JPS58203512A - Numerical controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability of the operation of a machine tool by using a picture position indicating device such as a light pen to indicate a specific positon of each picture displayed on a CRT display part. CONSTITUTION:An NC input operation part 20 is provided with a picture positon indicating part 21 such as a light pen to set up and select the information of the NC device and a CRT displaying part to display the information set up and selected by the indication part 21. A control part 15 stores the information set up and selected by the indication part 21 in a memory part 22 and controls the display of the CRT displaying part 13. The memory part 22 consists of a CRT display register 23, a mechanical operation mode register 24, a mechanical operation condition register 25, a picture register 26 for selecting a mechanical operation mode, a picture register 27 for setting a mechanical operation condition, a picture register 28 for setting an operation parameter, and an initial picture register 29. The specification of a specific position on a picture by said indication part 1 makes it possible to improve the reliability of the operation of the machine tool.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a numerical control device (hereinafter referred to as an NO device) that is equipped with a CRT display section and controls a machine tool, and particularly relates to an NC input operation and This was done with the aim of improving the reliability of machine operation.

Generally, in this type of NC device, the input operation section for setting and displaying information on NO operation is equipped with a screen selection key (2) for selecting the screen of cR'r(t), as shown in FIG. ), numeric keys (3) for inputting data, alphabet keys (4) consisting of alphabetic characters to distinguish data contents, and a cursor for moving the cursor on the screen of the above CRT (1). key (5
), mode selection=F-(6) for selecting the operating mode of the machine tool, etc., and by operating these keys, the information is input to the control section of the NC device.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional No device.

In the figure, Q is the NC input operation section, and this NO input operation section Q1) has screen selection keys, numeric keys, alphabet keys, special character keys, cursor keys, mode selection keys, etc. as shown in FIG. Arranged setting input section (6)
and a CRT display section σ1 that displays information set by this setting input section. (l is the 41I fine operation operation section, which is composed of a switch for selecting the machine operation mode and a switch for setting and selecting machine operation condition information. (to) is the control section, and the above NC input operation section 0υ Information selected by setting 1 is inputted by various keys or switches in machine operation operation section α4, and OQ, which controls this, is selected by setting 1 by the above-mentioned NC input operation section 0◇ and machine rotation operation section 04). A memory unit that stores information controlled by the control unit α9,
This memory section αQ is a CRT that stores CR'r display information.
Display V register αη, machine operation mode register (b) that stores machine V cartwheel mode information @, and machine I? that stores machine operation condition information. ! ! It consists of a 211 conversion condition register α9.

Next, the procedure for NO input operation and machine operation operation of this device will be explained.

First, when machine operation mode information such as automatic operation, manual operation, manual data input 1 rotation, or tape storage 1 series is selected by the machine operation operation section Q41, the memory section αQ is stored under the control of the control section αQ. The selected machine operation mode is stored in the machine operation mode register (to).

Next, when machine operation condition information such as single block, dry run, machine lock, etc. is selected by the machine operation operation unit α4, the information is selected in the machine operation condition register α of the memory unit QQ under the control of the control unit (2). machine operating condition information is stored. Furthermore, by pressing the screen selection switch of the setting input section (2) of the IJC input operation section 0υ, the screen information selected under the control of the control section (to) is stored in the CRT display register αη, and the CR1
The desired screen is displayed on the display section (to).

To change or set the information on all four sides of the display, press the cursor key in the setting input section (6). Under the control of the control section (to), the cursor displayed on the CRT display section α moves to the desired location to be changed or set. moved to position. If you press a desired number key, alphabet key, special character key, etc. in the setting input section (to) at this cursor position, the information on the CRT display register will change under the control of the control section (to). The desired information is displayed on the 01 (T display section (to)).

The operation of the machine tool is controlled by the control unit (to) by the NO input operation and machine operation operation as described above, and is executed based on the information in the CRT display display register α machine operation mode register (to) and machine operation condition register Ql. be done.

By the way, the conventional NC device has 1. As shown in F, NO input operations and a machine operation operations involve inputting machine tool operating information by pressing various key switches, turning on/off toggle switches, selecting rotary switches, etc. This method is also based on mechanical contact, which has the drawback of causing poor contact of the switch.Furthermore, if the switch fails to make contact, it is impossible to confirm the effectiveness of the operation, resulting in machine operation errors.

The present invention was made to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an NC device that can improve the reliability of operation of a machine tool.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 8, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding parts, and (e) is an NC input operation section, for example, a screen position indicating section f21) such as a light pen for setting and selecting the information of the NC device. , this screen position instruction part a? ) and a C'RT display section (to) for displaying information selected by setting 1). 09 is a control unit, and the above-mentioned screen position instruction unit (
Control is performed to store the information selected by setting 9 in the memory section @ described below and to display it on the CR1 display section (2). The wire is the screen position indicator (2) above.
Setting 9 is selected by 1) and is a memory section that stores information controlled by the control section (to). This memory section (a) stores the OFT display information.
2), 4 machine operation mode register an that stores machine operation mode information, i machine operation condition register kan that stores machine operation condition information, machine operation mode selection screen register @ that selects machine operation mode, machine operation condition The device consists of a machine operating condition setting screen register (5) for setting the machine operating condition setting screen register (5), an operating parameter setting screen register (7) for setting the 1st turn parameter, and four initial double-sided registers for selecting these screens. The contents will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the machine 95 operation mode register @ is an automatic operation flag (24a), a manual operation flag (24a), and a manual operation flag (24a).
't)), manual data input operation flag (24 (!), and 42N machine operation condition register (to)
5'b), Machine Rock Flak (25c) K twist,
'Machine ak mode selection screen register @ is automatic operation instruction area (26aχ manual operation instruction area (26b), manual data input operation instruction area (26c), tape storage editing instruction area (26d), initial screen instruction area ( 26e)
Therefore, the machine operating condition setting screen register (support) is a dry run instruction! J7 (27a), single block instruction area (27b), machine lock instruction area (27(
3), By the initial screen instruction area (27d), the operation parameter setting screen register (to) &l! Ni-ji instruction area (
28), alphabet instruction area (28b), holding character storage area (28C), initial screen instruction area (28
By (1,), the initial screen register screen (machine operation mode selection screen instruction area (29a), machine operation condition setting screen instruction area (29b), input operation parameter setting screen instruction area (29c), NO reset instruction Area (29
d) respectively.

Next, the NO input operation procedure of the NO device according to this embodiment will be explained.

First, when turning on the power of the NC seconds
Initial -l instruction area (26fQ) for each screen of
When either (27d) or (28d) is instructed by the screen position instruction section C2I), the contents of the initial screen register (2) are changed to the CRT display register (2) under the control of the control section αυ.
The screen is moved to c), and the above-mentioned initial screen is displayed on the CRT display section (to). From this initial screen, for example, when the machine operation mode is specified in the Δ instruction area (29a), the contents of the machine operation mode register (to) are transferred to the CRT display register 0'i) under the control of the control section (to), and the CRT display The machine operation mode selection screen will be displayed in section (2). Next, from this machine continuous operation mode selection screen, use When the automatic operation instruction area (26a) of the machine operation mode selection screen register (e) on the screen is specified, the automatic operation flag (26a) of the machine operation mode register (c) is set under the control of the control section (to).
24a) is set, and the automatic phase change on the S machine operation mode selection screen lights up.

Hereinafter, when setting the machine operating conditions in the same manner as described above, move the machine running condition setting screen instruction area (29'1.) of the initial screen register (a) to the screen position instruction section ■D
VC to specify the operating conditions you want to set in the machine operating condition setting screen register, for example, in the case of a single block.
When the single block instruction area (27a) is specified using the screen position instruction g2η, the single block flag (25b) of the machine operating condition register (c) is set under the control of the control unit α9. The solid machine lock lights up.

Furthermore, we will discuss how to set the operating parameter setting screen register (g). Without looking, characteristic character area (28C1)
The cursor is moved to the desired position W by instructing the cursor movement signal in the screen position instructing section c21), and the desired number or alphabet is moved to the numeric instructing area (28a).
) or from the alphabet designation area (28b) using the screen position designation section υ, the alphabet is input to the desired numeric value at this cursor position, and the 1-turn parameter is set.

Craft 4M! The porridge f rotation of the machine is executed based on the information in the machine operation mode register (c), machine operation condition register (c), and operation parameter setting-11 register function by the above-mentioned KIC input operation.

In addition, although the case of four screens was explained in the example described in F, the same effect can be obtained even when the same screen or a plurality of screens are used.

As described above, the present invention replaces the various key switches used for NC input operation and machine gear rotation operation, and uses a screen position indicating device such as a Ritoben.
Since the NC information necessary for machine tool operation is input by specifying a specific position in front of each screen displayed on the display, malfunction of the switch is prevented, and the screen position specified by The setting results are immediately displayed on the screen to confirm the effectiveness of the operation, which has the effect of preventing machine operation errors.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front view showing the input operation section of a general NO device;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional NO device, and FIGS. 8 and 4 each show an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a block diagram of the NO device, and FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the memory section. In the figure, (4) is the NO input operation section, 0 is the CRT display section, 3]) is the screen position instruction section, (to) is the control section, the memory section, (to) is the CI- (T display register, (to) is t
a Machine operation mode register, (C) machine operation condition register, (E) machine operation mode selection screen register, plow S
W is the operating condition setting screen register, (to) is the operating parameter setting screen register, and 翺 is the initial screen register. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts. Agent Shin Kuzuno - 4th 28d

Claims (1)

[Claims] CRT display section that displays the set information, this C)
A display register that stores display information on the T display, a mode register that stores machine operation mode information, a condition register that stores machine operation condition information, a mode selection screen register that selects a machine operation mode, and a A memory section has a condition setting screen register for setting all operating conditions, a parameter setting screen register for setting operating parameters, and an initial screen register for selecting each screen, and numerically controlled operating information by specifying a specific position If on the screen. Numerical front control device with screen position @ indicating device to set.