JP4647802B2 - Operation display device and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an operation display device used for operation display of various devices such as a molding device, a product take-out device, and a hot water supply device, and a method thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, on the display device of various devices such as a molding device, a product take-out device, and a hot water supply device, the state of the device is modeled and displayed. In the take-out device, the movement of the arm, etc., and in the hot water supply device, the bathtub, the movement of the water, the combustion, etc. are displayed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Such a display is a useful means of visually notifying the operation and functions of the device quickly, but the relationship between the operation and the display is determined independently by each company. There are no strict rules or laws between them. A multifunctional device needs to get used to grasping its operation, and if the operator sufficiently confirms the guidance regarding the display and is not familiar with it, the operation may be misidentified.
[0004]
Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the operation | movement display apparatus and its method which made easy recognition of operation | movement of various apparatuses, such as a shaping | molding apparatus, a product taking-out apparatus, and a hot-water supply apparatus.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The operation display apparatus and method of the present invention are an apparatus and method for displaying the operation of equipment such as a molding apparatus (injection molding machine 6), a product take-out apparatus (product take-out machine 8), a hot water supply apparatus, etc. The character change mode is displayed by displaying the character (54) together with the device model (52) representing the device on the screen of the (display device 18), and changing the character according to the operation or state of the device. This makes it possible to quickly and easily recognize and grasp various situations such as operation.
[0006]
Operation display device of the present invention, the molding device (injection molding machine 6), the product take-out apparatus (product take-out machine 8), an operation display device for displaying the operation of equipment such as water heater, a control unit of the device A display unit (display device 18) that is connected by a communication unit and displays an image, and a device model (52) that represents the form of the device on a screen of the display unit, and a plurality of devices in the device corresponding to the device model to display the characters (54) representing different operating conditions, the relationship with a form of the character and operation state of the equipment, to change in accordance with the operating state of the device in the form of the character displayed on said display means and control means (controller 16), said display means, said equipment model showing the form of the device during operation on the screen, corresponding to the instrument model face at least the body When a hand, a body, the display character at the same time with a foot, said control means, each of the plurality of operating states of the device during operation, with said equipment model of the device during operation, walking or said face of said character including jumping, the body, allocated to a plurality of morphological changes represented by the hand and the foot, the shape change different the character orientation of the character, different facial expression of the face, the hands And a plurality of character images representing different motions of the feet, different orientations of the character according to the movement state of the device, different facial expressions of the face, and different motions of the hands and feet. continuously switching the image at predetermined time intervals to change the form of the character, in operation the operating state of the device on the screen of the display means Changes in the device model of the device and, characterized in that expressed in the form change of the character.
[0007]
This motion display device can be used in all situations where people and equipment interact, such as production equipment such as molding equipment, household equipment such as hot water supply equipment, etc., and must be configured with an existing computer etc. Can do. The display means only needs to be able to display an image such as a CRT display or a television receiver. And a control means displays the apparatus model showing an apparatus on the screen of a display means, displays a character, and changes the form of a character according to operation | movement of an apparatus. These device models and characters can be displayed by animation, for example. Therefore, a person who interacts with the device, such as an operator, can visually recognize the change of the character and grasp the operation of the device. In this case, the operation of the device includes not only the mechanical operation but also the status of an operation command or an operation stop command given to the device by a person. If the character is changed in response to such a command, the person can easily recognize and grasp the command.
[0008]
In the operation display device of the present invention, the control means displays characters specifying the operation content of the device on the display means. Characters can be composed of a human body model (including dolls) with a body or only a face, etc., and various changes can be made in the form, and the desired display can be performed by assigning the change modes, actions and functions. be able to.
[0009]
In the operation display device of the present invention, the control means displays an operation switch and a stop switch of the device on the display means, operates the device by a cursor operation on the operation switch, and operates the cursor by an operation on the stop switch. The operation of the equipment is stopped . That is, if a change in the form of the equipment model is used in combination with a change in the form of the character, the situation of the equipment can be more easily grasped from the change in both.
[0010]
In operation the display device of the present invention, the control means, the said equipment model and the character and a separate graphical display on the screen of said display means, that is changed according to the graphic display on the operation of the device Features. In other words, by performing graphic display separately from the change in character form, it is possible to display an action display inappropriate for the character, for example, display of explosion, destruction, etc. Can be realized.
[0011]
Further, the operation display method of the present invention, the molding device (injection molding machine 6), the product take-out apparatus (product take-out machine 8), an act display method for displaying the operation of equipment such as water heater, control of the device And a device model (52) representing the form of the device on the screen of the display means (display device 18) connected to the device by a communication means, and a character (a plurality of different operating states in the device corresponding to the device model ) a first process of displaying the 54), associating the form of the operating state of the device a character, a second to change in accordance with the form of the character displayed on said display means to the operating state of the apparatus In the first process, the device model representing the form of the device operating on the screen, the device model corresponding to the device model, at least a face, a hand, a torso, Feet The display character at the same time to obtain, in the above second process, each of the plurality of operating states of the device during operation, with said equipment model of the device during operation, walking or the said characters including jumping face, the body, allocated to a plurality of morphological changes represented by the hand and the foot, the morphological changes of the character faces having the different character, different facial expression of the face, representing the different movements of the hand and the foot A plurality of character images represented by a plurality of character images, each representing a different orientation of the character according to the movement state of the device, a different facial expression of the face, and a different movement of the hand and the foot continuously changing the form of the character, the device of the apparatus in operation the operating state of the device on the screen of the display means Change beauty Dell, characterized in that expressed in the form change of the character. That is, this display method assigns a complicated device operation and state to the change mode by both the display of the character and its change, and recognizes the operation and the state.
[0012]
Further, the operation display device of the present invention, a voice generating means for generating a sound representing the behavior and status of the apparatus, said control means, said said character form sound generating means separately or the form It is characterized by outputting sound along with changes. In other words, if the operation or state of the device is displayed with sound, it can be audibly recognized. If this voice is used in combination with the character form, the recognizability of actions and states can be further enhanced.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention and its embodiments will be described in detail with reference to examples shown in the drawings.
[0014]
1 to 4 show an embodiment of the operation display apparatus and method of the present invention, FIG. 1 shows the system configuration, FIG. 2 shows an injection molding machine equipped with a product take-out machine, FIG. 3 shows a display screen, and FIG. Indicates a character.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the computer system constituting the operation display device includes a plurality of systems 41 to 44 configured by a single computer or a plurality of computers monitored by the centralized monitoring computer 2. The system 41 will be described as an example. A controller 16 that is a control means for controlling the injection molding machine 6, the product take-out machine 8, the gate cut device 10, the stocker 12, and the like is installed as equipment to be controlled. A display device 18 is installed as a display means to be controlled. The controller 16 is provided with actuators 20, 22, 24, and 26 such as a product take-out machine 8, a gate cut device 10, a stocker 12, and an insert supply device 14 that are controlled objects. The display device 18 is a means for displaying an image. The controller 16 controls each device and displays a character 54 (FIG. 3) on the screen of the display device 18 together with a device model 52 (FIG. 3) representing the device. The form of the character 54 is changed according to the operation of the device. The operation switch 27 includes a mode switch 28, a start switch 30, a stop switch 32, and the like, and a memory card 34 as a storage unit is attached to and detached from the display device 18. These configurations are the same for the systems 42 to 44.
[0016]
The injection molding machine 6 and the product take-out machine 8 are configured as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The injection molding machine 6 includes a stationary platen 36, a hopper 38 for supplying resin, an injection device 40 for heating and injecting resin, and the like. The product take-out machine 8 is provided with a take-out chuck 46 and a travel mechanism 48 for moving the take-out chuck 46 in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction.
[0017]
Further, the display device 18 is provided with, for example, a display screen 50 shown in FIG. 3, and the display screen 50 includes a plurality of device models 52 and characters as a single or a plurality of image displays representing a device to be operated. 54, the switch display 53 is provided with an operation switch display 53 and a stop switch display 55. By operating the cursor on the operation switch display 53 or the stop switch display 55 and clicking, the operation device can be started or stopped.
[0018]
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the character 54 includes a body having a head 56, a torso 58, a hand 60, a foot 62, and a face 64, and a shadow 66 is formed below the foot 62 of the character 54. It is displayed.
[0019]
Next, FIG.5 and FIG.6 has shown the control system centering on the product take-out machine 8. FIG. The controller 16 serving as a control means for performing take-out control and display control is configured as, for example, a take-out machine controller. The controller 16 includes the central monitoring computer 2 and the display device 18, as well as a mode switch 28, an operation switch 30, and a stop switch 32. An operation switch 27 is provided. Further, the controller 16 includes a plurality of X-axis servo amplifiers 70A to 70D corresponding to each take-out machine, a high-speed serial interface (I / F) 71, an injection molding machine 6, a gate cut device 10, a stocker 12, and an insert. A supply device 14 is provided, and an attachment 72 and the like for receiving an inversion command output from the controller 16 and inputting confirmation information to the controller 16 are connected. Since the configuration relating to the X-axis servo amplifiers 70B to 70D, the servo motor 104, and the encoder 106 is the same as that on the X-axis servo amplifier 70A side, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.
[0020]
The display device 18 is provided with a liquid crystal display 74, a touch panel 76, a memory card interface (I / F) 78, a communication interface (I / F) 80, a CPU 82, and a ROM 84 and a RAM 86 as storage means. The display device 18 is linked to the controller 16 via the communication interface 80, and data is read from or written to the memory card 34 via the memory card interface 78.
[0021]
The controller 16 performs processing such as a position command 88, torque monitoring 90, and position monitor 92, and each X-axis servo amplifier 70 has a power drive unit 94, a sensor 96, a current detection unit 98, and a current torque conversion unit 100. The position detection unit 102 and the like are provided, and the X-axis AC servo motor 104 is driven by the output of the power drive unit 94 based on the position command 88. The drive current of the servo motor 104 is detected by the current detector 98 through the sensor 96, and the detected output is converted into current torque and input to the torque monitor 90. The servo motor 104 is provided with an X-axis encoder 106, the detection output of the encoder 106 is detected through the position detection unit 102, and the detection output is input to the position monitor unit 92. According to such a controller 16, product takeout control is performed, the operation is monitored by the centralized monitoring computer 2, and the operation and state of the takeout machine are added to the display device 18.
[0022]
Next, the character display movement control will be described with reference to the character display flowcharts shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, A, B, C, and D indicate connectors.
[0023]
When the control is started from the character display stop (OFF) state in step S1 and the process proceeds to step S2, whether or not the start switch 30 is operated (when pressed: ON, when not pressed: OFF), that is, It is determined whether it is ON (YES) or OFF (NO), and the character display stop state is maintained until the start switch 30 is operated.
[0024]
When the start switch 30 is operated, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the initial set value substitution, the character display position (X, Y coordinates), the route number 0 (going action), and the minimum value of the character number (going action) are obtained. After the setting, the process proceeds to step S4, and the character display state is entered. Here, the character number is a character data number and is unit data of the character 54.
[0025]
When the display is shifted to the character display, it is determined whether or not the display time is ended in step S5, and step S5 is continued until the display time is ended. When the display time is over, the process proceeds to step S6, where it is determined whether or not the route number is 0 (0-bound operation). If the route number is 0, the process proceeds to step S7 as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the movement is less than the maximum value. If the movement is less than the maximum value, the process proceeds to step S8, the character number is incremented (character number +1), the process proceeds to step S9, and the character display is stopped.
[0026]
If it is determined in step S7 that the character number is not less than the maximum value of the movement, the process proceeds to step S10, the minimum value of the movement is substituted for the character number, and the process proceeds to step S9.
[0027]
In step S11, it is determined whether or not the character coordinate is equal to or smaller than the set value. If the character coordinate is equal to or smaller than the set value, the process proceeds to step S12, the calculated value is added to the coordinate value, and the process proceeds to step S13. Start.
[0028]
If it is determined in step S11 that the character number is not less than or equal to the set value, the process proceeds to step S14, the normal path number 1 (return action), the character number and the minimum value of the return action are substituted, and the process proceeds to step S13.
[0029]
If it is determined in step S6 that the route number is not 0, the process proceeds to step S15 shown in FIG. 9, and if the character number is less than the maximum value of the return action, the process proceeds to step S16 and the character number is incremented (character number +1). Then, the process proceeds to step S17, and the character display is stopped.
[0030]
If it is determined in step S15 that the character number is not less than the maximum return motion value, the process proceeds to step S18, the minimum value of the motion is substituted for the character number, and the process proceeds to step S17.
[0031]
In step S19, it is determined whether or not the character coordinates are equal to or greater than the set value. If the character coordinates are equal to or greater than the set value, the process proceeds to step S20, the calculated value is subtracted from the coordinate value, and the process proceeds to step S13. Start.
[0032]
If it is determined in step S19 that the character number is not greater than or equal to the set value, the process proceeds to step S21, the normal path number 0 (going action), the character number, and the minimum value of the going action are substituted, and the process proceeds to step S13.
[0033]
By such a series of control operations, the character 54 displayed as an image on the screen can move from top to bottom or from bottom to top. In other words, the character 54 is read and displayed from the RAM 86, and the character 54 is repeatedly displayed and deleted at the target coordinates, and the character 54 is displayed on the screen so as to move by changing the coordinates.
[0034]
FIG. 10 shows the display switching of the character 54, and transitions from a display immediately after power-on (screen 1) to a display (screen 2) indicating a standby state, starting from power-on. Display of this standby state, display during return to origin (screen 3), display during automatic operation (screen 4), display during pause (screen 5), display after a certain period of time (screen 6) or alarm Switching to the occurrence display (screen 7) can be freely made.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 11A, the screen 1 that is displayed immediately after the power is turned on displays a character 54 together with the device model 52, and the character 54 representing the state of the device is shown in FIG. 11B. Sit on a chair and display the whispering state.
[0036]
The screen 2 that is a display of the standby state is displayed as shown in FIG. 12A, and the character 54 that represents the state of the device rises up and is displayed in the state of rolling as shown in FIG. .
[0037]
The screen 3 that is displayed during the return to origin is displayed as shown in FIG. 13A, and the character 54 representing the state of the device stops and puts the hand forward and palm as shown in FIG. 13B. When the is open, the display suggests a stop.
[0038]
The screen 4 during automatic driving is displayed as shown in FIG. 14A, and the character 54 indicating the state of the device is in a sideways walking state, that is, walking motion, as shown in FIG. 14B. The display suggests driving.
[0039]
The screen 5 during pause is displayed as shown in FIG. 15A, and the character 54 representing the state of the device jumps forward with both hands and legs wide open as shown in FIG. 15B. Will be displayed.
[0040]
The screen 6, which is a display during the elapse of a certain time after the stop, is displayed as shown in FIG. 16A, and the character 54 representing the state of the device is in a state of lying down sideways as shown in FIG. Display during sleep.
[0041]
Further, the screen 7 that is displayed when an alarm is generated is the display shown in FIG. 17A, and the character 54 representing the state of the device is an explosion figure beside the character 54 as shown in FIG. 110 is displayed, and the character 54 frowns the face 64, and the left and right hands 60 are put on the ears to block the explosion sound.
[0042]
By such a change in the form of the character 54, the worker can visually recognize the operation state and the command state of the device, and can improve the safety of the device operation.
[0043]
In addition, the motion display device includes a sound RAM, a speaker, and the like as sound generating means for generating sound representing the operation and state of the device, and outputs sound separately from the character form or together with the form change. May be. If the operation or state of the device is displayed as a sound, it can be audibly recognized, and the recognition of the operation and the state can be further enhanced by the combined use with the character form.
[0044]
In the embodiment, an injection molding machine and a product take-out machine have been described as examples. However, the present invention can be applied to the display of the operation of various devices such as a hot water supply device and a game device. It is not limited to equipment.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
a The operation and status of equipment such as molding equipment, product take-out equipment, and hot water supply equipment can be displayed by the character and its form in addition to the equipment model, and the operational status of the equipment can be visually and easily confirmed from the change in form. It can be recognized, and there is no inconvenience of having to know the guidance well and understand the law and the like as in the conventional case, and it is possible to perform operation display with high safety and high convenience.
b If the voice is used together with the character display, the recognizability of the action and function can be further enhanced.
c If other graphic displays are used in combination with the character, displays unsuitable for the character, for example, displays such as explosions can be complemented with the graphic display, and the display can be diversified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an operation display apparatus and method according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an injection molding machine equipped with a product take-out device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic form of characters on the screen.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing character display control;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing character display control;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing character display control;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing character display switching control;
11A and 11B are diagrams showing a screen immediately after power-on, in which FIG. 11A shows the entire screen, and FIG. 11B shows a character form.
12A and 12B are diagrams showing a screen in a standby state, in which FIG. 12A shows the entire screen, and FIG. 12B shows a character form.
FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a screen during return to origin, where FIG. 13A shows the entire screen, and FIG. 13B shows the form of a character.
14A and 14B are diagrams showing a screen during automatic driving, in which FIG. 14A is an entire screen and FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a character form;
FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing a paused screen, where FIG. 15A shows the entire screen, and FIG. 15B shows a character form;
FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing a screen during a certain period of time after the stop, in which FIG. 16A shows the entire screen, and FIG. 16B shows a character form;
FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams showing a screen in which an alarm is generated, in which FIG. 17A shows the whole screen, and FIG. 17B shows a character form;
[Explanation of symbols]
6 Injection molding machine (molding equipment)
8 Product take-out machine (Product take-out machine)
16 Controller (control means)
18 Display device (display means)
52 Equipment Model 54 Character

Claims (6)

An operation display device that displays the operation of equipment such as a molding device, a product take-out device, and a hot water supply device,
A display unit connected to the control unit of the device by a communication unit and displaying an image;
On the screen of the display means, together with a device model representing the form of the device , a character representing a plurality of different operation states in the device corresponding to the device model is displayed, and the operation state of the device and the form of the character are displayed. associating, in the form of the character displayed on said display means and control means for change in accordance with the operating state of the device,
The display means corresponds to the device model representing the form of the device operating on the screen , and the character including at least a face, a hand, a torso, and a foot corresponding to the device model. Display
The control means is configured so that each of a plurality of motion states of the device in motion is moved along with the device model of the device in motion along with the face, the trunk, the hand, and the foot of the character including walking or jumping. allocated to a plurality of morphological changes represented, the morphological changes direction having the different character of the character, expression having the different facial represents a plurality of character images representing different motion of the hand and the foot, the said device A plurality of character images representing different orientations of the character according to motion states, different facial expressions of the face, and different movements of the hands and feet are switched at predetermined time intervals to continuously change the character form , the changes in the device model of the device operating in an operating state of the device on the screen of the display unit and, morphological changes of the character Operation display device characterized by representing. The operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays a character specifying the content of the operation of the device on the display unit.   The control means displays an operation switch and a stop switch of the device on the display means, operates the device by a cursor operation on the operation switch, and stops an operation of the device by a cursor operation on the stop switch. The motion display device according to claim 1, wherein:   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays a graphic separate from the device model and the character on the screen of the display unit, and changes the graphic display according to the operation of the device. Operation display device. An operation display method for displaying the operation of equipment such as a molding device, a product take-out device, and a hot water supply device,
A first that displays a character representing a plurality of different operating states in the device corresponding to the device model along with a device model representing the form of the device on a screen of a display unit connected to the control unit of the device by a communication unit . And processing
A second process of change in accordance with the form of the character displayed on the operating status of the device to correlate, the display unit operating state and the form of the character of the device,
In the first process, the device model representing the form of the device that is operating on the screen, and corresponding to the device model, the body includes at least a face, a hand, a torso, and a foot. Display the character at the same time,
In the second process, each of the plurality of operating states of the device during operation, with said equipment model of the device in operation, the face of the character including walking or jumping, the body, the hand and the allocated to a plurality of morphological changes represented by the feet, represents the shape change of the character faces having the different character, different facial expression of the face, a plurality of character images representing different motion of the hand and the foot, the device The plurality of character images representing different orientations of the character, different facial expressions of the face, and different movements of the hands and feet according to the motion state of the character are switched at predetermined time intervals to continuously change the character form. is allowed, the change beauty of the device model of the device operating in an operating state of the device on the screen of the display means, the form of the character varying Operation display method characterized by represented by.   A voice generation unit that generates a voice representing an operation or a state of the device, wherein the control unit outputs a voice to the voice generation unit separately from the form of the character or together with a change in the form; The operation display device according to claim 1.

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