JP2001075644A - Device and method for managing operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly explicate the cause of the trouble of a processor in an operation managing device for collecting and displaying operation information outputted from each processor of a line in a production process. SOLUTION: Stop data including trouble data outputted from an outputting means 11 of an assembling device main body 2 are received through a network by a receiving means 5 of an operation managing computer 1, and whether or not the assembling device is stopped due to any trouble or stopped in one cycle due to part supply or the like is judged by a judging means 7. When it is judged that the assembling device is stopped in one cycle by the judging means 7, the cause of the stop inputted by a keyboard (inputting means) 10 is stored in a storing means 6. Then, device trouble data stored in the storing means 6 and the cause of the stop stored in the storing means 6 are both displayed at a CRT (display means) 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation management device and an operation management method for collecting and displaying operation information output from each processing device of a line in a production process, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional operation management apparatus, for trouble data output from a processing apparatus, only trouble data is collected, and the number of times of trouble and the time during which the apparatus is stopped due to trouble are calculated and displayed. For the investigation of the cause of the trouble, the operation of the processing unit is recorded on a video, the operation is analyzed, and countermeasures are taken.

For example, when the processing device is stopped due to running out of supply parts such as screws, or when a jig is replaced due to a change in model, such information is not collected, and even if collected, trouble data is not collected. Collected separately and recorded only the stop time at the most, without any particular record of the reasons for stopping.

[0004]

However, in the conventional operation management apparatus as described above, if the reason for the stop is not recorded, the cause is difficult to determine.
Even when the reason for the treatment is recorded, there is a problem that much time is required for elucidating the cause of the trouble, for example, comparing forms managed separately.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation management apparatus and an operation management method capable of clarifying the cause of a trouble in a processing apparatus at an early stage.

[0006]

An operation management apparatus and an operation management method according to the present invention are configured as follows.

(1) In an operation management device for collecting and displaying operation information of a processing device, a receiving means for receiving stop data including trouble data of the processing device output from the processing device, and Determining means for determining whether or not the processing apparatus is in a stopped state due to a trouble based on the received stop data; and a reason for stopping when the determining means determines that the processing apparatus is not in a stopped state due to a trouble. Input means for inputting, the storage means for storing the stop data received by the receiving means and the input stop reason, and display means for displaying the stop data and the stop reason stored in the storage means, The trouble data and the reason for stoppage of the processing device stored in the storage means are displayed together on the display means.

(2) In the operation management apparatus of the above (1), the judging means judges whether the processing unit is in a stopped state due to a trouble or in a stopped state due to one cycle stop for supplying components. .

(3) In the operation management apparatus of (1) or (2), the operation information of the line processing apparatus in the production process is collected and displayed.

(4) In an operation management method for collecting and displaying operation information of a processing apparatus, stop data including trouble data of the processing apparatus output from the processing apparatus is received by a receiving unit, and the reception unit receives the stop data. A determination unit determines whether or not the processing device is in a stopped state due to a trouble based on the received stop data, and when the stop data and the determination unit determine that the processing device is not in a stopped state due to a trouble. The stop reason input by the input means is stored in the storage means, the stop data and the stop reason stored in the storage means are displayed on the display means, and the processing stored on the display means is stored in the storage means. The trouble data of the device and the reason for stop are displayed together.

(5) In the operation management method of the above (4), the judging means judges whether the processing device is in a stopped state due to a trouble or a stopped state due to one cycle stop for supplying parts. .

(6) In the operation management apparatus according to the above (4) or (5), the operation information of the line processing apparatus in the production process is collected and displayed.

[0013]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an operation management apparatus according to one embodiment. In this embodiment,
An operation management device that displays operation information such as a trouble of an assembly device based on operation data collected from an assembly device (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a device) as a processing device of a production line will be described. In this assembling apparatus, operations such as screwing a gear or the like to a work or applying an adhesive to attach small parts are performed.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an operation management computer (operation management device), 2 denotes an assembling apparatus main body, and is connected to the operation management computer 1 by a network 3 such as Ethernet.

The output means 11 in the assembling apparatus main body 2 outputs operation data (stop data including trouble data) of the assembling apparatus main body 2 and receives the data through the network 3 and the input / output interface 4 in the operation management computer 1. 5 is received. 7 is a judging means for judging whether or not the assembling apparatus is in a stop state due to a trouble based on the stop data received by the receiving means 5; 8 is a control means for storing the received stop data in the storage means 6; ,
The stop data stored in the storage means 6 is displayed on the display means C
Control is performed so as to be displayed on RT9. The operation management computer 1 and the assembling apparatus main body 2 perform mutual communication via the network 3.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a data input keyboard, which is an input means. When a trouble treatment is performed on the assembling apparatus, the operator inputs the treatment content (processing content) using the keyboard 10.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the external configuration of the operation panel of the assembly apparatus main body 2 of FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 denotes an operation panel, and reference numeral 13 denotes a one-cycle stop switch. A number of switches are attached to the operation panel of the apparatus, and the apparatus power ON switch 17 and the OFF switch include an emergency emergency stop switch 19. Also, in case of equipment trouble, the patrol light and melody horn for operator notification blink,
A switch for sounding and stopping the sound is the alarm OFF switch 15. The one-cycle stop switch is used when the device is operated for one cycle so as to supply components when the components are almost exhausted, for example, and when the device is stopped in a normal state in which the components can be restarted immediately, without causing a device trouble.

Incidentally, 14 is a start switch, 16 is a reset switch, 20 is a display, 22 is online,
Switch for switching between individual devices and offline, 23
Is a changeover switch for switching between automatic, manual and passage, 24 is an origin return switch, and 21 is a display unit which shows the state of the assembly apparatus main body 2.

As described above, not only a device trouble such as a stop due to a failure in handling parts, etc., but also a stop signal from the operation panel can be output as operation information from the device. In the case of this embodiment, the stop data due to the device trouble is the time of occurrence and a code from 0 to 999. The one-cycle stop data from the operation panel is assumed to be the occurrence time and 1000.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the stop reason storing processing operation of the embodiment. This operation is executed by a CPU (not shown) based on a program stored in a ROM (not shown).

First, in step S101, it is determined whether data has been received by the receiving means 5. If received, the process proceeds to step S102. If not, the process proceeds to step S105. Step S10
In step 2, the received data is dated and stored in the storage means 6.

Next, the flow advances to step S103 to determine whether the code of the received data is 1000. That is, it is determined whether the stop is due to a trouble or one cycle is stopped by the operator. If the code is 1000, that is, if the operation is stopped for one cycle, the process proceeds to step S104, and the data is displayed on the CRT. In step S105, it is determined whether or not the stop reason has been input. If the stop reason has been input, the data is provided with the stop reason and stored in the storage unit 6.

This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an apparatus stop reason input screen according to one embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, regarding the stop occurring at 18:00, the stop reason has not been input, and the operator has If this stop is caused by pressing the one-cycle stop switch 13 from the operation panel in order to supply the adhesive, "stop by adhesive supply" is input in the device stop reason column.

Thereafter, in step S107, it is determined whether or not the system is shut down. If not, the process returns to step S101.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of displaying the apparatus stop data according to the embodiment. This operation is executed by a CPU (not shown) based on a program stored in a ROM (not shown).

In step S201, the apparatus stop data stored in the storage means is output. Step S202
Displays a list of the output device stop data on the CRT 15. Next, when the graph button is selected, the process proceeds to step S204, in which a graph is displayed separately for stopping the apparatus and stopping for one cycle.

Here, the output screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus stoppage information screen according to one embodiment, which is displayed with the reason in the order of the apparatus stoppage time.

When the graph button shown in FIG. 6 is selected, the apparatus stop data is displayed in a graph. The graph screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus stop information screen according to one embodiment. The horizontal axis indicates the time axis, and the vertical axis indicates the apparatus stop time and the one-cycle stop time. Then, each stop time is displayed together with the reason for stop for each time.

As described above, by displaying the graph, it is possible to grasp a tendency that a seal sticking error related to the adhesive frequently occurs as a device trouble after the stoppage due to the supply of the adhesive.

In the present embodiment, the reason for stopping is input from the keyboard. However, in FIG. 2, a touch panel may be used on the operation panel to input from the output side.

Further, the error code may be converted into a bar code, and the error code may be read by a bar code reader on the device side to obtain a data code of 1000 or more.

As described above, in this embodiment, by storing the device stop and the reason for the stop, and displaying the device trouble and the reason for the device stop together, it is possible to examine the relationship with various troubles. Even for troubles that took several days to find the cause without being noticed, it is possible to resolve the cause of the trouble early, leading to an improvement in the operation rate of the production line.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Receiving means for receiving stop data including trouble data of the processing device output from the processing device, and determining whether or not the processing device is in a stopped state due to a trouble based on the stop data received by the receiving means. Judgment means;
Input means for inputting a stop reason when the processing device is determined not to be in a stopped state due to a trouble, and storage means for storing stop data received by the receiving means and the input stop reason And display means for displaying the stop data and the stop reason stored in the storage means, and the display means displays the trouble data of the processing device stored in the storage means and the stop reason together. Therefore, the cause of the trouble of the processing apparatus can be clarified at an early stage, and there is an effect that the operation rate is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration of an operation management device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of an operation panel of an assembly apparatus main body according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a stop reason storage processing operation according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a device stop reason input screen according to one embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of displaying device stop data according to an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a device stop information screen according to one embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an apparatus stop information screen according to one embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 operation management computer (operation management device) 2 assembling apparatus main body 3 network 4 input / output interface 5 reception means 6 storage means 7 judgment means 8 control means 9 CRT (display means) 10 keyboard (input means) 11 output means

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An operation management device for collecting and displaying operation information of a processing device, comprising: receiving means for receiving stop data including trouble data of the processing device output from the processing device; Determining means for determining whether or not the processing apparatus is in a stopped state due to a trouble based on the stop data received by the method; and stopping the processing apparatus when the determining means determines that the processing apparatus is not in a stopped state due to a trouble. Input means for inputting a reason, storage means for storing the stop data received by the receiving means and the input stop reason, and display means for displaying the stop data and the stop reason stored in the storage means An operation management apparatus for displaying, on the display means, the trouble data of the processing device stored in the storage means and the reason for stoppage together. 2. The operation management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the judging means judges whether the processing apparatus is in a stopped state due to a trouble or in a stopped state due to a one-cycle stop for supplying parts. 3. The operation management device according to claim 1, wherein operation information of a line processing device in a production process is collected and displayed. 4. An operation management method for collecting and displaying operation information of a processing device, wherein stop data including trouble data of the processing device output from the processing device is received by a receiving means, Based on the stop data received by the control unit, the determination unit determines whether or not the processing device is in the stop state due to the trouble, and the stop data and the determination unit determine that the processing device is not in the stop state due to the trouble. In the case, the reason for stop input by the input means is stored in the storage means, the stop data and the reason for stop stored in the storage means are displayed on the display means, and the stop reason stored in the storage means is displayed on the display means. An operation management method characterized by displaying trouble data of a processing device and a reason for stoppage together. 5. The operation management method according to claim 4, wherein the judging means judges whether the processing device is in a stopped state due to a trouble or in a stopped state due to a one-cycle stop for supplying parts. 6. The operation management method according to claim 4, wherein operation information of a line processing apparatus in a production process is collected and displayed.