JP3002304B2 - Injection molding machine display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for an injection molding machine, and more particularly to an injection molding machine capable of displaying various mode images under the control of a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) for controlling the entire machine. The present invention relates to a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A recent microcomputer-controlled injection molding machine is provided with a display device such as a color CRT display and a color LCD display. The display device sets or confirms molding operation conditions for automatic molding operation. Display mode image for displaying various setting conditions for performing automatic inspection, various actual measurement data display mode images for displaying actual measurement data of many measurement items during automatic molding operation, A periodic inspection mode image for prompting, an alarm mode image for recognizing this when an abnormality occurs, and the like are displayed.

[0003] In a display device attached to this type of injection molding machine, in order to allow an operator to easily grasp the current date and time and day of the week, a fixed portion of the display screen is displayed in various mode image display states. The current year, month, day, day of the week, and time are always displayed in the area set at (e.g., the upper right portion of the display screen), so that the operator can recognize the current date, time, and day of the week at a glance. It was like.

[0004]

By the way, in the display device of the above-mentioned conventional injection molding machine having the date / time / day of the week display function (calendar / time display function), the country in which the machine (injection molding machine) is sold. Before the machine is shipped, the microcomputer reads a calendar / time display program created in advance for each country, and displays the year, month, day, and day of the week in a language and year display format corresponding to each country. It was like. For this reason, after the machine is shipped, it is not possible for the user to display a calendar in a display format of a language or an era (calendar) according to his / her preference, so that the user can freely select such a calendar display format. It was desired. In addition, it is necessary to create and read a calendar / time display program for each sales country, so that there is a problem that a load on software is increased.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device of an injection molding machine capable of selecting a calendar display mode (a display mode of a language type and an era) according to a user's preference.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an injection molding machine having a display device attached to the injection molding machine and capable of displaying various mode images. In addition to displaying the year, month, day, and day of the week, the format of the displayed era (calendar) and the year, month, day,
The display language of the day of the week can be set variably,
The (calendar) format and display language are the date / time
In the image display state, you can select any
It is configured to be able to.

[0007]

The display device calls the date / time initial setting mode image and selects a desired date / day of the week display language and a year (calendar) format by moving a cursor or the like on the setting mode image. The microcomputer which controls the entire machine including the above causes the display device to perform calendar display in a display form designated by the operator.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a control system of the injection molding machine according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a microcomputer that controls the operation and display of the entire machine (injection molding machine), 2 denotes a sensor group including a large number of sensors provided in each part of the machine, and 3 denotes a sensor group provided in each part of the machine. A driver group composed of a large number of driver circuits for driving and controlling a large number of provided driving sources, 4 is a key input device disposed on the front surface of the machine, and 5 is disposed adjacent to the key input device. The display device is, for example, a color CRT display, a color LCD, or the like.

The microcomputer 1 shown in FIG.
Control of the entire molding process such as injection operation, mold opening / closing operation, and eject operation, calculation / storage processing of measured data, determination processing of non-defective / defective products, calculation / determination processing such as abnormality determination processing, or processing of the display device 5 Various processes such as output image display control processing are executed. This microcomputer 1 actually has various I
In the present embodiment, a molding condition setting storage unit 11 and a molding process control unit 12 are used to execute various types of processing by using various programs created in advance. , Measured value storage unit 13, display processing unit 14, calendar function unit 1
5, the following description will be given assuming that the key input processing unit 16 and the like are provided. The display processing unit 14 includes a data conversion processing unit 17, a fixed display data storage unit 18, a display image data generation unit 19, and the like.

Various operating condition values input by the key input device 4 through the key input processing unit 16 are stored in the molding condition setting storage unit 11 in a rewritable form. The operating condition values include, for example, the tightening force, the relationship between the screw position and the screw rotation speed during the charge stroke, the screw retreat speed, and the back pressure, the suck back control condition, and the holding pressure switching from the injection start point (position). Injection speed condition and injection pressure condition up to the point (position), secondary injection pressure (holding pressure) condition from the point of holding pressure switching to the end of holding pressure, band heater temperature of each part, mold closing (mold closing) stroke and Speed control conditions, mold clamping force, mold opening stroke and speed control conditions, eject control conditions, control conditions for an automatic product take-out machine, and the like are given.

The molding process control unit 12 is based on a molding process control program created in advance and setting condition values stored in a molding condition setting storage unit 11, and the sensor group 2 provided in each unit of the machine is controlled. While referring to measurement information from (position sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, etc.) and time measurement information from a clock incorporated therein, through the driver group 3 (motor drivers, hydraulic cylinder drivers, heater drivers, etc.) The drive of the corresponding drive source is controlled to execute a series of molding steps.

The actually measured value storage section 13 stores all actually measured data of preset monitor items during continuous automatic operation over a predetermined number of consecutive shots. The monitored items to be captured include a time monitoring item, a position monitoring item, a rotation speed monitoring item, a speed monitoring item, a pressure monitoring item, a temperature monitoring item, a power monitoring item, and the like. Are almost overlapped.

The display processing section 14 displays display image data of a designated display mode based on a display image creation / control program created in advance by a command to call a display image in a mode desired by the operator via the key input device 4. Create That is, when a call instruction of a predetermined display image arrives from the operator, the data conversion processing unit 17 of the display processing unit 14 performs the processing based on the information stored in the molding condition setting storage unit 11 and the measured value storage unit 13 as necessary. Data to be used for displaying the display mode image is extracted, and a calendar /
Upon receiving the supply of the timing information, the time information is converted into a form corresponding to the specified display mode of the display mode image. For example, if the designated display mode is a graphic image of a certain process, the extracted data is converted into image data that has been subjected to line drawing at a predetermined enlargement / reduction ratio, or the designated display mode is a certain display mode. If the image is an operation state setting image of a process, the extracted data is converted into numerical image data. Further, the data conversion processing unit 17 converts the information of year, month, day, hour, minute, and second into numerical image data based on the calendar / time information of the calendar function unit 15 in all display modes ( If a character other than a numerical value is specified as the display format for the year, month, day, etc.,
Character data indicating these are taken out from the display fixed data storage unit 18 described later). At this time, the calendar function unit 15 sends the year (calendar) currently specified in the system.
The year information corresponding to is output. Then, the generation processing data of the data conversion processing unit 17 is taken into the display image data generation unit 19.

The display mode image is displayed on the basis of fixed data for a large number of mode images, such as characters, symbols, graphic figures, and ruled line data, which are prepared and stored in the display fixed data storage section 18 in advance. Data to be used is extracted, and the extracted data is used as the display image data generation unit 19.
And is combined with the generation processing data of the data conversion processing unit 17 as image data for display. As a result, in the display image data generation unit 19, the image data for the designated display mode is created, and is held in a rewritable manner.

The data in the display fixed data storage unit 18 stores character data of date / day of the week in various languages for calendar display.
5, character data corresponding to the display language currently specified in the system is extracted from the display fixed data storage unit 18 and sent to the display image data generation unit 19 based on the data indicating the day of the week. If necessary, character data indicating the year, month, and day according to the display language of the year, month, and day specified in, and the display format of the era (calendar). Are also extracted from the display fixed data storage unit 19 and sent to the display image data generation unit 19. Then, the display image data generation unit 19 displays the image to be displayed in the calendar display area fixedly set on a part of the display screen, in the display language of date / day of the week and the year ( Based on the calendar), the numerical data of the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second selected and generated as necessary and the character data of the year, month, day, and day of the week extracted as necessary in a predetermined order. Created by arranging and composing.

Then, such a display image data generation unit 19
Is temporarily transferred to a frame buffer (not shown), and the output of the frame buffer is sent to the display device 5 according to a command from the display processing unit 14.
Image data in a predetermined mode is displayed on the display screen of the display device 5.

In the above-mentioned configuration, when the operator instructs the display of the desired display mode image by operating the appropriate keys of the key input device 4, the display processing unit 14 executes the display image creation / control program based on the previously created display image creation / control program. The display image data in the designated display mode is generated by the display image data generation unit 19, and is displayed on the display screen. FIG. 2 shows an example of such a display image mode. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the latest molding called on the display screen of the display device 5 when the operator designates the display of the graphic image of the injection stroke. 5 shows a graphic image of a charge process of a cycle. In the figure, the right half of the horizontal axis increases the position of the screw (the forward stroke of the screw in the primary injection stroke from the measurement completion point at the right end to the center pressure holding switching point) to the right with the pressure holding switching point as 0. The left half of the horizontal axis indicates the time (the pressure-holding stroke time from the pressure-holding switching time to the pressure-holding completion time) as increasing the screw advancement limit to 0 and increasing to the left. Are shown below. Also, the vertical axis shows the injection pressure on the left side in the figure, the numerical value indicating the scale of this is shown on the left side of the figure, the right side shows the injection speed in the figure on the vertical axis, Numerical values indicating the scale are shown on the right side of FIG. Further, in the same figure, 21 indicates actual measurement data of injection speed, 22 indicates actual measurement data of injection pressure, 23 indicates injection speed setting data, and 24 indicates injection pressure setting data.

As shown in FIG. 2, a calendar display area 25 fixedly set at the upper right of the display screen includes a display language of date / day of the week and an era (calendar) currently designated by the system (microcomputer 1). ) Is displayed, and in the example shown in the figure, a state is shown in which English is specified as the display language of the date / day of the week and the year is specified as the year (calendar). ing. This calendar display image is always displayed in the calendar display area 25 at the upper right of the display screen even if the display image is switched to another one, and the display language of date / day of the week and the year (calendar) Unless the change command of the form is carried out, the display in the form according to the display language of the date / day of the week and the year (calendar) currently specified in the system is maintained.

In this embodiment, the display language of date / day of the week and the year (calendar) are set (or changed) by calling the date / time initial setting mode image. Calling of the date / time initial setting mode image can be performed by an arbitrary key operation, but in this embodiment, it is performed by pushing a predetermined function key. For example, as shown on the lower side of the display screen of FIG. 2, the operation function assigned to the function key (not shown) in the key input device 4 is selectively displayed on the display image. When the function key corresponding to "setting" is pushed, the date / time initial setting mode image is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG.

In the display state of the date / time initial setting mode image shown in FIG. 3, the microcomputer 1 displays the date / time, date / day display language (date display country code), and year (calendar) format. (Calendar number for date display) is set. In this state, the date and time (year, month, day, hour, minute,
By setting a numerical value of (seconds) and confirming this, the numerical value of the input date / time is set in the calendar function unit 15.
Is set as the current date and time. In the state of FIG. 3, the cursor is moved to a desired item column in the "country code for date display" designation area 31 by a cursor movement key (not shown) of the key input device 4, and thereafter, the key input device is moved. By pushing the entry key (not shown) of No. 4 and confirming it, the calendar function unit 15 and the display processing unit 14 enter the calendar display mode in the specified language. Similarly, in the state of FIG. 3, the cursor is moved to a desired item column in the “calendar number for date display” designation area 32 by a cursor movement key (not shown) of the key input device 4. By pushing an entry key (not shown) of the input device 4 and confirming it, the calendar function unit 15 and the display processing unit 14 enter a calendar display mode in the designated calendar (year). The display of the calendar display area 25 on the display screen shown in FIG. 3 is based on the display language (country code for date display) and the format of the year (calendar) of the date / day of the week set and designated by the operator. Number) is immediately switched to the calendar display. In the state of FIG. 3, the display language of date / day of the week (country code for date display)
"Japanese (Japan)" is selected, and "Western calendar" is selected as the era (calendar) format (date display calendar number).

FIG. 4 shows an example of a display form corresponding to each item in the "date display country code" designation area 31 and the "date display calendar number" designation area 32, respectively.
In this embodiment, a desired one of the date / day of the week display formats in each language shown in FIG. 4A and each calendar (year) shown in FIG. Desired one from the display form of
Can be independently selected arbitrarily.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the date / time initial setting mode image is called, and a desired date / day of the week and a year (calendar) are displayed by moving the cursor on the setting mode image. By selecting the format, the display language of the date / day of the week and the format of the year (calendar) can be specified easily and easily, so that the calendar display before shipment according to each country can be set quickly, and , Calendar display format according to the user's preference (display format of language type and era)
Can be freely selected.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the date / time
In the display state of the initial setting image of the time, the year (calendar) form
Expressions and their display languages can be selected and set individually.
For example, display the year in the Christian era and the display language in English.
Or the year in Heisei (era) and the display language in Japanese
To display the language and era (calendar) according to your preference.
Calendar display can be displayed in the display form,
For the user. In addition, in the foreign country of the shipment destination
The language and era (calendar) display format according to the country.
Render display is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a control system of an injection molding machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a graphic image of an ejection process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a date / time initial setting mode image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing display formats of a display language of date / day of the week and a year (calendar) which can be selected in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 microcomputer (microcomputer) 2 sensor group 3 driver group 4 key input device 5 display device 11 molding condition setting storage unit 12 molding process control unit 13 measured value storage unit 14 display processing unit 15 calendar function unit 16 key input processing unit 17 data Conversion processing unit 18 Fixed data storage unit for display 19 Display image data generation unit 25 Calendar display area

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An injection molding machine provided with a display device attached to the injection molding machine and capable of displaying various mode images, wherein a year, month, day, and day of the week are displayed in a part of each mode image, and the display is performed. Year (calendar) format, and year, month,
Date and day display language can be set variably ,
The (calendar) format and display language are the date / time
In the image display state, you can select any
An injection molding machine characterized in that it can be used.