Method for component mounting based on numerical control data generating from component information corresponding to supply numbers associated with factory numbers listed in CAD data
US5754880A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for mounting electronic components on circuit boards by operating an electronic component-mounting apparatus based on numerical control (NC) data involves the storage of component information, including supply numbers of components purchased from a plurality of makers, maker names of the purchased components, sizes thereof, configurations thereof, and mounting conditions, into a component mounting data base. A correspondence is established between factory numbers listed in a CAD data table and the supply numbers, thereby allowing the management of the supply numbers by grouping one or more supply numbers with each factory number. The supply numbers corresponding to a factory number are used as an index to obtain component information corresponding to each of the supply numbers. This obtained component information is used to generate the numerical control (NC) data for the component-mounting apparatus.
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