JPH0734939Y2 - Mobile automatic machine abnormality notification device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a work trouble notification device for a mobile automatic machine in a spinning machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mobile automatic machine is composed of a carrier that stops moving along an end of a spinning machine group, and a working machine that is mounted on the carrier and stops moving along the front surface of the spinning machine to perform work on the spinning machine. It has been known. Such an automatic machine stops the work at that time when an abnormality occurs in its own operation (for example, an over-cycle error in which the process does not finish within the standard working time), and an alarm buzzer equipped on the carrier or the working machine is provided. The maintenance personnel were informed of the occurrence of trouble by sounding the alarm or turning on the alarm lamp.

According to the above, according to the above, when an overcycle error or the like occurs in the working machine, the alarm lamp and the alarm buzzer of the carrier are operated, but in order to discover this, the maintenance staff always works in a large factory. It was necessary to make a patrol, which delayed the discovery and reduced the operating rate of the automatic machine. An object of the present invention is to provide an abnormality notification device for a mobile automatic machine that can quickly detect an abnormal operation of the mobile automatic machine.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a carrier,
In a mobile automatic machine mounted on a working machine that stops working along the front of the spinning machine and performs work on the spinning machine, an abnormality detecting means that outputs an abnormal signal when the working machine has its own working abnormality. And a signal transmitting means for transmitting the abnormal signal to a separate centralized monitoring device, an emitter / receiver for transmitting the abnormal signal of the working machine to the carrier control sequencer, and the abnormal signal from the carrier control sequencer. It comprises a light transmitter / receiver for transmitting to a machine sequencer for controlling the machine frame of the spinning machine, and a signal line connecting the machine sequencer and the centralized monitoring device, and the centralized monitoring device outputs an abnormal signal. A reading means for reading the number of the machine sequencer and a display section for displaying the sequencer number of the machine sequencer to which the abnormal signal is output as the position of the working machine when the abnormal signal is output. Consisting of Te.

Action According to the above, when an abnormality occurs in the working machine, an abnormality signal is output by the abnormality detecting means, and the abnormality signal is transmitted through the light emitter / receiver between the work machine and the carrier, the carrier sequencer, and the light emitter / receiver between the carrier and the spinning machine. Is transmitted to the machine sequencer of the spinning machine and further transmitted to the centralized monitoring device via a signal line, and the sequencer number of the machine sequencer that has output the abnormal signal is output to the central monitoring device display. Display as the position of the machine. Therefore, if the maintenance person monitors the centralized monitoring device, he / she can quickly know the position of the working machine having the abnormality without patrol in the factory. Also,
An abnormal signal generated by a working machine that stops moving along the front of the spinning machine is anomalous via a signal transmission means configured using the control sequencer originally owned by the carrier and the machine sequencer originally owned by the spinning machine. Since the signal is transmitted to the centralized monitoring device, the signal transmission means can be constructed at low cost, and the sequencer number of the machine sequencer provided corresponding to each spinning machine is displayed as the position of the automatic machine. No separate display member for displaying the machine number is required.

Embodiment In FIG. 1, the mobile automatic machine 1 is composed of a number of spinning machines SF.
1. SF2 ... (Sometimes referred to as spinning machine SF) are arranged in parallel, and carriers 3 move on rails 2 along the ends of spinning machine group G, and spinning machines installed on both sides of carrier 3 It is composed of a working machine 4 that stops moving along the front surface of the SF and carries out operations such as replacement and joining of the spinning machine SF. Such a working machine 4 is also applicable to a spinning tube yarn tube exchanging machine, a Shino replacing machine (Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-17852) for replacing the Shino winding bobbins in the front and rear rows of the creel in the spinning creels, or a roving machine. It may be a pipe changer (Japanese Patent Publication No. 64-2691). The work machine 4 is loaded with a sequencer 10. The sequencer 10 stores a control program that divides the operation of the working machine 4 into several steps and performs the operation standard time for each of the plurality of steps. A plurality of timers T for setting are provided. Further, the work implement 4 has a step advance switch 11 for confirming the start and end of each of the plurality of steps,
It is installed at a predetermined position of the work mechanism and constitutes an abnormality detecting means 12 together with the timer T, and a confirmation signal is sent from the step advance switch 11 for confirming the end of the process to the sequencer 10 within a standard work time in a certain process. If it is not input, an abnormal signal is output. The sequencer 10 is connected to an infrared type light projector 31 forming a part of the signal transmission means 30, and the light projector 31 emits light when the abnormal signal is output.

The carrier 3 is provided with a light receiver 32 which is paired with the infrared projector 31 at a position facing the infrared projector 31. Receiver
32 is connected to the control sequencer 33 of the carrier 3, and the control sequencer 33 is connected to the projector 34 facing the spinning machine SF3. The control sequencer 33 is programmed to control the operation of the carrier 3 and to cause the light emitter 34 to emit light immediately after the light receiver 32 receives the light emitted from the light emitter 31. In each spinning machine SF1, SF2 ..., a light receiver 35 forming a pair with the projector 34 is arranged at a position facing the projector 34, and connected to the machine sequencer PC1, PC2 ... of each spinning machine SF1, SF2. There is. Each machine sequencer PC1, PC2 ... Controls the operation of each spinning machine SF, and immediately outputs the abnormal signal to the centralized monitoring device 40 via the signal line 37 when the light receiver 35 confirms the light emission of the projector 34. Programmed to do so. Since the sequencer numbers “1” and “2” of each machine sequencer PC1, PC2 ... Correspond to the machine machine numbers of the spinning machines SF1, SF2 ... One-to-one, the abnormal signal indicates the machine sequencer PC1, PC2 ... Is output through the centralized monitoring device 40 as an abnormal signal corresponding to the sequencer number of the machine sequencer, in other words, the machine number of the spinning machine SF that is in contact. In this way, the signal transmission means 30 is an infrared type emitter / receiver 3
1, 32, a sequencer 33, an emitter, a light receiver 34, 35, each machine sequencer PC1, PC2 ... And a signal line 37.

Next, the centralized monitoring device 40 includes a data processing device 41 centered on a microcomputer, a clock 42 and a display 43. The data processing device 41 includes the spinning machines SF1, SF2 ...
Connected to each machine sequencer PC1, PC2, etc., collects the operating state data of each spinning machine, and based on that data, instructs the mobile automatic machine to the next spinning machine to be worked on,
The abnormality detection program shown in Fig. 2 is installed on each machine sequencer PC
1, PC2 ... are sequentially scanned and repeatedly executed. In the abnormality detection program, step 1 is an abnormal signal input discriminating means, and step 2 is a sequencer number reading means, and the machine sequencer number read at the time when the abnormal signal is input is read to connect the automatic machine 1 The reading means for reading the position of the automatic machine 1 is known. Also, step 3
Configures the display unit together with the display 43 by the display commanding means for the machine sequencer number, and when the abnormal signal is input, the machine number of the splicing machine spinning machine SF is immediately displayed on the screen. .

The data processing device 41 includes a trouble data memory 44, and an abnormal start time is input by an abnormal signal, an abnormal end time is released by canceling the abnormal signal due to recovery from the abnormal condition, and a spinning machine in which an abnormality has occurred by the clock 42, respectively. The machine number is stored together with the machine number, and at the same time, the number of times of occurrence of abnormality is counted and stored.

According to this structure, the working machine 4 is, for example, the spinning machine SF3.
When the work standard time is exceeded in a certain process during the work, the timer T corresponding to the process is timed up and the sequencer 10 outputs an abnormal signal. This abnormal signal causes the infrared projector 31 to emit light, and the receiver 32 of the carrier 3
Receives light. This signal is sent to the sequencer 33, transmitter, receiver 34,
35, the signal is transmitted to the centralized monitoring device 40 by being placed on the signal line 37 via the machine sequencer PC3. In the data processing device 41 of the centralized monitoring device 40, an abnormal signal from each machine base sequencer PC1, PC2 ... Is scanned and read in order from the machine base sequencer PC1, and when the signal from the machine base sequencer PC3 is read. Since an abnormal signal is input, the machine sequencer number "3" at that time is read (step 2) and the machine number is displayed on the display 43. Central monitoring device 40
By this display, the maintenance staff in front of will know the position of the working machine 4 in which the abnormality occurred as the machine number "3" of the spinning machine SF3. Therefore, even if you do not constantly visit the factory,
It is possible to immediately know the position of the working machine 4 that has an abnormality,
Abnormality countermeasures can be immediately implemented, and the operating rate of the work machine 4 is increased.

As described above, according to the device of the present invention, when an abnormality occurs in the working machine, an abnormality signal is output by the abnormality detecting means, and the abnormality signal is output from the working machine and the carrier, the carrier sequencer, It is transmitted to the machine base sequencer of the spinning machine via the light emitter / receiver between the carrier and the spinning machine, and further transmitted to the centralized monitoring device via the signal line. The sequencer number can be displayed as the position of the work machine that has output the error signal, and if the maintenance staff is monitoring the centralized monitoring device, the position of the work machine that has an error without patrol the factory Can be quickly known. In addition, the abnormal signal generated by the working machine that stops moving along the front of the spinning machine is transmitted via the signal transmission means configured by using the control sequencer originally owned by the carrier and the machine sequencer originally owned by the spinning machine. Since the abnormal signal is transmitted to the centralized monitoring device, the signal transmission means can be configured at low cost, and the sequencer number of the machine sequencer provided corresponding to each spinning machine is displayed as the position of the automatic machine. It is not necessary to separately provide a display member that displays the machine number.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of the devised device, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an abnormality detection program. SF1, SF2 ... Spinning machine, G ... Spinning machine group, T ... Timer, 1 ... Mobile automatic machine, 12 ... Abnormality detecting means, 3 ... Carrier, 4 ... Working machine, 30 ... Signal transmitting means, 31 ... Infrared type projector , 32 ... Photo receiver, 33 ... Control sequencer, 34 ... Emitter, 35 ... Photo receiver, 37 ... Signal line, 40 ... Centralized monitoring device, 43 ... Display, PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 ... Machine sequencer

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A carrier comprising a plurality of spinning machines, which runs and stops along the machine base end of a spinning machine, and is equipped with a working machine that stops the movement along the front surface of the spinning machine to perform work on the spinning machine. In the automatic automatic machine, the working machine is provided with an abnormality detecting means for outputting an abnormal signal when there is an abnormality in its own work,
A signal transmitting means for transmitting this abnormal signal to a separate centralized monitoring device, an emitter / receiver for transmitting the abnormal signal of the working machine to the carrier control sequencer, and the abnormal signal from the carrier control sequencer to the spinning machine machine. The transmitter / receiver for transmitting to the machine sequencer for controlling the machine, and the signal line connecting the machine sequencer and the centralized monitoring device are provided. And a display unit for displaying the sequencer number of the machine sequencer from which the abnormal signal is output as the position of the working machine when the abnormal signal is output. Abnormality notification device for mobile automatic machines.