1. A design support apparatus, comprising:
a storage unit that stores mounting information for a component that is mounted by a mounting process and for an order of the mounting process in which each component is mounted on a substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process, first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of each component on the substrate when each component is mounted on the substrate, and second region information indicating a region occupied on the substrate;
a discrimination unit configured to determine a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on the substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of the mounting information that is stored in the storage unit;
an acquisition unit configured to acquire the first region information for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later by the discrimination unit between the first component and the second component and acquire the second region information for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
a determination unit configured to compare the first region information and the second region information that are acquired by the acquisition unit, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
the storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of the first region information, designation information designating the first region information that is applied to any of a component name, a component kind, and a mounting category, and priority order information indicating a priority order representing whether priority is given to the first region information of the component name, the first region information of the component kind, or the first region information of the mounting category, and
the acquisition unit acquires the first region information in a high priority order that is indicated by the priority order information, among the plurality of pieces of the first region information that correspond to any of the component name, the component kind, and the mounting category of a component of which the manufacturing process is specified to be later and are designated by the designation information.
2. The design support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the storage unit stores designation information in which the first region information, the first region information being respectively applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process, is designated for each manufacturing process, and manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, and
the discrimination unit sets a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in the manufacturing process information as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, among manufacturing processes in which the first region information, the first region information being applied to a corresponding component, is respectively designated in the designation information, so as to determine the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes of mounting the first component and the second component.
3. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium storing a computer program that causes an information processing device to execute a process, the process comprising:
determining a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of respectively mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on a substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of mounting information, the mounting information being stored in a storage unit, on an order of manufacturing processes in which each component is mounted on the substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process;
acquiring first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of the corresponding component on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later between the first component and the second component, and second region information indicating a region occupied when the corresponding component is mounted on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
comparing the first region information and the second region information that are acquired, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
the processing of acquiring the first region information acquires the first region information of which a priority order indicated by priority order information is high among a plurality of pieces of the first region information that correspond to any of a component name, a component kind, and a mounting category of a component of which the manufacturing process is specified to be later, in designation information designating the first region information to be applied from the plurality of pieces of the first region information for any of the component name, the component kind, and the mounting category.
4. The computer program according to claim 3, wherein in the processing of determining the before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes, regarding the first component and the second component, a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in manufacturing process information, the manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, is set as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, for every manufacturing process, among manufacturing processes to which the first region information applied to the corresponding component is designated in designation information in which the first region information applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process is designated, and the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes in which the first component and the second component are respectively mounted is determined.
5. A method for design support by which a computer performs respective processing, the method comprising:
determining a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of respectively mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on a substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of mounting information, the mounting information being stored in a storage unit, on an order of manufacturing processes in which each component is mounted on the substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process;
acquiring first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of the corresponding component on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later between the first component and the second component, and second region information indicating a region occupied when the corresponding component is mounted on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
comparing the first region information and the second region information that are acquired, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
the processing of acquiring the first region information acquires the first region information of which a priority order indicated by priority order information is high among a plurality of pieces of the first region information that correspond to any of a component name, a component kind, and a mounting category of a component of which the manufacturing process is specified to be later, in designation information designating the first region information to be applied from the plurality of pieces of the first region information for any of the component name, the component kind, and the mounting category.
6. The method for design support according to claim 5, wherein in the processing of determining the before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes, regarding the first component and the second component, a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in manufacturing process information, the manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, is set as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, for every manufacturing process, among manufacturing processes to which the first region information applied to the corresponding component is designated in designation information in which the first region information applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process is designated, and the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes in which the first component and the second component are respectively mounted is determined.
7. A design support apparatus, comprising:
a storage unit that stores mounting information for a component that is mounted by a mounting process and for an order of the mounting process in which each component is mounted on a substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process, first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of each component on the substrate when each component is mounted on the substrate, and second region information indicating a region occupied on the substrate;
a discrimination unit configured to determine a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on the substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of the mounting information that is stored in the storage unit;
an acquisition unit configured to acquire the first region information for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later by the discrimination unit between the first component and the second component and acquire the second region information for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
a determination unit configured to compare the first region information and the second region information that are acquired by the acquisition unit, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
the storage unit stores designation information in which the first region information, the first region information being respectively applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process, is designated for each manufacturing process, and manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, and
the discrimination unit sets a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in the manufacturing process information as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, among manufacturing processes in which the first region information, the first region information being applied to a corresponding component, is respectively designated in the designation information, so as to determine the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes of mounting the first component and the second component.
8. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium storing a computer program that causes an information processing device to execute a process, the process comprising:
determining a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of respectively mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on a substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of mounting information, the mounting information being stored in a storage unit, on an order of manufacturing processes in which each component is mounted on the substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process;
acquiring first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of the corresponding component on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later between the first component and the second component, and second region information indicating a region occupied when the corresponding component is mounted on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
comparing the first region information and the second region information that are acquired, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
the processing of determining the before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes, regarding the first component and the second component, a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in manufacturing process information, the manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, is set as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, for every manufacturing process, among manufacturing processes to which the first region information applied to the corresponding component is designated in designation information in which the first region information applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process is designated, and the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes in which the first component and the second component are respectively mounted is determined.
9. A method for design support by which a computer performs respective processing, the method comprising:
determining a before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes of respectively mounting a first component and a second component that are arranged on a substrate, and that are handled as designing objects, on basis of mounting information, the mounting information being stored in a storage unit, on an order of manufacturing processes in which each component is mounted on the substrate and a component that is mounted in each manufacturing process;
acquiring first region information indicating a region to be secured in mounting of the corresponding component on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be later between the first component and the second component, and second region information indicating a region occupied when the corresponding component is mounted on the substrate for the component of which the manufacturing process is determined to be earlier, from the storage unit; and
comparing the first region information and the second region information that are acquired, so as to determine presence of interference, wherein
in the processing of determining the before-and-after relationship between manufacturing processes, regarding the first component and the second component, a manufacturing process of which a performing order is the highest in manufacturing process information, the manufacturing process information indicating manufacturing processes that are performed in mounting of a component on the substrate and an order of the manufacturing processes, is set as a manufacturing process of the corresponding component, for every manufacturing process, among manufacturing processes to which the first region information applied to the corresponding component is designated in designation information in which the first region information applied to each component that can be mounted in a corresponding manufacturing process is designated, and the before-and-after relationship between the manufacturing processes in which the first component and the second component are respectively mounted is determined.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A cosmetic dispenser comprising:
a housing having a shelled wall opposite an inflexible solid wall;
a flexible reservoir having a coupling, the flexible reservoir sandwiched between the shelled wall and the inflexible solid wall of the housing, the shelled wall for providing exposure to a portion of the flexible reservoir, the exposed portion of the flexible reservoir defining a flexible wall for displacing a portion of a product stored in the flexible reservoir, and the coupling of the flexible reservoir protruding out a distance past the housing;
an inflexible collar fixed to the housing, the inflexible collar receiving at least a portion of the coupling of the flexible reservoir and containing the flexible reservoir in the housing; and
an application tip having a stem interconnected with the coupling of the flexible reservoir, the interconnected stem and coupling for transporting the displaced portion of the product stored in the flexible reservoir to the application tip, and the inflexible collar supporting the application tip.
2. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing is opaque and the flexible reservoir is translucent.
3. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 2, wherein the housing is made of a material different than a material of the flexible reservoir.
4. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 2, wherein the housing comprises terpolymer, polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), or styrene acrylonitrile (SAN).
5. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 2, wherein the flexible reservoir comprises terpolymer.
6. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, further comprising:
a cap removably coupled to the inflexible collar and encapsulating the application tip.
7. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 6, wherein the housing is generally pouch-shaped.
8. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 7, wherein the cap is substantially the same shape as the generally pouch-shaped housing.
9. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein the flexible reservoir is generally pouch-shaped.
10. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 9, wherein the flexible reservoir is substantially clear.
11. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 9, wherein the flexible reservoir is tinted.
12. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 9, wherein the flexible reservoir is opaque.
13. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein the flexible reservoir is generally tubular shaped.
14. A dispenser housing comprising:
a reservoir for storing a cosmetic product, the reservoir having a coupling extending a distance from the reservoir;
a shelled wall opposite a solid wall, the shelled wall and the solid wall forming a single unit having a cavity to retain the reservoir, the shelled wall for providing exposure to a portion of the reservoir, the exposed portion of the reservoir defining a flexible wall for displacing a portion of a product stored in the reservoir;
a collar fixed to the single unit, the collar receiving at least a portion of the coupling of the reservoir and retaining the reservoir in the cavity,
an application tip securely coupled on the collar, the application tip having a stem interconnected with the coupling of the reservoir, and wherein the collar supports the application tip.
15. The dispenser housing of claim 14, wherein the reservoir is generally pouch-shaped and is formed by an extrusion blow molded (EBM) process.
16. The dispenser housing of claim 14, wherein the reservoir is generally tubular shaped and is formed by a multilayer profile extrusionco-extrusion process.
17. The dispenser housing of claim 14, wherein the collar is fixed to the single unit via ultrasonic welding.
18. The dispenser housing of claim 14, wherein the collar is connected to the single unit via a living hinge.
19. A method comprising:
sandwiching a translucent reservoir formed of a first material in-between a shelled wall and a solid wall of an opaque housing formed of a second material different than the first material, the translucent reservoir having a coupling protruding a distance past the opaque housing, the opaque housing having a cavity defined by the shelled wall opposite the solid wall;
fixing a collar to the opaque housing, the collar retaining the translucent reservoir in the cavity, and receiving at least a portion of the coupling of the translucent reservoir; and
attaching a stem of an application tip with the coupling of the translucent reservoir, such that the application tip is supported via the collar.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first material comprises terpolymer.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the second material comprises terpolymer, polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), or Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN).
22. The method of claim 19, wherein the fixing of the collar to the opaque housing comprises ultrasonic welding of the collar to the opaque housing.