JP6691037B2 - Molding condition setting device and method for injection molding machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a molding condition setting device and method for an injection molding machine for setting molding conditions that combine a plurality of setting items related to the operation of the injection molding machine.

  Conventionally, in a production process that uses injection molding technology, multiple molding conditions created in the past are accumulated to build a database, and similar molding conditions are used as a template as needed to set molding conditions. A device that saves labor is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2014-151622, A

  By the way, when a plurality of operation control objects are involved in the operation of the injection molding machine, a set of these conditions may be integrated into one setting file for the convenience of data management. Here, it is assumed that the same condition as the template is applied to some of the operation control targets among the plurality of operation control targets, and a condition different from the template is applied to the remaining operation control targets.

  However, the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 involves an operation of once calling a template that partially matches the assumed molding conditions and then correcting all the contents of the conditions regarding the remaining operation control targets. In this way, when the information stored in one setting file is diverse, there is sufficient room for improvement from the viewpoint of labor saving in condition setting.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a molding condition setting device and method that are compatible with the convenience of data management and labor saving of condition setting for the operation of an injection molding machine. To aim.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a molding condition setting device that sets a molding condition in which a plurality of setting items related to the operation of an injection molding machine are combined, and is unique to at least one attribute of the setting item and the setting item. A first storage unit that stores an attribute table associated with an identifier, a second storage unit that stores a setting file that stores the setting value of the setting item and the identifier in association with each other, and input and display the contents of the setting item The user interface unit configured to be possible is collated with the attribute table read from the first storage unit and the setting file read from the second storage unit, and is specified by the operator via the user interface unit. The setting value of the setting item corresponding to one attribute or combination of attributes is set as the setting information used for the operation of the injection molding machine. And a setting information determination unit that determines Te.

  A second aspect of the present invention is a molding condition setting method for setting a molding condition in which a plurality of setting items related to the operation of an injection molding machine are set, and a user configured to input and display the contents of the setting item. A molding condition setting device including an interface unit stores a first storage step of storing an attribute table that associates at least one attribute of the setting item with an identifier unique to the setting item; a setting value of the setting item and the identifier; And a second storage step of storing a setting file in which the stored setting file is associated with each other, and the read setting file and the read attribute table are collated, and one attribute or a combination of attributes designated through the user interface unit. The setting value of the setting item corresponding to the above is determined as the setting information provided for the operation of the injection molding machine. And step, to run.

  According to the present invention, regarding the operation of the injection molding machine, it is possible to achieve both convenience of data management and labor saving of condition setting.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an injection molding system incorporating a molding condition setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an electrical block diagram of the injection molding machine shown in FIG. It is an image figure which shows the setting screen which is one form of an operation screen. 3 is a flowchart provided for explaining the operation of the molding condition setting device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a data structure of the attribute table. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a data structure of the setting file. It is an image figure which shows the designation | designated screen which is one form of an operation screen. It is an image figure which shows the window popup-displayed on a setting screen. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the determination method of setting information. It is a figure which shows the transition state of a setting screen.

  Hereinafter, a molding condition setting device of an injection molding machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, with reference to preferred embodiments in relation to a molding condition setting method.

[Configuration of injection molding system 10]
<Overall structure>
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an injection molding system 10 incorporating a molding condition setting device 28 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The injection molding system 10 is a system for obtaining a molded product (not shown) using an injection molding technique. The injection molding includes a plurality of processes including a mold opening / closing process, an injection process, a pressure holding process, a measuring process, and a projecting process.

  The injection molding system 10 includes an injection molding machine 12, a communication line 13 configured by a wired communication line or a wireless communication line, and a peripheral area communicably connected to the injection molding machine 12 through the communication line 13. The device 14 is basically configured.

  Examples of wired communication include serial communication including RS-485, Ethernet (registered trademark) communication, optical communication, and the like. Examples of wireless communication include wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like. Note that, for convenience of description, all the peripheral devices 14 are shown as devices separate from the injection molding machine 12, but are not limited to this system configuration. For example, part or all of the peripheral device 14 may be integrally incorporated in the injection molding machine 12.

  The peripheral device 14 includes, for example, a robot 15 for taking out a molded product from the injection molding machine 12 from the mold 40, a mold temperature controller 16 for adjusting the temperature of the mold 40, and a molding material (here, a plastic material). It is a resin dryer 17 for drying or a work terminal 18 used by an operator of the injection molding system 10.

  The injection molding machine 12 includes a machine base 20 and various devices installed on the machine base 20, specifically, a first injection device 22, a second injection device 24, a mold clamping device 26, and a molding condition setting device 28. It is configured to include. The second injection device 24 has the same configuration as the first injection device 22, and is an optional device that is selectively provided according to the type of the mold 40.

  The first injection device 22 includes a hopper 30 that stores a molding material, a main body portion 33 that includes a barrel that can adjust the temperature of the molding material using a heater 32, and an injection device that drives a screw (not shown) in the barrel. A motor 34, a heating cylinder 36 that supplies the temperature-controlled molding material toward the mold clamping device 26 side, and a movable rail 38 that integrally moves the hopper 30, the main body 33, and the injection motor 34 are provided. .

  The mold clamping device 26 is a device that clamps the molding material injected into the mold 40 to perform molding. The mold clamping device 26 includes a mold clamping cover 42 that accommodates the mold 40, and a safety door 44 provided with safety measures.

  The molding condition setting device 28 is a device for setting the molding conditions of the injection molding system 10. Here, the “molding condition” is a condition that is a combination of a plurality of setting items related to the operation of the injection molding machine 12, and is a composite condition that includes not only the setting items related to the injection molding machine 12 but also the setting items related to the peripheral device 14. Means

  Each setting item is composed of at least one "attribute" and is associated with one "value" (including the setting value). Specifically, when the injection speed in the first injection device 22 is set to 100 (mm / s), as an example, the attribute is “first injection device” “injection speed” “mm / s”, and the value is It is expressed as “100”. The "value" is not limited to a number, and may be any variable that can quantitatively represent the controlled variable of the operation control target.

<Electrical block diagram of the injection molding machine 12>
FIG. 2 is an electrical block diagram of the injection molding machine 12 shown in FIG. The molding condition setting device 28 for setting the molding conditions of the injection molding machine 12 includes an MDI (Manual Data Input) operating unit 50, an external storage I / F (interface) 52, a communication I / F 54, and a data storage memory 56. It is a computer including a (first storage unit), a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 58, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 59, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 60.

  The MDI operation unit 50 is composed of an input / output device including, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor, hardware buttons, a display, and a speaker. Accordingly, the MDI operation unit 50 functions as a user interface unit that can input or output information (including the above-mentioned molding conditions) related to the operation of the injection molding system 10 in various forms.

  The external storage I / F 52 is an interface for connecting a portable storage medium 62 (second storage unit) such as a memory card or a memory stick in an accessible manner. In the example of the figure, the portable storage medium 62 stores one or a plurality of setting files 64. The setting file 64 stores, for example, different data (setting values of molding conditions) depending on the type of the mold 40 or the molded product.

  The communication I / F 54 is an interface for transmitting and receiving electric signals from external devices including the peripheral device 14. Thereby, the molding condition setting device 28 can transmit the setting information 68 to the robot 15 and can receive the attribute table 66 from the work terminal 18, for example.

  The data storage memory 56 comprises at least one volatile or non-volatile memory device. The memory device includes, for example, a RAM, a PROM (Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a flash memory. In the example of this figure, the data storage memory 56 stores an attribute table 66 and setting information 68.

  The CPU 58 can execute each function including the input information acquisition unit 70, the setting information determination unit 72, and the display data creation unit 74 by reading the program stored in the ROM 59 or the data stored in the RAM 60.

  The servo amplifier 76 is a driver for rotationally driving the injection motor 34, and drives the injection motor 34 so that the injection speed in the first injection device 22 or the second injection device 24 matches the command value. The temperature amplifier 78 is a driver for heating the heater 32, and the heater is such that the barrel temperature in the first injection device 22 or the second injection device 24 (the temperature inside the barrel of the main body portion 33) matches the command value. Allow 32 to heat.

<Molding condition setting screen 100>
FIG. 3 is a first image diagram showing a setting screen 100 which is one form of the operation screen. This figure corresponds to an “injection screen” for making settings in the injection process. It should be noted that settings in other steps are performed via an operation screen (for example, a temperature screen, a robot screen, a maintenance screen) different from the setting screen 100.

  The setting screen 100 is provided with a setting column 101 for the first injection device 22, a setting column 102 for the second injection device 24, a setting column 103 for the robot 15, and a setting column 104 for the mold temperature controller 16. .

  The user control group 105 in the setting column 101 is configured to be able to input and display the injection speed (unit: mm / s), the injection position (unit: mm), or the injection pressure (unit: MPa) of the first injection device 22. Has been done. The user control group 106 in the setting field 102 is configured to be able to input and display an injection speed (unit: mm / s), an injection position (unit: mm), or an injection pressure (unit: MPa).

  The user control group 107 in the setting field 103 is configured to be able to input and display the standby position (unit: mm) or the standby speed (unit: mm / s) of the robot 15. The user control group 108 in the setting column 104 is configured to be able to input and display the first temperature (unit: ° C) or the second temperature (unit: ° C) of the mold temperature controller 16.

<Problems with setting operation>
By the way, when a plurality of operation control objects are involved in the operation of the injection molding machine 12, a set of these conditions may be integrated into one setting file 64 for the convenience of data management. Here, among the plurality of operation control objects, some operation control objects (for example, the robot 15, the mold temperature controller 16 and the second injection device 24) have the same contents as the setting items included in the setting file 64 ( It is assumed that it is desired to apply attributes and values and apply different contents from the setting items included in the setting file 64 to the remaining operation control targets (for example, the first injection device 22 and the resin dryer 17).

  As a concrete example, [1] the same condition is used for the operation control target that is resistant to environmental changes regardless of the time (season or time zone), while each time is used for the operation control target that is weak to environmental changes. There are cases where conditions suitable for are used. [2] Normal conditions are used for operation control targets that have not reached the standard service life, while special conditions considering performance degradation are used for operation control targets that have reached the service life. There are cases.

  However, when the conventional method is used, the setting file 64 including a part of the setting items of the assumed molding condition is once called, and then the work of correcting all the contents of the condition regarding the remaining operation control target is involved. In particular, when the information stored in one setting file 64 is diverse and the contents (attributes and values) of the setting items defined in the setting file 64 are displayed separately on a plurality of setting screens, a transition operation of the setting screens is performed. Also, the number of man-hours required for the input operation can be enormous.

  Therefore, regarding the operation of the injection molding machine 12, a method of setting molding conditions (setting operation of the molding condition setting device 28) that can achieve both convenience of data management and labor saving of condition setting is proposed.

[Operation of Injection Molding System 10]
The injection molding system 10 in this embodiment is configured as described above. Next, the operation of the injection molding system 10, particularly the molding condition setting operation by the molding condition setting device 28 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1 in FIG. 4, the operator uses an external device (for example, the work terminal 18) to store the prepared attribute table 66 in the data storage memory 56. Then, the molding condition setting device 28 receives the attribute table 66 from the work terminal 18 via the communication I / F 54 and stores the attribute table 66 in the specific memory area of the data storage memory 56.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a data structure of the attribute table 66. The attribute table 66 is table data having one “identifier” and at least one “attribute” as a data unit (one record). In the example of this figure, it is composed of an identifier unique to each setting item and five attributes associated with this identifier. The attribute table 66 is described so that each data can be distinguished by using a separation symbol including a comma and a line feed code.

  The identifier is composed of, for example, a character string in which one alphabet and a three-digit arithmetic number are combined. This alphabet is a character that can identify the operation control target (configuration device). Specifically, "A" indicates the first injection device 22, "B" indicates the second injection device 24, and "R" indicates The robot 15 and "T" indicate the mold temperature controller 16, respectively.

  The plurality of attributes include [1] information for specifying a molding condition (hereinafter, referred to as condition information), or [2] information for specifying a display form or display state (hereinafter, referred to as display information). The “condition information” is, for example, information about at least one of a variable name, a variable type, a variable unit, and an operation control target (component device). The “display information” is information about at least one of the type of setting screen, the display position, and the operation authority.

  In the example of the attribute table 66, the types of “variable name” include injection position, injection speed, injection pressure, barrel temperature, standby position, standby speed, origin position, first temperature, second temperature, low temperature standby temperature, Alternatively, the high standby temperature is included. The type of "unit" includes position, velocity, pressure, or temperature.

  In addition, the types of the "structuring device" include the first injection device (22), the second injection device (24), the robot (15), or the mold temperature controller (16). The types of “operation screen” include an injection screen (corresponding to “setting screen 100” in FIG. 3), a temperature screen, a robot screen, or a maintenance screen. The type of "operation authority" includes an administrator, a maintenance person, or an operation person.

  In step S2, the operator uses an external device (for example, the work terminal 18) to store the setting file 64 prepared in advance in the portable storage medium 62. After that, by connecting the portable storage medium 62 via the external storage I / F 52, the molding condition setting device 28 becomes ready to read the plurality of setting files 64 from the portable storage medium 62.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a data structure of the setting file 64. The setting file 64 is table data having one “identifier” and one “setting value” as a data unit (one record). The identifier has the same definition as the attribute table 66 (FIG. 5A). This set value corresponds to a variable parameter that is input to the setting item regarding the operation of the injection molding machine 12.

  Here, since the identifier includes a character that can identify the operation control target, even when the setting items related to the plurality of operation control targets are aggregated in one setting file 64, the distinguishable character is used. Data management efficiently.

  In step S3, the CPU 58 determines whether or not a predetermined operation for calling the operation screen of the MDI operation unit 50 (hereinafter, called operation) has been received. If the calling operation has not been accepted yet (step S3: NO), the process remains in step S3 until the operation is accepted. On the other hand, when the calling operation is accepted (step S3: YES), the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the MDI operation unit 50 displays or updates the operation screen related to the setting of the molding conditions according to various operations by the operator. Prior to this display, the display data creation unit 74 creates the display data of the operation screen and then outputs the display data to the MDI operation unit 50. Accordingly, the MDI operation unit 50 selectively displays the setting screen 100 (FIG. 3) or the designation screen 120 (FIG. 6).

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the setting screen 100 is first called, default values are input and displayed in the user control groups 105 to 108 as initial states. The default value is, for example, the latest set value (a stored value in the operation memory area included in the data storage memory 56). A value of "100" is input to each of the three user controls 110, 111, and 112 (display locations) that form the user control group 105. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the operator changes some of the default values by performing some setting operation.

  In step S5, the CPU 58 determines whether or not a predetermined operation for confirming the setting of the molding condition (hereinafter, a confirming operation) has been received. When the confirmation operation has not been received yet (step S5: NO), the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the CPU 58 determines whether or not a predetermined operation (hereinafter, read operation) for reading a part of the setting values stored in the setting file 64 has been received.

  FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a designation screen 120 which is one form of the operation screen. The designation screen 120 is provided with a designation column 121 of the setting file 64 and an attribute designation column 122. The user control 124 in the designation field 121 is configured to be able to designate one of a plurality of setting files 64 (file names are “MoldFile1” to “MoldFile5”) stored in the portable storage medium 62. .

  In the designation column 122, user controls 125 to 128 for designating one attribute or a combination of attributes, a button 129 labeled “Read”, and a button 130 labeled “Reset” are arranged. . The user controls 125 to 128 are configured so that “unit”, “component device”, “operation screen”, and “operation authority” can be specified in order from the top. For example, when a predetermined operation (mouse click operation or touch sensor tap operation) is performed at the position of the user control 125, the window 140 is popup-displayed on the designation screen 120.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the window 140, five buttons 141 to 145 labeled [position], [speed], [pressure], [temperature], and [flow rate] are arranged in order from the top. . That is, the window 140 has one or more types (position, speed, pressure in this example) for one attribute (unit in this example) according to the operation of the buttons 141 to 145.・ Temperature and flow rate are selectable.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the user controls 125 to 128 return to the state in which the attribute designation is reset, that is, the default display content according to the operation of the [reset] button 130. On the other hand, when the [read] button 129 is operated, the CPU 58 determines that the above-described read operation is accepted (step S6: YES in FIG. 4), and proceeds to step S7.

  In step S7, the setting information determination unit 72 reads the attribute table 66 stored in step S1 from the data storage memory 56 and the setting file 64 stored in step S2 from the portable storage medium 62, respectively. Here, only the setting file 64 selected and designated by the operator using the user control 124 (FIG. 6) is read.

  In step S8, the setting information determination unit 72 collates the attribute table 66 and the setting file 64 read in step S7 and determines the setting information 68 used for the operation of the injection molding machine 12. Specifically, the setting information determining unit 72 extracts a desired setting value from the setting file 64 using the common identifier as a clue.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of determining the setting information 68. In the figure, for convenience of illustration, a part of the attribute table 66 and the setting file 64 is omitted. A dashed rectangular frame at the position of the attribute table 66 (upper side of the drawing) indicates one attribute or combination of attributes (hereinafter, designated attribute 150) designated by the operator via the MDI operation unit 50. In other words, the designated attribute 150 corresponds to four types of attributes (speed / first injection device / injection screen / administrator) designated by using the user controls 125 to 128 on the designated screen 120.

  In the example of this figure, the setting information determination unit 72 performs a search process of the attribute table 66 and extracts the identifier “A002” of the record that matches the designated attribute 150 or includes all designated attributes 150. Subsequently, the setting information determination unit 72 performs a search process for the setting file 64, and extracts the setting value “102” of the record that matches the previously extracted identifier (A002). A broken-line rectangular frame at the position of the setting file 64 (on the lower side of the drawing) indicates the setting value (hereinafter, corresponding value 152) of the setting item corresponding to the designated attribute 150.

  In this way, the setting information determination unit 72 determines the setting information 68 used for the operation of the injection molding machine 12 (step S8). Then, returning to step S4, the MDI operating unit 50 updates and displays the determined setting information 68 (corresponding value 152) at the display location on the setting screen 100 specified by the condition information and the display information.

  The setting screen 100 shown in FIG. 9 differs from the case of FIG. 3 in the display content and display form of the setting field 101 (user control group 105). Specifically, the input information in the user control 110 is updated from “100” to “102” and is displayed highlighted in color in the user control 110.

  In this way, the determined setting information 68 (value is “102”) may be updated and displayed in the user control 110 in which “100” has been input. Thus, the operator can visually confirm the inside of the user control 110 on the setting screen 100 to check whether the content of the setting item has been changed.

  Further, the user control 110 updated in the setting information 68 may be displayed more emphasized than the user controls 111 and 112 not updated in the setting information 68. As a result, the operator can quickly grasp only the changed contents by using the relatively emphasized display portion as a clue.

  After returning to step S5, the steps S4 to S8 are repeated along the above-described flow until the CPU 58 accepts the confirmation operation. On the other hand, when the confirmation operation is received (step S5: YES), the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S9, the setting information determination unit 72 determines the input information on the setting screen 100 as the setting information 68 used for the operation of the injection molding machine 12. Then, the CPU 58 stores the input information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 70 at the time of accepting the confirmation operation as the setting information 68 in the operation memory area of the data storage memory 56.

  In this way, the setting operation of the molding condition by the molding condition setting device 28 is completed. After that, the molding condition setting device 28 controls the operation of the injection molding system 10 according to the molding condition indicated by the setting information 68 read from the data storage memory 56.

  Further, the molding condition setting device 28 may transmit the attribute table 66, the setting file 64, or the setting information 68 to the peripheral device 14 through the communication line 13. The peripheral device 14 (for example, the robot 15 or the work terminal 18) can be used as “backup information” later by storing various information received from the molding condition setting device 28 in a storage unit (not shown).

  For example, when the attribute table 66 stored in the data storage memory 56 is damaged and becomes unusable, the molding condition setting device 28 acquires the attribute table 66 backed up in the peripheral device 14 in advance. Good. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform the recovery work when the data storage memory 56 or the like fails.

[Effects of molding condition setting device 28]
As described above, the molding condition setting device 28 is a device that sets a molding condition that is a combination of a plurality of setting items related to the operation of the injection molding machine 12, and has at least one attribute and setting item of [1] setting item. A data storage memory 56 (first storage unit) that stores an attribute table 66 that associates a unique identifier with a setting file 64 that stores the setting value [2] of a setting item and the identifier in association with each other. It is read from the storage medium 62 (second storage unit), the MDI operation unit 50 (user interface unit) [3] capable of inputting and displaying the setting item contents, and [4] the data storage memory 56. The setting file 64 read from the attribute table 66 and the portable storage medium 62 is collated, and one attribute or one of the attributes designated by the operator via the MDI operation unit 50 is displayed. Comprising the set value of the setting item corresponding to the observed combined (specified attribute 150) (corresponding value 152), and the setting information determination section 72 for determining the setting information 68 to be subjected to the operation of the injection molding machine 12, the.

  Further, the molding condition setting method or the molding condition setting program using the molding condition setting device 28 stores the attribute table 66 in which [1] at least one attribute of the setting item and an identifier unique to the setting item are associated with each other. (S1), [2] a second storage step (S2) of storing a setting file 64 that stores the setting value of the setting item and the identifier in association with each other, and [3] the read attribute table 66 and the read setting file. 64 is collated, and the set value (corresponding value 152) of the setting item corresponding to one attribute or combination of attributes (designated attribute 150) designated via the MDI operation unit 50 is supplied to the operation of the injection molding machine 12. Determination step (S8) for determining the setting information 68 to be set.

  In this way, by storing the attribute table 66 regarding the attribute of the setting item and the setting file 64 regarding the setting value of the setting item as separate data, the maintainability and expandability accompanying the specification change of the setting item are enhanced. Further, when the operator designates an attribute via the MDI operation unit 50, it becomes possible to extract only the setting value corresponding to this attribute on demand from the setting file 64 by using the common identifier as a clue, and the entire setting Only some of the items are set reliably and easily. Thereby, regarding the operation of the injection molding machine 12, it is possible to achieve both convenience of data management and labor saving of condition setting.

  In addition, when the attribute table 66 is configured to include the attribute of the setting item including the condition information for specifying the molding condition, the condition information includes the variable name, the variable type, the variable unit, and the operation. It may be information about at least one of the control targets.

  In addition, when the attribute table 66 is configured to further include the attribute of the setting item including the display information for specifying the display form or the display state, the display information indicates the type and the display position of the setting screen 100. , And information regarding at least one of the operation authority. By including the display information in the attribute table 66, it is possible to easily manage the correspondence relationship with the content displayed on each setting screen 100.

  In addition, the MDI operation unit 50 updates and displays the setting information 68 determined by the setting information determining unit 72 at the display location (in the user control 110) on the setting screen 100 specified by the condition information and the display information. Good. Thus, the operator can visually confirm the inside of the user control 110 on the setting screen 100 to check whether the content of the setting item has been changed.

  Further, the MDI operation unit 50 may emphasize and display the user control 110 updated in the setting information 68 as compared with the display portion (user control 111, 112) not updated in the setting information 68. As a result, the operator can quickly grasp only the changed contents by using the relatively emphasized display portion as a clue.

  Further, the identifier is a character (for example, A / B / R / T) that can identify the operation control target (for example, the first injection device 22, the second injection device 24, the robot 15 and the mold temperature controller 16). It may be a character string that includes. As a result, even when the setting items relating to a plurality of operation control targets are collected in one setting file 64, the data management can be efficiently performed by using the distinguishable characters.

  Further, the MDI operation unit 50 may display the contents of the setting items defined in the setting file 64 separately on a plurality of setting screens 100. As the number of setting screens 100 increases, the number of man-hours required for setting the molding conditions increases, or the possibility that an operator makes an operation error increases. Therefore, the above-mentioned labor-saving effect is more prominent.

  Further, even if the molding condition setting device 28 can transmit and receive at least one of the attribute table 66, the setting file 64, and the setting information 68 to and from the peripheral device 14 that is communicatively connected by wire or wirelessly. Good. As a result, when various information stored on the molding condition setting device 28 side becomes unavailable, the backup information can be acquired from the peripheral device 14 side, and the recovery work can be performed efficiently.

[Remarks]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be freely modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. Alternatively, the respective configurations may be arbitrarily combined in a range that does not technically cause a contradiction.

  For example, the characteristics relating to the setting file 64 and / or the attribute table 66, for example, the definition of data, the data format (format), and the configuration of the memory to be stored are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be arbitrarily changed. As a specific example, although the setting file 64 is stored in the portable storage medium 62 in FIG. 2, it may be stored in the data storage memory 56 instead.

10 ... Injection molding system 12 ... Injection molding machine 13 ... Communication line 14 ... Peripheral device 15 ... Robot (operation control target) 16 ... Mold temperature controller (operation control target)
17 ... Resin dryer (operation control target) 22 ... First injection device (operation control target)
24 ... Second injection device (operation control target) 28 ... Molding condition setting device 40 ... Mold 50 ... MDI operation unit (user interface unit)
56 ... Memory for data storage (first storage unit) 58 ... CPU
62 ... Portable storage medium (second storage section) 64 ... Setting file 66 ... Attribute table 68 ... Setting information 72 ... Setting information determining section 100 ... Setting screens 110-112 ... User control (display location)
120 ... designation screen 150 ... designation attribute 152 ... corresponding value

Claims (9)

A molding condition setting device that sets molding conditions that combine a plurality of setting items related to the operation of an injection molding machine,
A first storage unit that stores an attribute table that associates at least one attribute of the setting item with an identifier unique to the setting item;
A second storage unit that stores a setting file that stores the setting value of the setting item and the identifier in association with each other;
A user interface unit configured to input and display the contents of the setting items,
The attribute table read from the first storage unit and the setting file read from the second storage unit are collated, and one attribute or a combination of attributes specified by the operator via the user interface unit is corresponded to. A setting value of a setting item, a setting information determination unit that determines as setting information provided for the operation of the injection molding machine,
A molding condition setting device provided with. In the molding condition setting device according to claim 1,
The attribute table is configured to include the attribute of the setting item, which includes condition information for specifying the molding condition,
The molding condition setting device, wherein the condition information is information on at least one of a variable name, a variable type, a variable unit, and an operation control target. In the molding condition setting device according to claim 2,
The attribute table is further configured to include an attribute of the setting item, which includes display information for specifying a display form or a display state,
The display information is information regarding at least one of a type of a setting screen, a display position, and an operation authority, and a molding condition setting device. In the molding strip setting device according to claim 3,
The molding condition setting device, wherein the user interface unit updates and displays the setting information determined by the setting information determining unit at a display location on the setting screen specified by the condition information and the display information. In the molding strip setting device according to claim 4,
The molding condition setting device, wherein the user interface unit emphasizes and displays the display location updated in the setting information as compared with the display location not changed in the setting information. The molding strip system setting device according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
The molding condition setting device, wherein the identifier is a character string including characters that can identify the operation control target. In the molding condition setting device according to claim 1,
The molding condition setting device, wherein the user interface unit divides and displays the contents of the setting items defined in the setting file on a plurality of setting screens. In the molding condition setting device according to claim 1,
A molding condition setting device capable of transmitting and receiving at least one of the attribute table, the setting file, and the setting information to and from a peripheral device that is communicatively connected by wire or wirelessly. A molding condition setting method for setting a molding condition in which a plurality of setting items regarding the operation of an injection molding machine are combined,
A molding condition setting device including a user interface unit configured to be able to input and display the contents of the setting items,
A first storage step of storing an attribute table that associates at least one attribute of the setting item with an identifier unique to the setting item;
A second storage step of storing a setting file that stores the setting value of the setting item and the identifier in association with each other;
The read attribute table and the read setting file are collated, and the setting value of the setting item corresponding to one attribute or combination of attributes designated via the user interface unit is set to the operation of the injection molding machine. Determination step for determining the setting information to be used for
Molding condition setting method.

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