JP4700389B2 - Screen display method for operation terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen display method for an operation terminal device that can efficiently teach a take-out machine that takes out a molded product from a mold of a molding machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an operation terminal device for this kind of take-out machine, there is a touch panel type image display device that can be set to an appropriate position by actually manually operating the take-out head of the take-out machine by screen operation (Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 5, on the teaching screen 720 of this image display device, one pseudo three-dimensional image 700 of the unloader as viewed from the operation side with the operation panel of the molding machine is displayed, and the X of the unloader is displayed. , Y, Z axes 711A, 711B, 712A, 712B, 713A, 713B, 714A, 714B, 715A, 715B for specifying the transfer directions of the arms 701, 702, 703, 704 are displayed. In addition, the teaching screen 720 also displays a numerical value display unit 730 that displays the coordinate position of the take-out head or the like that changes with the transfer of the arms 701 to 704 by numerical conversion.

  The arrows 711 </ b> A to 715 </ b> B are electrically connected to driving sources for transferring the arms 701 to 704 of the respective axes, and have functions as operation buttons for manually moving the arms 701 to 704 of the respective axes. That is, by pressing the arrows 711A to 715B and turning them on, the drive sources of the shaft arms 701 to 704 corresponding to the arrows 711A to 715B are activated, and the takeout head or the like is moved in the direction specified by the arrows 711A to 715B. By moving and releasing the pressing of the arrows 711A to 715B and turning it off, the drive source is stopped and the take-out head and the like are stopped.

During teaching, the arrows 711A to 715B are turned on, and the take-out head is moved to an appropriate operating position while checking the numerical value displayed on the numerical value display unit 730. Teaching is performed by storing the position setting value in the operation terminal device. Therefore, according to the image display device, teaching work can be performed by a simple operation of appropriately turning on the plurality of arrows 711A to 715B.
JP 2001-1383 A

In the image display device, although the transfer directions of the arms 701 to 704 can be grasped by the arrows 711A to 715B, these arrows 711A to 715B are so-called operation buttons, which are fixedly displayed. . Therefore, it is not possible to grasp the actual movement of the unloader or the current position in the entire movement of the unloader from the screen display device. Therefore, for example, it is difficult for a person who is not an expert to efficiently set various teaching data by grasping the overall movement of the unloader during teaching work.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a screen display method for an operation terminal device capable of grasping the entire movement of the unloader at a glance so that teaching work can be performed efficiently. Let it be an issue.

The screen display method of the operation terminal device according to the present invention includes:
In the operation terminal device of the take-out machine that takes out the molded product from the mold of the molding machine, as a display screen to be displayed during teaching ,
A pseudo three-dimensional image of a takeout head that holds at least a molded product in the takeout machine and an arm mechanism that transports the takeout head;
Corresponding to the stereoscopic image, an operation chart automatically generated by position data actually taught as a moving path of the take-out head based on the basic operation of the take-out machine,
A setting button capable of touch operation for setting various teaching data in association with a predetermined position of the operation chart,
Display on the same screen,
The setting button has a setting button for setting teaching data at each operation position of the take-out machine, and a setting button for setting teaching data in each moving process of the take-out head,
Setting buttons for setting teaching data for each operating position are displayed on the same screen corresponding to each operating position, and setting buttons for setting teaching data for each moving process are displayed on the same screen corresponding to each moving process. It is characterized by being displayed on the screen .
Thus, the operation chart showing the moving path of the take-out head is displayed in correspondence with the stereoscopic image of the take-out machine, so that the entire movement of the actual take-out machine can be grasped at a glance. And since all teaching data such as position, transfer speed, timer, etc. can be set on one screen, the teaching operation can be performed appropriately and efficiently. Can be performed efficiently and easily. Moreover, since the operation chart is automatically generated from the position data actually taught, the set teaching can be easily confirmed.

(2) In the screen display method of the operation terminal device, the current position of the take-out head that can be interlocked with the movement of the take-out head of the take-out machine on the action chart, and the operation chart according to each operation position of the take-out machine You may make it display the movement button which can be operated manually for each point to move the said extraction head to the operation position according to the point on the same screen.
As a result, the current position of the take-out head in the entire movement of the take-out machine can be easily grasped, and the take-out head can be easily moved to the target operating position by manual operation of the moving button. . Therefore, the manual operation time during teaching can be greatly shortened.

  As described above, according to the screen display method of the operation terminal device according to the present invention, the entire movement of the unloader can be grasped at a glance, and various teaching settings can be performed on one screen. In addition, efficient teaching work can be performed.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, the whole structure of the taking-out machine 1 seen from the operation side with the operation panel 43 of the molding machine 4 is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the take-out machine 1 is a traverse type and is mounted on a molding machine 4. The take-out head 3 and the take-out head 3 take out a molded product as a product from a mold 40 of the molding machine 4. , An operation control unit (not shown) for controlling the operation of the unloader 1, and an operation terminal device 5 for teaching the unloader 1.

  The arm mechanism 2 is mounted and fixed on a fixed platen 41 of the molding machine 4 and extends in the width direction of the molding machine 4 (X direction in FIG. 1), and the molding machine 4 mounted on the transverse arm 21. The transfer arm 22 is extended in the longitudinal direction (Y direction in FIG. 1) and moved forward and backward in the width direction of the molding machine 4 by a first drive source (not shown) such as a servo motor, and the transfer arm 22 It extends in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 1) of the molding machine 4 and is moved forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the molding machine 4 by a second drive source (not shown) such as a servo motor. And a lifting arm 23 that is moved up and down in the vertical direction of the molding machine 4 by three driving sources (not shown).

The take-out head 3 is attached to the lower end of the elevating arm 23, holds and takes out a molded product as a product from the mold 40, releases the hold at a predetermined collection position outside the molding machine 4, and releases the molded product. To recover. The take-out head 3 is of a suction type or a chuck type.
The operation control unit stores an operation program that defines the basic operation of the unloader 1 and controls the operation of the unloader 1 based on the operation program and teaching data set in the operation terminal device 5. The unloader 1 is controlled in the following manner according to the command of the operation control unit.

  FIG. 2 shows a moving path R of the take-out head 3 by the basic operation of the take-out machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the take-out head 3 is transferred along a moving path R based on the basic operation. Referring to FIG. 2 in conjunction with FIG. 1, first, when the mold 40 of the molding machine 4 is opened, the take-out head 3 is moved from the standby position (P1) outside the mold 40 to the entry position (P1) in the mold 40. P2) and then move to the take-out position (P3) close to the surface of the mold 40. The molded product is held by the take-out head 3 at this take-out position (P3). Then, after the take-out head 3 holding the molded product is retracted to the extraction position (P4), it is raised to the ascending position (P5) to be moved out of the mold 40. Next, it is moved to a predetermined opening position (P6), the take-out head 3 is inverted at this opening position, then lowered and moved to the collection position (P7), and the holding of the molded product is released at this collection position (P7). And collect it. Thereafter, the take-out head 3 is raised to the open lift position (P8), the take-out head 3 is reversed, and then returned to the standby position (P1) again.

  The operation terminal device 5 is connected to the operation control unit of the unloader 1 and has a display screen 50 with a touch panel on the front surface. In addition, inside the operation terminal device 5, image processing of the display screen 50, signal processing by touch operation from the display screen 50, communication with the operation control unit, processing of various control signals and data, etc. A control unit (not shown) is provided. Then, teaching or manual operation of the unloader 1 is performed by the operation terminal device 5. In teaching, the teaching screen 50A is displayed on the display screen 50 including the touch panel. The screen display of this teaching screen 50A will be described below.

FIG. 3 shows a screen configuration of the teaching screen 50 </ b> A in the operation terminal device 5. As shown in FIG. 3, on the teaching screen 50A of the operation terminal device 5, the stereoscopic image 6 of the unloader 1, the operation chart C indicating the moving path R of the unloading head 3, and the setting button 7 (for setting teaching data) 7A, 7B), the current position 8 of the take-out head 3, and a movement button 9 for manually operating the take-out head 3 are displayed on the same screen.
As the stereoscopic image 6, a pseudo still image of the takeout head 3 that holds at least the molded product in the takeout machine 1 and the arm mechanism 2 that transfers the takeout head 3 is used.
The operation chart C includes a combination of arrows automatically generated from position data actually taught as the movement path R of the take-out head 3 based on the basic operation of the take-out machine 1 in association with the stereoscopic image 6. Each arrow is directed in the transfer direction of the take-out head 3.

  The setting button 7 is capable of a touch operation for setting various teaching data, and is displayed on the operation chart C in association with a place to be taught. As the setting button 7, in the example shown in FIG. 3, a setting button 7A for “position set”, “timer set”, and the like, and a setting button 7B for “speed” of each process are provided. Among these, the “position set” and “timer set” setting buttons 7A are displayed corresponding to the respective operation positions (P1 to P8 shown in FIG. 2) of the unloader 1, and the “speed” setting button 7B. Is displayed corresponding to each movement process of the take-out head 3. When the setting button 7 is touched, a numerical value input window 74 (see FIG. 4) is displayed so that teaching numerical values can be input from the numerical value input window 74. When the “position set” setting button 7A is touched, the numerical input window 74 is displayed together with the sub button 70 corresponding to the moving direction (see FIG. 4). The “speed” setting button 7B is shown in FIG. 3 as an example of inputting a percentage with respect to the maximum speed, and the percentage of the current value is displayed adjacent to the setting button 7B. The setting button 7 is not limited to the “position set”, “timer set”, and “speed”, and may be provided as necessary, such as “valve set”.

The current position 8 of the take-out head 3 is indicated by a star in FIG. 3, and the display of the current position 8 of the take-out head 3 by the star is operated by a communication signal with the operation control unit of the take-out machine 1. By performing arithmetic processing in the control unit of the terminal device 5, the operation chart C is configured to be interlocked with the movement of the take-out head 3 of the take-out machine 1.
The movement button 9 is provided at each point on the operation chart C corresponding to each operation position of the unloader 1 (P1 to P8 shown in FIG. 2 and the like). These movement buttons 9 are linked to each drive source of the arm mechanism 2 via the control unit of the operation terminal device 5 and the operation control unit of the unloader 1, and the movement button 9 is turned on (pressed state). ) To move the take-out head 3 to the operation position or the like of the take-out machine 1 corresponding to the point on the operation chart C, and stop the transfer of the take-out head 3 on the spot by releasing the ON operation. .

  In teaching, for example, the following is performed by touching the teaching screen 50A and inputting a predetermined set value as follows. As shown in FIG. 4 (downward in the figure), for example, when teaching is performed at the extraction position, the “position set” and “timer set” as the setting buttons 7A at the extraction position on the operation chart C are touched. To do. The “position set” setting button 7A is used to set the stop position of the take-out head 3 at this take-out position, and the “timer set” setting button 7A is used for the take-out head 3 at this take-out position. Used when setting the stop time.

  When the “position set” setting button 7A at the extraction position is touch-operated, the sub-button 70 displays “transverse”, “pull out”, and “up / down” direction buttons 71 to 73 corresponding to the moving direction. At the same time, a numerical value input window 74 of the coordinate position corresponding to the moving direction of the direction buttons 71 to 73 which are turned on among these direction buttons 71 to 73 is displayed (in FIG. 4, the “row” direction button is turned on. is doing.). In the numerical value input window 74, a current value 75 which is a coordinate position numerical value currently set is displayed on the upper stage, and a new coordinate position numerical value input with the numeric keypad 77 together with the numeric keypad 77 for numerical value input is displayed on the lower stage. A correction value 76 is displayed. Accordingly, the “row”, “pull out”, and “up / down” direction buttons 71 to 73 in the sub-button 70 are sequentially touched to input desired numerical values into the numerical input windows 74 respectively displayed. Thus, new position data is set, and teaching of the position data at the take-out position is completed.

When the original current value data is changed by setting the position data, a new operation chart C based on the changed position data is automatically generated, and the operation chart C displayed on the teaching screen 50A is changed. It will be updated later.
Although not shown, when teaching the timer data, the “timer set” of the setting button 7A is touch-operated, and a desired numerical value input is performed in the numerical value input window 74 similar to the above displayed at this time. Then, timer data is set for the new stop time, and teaching for the timer at this take-out position is completed. When teaching the transfer speed of each process, the speed setting button 7B correspondingly displayed on each track on the operation chart C is touched, and a desired numerical value is displayed in the numerical value input window 74 displayed at this time. By inputting, the new speed percentage is displayed, and teaching of the transfer speed of the process is completed.

All teaching can be performed by touching the setting buttons 7A and 7B and setting other operation positions and transfer speeds displayed in association with the operation chart C in the same manner as in the above-described extraction positions. Therefore, all teaching can be performed from this one teaching screen 50A.
As described above, when the position data is changed by teaching, a new operation chart C based on the changed position data is automatically generated and displayed on the teaching screen 50A. When the movement button 9 displayed according to each operation position or the like of the unloader 1 on the operation chart C is touched, the unloading head 3 is moved to the operation position of the unloader 1 according to the position of the move button 9. Can be transported. At this time, on the teaching screen 50A, an asterisk indicating the current position 8 of the take-out head 3 is moved and displayed on the operation chart C in conjunction with the movement of the take-out head 3. Therefore, the set teaching can be easily confirmed by confirming the updated operation chart C or confirming the actual operation of the take-out head 3 by the movement button 9.

  As described above, according to the operation terminal device 5 in the present embodiment, on the teaching screen 50A, the take-out head 3 that holds at least the molded product in the take-out machine 1 and the simulation of the arm mechanism 2 that moves the take-out head 3 are simulated. Corresponding to the stereoscopic image 6 and the operation chart C automatically generated from the position data actually taught as the moving path R of the take-out head 3 based on the basic operation of the take-out machine 1. Setting buttons 7A and 7B that can be touch-operated for setting various teaching data in association with a predetermined position of the operation chart C are displayed on the same screen. As a result, the operation chart C showing the movement path R of the take-out head 3 is displayed in correspondence with the stereoscopic image 6 of the take-out machine 1, so that the entire movement of the actual take-out machine 1 can be grasped at a glance. Various teaching data such as the position, transfer speed, and timer in the take-out operation can be set on one screen of the teaching screen 50A, and the data input operation during teaching can be performed efficiently and easily. In addition, since the operation chart C is automatically generated from the position data actually taught, the teaching set from the updated operation chart C can be easily confirmed.

The teaching screen 50 </ b> A includes the current position 8 of the take-out head 3 that can be interlocked with the movement of the take-out head 3 of the take-out machine 1 on the action chart C, and the operation chart according to each operation position of the take-out machine 1. Since each point on C is displayed with a manually operable movement button 9 for transferring the take-out head 3 to the operation position corresponding to the point, the movement of the take-out head 3 in the whole movement of the take-out machine 1 is displayed. The current position 8 can be easily grasped, and the take-out head 3 can be easily moved to the target operation position by manual operation of the movement button 9. Thereby, the manual operation time at the time of teaching can be significantly shortened.
Therefore, according to the screen display method of the operation terminal device 5, the entire movement of the unloader 1 can be grasped at a glance, and various teaching settings can be made on one screen of the teaching screen 50A. Appropriate and efficient teaching work can be performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various design changes can be made.
For example, the teaching screen 50A may also be displayed with a numerical value display unit that displays the coordinate position of the current position 8 of the take-out head 3 indicated by the star after numerical conversion. Accordingly, the takeout head 3 can be moved to a desired position while confirming with the movement button 9, and position data can be input by referring to the coordinate position displayed on the numerical value display unit.
Further, the display of the current position 8 and the display of the movement button 9 of the take-out head 3 can be selected to display / non-display, and when the non-display is selected, the current position 8 and the movement button 9 are not displayed. Good.
In addition to the take-out machine 1 having the take-out head 3 that holds the molded product, the take-out machine has a runner unit that holds a scrap portion (spool, etc.) of the molded product, and insert parts corresponding to insert molding. It is also possible to display the screen so as to be compatible with an unloader equipped with an insert machine for supplying the feed.

Further, the teaching screen 50A may be used not only for manual operation during the teaching work but also for use during simulation when creating or confirming a new take-out operation program, for example.
The operation terminal device 5 is not limited to a portable type connected to the unloader 1 and a cable, but may be an operation controller having a wireless communication function and without a cable, or integrated with the unloader. It may be incorporated.
Further, the first to third drive sources of the arms 22 and 23 in the arm mechanism 2 are not limited to servo motors, and various other drive sources such as a rotary motor and a linear motor may be used.

Further, the unloader 1 is not only the traverse type, but also a side entry type that takes out a molded product from the side of the mold 40, a swivel type that takes out the molded product by rotating the arm, and the like. You may apply to an unloader.
In addition, the molding machine 4 on which the unloader 1 is mounted may be either a vertical type or a horizontal type as long as the mold clamping and mold opening operations are performed, and the molded product is only made of resin. Alternatively, it may be made of metal such as aluminum.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of an extraction machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the movement path | route of the extraction head by the basic operation | movement of an extraction machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the screen structure of the teaching screen in an operating terminal device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the screen structure of the state which touch-operated the setting button in a teaching screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows the screen structure of the touchscreen type image display apparatus as a conventional manual operation apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unloader 2 Arm mechanism 3 Unloading head 4 Molding machine 5 Operation terminal device 6 Stereoscopic image 7 Setting button 8 Current position of unloading head 9 Move button 40 Mold 50 Display screen 50A Teaching screen 70 Sub buttons 71, 72, 73 Direction buttons 74 Numerical input window C Operation chart R Operation path

Claims (2)

In the operation terminal device of the take-out machine that takes out the molded product from the mold of the molding machine, as a display screen to be displayed during teaching ,
A pseudo three-dimensional image of a takeout head that holds at least a molded product in the takeout machine and an arm mechanism that transports the takeout head;
Corresponding to the stereoscopic image, an operation chart automatically generated by position data actually taught as a moving path of the take-out head based on the basic operation of the take-out machine,
A setting button capable of touch operation for setting various teaching data in association with a predetermined position of the operation chart,
Display on the same screen,
The setting button has a setting button for setting teaching data at each operation position of the take-out machine, and a setting button for setting teaching data in each moving process of the take-out head,
The setting buttons for setting the teaching data for each operating position are displayed corresponding to each operating position, and the setting buttons for setting the teaching data for each moving process are displayed corresponding to each moving process. Display method for operating terminal device The screen display method of the operation terminal device according to claim 1,
On the above operation chart, the current position of the take-out head that can be interlocked with the movement of the take-out head of the unloader,
A manually operable movement button for transferring the take-out head to each point on the action chart corresponding to each action position of the take-out machine to the action position corresponding to that point;
A screen display method for an operation terminal device, characterized in that the screen is displayed on the same screen.

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