JP2020147353A - Auxiliary operation panel and package-related device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an auxiliary operation panel for achieving efficiency of adjustment work and setting of a specific adjustment device at a place distant from an operation panel.SOLUTION: According to an auxiliary operation panel 40 used for a vertical pillow packaging device 1 comprising a vertical pillow packaging device body 10, a vertical pillow packaging device control part 20 provided with a calculation control part 21, and a main operation panel 30; the vertical pillow packaging device control part 20 comprises a storage part 22 in which a setting value of an adjustment device in the vertical pillow packaging device body 10 is stored; the main operation panel 30 comprises an input display part 34 for displaying the setting value stored in the storage part 22; the auxiliary operation panel 40 comprises an input display part 44 for displaying a setting value of a specific adjustment device out of the setting value stored in the storage part 22, that is attached to a vicinity of an adjustment device of the vertical pillow packaging device body 10, at a position apart from the main operation panel 30; and the input display part 44 displays the setting value of the specific adjustment device independently of the input display part 34.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an auxiliary operation panel of a packaging-related device such as a pillow wrapping machine, a wrapping wrapping machine, an overwrapping wrapping machine, and a boxing device.

The packaging-related equipment includes a pillow packaging machine that sequentially fills the packaged material into a tubular shape and seals and cuts it to manufacture the package, and the packaged material that is cut. There are wrapping wrapping machines that wrap in a wrapping manner, overwrapping wrapping machines that cover one or more items to be packaged with packaging materials, and boxing devices that pack products in boxes. Pillow wrapping machines have packaging materials in the vertical direction. There are a vertical pillow packaging machine that feeds the packaging material in the (vertical direction) and fills the packaged product, and a horizontal pillow packaging machine that feeds the packaging material in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) and fills the packaged product.
Such a packaging-related device is provided with a control device for controlling the device body, and an operation panel equipped with a computer for giving parameters to the control device and receiving and processing information from the control device is the device body. It is installed at a predetermined position, and the operation panel is operated to input and set various conditions such as manufacturing conditions of packaging-related equipment, and process information.
Then, when switching the products to be produced, the setting values of various adjustment devices registered in the operation panel are displayed for the products to be produced, and the adjustment devices are set and adjusted to match the installation values. There is a need.
Such adjustment equipment and its setting / adjustment work include, for example, in a vertical pillow wrapping machine, a left-right positioning member of a winding packaging material and its position setting / adjustment work, a date printing feed direction position adjustment roller and its addition. Position setting / adjustment work, date printing left / right position device and its position setting / adjustment work can be mentioned, and in the horizontal pillow wrapping machine, tension roller and its angle / distance setting / adjustment work can be mentioned.
By the way, various adjustment devices are often attached to various places on the main body of the apparatus and are attached to places away from the operation panel. For example, in a vertical pillow wrapping machine, the operation panel is installed on the upper left of the front side of the main body of the device, and the left-right positioning member of the take-up packaging material is the take-up package on the back side of the main body of the device away from the operation panel. It is attached to the material shaft, and the date print feed direction position adjustment roller and the date print left / right position device are also attached to the back side of the device body away from the operation panel.
In this case, when setting / adjusting an adjustment device located away from the operation panel, the operator once goes to the position of the operation panel and operates the operation panel to display the installation value of the adjustment device. After confirming, it is necessary to return to the place where the setting / adjustment work is performed and perform the setting / adjustment work of the adjustment device, which causes a problem of poor work efficiency.
For this reason, various proposals have been made to enable the setting / adjusting work of the adjusting device to be performed without the operator moving from the location of the adjusting device for performing the setting / adjusting work.

For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-76155), a box making machine, a box packing machine, a pillow wrapping machine, a film wrapping machine, and other wrapping machines constitute the whole or a part of a wrapping machine line. Mainly having a line component, a plurality of terminal devices having a touch panel type display surface arranged in the vicinity of a portion of the line component that needs to be set or adjusted, and a touch panel type display unit wirelessly connected to each terminal device. A packaging line system having a device and a main device including a work name input means, a storage means for storing setting information, and the like is disclosed.
However, in the packaging line system of Patent Document 1, from the main device (central control device) based on the work name input from the work name input means (work name input unit) provided in the main device (central control device). Since the setting information etc. is transmitted to the terminal device and displayed, it is not possible to operate the terminal device as a device independent of the main device and display the setting information etc., and various conditions such as inputting a work name on the main device There is a problem that it is not possible to set / adjust the adjustment part using the terminal device prior to or in parallel with the input work.
Further, in the packaging line system of Patent Document 1, when the operation panel for operating the line constituent device fails, the terminal device does not have the function of operating the line constituent device, and the production of the packaging line system cannot be continued.
In this regard, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-255224) is a processing machine including a main operation panel for operating a lathe body and a loader, and an auxiliary operation panel for operating a carry-out conveyor. The sub-operation panel includes a panel body, a detection means for detecting the relative position and direction of the panel body with respect to the carry-out conveyor, and a display changing means for changing the display of the display unit based on the detection result of the detecting means. The processing machine is disclosed, and the auxiliary operation panel is operated independently of the main operation panel.
However, the auxiliary operation panel of the processing machine of Patent Document 2 operates the carry-out conveyor which is a part of the processing machine, and inputs various conditions when packaging a product such as an operation panel of a packaging-related device.・ It does not make settings.
Further, what is displayed on the sub-operation panel of the processing machine of Patent Document 2 is a visual view of the worker looking at the processing machine, and is not a set value of the carry-out conveyor.
Further, in the processing machine of Patent Document 2, when the main operation panel breaks down, the auxiliary operation panel does not have a substitute function of the main operation panel, and the processing (production) by the processing machine cannot be continued.

JP-A-2017-76155 JP-A-2009-255224

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to display the set value of a specific adjustment device on a display device provided in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device located at a position away from the operation panel in the packaging-related device to perform the specific adjustment. When setting / adjusting a device, the display device can be operated independently of the operation panel to improve the efficiency of the setting / adjustment work of a specific adjustment device, and the operation panel breaks down. However, it is necessary to enable operations to continue the production of packaging-related equipment.

The invention of claim 1 operates a packaging-related device main body, a packaging-related device control unit having an arithmetic control unit for controlling the packaging-related device main body, and a packaging-related device main body attached to the packaging-related device main body. It is an auxiliary operation panel used for a packaging-related device provided with a main operation panel for the purpose, and the packaging-related device control unit sets an adjusting device for the packaging-related device main body for each product produced by the packaging-related device. The main operation panel includes a set value storage means for storing a value, the main operation panel includes a first display means for displaying a set value stored in the set value storage means, and the auxiliary operation panel is provided from the main operation panel. A second position that is attached to the vicinity of the specific adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body and displays the set value of the specific adjusting device among the set values stored in the set value storage means. The auxiliary operation panel provided with a display means provides an auxiliary operation panel that can be operated independently of the main operation panel, and solves the above-mentioned problems.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the packaging-related device is a vertical pillow wrapping machine, and the set value of the specific adjusting device is the position of a positioning member for positioning the take-up packaging material in the left-right direction, and the date printing device. An auxiliary panel including either a position in the left-right direction or a position of a position adjusting roller for a date print feed direction is provided to solve the above problems.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the packaging-related device is a horizontal pillow packaging machine, and the set value of the specific adjusting device provides an auxiliary panel including an angle and a distance of a tension roller to solve the above problems. Is.

The invention of claim 4 provides an auxiliary panel having a function of operating the packaging-related device main body in order for the packaging-related device main body to continue production when the main operation panel fails. Is the solution.

The invention of claim 5 comprises a packaging-related device main body, a packaging-related device control unit having an arithmetic control unit for controlling the packaging-related device main body, a main operation panel for operating the packaging-related device main body, and the main operation panel. A packaging-related device provided with an auxiliary operation panel that assists the operation panel, and the packaging-related device control unit stores the set values of the adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body for each product produced by the packaging-related device. The main operation panel includes a set value storage means, the main operation panel includes a first display means for displaying a set value stored in the set value storage means, and the auxiliary operation panel is located at a position away from the main operation panel. Therefore, it is provided with a second display means which is attached in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device of the main body of the packaging-related device and displays the set value of the specific adjustment device among the set values stored in the set value storage means. The second display means solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a packaging-related device that displays a set value of the specific adjusting device independently of the first display means.

In the invention of claim 6, the packaging-related device is a vertical pillow wrapping machine, and the set value of the specific adjusting device is the position of a positioning member for positioning the take-up packaging material in the left-right direction, and the date printing device. A packaging-related device including either a position in the left-right direction or a position of a position adjusting roller for a date print feed direction is provided to solve the above problems.

According to the invention of claim 7, the packaging-related device is a horizontal pillow packaging machine, and the setting value of the specific adjusting device provides the packaging-related device including the angle and distance of the tension roller to solve the above problems. It is a thing.

According to a eighth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary operation panel is a packaging-related device having a function of operating the packaging-related device main body in order for the packaging-related device main body to continue production when the main operation panel fails. To solve the above problems.

In the auxiliary operation panel of the invention according to claim 1, the set value of the specific adjustment device is set in the second display means of the auxiliary operation panel provided in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device located at a position away from the main operation panel. Since it is displayed and the auxiliary operation panel can be operated independently of the main operation panel, it has the effect of improving the efficiency of setting work and adjustment work of the adjustment device.

The invention according to claim 2 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 1.

The invention according to claim 3 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 1.

The auxiliary operation panel of the invention according to claim 4 further has an effect that the operation for continuing the production of the packaging-related device main body can be performed even if the main operation panel fails.

In the packaging-related device of the invention according to claim 5, the set value of the specific adjustment device is set in the second display means of the auxiliary operation panel provided in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device located at a position away from the main operation panel. Since it is displayed and the auxiliary operation panel can be operated independently of the main operation panel, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the setting work and the adjustment work of the adjustment device.

The invention according to claim 6 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 5.

The invention according to claim 7 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 5.

The packaging-related device of the invention according to claim 8 further has an effect that the production of the packaging-related device main body can be continued even if the main operation panel fails.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part in the case where the packaging-related device of this invention is a vertical pillow packaging machine. It is a perspective view which showed the whole structure of the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the arithmetic control part 21 and the storage part 22 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the parameter table part of the product parameter / setting value table 22a. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the setting value table part of the product parameter / setting value table 22a. It is a screen block diagram which showed the example of the structure of the basic screen (top screen) displayed on the input display unit 34. It is a screen block diagram which showed the example of the structure of the product switching screen displayed on the input display unit 34. FIG. 5 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of a table of contents screen displayed on the input display unit 34. It is a screen block diagram which showed the example of the structure of the setting value display screen displayed on the input display unit 34. FIG. 5 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a setting value (specific setting value) display screen of a specific adjustment device displayed on the input display unit 44. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the product switching screen displayed on the input display unit 44 for switching the product produced by the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10). It is a front view and a plan view which showed the schematic structure of the horizontal pillow wrapping machine.

[Structure of control part of packaging related equipment (vertical pillow packaging machine)]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control portion when the packaging-related device of the present invention is a vertical pillow packaging machine.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a vertical pillow packaging machine which is a packaging-related device of the present invention, 10 is a vertical pillow packaging machine main body which is a packaging-related device main body in the present invention, and 20 is a vertical pillow which is a packaging-related device control unit in the present invention. The packaging machine control unit, 21 is an arithmetic control unit, 22 is a storage unit serving as a set value storage means in the present invention, 23 is a transmission / reception unit, 30 is a main operation panel, 40 is an auxiliary operation panel, and 31 and 41 are arithmetic processing units. 32 and 42 are storage units, 33 and 43 are transmission / reception units, 34 is an input display unit which is the first display means in the present invention, 44 is an input display unit which is the second display means in the present invention, and L1 and L2 are. It is a communication line.
The control portion of the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 is a vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20 connected to the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 and a main operation panel 30 connected to the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20 via a communication line L1. And an auxiliary operation panel 40 connected to the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20 via the communication line L2.
The vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20 includes an arithmetic control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a transmission / reception unit 23, and the main operation panel 30 includes an arithmetic processing unit 31, a storage unit 32, a transmission / reception unit 33, and an input display unit 34. The auxiliary operation panel 40 includes an arithmetic processing unit 41, a storage unit 42, a transmission / reception unit 43, and an input display unit 34 (details will be described later).

[Overall configuration of vertical pillow packaging machine 1]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the vertical pillow packaging machine 1.
In FIG. 2, 11 is a packaging material (packaging material) supply unit, 12 is a tension adjustment unit, 12a is a oscillating mechanism, 13 is a date printing unit, 13a is a date printing device, 13b is an elevating roller, and 14 is a packaged product supply unit. , 14a is a hopper, 14b is a filling cylinder, 15 is a cylinder making part, 15a is a cylinder making device (former), 15b is a holding member, 15c is a slide roller, 16 is a packaging material feeding part, 16a is a pulley, and 16b is a feeding belt. , 17 is a vertical seal part, 17a and 17b are vertical seal blocks, 18 is a horizontal seal / cutting part, 18a and 18b are horizontal seal blocks, 19 is a package discharge part, 19a is a belt conveyor, 50 is a control box, and 50a is. Front, 51 is frame, 52a, 52b are front opening / closing panel, 53a, 53b are back opening / closing panel, 54 is side panel, 55 is top panel, F1 is packaging material (film), g1 is guide roller, M1 is winding The packaging material, P1 is a package, ts is a vertical seal portion, and ys is a horizontal seal portion.
As shown in FIG. 2, the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 is composed of a vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10, a main operation panel 30, an auxiliary operation panel 40, a control box 50, and a frame body 51. It is housed in a space composed of a control box 50 and a frame 51.

The vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10 includes a packaging material (packaging material) supply unit 11, a tension adjustment unit 12, a printing unit 13, a packaged product supply unit 14, a cylinder making unit 15, a packaging material feed unit 16, and a vertical seal unit 17. It is composed of a horizontal seal / cutting portion 18, a package discharging portion 19, and the like.
The packaging material supply unit 11 includes a winding packaging material supply device (not shown) for feeding the winding packaging material M1, and feeds the packaging material F1 from the winding packaging material M1.
The tension adjusting unit 12 includes a oscillating mechanism 12a that oscillates a plurality of rollers, frames, and the like, and adjusts the tension so that the packaging material F1 unwound from the packaging material supply unit 11 is not suddenly tensioned.
The date printing unit 13 includes a date printing device 13a, an elevating roller 13b, and the like, and prints the date on the packaging material F1.
The packaged product supply unit 14 includes a filling cylinder 14b having a hopper 14a at the top, a packaged product loading device (not shown), and the like, and can be used to load snacks and other packaged products loaded from the packaged product loading device. It is received by the hopper 14a and filled in the filling cylinder 14b.
The cylinder-making unit 15 includes a cylinder-making device 15a, a holding member 15b, a slide roller 15c, and the like, and the packaging material F1 which is fed out from the packaging material supply unit 11 and whose date is printed by the date printing unit 13 is transferred by the slide roller 15c. It is guided, formed into a tubular shape by the cylinder making device 15a, and pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the filling cylinder 14b by the pressing member 15b.
The packaging material feeding unit 16 has a pair of packaging material feeding mechanisms including a pulley 16a, a feed belt 16b, a motor (not shown), and the like arranged on both sides of the filling cylinder 14b to wrap the outer peripheral surface of the filling cylinder 14b. The packaging material Fi is fed downward by a certain length.
The vertical seal portion 17 includes vertical seal blocks 17a, 17b, a heater (not shown), and the like, and vertical seals are applied to both end portions of the packaging material F1 which is wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the filling cylinder 14b and overlapped to form the vertical seal portion ts. Form.
The horizontal seal / cutting portion 18 includes horizontal seal blocks 18a and 18b, a heater (not shown), a cutting device (not shown), and the like, and horizontally seals the vertically sealed packaging material filled with the packaged product. Is applied to form the horizontal seal portion ys, and the central portion of the horizontal seal portion ys is cut to generate a package P1 in which the packaged product is packed in a bag.
The package discharge unit 19 includes a belt conveyor 19a and the like, and discharges the package P1 by the belt conveyor 19a.

The control box 50 is a box for storing the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20, and forms a space for storing the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 together with the frame body 51 arranged on the right side surface side.
The frame 51 includes front opening / closing panels 52a and 52b, rear opening / closing panels 53a and 53b, side panels 54, upper surface panels 55 and a skeleton (not shown), and each panel is assembled to the skeleton to form a box body.
Each part of the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 is attached to a skeleton or the like forming the frame body 51, and is housed in a space formed by the control box 50 and the frame body 51.
The main operation panel 30 is attached to the upper part of the front surface 50a of the control box 50, and the auxiliary operation panel 40 is attached to the upper part of the back surface of the control box 50 which is located away from the main operation panel 30.
Further, the front opening / closing panels 52a and 52b and the back opening / closing panels 53a and 53b of the frame body 51 can be opened and closed to the left and right, the front opening / closing panels 52a and 52b are opened, and the package P1 discharged from the belt conveyor 19a is taken from the frame body 51. It can be carried out, and the back opening / closing panels 53a and 53b can be opened to carry the take-up packaging material MR into the frame body 51.

[Adjusting device for vertical pillow packaging machine body 10]
A positioning member (not shown) that attaches a shaft to which the take-up packaging material M1 is attached to the adjustment device of the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “adjustment device”) to position the take-up packaging material M1 in the left-right direction. ), The date printing device 13a, the elevating roller 13b serving as the date printing feed direction position adjusting roller, the slide roller 15c, the vertical seal blocks 17a, 17b, and the like.
The positioning member that positions the take-up packaging material M1 in the left-right direction is a ring-shaped stopper, and the position (distance) of the ring-shaped stopper from the reference point (origin) is the vertical pillow packaging machine 1 (vertical pillow). It is determined for each product produced by the packaging machine main body 10), a ring-shaped stopper is attached to the defined position, and the position of the winding packaging material M1 in the left-right direction is set and adjusted.
The date printing device 13a is movable in the left-right direction, and the position in the left-right direction is determined for each product produced by the vertical pillow packaging machine 1, and the date printing device 13a is moved to the specified position. The position of the date printing device 13a in the left-right direction is set and adjusted.
The elevating roller 13b moves in the vertical direction to adjust the position of the date printed on the packaging material F1 in the feeding direction (date printing feeding direction position), and the position of the elevating roller 13b is produced by the vertical pillow packaging machine 1. It is determined for each product, and the elevating roller 13b is moved to the specified position to set and adjust the date print feed direction position.
The slide roller 15c is slidably attached to the front of the cylinder making device 15a, and its position is determined by the size (size) of the cylinder making device 15a used for the product produced by the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1. The slide roller 15c is moved to the designated position, and the position of the slide roller 15c is set and adjusted.
The vertical seal blocks 17a and 17b can be moved in a direction away from the filling cylinder 14b, and their positions are determined by the folding diameter of the product (bag) produced by the vertical pillow packaging machine 1 and at the determined positions. The vertical seal blocks 17a and 17b are moved, and the positions of the vertical seal blocks 17a and 17b are set and adjusted.
Then, among the above adjusting devices, a positioning member (ring-shaped stopper) for positioning the take-up packaging material M1 in the left-right direction, a date printing device 13a, and an elevating roller 13b are located in the vicinity of the auxiliary operation panel 40, and are specific. It is an adjustment device (hereinafter referred to as "specific adjustment device").

[Vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the arithmetic control unit 21 and the storage unit 22 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20, in which 21a is an operation control unit, 21b is a measurement information management unit, and 22a is a product parameter. It is a setting value table.
The arithmetic control unit 21 includes an operation control unit 21a and a measurement information management unit 21b.
The operation control unit 21a vertically describes the product set on the main operation panel 30 based on the parameters registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a of the storage unit 22 or the parameters sent from the transmission / reception unit 23. It controls the operation of the drive device of the pillow packaging machine main body 10, for example, the motor of the packaging material feeding portion 16, the vertical seal portion 17, and the various heaters of the horizontal seal / cutting portion 18.
The measurement information management unit 21b acquires information measured by a measuring device provided in the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10, for example, a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of various heaters of the vertical seal unit 17 and the horizontal seal / cutting unit 18. , Sent to the transmitter / receiver 23.
Further, the arithmetic control unit 21 includes a production information management unit (not shown), and information about the package P1 produced from the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10, for example, the volume (production quantity of the package P1), empty. The quantity of bags, the operation time, and the like are acquired, sent to the transmission / reception unit 23, and registered in the production information table (not shown) of the storage unit 22.

The storage unit 22 stores the product parameter / set value table 22a, the production information table (not shown), and the like, and in the production information table, the volume, empty bag, loss bag, and operating rate of the actually produced product are stored. , Operation time, stop time, standby time, etc. are registered.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the parameter table portion of the product parameter / setting value table 22a.
In the parameter table portion of the product parameter table 22a, No. (Registration number), product name, production capacity, bag length, folding diameter, heater temperature (vertical, vertical preheating, horizontal front, horizontal rear), etc. are registered. However, items such as "No. (registration number)", "product name", "production capacity", "bag length", "folding diameter", and "heater temperature (vertical, vertical preheating, horizontal front, horizontal rear)" The name itself is not registered, and what is registered is the part excluding the item name.
No. (Registration number) is a number for specifying a product produced by the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10), and is prepared from 01 to 99.
No. The product name is input from the product name registration screen (described later) displayed on the input display unit 34 of the main operation panel 30, and is input from the transmission / reception unit 31 to the transmission / reception unit 21 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20 by the communication line L1. It is transmitted, received by the transmission / reception unit 21, and registered in the product parameter table 22a of the storage unit 22.
Numerical values such as production capacity, bag length, folding diameter, heater temperature (vertical, vertical preheating, horizontal front, horizontal rear) operate the drive equipment (motor, heater, etc.) and adjustment equipment of the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10. It is a parameter that becomes a value indicating the condition for.
For example, the parameter "80" of "production capacity" means "80 bpm" (bpm is the number of bags produced per minute), that is, 80 pieces (bags) are produced per minute. The parameter "250" of "bag length" means "250 mm", that is, the length of one bag is 250 mm, and the parameter "160" corresponding to "heater temperature / length" is "160 ° C", that is, , It means that the temperature of the vertical heater is "160 ° C".
The parameters are input from various parameter setting screens displayed on the input display unit 34 of the main operation panel 30, for example, the production capacity / bag specification setting screen and the heater temperature setting screen (described later), and the communication line is input from the transmission / reception unit 33. It is transmitted by L1 to the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20, received by the transmission / reception unit 23, and registered in the product parameter table 22a of the storage unit 22.
Then, as described above, the operation control unit 21a has the Nos. 01 to 99 registered in the product parameter table 22a. No. specified from (registration number). Based on the above parameters, the operation of the drive equipment and adjustment equipment of the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10, for example, the motor of the packaging material feed unit 16, the vertical seal unit 17, and the various heaters of the horizontal seal / cutting unit 18 is controlled.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the setting value table portion of the product parameter / setting value table 22a.
In the set value table portion of the product parameter / set value table 22a, set value names such as "winding packaging material position" and "date printing device position", specific set value flags, No. (Registration number) and setting value (numerical value) corresponding to the product name are registered.
The set value name is the set value name of the adjusting device, the "winding packaging material position" means the position of the positioning member that positions the winding packaging material MR in the left-right direction, and the "date printing device position" is , The position in the left-right direction of the date printing device 13a, and the "elevating roller position" means the position of the elevating roller 13b for adjusting the position in the feeding direction of the date to be printed on the packaging material F1 (date printing feeding direction position). However, the "slide roller position" means the position of the slide roller 15c, and the "vertical heater block position" means the positions of the vertical seal blocks 17a and 17b.
The numerical value shown in each product name line in the columns such as "winding packaging material position" and "date printing device position" is a set value, for example, "25" shown in the product name "AAAA" line. , "20", "30", "50", and 15 have the winding packaging material position, date printing device position, elevating roller position, and vertical heater block position of the product name "AAAA", respectively, 25 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm. It means that it is 50 mm and 15 mm.
The specific set value flag is a flag for identifying the set value name and the set value registered in the set value table portion of the specific adjustment device and displaying them on the input display unit 44, and the default is "0". As a result, the set value name and the set value in which the flag "1" is registered are those of the specific adjustment device.
The setting value name, the specific setting value flag, and the setting value registered in the setting value table portion of the product parameter / setting value table 22a are input from the input display unit 34 of the main operation panel 30, but in the present embodiment, they are set. Twelve setting value names, specific setting value flags, and setting values are prepared in the value table, and the default setting value names are "setting value 1", "setting value 2", ... "setting value 12". , The default of the specific setting value flag is "0", and the default of the setting value is "0".
Then, the set value name such as "winding packaging material position" input from the input display unit 34 is replaced with "set value 1" or the like, and "1" input as a specific set value flag from the input display unit 34 is replaced. It is replaced with "0", and a numerical value such as "25" input as a set value from the input display unit 34 is replaced with "0".
In FIG. 5, the set values 1 to 5 are replaced with the set value names and set values (numerical values) such as "winding packaging material position", and the set value names "winding packaging material position" and "date printing device". The specific set value flags of "position" and "elevating roller position" are replaced with "1".
The number of set value names and the like registered in the set value table is not limited to 12, but is appropriately set according to the type, configuration, and the like of the packaging-related device.
Further, when the specific adjustment device to be registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a is determined in advance, the specific setting value flag is unnecessary, and the specific adjustment device is specified by the item name registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a. Is identified (identified).

[Main operation panel 30]
As described above, the main operation panel 30 includes an arithmetic processing unit 31, a storage unit 32, a transmission / reception unit 33, and an input display unit 34 (first display means).
The arithmetic processing unit 31 processes various information (registration number, parameters, etc.) given to the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20 in order to operate the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 by a dedicated operation program, and the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit. Processes the information acquired from No. 20, and processes for inputting and displaying the set value of the adjusting device.
The storage unit 32 stores a dedicated operation program, backup data, and the like for operating the arithmetic processing unit 31.
The transmission / reception unit 33 transmits various data sent from the arithmetic processing unit 31 to the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20 via the communication line L1 and from the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20. It receives various data transmitted via the communication line L1 and sends it to the arithmetic processing unit 31.
The input display unit 34 has a touch panel type display screen, operates the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10, and displays various screens for inputting and displaying the set values of the adjusting device.

Here, the screen displayed on the input display unit 34 of the main operation panel 30, the operation of the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10 using this screen, and the input / display of the set value of the adjusting device will be described.
FIG. 6 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the basic screen (top screen) displayed on the input display unit 34. In the figure, 100 is a basic screen, 101 to 103 are display units, and 104 to 108 are display units. It is a button (switch).
As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 101 on the left side of the basic screen 100 has a No. (Registration number) "01", product name "AAAA", "production capacity 80bpm", "bag length 250mm", "volume 16000 pieces", and the name of the product produced by the vertical pillow packaging machine 1 and production. The operating status such as capacity and production quantity "volume" is displayed.
The display unit 102 on the right side of the basic screen 100 includes "vertical heater 160 160", "vertical preheater 105 105", "horizontal front heater 160 160", "horizontal rear heater 160 160", and a vertical seal portion 17. The set temperature and the measured temperature of the heater of the horizontal seal / cutting portion 18 are displayed.
The information displayed on the display units 101 and 102 is information sent from the arithmetic control unit 21 via the communication line L1.
On the display unit 103 at the top of the basic screen 100, for example, a message such as "Adjustment can be performed with the start switch" is displayed.
Further, on the basic screen 100, the button 104 is displayed in the upper right portion, the buttons 105 (105a, 105b, 105c) are displayed in the upper left portion, and the buttons 106 to 107 are displayed in the lower portion.
The button 104 is a button for moving to the product switching screen for switching the product to be displayed on the basic screen 100, the button 105 (105a, 105b, 105c) is a button for switching the content to be displayed on the display unit 102, and the button 106 is a button for switching the content to be displayed on the display unit 102. , The button for moving to the temperature setting screen of the heater, the button 107 is a button for moving to the position adjustment screen, and the button 108 is a button for moving to the table of contents screen.

FIG. 7 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the product switching screen displayed on the input display unit 34. In the figure, 110 is a product switching screen, 111 is a display unit, 112 (112a to 112d), 113. Is a button (switch).
On the basic screen 100 shown in FIG. 6, when the button 104 is touched, the product switching screen 110 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the input display unit 22.
On the display unit 111 of the product switching screen 110, No. (Registration number) and a list of product names, for example, "01 AAAA", "02 BBBB", and "03 CCCC" are displayed.
The information displayed on the display unit 111 is the No. 1 registered in the product parameter table 22a of the storage unit 22. It is the information of the product name, and is the information sent from the arithmetic control unit 21 via the communication line L1.
In addition, buttons 112 (112a to 112d) and 113 are displayed on the left side of the product switching screen 110.
Buttons 112a to 112d have No. 1 displayed on the display unit 111. Buttons 112a and 112b are up and down scroll buttons, buttons 112c and 112d are up and down page scroll buttons, and button 113 is a button for moving to the basic screen 100. ..
In this product switching screen 110, the No. 1 displayed on the left side of the display unit 111. When one of the above, for example, "02" is touched, the product type switching work confirmation screen (not shown) is displayed, and the No. 1 registered in the product parameter table 32a is displayed. Parameters representing the characteristics of the product of "02" (for example, bag length, folding diameter, etc.) are displayed, and when the confirmation button (not shown) is touched, the product to be produced is No. The product is switched to "02" and the product with the product name "BBBB", and the basic screen 100 for the switched product is displayed.
By this product switching, the parameters of the arithmetic control unit 21 are also switched, and the operation control unit 21a has the No. 1 of the product parameter table 22a. Each drive device is controlled based on the parameters registered in "02" (product name "BBBB").

FIG. 8 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the table of contents screen displayed on the input display unit 34. In the figure, 120 is a table of contents screen, 121 is a button group, and 122 is a button (switch).
On the basic screen 100 shown in FIG. 6, when the button 108 is touched, the table of contents screen 120 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the input display unit 34.
On the table of contents screen 120, a button group 121 consisting of 18 buttons with characters such as "1. Product name registration", "2. Production capacity / bag specifications", and "10. Set value" is displayed. A button 122 for moving to the basic screen 100 is displayed in the lower right corner of the table of contents screen 120.
When one button of the button group 121, for example, a button with the characters "1. Product name registration" is touched, a product name registration screen (not shown) is displayed on the input display unit 34.
On this product name registration screen, the name of the product produced by the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10) can be input, and the input product name is entered in the set value table of the storage unit 32. At the same time as being registered, it is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 33 to the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20 by the communication line L1, received by the transmission / reception unit 23, and is received by the transmission / reception unit 23, and is received by the arithmetic control unit 21. To be registered in.
Further, when one button of the button group 121, for example, a button with the characters "2. Production capacity / bag specification" is touched, the production capacity / bag specification setting screen (not shown) is displayed on the input display unit 34. Is displayed.
In this production capacity / bag specification setting screen, the No. 1 entered in the product name registration screen and registered in the product parameter registration table of the storage unit 22. For the product of (registration number), the production capacity and bag specifications (bag length, folding diameter) can be input, and the input production capacity and bag specifications are vertically pillow-wrapped by the communication line L1 from the transmission / reception unit 33 as parameters. It is transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 23 of the machine control unit 20, received by the transmission / reception unit 23, and registered in the product parameter table 22a of the storage unit 22 via the arithmetic control unit 21.

FIG. 9 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the set value display screen displayed on the input display unit 34. In the figure, 130 is a set value display screen, 131a and 131b are set value name display units, 132a. , 132b is a set value display box, 133a and 133b are a specific set value flag display box, and 134 is a button (switch).
On the table of contents screen 120 shown in FIG. 8, when the button with the characters “10. Setting value” of the button group 121 is touched, the setting value display screen 130 is displayed on the input display unit 34.
On the setting value display screen 130, the setting value name, the specific setting value flag, and the setting value of the setting value table stored in the storage unit 32 are displayed for the product name "AAAA" displayed on the basic screen 100. To.
In FIG. 9, for the product name “AAAA” registered in the set value table portion (FIG. 5) of the product parameter / set value table 22a, the set value names “winding packaging material position” and “date printing” are shown. The "device position", "elevating roller position", etc. are displayed on the set value name display units 131a, 131b, and the set values such as "25", "20", "30" are displayed in the set value display box 132a, It is displayed on 132b, and the specific setting value flag is displayed on the specific setting value flag display boxes 133a and 133b.
In this case, if the set value name, set value, and specific set value flag are not registered in the set value table, the default set value names "setting value 6" to "set value 12" are set value name display unit 131a. , 131b, the default setting value "0" is displayed in the setting value display boxes 132a and 132b, and the default specific setting value flag "0" is displayed in the specific setting value flag display boxes 133a and 133b.
Here, in order to newly add the set value of the adjusting device, for example, the horizontal seal height which is the height (position) of the horizontal seal / cutting portion 18, and display it on the set value display screen 130, it is as follows. Perform various operations.
First, touch the "0" box at the bottom of the setting value display box 132a to display the setting value name input screen (not shown), correct "setting value 6" to "horizontal sticker height", and then Next, the numerical value input screen (not shown) is displayed, and the height "25" for setting "0" at the bottom of the set value display box 132a is corrected. Since the horizontal seal / cutting portion 18 is not a specific adjustment device, the specific setting value flag display box 133a is left at the default “0”.
As a result, the set value name "set value 6" in the set value table portion of the product parameter / set value table 22a is replaced with "horizontal seal height", and the set value "0" is replaced with "25".
After that, return to the table of contents screen 120 (Fig. 8) and touch the button with the characters "10. Set value" to change "Set value 6" and "0" to "Horizontal sticker height" and "25". The replaced setting value display screen 130 is displayed on the input display unit 34.
Then, when the button 134 is touched on the set value display screen 130, the screen of the input display unit 34 is switched to the basic screen 100.
If the specific adjustment device to be registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a is determined in advance, the specific setting value flag is not required. Therefore, the specific setting value flag display box 133a and 133b are displayed on the setting value display screen 130. Will not be displayed.

[Auxiliary operation panel 40]
As described above, the auxiliary operation panel 40 includes an arithmetic processing unit 41, a storage unit 42, a transmission / reception unit 43, and an input display unit 44 (second display means).
The arithmetic processing unit 41 is a process for displaying the set value of the specific adjustment device by the dedicated auxiliary operation program, and the vertical pillow wrapping machine is used to operate the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 when the main operation panel 30 fails. Processes various information (registration number, parameters, etc.) given to the control unit 20, processes information acquired from the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20, and so on.
The storage unit 42 stores a dedicated auxiliary operation program, backup data, and the like for operating the arithmetic processing unit 41.
The transmission / reception unit 43 transmits various data sent from the arithmetic processing unit 41 to the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20 via the communication line L2, and from the transmission / reception unit 23 of the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20. It receives the set value of the specific adjustment device and the like transmitted via the communication line L2 and sends it to the arithmetic processing unit 41.
The input display unit 44 has a touch panel type display screen, displays setting values of the specific adjustment device, and displays various screens for operating the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10.
In this case, the arithmetic processing unit 41 of the auxiliary operation panel 40 is independent of the arithmetic processing unit 31 of the main operation panel 30, and the various screens displayed on the input display unit 44 are also independent of the main operation panel 30. The auxiliary operation panel 40 can be operated independently of the main operation panel 30.

FIG. 10 is a screen configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of a setting value (specific setting value) display screen of the specific adjustment device displayed on the input display unit 44. In the figure, 140 is a specific setting value display screen, 141a. , 141b is a screen switching button (switch), 142 is a screen page display unit, and 143 is a specific setting value display unit.
When the main power of the auxiliary operation panel is turned on, the input display unit 44 displays the specific setting value display screen 140 as the home screen.
The specific setting value display screen 140 is displayed from the screen switching buttons 141a and 141b displayed on the left and right of the upper part, the screen page display unit 142 displayed in the center of the upper part, and the specific setting value display unit 143 displayed on the entire surface except the upper part. It is composed. The specific setting value display unit 143 has the product name "AAAA" displayed on the basic screen 100 of the input display unit 34 of the main operation panel 30 and the setting value name registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a. Among the set values, the set value name and the set value in which the specific set value flag is "1", that is, the set value name and the set value of the specific adjustment device are displayed.
In FIG. 10, for the product name “AAAA” registered in the setting value table portion (FIG. 5) of the product parameter / setting value table 22a, the setting value name “Volume” in which the specific setting value flag is “1”. The "wrapping material position", "date printing device position", "elevating roller position", and the numerical values of the set values "25", "20", and "30" are displayed on the specific set value display unit 143. There is.
In this case, if it is determined in advance that the specific adjustment device is the positioning member, the date printing device 13a, and the elevating roller 13b, and the specific setting value flag is not provided in the product parameter / setting value table 22a, the arithmetic processing unit 41 The set value names "winding packaging material position", "date printing device position", and "elevating roller position" are displayed on the specific set value display unit 143 by the dedicated auxiliary operation program to be executed.
Then, the operator sets / adjusts the position of the positioning member that positions the take-up packaging material MR in the left-right direction while observing the specific setting value displayed on the specific setting value display screen 140, and sets / adjusts the position of the positioning member, left / right of the date printing device 13a. The position of the direction is set / adjusted, and the position of the elevating roller 13b (date print feed direction position) is set / adjusted.
Further, when the positioning member, the date printing device 13a, and the elevating roller 13b move electrically instead of manually, when the operator presses the operation button (switch) of the device for moving the positioning member or the like, the positioning member or the like starts to move. , The position (current position) is displayed numerically on the specific set value display screen 140, and when the current position and the set value match, an OK lamp or the like is displayed and the movement of the positioning member or the like is stopped. Good.

By the way, on the input display unit 44, in addition to the specific setting value display screen 140, a button operation screen (shown) that displays various buttons (switches) for operating the device on the back surface of the vertical pillow packaging machine main body 10. ) Is displayed.
Now, when the screen switching button 141a is touched while the specific setting value display screen 140 is displayed on the input display unit 44, the screen is switched to the button operation screen and the display of the screen page display unit 142 becomes "2/2". ..
On the button operation screen, when the winding packaging material MR is replaced in the packaging material supply unit 11, the packaging material F1 unwound from the replaced new winding packaging material M1 and the previous winding packaging material M1 are unwound. A button or the like for operating the vacuum device for performing the paper joining work for connecting the packaging material F1 that has been used is displayed, and the operator touches the displayed button to operate the vacuum device or the like to perform the paper joining work or the like. ..
Further, when the screen switching button 141b is touched on the button operation screen, the screen is switched to the specific setting value display screen 140, and the display of the screen page display unit 142 becomes "1/2".

Next, the function of the auxiliary operation panel 40 for operating the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 to continue production when the main operation panel 30 breaks down will be described.
The auxiliary operation panel 40 displays a specific set value display screen 140 and a button operation screen on the input display unit 44, and when the main operation panel 30 breaks down, the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 is operated to continue production. Display the operation screen for.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a product switching screen displayed on the input display unit 44 for switching products produced by the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10). Is a product switching screen, 151a and 151b are screen switching buttons (switches), 152 is a screen page display unit, 153 is a product content display unit, and 154a and 154b are scroll buttons.
Now, the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10) is No. If the main operation panel 30 breaks down while the product is being manufactured with (registration number) "01" and the product name "AAAA", the auxiliary operation panel 40 is used to make the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10). The operation of "AAAA" can be continued, and the next product, for example, No. You can switch to a product with (registration number) "2" and product name "BBBB" to produce it.
In this case, the product switching operation is performed as follows.
First, the screen switching buttons 151a and 151b of the screen displayed on the input display unit 44 of the auxiliary operation panel 40 are touched to switch the screen and display the product switching screen 150.
As shown in FIG. 11A, the product content display unit 153 of the product switching screen 150 shows the content of the product currently being produced, that is, “01” (No.), “AAAA” (product name), and so on. "80 bpm" (production capacity) and "W200 x L250" (folded diameter x bag length) are displayed.
Next, the scroll buttons 154a and 154b are touched to slide the product content display unit 153. By this scrolling, the product content display unit 153 can display the content of all the products registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the next produced No. The product content of (registration number) "2" and the product name "BBBB" is displayed on the product content display unit 153.
In this state, when the product content display unit 153 is touched, the product to be produced is No. The product is switched to "02" and the product with the product name "BBBB", whereby the parameters of the arithmetic control unit 21 are also switched, and the operation control unit 21a is set to No. 1 in the product parameter / setting value table 22a. Each drive device is controlled based on the parameters registered in "02" (product name "BBBB").
Further, the input display unit 44 of the auxiliary operation panel 40 has a vertical pillow wrapping machine 1 (vertical pillow wrapping machine main body) such as a parameter change screen (not shown) for changing the parameters registered in the product parameter / setting value table 22a. It is possible to continue the production by displaying the screen for performing the operation necessary for continuing the production in 10).

[Structure of horizontal pillow packaging machine, adjustment equipment, auxiliary operation panel, etc.]
Next, a case where the packaging-related device of the present invention is a horizontal pillow packaging machine will be described.
12A and 12B are views showing a schematic configuration of a horizontal pillow wrapping machine, where FIG. 12A is a front view and FIG. 12B is a plan view.
In FIG. 12, 201 is a horizontal pillow packaging machine, 210 is a horizontal pillow packaging machine main body, 211 is a packaging material (packaging material) supply unit, 212 is a packaging material feeding unit, 212a is a drive roller, 212b is a presser roller, and 212c is a tension. The arm, 212d is a tension roller, 213 is a packaged product supply unit, 213a is a supply conveyor, 214 is a cylinder making part, 214a is a cylinder making machine (former), 215 is a paper pulling part, 215a is a driving roller, and 215b is a holding roller. , 216 is the center seal part, 216a and 216b are the center seal block, 217 is the filling part, 217a and 217b are the filling rollers, 218 is the end seal / cutting part, 218a and 218b are the end seal blocks, and 219 is the package discharge part. 219a is a discharge conveyor, 220 is a frame, 230 is a main operation panel, 240 is an auxiliary operation panel, CP is a packaged item, F2 is a packaging material (film), g2 is a guide roller, M2 is a winding packaging material, and P2 is. The packaging body, TF is a tubular packaging material, cs is a center seal portion, and es is an end seal portion.
As shown in FIG. 12, the horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201 is composed of a horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210, a control box (not shown), a frame body 220, a main operation panel 230, and an auxiliary operation panel 240, and is a horizontal pillow wrapping machine. The main body 210 is housed in a space composed of a control box and a frame 220.
Then, the control portion of the horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201 communicates with the horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit (not shown) stored in the control box and connected to the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210 and the horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit. It is composed of a main operation panel 230 connected via a line and an auxiliary operation panel 240 connected to a horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit via a communication line.
In FIG. 12, the outer shape of the frame body 220 is represented by a two-dot chain line, and the opening / closing panel and the like on the front surface are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, the horizontal pillow packaging machine main body 210 includes a packaging material (packaging material) supply unit 211, a packaging material feed unit 212, a packaged product supply unit 213, a cylinder making unit 214, a paper pulling unit 215, and a center seal. It is composed of a part 216, a fitting part 217, an end seal / cutting part 218, a package discharge part 219, and the like.
The packaging material supply unit 211 includes a winding packaging material supply device (not shown) for feeding the winding packaging material M2, and feeds the packaging material F2 from the winding packaging material M2.
The packaging material feeding portion 212 sandwiches the packaging material F2 between the driving roller 212a and the pressing roller 212b, rotates the driving roller 212a by a motor (not shown), feeds the packaging material F2 by a certain length, and feeds the packaging material F2 to the tension arm 212c. The attached tension roller 212d guides the packaging material F2 to the cylinder making portion 214.
The packaged product supply unit 213 places the packaged product CP on the belt conveyor 213a and fills the tubular packaging material TF with the packaged product CP.
The cylinder making portion 214 forms (cylinders) the packaging material F2 into the tubular packaging material TF by the cylinder making device (former) 214a.
The paper pulling portion 215 sandwiches the overlapped ends of the tubular packaging material TF between the driving roller 215a and the pressing roller 215b, and rotates the driving roller 215a by a motor (not shown) to form the tubular packaging material TF. Send out only a certain length.
The center seal portion 216 sandwiches the end portion of the tubular packaging material TF overlapped by the center seal blocks 216a and 216b heated by a heater (not shown), and applies the center seal cs to the tubular packaging material TF.
In the sealing portion 217, the center seal cs of the tubular packaging material TF is sandwiched between the sealing rollers 217a and 217b, and one of the sealing rollers 217a is rotated by a motor (not shown) to coat the center seal cs.
The end seal / cutting portion 218 is formed by sandwiching the tip end portion of the tubular packaging material TF between the end seal blocks 218a and 218b heated by a heater (not shown) and performing end sealing to form the end sealing portion es. The central portion of the portion es is cut to generate a package P2 in which the packaged product CP is packed in a bag.
The package discharge unit 219 discharges the package P2 by the discharge conveyor 49a.

The adjusting device of the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210 includes a tension arm 212c, a tension roller 212d, end seal blocks 218a and 218b, and the like.
The tension arm 212c is composed of a pair of arms whose upper end side is rotatably supported by a frame (not shown) of the frame body 220, supports the tension roller 212d, and is guided to the cylinder (former) 214a by the tension roller 212d. The guide angle of the packaging material F2 to be formed is adjusted.
The angle of the tension arm 212c (tension roller angle) is determined for each product produced by the horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201, and the tension arm 212c is rotationally moved to the determined angle to set and adjust the tension roller angle. Will be.
The tension roller 212d is rotatably and slidably supported by the tension arm 212c, and slides on the tension arm 212c to adjust the path length of the packaging material F2 from the tension roller 212d to the cylinder (former) 214a. It is a thing.
The position (tension roller distance) of the tension roller 212d on the tension arm 212c is determined for each product produced by the horizontal pillow packaging machine 201, and the tension arm 212c is slid to the specified position to reduce the tension roller distance. Settings and adjustments are made.
The standby position of the end seal blocks 218a and 218b can be moved in the vertical direction, and the height of the standby position (end sealer height) is determined by the product produced by the horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201, and the determined standby position is determined. The end seal blocks 218a and 218b are moved to the height of the position, and the height of the end sealer is set and adjusted.
Then, among the adjustment devices, the tension arm 212c and the tension roller 212d are located in the vicinity of the auxiliary operation panel 240, and serve as a specific adjustment device.

Like the vertical pillow wrapping machine control unit 20, the horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit includes an arithmetic control unit, a storage unit, and a transmission / reception unit (see FIG. 1).
The arithmetic control unit of the horizontal pillow packaging machine control unit includes an operation control unit, a measurement information management unit, and a production information management unit, similarly to the arithmetic control unit 21 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20, and its functions are arithmetic control. The functions are the same as those of the operation control unit 21a, the measurement information management unit 21b, and the production information management unit of the unit 21 (see FIG. 3).
The storage unit of the horizontal pillow packaging machine control unit stores a product parameter / setting value table in the same manner as the storage unit 22 of the vertical pillow packaging machine control unit 20, and its configuration is the same as that of the product parameter / setting value table 22a. Yes (see Figures 4 and 5).
Then, in the parameter table part of the product parameter / setting value table of the storage unit of the horizontal pillow packaging machine control unit, No. Parameters required for production by the horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201 such as (registration number), product name, production capacity, bag length, product length, heater temperature (front of heater bar, back of heater bar, above end sealer, below end sealer) It is registered.
In addition, the above-mentioned setting values such as tension roller angle, tension roller distance, and end sealer height are registered in the setting value table part of the product parameter / setting value table of the storage unit of the horizontal pillow packaging machine control unit, and are specific. The specific set value flags for the tension roller angle and tension roller distance, which are the set values of the adjusting device, are "1".

The main operation panel 230 is attached above the eye-catching portion 217 of the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210, and similarly to the main operation panel 30 of the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1, has an arithmetic processing unit, a storage unit, a transmission / reception unit, and an input display unit. In the input display unit, various screens for operating the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210 to input and display the set values of the adjusting device are displayed.
Then, the horizontal pillow packaging machine main body 210 is operated from the screen displayed on the input display unit of the main operation panel 230.
That is, the input display unit of the main operation panel 230 displays the basic screen, the product switching screen, the table of contents screen, and the like as in the main operation panel 30 of the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1, and the operating state of the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210. Display, product switching, selection of various screens, etc. are performed (see FIGS. 6 to 8).
Further, on the input display unit of the main operation panel 230, a setting value display screen having the same configuration as the setting value display screen 130 displayed on the input display unit 34 of the vertical pillow packaging machine 1 is displayed, and the setting value name and the setting value are displayed. , The specific setting value flag is displayed (see FIG. 9).
Specifically, "tension roller angle", "tension roller distance", and "end sealer height" are displayed as set value names, and for example, "135", "50", and "25" are displayed as set values. Then, as the specific set value flag, "1" is displayed for the tension roller angle and the tension roller distance, and "0" is displayed for the end sealer height.

The auxiliary operation panel 240 is attached above the packaging material feed portion 212, which is located away from the main operation panel 230, in the vicinity of the tension arm 212c or the like, which is a specific adjustment device, and is attached to the auxiliary operation panel 1 of the vertical pillow packaging machine 1. Similar to the operation panel 40, it includes an arithmetic processing unit, a storage unit, a transmission / reception unit, and an input display unit (see FIG. 1).
Similar to the arithmetic processing unit 41 of the auxiliary operation panel 40, the arithmetic processing unit of the auxiliary operation panel 240 is a process for displaying the set value of the specific adjustment device, and when the main operation panel 230 fails, the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body. In order to operate 210, various information (registration number, parameters, etc.) given to the horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit, processing of information acquired from the horizontal pillow wrapping machine control unit, etc. are performed, but the auxiliary operation panel 40 Similar to the arithmetic processing unit 41, various screens that are independent of the arithmetic processing unit of the main operation panel 230 and displayed on the input display unit of the auxiliary operation panel 240 are also independent of the main operation panel 230 and are auxiliary. The operation panel 240 can be operated independently of the main operation panel 230.
That is, the input display unit of the auxiliary operation panel 240 displays a specific setting value display screen having the same configuration as the specific setting value display screen 140 displayed on the input display unit 44 of the auxiliary operation panel 40 of the vertical pillow packaging machine 1. , The set value of the specific device is displayed (see FIG. 10).
Specifically, the set value names "tension roller angle" and "tension roller distance" and the set values "135" and "50" are displayed.
Then, the operator sets and adjusts the tension roller angle and the tension roller distance while looking at the specific setting value displayed on the specific setting value display screen.
Further, the function of the auxiliary operation panel 240 for operating the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210 to continue production when the main operation panel 230 breaks down is the vertical pillow wrapping machine when the main operation panel 30 breaks down. Since it has the same function as the auxiliary operation panel 40 for operating the main body 10 and continuing production, the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, in the vertical pillow wrapping machine 1, the auxiliary operation panel 40, which can be operated independently of the main operation panel 30 for operating the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10, is packed in the vertical pillow wrapping machine away from the main operation panel 30. The horizontal pillow wrapping machine 201 is attached to the back side of the machine main body 10 in the vicinity of a specific adjustment device such as the date printing device 13a, and is independent of the main operation panel 230 that operates the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210. The auxiliary operation panel 240 that can be operated is attached to the auxiliary operation panel 240 at a position away from the main operation panel 230 and in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device such as the tension arm 212c, and the specific adjustment device is attached to the input display unit of the auxiliary operation panels 40 and 240. Since the set value can be displayed, the operator can operate the auxiliary operation panels 40 and 240 independently of the main operation panels 30 and 230 to display the set value of the specific adjustment device on the input display unit. , It is possible to improve the efficiency of setting and adjustment work of specific adjustment equipment.
If the main operation panels 30 and 230 fail, the auxiliary operation panels 40 and 240 display screens for performing operations necessary for continuing production on the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 and the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210. Then, the auxiliary operation panels 40 and 240 can be operated to continue the production of the vertical pillow wrapping machine main body 10 and the horizontal pillow wrapping machine main body 210.

The auxiliary operation panel and the packaging-related device of the present invention display a specific set value on the display device of the auxiliary operation panel provided in the vicinity of the specific adjustment device located at a position away from the main operation panel. The auxiliary operation panel can be operated independently, and it can be used for pillow wrapping machines, wrapping wrapping machines, overwrapping wrapping machines, boxing devices, and the like.

1 Vertical pillow packaging machine 10 Vertical pillow packaging machine main body 11 Packaging material (packaging material) supply unit 12 Tension adjustment unit 12a Swing mechanism 12b Pass length adjustment roller 13 Printing unit 13a Printing device 13b Lifting roller 14 Packaged product supply unit 14a Hopper 14b Filling cylinder 15 Cylinder making part 15a Cylinder making device (former)
15b Pressing member 15c Slide roller 16 Packaging material Feeding part 16a Pulley 16b Feeding belt 17 Vertical seal part 17a, 17b Vertical seal block 18 Horizontal seal / cutting part 18a, 18b Horizontal seal block 19 Package discharge part 19a Belt conveyor 20 Vertical pillow packaging Machine control unit 21 Calculation control unit 21a Operation control unit 21b Measurement information management unit 22 Storage unit 22a Product parameter table 23 Transmission / reception unit 30 Main operation panel 31 Calculation processing unit 32 Storage unit 33 Transmission / reception unit 34 Input display unit 40 Auxiliary operation panel 41 Calculation Processing unit 42 Storage unit 43 Transmission / reception unit 44 Input display unit 50 Control box 50a Front 51 Frames 52a, 52b Front opening / closing panels 53a, 53b Rear opening / closing panel 54 Side panels 55 Top panel 100 Basic screen 101-103 Display units 104 to 108 buttons 110 Product switching screen 111 Display units 112, 112a to 112d, 113 are buttons 120 Table of contents screen 121 Button group 122 Button 130 Setting value display screen 131a, 131b Setting value name display unit 132a, 132b Setting value display box 133a, 133b Specific setting value Flag display box 134 Button 140 Specific setting value display screen 141a, 141b Screen switching button 142 Screen page display unit 143 Specific setting value display unit 150 Product switching screen 151a, 151b Screen switching button 152 Screen page display unit 153 Product content display unit 154a, 154b Scroll button 201 Horizontal pillow packaging machine 210 Horizontal pillow packaging machine main body 211 Packaging material (packaging material) Supply unit 212 Packaging material feed unit 212a Drive roller 212b Presser roller 212c Tension arm 212d Tension roller 213 Packaged material supply unit 213a Supply conveyor 214 Tube-making part 214a Tube-making device (former)
215 Paper pulling part 215a Drive roller 215b Pressing roller 216 Center seal part 216a, 216b Center seal block 217 Coupling part 217a, 217b Coupling roller 218 End seal / cutting part 218a, 218b End seal block 219 Package discharge part 219a Discharge conveyor 220 Body 230 Main operation panel 240 Auxiliary operation panel CP Packaged items F1, F2 Packaging material (film)
g1, g2 Guide rollers M1, M2 Winding packaging material P1, P2 Packaging material TF Cylindrical packaging material cs Center seal part es End seal part ts Vertical seal part ys Horizontal seal part L1, L2 Communication line

Claims (8)

It includes a packaging-related device main body, a packaging-related device control unit having an arithmetic control unit for controlling the packaging-related device main body, and a main operation panel attached to the packaging-related device main body for operating the packaging-related device main body. Auxiliary operation panel used for packaging-related equipment
The packaging-related device control unit includes a setting value storage unit that stores the setting values of the adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body for each product produced by the packaging-related device.
The main operation panel includes a first display means for displaying a set value stored in the set value storage means.
The auxiliary operation panel is
It is mounted at a position away from the main operation panel and in the vicinity of a specific adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body.
A second display means for displaying the set value of the specific adjusting device among the set values stored in the set value storage means is provided.
The auxiliary operation panel is an auxiliary operation panel that can be operated independently of the main operation panel. The packaging-related device is a vertical pillow wrapping machine, and the set values of the specific adjusting device are the position of the positioning member for positioning the take-up packaging material in the left-right direction, the position in the left-right direction of the date printing device, and the date printing. The auxiliary panel according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary panel includes any of the positions of the feed direction position adjusting rollers. The auxiliary panel according to claim 1, wherein the packaging-related device is a horizontal pillow packaging machine, and the set value of the specific adjusting device includes an angle and a distance of a tension roller. Claims 1 to claim that the auxiliary operation panel is provided with a function of operating the packaging-related device main body in order for the packaging-related device main body to continue production when the main operation panel fails. The auxiliary panel according to any one of item 3. A packaging-related device main body, a packaging-related device control unit having an arithmetic control unit for controlling the packaging-related device main body, a main operation panel for operating the packaging-related device main body, and an auxiliary operation assisting the main operation panel. A packaging-related device equipped with a panel
The packaging-related device control unit includes a setting value storage unit that stores the setting values of the adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body for each product produced by the packaging-related device.
The main operation panel includes a first display means for displaying a set value stored in the set value storage means.
The auxiliary operation panel is
It is mounted at a position away from the main operation panel and in the vicinity of a specific adjusting device of the packaging-related device main body.
A second display means for displaying the set value of a specific adjusting device among the set values stored in the set value storage means is provided, and the auxiliary operation panel can be operated independently of the main operation panel. Packaging-related equipment. The packaging-related device is a vertical pillow wrapping machine, and the set values of the specific adjusting device are the position of the positioning member for positioning the take-up packaging material in the left-right direction, the position in the left-right direction of the date printing device, and the date printing. The auxiliary panel according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary panel includes any of the positions of the feed direction position adjusting rollers. The auxiliary panel according to claim 5, wherein the packaging-related device is a horizontal pillow packaging machine, and the set value of the specific adjusting device includes an angle and a distance of a tension roller. A fifth to claim, wherein the auxiliary operation panel has a function of operating the packaging-related device main body in order for the packaging-related device main body to continue production when the main operation panel fails. The packaging-related device according to any one of item 7.

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