JP2007155521A - Material testing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience in use of monitor display in a material testing machine. <P>SOLUTION: In dividing a screen to be displayed on a monitor 104 into a plurality of regions and displaying the test condition, test result, or the like in respective divided regions, a controller 103 changes and displays a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on one region, moves one of the plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on one region to the other region, and displays it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a material testing machine for testing materials.

  The following material testing machine is known from Patent Document 1. This material testing machine applies a load such as tension or compression to a test piece, examines the behavior of the test piece at that time, and displays test information and test results for the test piece on a monitor. At this time, the monitor screen displayed on the monitor is divided into a plurality of areas, and test information, test results, and the like are displayed on each divided screen.

JP 2005-156240 A

However, in conventional material testing machines,
(1) The size and display position of each divided area cannot be changed, which is inconvenient.
(2) One type of information is displayed on one divided screen, and the information cannot be changed.
There was a problem.

The invention of claim 1 is a material testing machine that divides a monitor screen into a plurality of areas and displays test conditions, test results, etc. in each divided area, and switches a plurality of information displayed in one area. Switching display means for displaying the information, and moving display means for moving and displaying any one of a plurality of pieces of information displayed in one area to another area.
The invention of claim 2 is a material testing machine that divides a monitor screen into a plurality of areas and displays test conditions, test results, etc. in each divided area, and switches a plurality of information displayed in one area. A switching display means for displaying, a division instruction means for instructing division of one area, and a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed in one area when division is instructed by the division instruction means. It is characterized by comprising split display means for displaying each.
The invention of claim 3 divides the monitor screen into a plurality of areas, displays a graph of test results of a plurality of test pieces in one area, and lists the test results of a plurality of test pieces in another area. If the specified items of the test results in the list format displayed in the other area are specified, the graph of the test results of multiple specimens displayed in one area Is provided with a switching display means for switching to a graph of a test piece corresponding to a test result designated in another area.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the material testing machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the graph of the test piece that is switched and displayed by the switching display means, according to the predetermined item content specified by the test result in the list form. It further comprises display control means for displaying information.
The invention of claim 5 divides the monitor screen into a plurality of areas, displays a graph of the test results of a plurality of test pieces in one area, and lists the test results of the plurality of test pieces in another area. A material testing machine configured to display at least one of a plurality of test pieces on a graph displayed in one area or a list displayed in another area; Erasing means for erasing a test result corresponding to the test piece selected by the selecting means from one area and the other area, and an instruction means for instructing a retest corresponding to the test piece selected by the selecting means. Features.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a plurality of pieces of information in one divided area, and to move or divide a plurality of pieces of information displayed in one divided area to other areas. , User convenience can be improved.

  FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a material testing machine in the present embodiment. The material testing machine 100 includes a material testing machine main body 101, an input device 102, a control device 103, and a monitor 104.

  The material testing machine 101 applies a load to the material to be tested (test piece) under various test conditions and outputs the test result to the control device 103 in real time. The input device 102 includes input members operated by a user such as various input switches, a keyboard, and a mouse. The user operates the input device 102 to preset test conditions for the test on the test piece.

  FIG. 1B is a diagram schematically showing a specific configuration of the material testing machine main body 101. The test machine main body 101 applies a load such as tension or compression to the test piece and examines the behavior of the test piece at that time. In the testing machine main body 101, a yoke 25 is horizontally mounted on the upper ends of a pair of screw rods 23 and 24 erected on the table 22, and a crosshead 26 is screwed onto the screw rods 23 and 24. The The crosshead 26 is provided with an upper grip 28 via a load cell 27, and the table 22 is provided with a lower grip 29. The test piece is gripped at both ends by the upper grip 28 and the lower grip 29.

  A motor 31 and a transmission 32 controlled by the control device 103 are installed on the table 22, and the screw rods 23 and 24 are rotationally driven by the motor 31 and the transmission 32 to raise and lower the crosshead 26. As the cross head 26 moves up and down, a tensile load or a compressive load is applied to the test piece gripped by the upper gripping tool 28 and the lower gripping tool 29. The load applied to the test piece is detected by the load cell 27 and output to the control device 103.

  An encoder 35 is installed in the transmission 32, and the encoder 35 detects a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation of the transmission 32 or the rotation of the screw rods 23 and 24, and outputs the pulse signal count result to the control device 103. . The control device 103 detects the displacement of the test piece based on the count result of the input pulse signal, the gear ratio of the transmission 32, the screw pitch of the screw rods 23 and 24, and the like.

  The tester main body 101 is further provided with a switch 30 for instructing start and stop of the test. After the user operates the input device 102 to set a test method, a data processing method after the test, etc., the material testing machine 103 starts to operate by operating the switch 30.

  The control device 103 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the material testing machine 100 as a whole. The control device 103 also outputs a test result input from the material testing machine main body 101 in real time to the monitor 104. The monitor 104 displays the set test conditions, the test results input from the control device 103, and the like on a predetermined display result screen. The display result screen is divided into a plurality of display areas, and information such as test conditions and test results is displayed in each display area.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a display result screen displayed on the monitor 104. As shown in FIG. 2, the display result screen 2a is divided into a plurality of display areas 2b to 2d, and windows for displaying test conditions and test results are displayed in each display area. The windows displayed in each area can be switched by tabs. The user operates the mouse included in the input device 102 and clicks to display the tabs in each area. You can switch windows.

  For example, in FIG. 2, the window in the display area 2 b can be switched by three tabs “1” to “3” for displaying graphs indicating the test results of the test pieces 1 to 3. At present, the tab “1” is selected and the test result graph of the test piece 1 is displayed. The window in the display area 2c can be switched between two tabs “A” and “B”, and the tab “A” is currently selected. In this tab “A”, a table indicating data indicating the maximum value (max) and data indicating the intermediate value (intermediate point) as the test results of the test pieces 1 to 3 is displayed. Further, the window in the display area 2d can be switched between two tabs “A” and “I”, and the tab “A” is currently selected.

  In the present embodiment, in the display result screen 2a that is divided into a plurality of areas and has a window that can be switched using a tab in each area, the user can perform the following (A) to (D). As will be described later, the display contents in the display result screen 2a can be changed according to the user's preference.

(A) Tab movement between display areas The user can select any tab in each display area and move it to another display area. That is, when an arbitrary tab is selected from one of the display areas and the user is instructed to move to another display area, the control device 103 specifies a window corresponding to the selected tab. Control is performed so as to move and display within the display area of the moved destination.

  In the present embodiment, the user operates the mouse included in the input device 102, clicks the tab to be moved, and drags and drops the selected tab in the display area to which the user has moved. It is possible to move into the display area of the movement destination.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the display result screen after the tab “1” is moved from the window in the display area 2b to the display area 2c in the display result screen 2a shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, after the tab “1” is moved, the tab “1” is deleted from the window in the display area 2b and added to the window in the display area 2c. In the display area 2c, a window corresponding to the tab “1” is displayed. In the display area 2b, a tab next to the tab "1", that is, a window corresponding to the tab "2" is displayed.

  Although the case where the tab “1” is moved from the window in the display area 2 b to the display area 2 c has been described here, the user can move all the tabs included in the display result screen 2 a. The control device 103 executes processing similar to the processing described above based on a tab movement instruction from the user. Thereby, the user can change the display contents in the display result screen 2a according to his / her preference, and the user's usability can be improved.

(B) Dividing a window into tabs In the display result screen 2a, by dividing a window displayed in each display area, a plurality of windows can be simultaneously displayed in each display area. Here, when the user right-clicks the mouse included in the input device 102 on the display area including the window to be divided, a menu dialog (pop-up menu) is displayed on the monitor 104, and a division instruction from the user is given. The case of accepting will be described.

  For example, when the user wants to divide the display area 2b and the mouse is right-clicked on the display area 2b, a menu dialog 4a including “screen division” as a selectable item is displayed as shown in FIG. indicate. Then, when the user operates the mouse and selects “divide screen”, a submenu 4b for selecting how to divide the window is displayed. In this submenu 4b, an “up / down” item for instructing to display a window in the display area 2b divided vertically, and an instruction to display the window in the display area 2b divided into left and right "Left / Right" items are included.

  The control device 103 determines which item in the submenu 4b is selected by the user, divides the window in the display area 2b into tab units by a division method according to the selection result, and displays the display result. It is displayed on the screen 2a.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display result screen 2a when “upper and lower” is selected in the submenu 4b by the user. As shown in FIG. 5A, the display area 2b shown in FIG. 4 is vertically divided into two, and the upper area 5a displays a window corresponding to the tab “1” in the display area 2b. In the area 5b on the side, a window corresponding to the tab “2” in the display area 2b is displayed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the tab “3” is included in the lower region 5b and can be switched to the tab “2”, but is included in the upper region 5a. It may be possible to switch between the tab “1”.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display result screen 2a when “left / right” is selected in the submenu 4b by the user. As shown in FIG. 5B, the display area 2b shown in FIG. 4 is divided into left and right, and a window corresponding to the tab “1” in the display area 2b is displayed in the left area 5c. In the area 5d, a window corresponding to the tab “2” in the display area 2b is displayed. In this case, the tab “3” may be included in either the left area 5c or the right area 5d.

  As a result, the user can divide the window that can be divided into a plurality of tabs into the tab unit and display it on the display result screen 2a, increasing the degree of freedom of the display method in the display result screen 2a, The convenience for the user can be further improved.

(C) Interlocking of Display Contents Between Display Areas In the material testing machine in the present embodiment, the user can further perform the following operation on the display result screen 2a. The user can select any one of the test result data of the test pieces 1 to 3 displayed in the display area 2c of the display result screen 2a shown in FIG. 2 by operating the mouse. When the user selects any test result data in the display area 2c, a graph of the selected test piece is displayed in a window in the display area 2b.

  In other words, when the test result data of one of the test pieces displayed in the display area 2c is selected by the user, the control device 103 interlocks with the display content of the window in the display area 2b. Automatically switches to the tab of the specimen corresponding to the selection result. A specific example is shown in FIG.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the test result data of the test piece 2 is selected from the test result data displayed in the display area 2 c by the user. As described above, when the test result data of the test piece 2 displayed in the display area 2c is selected by the user, the window in the display area 2b is switched to the tab “2” in conjunction with the test result data. A graph showing the test results is displayed. At this time, on the graph showing the test result of the test piece 2, data (max) 6a indicating the maximum value of the test piece 2 displayed in the display area 2c and data (intermediate point) 6b indicating the intermediate value are further displayed. May be plotted and displayed.

  As a result, the user can display the corresponding graph in the display area 2b simply by clicking the test result data displayed in the display area 2c, and is displayed across a plurality of display areas. Related test results can be displayed in conjunction with the user's operation.

(D) Perform statistical processing and narrow down the test target to instruct retesting Here, as shown in FIG. 7, when test result data of a plurality of test pieces are displayed in a list in a window in the display area 2c. Then, statistical processing is executed on the test result data, and the statistical processing result is additionally displayed in the display area 2c. Furthermore, if the user compares the statistical processing result with the test result data of multiple test pieces and determines that there is a test piece with an abnormal value detected, the abnormal value may be detected. A method for instructing a retest for a test piece having a characteristic will be described.

  First, the user right-clicks the mouse cursor on the window displayed in the display area 2c, whereby the menu dialog 7a is displayed on the monitor 104, and the user designates “statistical processing” from the menu. By doing so, it is possible to instruct execution of statistical processing on the test result data displayed in a list in the display area 2c. When execution of statistical processing is instructed by the user, the control device 103 performs statistical processing on the test result data listed in the display area 2c, and calculates, for example, an average value or a standard deviation. The result is additionally displayed in the list in the display area 2c.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example when the execution of statistical processing is instructed by the user and the statistical processing result 8a is additionally displayed in the list in the display area 2c. The user compares the statistical processing result 8a shown in FIG. 8 with the list of test result data, and there is no test piece that is judged to be an abnormal value as judged from the statistical processing result from the test result data. To check. As a result, when there is a test piece that seems to be an abnormal value, the user can instruct the retest for the test piece on the display result screen 2a as follows.

  First, in the window displayed in the display area 2b, the user places the mouse cursor on the graph of the test piece to be retested and right-clicks. As a result, the menu dialog 8b shown in FIG. The user can instruct retesting of the test piece by designating “retest selection” from the menu. Here, the user can select a plurality of test pieces as retest targets by designating “retest selection” for the plurality of test pieces.

  Here, an example will be described in which a graph displayed in the display area 2b is selected and a test piece to be retested is specified, but the test piece is selected on the test result data displayed in the display area 2c. You may specify the specimen to be retested. In this case, a check box corresponding to each test result data displayed in the display area 2c may be provided, and the test piece to be retested may be designated by the user turning on the check box.

  When the selection of the test piece to be retested by the user is completed and “execution of retest” is selected from the menu 8b, the control device 103 displays the graph in the display area 2b and the list in the display area 2c. After the display corresponding to the test result of the test piece instructed to perform the retest is erased, the material tester main body 101 is subjected to the retest on the test piece to be retested under the preset test conditions. Give instructions to run.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the display result screen 2a when the test piece 2 is selected as a retest target by the user. As shown in FIG. 8, the display corresponding to the test result of the test piece 2 is erased from the window in the display area 2b and the window in the display area 2c. In other words, only the graph of the test results of the test pieces 1 and 3 for which retesting is not instructed is displayed in the window in the display area 2b, and retesting is performed in the window in the display area 2c. Only the test result data of the test pieces 1 and 3 which are not present are displayed.

  The material testing machine main body 101 executes a retest on the test piece 2 based on an instruction from the control device 103, and outputs a test result obtained as a result of executing the retest to the control device 103. As shown in FIG. 9B, the control device 103 displays the test result of the test piece 2 input from the material testing machine main body 101 on the monitor 104.

  Thereby, the user can specify the test piece from which the abnormal value is detected based on the statistical processing result. Then, it is possible to select a test piece to be retested while visually confirming the test result on the display result screen 2a, and to instruct execution of the retest on the display result screen 2a. The convenience for the user is further improved.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing of the material testing machine 100 in the present embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 9 is executed by the control device 103 as a program that is activated when the execution of the test is instructed by the user.

  In step S10, it is determined whether or not the test on the test piece by the material testing machine main body 101 is completed. If it is determined that the test is completed, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S20, the test result is displayed on the display result screen 2a as shown in FIG. 2 described above, and the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, whether or not the mouse included in the input device 102 is operated by the user and the tab of the window displayed in one of the display areas is moved by being dragged and dropped in the other display area. Judging. If it is determined that the tab has been moved, the process proceeds to step S40, and the window corresponding to the moved tab is moved and displayed in the display area of the movement destination as described above in (A). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S50. On the other hand, if it is determined that the tab has not been moved, the process proceeds directly to step S50.

  In step S50, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the mouse included in the input device 102 to instruct division of the window displayed in any of the display areas. If it is determined that the division is instructed, the process proceeds to step S60, and the window is divided in units of tabs by one of the methods specified by the upper, lower, left and right users as described above in (B). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S70. On the other hand, if it is determined that the window division is not instructed, the process directly proceeds to step S70.

  In step S <b> 70, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the mouse included in the input device 102 to select data displayed in any display area. If it is determined that the data has been selected, the process proceeds to step S80, and as described above in (C), the tab of the window in the other display area is switched to one that displays data related to the selected data. Data is linked between multiple display areas. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S90. On the other hand, if it is determined that no data is selected in any display area, the process directly proceeds to step S90.

  In step S90, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the mouse included in the input device 102 to instruct execution of statistical processing on the test result data. If it is determined that the execution of the statistical process is not instructed, the process returns to step S10, and the above-described process is performed on the test piece to be tested next. On the other hand, if it is determined that the execution of statistical processing has been instructed, the process proceeds to step S100. In step S100, statistical processing is executed, the result is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S110.

  In step S110, it is determined whether or not execution of a retest on at least one test piece is instructed. If it is determined that a retest has been instructed, the process proceeds to step S120, and as described above in (D), after the display of the test result to be retested is erased, the user is instructed to the material testing machine body 101. The execution of the retest is instructed with respect to the test piece selected as the retest execution target. Then, the result of the retest obtained from the material testing machine main body 101 is displayed on the display result screen 2a, and the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if it is determined that the execution of the retest is not instructed, the process directly returns to step S10.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) When the user operates the mouse and the tab of the window displayed in one of the display areas is moved to another display area, the window corresponding to the moved tab is moved. Moved to the window in the previous display area. Thereby, the user can change the display contents in the display result screen 2a according to his / her preference, and the user's usability can be improved.

(2) When the user operates the mouse and is instructed to divide the window displayed in any of the display areas, the tab unit is selected by either the top / bottom or left / right user. The window was split. As a result, the user can divide a window that can be separated by a plurality of tabs into tabs and display them on the display result screen 2a, increasing the degree of freedom of the display method in the display result screen 2a and using it. Convenience can be further improved.

(3) When the user operates the mouse and the data displayed in one of the display areas is selected, the data in the other display area is displayed in order to display the data related to the selected data. The window tab was switched. As a result, the user can click on the test result data displayed in one of the display areas, and the related graph can be displayed in the other display area. The related test results can be displayed in conjunction with each other according to the operation by the user.

(4) When the user operates the mouse on the graph or list indicating the test results and is instructed to perform a retest on at least one test piece, the user is directed to the material testing machine main body 101 by the user. Instruct execution of a retest on a test piece selected as a retest execution target. And the result of the retest obtained from the material testing machine main body 101 is displayed on the display result screen 2a. Thus, the user can select a test piece to be retested while visually checking the test result on the display result screen 2a, and further confirm the test result of the test piece that has been retested. Therefore, the convenience for the user is further improved.

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In addition, the material testing machine of embodiment mentioned above can also be deform | transformed as follows.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the display result screen 2a is divided into the three display areas 2b to 2d as illustrated in FIG. 2 has been described. Or may be divided into four or more display areas.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the user operates the mouse included in the input device 102 to give various instructions to the material testing machine 100 on the display result screen 2a has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other pointing devices such as a trackball may be used.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, when the user instructs to divide the window into left and right, the display area 2b is divided into left and right as shown in FIG. In the above example, the window corresponding to the tab “1” in the display area 2b is displayed in the area 5c, and the window corresponding to the tab “2” in the display area 2b is displayed in the right area 5d. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 11, the display result screen 2a is divided into left and right parts, a window corresponding to the tab “1” in the display area 2b is displayed in the left area 5c, and the right side is displayed. A window corresponding to the tab “2” in the display area 2b may be displayed in the area 5d.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired.

  The correspondence between the constituent elements of the claims and the embodiment will be described. The input device 102 corresponds to a division instruction unit and a selection unit. The control device 103 corresponds to switching display means, movement display means, split display means, display control means, erasure means, and instruction means. The above description is merely an example, and when interpreting the invention, there is no limitation or restriction on the correspondence between the items described in the above embodiment and the items described in the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one embodiment of a material testing machine. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the display result screen displayed on the monitor. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the display result screen after moving tab "1" from the window in the display area 2b into the display area 2c. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the menu dialog for instruct | indicating screen division. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a screen division. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the interlocking | linkage of the data between several display areas. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the menu dialog for instruct | indicating execution of a statistical process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display example of a statistical processing result, and the menu dialog for instruct | indicating a retest. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a display result screen when performing execution of a retest. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process of the material testing machine 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of screen division.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Material testing machine, 101 Material testing machine main body, 102 Input device, 103 Control apparatus, 104 Monitor

Claims (5)

A material testing machine that divides a monitor screen into multiple areas and displays test conditions, test results, etc. in each of the divided areas.
Switching display means for switching and displaying a plurality of information to be displayed in one area;
A material testing machine comprising: moving display means for moving and displaying any one of a plurality of pieces of information displayed in the one area. A material testing machine that divides a monitor screen into multiple areas and displays test conditions, test results, etc. in each of the divided areas.
Switching display means for switching and displaying a plurality of information to be displayed in one area;
Division instruction means for instructing division of the one area;
A material testing machine, comprising: a division display unit that divides the one region and displays each of the plurality of information to be displayed in the one region when division is instructed by the division instruction unit. . Material that divides the monitor screen into multiple areas, displays a graph of the test results of multiple specimens in one area, and displays the test results of multiple specimens in a list format in the other area A testing machine,
When a predetermined item of a test result in a list format displayed in the other area is designated, a test result graph of the plurality of test pieces displayed in the one area is designated in the other area. A material testing machine comprising switching display means for switching and displaying a graph of a test piece corresponding to a result. In the material testing machine according to claim 3,
A material further comprising display control means for displaying information corresponding to the content of a predetermined item designated by the test result in the list format in the graph of the test piece switched and displayed by the switching display means testing machine. Material that divides the monitor screen into multiple areas, displays a graph of the test results of multiple specimens in one area, and displays the test results of multiple specimens in a list format in the other area A testing machine,
Selecting means for selecting at least one of the plurality of test pieces on a graph displayed in the one area or on a list displayed in the other area;
An erasing unit for erasing a test result corresponding to the test piece selected by the selection unit from the one region and the other region;
A material testing machine comprising: instruction means for instructing a retest corresponding to the test piece selected by the selection means.

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