JPH0524529B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a setting value input method using a touch input display device equipped with a touch panel having transparent key elements mounted over a display unit such as a CRT.

<Prior Art> A conventional device will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, using examples of screen displays necessary for controlling the injection process of an injection molding machine. 5 and 6 show, from the upper stage, a timer display setting section 10 for maintaining injection pressure and filling pressure, an injection filling pressure display setting section 11, an injection speed display setting section 12, and an injection speed switching position display setting. Items necessary for various settings such as section 13 are displayed on a CRT screen. To explain the operations in these conventional devices using the timer display setting section 10, in the case of FIG. A setting item is selected by a touch operation, and numerical data is entered into the selected item using a numeric keypad (not shown) provided outside the CRT device. Also, in the case of Figure 6
A numeric keypad 16 is displayed on the CRT screen at a predetermined position, and numerical data can be entered by touching the numeric keypad 16.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the former device, the numerical display section 15 and the numeric keypad of the numerical input section are separated from each other in the conventional device, impeding operability. In the latter case, data can only be displayed in a range excluding the numeric keypad display area, so when it is desired to display all related data on the same screen, there are restrictions on the listability of the display. Also, when setting data for profile control is displayed in a graphic profile, it is easy to grasp the image intuitively, but when using the graphic profile display together with setting data, it is difficult to make a connection between this and the setting operation. There was no way to do this, and I was unable to take full advantage of the effects of graphic profile display.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it not only displays setting data numerically but also uses a graphical profile display to provide an intuitive and intuitive way to set data for profile control. The aim is to make it easier to grasp the image visually, and at the same time to use the lines on the graphic profile display as selection elements for setting items, to link the graphic profile display and data setting operations, and to further improve operability.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a display section that displays setting items and setting values corresponding to the setting items for a large number of operating conditions of an injection molding machine is provided. In a setting value input method using a touch input display device equipped with a transparent touch panel having touch input key elements attached to a The setting value screen that performs profile control by changing operating conditions such as numbers in multiple stages according to the operating position of the movable parts of the molding machine or the time from the start of operation is displayed as a graphic profile display screen, and data setting input operation is performed. Sometimes, when you touch an area that requires the selected setting, at least one setting input key frame is displayed at a predetermined location overlapping the normal display screen, and the setting value change key within the setting input key frame is displayed. Accordingly, a setting input method using a touch input display device was adopted in which the setting values on the graphic profile display screen were changed.

<Embodiment> Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 in the case of multi-stage program control of injection speed and pressure in the injection process of a car model molding machine. Reference numeral 21 surrounded by a chain line indicates the setting data display section of the profile control section for the injection speed (the example shows the case of 4 stages), where the upper stage displays the injection speed and the lower stage displays the injection speed switching position. . Similarly 22
indicates a setting data display section of the injection pressure profile control section, in which the upper stage displays the pressure action time, and the lower stage displays the injection pressure value (the example shows the case of four stages). The thick line graph 23 shows the injection speed graphic profile set in the injection speed display section, and the thick broken line graph 24 shows the injection pressure graphic profile. It has become a selective element. Therefore, to select the data item to be set, touch the corresponding straight line, for example, the first injection speed 23a, and as shown in FIG. , the first injection speed 23a is selected and the display changes to blink, and at the same time, the corresponding setting data display section 21a and setting item 21b also blink and become ready for input. The input key frame 25 has a data display section 26, and a setting data display section 21.
You can display the data you want to set in a.
This data is changed by touching the increase key 27 and decrease key 28, and inputting the necessary numerical values. To input, touch the flashing data item again, or
When you select another item, it is input into the memory, and at the same time, in order to make the image of the profile more clear, the display screen expands and contracts as shown by chain lines 23b and 23c according to the size of the data. It's getting old.

Note that data can be changed more quickly by using the digit selection keys 29 in the input key frame 25 for new data setting operations. For example, if you touch the digit selection key 29a and then touch the increase key 27, only the data above the hundreds digit will increase while the ones and tens digits remain unchanged. Naturally, due to the space for the input key frame, the digit selection key 29 and the data display section 2
6 may be omitted. In that case, increase/decrease key 27
The item directly selected by the operations 28 and 28 is displayed on the data display section 21a.

The input key frame described above is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 3, there are increase keys 32a, 32b, .
b... is provided, and the data is set using the data display section 30.
The space of the input key frame, such as one that directly reinforces the necessary digits of the value displayed in , or one that consists of a numeric keypad 34 and a display section 35 that displays the input data of the numeric keypad, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, various types can be adopted for convenience of driving operation. Although FIGS. 1 to 6 all describe examples using CRT display devices, any other display screen type display device such as a plasma display, an EL display device, or a liquid crystal display can be applied.

<Effects of the Invention> According to the present invention, the disadvantages of the numerical input section and the numerical display section being separated from each other, resulting in poor operability, or the problem of restrictions on the visibility of data display, as mentioned at the beginning, can be solved. The problem of the relationship between graphic profile display and data setting hysteresis has been resolved.
When the numerical input section is required on the display section (during data input)
Since only the settings data is displayed in a position unrelated to the display of setting data, restrictions on operability and data display visibility are resolved at once. Further, since the display screen expands and contracts depending on the size of data for controlling the profile, the image of the profile becomes clearer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a normal display, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display when inputting data. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment, and is a diagram of an input key frame. FIG. 4 is a diagram of an input key frame showing still another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional device. FIG. 6 is a diagram of another conventional device. 21... Injection speed setting data display section, 22...
Injection pressure setting data display section, 23... Graphic profile of injection speed, 24... Graphic profile of injection pressure, 25... Key frame for input,
26, 30, 35... Display section, 27, 32... Increase key, 28, 33... Decrease key, 34... Numeric keypad.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A transparent touch panel having a touch input key element mounted over a display section that displays a setting item section for numerous operating conditions of an injection molding machine and setting numerical values corresponding to the setting items. In the setting value input method using a touch input display device, in addition to the setting item section and the setting value display section, operating conditions such as speed, pressure, and rotation speed during one process can be input to the operating position or operation start of the movable part of the molding machine. Displays a screen with setting values that are changed in multiple steps to control the profile according to the time from Displaying one setting input key frame at a predetermined location overlapping the normal display screen, and changing the setting value of the graphic profile display screen using a setting value change key within the setting input key frame. A setting value input method using a touch input display device. 2. A setting value input method using the touch input display device according to claim 1, wherein the setting input key frame is provided with a numerical display section of at least two digits and a set of increase keys and decrease keys. . 3. The configuration according to claim 1, wherein the setting input key frame has a numerical display section of at least two digits, and an increase key and a decrease key are provided adjacent to the numerical display section for each digit. A setting value input method using a touch input display device. 4. A setting value input method using a touch input display device according to claim 1, wherein the setting input key frame includes a numeric keypad and an input data display section.