JP4672045B2 - Hydraulic drive unit for injection molding machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine including a pressure control valve provided with a feedback control circuit for performing feedback control on hydraulic pressure.

  In general, a hydraulic injection molding machine is equipped with a hydraulic drive device, and the hydraulic drive device includes an injection cylinder that advances or retracts a screw in the injection device and a screw drive unit that includes an oil motor that rotates the screw. The hydraulic drive unit for driving the screw drive unit is provided. In addition, it is equipped with back pressure control means that applies a predetermined back pressure to the screw during metering or suckback processing when the screw moves backward, and this back pressure control means is connected to the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder. A pressure control valve is used. In this case, when applying the back pressure, the back pressure (hydraulic pressure) is detected by a pressure sensor, and the pressure connected to the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder so that the detected back pressure becomes a preset back pressure target value. Feedback control of the control valve. Therefore, the molding machine controller includes a feedback control circuit that performs feedback control on such back pressure (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, a control valve in which such a feedback control circuit is integrated with a control valve main body is also known. Patent Document 2 detects fluid output information of a control valve supplied to a load. An electro-hydraulic control valve device incorporating closed-loop control that feeds back this to an electric system, in particular, an oil immersion type electromagnetic solenoid plunger device that generates a mechanical output proportional to an excitation current in a movable part, and the mechanical output A fluid control valve device that controls the pressure or flow rate of the fluid by being displaced through a spring force, and a current driver device that supplies an output current corresponding to an input signal given in advance to the solenoid plunger device as an exciting current. In addition, the movable part of the solenoid plunger device is composed of a movable element that does not substantially exhibit a damping characteristic against movement in oil. Driver device proportional electromagnetic control valve apparatus is disclosed which includes a current control circuit for limiting the increase in the excitation current so as to suppress the vibration at the time of stopping the movement of the movable element with the rise of the exciting current to the feedback system.
Japanese Patent No. 2665815 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-110078

  However, the conventional hydraulic drive apparatus using the above-described pressure control valve (proportional electromagnetic control valve apparatus) has the following problems to be solved.

  An electro-hydraulic control valve device (control valve) configured with closed-loop control that detects fluid output information of a control valve and feeds it back to the electrical system, and in particular, a pressure sensor that detects fluid output information is used as the control valve. When it is configured as a pressure control valve by providing it integrally, the pressure control valve itself performs feedback control of the minor loop with respect to the pressure, so it is possible to perform highly accurate and stable control over the hydraulic pressure of the circuit to which the pressure control valve is connected. Although there is an advantage that can be used, when used as a pressure control valve (back pressure control valve) that controls the back pressure generated in the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder of an injection molding machine, it is not always sufficient from the viewpoint of high precision and stable control. The effect may not be obtained. That is, in such a hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine, the pressure control valve is usually connected to the downstream side of the direction switching valve connected to the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder. Therefore, when the distance between the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder and the pressure control valve is increased, there is a possibility that the accurate back pressure cannot be detected stably.

  On the other hand, a pressure sensor can be directly connected to the rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder, and the output signal of this pressure sensor can be applied to the pressure control valve via a connection cable. However, noise (disturbance) due to the weak output signal level. ) Will be affected greatly. That is, the injection pressure, mold clamping pressure, and the like are usually large pressures of about 15 [MPa], but in the case of back pressure, the pressure is usually as small as about 0.5 [MPa], so that an output signal is received. The influence of disturbance cannot be ignored.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine that solves the problems existing in the background art.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a feedback to the hydraulic pressure based on the pressure sensor 2 for detecting the hydraulic pressure, the pressure detection value Spd obtained from the pressure sensor 2 and the pressure command value Spc given from the molding machine controller 3. When configuring the hydraulic drive device 1 of the injection molding machine M including the pressure control valve Vs provided with the feedback control circuit Cs for performing control, the pressure control valve Vs was blocked from the hydraulic oil inflow port 4i and the outflow port 4o. A separate connection port 4s is provided so that the pressure sensor 2 faces the oil passage 5 communicating with the connection port 4s, and at least the connection port 4s and the rear oil chamber 6r of the injection cylinder 6 are connected via a predetermined oil distribution line 7. It is configured to be connectable.

  In this case, according to a preferred aspect of the invention, the inflow port 4 i or the outflow port 4 o and the connection port 4 s can be configured to communicate with each other by the predetermined oil passage forming means 8. On the other hand, the hydraulic drive device 1 can be provided with a hydraulic pump unit 17 that can variably control the rotational speed of the drive motor 16 and at least control the discharge flow rate. Further, the molding machine controller 3 corrects the pressure command value Spc to be applied to the pressure control valve Vs based on the pressure detection value Spd applied from the pressure control valve Vs and the pressure command value Spci obtained from the inside of the molding machine controller 3. A second feedback control circuit Cm can be provided. At this time, the pressure detection value Spd corrected by the oil temperature detected by the pressure sensor 2 itself or the temperature sensor 13 disposed in the vicinity of the pressure sensor 2 can be used as the pressure detection value Spd.

  According to the hydraulic drive apparatus 1 for an injection molding machine according to the present invention having such a configuration, the following remarkable effects can be obtained.

  (1) The pressure control valve Vs is provided with a separate connection port 4s blocked from the hydraulic oil inflow port 4i and the outflow port 4o, and the pressure sensor 2 faces the oil passage 5 communicating with the connection port 4s. Since at least the connection port 4s and the rear oil chamber 6r of the injection cylinder 6 can be connected via a predetermined oil distribution line 7, the pressure sensor 2 directly detects the hydraulic pressure (back pressure) of the rear oil chamber 6r in the injection cylinder 6. can do. Therefore, feedback control for back pressure can be performed with high accuracy and stability, and other pressure sensors attached to the injection cylinder 6 can be reduced.

  (2) If the inflow port 4i or the outflow port 4o and the connection port 4s can be communicated with each other by a predetermined oil passage forming means 8 according to a preferred embodiment, the pressure control valve Vs incorporates the pressure sensor 2 into the pressure control valve. The usage mode according to the present invention and the conventional mode can be properly used as necessary, for example, it can be used as a general type (conventional mode) for directly detecting the hydraulic pressure of hydraulic oil flowing through Vs.

  (3) According to a preferred embodiment, if the hydraulic drive unit 1 is provided with a hydraulic pump unit 17 that can variably control the rotation speed of the drive motor 16 and at least control the discharge flow rate, the hydraulic drive unit 1 according to the present invention. Can be implemented in an optimum form, and can be realized as a highly effective embodiment. Further, the inverter control for the pump body can improve the energy saving and reduce the running cost.

  (4) According to a preferred embodiment, the pressure control valve is based on the pressure detection value Spd given from the pressure control valve Vs to the molding machine controller 3 and the pressure command value (regular command value) Spci obtained from the molding machine controller 3. If the second feedback control circuit Cm for correcting the pressure command value (output command value) Spc to be applied to Vs is provided, it is possible to eliminate an error generated between the normal command value Spci and the output command value Spc before correction. Therefore, accurate and stable pressure control can be realized even when the pressure command value Spc is small, regardless of the magnitude of the pressure command value Spc (hydraulic pressure) to be controlled.

  (5) If the pressure detection value Spd corrected by the oil temperature detected by the pressure sensor 2 itself or the temperature sensor 13 disposed in the vicinity of the pressure sensor 2 is used as the pressure detection value Spd according to a preferred embodiment, the oil temperature fluctuates. Accurate and stable pressure control not affected by (temperature drift) can be realized.

  Next, the best embodiment according to the present invention will be given and described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, a configuration of the hydraulic drive device 1 according to the present embodiment and a schematic configuration of an injection molding machine M including the hydraulic drive device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  In FIG. 4, M is a hydraulic injection molding machine, and particularly shows an injection device Mi in which a mold clamping device is omitted. The injection device Mi includes a screw driving unit 14 disposed at the rear, and a heating cylinder 31 that is integrally assembled in front of the screw driving unit 14. The heating cylinder 31 has an injection nozzle 32 at the front end and a hopper 33 at the rear. The heating cylinder 31 incorporates a screw 11 having a ring valve (backflow prevention valve) 11v at the tip. The screw drive unit 14 includes an injection cylinder 6 and an oil motor 18 disposed at the rear end of the injection cylinder 6. The injection cylinder 6 incorporates a single rod type piston 6p, and a single rod portion 6pr protruding from the piston 6p protrudes forward from the front end of the cylinder body and is coupled to the rear end of the screw 11. Therefore, the inside of the injection cylinder 6 is partitioned into a front oil chamber 6f and a rear oil chamber 6r by the piston 6p. On the other hand, the drive shaft 18s of the oil motor 18 is splined to the rear end of the piston 6p. The oil motor 18 is of a type that can rotate in both the forward rotation and the reverse rotation. As a result, the injection cylinder 6 can pressurize the screw 11 in the forward or backward direction (movable), and the oil motor 18 can rotate the screw 11 forward or backward.

  On the other hand, the hydraulic drive unit 12 is connected to the screw drive unit 14. The hydraulic drive unit 12 includes a hydraulic circuit unit 15 and a hydraulic pump unit 17 connected to the hydraulic circuit unit 15, and the hydraulic circuit unit 15 and the hydraulic pump unit 17 are controlled by the molding machine controller 3. In this case, the molding machine controller 3 has a computing function for controlling the entire molding machine, executes various sequence control (process control) and communication control by the stored processing program 3p, and performs arithmetic processing and storage processing. A function for performing various data processing is provided. In FIG. 4, 35 indicates a position sensor using a linear scale that directly detects the position of the screw 11 (screw position), and 19 indicates the rotational speed or rotational angle when the oil motor 18 rotates forward and backward. The rotary encoder to detect is shown. The position sensor 35 and the rotary encoder 19 are attached to the molding machine controller 3 and are connected to input ports of the molding machine controller 3, respectively. The screw drive unit 14, the hydraulic drive unit 12 (the hydraulic circuit unit 15, the hydraulic pump unit 17) and the molding machine controller 3 described above constitute the hydraulic drive device 1 according to this embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, an example of the circuit diagram in the hydraulic system and control system which actualized the hydraulic drive device 1 more is shown. In FIG. 3, the same parts as those in FIG.

  First, a variable discharge hydraulic pump 17s serving as a hydraulic drive source is used for the hydraulic pump unit 17. The variable discharge hydraulic pump 17s includes a pump body 41 and a servomotor 16s (drive motor 16) that rotationally drives the pump body 41. The variable discharge hydraulic pump 17s can variably control the rotation speed of the servo motor 16s to control at least the discharge flow rate. As the servo motor 16s, an AC servo motor connected to the output port of the molding machine controller 3 is used. The servomotor 16s is provided with a rotary encoder 16e that detects the rotation speed of the servomotor 16s, and the rotary encoder 16e is connected to an input port of the molding machine controller 3. The pump body 41 is constituted by a swash plate type piston pump. Therefore, the pump body 41 includes a swash plate 42. If the inclination angle (swash plate angle) of the swash plate 42 is increased, the stroke of the pump piston in the pump body 41 increases, the discharge flow rate increases, and the swash plate 42 increases. If the plate angle is reduced, the stroke of the pump piston is reduced and the discharge flow rate is reduced. Therefore, by setting the swash plate angle to a predetermined angle, it is possible to set a fixed discharge flow rate at which the discharge flow rate is fixed to a predetermined size. Further, a control cylinder 43 and a return spring 44 are attached to the swash plate 42, and the control cylinder 43 is connected to a discharge port of the pump main body 41 via a switching valve (electromagnetic valve) Vc, a throttle 45 and a check valve 46. Connecting. Thereby, if the control cylinder 43 is controlled, the angle (swash plate angle) of the swash plate 42 can be changed. Reference numeral 47 denotes a pump pressure sensor. As described above, when the variable speed hydraulic pump 17s that can control at least the discharge flow rate is variably controlled in the hydraulic pump unit 17 so that at least the discharge flow rate can be controlled, the hydraulic drive device 1 according to the present invention is optimal. It can be implemented depending on the form and can be realized as a highly effective embodiment. Moreover, there is an advantage that energy saving can be improved and running cost can be reduced by inverter control for the pump body. The suction port of the pump body 41 is connected to the oil tank 48, and the discharge port of the pump body 41 is connected to the hydraulic circuit unit 15.

  On the other hand, the hydraulic circuit unit 15 includes a first direction switching valve (electromagnetic valve) V1, a second direction switching valve (electromagnetic valve) V2, an additional switching valve (electromagnetic valve) V3, and a pressure control valve (back pressure control valve) Vs. The hydraulic circuit unit 15 is configured by connecting as shown in FIG. Reference numerals 51, 52 and 53 denote check valves, and 54 denotes a throttle. Therefore, the hydraulic circuit unit 15 is connected to the oil motor 18 and reversely rotates the oil motor 18 in addition to the two switching valves V1 and V2 that perform switching other than reversely rotating the oil motor 18. It has. If such a configuration is adopted, when the screw 11 in the hydraulic drive unit is reversely rotated, it is sufficient to add one switching valve. Therefore, there is an advantage that it can be easily realized with a relatively simple configuration. Further, the pressure control valve Vs is configured as a unit that performs back pressure control with respect to the backward movement of the screw 11 and can perform feedback control (closed loop control) of the minor loop with respect to the back pressure by having the pressure sensor 2. . Therefore, if such a pressure control valve Vs is used, a more accurate and stable metering process can be performed.

  Since the pressure control valve Vs constitutes a main part of the hydraulic drive device 1 according to the present embodiment, hereinafter, the configuration and operation (function) of the pressure control valve Vs and its peripheral circuit will be described with reference to FIGS. I will explain.

  1, 2 and 6 show a specific structure of the pressure control valve Vs. The pressure control valve Vs includes a valve mechanism 60 that constitutes a basic control valve including a valve body 61 and an electromagnetic solenoid 62, and includes a pressure sensor 2, a temperature sensor 13, and a circuit box 64. The valve body 61 has a valve seat portion 61s formed therein, and incorporates a valve body 61m that can move forward and backward corresponding to the valve seat portion 61s. The valve body 61m is coupled to the armature 62s of the electromagnetic solenoid 62, and the valve seat portion 61s communicates with the hydraulic oil inflow port 4i on the upstream side and the hydraulic oil outflow port 4o on the downstream side. Reference numeral 66 denotes a spring for urging the valve body 61m in the returning direction.

  Further, the pressure sensor 2 is screwed on the outer surface of the valve body 61, and the pressure detection surface 2 d provided at the tip of the pressure sensor 2 faces the oil passage 5 provided inside the valve body 61. The illustrated oil passage 5 includes a third straight oil passage 5c facing the pressure detection surface 2d, a second straight oil passage 5b communicating with the third straight oil passage 5c, and a first straight line communicating with the second straight oil passage 5b. The oil passage 5a is configured, and the outer end of the first straight oil passage 5a serves as a connection port 4s that opens to the outer surface of the valve body 61. The openings of the second straight oil passage 5b and the third straight oil passage 5c facing the outer surface of the valve body 61 are closed by screwing the closing caps 65b and 65c, respectively. In this case, the closing cap 65 c is also used as an attachment member for the temperature sensor 13. That is, when the temperature sensor 13 is attached through the center of the closing cap 65c and the closing cap 65c is screwed into the third straight oil passage 5c, the tip detection portion of the temperature sensor 13 is placed inside the third straight oil passage 5c. Let us face you. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the temperature sensor 13 can detect the temperature of the hydraulic fluid close to the pressure detection surface 2d.

  The temperature sensor 13 and the pressure sensor 2 are connected to the circuit box 64. The circuit box 64 incorporates an electric circuit shown in FIG. 3, that is, a signal processing unit 71, a calculation unit 72, and an amplifier unit 73, and the temperature sensor 13 and the pressure sensor 2 are connected to the signal processing unit 71. Thus, the feedback control circuit Cs of the minor loop is configured. Reference numeral 74 denotes a connector having an input terminal 74 a and an output terminal 74 b provided in the circuit box 64. The feedback control circuit Cs operates (functions) as follows. First, the signal processing unit 71 has a function of correcting the output signal of the pressure sensor 2 mainly corresponding to the detection result (oil temperature) of the temperature sensor 13. Therefore, when the output signal of the pressure sensor 2 and the output signal of the temperature sensor 13 are applied to the signal processing unit 71, the signal processing unit 71 outputs the output signal (pressure detection value) Spd of the pressure sensor 2 subjected to temperature correction. The pressure detection value Spd is input to the inverting input unit of the calculation unit 72. As described above, if the pressure detection value Spd corrected by the oil temperature detected by the temperature sensor 13 disposed in the vicinity of the pressure sensor 2 is used as the pressure detection value Spd, the pressure detection value Spd is accurate without being affected by the fluctuation (temperature drift) of the oil temperature. Stable pressure control can be realized. On the other hand, a command signal (pressure command value) Spc for back pressure is applied from the molding machine controller 3, and this pressure command value Spc is input to the non-inverting input unit of the calculation unit 72 via the input terminal 74a. Thereby, a control signal based on the deviation between the pressure command value Spc and the pressure detection value Spd is obtained from the output unit of the calculation unit 72, and this control signal is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid 62 via the amplifier unit 73. Therefore, the minor position feedback control for the back pressure is performed so that the axial position of the valve body 61m is variably controlled by the control signal and the pressure detection value Spd matches the pressure command value Spc.

  By the way, the pressure sensor 2 in the conventional pressure control valve Vs provided with the feedback control circuit Cs of a minor loop is normally assembled | attached so that the hydraulic_pressure | hydraulic in the inflow port 4i can be detected. That is, the oil passage 5 described above has a structure communicating with the inflow port 4 i without facing the outer surface of the valve body 61. However, in the pressure control valve Vs according to the present embodiment, the oil passage 5 and the inflow port 4i are shut off, and the tip of the oil passage 5 is used as the connection port 4s so that the external oil pressure can be detected. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection port 4 s is connected to the rear oil chamber 6 r of the injection cylinder 6 via the external oil distribution line (oil distribution pipe) 7. Thereby, the pressure sensor 2 can directly detect the back pressure generated in the rear oil chamber 6r of the injection cylinder 6, and can perform the feedback control of the minor loop with respect to the back pressure with high accuracy and stability. Moreover, since the other pressure sensor attached to the injection cylinder 6 can also be used, other pressure sensors can be reduced. As is clear from FIG. 3, the pressure control valve Vs is normally connected to the downstream side of the first direction switching valve V <b> 1, and therefore the pressure control valve Vs including the pressure sensor 2 is injected by the pressure sensor 2. It becomes difficult to directly detect the back pressure in the rear oil chamber 6r of the cylinder 6, and as a result, accurate back pressure control cannot be performed.

  On the other hand, even with the pressure control valve Vs according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the inflow port 4i (or outflow port 4o) and the connection port 4s are connected to a predetermined oil passage forming means (optional oil distribution pipe or the like) 8 If it is configured to be able to communicate with the pressure control valve Vs, the pressure control valve Vs can be used as a general type (conventional aspect) that directly detects the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic oil flowing through the pressure control valve Vs. The oil passage forming means 8 in FIG. 6 is configured to branch the sub oil distribution pipe portion 8s from the middle of the original main oil distribution pipe portion 8o connected to the inflow port 4i and connect the sub oil distribution pipe portion 8s to the connection port 4s. The optional oil distribution pipe 8x is illustrated. In addition, as for the sub oil distribution pipe part 8s, it is desirable to comprise a part as a flexible pipe. Therefore, if this original oil distribution pipe 8x or the original oil distribution pipe that is only the main oil distribution pipe portion 8o is selectively used (connected), the usage mode according to the present invention or the Conventional modes can be used properly.

  The pressure control valve Vs is provided with a second feedback control system (closed loop control system) for back pressure. That is, the temperature-corrected pressure detection value Spd output from the signal processing unit 71 in the pressure control valve Vs is given to the molding machine controller 3 via the output terminal 74b, and the pressure detection value Spd by the molding machine controller 3 is provided. The pressure command value Spc is corrected based on the magnitude of the pressure control value, and a second feedback control circuit Cm is provided in which the corrected pressure command value Spc is applied to the input terminal 74a of the pressure control valve Vs. FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram of the second feedback control circuit Cm in the molding machine controller 3. In FIG. 5, 81 is a calculation unit for obtaining a deviation Ep between a pressure detection value Spd given from the pressure control valve Vs and a pressure command value (normal command value) Spci obtained from the inside of the molding machine controller 3, and 82 is a normalization of the deviation Ep. An adding unit 83 obtains a pressure command value (output command value) Spc to be added to the command value Spci and applied to the pressure control valve Vs, and 83 compensates the output command value Spc with a PID constant and outputs it to the pressure control valve Vs. Each of the PID compensation units is shown.

  This feedback control circuit Cm is provided for the following reason. As described above, since the molding machine controller 3 and the pressure control valve Vs are usually disposed in different installation environments that are separated from each other, the internal potential of an electric circuit provided in the pressure control valve Vs and the inside of the molding machine controller 3 are determined. There is a possibility that a slight potential difference (about several tens [mV]) is generated between the potentials. In this case, the injection pressure, mold clamping pressure, and the like are usually large pressures of about 15 [MPa]. Therefore, even if such a potential difference (offset level) occurs, there is almost no problem. Therefore, the occurrence of such an offset level becomes a non-negligible error factor. Therefore, the molding machine controller 3 is provided with a second feedback control circuit Cm for correcting the pressure command value Spc to be applied to the pressure control valve Vs based on the pressure detection value Spd and the normal command value Spci, and the normal command value Spci and the pressure An error generated between the command values Spc is excluded.

  The feedback control circuit Cm operates (functions) as follows. First, the detected pressure value Spd output from the pressure control valve Vs is given to the inverting input unit of the calculation unit 81, and the normal command value Spci obtained from the inside of the molding machine controller 3 is the non-inverting input unit of the calculation unit 81. To be granted. Thus, a deviation Ep between the pressure detection value Spd and the normal command value Spci is obtained at the output unit of the calculation unit 81, and this deviation Ep is given to one input unit of the addition unit 82. Since the normal command value Spci is given to the other input unit of the adding unit 82, an output command value Spc obtained by adding the deviation Ep to the normal command value Spci is obtained from the output unit of the adding unit 82. The output command value Spc is compensated by the PID compensation unit 83 in which the PID constant is set, and the PID compensated output command value (pressure command value) Spc is applied to the pressure control valve Vs. Therefore, for example, when the pressure detection value Spd is smaller than the normal pressure command value Spci, the deviation Ep is added to the normal command value Spci, and the pressure command value (output command value) obtained from this is added. By giving Spc to the pressure control valve Vs, feedback control is performed so that the pressure detection value Spd always matches the normal pressure command value Spci.

  Therefore, by providing such a feedback control circuit Cm, the pressure command value Spc is accurate and stable even when the pressure command value Spc is small, regardless of the magnitude of the pressure command value Spc (hydraulic pressure) to be controlled. Pressure control can be realized. In particular, if the back pressure generated in the rear oil chamber 6r of the injection cylinder 6 when the screw 11 is retracted is applied, it is accurate even in the case of a relatively small back pressure, typically about 0.5 [MPa]. Stable back pressure control can be realized. Further, the feedback control circuit Cm has an advantage that it can be implemented easily and at low cost by a relatively simple circuit configuration.

  FIG. 7 shows change data of the rotational speed K [mm / s] and the back pressure P [MPa] with respect to the time [s] when the screw 11 is rotated. The rotational speed Ki and the back pressure Pi are the feedback control circuit Cm. Is used, the rotational speed Kr and the back pressure Pr indicate the cases where the feedback control circuit Cm is not used. In FIG. 7, Pe is a pressure deviation due to an error factor based on the offset level between the molding machine controller 3 and the pressure control valve Vs, and when the feedback control circuit Cm is not used, an error corresponding to the pressure deviation Pe is included. By using the feedback control circuit Cm, an error corresponding to the pressure deviation Pe can be effectively eliminated, and as a result, the target value can be reached quickly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotary encoder 19 is connected to the molding machine controller 3 to obtain the rotation speed (rotation speed detection value Rd) of the oil motor 18, so that the rotation speed detection value Rd is set in advance. A third feedback control circuit Cr is provided for variably controlling the rotation speed of the servo motor 16s based on the rotation speed setting value Rs. As a result, the rotational state of the screw 11 rotated by the oil motor 18 can be immediately reflected in the control of the hydraulic pump unit 17, so that the rotational speed of the screw 11 can be quickly raised to the target rotational speed. Responsiveness when rotating can be improved. In particular, by combining with the above-described pressure control valve Vs, the back pressure control can be positively influenced, and the back pressure control can be performed stably and accurately.

  FIG. 8 shows change data of the back pressure P [MPa] with respect to time [s] in the measuring process. When Pis uses the feedback control circuits Cm and Cr, Prs does not use the feedback control circuits Cm and Cr. Each is shown. When the feedback control circuits Cm and Cr are used, the back pressure control by the pressure control valve Vs can be performed stably and with good responsiveness, so that the target value 10 [MPa] can be reached quickly. However, if the feedback control circuits Cm and Cr are not used, in the example, the delay is about 1 [s].

  Next, an overall operation (function) of the hydraulic drive device 1 according to the present embodiment and an operation related to the pressure control valve Vs will be described with reference to each drawing.

  Assume that the weighing process is being performed. In this case, the switching valves V1 and V2 in the hydraulic circuit unit 15 in FIG. 3 are both switched to the symbol b, and the switching valve V3 is switched to the symbol a. The switching valve Vc maintains the position shown in FIG. Accordingly, the hydraulic oil of the variable discharge hydraulic pump 17s is measured by rotating the oil motor 18 forward, that is, rotating the screw 11 forward. In this case, the plasticized molten resin is measured and accumulated in front of the screw 11 inside the heating cylinder 31, and the screw 11 is retracted correspondingly. As the screw 11 moves backward, the hydraulic oil in the rear oil chamber 6r in the injection cylinder 6 is discharged, and the discharged hydraulic oil is returned to the oil tank 48 through the pressure control valve Vs. Therefore, the back pressure control by the pressure control valve Vs is performed with respect to the backward movement of the screw 11.

  For the back pressure, as described above, feedback control of the minor loop by the feedback control circuit Cs provided in the pressure control valve Vs and feedback by the second feedback control circuit Cm by the molding machine controller 3 attached to the pressure control valve Vs. Control (closed loop control) is performed. That is, the double feedback control system performs stable control with high accuracy against the back pressure. In addition, since the third feedback control circuit Cr attached to the servo motor 16s is provided, the back pressure control by the pressure control valve Vs is also performed stably and accurately.

  On the other hand, when the metering progresses and the screw 11 reaches the set metering end position, the switching valve V1 is switched to the neutral position to stop the rotation of the screw 11 and the switching valve V3 is switched to the symbol b to change the oil motor 18. And the pressurizing process for switching both the switching valves V1 and V3 to the symbol a and pressurizing the screw 11 in the forward direction are repeated at least once or preferably twice. As a result, even with a hydraulic drive unit, the ring valve 11v of the screw 11 can be accurately closed, and variations in the resin pressure and fluctuations in the measured amount of resin for each shot can be reduced. Accuracy can be secured.

  When the final pressurizing process is completed, the switching valve V1 is switched to the neutral position, and the switching valve V2 is switched to the symbol a to perform a suckback process for moving the screw 11 backward. In the suck back process, the screw 11 is moved backward by a preset stroke (for example, around 1 to 2 [mm]). In this case, the retreating speed of the screw 11 is determined by the retreating speed at which the ring valve 11v is not opened during the retreating and becomes a relatively low speed. As a result, the adverse effect of the ring valve 11v opening due to the retreating speed of the screw 11 being too fast can be avoided. This backward movement at low speed can be realized by controlling the pressure control valve Vs. Further, when the screw 11 is moved backward by the set stroke, the switching valve V2 is switched to the symbol b, and the standby state for the injection process is shifted. Thereafter, when it is time to start injection, an injection process is performed.

  Although the best embodiment has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and departs from the gist of the present invention in the detailed configuration, shape, quantity, numerical value, method, and the like. It can be changed, added, or deleted as long as it is not. For example, the temperature sensor 13 is illustrated as being disposed in the vicinity of the pressure sensor 2, but may be disposed in the pressure sensor 2 itself. In addition, as an aspect in which the inflow port 4i (or the outflow port 4o) and the connection port 4s are configured to communicate with each other via a predetermined oil passage forming means 8, an option in which the sub oil distribution pipe portion 8s is branched from the main oil distribution pipe portion 8o. Although the case where the oil distribution pipe 8x is used has been described, a connection path for connecting the inflow port 4i (or the outflow port 4o) and the connection port 4s is provided inside or outside the valve body 61, and this connection path is opened and closed means such as a cock. May be opened and closed. Furthermore, as the hydraulic drive unit 12, the hydraulic drive unit having the hydraulic pump unit 17 that can variably control the rotation speed of the drive motor 16 and control at least the discharge flow rate is illustrated, but a fixed discharge pump and a flow control valve are combined. Other hydraulic pump units such as a combined hydraulic pump unit may be used, and the hydraulic circuit unit 15 is not limited to the illustrated circuit configuration, and may be replaced by another circuit configuration that exhibits a similar function. May be.

A partial cross-sectional side view of a pressure control valve used in a hydraulic drive device of an injection molding machine according to the best embodiment of the present invention, A plan view of the pressure control valve, Circuit diagram of hydraulic system and control system of the hydraulic drive device, Schematic configuration diagram of an injection molding machine equipped with the hydraulic drive device, A circuit diagram of a second feedback control circuit provided in the hydraulic drive device, Side view when oil passage forming means is used for the pressure control valve, A graph showing rotation speed and back pressure change data with respect to time when the screw is rotated, A graph showing back pressure change data with respect to time in the weighing process,

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Hydraulic drive device, 2: Pressure sensor, 3: Molding machine controller, 4i: Inflow port, 4o: Outflow port, 4s: Connection port, 5: Oil passage, 6: Injection cylinder, 6r: Rear oil chamber of injection cylinder , 7: Oil distribution line, 8: Oil passage forming means, 13: Temperature sensor, 16: Drive motor, 17: Hydraulic pump unit, Spd: Pressure detection value, Spc: Pressure command value, Spci: Pressure command value, M: Injection molding machine, Cs: feedback control circuit, Cm: second feedback control circuit, Vs: pressure control valve

Claims (5)

  Injection molding comprising a pressure sensor for detecting hydraulic pressure, and a pressure control valve provided with a feedback control circuit for performing feedback control on the hydraulic pressure based on a pressure detection value obtained from the pressure sensor and a pressure command value given from a molding machine controller In the hydraulic drive device of the machine, the pressure control valve is provided with separate connection ports that are blocked from the inflow port and the outflow port of the hydraulic oil, and the pressure sensor faces the oil passage communicating with the connection port, and at least A hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine, wherein the connection port and a rear oil chamber of the injection cylinder are connectable via a predetermined oil distribution line.   2. The hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the inflow port or the outflow port and the connection port are configured to communicate with each other via a predetermined oil passage forming means.   2. The hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a hydraulic pump unit capable of variably controlling the rotation speed of the drive motor to control at least the discharge flow rate.   Second feedback control for correcting a pressure command value to be applied to the pressure control valve based on a pressure detection value given from the pressure control valve and a pressure command value obtained from the inside of the molding machine controller to the molding machine controller The hydraulic drive device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a circuit.   5. The hydraulic drive of an injection molding machine according to claim 4, wherein the pressure detection value is a pressure detection value corrected by an oil temperature detected by the pressure sensor itself or a temperature sensor disposed in the vicinity of the pressure sensor. apparatus.

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