JPH04346164A - Marking display device for working instruction display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a beginner to perform marking operation by reducing the burden of an operator who performs marking while displaying the only item necessary for each work. CONSTITUTION:At the time of preparing the working instruction data, the sub-work number for each work is extracted from the for each work developed by a development control part 22 and stored in a second storage area of a storage part 23 and the entire requiring marking stored in a first storage area of the storage part 23, the sub-work number for each work is extracted, to be stored in a third storage area of the storage part 23 after converted into the marking item. The marking item of the work receiving the instruction demand is read from the third storage area of the storage part 23 by the marking instruction demand from an edition control part 13 performing marking to clarify the parts arrangement for the drawing for each work, displayed on a display part 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a marking display device, and particularly to a marking display device that is installed at a work site for each process in a production line where various workpieces flowing on the line are sequentially processed and manufactured into products. The present invention is applied to a work instruction system configured such that, in response to a work instruction request from each terminal, corresponding work instruction data is sent from the main control unit to each of the terminals.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, on a production line where various workpieces flowing on the line are sequentially processed and manufactured into products, workers in each process who have been distributed work drawings, etc., look at the work drawings. While processing the workpieces flowing on the line.

[0003] However, in recent years, the work sites of such production lines are also becoming more online, and terminal devices are being installed at the work sites of each process instead of distributing drawings. The installed terminal device displays a design drawing in which points and parts that require attention during work are marked.

By the way, since the locations where such marks are to be placed are different for each workpiece, it is extremely troublesome to apply such marks to all the workpieces.

[0005] In other words, conventionally, the work of adding this mark involves the operator reading the drawing in advance, then selecting the corresponding marking item from among all the marking items displayed in the tree menu, and placing it in the corresponding place on the read drawing. All workpieces were marked sequentially according to the selected marking items.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional marking method, the operator must decide which marking item to select for each work piece from among all the marking items displayed in the tree menu. However, this judgment required specialized knowledge regarding manufacturing and drawings. Therefore, there is a problem in that a beginner cannot perform marking, and if a specialized operator is absent due to illness or the like, marking cannot be performed.

[0007] In addition, since it is necessary for the operator to select the necessary marking item from among all the marking items displayed in the tree menu, it is necessary to select the necessary marking item at his/her own discretion, so it is necessary to do so carefully so as not to omit any markings. Since there were many items, the task was extremely tedious.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the burden on the operator who performs marking by displaying only the necessary marking items for each workpiece, and also to enable even beginners to perform marking. An object of the present invention is to provide a marking display device in a work instruction display system that enables work to be performed.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the marking display device according to the present invention is applied to a production line in which various workpieces flowing on the line are sequentially processed and manufactured into products. In a work instruction system configured such that, in response to a work instruction request from each terminal installed at a work location of each process on the site, corresponding work instruction data is sent from the main control unit to each of the terminals. When creating work instruction data, there is an input section for entering the part number and quantity of parts to be installed for each workpiece, and all child part numbers that need to be marked are memorized in advance to clarify the parts of each workpiece that require attention. A first storage unit that expands the product number input from the input unit into smaller child product numbers, and stores all children that need to be marked with the expanded child product numbers and the markings stored in the first storage unit. A development control section that extracts a child product number that needs to be marked for each workpiece from the product number and converts it into a marking item, and a second storage section that stores the marking item converted by the development control section. Then, in response to a marking instruction request from an editing control section that applies markings to the drawings of each workpiece to clarify component placement, the marking items of the requested workpiece are read out from the second storage section and displayed. The configuration includes a display section for displaying images.

0010

[Operation] When creating work instruction data, input part numbers and quantities of parts to be attached to each workpiece from the input section.

[0011] The expansion control section expands the product number and quantity input from this input section into finer child product numbers and quantities, and also applies the necessary markings stored in the first storage section to the expanded child product number. A child product number that requires marking for each workpiece is extracted from a certain total child product number, converted into a marking item, and stored in the second storage unit.

[0012] In this state, when the editing control unit, which applies markings to the drawings of each workpiece to clarify the parts arrangement, requests the development control unit to instruct marking, the development control unit responds to the instruction request. The marking items of the workpiece where the marking has occurred are read from the second storage section, sent to the editing control section, and displayed on the display section of the editing control section.

[0013] In other words, since only the marking items necessary for the work are displayed in a list-format menu on the display section, the operator performing the marking work can sequentially select the marking items displayed in this list-format. By doing so, it becomes possible to quickly and accurately perform the necessary markings on the workpiece.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the marking display device of the present invention.

[0016] In the figure, the present device is mainly composed of an editing machine A that reads design drawings and processes the read design drawings, and files the marking items for each work in this editing machine A. It has a configuration in which a parts expansion device B is added.

The editing machine A includes a reading device 11, an input section 12,
It is composed of an editing control section 13, a display section 14, a file creation section 15, and a file storage section 16.

[0018] Then, the output of a reading device 11 equipped with a scanner or the like for reading design drawings, and the input section 12 for marking necessary parts of the read design drawings.
The outputs of are led to the editing control section 13, each of which controls the operation of each section of the editing machine A, and the editing control section 13 and the file creation section 15 are bidirectionally connected.

[0019] The file creation unit 15 associates the design drawing read by the reading device 11 with the markings added to the required parts of the design drawing according to instructions from the input unit 12, and creates this as one file. It looks like this.

[0020] Also, the editing control section 13 and the file storage section 1
6 is a bidirectional connection, and the file storage unit 1
6 is configured to classify and store each file created in the file creation section 15 according to the type of work flowing on the line.

[0021] The output of the editing control section 13 is also displayed on the display section 14.
The design drawings read by the reading device 11 and the markings placed at necessary locations on the design drawings are displayed on the display unit 14.

The component development device B is composed of an input section 21, a development control section 22, a storage section 23, a display section 24, and a printing section 25.

[0023] The output of the input unit 21, which inputs the product number, quantity, etc. of the parts to be attached to each workpiece in a menu format, is sent to the deployment control unit 2, which controls the operation of each part of the deployment control device B.
2, and the deployment control section 22 and storage section 23 are connected bidirectionally.

In the storage unit 23, all child part numbers that need to be marked are stored in a first storage area (not shown) in advance, and the child part numbers and quantities for each workpiece given from the development control unit 22 are stored in advance. is the second storage area (not shown)
, and marking items for each work given from the expansion control unit 22 are stored in a third storage area (not shown).

The development control section 22 develops the product number and quantity of the member to be attached for each workpiece inputted from the input section 21 into finer sub-product numbers and quantities, and stores them in the storage section 23 . Further, the development control unit 22 selects the child product numbers that need to be marked for each work based on the developed child product numbers and all the child product numbers that need to be marked and are stored in the first storage area of the storage unit 23. The product number is extracted, converted into a marking item, and stored in the third storage area of the storage unit 23. Furthermore, in response to a marking instruction request from the editing control section 13 , the development control section 22 reads out the marking items of the requested workpiece from the third storage area of the storage section 23 and sends them to the editing control section 13 . do.

Furthermore, the output of the expansion control section 22 is displayed on the display section 24.
guided by. The display unit 24 displays data such as marking items stored in the storage unit 23 in response to a request from the input unit 21.

Furthermore, the output of the development control section 22 is sent to the printing section 25.
guided by. The printing unit 25 prints data such as marking items stored in the storage unit 23 in response to a request from the input unit 21 .

Next, the operation of the marking display device having the above structure will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. However, FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the component expansion device B, and FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the editing machine A.

First, the operator of the parts expansion device B
1, the product number and quantity of the attachment member for each workpiece are input by menu selection (step S11). The expansion control unit 22 expands the product number and quantity of the attachment member for each workpiece inputted from the input unit 21 into finer child product numbers and their quantities (step S12), and stores the results in the storage unit 2.
3 in the second storage area (step S13). That is, the storage unit 23 stores the product number and its quantity for each workpiece, and the child product number and its quantity.

After performing such expansion for all the works, the expansion control section 22 reads out the child part number and its quantity for each work stored in the second storage area of the storage section 23, and Search and extract all the child product numbers that need to be marked, which are stored in advance in the first storage area of the storage unit 23, and extract the child product numbers that need to be marked for each work based on both product number data. , convert this into a marking item and create a file (step S14
). The storage unit 23 stores this file in the third storage area (step S15).

[0031]Next, if there is a work that requires such work, the unfolding control unit 22 executes step S16.
Then, the process returns to step S14 and the above operations are repeated. Then, when the above-mentioned work is completed for all the works, the deployment control section 22 ends the work.

Next, the operation of editing machine A will be explained.

First, the operator starts editing work and inputs the name of the work to be edited (step S21).
. After this, the operator performs various editing operations to create the final work instruction data. Here, the operator selects marking operation, which is one of the editing operations, and sends a marking instruction request from the input section 12. It is assumed that the input is made (step S22).

At this time, the editing control section 13 uses the name of the workpiece to be edited as a keyword and outputs a search request for the marking item of the corresponding workpiece to the parts expansion device B. The development control unit 22 searches for marking items stored in the third storage area of the storage unit 23 based on this search request, reads out the marking items of the corresponding workpiece, and sends the marking items to the editing control unit 13 of the editing machine A. Send (
Step S23).

When the editing control unit 13 receives the marking item data of the corresponding workpiece from the expansion control unit 22,
Output this to the display unit 14 and display the marking items on the CRT.
A list is displayed on the screen (step S24). The marking items displayed at this time are only the marking items necessary for the corresponding workpiece.

The operator sequentially selects the marking items displayed on the CRT screen of the display unit 14,
Markings are applied to the corresponding positions of the marking items (step S25).

[0037] The display color of the selected marking item changes (for example, from blue to red), so that the operator can immediately know whether or not he or she has selected the marking item. (Step S2
6). Therefore, the operator must wait until the display colors of all the marking items on the CRT screen change in step S25.
The operation from step S27 is repeated. And C.R.T.
When the display colors of all the marking items displayed on the screen change, the operator determines that all the necessary marking items have been marked, and ends the marking work at this point.

As described above, the marking display device of the present invention displays a list of necessary marking items, so that it is not necessary to select several items to select one marking item, which was a menu display based on a hierarchical tree concept. The traditional hassle of having to do this is eliminated. Furthermore, marking work can be done quickly, easily, and accurately, regardless of the operator's experience.

[0039]

[Effects of the Invention] When creating work instruction data, the marking display device of the present invention can display the child product numbers developed by the development control section and all the child product numbers that need to be marked and stored in the first storage section in advance. The child product number that needs to be marked for each workpiece is extracted from the data, and this is converted into a marking item and stored in the second storage unit. Therefore, when marking work, the operator can check the number of the corresponding workpiece. Only the marking items are read out from the second storage unit and displayed, and only the displayed marking items need to be marked sequentially. Therefore, the operator himself/herself selects the marking items necessary for the work from among all the marking items. It is no longer necessary to make a selection based on one's own judgment, and even an operator without specialized knowledge of manufacturing or drawings can perform marking work quickly, easily, and accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a marking display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the component expansion device B. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of editing machine A.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Editing machine 13 Editing control section 14 Display section B Component development device 21 Input section 22 Development control section 23 Storage section (first storage section and second storage section) 24
Display section 25 Print section

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Applied to a production line where various workpieces flowing on the line are sequentially processed and manufactured into products,
In a work instruction system configured such that in response to a work instruction request from each terminal installed at a work location of each process at a work site, corresponding work instruction data is sent from a main control unit to each terminal, When creating the work instruction data, there is an input section for entering the part numbers and quantities of parts to be installed for each work, and all child part numbers that need to be marked in order to clarify the parts of each work that require attention. A first storage section for storing data, and expanding the product number input from the input section into finer child product numbers, as well as all the parts that need to be marked with the developed child product numbers and the markings stored in the first storage section. A development control unit that extracts a child product number that needs to be marked for each workpiece from the child product number and converts it into a marking item, and a second memory that stores the marking item converted by the development control unit. In response to a marking instruction request from the editing control section, which applies markings to the drawings of each workpiece to clarify the parts arrangement, the marking items of the workpiece for which the instruction has been requested are read out from the second storage section. 1. A marking display device in a work instruction display system, comprising: a display section for displaying markings.