JPH0759223A - Portable operating unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow operation without requiring any external cable by providing a slave station side radio transmitter/receiver for receiving operational conditions or a selective operating point from a master station side radio transmitter/receiver or transmitting a machine selection signal and an operational command or an operation execution signal to the master station side radio transmitter/receiver. CONSTITUTION:Operating conditions or a selective operating point is displayed on a screen 2 and an objective screen or machine is selected. A machine selection signal and an operational command are then delivered on a keyboard 3 and a machine is displayed on the screen 2 using a cursor 9. Subsequently, the cursor 9 is shifted on a touch board 4 and an operation execution command is delivered to an objective machine from an operating board 5. Operating conditions or a selective operating point is received from a master station side radio transmitter/receiver or a machine selection signal and an operational command or an operation execution command is transmitted to the master station side radio transmitter/receiver from a slave station side radio transmitter/receiver. This constitution allows operation without requiring any external cable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable operating device used for on-site operation of general industrial plant equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a machine side operation panel has been fixedly installed at a predetermined position of a plant, and a predetermined operation can be performed by an operation article attached to the operation panel. In addition, it was necessary to wire a signal cable to the machine side operation panel in proportion to the number of predetermined operation supplies.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Due to the hardware operation article, the operation panel itself becomes considerably large and the operation space is sandwiched,
Since it is fixedly installed at the site, it may be contaminated by dust, gas, etc. and cause troubles, and monitoring equipment such as meters and lamps are limited due to the cost and space of hardware equipment. Was becoming. Further, the operation specifications for the operation article (which means the operation target equipment and the movement of the target equipment) have been determined as described above.

Further, it is necessary to wire the signal cable in proportion to the number of the operation articles. The present invention includes a screen, a keyboard, and a wireless transmission / reception device that receives driving condition data from a distant controller and transmits an operation signal to a distant controller, enables predetermined operations, and provides operator guidance,
An object of the present invention is to provide a portable operation device having an alarm message function, capable of adding or changing operation specifications, and being operable without an external cable.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable operating device of the present invention selects a screen for displaying an operating condition or a selected operation portion, a screen or a device to be operated, and outputs a device selection signal of the device and a driving operation command. A portable operating device including a keyboard for outputting, a cursor displayed on the screen to indicate a device, a touch board for moving the cursor up and down, left and right, and an operation board for outputting an operation execution command to the device to be operated. In the above, a station side wireless transmission device for receiving an operation status or a selected operation location from the master station side wireless transmission / reception device or transmitting a device selection signal and a driving operation command or an operation execution command to the master station side wireless transmission / reception device is provided. It is characterized by

[0006]

In the portable operating device of the present invention, the operating status or the selected operating position is displayed on the screen, the screen or the device to be operated is selected, and the device selection signal of the device and the operation command are output by the keyboard, Display the device on the screen with the cursor, move the cursor left and right up and down with the touch board, output the operation execution command from the operation board to the device to be operated, and receive the operating status or selected operation location from the wireless transmitter-receiver on the master station side Alternatively, the pre-station side wireless transmission / reception device transmits a device selection signal and a driving operation command or an operation execution command to the master station side wireless transmission / reception device.

[0007]

Next, an embodiment of the portable operating device of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a screen for displaying a driving situation or selected operation points, 3 denotes a keyboard for selecting an operation target screen or device, outputting a device selection signal of the device and a driving operation command, and 9 denotes a screen 2. A touch panel for moving the cursor 9 up, down, left and right, 5 an operation board for outputting an operation execution command to the equipment to be operated, and 6 a driving status or selection operation from the master station side wireless transceiver. It is a slave station side wireless transmitter-receiver that receives a location or transmits a device selection signal and a driving operation command or an operation execution command to the master station side wireless transmitter-receiver. A screen 2 for displaying operation points, and a key attached to the carrying case 1 for selecting a device to be operated and selecting a driving operation command. A board 3, touchpad 4 for moving the cursor 9 on the screen horizontally and vertically
And an operation board 5 that outputs an operation execution command to the operation target device, and a radio that receives data for displaying the operation status on the screen 2 and sends out the operation target device and the operation operation command and the operation execution command. The portable operating device comprises a transceiver device and a fixed transceiver device paired with the wireless transceiver device.

That is, the screen 2 is attached to the carrying case 1 so as to be openable and closable and displays the operating status and selected operation points, and the keyboard attached to the carrying case 1 is used to select a device to be operated and to select a driving operation command. Three
A touch board 4 for moving a cursor on the screen 2 up and down, left and right, an operation board 5 for outputting an operation execution command to an operation target device, an operation target device, a driving operation command, and an operation execution command, and 1 shows a portable operating device including a wireless transmission / reception device 6 for receiving operation status data and a fixed-side wireless transmission / reception device 7 paired with the wireless transmission / reception device 6. The operating device is portable, and the screen 2 and the keyboard 3 are provided on the surface of the operating device.
The size is the size of a laptop computer with a built-in battery that can be seen in the world, and the fixed wireless transmitter / receiver 7 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the portable operating device and connecting to the controller is built in the field. A station 8 is provided.

Since it is not necessary to always leave the site, there is no problem of contamination. The small size does not limit the operation space. The operation device paired with the fixed station 8 shown in FIG. 2 is basically an operation device having a predetermined operation specification necessary for operating equipment around the fixed station 8, and this operation device always has the operation specification. This is to prevent it from becoming unwieldy because it is necessary to input the operation specifications each time it is used in normal operation if it is left undefined.
If you want to change or add specifications to the predetermined operation specifications, input the specified equipment name and its operation specifications (forward, backward, etc.) on the screen using the keyboard 3 and the touch-operable screen. Can be done by By doing this, it is possible to perform abnormal operations that were not planned at the time of planning.

Since the signal exchange between the portable operation panel and the fixed station is wireless, the signal cable becomes uneasy and the movable range of the operator is expanded.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, for example, the roll 11,
In the case of moving the 12, 13, and 14 inching, a switch is used in the conventional operation panel, but in the operation panel according to the present embodiment, the number or name of the fixed station 8 is input to a predetermined fixed station 8 and the The normal operation target equipment assigned to the station is displayed on the screen of the screen 2. The roll you want to operate here 1
The roll can be moved by touching 1, 12, 13, 14 and operating the keys on the keyboard 3. If you want to move only one roll, touch only that roll and select it. If this is done with the conventional operation panel, the selection switch must be assigned in advance. If it is necessary to move the roll next to the roll that is not displayed on the screen due to an abnormal operation, enter the roll name or code number you want to move from the screen, and then operate the roll. By inputting "motion", rolls 11, 12, 13, 14
Can be moved with.

[0012]

With the operating device according to the present invention, not only is it possible to operate in a small space incomparable to conventional ones, but also the operating functions such as monitoring, operation guidance, and display of a failure message are improved, and the operation is stable and quick. Operation becomes possible without being aware of the restrictions on the operation place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable operating device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fixing station.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a screen of the operating device of FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 screen 3 keyboard 4 touch board 5 operation board 6 wireless transceiver (moving side)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A screen for displaying operating conditions or selected operation points, a keyboard for selecting an operation target screen or device and outputting a device selection signal of the device and a driving operation command, and a screen displayed on the screen for displaying In a portable operating device comprising a cursor for pointing a device, a touch board for moving the cursor up and down, left and right, and an operating board for outputting an operation execution command to the device to be operated, A slave station side wireless transmission / reception device that receives the operation status or the selected operation location, or transmits the device selection signal and the operation operation command or the operation execution command to the master station side wireless transmission / reception device, Portable operating device.