（制御部１１）と、制御部（制御部１１）と通信部（通信部１５）を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４、第４ライン４５及び循環起点部６５）であって、物品（モニター５）を保管部（部屋）に出し入れし且つ物品（モニター５）を保管領域（領域Ａ）の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）と、を備え、保管領域（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）は、第１保管領域（領域Ａ）及び第２保管領域（領域Ｂ）を含み、物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）は、第１及び第２保管領域（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）並びに第１及び第２保管領域（領域Ａ及び領域Ｂ）の下流工程（第５ライン４６）へ物品（モニター５）を搬送可能に構成され、物品（モニター５）の種類（機種）毎に、第１エリア（領域Ａ）内において実行される第１検査（工程Ａ）及び第２エリア（領域Ｂ）内において実行される第２検査（工程Ｂ）を含む工程を取得する工程取得部（工程取得部１１４）を備え、制御部（制御部１１）は、物品（モニター５）の検査が完了すると、工程取得部（工程取得部１１４）により取得された工程に基づいて、物品（モニター５）が第１エリア（領域Ａ）、第２エリア（領域Ｂ）又は下流工程（第５ライン４６）へ搬送されるように物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４、第４ライン４５及び循環起点部６５）を制御する、検査システムである。 In addition, the inspection system 200 according to the embodiment includes a storage area (area A and area B) including a plurality of storage units (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5), and a storage area (area A and area B). An inspection device (inspector A50) for inspecting predetermined characteristics of an article (monitor 5) stored in a storage unit (room), and an address for each storage unit (room) can be obtained and the inspection device A control unit (control unit 11) configured to be able to control (inspector A50A), and an article conveying device configured to be communicable via the control unit (control unit 11) and the communication unit (communication unit 15) The third line 44, the fourth line 45, and the circulation starting point 65), the article (monitor 5) is taken in and out of the storage unit (room), and the article (monitor 5) is transported outside the storage area (area A). Article conveying device (third line 4 And a fourth line 45), and the storage area (area A and area B) includes a first storage area (area A) and a second storage area (area B), and the article transport device (third line 44). And the fourth line 45) are connected to the first and second storage areas (area A and area B) and the downstream process (fifth line 46) of the first and second storage areas (area A and area B). 5) in the first area (area A) and the second area (area B) that can be transported and executed in the first area (area A) for each type (model) of the article (monitor 5). The process acquisition part (process acquisition part 114) which acquires the process including the 2nd test | inspection (process B) performed in FIG. Based on the process acquired by the acquisition unit (process acquisition unit 114) The article conveying device (the third line 44, the fourth line 45) so that the article (monitor 5) is conveyed to the first area (area A), the second area (area B), or the downstream process (fifth line 46). And the circulation starting point 65).
　また、１実施形態に係る検査システム２００は、物品（モニター５）を保管する保管部（部屋）を複数備える保管領域（領域Ａ）と、保管領域内（領域Ａ）において、保管部（部屋）に保管された物品（モニター５）の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）と、保管部（部屋）毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）を制御可能に構成される制御部（制御部１１）と、制御部（制御部１１）と通信部（通信部１５）を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）であって、物品（モニター５）を保管部（部屋）に出し入れし且つ物品（モニター５）を保管領域（領域Ａ）の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）と、を備え、保管部（部屋）は、物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）の移動経路外に設けられ、制御部（制御部１１）は、物品搬送装置（第３ライン４４及び第４ライン４５）を、物品（モニター５）が保管されていない保管部（部屋）に物品（モニター５）を保管し、保管部（部屋）に保管された物品（モニター５）とは異なる物品（モニター５）を、検査装置（検査器Ａ５０Ａ）による検査が実行されている物品（モニター５）が保管された保管部（部屋）と異なる保管部（部屋）に保管するように制御する、検査システムである。 The inspection system 200 according to the embodiment includes a storage area (area A) including a plurality of storage sections (rooms) for storing articles (monitor 5), and a storage section (room) in the storage area (area A). An inspection apparatus (inspector A50A) for inspecting predetermined characteristics of the article (monitor 5) stored in the apparatus and an inspection apparatus (inspector A50A) configured to be able to acquire an address for each storage unit (room) A control unit (control unit 11) configured to be controllable, and an article conveyance device (third line 44 and fourth line) configured to be communicable via the control unit (control unit 11) and the communication unit (communication unit 15). Line 45), and an article transporting device (third line 44 and fourth line 4) for transferring the article (monitor 5) to / from the storage unit (room) and transporting the article (monitor 5) to the outside of the storage area (area A). Line 45), and The pipe part (room) is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device (the third line 44 and the fourth line 45), and the control part (the control unit 11) is provided with the article conveying apparatus (the third line 44 and the fourth line). 45), the article (monitor 5) is stored in a storage section (room) where the article (monitor 5) is not stored, and the article (monitor 5) is different from the article (monitor 5) stored in the storage section (room). ) Is stored in a storage unit (room) different from the storage unit (room) in which the article (monitor 5) inspected by the inspection device (inspector A50A) is stored. .
２．第２実施形態
　次に、図１０を用いて、第２実施形態について説明する。ここで、第２実施形態では、領域Ｂの近傍における搬送ライン４０のみが第１実施形態と異なる。以下、かかる相違点を中心に説明し、図１０において第１実施形態と同じ構成には同じ符号を付して説明する。 2. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in 2nd Embodiment, only the conveyance line 40 in the vicinity of the area | region B differs from 1st Embodiment. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described. In FIG. 10, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
　第２実施形態では、第１ライン４２と第２ライン４３の間に、中間ライン４７が設けられる。そして、第２ライン４３及び中間ライン４７は、搬送されるパレット７の大きさ単位で、第２ライン４３の進行方向に垂直な方向に移動することができるように構成される。 In the second embodiment, an intermediate line 47 is provided between the first line 42 and the second line 43. And the 2nd line 43 and the intermediate | middle line 47 are comprised so that it can move to the direction perpendicular | vertical to the advancing direction of the 2nd line 43 by the magnitude | size unit of the pallet 7 conveyed.
　例えば、モニター５が載置されたパレット７が、部屋３１－２に保管される場合には、図１０（ａ）において斜線で示される箇所にパレット７が到着すると、パレット７を搬送する第２ライン４３の一部と、その垂直方向に位置する中間ライン４７の一部が、第２ライン４３の進行方向に垂直な方向に移動する。そして、図１０（ｂ）に示されるように、パレット７が載置された第２ライン４３の一部が部屋３１－２内に移動することで、モニター５が部屋３１－２に保管される。このとき、垂直方向に移動した中間ライン４７の一部は、移動前の第２ライン４３の一部が存在した位置まで移動する。 For example, when the pallet 7 on which the monitor 5 is placed is stored in the room 31-2, when the pallet 7 arrives at a position indicated by hatching in FIG. A part of the line 43 and a part of the intermediate line 47 positioned in the vertical direction move in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the second line 43. Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, a part of the second line 43 on which the pallet 7 is placed moves into the room 31-2, so that the monitor 5 is stored in the room 31-2. . At this time, a part of the intermediate line 47 moved in the vertical direction moves to a position where a part of the second line 43 before the movement exists.
　これにより、モニター５が部屋３１－２に保管されるとともに、移動前の第２ライン４３の一部に代えて中間ライン４７の一部が第２ライン４３の移動経路を構成する。したがって、モニター５を部屋３１－２に保管するために第２ライン４３の一部が移動した場合であっても、他のモニター５を搬送するための第２ライン４３の移動経路を確保することができる。 Thereby, the monitor 5 is stored in the room 31-2, and a part of the intermediate line 47 constitutes a moving path of the second line 43 instead of a part of the second line 43 before moving. Therefore, even when a part of the second line 43 moves to store the monitor 5 in the room 31-2, a movement path of the second line 43 for transporting another monitor 5 is secured. Can do.
　そして、部屋３１－２内におけるモニター５の工程Ｂが完了すると、第２ライン４３の一部と中間ライン４７の一部が図１０（ａ）に示される位置に戻ることで、モニター５が第２ライン４３により搬送され、２つのターンテーブル６０を介して第１ライン４２に戻される。 When the process B of the monitor 5 in the room 31-2 is completed, a part of the second line 43 and a part of the intermediate line 47 are returned to the positions shown in FIG. It is conveyed by the two lines 43 and returned to the first line 42 via the two turntables 60.
　以上、種々の実施形態について説明したが、本発明はこれらに限定されない。 Although various embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these.
　例えば、搬送ライン４０の数及び配置は、適宜調整することができる。また、領域Ａは、第１保管エリア２１～第４保管エリア２４の４つで構成される必要はなく、これより多い又は少ない保管エリアで構成してもよい。さらに、これらの保管エリアの配置も適宜調整することができる。また、部屋の数、大きさ及び配置についても、適宜調整することができる。また、検査器Ａ５０Ａの数についても、適宜調整することができる。また、ターンテーブル６０及び循環起点部６５に代えて、クレーン等によりモニター５の搬送方向を変更してもよい。また、ＲＦＩＤタグ７１及びＲＦＩＤリーダー８０に代えて、任意の情報を記憶できる媒体及び読取器を利用することができる。さらに、マスターテーブル及び作業テーブルの項目は、図６及び図７に示される項目以外を追加することができる。 For example, the number and arrangement of the transport lines 40 can be adjusted as appropriate. In addition, the area A does not need to be configured by four of the first storage area 21 to the fourth storage area 24, and may be configured by more or less storage areas. Furthermore, the arrangement of these storage areas can be adjusted as appropriate. In addition, the number, size, and arrangement of the rooms can be adjusted as appropriate. Further, the number of inspection devices A50A can be adjusted as appropriate. Further, instead of the turntable 60 and the circulation starting point portion 65, the conveyance direction of the monitor 5 may be changed by a crane or the like. Further, instead of the RFID tag 71 and the RFID reader 80, a medium and a reader that can store arbitrary information can be used. Furthermore, items other than those shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can be added to the items in the master table and the work table.
　また、検査器Ｂ５０Ｂを、検査器Ａ５０Ａと同様に、複数種類の検査プログラムを備える構成とし、適宜切り替えることとしてもよい。さらに、比較的時間がかかるエージングを領域Ｂで行う場合、領域Ｂの大きさを領域Ａより大きくし、部屋数を増やしてもよい。 Also, the inspection device B50B may be configured to include a plurality of types of inspection programs, as in the case of the inspection device A50A, and may be switched as appropriate. Further, when aging that takes a relatively long time is performed in the region B, the size of the region B may be made larger than that in the region A to increase the number of rooms.
　また、記憶部１２は、情報処理装置１の内部に設けずに、外部のＰＣ又はサーバ等の情報処理装置に設けるクラウドコンピューティングの態様とすることができる。この場合、計算の度に必要なデータを外部の情報処理装置が情報処理装置１に送信する。 Further, the storage unit 12 can be in a form of cloud computing provided in an information processing apparatus such as an external PC or server without being provided in the information processing apparatus 1. In this case, an external information processing apparatus transmits data necessary for each calculation to the information processing apparatus 1.
　また、情報処理装置１の機能を実装したＡＳＩＣ（ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ　ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ　ｉｎｔｅｇｒａｔｅｄ　ｃｉｒｃｕｉｔ）、ＦＰＧＡ（ｆｉｅｌｄ－ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｍａｂｌｅ　ｇａｔｅ　ａｒｒａｙ）、ＤＲＰ（Ｄｙｎａｍｉｃ　ＲｅＣｏｎｆｉｇｕｒａｂｌｅ　Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｏｒ）として提供することもできる。また、コンピュータに、情報処理装置１の機能を実現するためのプログラムとして提供することもできる。この場合、かかるプログラムをインターネット等を介して配信することもできる。また、記録媒体であって、コンピュータに情報処理装置１の機能を実現するためのプログラムを記録した非一時的な記録媒体として提供することもできる。 Also provided as an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or DRP (Dynamic ReConfigurable Processor) that implements the functions of the information processing apparatus 1. Moreover, it can also provide to a computer as a program for implement | achieving the function of the information processing apparatus 1. FIG. In this case, such a program can be distributed via the Internet or the like. Further, the recording medium can be provided as a non-temporary recording medium in which a program for realizing the function of the information processing apparatus 1 is recorded in a computer.
　１：情報処理装置、１１：制御部、１１１：次工程指示部、１１２：循環搬送指示部、１１４：送受信部、１２：記憶部、１２１：モニターＩＤ記憶部、１２２：パレットＩＤ記憶部、１２３：マスターテーブル記憶部、１２４：番地記憶部、１２５：作業テーブル記憶部、１３：操作部、１４：表示部、１５：通信部、５：モニター、７：パレット、７１：ＲＦＩＤタグ、７２：無線給電素子、７３：通信部、２１～２４：第１保管エリア～第４保管エリア、４０：搬送ライン、４１：搬入ライン、４２：第１ライン、４３：第２ライン、４４：第３ライン、４５：第４ライン、４６：第５ライン、４７：中間ライン、５０Ａ：検査器Ａ、５０５：通信部、５０１：制御部、５０２：記憶部、５０３Ｘ，５０３Ｙ：検査プログラム、５０Ｂ：検査器Ｂ、６０：ターンテーブル、６５：循環起点部、８０：ＲＦＩＤリーダー、１００：バス、２００：検査システム DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Information processing apparatus, 11: Control part, 111: Next process instruction part, 112: Circulation conveyance instruction part, 114: Transmission / reception part, 12: Storage part, 121: Monitor ID storage part, 122: Pallet ID storage part, 123 : Master table storage unit, 124: Address storage unit, 125: Work table storage unit, 13: Operation unit, 14: Display unit, 15: Communication unit, 5: Monitor, 7: Pallet, 71: RFID tag, 72: Wireless Feeding element, 73: communication unit, 21 to 24: first storage area to fourth storage area, 40: transfer line, 41: carry-in line, 42: first line, 43: second line, 44: third line, 45: fourth line, 46: fifth line, 47: intermediate line, 50A: inspection device A, 505: communication unit, 501: control unit, 502: storage unit, 503X, 503Y: inspection program, 50 : Tester B, 60: turntable 65: circulation starting portion, 80: RFID reader, 100: bus, 200: test system

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  1. 　物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、
    　前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、
    　前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、を備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記検査装置による前記物品の検査が完了した場合、前記検査が開始されていない他の物品が保管されている前記保管部の番地が表す前記保管部に向けて前記検査装置が移動するように制御する、検査システム。     A storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles;
    In the storage area, an inspection device for inspecting a predetermined characteristic of the article stored in the storage unit;
    A control unit configured to be able to acquire an address for each storage unit and configured to be able to control the inspection apparatus,
    When the inspection of the article by the inspection apparatus is completed, the control unit is configured to move the inspection apparatus toward the storage unit indicated by the address of the storage unit in which another article that has not been inspected is stored. Inspection system that controls to move.
  2. 　前記制御部は、前記物品の種類毎に予め定められた検査時間を前記検査装置に出力するように通信部を制御し、
    　前記検査装置は、前記通信部から出力された前記検査時間に基づいて、前記物品を検査するように制御される、請求項１に記載の検査システム。     The control unit controls the communication unit to output an inspection time predetermined for each type of the article to the inspection device,
    The inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the inspection apparatus is controlled to inspect the article based on the inspection time output from the communication unit.
  3. 　前記物品は、前記保管部内において、前記検査結果に基づいて前記予め定められた特性を調整する調整処理を実行する、請求項１又は請求項２に記載の検査システム。 The inspection system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the article executes an adjustment process for adjusting the predetermined characteristic based on the inspection result in the storage unit.
  4. 　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記検査装置による検査が完了した前記物品を前記保管部から取り出して前記保管領域の外部に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、請求項１～請求項３のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and a communication unit, comprising an article conveying apparatus that takes the article into and out of the storage unit and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area,
    4. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the article transport device to take out the article that has been inspected by the inspection device from the storage unit and transport the article to the outside of the storage area. The inspection system according to item 1.
  5. 　前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、
    　前記物品搬送装置は、前記物品の検査中であっても、前記保管領域内を移動可能に構成される、請求項１～請求項４のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device,
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the article transporting device is configured to be movable in the storage area even during the inspection of the article.
  6. 　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、
    　前記保管領域は、第１保管領域及び第２保管領域を含み、
    　前記物品搬送装置は、前記第１及び第２保管領域並びに前記第１及び第２保管領域の下流工程へ前記物品を搬送可能に構成され、
    　前記物品の種類毎に、前記第１エリア内において実行される第１検査及び前記第２エリア内において実行される第２検査を含む工程を取得する工程取得部を備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記物品の検査が完了すると、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記物品が前記第１エリア、前記第２エリア又は前記下流工程へ搬送されるように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、
    　請求項１～請求項５のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and a communication unit, comprising an article conveying apparatus that takes the article into and out of the storage unit and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area,
    The storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area,
    The article conveying device is configured to be able to convey the article to the first and second storage areas and the downstream process of the first and second storage areas,
    A process acquisition unit that acquires a process including a first inspection executed in the first area and a second inspection executed in the second area for each type of the article,
    When the inspection of the article is completed, the control unit is configured to transfer the article to the first area, the second area, or the downstream process based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. Control the article transport device,
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  7. 　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程が、前記第１及び第２検査が繰り返し実行される工程である場合、前記物品が前記第１及び第２保管領域内で循環移動するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、請求項６に記載の検査システム。 When the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed, the article circulates in the first and second storage areas. The inspection system according to claim 6, wherein the article conveying device is controlled as follows.
  8. 　前記第２保管領域は、前記第１保管領域よりも前記物品の搬入側に設けられたエリアであり、
    　前記工程取得部は、前記物品が前記第２保管領域から前記第１保管領域に搬送された後再び前記第２保管領域に搬送される回数である循環数を取得し、
    　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記循環数に基づいて、前記物品を前記第２保管領域又は前記下流工程に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、請求項６又は請求項７に記載の検査システム。     The second storage area is an area provided on the carry-in side of the article from the first storage area,
    The process acquisition unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times the article is transferred from the second storage area to the first storage area and then transferred again to the second storage area.
    The said control part controls the said article conveyance apparatus so that the said articles | goods may be conveyed to the said 2nd storage area or the said downstream process based on the said circulation number acquired by the said process acquisition part. Item 8. The inspection system according to Item 7.
  9. 　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記第１又は第２検査を実行する検査装置が備える検査プログラムを切り替えるように前記検査装置を制御する、請求項６～請求項８のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。 The control unit controls the inspection apparatus to switch an inspection program provided in an inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. The inspection system according to claim 8.
  10. 　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、
    　前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、
    　前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、
    　前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、
    　前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する、
    　請求項１～請求項９のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and a communication unit, comprising an article conveying apparatus that takes the article into and out of the storage unit and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area,
    The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device,
    The control unit controls the article conveying device.
    Storing the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored;
    Controlling to store an article different from the article stored in the storage unit in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
  11. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される、
    　請求項１０に記載の検査システム。     The different storage unit is determined based on a positional relationship between a storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting device.
    The inspection system according to claim 10.
  12. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される、
    　請求項１０に記載の検査システム。     The different storage units are randomly determined from storage units that are not executed among the plurality of storage units.
    The inspection system according to claim 10.
  13. 　前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する、
    　請求項１０～１２のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     The article conveying device passes through the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored, and conveys the different article to the different storage unit;
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 10 to 12.
  14. 　物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、
    　前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、
    　前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、
    　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置と、を備え、
    　前記保管領域は、第１保管領域及び第２保管領域を含み、
    　前記物品搬送装置は、前記第１及び第２保管領域並びに前記第１及び第２保管領域の下流工程へ前記物品を搬送可能に構成され、
    　前記物品の種類毎に、前記第１エリア内において実行される第１検査及び前記第２エリア内において実行される第２検査を含む工程を取得する工程取得部を備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記物品の検査が完了すると、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記物品が前記第１エリア、前記第２エリア又は前記下流工程へ搬送されるように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、検査システム。     A storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles;
    In the storage area, an inspection device for inspecting a predetermined characteristic of the article stored in the storage unit;
    A control unit configured to be able to acquire an address for each storage unit and configured to be able to control the inspection apparatus;
    An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and the communication unit, the article conveying apparatus configured to move the article in and out of the storage unit and to convey the article to the outside of the storage area. ,
    The storage area includes a first storage area and a second storage area,
    The article conveying device is configured to be able to convey the article to the first and second storage areas and the downstream process of the first and second storage areas,
    A process acquisition unit that acquires a process including a first inspection executed in the first area and a second inspection executed in the second area for each type of the article,
    When the inspection of the article is completed, the control unit is configured to transfer the article to the first area, the second area, or the downstream process based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. An inspection system for controlling an article conveying apparatus.
  15. 　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程が、前記第１及び第２検査が繰り返し実行される工程である場合、前記物品が前記第１及び第２保管領域内で循環移動するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、請求項１４に記載の検査システム。 When the process acquired by the process acquiring unit is a process in which the first and second inspections are repeatedly performed, the article circulates in the first and second storage areas. The inspection system according to claim 14, wherein the inspection apparatus is controlled as follows.
  16. 　前記第２保管領域は、前記第１保管領域よりも前記物品の搬入側に設けられたエリアであり、
    　前記工程取得部は、前記物品が前記第２保管領域から前記第１保管領域に搬送された後再び前記第２保管領域に搬送される回数である循環数を取得し、
    　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記循環数に基づいて、前記物品を前記第２保管領域又は前記下流工程に搬送するように前記物品搬送装置を制御する、請求項１４又は請求項１５に記載の検査システム。     The second storage area is an area provided on the carry-in side of the article from the first storage area,
    The process acquisition unit acquires a circulation number that is the number of times the article is transferred from the second storage area to the first storage area and then transferred again to the second storage area.
    The said control part controls the said article conveyance apparatus so that the said article may be conveyed to the said 2nd storage area or the said downstream process based on the said circulation number acquired by the said process acquisition part. Item 16. The inspection system according to Item 15.
  17. 　前記制御部は、前記工程取得部により取得された前記工程に基づいて、前記第１又は第２検査を実行する検査装置が備える検査プログラムを切り替えるように前記検査装置を制御する、請求項１４～請求項１６のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。 The control unit controls the inspection apparatus to switch an inspection program provided in an inspection apparatus that performs the first or second inspection based on the process acquired by the process acquisition unit. The inspection system according to claim 16.
  18. 　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置を備え、
    　前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、
    　前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、
    　前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、
    　前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する、
    　請求項１４～請求項１７のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and a communication unit, comprising an article conveying apparatus that takes the article into and out of the storage unit and conveys the article to the outside of the storage area,
    The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device,
    The control unit controls the article conveying device.
    Storing the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored;
    Controlling to store an article different from the article stored in the storage unit in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored.
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 14 to 17.
  19. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される、
    　請求項１８に記載の検査システム。     The different storage unit is determined based on a positional relationship between a storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting device.
    The inspection system according to claim 18.
  20. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される、
    　請求項１８に記載の検査システム。     The different storage units are randomly determined from storage units that are not executed among the plurality of storage units.
    The inspection system according to claim 18.
  21. 　前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する、
    　請求項１８～２０のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     The article conveying device passes through the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored, and conveys the different article to the different storage unit;
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 18 to 20.
  22. 　物品を保管する保管部を複数備える保管領域と、
    　前記保管領域内において、前記保管部に保管された前記物品の予め定められた特性を検査する検査装置と、
    　前記保管部毎の番地を取得可能に構成され且つ前記検査装置を制御可能に構成される制御部と、
    　前記制御部と通信部を介して通信可能に構成される物品搬送装置であって、前記物品を前記保管部に出し入れし且つ前記物品を前記保管領域の外部に搬送する物品搬送装置と、を備え、
    　前記保管部は、前記物品搬送装置の移動経路外に設けられ、
    　前記制御部は、前記物品搬送装置を、
    　前記物品が保管されていない保管部に前記物品を保管し、
    　前記保管部に保管された前記物品とは異なる物品を、前記検査装置による検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部と異なる保管部に保管するように制御する、
    　検査システム。     A storage area having a plurality of storage units for storing articles;
    In the storage area, an inspection device for inspecting a predetermined characteristic of the article stored in the storage unit;
    A control unit configured to be able to acquire an address for each storage unit and configured to be able to control the inspection apparatus;
    An article conveying apparatus configured to be communicable via the control unit and the communication unit, the article conveying apparatus configured to move the article in and out of the storage unit and to convey the article to the outside of the storage area. ,
    The storage unit is provided outside the movement path of the article conveying device,
    The control unit controls the article conveying device.
    Storing the article in a storage unit in which the article is not stored;
    Control is performed so that an article different from the article stored in the storage unit is stored in a storage unit different from the storage unit in which the article being inspected by the inspection apparatus is stored.
    Inspection system.
  23. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部と、前記物品搬送装置と、の位置関係に基づいて決定される、
    　請求項２２に記載の検査システム。     The different storage unit is determined based on a positional relationship between a storage unit in which the inspection is not performed among the plurality of storage units and the article transporting device.
    The inspection system according to claim 22.
  24. 　前記異なる保管部は、前記複数の保管部のうち前記検査が実行されていない保管部からランダムに決定される、
    　請求項２２に記載の検査システム。     The different storage units are randomly determined from storage units that are not executed among the plurality of storage units.
    The inspection system according to claim 22.
  25. 　前記物品搬送装置は、前記検査が実行されている前記物品が保管された前記保管部を通過し、前記異なる保管部まで前記異なる物品を搬送する、
    　請求項２２～請求項２４のいずれか１項に記載の検査システム。     The article conveying device passes through the storage unit in which the article being inspected is stored, and conveys the different article to the different storage unit;
    The inspection system according to any one of claims 22 to 24.
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