JP4794251B2 - Operating device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device that can operate both a production machine and an attachment machine from any operation device as an operation device provided in a production machine such as a molding machine and a take-out machine, and an attachment machine, respectively.

Conventionally, a molding machine has been provided with a take-out machine that performs a predetermined operation in conjunction with the molding operation, but the molding machine has a molding machine operation controller as an operation device for operating and controlling the molding operation and the like. On the other hand, an unloader operation controller is also installed in the unloader as an operation device for operating and controlling the unloading operation and the like.
In general, the molding machine operation controller is connected to a molding machine control unit that controls the operation of the molding machine and is fixed on the side of the molding machine. On the other hand, the unloader operation controller is an operation of the unloader. It is installed so that it can be carried to a certain extent by being connected to an unloader control unit that performs control or the like by a cable or the like.

  However, when performing the operation control of the molding machine and the operation control of the unloader, it is still necessary to individually operate the molding machine operation controller and the unloader operation controller at the respective arrangement locations. It has been a very complicated task to perform a predetermined operation using each operation controller.

Therefore, a human machine interface is connected to the molding machine operation controller, and a molding machine control unit and a take-out machine control unit are connected to the human machine interface. In the molding machine operation controller, molding conditions of the molding machine and unloading conditions of the unloader are obtained. A control device for a molding machine with a take-out machine has been proposed (Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-117965 A JP 2005-219332 A

By the way, when the take-out machine is installed in the molding machine, the following configuration is adopted due to the layout of the molding factory.
When the molding product opening position is arranged on the molding machine operation controller installation side (operation side) in the molding machine, components such as the arm mechanism of the take-out machine are installed on the molding machine operation side, while the molded product When the open position is arranged on the side of the molding machine where the molding machine operation controller is not installed (reverse operation side), components such as the arm mechanism of the take-out machine are installed on the non-operation side of the molding machine.

However, according to the control device of the molding machine with a take-out machine, since the operation of the take-out machine is performed by the molding machine operation controller installed in the molding machine, the operator only controls the operation of the molding machine from the operation side of the molding machine. In addition, the operation control of the unloader is also performed.
In this case, if the unloader is installed on the non-operation side of the molding machine, the operation of the unloader is hidden behind the molding machine and is difficult to see. There was a problem of making it hard.
Especially when the operator was on the non-operating side for adjusting the unloader, the setting and checking of the molding machine could not be performed.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and as an operation device provided for a production machine such as a molding machine and a take-out machine and an attached machine, the operation of the other machine from the operation device of one machine is performed. It is an object of the present invention to realize an operating device that can be satisfactorily performed without any trouble.

(1) The operation device according to the present invention is provided in each of a production machine that produces a predetermined product and an attached machine that is installed in the production machine and moves and conveys the product, thereby enabling operation of the own machine. Operating device,
The production machine is a molding machine, the attachment machine is a molded product take-out machine,
Communication connection enabling mutual operation is made between the operation devices provided in the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine ,
Each operating device of the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine has an operation screen for operating the other machine through the communication connection from the own operating device and the mutual operating device. The screen is characterized in that the molding machine information screen and the unloader information screen can be displayed together (claim 1).
Thereby, the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine can be operated from either the operating device of the molding machine or the operating device of the molded product take-out machine .
As a result, the operation of the other machine can be performed satisfactorily from any one of the operation devices arranged at a position where the operations of both the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine can be overlooked.
For example, even when the take-out machine and the operation device of the take-out machine are arranged on the side where the operation device in the molding machine is not installed (reverse operation side), both the molding machine and the take-out machine are provided from the non-operation side. In this case, the operation of the molding machine and the unloader can be performed satisfactorily without any trouble from the operation device of the unloader.

(2) Moreover, the operation screen provided in each operation apparatus of the said molding machine and the said molded article take-out machine is a touch panel type , and each operation apparatus has the operation screen of the other machine in its own touch panel type operation screen. You may make it incorporate the program which can be displayed and operated ( Claim 2 ).
Thereby, since each operation device has a touch panel type operation screen, it is possible to appropriately instruct operation of each machine by display, and it is possible to appropriately operate each machine without causing trouble and misunderstanding. It can be performed.
In addition, the operation screen of the other machine can be called up on the touch panel type operation screen of each operating device, and even if a change occurs in the operation control program of one machine, the operation control program of this one machine is modified. The operation screen can be reflected on the touch panel type operation screen of the other operation device.

As described above, according to the operating device according to the present invention, the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine can be operated from either the operating device of the molding machine or the operating device of the molded product take-out machine. The operation of the other machine can be performed satisfactorily from the apparatus without any trouble.
As a result, a user-friendly device can be obtained.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The operating device according to the present embodiment can operate both the production machine and the attached machine from any of the operating devices provided in the production machine and the attached machine, for example, as shown in FIG. Applies to the system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this molding system includes a molding machine 1 as a production machine for producing a predetermined molded product, and an attachment machine attached to the molding machine 1 to take out the molded product and transport it to a predetermined open position. The unloader 2 is provided.

The molding machine 1 mainly includes a mold 13 that is attached to the fixed platen 12 and the movable platen 11 and performs resin molding, an injection mechanism 14 that measures and melts a resin material, and injects the resin material into the mold 13, and the movable platen 11. And a mold opening / closing mechanism 15 that controls the opening / closing of the mold 13.
A molding machine operation controller 3 (an operation device according to the present invention) is installed on the main body side wall of the molding machine 1.
This molding machine operation controller 3 is provided with a touch panel type operation screen 30 composed of a liquid crystal screen on the front surface and mainly controls the molding machine 1, but can also control the take-out machine 2. It is.

On the other hand, the take-out machine 2 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called traverse type and is mounted on the fixed platen 12 of the molding machine 1, and has an arm mechanism 20 that extends in the respective XYZ axial directions, and a metal mold of the molding machine 1. An extraction head 4 for taking out a molded product from the mold 13 is provided.
The unloader 2 is connected to an unloader operation controller 5 (operating device according to the present invention) by a cable K.
This take-out machine operation controller 5 is provided with a touch panel type operation screen 50 composed of a liquid crystal screen on the front surface and mainly controls the operation of the take-out machine 2, but can also control the molding machine 1. It is.

  In this molding system, the molded product opening position is arranged on the side where the molding machine operation controller 3 in the molding machine 1 is not installed (reverse operation side), and the unloader 2 includes the arm mechanism 20 and the unloader operation controller. 5 is arranged on the non-operation side of the molding machine 1.

The arm mechanism 20 includes a traverse arm 21 extending in a direction orthogonal to the mold opening / closing direction of the molding machine 1 (Y direction in FIG. 1), and a mold opening / closing direction of the molding machine 15 (X direction in FIG. 1). The drawing arm 22 is extended, and the lifting arm 23 is extended in the vertical direction of the molding machine 15 (Z direction in FIG. 1).
The transverse arm 21 is mounted and fixed on a fixed platen 12 facing the movable platen 11 in the molding machine 15.
The pulling arm 22 is mounted on the traverse arm 21 and is moved back and forth in a direction (Y direction in FIG. 1) perpendicular to the mold opening / closing direction by a drive source (not shown) such as a servo motor.
The elevating arm 23 is suspended from the pulling arm 22 and is moved back and forth in the mold opening / closing direction (X direction in FIG. 1) by a drive source (not shown) such as a servomotor and a drive source (such as a servomotor). The molding machine 1 is moved up and down (not shown) in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 1).

The take-out head 4 is attached to the lower end of the elevating arm 23, holds and removes the molded product from the mold 13, and releases the hold at a predetermined open position outside the molding machine 1 to collect the molded product. .
Further, the take-out head 4 is configured such that the molded product holding surface can be rotated in reverse between the vertical posture and the horizontal posture, or can be horizontally rotated in the vertical posture.

  The molding operation (basic operation) of the molding machine 1 is generally performed by closing the mold 13 by the mold opening / closing mechanism 15 and then filling the cavity in the mold 13 with molten resin from the injection mechanism 14 to open / close the mold. When the resin is solidified by the mechanism 15, the mold 13 is opened, and then the molded product is released from the mold 13 by ejecting the eject pin, and the mold 13 is clamped again.

  On the other hand, the take-out operation (basic operation) of the take-out machine 2 is as follows. In general, when the mold 13 of the molding machine 1 is opened, the product take-out head 4 accurately enters the product take-out position in the mold 13. The molded product is gripped at the timing when it is released from the mold 13, and in that state, the molded product take-out head 4 is moved out of the mold 13 to hold the molded product at a predetermined molded product release position. After opening and collecting the molded product, the molded product take-out head 4 is returned to the predetermined standby position again.

  The molding operation of the molding machine 1 is controlled by a molding machine control unit 6 (see FIG. 2) provided in the molding machine 1, and the extraction operation of the unloader 2 is performed by an unloader provided in the unloader 2. It is controlled by the control unit 7 (see FIG. 2).

Next, the internal configuration of the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the molding machine 1 includes a molding machine control unit 6 for controlling the molding operation of the molding machine 1, and the molding machine operation controller 3 is connected to the molding machine 1 via a communication line L1. The machine control unit 6 is connected for communication.
The molding machine control unit 6 includes a molding program group 62 that defines a predetermined molding operation or the like corresponding to a mold (13) in the molding machine 1 and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61. In response to various commands, the molding operation of the molding machine 1 is controlled.

The unloader 2 has a built-in unloader control unit 7 for controlling the unloading operation of the unloader 2, and the unloader operation controller 5 controls the unloader via the communication line L2 by the cable K. The unit 7 is connected for communication.
The take-out machine control unit 7 includes a take-out program group 72 that defines a predetermined take-out operation according to the CPU 71 and the mold 13 in the molding machine 1 and receives various commands from the take-out machine operation controller 5. The unloading operation of the unloader 2 is controlled.

  The molding machine control unit 6 and the take-out machine control unit 7 are communicably connected by a communication line L3, so that the operation timing of the molding operation of the molding machine 1 and the take-out operation of the take-out machine 2 can be synchronized. Yes.

In addition, the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 are connected to each other through a communication line L through communication ports 34 and 54, and the molding machine operation controller 3 can also control the unloader 2. Similarly, the molding machine 1 can be operated and controlled from the unloader operation controller 5.
The communication line L may be connected by wireless or wired communication. In the case of wired connection, the communication line L is connected through a cable K connecting the unloader 2 and unloader operation controller 5. May be.

The molding machine operation controller 3 has a touch panel type operation screen 30 composed of a liquid crystal screen on the front side, a CPU 31, a molding machine software 32 including a screen operation program and data for screen display, and the like. A program 33 and the like are provided.
The touch panel type operation screen 30 is a GUI (Graphical User Interface), and the display unit 300 capable of displaying the molding machine information screen 301 and the unloader information screen 302 together, and interactive touch operation on this screen. And an operation unit 303 configured to perform various commands.
Note that the screen configuration is such that the unloader information screen 302 of the unloader 2 is displayed in a frame at a predetermined location in the molding machine information screen 301 of the molding machine 1, but various settings are made such as displaying it half by left and right. be able to.
The remote operation program 33 is a remote communication means for establishing a communication connection with the unloader operation controller 5 so that the remote operation is possible.

On the other hand, the unloader operation controller 5 has a configuration substantially similar to that of the molding machine operation controller 3 and includes a touch panel type operation screen 50 including a liquid crystal screen on the front side. And unloader software 52 including screen display data, a remote operation program 53, and the like.
The touch panel type operation screen 50 is a GUI, and is configured to be capable of interactive touch operation on the display unit 500 capable of displaying the molding machine information screen 502 and the unloader information screen 501 together. And an operation unit 503 for performing various commands.
The screen configuration is such that the molding machine information screen 502 of the molding machine 1 is displayed in a frame at a predetermined location in the unloader information screen 501 of the unloader 2. be able to.
The remote operation program 53 is a remote communication means for establishing a communication connection with the molding machine operation controller 3 so that it can be remotely operated.

Then, the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 are connected to each other via the communication line L by starting the respective remote operation programs 33 and 53.
Therefore, both the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 can be operated from either the molding machine operation controller 3 or the unloader operation controller 5.

That is, in the molding machine operation controller 3, an operation command for the unloader 2 is transmitted from the touch panel type operation screen 30 to the unloader operation controller 5, and the unloader operation controller 5 that receives this operation command sends the operation command to the unloader control unit 7. The operation command is output.
Then, the unloader control unit 7 controls the operation of the unloader 2 in accordance with this operation command.
Various information such as the current situation in the unloader 2 can also be displayed on the touch panel type operation screen 30 by an operation from the touch panel type operation screen 30 of the molding machine operation controller 3.
In other words, in this molding machine operation controller 3, in addition to operations on the molding machine 1, operations on the unloader 2 that can be performed by the unloader operation controller 5 can also be performed.

On the other hand, in the unloader operation controller 5, an operation command for the molding machine 1 is transmitted from the touch panel type operation screen 50 to the molding machine operation controller 3, and the molding machine operation controller 3 that receives this operation command is used by the molding machine control unit 6. The above operation command is output to
Then, the molding machine control unit 6 controls the operation of the molding machine 1 in accordance with this operation command.
Various information such as the current situation in the molding machine 1 can also be displayed on the touch panel type operation screen 50 by an operation from the touch panel type operation screen 50 of the unloader operation controller 5.
That is, in this unloader operation controller 5, in addition to operations on the unloader 2, operations on the molding machine 1 that can be performed by the molding machine operation controller 3 can also be performed.

The remote operation programs 33 and 53 installed in the molding machine operation controller 3 and the take-out machine operation controller 5 are remote communication means for establishing a communication connection so that these operation controllers 3 and 5 can be remotely operated. Therefore, the capacity of itself is very small as compared with the screen operation program in the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2.
Therefore, even if the remote operation programs 33 and 53 are installed in the operation controllers 3 and 5, no great burden is imposed on the CPUs 31 and 51, respectively.

As described above, according to the molding system in the present embodiment, the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 can be operated from either the molding machine operation controller 3 of the molding machine 1 or the unloader operation controller 5 of the unloader 2. It can be performed satisfactorily without hindrance.
As a result, a user-friendly device can be obtained.

Accordingly, the unloader 2 and the unloader operation controller 5 of the unloader 2 as shown in FIG. 1 are arranged on the non-operation side of the molding machine 1 where the molding machine operation controller 3 is not installed. Even when the machine operation controller 5 is remoted, the operation side of both the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 can be seen from the counter-operation side. In this case, from the unloader operation controller 5 of the unloader 2 The molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 can be operated satisfactorily without any trouble.
Even in this case, the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 can be operated from the molding machine operation controller 3 of the molding machine 1 as described above.

  Although not shown, when the unloader 2 and the unloader operation controller 5 of the unloader 2 are arranged on the operation side of the molding machine 1 where the molding machine operation controller 3 is installed, the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader Both the operation controllers 5 are arranged on the operation side of the molding machine 1, and the operation side can overlook the operations of both the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2. In this case, the operator can control the molding machine operation controller. 3 or the unloader operation controller 5 can be selected as appropriate so that the molding machine 1 and unloader 2 can be operated satisfactorily.

  Moreover, since each of the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 includes the touch panel type operation screens 30 and 50, it is possible to appropriately instruct the operation of the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 by the display. Thus, it is possible to perform an appropriate operation on the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 without causing complexity or misunderstanding.

Further, on the touch panel type operation screen 30 of the molding machine operation controller 3, in addition to the molding machine information screen 301 of the molding machine 1, the unloader operation controller 5 calls the unloader information screen 302 of the unloader 2, The touch panel type operation screen 50 of the unloader operation controller 5 is configured to call the molding machine information screen 502 of the molding machine 1 from the molding machine operation controller 3 in addition to the unloader information screen 501 of the unloader 2.
Therefore, even when the operation control program (62 or 72) of one machine (either the unloader 2 or the molding machine 1) is changed, the operation control program (62 or 72) of this one machine is corrected. It is possible to reflect the operation screen on the touch panel type operation screen (30 or 50) of the operation controller (3 or 5) of the other machine.

In addition, if the CPU of the molding machine operation controller or the unloader operation controller is an OS (Operating System) environment in which the remote operation programs 33 and 53 are operated, the above-described molding is performed also in the current molding machine 1 and unloader 2, for example. The functions of the machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 can be added quickly.
As a result, for example, even if the model change or version upgrade of the unloader 2 itself is performed, the production time of the molding machine operation controller 3 and the unloader operation controller 5 is short, and early docking between the molding machine 1 and the unloader 2 is possible. Is possible.

Further, the molding machine operation controller 3 for controlling the operation screen 30 on the molding machine 1 side and the molding machine control unit 6 for controlling the molding operation of the molding machine 1 are configured separately. Therefore, it is possible to identify software troubles in the molding machine operation controller 3 and the molding machine control unit 6, and it is possible to easily identify an error generation source and to quickly recover from software troubles.
The same applies to the relationship between the unloader operation controller 5 and the unloader control unit 7 on the unloader 2 side.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, the take-out machine 2 as an attached facility may be a side-entry type or a swivel-type take-out device 2 in addition to the traverse type take-out device 2, and as an attached facility, in addition to the take-out device 2, for example, Any insertion member loading robot, product arrangement robot, product transport robot, or the like that is attached to the production machine to move and transport the product can be used.

Further, the molding machine 1 as a production machine may be either a vertical type or a horizontal type as long as the mold opening / closing operation is performed, and the molded product is not only made of resin but also made of metal such as aluminum. Etc.
In addition, the production equipment is not limited to the molding machine 1 and may be anything that produces a predetermined product.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the shaping | molding system using the operating device (Molding machine operation controller, unloader operation controller) by embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the operating device (molding machine operation controller, unloader operation controller) by embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Molding machine 2 Unloader 3 Molding machine operation controller (operating device)
5 Unloader operation controller (operation device)
20 arm mechanism 30 touch panel type operation screen 33, 53 remote operation program 34, 54 communication port 50 touch panel type operation screen L communication line

Claims (2)

An operation device that is provided in each of a production machine that produces a predetermined product and an attached machine that is installed in the production machine and moves and conveys the product, and that enables operation of the machine itself.
The production machine is a molding machine, the attachment machine is a molded product take-out machine,
Communication connection enabling mutual operation is made between the operation devices provided in the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine ,
Each operating device of the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine has an operation screen for operating the other machine through the communication connection from the own operating device and the mutual operating device. The operation device characterized in that the screen can display the molding machine information screen and the unloader information screen together . The operating device according to claim 1,
The operation screen provided in each operation device of the molding machine and the molded product take-out machine is a touch panel type ,
Each operating device has a built-in program that can display and operate the information screen of the other machine in its own touch panel type operating screen.

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