JP2003266498A - Data setting method for molded article ejector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data setting method for a molded article ejector capable of efficiently performing setting input work even if a degree of skilfulness is low by clearly displaying only a set item inevitable to an operation mode when various data of the operation mode are set and performing the blind display of an unrelated item and capable of preventing mode data other than a selected operation mode from being altered. <P>SOLUTION: Various data related to the ejection operation of the molded article ejector for taking a molded article out of the mold of an injection molding machine are set on the basis of various set items displayed on a display device. In a step 1, a menu screen for displaying the operation mode set to the display device is displayed to enable the selection of the operation mode. In a step 2, only the set item corresponding to the operation mode, which is selected from items capable of being set when the operation mode set from the menu screen is selected, is displayed not only to enable the input of the data of the item but also to make the setting of remaining items impossible. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data setting method for inputting various kinds of data necessary for executing various kinds of operation modes for taking out molded products from a molded product removing machine for taking out molded products from a resin molding machine.

[0002]

As the operation mode of the molded product unloading by the molded product unloading machine, the product side unloading mode in which only the product side arm is controlled to move and the molded product unloading is performed by the product side chuck, the above product side Runner side take-out mode in which the runner side arm is controlled to move and the runner side chuck holds the runner part of the molded product at the same time to perform the molded product take-out operation, in the case of defective molding A defective product discharge mode for taking out and discharging can be set.

In order to execute the desired operation mode, it is necessary to set and input various data for moving the chuck 13 corresponding to each mode. To set and input the data, first, the operation is performed. After selecting the mode, it is necessary to determine the moving axis of the chuck 13 and set various data such as various timer data regarding the moving time of the chuck 13 between each moving position.

Conventionally, the operation mode described above and the chuck 1 are used.
To set and input the drive axis data, movement position and timer data of item 3, for example, from a menu screen displayed on a display device provided in a control box or a portable operation box detachably provided on the control box. After selecting the operation mode, various data are set and input by operating the buttons and ten keys of the items required for setting input from the setting screen of the selected mode.

However, in the above-described conventional setting method, the setting screen displayed on the display device when the operation mode is selected includes the non-selected operation modes other than the setting items of the selected mode. Since the items necessary for setting input are also displayed, it is necessary for the operator to further select and input the buttons and keys of the items necessary for setting the operation mode selected from the displayed setting screen. there were.

For this reason, it is necessary to further select an item necessary for setting the operation mode selected from the items displayed together, and this work requires a high degree of knowledge regarding the setting input. The number of workers that can be used is limited, and it is difficult for a worker with low skill to input settings.

Further, there is a possibility that a button or a key of an item other than the selected operation mode may be operated, which makes it difficult to reliably set and input desired data, and is correctly set in other operation modes. There is a risk that the data may be rewritten to incorrect data, and the setting work becomes complicated, and it takes time and effort to deteriorate the setting work efficiency.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and its problem is that when setting various data of an operation mode, only setting items indispensable for the mode are set. It is to provide a data setting method for a molded product unloading machine, which can make setting input work efficiently even by a low skill level by displaying brightly and irrelevant items blindly. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data setting method for a molded product unloading machine which can prevent the mode data other than the selected operation mode from being changed.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a method for setting various data relating to a take-out operation of a molded article take-out machine for taking out a molded article from a mold of a resin molding machine by various setting items displayed on a display device. In 1. 1. Display a menu screen that displays the operation mode to be set on the display device so that the operation mode can be selected. When the operation mode set from the menu screen is selected, only the setting items corresponding to the operation mode selected from the settable items are displayed and the data of that item can be input and the remaining items cannot be set. It is characterized by doing.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described according to embodiments. First, a molded product take-out machine 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the molded product take-out machine 1 is mounted on a fixed-side mounting plate 3 of a resin molding machine (not shown) and its main body frame The base of No. 5 is fixed. The main body frame 5 has a length extending from above the mold of the resin molding machine to the operating side or the non-operating side outside the resin molding machine, and the traveling body 7 is provided on the upper surface thereof.
Are supported so as to be capable of reciprocating in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the main body frame 5.

A base of a front-rear frame 9 extending in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the resin molding machine is fixed to the traveling body 7, and a front-rear traveling body 11 is supported on the front-rear frame 9 so as to be reciprocally movable in the front-rear direction. .

An elevating frame 15 having a chuck 13 for holding a molded product at a lower portion thereof is supported by the front-rear traveling body 11 so as to be able to ascend and descend. The chuck 13 is a chuck plate 13.
The holding member 13b including a plurality of suction members and a plurality of pairs of cylinders is attached to a.

The traveling body 7, the front-rear traveling body 11, and the elevating frame 15 described above are driven and controlled in their respective directions by electric motors 17, 19, and 21 such as numerically controllable servomotors. The traveling body 7, the front-rear traveling body 11, and the lifting frame 15
As a drive mechanism for moving the
21 are attached to the traveling body 7, the front-rear traveling body 11, and the elevating frame 15, respectively, with nuts meshing with the feed screw 21 connected thereto, the main body frame 5, the front-rear frame 9, and the up-down drive mechanism. A part of a belt stretched around a pair of rotating bodies that are rotatably supported at respective ends of an upper and lower frame (not shown) that are erected on the one side, and electric motors 17, 19 and 21 are connected to one side of the traveling body. 7, a belt drive mechanism fixed to the front-rear traveling body 11 and the lifting frame 15,
Alternatively, a linear servomotor may be used in which the movable body facing the stators provided on the main body frame 5, the front and rear frames 9 and the upper and lower frames is provided on the traveling body 7, the front and rear traveling bodies 11 and the elevating frame 15.

The above-mentioned molded product take-out machine 1 takes out a molded product by driving and controlling the electric motors 17, 19 and 21 to move the chuck 13 in the left-right direction, the front-back direction and the vertical direction. In order to execute the take-out operation, it is necessary to set and input the moving position of the chuck 13 in each direction, the time required to move the chuck 13 from each moving position to the next position, the moving time, and the like.

The molded product take-out machine 1 takes out the molded product by holding the product part of the molded product with the chuck 13 described above. A runner-side front-rear traveling body for the runner-side chuck that holds the runner portion of the molded product is independently movable, and the runner portion is held together with the product portion of the molded product to take out the molded product. Good.

A portable operation box 31 is provided as means for setting an operation mode for executing the above-mentioned molded product take-out operation.
To use. The operation box 31 accommodates a control device (not shown) for causing the molded product unloading machine 1 to perform a predetermined operation, and is provided on the same floor surface as the resin molding machine or on the main body frame 5 of the molded product unloading machine 1 in the control box 33. The control box 33 and the control box 33 are connected to each other by a control signal cable 35.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mode selection switch 37, various operation keys 39 and a display member 41 such as an LCD are arranged on the surface of the operation box 31, and the mode selection switch 37 is used for manual mode, automatic mode and origin return. Selectively switch to mode. The various operation keys 39 control the movement of the cursor for designating the setting items when setting the switches for operating the molded product ejector 1 used during the manual operation, the return to the origin, and the free operation and the various data in the operation mode. Includes cursor keys.

As the display member 41, a touch panel type can be applied in addition to the type for selecting a setting item with a cursor. In the touch panel type display member 41, two films having a metal thin film formed on the relative surfaces are used. An electric insulating layer is provided and laminated to form a capacitor key that detects a key input by an electrostatic capacity that changes when the film is pressed and outputs an electric signal.

In FIG. 3, the CPU 51 has an HD or DV.
It has a program memory 53 such as D, MO and ROM and a working memory 55 such as RAM. As the work memory 55, when the program memory 53 is HD, a part of the area may be shared as the work memory.

The program memory 53 stores various program data such as operation mode setting program data for setting the operation mode and blind processing program data for brightly displaying only the items required at the time of setting and darkly displaying the other items.

The working memory 55 is the image data displayed on the display member 41 when the operation mode is set, more specifically, the menu image data in which the image data of the various operation modes when the operation mode is selected are arranged and selected. An image data area 55a for storing setting image data including image data of various switches and keys for inputting setting items and data necessary for setting various data corresponding to the operation mode, and setting image data It has a work data area 55b for storing various data and the like input by pressing the ten keys and switches displayed by.

The working memory 55 also has a flag area 55c in which a plurality of status flags are arranged. The status flag in the flag area 55c corresponds to the setting item displayed on the display member 41 corresponding to the selected mode, and when the desired mode is selected, the buttons of the items necessary for the setting input of the mode and Set to specify the key. Then, the CPU 51 brightly displays only the buttons and keys of the items corresponding to the status flags set when displaying the set image data of the selected mode on the display member 41, and the buttons of the items corresponding to the flags in the reset state. Make the key dark (blind display).

That is, in the menu screen displayed on the display member 41, for example, when the mode setting is selected, as the selectable mode displayed on the display device 41, only the product part of the molded product is chucked by the chuck 13. "Product side arm" mode in which the product is held and ejected, the runner side chuck (not shown) is moved together with the product side arm to hold the runner part together with the product part of the molded item and take out. The buttons for the configurable items such as the "arm" mode, the "defective product discharge" mode for forcibly ejecting the defective molded product in the case of defective molding, and the ten keys for inputting settings are displayed.

In the "mode setting" displayed on the screen, for example, when the "product side arm" mode is selected, the molded product is taken out on the display member 41 in the "product side arm" mode. The setting items necessary for setting and inputting various data are displayed together with the setting items necessary for setting the runner side take-out mode and various buttons and ten keys that enable data input at that time.

However, when the "product side arm" mode is selected, the buttons and keys of the setting items necessary for setting the "runner side arm" mode do not have to be displayed originally. Instead, as described above, when the setting items necessary for inputting the setting of the "runner side arm" mode are displayed as the setting screen together with the "product side arm" mode, the worker selects "product side arm" from the common setting screen. It is necessary to select the buttons and keys for the items necessary for mode setting input, and there is a risk that data will be unnecessarily modified or input erroneously by operating the "runner arm" mode setting button.

In order to prevent this, the status flags arranged in the flag area 55c of the working memory 55 are set so as to correspond to the setting items necessary for setting the selected desired mode, and the set status flags are set. Only the setting items necessary for inputting the setting of the mode selected based on are displayed brightly, and the buttons of the setting items of the status flag in the reset state are displayed dark.

As the menu image data described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is configured as image data in which various setting menu buttons such as a mode setting button, a timer setting button, a setup change button, and an axis position setting button are arranged. In order to select a desired mode from the displayed menu screen, the cursor displayed by the operation key 39 is moved to the desired mode button, and then the execution key is pressed to enable designation or display. When the member 41 is a touch panel, the displayed mode button is pressed so that a desired mode can be designated.

The set image data is configured as image data relating to buttons of various setting items necessary for setting and inputting data in the mode selected on the menu screen and a numeric keypad for numerically inputting data. . Specifically, for example, when the “mode setting” mode on the menu screen is selected, as shown in FIG. 5, the “product side arm” which is the takeout mode of the molded product takeout machine 1,
Mode setting screen consisting of various mode buttons such as "runner side arm", "ejector interlocking", "defective product discharge", etc., for example, when "product side arm" mode is selected, setting input for the selected mode It is composed of image data such as buttons and ten keys for various setting items required for. The set image data may be a plurality of images depending on the mode. In this case, the next page button on the screen is turned on to display the next page screen.

Then, for example, in the case of holding the product part of the molded product and taking out the molded product, after selecting the taking out mode in the "product side arm" mode, for example, the "axis position setting" mode and the "timer setting" mode are set. It is necessary to select each mode and set and enter the necessary data. That is,
For example, to select the "Product side arm" mode on the "Mode setting" screen, move the "Product side arm" button on the screen to "Use" and then operate the end key in the "Mode setting" screen. If the "Axis position setting" mode in the screen is selected after returning to the menu screen by clicking, the flag area 55
The status flag of c is set corresponding to the "axis position setting" mode of the "product side arm" mode, and the setting screen regarding the axis position setting is displayed as shown in FIGS.

At this time, the "axis position setting" setting screen includes all the setting items that can be set in the "mode setting" mode, but the "axis position setting" mode is "product side arm". "Axis position setting" in mode
Therefore, when the "Axis position setting" setting screen is displayed, the status flag is referenced and only the items required for "Axis position setting" in "Product side arm" mode are displayed brightly to enable setting input. On the other hand, in the mode, items that do not need to be set are dimmed to disable input.

After setting the data on the axial position of the product side arm in the "axial position setting" mode, it is necessary to perform "timer setting" next. In this case, the end key in the "axis position setting" setting screen is operated to close the setting screen and then the menu screen is displayed again to select the "timer setting" mode.

When the "timer setting" mode is selected in the "product side arm" mode, the status flag in the flag area 55c is set corresponding to the selected mode, and then the display member 41 is displayed as shown in FIG. Display the setting screen required for timer setting. At that time, the setting screen includes the setting items for the "runner side arm" mode as well as the "product side arm" mode, but in the above case, the timer setting in the "product side arm" mode is set, so the status flag set In the "arm on the product side" mode, only the required timer setting items are displayed brightly to enable setting input, while in the mode, unnecessary setting items are displayed dark to disable input. Let

The display member 41 is connected to the CPU 51 via the display input control means 57. Display input control means 57
Outputs the set image data to the display member 41 when the desired item to be set is selected from the menu image data stored in the working memory 55 when the operation mode is set.

The display input control means 57 is selected from common setting image data corresponding to the mode selected based on the status flag set in the flag area 55c when displaying the setting image data on the display member 41. In this mode, only the items that can be set are displayed brightly and the other items are displayed darkly to perform blind processing.

Further, the display input control means 57 is a button operated when the button of the setting item displayed on the display member 41 based on the respective set image data or the ten key is selected by the cursor or is pressed. Is output to the CPU 51 and stored in the work data area 55b.

At this time, the display input control means 57 causes the setting image data displayed on the display member 41 to be pressed only when the button of the setting item which is displayed brightly is pressed or designated by the cursor. While the data input of the button is enabled, the data input of the button is prohibited when the button that is darkly displayed is pressed or designated by the cursor.

Next, an outline of the mode setting process will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. In addition to "mode setting", various modes such as "timer setting", "axis position setting", and "password setting" can be set as the operation setting of the molded product ejector 1. For convenience,
Only the "mode setting" for setting and inputting the data necessary for executing the molded product take-out operation will be described.

First, when the mode selection switch 37 is switched to the manual operation mode in step 61, the menu image data accessed from the work memory 55 is displayed on the display member 41 in step 62. The menu image data includes the above-mentioned "timer setting" button, "axis position setting" button, etc. in addition to the "mode setting" button for setting the data for executing the take-out operation.

Then, the operator operates the operation key 39 to move the cursor to the "mode setting" button on the menu screen, presses the execution key to select, or the display member 4
When 1 is a touch panel, when the "mode setting" button is pressed and selected, the set image data of "mode setting" is accessed from the image data area 55a and displayed on the display member 41 in step 63. The set image data includes various take-out operation modes such as a "product side arm" mode and a "runner side arm" mode.

Then, in step 64, the display member 41
From the setting image data of "Mode setting" displayed in,
For example, when the "product side arm" mode is transitioned to "use" and selected, the status flag in the flag area 55c is set in step 65 in correspondence with the selected "product side arm" mode.

To set the "product side arm" mode,
As described above, it is necessary to set, for example, the "axis position" next. Therefore, in step 66, the end key of "mode setting" is operated to display the menu screen on the display member 41 again so that "axis position setting" can be selected. Next, when "axis position setting" is selected in step 67, the display member 41 displays a setting screen for "axis position setting" in the "product side arm" mode. At that time, referring to the status flag in step 68, only the setting items necessary for the "axis position setting" of the "product side arm" mode are displayed brightly in the common setting screen including the setting items of the "runner side arm" mode. By doing so, data input is enabled, and unnecessary setting items in the mode are displayed dark so as to disable input, thereby performing blind processing.

"Axis position setting" in "Product side arm" mode
When the end key in the setting screen is operated after the input of the data concerning the above is finished, the menu screen is displayed again on the display member 41 in step 69 to allow the "timer setting" mode to be selected. When "timer setting" in the menu screen is selected in step 70, the display member 41 displays the setting screen for "timer setting" in the "product side arm" mode. At that time, the setting screen includes the setting items necessary for the "timer setting" in the "runner side arm" mode in addition to the "product side arm" mode, but refer to the status flag set in step 71. Only the setting items required for "Timer setting" in the "Product side arm" mode are displayed brightly to allow the timer data to be input, and other setting items are dimmed to disable the data input. .

When the end key of the screen is operated after the timer data has been set and input, the operator manually controls the movement of the chuck 13 in step 72 to check the respective movement positions and movement states of the chuck 13. However, if the desired molded product take-out operation can be executed with this setting, the operator switches the mode selection switch 37 to the automatic operation mode. As a result, in step 73, movement control is performed based on various position data of the chuck 13 stored in the work data area 55b, and the molded product unloading machine 1 is automatically operated to execute the molded product unloading operation.

Next, the blind process at the time of "mode setting", "axis position setting" and "timer setting" will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 13, it is determined in step 81 whether or not the blind processing function is set in the mode setting. This blind processing function
It can be set on the start screen displayed on the display member 41 when the power is turned on, and if the blind processing function is not set, data is set in "mode setting", "axis position setting" and "timer setting" in step 82 described later. When setting and inputting, all setting items that can be displayed in each setting mode are displayed brightly to enable data setting and input.

On the other hand, when the blind processing function is set on the start screen and step 81 is YES, for example, when "mode setting" is selected, it corresponds to the setting item of "mode setting" selected in step 83. After setting the status flag in the flag area 55c, the setting item to be displayed brightly is selected based on the status flag set in step 84.

Next, referring to the status flag set in step 85, only the setting items necessary for setting the selected mode are displayed brightly so that the data of the items can be input, and the reset state is set. A setting item corresponding to a certain status flag is displayed in dark so that the item data cannot be input.

When the blind processing function is set in this way, only the setting items necessary for setting the selected mode are displayed brightly to enable the input, while the setting items unnecessary for setting the mode are set. Is displayed in dark so as to make it impossible to input the setting of the data.When setting the data, the work of selecting the setting items necessary for the setting input can be omitted, or the wrong data can be set for the unnecessary setting items. It is possible to avoid inputting settings and modifying the input data.

In the "mode setting" mode, as shown in FIG.
As shown in 4, when "runner side arm" mode is selected together with "product side arm" mode, "axis position setting"
The setting screens shown in FIGS. 15 to 18 are displayed as the mode setting screen, and the setting screen shown in FIG. 19 is displayed as the “timer setting” mode setting screen.

At that time, the setting items required for the "axis position setting" and "timer setting" in the "runner side arm" mode are displayed brightly to enable the setting input, while the unnecessary items are added. Display is disabled and setting input is disabled.

[0052]

According to the present invention, when setting various data of the operation mode, only the setting items indispensable for the mode are displayed brightly and unrelated items are blindly displayed, so that the setting can be performed even with a low skill level. It is possible to efficiently perform the input work. Further, the present invention can prevent the mode data other than the selected operation mode from being changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing the structure of a molded product take-out machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a setting device.

FIG. 3 is an electrical block diagram showing a control outline of an operation box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a “mode setting” screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting item screen 1 of “axis position setting” in the “product side arm”.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting item screen 2 for “axis position setting” in the “product side arm”.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting item screen 3 for “axis position setting” in the “product side arm”.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting item screen 4 for “axis position setting” in the “product side arm”.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting item screen of “timer setting” in the “product side arm”.

FIG. 11 is a part of a flowchart showing an outline of a mode setting process.

FIG. 12 is a part of a flowchart showing an outline of a mode setting process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an outline of blind processing.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a “mode setting” screen.

[Fig. 15] "Axis position setting" in the "runner side arm"
It is explanatory drawing which shows the setting item screen 1.

[Fig. 16] "Axis position setting" in the "runner side arm"
It is explanatory drawing which shows the setting item screen 2 of.

FIG. 17: “Axis position setting” on the “runner side arm”
It is explanatory drawing which shows the setting item screen 3 of.

FIG. 18: “Axis position setting” on the “runner side arm”
It is explanatory drawing which shows the setting item screen 4 of.

FIG. 19: "Timer setting" in "runner arm"
It is an explanatory view showing a setting item screen of.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-Molded product take-out machine, 13-Chuck, 31-Operation box as setting device, 41-Display member

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Eiji Takei             2-36 Shimosaka-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi Stock             Company Star Seiki F-term (reference) 4F202 CA11 CB01 CM11 CM90                 4F206 JA07 JN41 JP27 JQ88

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method of setting various data relating to a take-out operation of a molded product take-out machine, which takes out a molded product from a mold of a resin molding machine, by various setting items displayed on a display device. Display the menu screen that displays the operation mode to be set on the display device and make the operation mode selectable,
2. When the operation mode set from the menu screen is selected, only the setting items corresponding to the operation mode selected from the settable items are displayed and the data of that item can be input and the remaining items cannot be set. How to set the data of the molded product unloader. 2. The data setting method for a molded product unloading machine according to claim 1, wherein the display screen of the display device comprises a touch panel, and data can be input by pressing a setting item button on the displayed screen. 3. The data setting of a molded product unloading machine according to claim 1, wherein a cursor is displayed on the display screen of the display device, and the data can be input by controlling the movement of the cursor with respect to the setting items displayed on the screen. Method. 4. A setting item corresponding to an operation mode among various selected setting items is displayed brightly so that data of the item can be input and the remaining items are displayed dark so that the setting cannot be performed. Data setting method for the molded product unloader of 1.