Method of and apparatus for manufacturing products
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomohiro Nakata, Takayuki Fujiwara
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Abstract
Core data required to manufacture rolls in a film processing and cutting machine are obtained, and core data of cores supplied by a core supply apparatus are also obtained. These core data are compared with each other, and cores having the conforming core data are selected and supplied to the film processing and cutting machine. When supplied with the cores, the film processing and cutting machine winds films cut to a given length and width around respective cores, and then supplies obtained products to a main feed unit according to the sequence of address information established on a film roll.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing products in a plurality of types having different specifications, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining required component information relative to components necessary for intermediate products to become the products;
- obtaining supplied component information relative to the components which are supplied;
- comparing said required component information with said supplied component information and selecting components having said supplied component information which is in conformity with said required component information;
- and
- supplying the selected components to said intermediate products to manufacture the products.
An apparatus for manufacturing products in a plurality of types having different specifications, comprising:
- required component information holding means for holding required component information relative to components necessary for intermediate products to become the products;
- supplied component information holding means for holding supplied component information relative to the components which are supplied;
- comparing means for comparing said required component information with said supplied component information;
- and
- means for supplying the components to said intermediate products if said required component information is in conformity with said supplied component information in comparing with each other by said comparing means.
A method of manufacturing products in a plurality of types having different specifications, comprising the steps of:
- when products manufactured from intermediate products are to be fed with a plurality of feed means and supplied to a single feed line with transfer means, adding address information in said intermediate products before becoming said products to said products, and feeding said products together with said address information with a plurality of feed means;
- holding, as preceding address information, said address information of one of said products which has been supplied immediately before to said feed line by said transfer means;
- and
- selecting another one of said products to which said address information held in a predetermined relationship to said preceding address information is added, and supplying the other one of the selected products to said feed line with said transfer means.
An apparatus for manufacturing products in a plurality of types having different specifications, comprising the steps of:
- a plurality of feed means for feeding products manufactured from intermediate products;
- a single feed line for feeding said products fed by said feed means;
- transfer means for transferring said products fed by said feed means to said feed line;
- address information holding means for holding address information in said intermediate products before becoming said products;
- preceding address information holding means for holding, as preceding address information, said address information of one of said products which has been supplied immediately before to said feed line by said transfer means;
- product selecting means for selecting another one of said products to which said address information held in a predetermined relationship to said preceding address information is added;
- and
- means for supplying the other one of the products selected by said product selecting means from said feed means to said feed line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.