KR100462057B1 - A Portable Type Controller Simulator For PLC Exercise - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable PLC training control simulator developed as a kit for teaching a programmable logic controller (PLC) for automatically controlling various control target plants, wherein the housing is divided into a control housing and a pneumatic equipment storage housing. It is formed in the form of a kit that can be connected by means of fastening and coupled by a locking device, so that it can be carried and stored in a folded state, and can be experimented in a deployed state. After installing the inside of the control panel, the control panel is covered and fixed. Therefore, instead of the compressor, an air pump is used to form a pneumatic source, which eliminates noise, and generates air pressure without power.In the pneumatic equipment storage housing, The drawer is provided with Pneumatic equipment can be leaded / drawn and attached to the surface of pneumatic equipment storage housing and attached to each part of hydraulic equipment, which is an experimental equipment. The experiment can be carried out while freely changing and maintaining the and directions. The controller of the controller housing is divided into pilot control, electrical control (using relays, timers, and counters), electronic control (using integrated circuits), control using a microprocessor, and PLC control.

Description

A Portable Type Controller Simulator For PLC Exercise

The present invention relates to a portable PLC training control simulator developed as a kit to educate a programmable logic controller (PLC) for automatically controlling various devices and equipment.

In more detail, the housing is divided into a controller housing and a pneumatic device storage housing, which can be folded, carried, stored, and deployed, and the controller housing is installed with a PLC and a pneumatic tank inside, and then the control panel is covered and fixed. In the pneumatic equipment storage housing, a drawer having a plurality of component compartments is provided for storage / drawal, but a magnetic metal plate is attached to the inner surface of the pneumatic equipment housing, and an experimental pneumatic device is attached to the magnetic metal plate of the pneumatic equipment housing. The purpose of this invention is to provide a portable PLC training control simulator that allows the experiment to be carried out while freely changing and maintaining the position on the magnetic metal plate by attaching a permanent magnet to the device plate of the experimental pneumatic equipment.

As the industry develops rapidly, almost all fields of work are made of automated processes, and various technologies and devices for automation processes are provided. As such, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is a representative technology required for automation processes in various industrial sites. ).

Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industrial control device that can be controlled by a program that adds a numerical operation function to a basic sequence control function.It is equipped with a sequence control, a feedback control, a digital control, and a communication function control function. It is a necessary core equipment necessary for various industrial equipment and factory automation by enabling comprehensive control by.

PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) can be put to practical use by precisely acquired technical knowledge, so there is an urgent need for education, and although this technical knowledge can be acquired by performing practical hands-on training, conventional devices There was no difficulty in the actual education because there is no education equipment (device) that can be used to perform the training.

In order to solve this problem to some extent, a proposal for domestic utility model registration No. 248766, "Automation Process Training Table", is known.

It is formed by a pair of profile poles and a support pole, which is a profile, but the base can be moved by mounting wheels before and after the bottom of each pole. Is fixed to the table, and the table is installed between the supports, and the component mounting plate is installed on the table so that the parts can be assembled and installed. Two control boxes are installed, and the experiment parts are attached to the parts attachment plate and the compressed air is supplied by a compressed air supply device such as a separate air compressor to perform the experiment.

In the conventional automated process training table configured and used as described above, the following problems are pointed out as disadvantages.

first. In the conventional automated process training table, because the support frame is a profile of weight and the table is installed thereon, it is bulky and heavy and has a problem that it cannot be carried. There was a problem that can not be conveyed easily, and because the compressed air is obtained by using a power unit such as an air compressor, there is a problem that the structure is complicated and the power for operating the power unit is wasted.

In addition, since the component mounting plate is designed to be attached (mounted), it can only be installed horizontally or vertically. Therefore, the attachment position and direction can be freely set according to the type and characteristics of the experimental component to be attached. There was a problem that could not be implemented, and once installed components were not only free to change the position and direction, but also had a problem that can not be easily changed.

The present invention is to provide an improved PLC training control simulator (kit) to solve the above problems.

The present invention divides the housing into a controller housing and a pneumatic device storage housing to be folded / expanded, the controller housing is installed inside the PLC and pneumatic tank and fixed to cover the control panel, a plurality of parts compartment in the pneumatic equipment storage The drawer is provided to be stored / withdrawn, but the magnetic metal plate is attached to the inner surface, and the magnetic metal plate of the parts housing to the experimental pneumatic equipment to be attached to the experiment plate, but to the apparatus plate of the experimental pneumatic equipment It is to provide a PLC training control simulator that allows permanent magnets to be attached and used to generate and supply compressed air by manual pneumatic pumps to operate artificially (powerless devices) for pneumatic systems and laboratory pneumatic equipment. There is a purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to divide the housing into a controller housing and a pneumatic device housing to form a kit type to be connected by a hinge and coupled by a locking device, so that it can be carried and stored in a folded state The present invention provides a control simulator for PLC education that allows experiments to be performed in a deployed state.

Another object of the present invention is to install a PLC and a pneumatic tank in the controller housing after the control panel is fixed and fixed, the pneumatic equipment storage housing is provided with a drawer having a plurality of parts compartment to be stored / withdrawn It is to provide a PLC training control simulator that attaches a magnetic metal plate to the inner surface and installs and wires an experimental device on the control panel and the magnetic metal plate to perform an experiment.

Another object of the present invention is to attach the experimental pneumatic equipment to the magnetic metal plate of the pneumatic equipment housing housing to perform the experiment, but by attaching a permanent magnet to the device plate of the experimental pneumatic equipment position and direction of the experimental pneumatic equipment in the magnetic metal plate To provide a control simulator for PLC education that allows experiments to be made while changing and maintaining the system freely.

The above and other objects of the present invention,

In the normal PLC training control simulator,

The housing 2 is formed of a controller housing 3 and a pneumatic equipment storage housing 4;

One side of the housing (2) is provided with a carrying handle (6) to carry and carry, and the base pad (9) attached to the bottom,

The controller housing 3 has a built-in ordinary PLC 20 and a pneumatic tank 21, a power connector 8 is installed on one side, the control panel 10 is fixed to the upper surface,

The control panel 10 fixedly installed on the upper surface of the controller housing 3 has a PLC confirmation hole 11 and a pneumatic installation hole 12 therethrough, and includes a power switch 13, a power supply port 14, and an input port unit ( 16) the output port section 15 is provided,

The pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) is provided with a plurality of parts compartment 32 is provided inside and a drawer 31 having a drawer handle 32 is fixed to the front to accommodate / withdraw;

The magnetic metal plate 30 is fixed to the surface of the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4,

It is provided with a conventional manual pneumatic pump 24 which can be artificially operated and the pressure gauge 25 is installed to supply compressed air to the pneumatic tank 21,

The apparatus plate 42 on which the experimental device 41 is installed is achieved by the portable PLC training control simulator 1, characterized in that the embedding of the permanent magnet 43 is included.

1 illustrates a portable PLC training control simulator according to the present invention.

An example perspective view.

2 is a state in which the portable PLC training control simulator according to the present invention is developed

Perspective view.

3 is an internal structure of a portable PLC training control simulator according to the present invention;

A perspective view showing the installation state.

4 is a portable PLC training control simulator used in the present invention

Partial sectional view showing an experimental pneumatic equipment.

5 is another of the portable PLC training control simulator according to the present invention

An illustration showing an embodiment.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1. PLC Educational Control Simulator 2. Housing

3. Pneumatic equipment storage housing 4. Control housing

6. Carrying handle 7. Locking device

10. Control panel 11. PLC confirmation

12. Pneumatic installation hole 13. Power switch

20.PLC 21.Pneumatic Tank

24. Pneumatic pump 30. Metal plate

31. Drawer 33. Drawer Handle

40. Pneumatic equipment for experiments 43. Permanent magnets

50. Supporting means

The above and other objects and features of the present invention will be more clearly understood by the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

1 to 5 show a specific implementation of the portable PLC training control simulator 1 according to the present invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 are the present invention 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an experimental pneumatic device used in the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

The portable PLC educational control simulator 1 according to the present invention has a housing 2 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is divided into a controller housing 3 and a pneumatic device storage housing 4, wherein the controller housing 3 and the pneumatic equipment The storage housing 4 is integrally formed or divided as shown, so that it can be folded and developed by connecting with a common hinge 5, and on the side of the controller housing 3 and the pneumatic device storage housing 4. Equipped with a conventional locking device (7) to lock in a folded state to maintain a coupled state, and easy to transport in the combined state by installing a carrying handle (6) on one side of the pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) I could do it.

Inside the controller housing 3, a pneumatic tank 21 equipped with a conventional PLC 20, a pneumatic supply connector 22, and a pneumatic discharge connector 23 is installed, and a control panel 10 on an outer surface (surface). ), And a power connector 8 was provided on the side to supply power to various experimental devices (devices) including the PLC 20.

In particular, the PLC 20 installed in the controller housing 3 may include pilot control, electric control using relays, timers, and counters, electronic control using integrated circuits, control using a microprocessor, PLC control, and the like. Any one of these is selectively installed and used.

The control panel 10 passes through the PLC confirmation hole 11 and the pneumatic installation hole 12, and controls the power switch 13, the power port portion 14, the input port portion 16, and the output port portion 15. By installing the PLC check hole (11) to check the PLC 20 installed therein, through the pneumatic installation hole 12, the pneumatic supply connector 22 and the pneumatic discharge connector of the pneumatic tank (21) 23 is exposed so that the experimental pneumatic hoses 26 and 27 described later can be easily assembled and installed, and the power port 14, the input port 16, and the output port 15 are experimented with. In order to connect the connection lines of the devices (devices), in particular, the power switch 13 is connected to the power connector 8 provided on the side to turn on / off the power supplied to various experimental devices including the PLC 20 To make it work.

The pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) is formed in the front to open the drawer 31 is provided with a plurality of parts compartment 32 and the drawer handle 33 is mounted on the front to accommodate the storage / withdrawal, Both side surfaces of the 31 and the inner side of the component housing 4 are provided with ordinary guide means 35, which are guide rails 36 and guide bars 37, to easily store / draw the drawer 31. On the upper surface (surface) of the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4, a magnetic metal plate 30 made of a conventional iron plate was fixedly installed.

The component chamber 32 of the drawer 31 installed in the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4 includes a manual pneumatic pump 24 for generating compressed air, the manual pneumatic pump 24, a pneumatic tank 21, and an experimental pneumatic equipment. Various equipment such as a pneumatic hose (26) (27) and a power line for interconnecting the (40) can be accommodated.

In the magnetic metal plate 30 fixed to the upper surface of the pneumatic device housing (4), an experimental device 41 such as a pneumatic cylinder can be detached from the experimental pneumatic device 40 installed on the device plate 42, the device plate Permanent magnet 43 is buried and fixed to the bottom of 42 so that the device plate 42 can be attached to the magnetic metal plate 30 of the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4.

5 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the portable PLC training control simulator 1 according to the present invention, so that the height of the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4 is formed high so that the plurality of drawers 31 can be installed up and down. In addition, by mounting the support means 50 on the side or bottom (bottom) of the controller housing (3) to maintain the controller housing (3) in the height and horizontal state of the pneumatic equipment storage housing (4), Except for the above, it was formed in the same manner as described above.

Hereinafter, the use state of the portable PLC training control simulator 1 according to the present invention will be described.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, after the controller housing 3 and the pneumatic device storage housing 4 of the portable PLC educational control simulator 1 are folded, the locking device 7 is released, and FIG. 2 and FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the control panel 10 and the magnetic metal plate 30 are developed to face upward.

The drawer 31 housed in the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4 using the drawer handle 33 with the controller housing 3 and pneumatic equipment storage housing 4 of the portable PLC training control simulator 1 deployed. And the pneumatic hoses 26 and 27 and various connection lines (wires), including the manual pneumatic pump 24 stored in the component chamber 32, from the withdrawn drawer 31, and then the drawer 31. Close).

The extracted manual pneumatic pump 24 is connected to the pneumatic supply connector 22 of the pneumatic tank 21 exposed by the pneumatic hose 26 to the pneumatic installation hole 12 of the control panel 10, and the pneumatic tank The pneumatic discharge connector 23 of (21) is connected to the experimental device 41 of the pneumatic pneumatic device 40 by using another pneumatic hose 27, the parts for housing the experimental pneumatic device 40 ( It is placed on the magnetic metal plate 30 of 4).

As described above, when the experimental pneumatic device 40 is placed on the magnetic metal plate 30 of the pneumatic device storage housing 4, the device plate 42 is formed by the magnetic force of the embedded permanent magnet 43. ) Is attached on, and in the attached state by using the force that overcomes the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 43 can move the experimental pneumatic device 40 to another position and can also change the direction.

In addition, by connecting a power plug (not specifically shown) to the power connector (8) of the controller housing (3) to supply electricity to the portable PLC training control simulator (1), the power port unit using a plurality of separate electric wires (14) connected to various experimental pneumatic equipment (40) so as to supply power, and connected to the power supply line to the input port unit 15 and the output port unit 16 to control the operation and output information do.

In this connection state, the power switch 13 is turned on and the manual pneumatic pump 24 is artificially operated to supply the compressed air to the experimental pneumatic device 40 through the pneumatic tank 21, and perform the experiment. Since the above experimental method is performed using the same method as the conventional method, a more detailed description will be omitted.

After completing the experiment as described above, remove the power plug from the power connector (8) to stop the supply of power, and after disconnecting the connection state, including the pneumatic pump (24) in which the connection state is released, the connection wire And after storing the various equipment in the component room 32 of the drawer 31, the drawer 31 is closed and stored.

The controller housing 3 and the pneumatic device storage housing are operated by operating the locking device 7 while the developed controller housing 3 and the pneumatic device storage housing 4 are folded as illustrated in FIG. 1 or 5. (4) to the unitary binding, and when the controller housing (3) and the pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) is bonded and bound as described above, the portable PLC training control simulator (1) according to the present invention is a carrying handle (6). It can be easily carried by holding the mobile.

As described above, the portable PLC educational control simulator according to the present invention is divided into a housing for a controller housing and a pneumatic device housing, and is formed in a kit type so that it can be connected by a hinge and coupled in a state of being bonded by a sacking device. It can be carried and stored in the opened state, and can be conducted in the deployed state.In the controller housing, after installing the PLC and the pneumatic tank inside, the control panel is covered and fixed so that various devices can be easily connected. In the pneumatic equipment storage housing, a drawer with a plurality of component compartments can be stored and withdrawn. A magnetic metal plate is attached to the surface of the component housing and a permanent magnet is attached to the device plate of the experimental pneumatic equipment where the experimental equipment is attached. Since buried, the magnetic force of permanent magnet Experiments can be performed while changing and maintaining the position and direction freely.

Claims (6)

The housing 2 is formed of a controller housing 3 and a pneumatic equipment storage housing 4; One side of the housing (2) is provided with a carrying handle (6) to carry and carry, and the base pad (9) attached to the bottom, In the controller housing 3, a conventional PLC 20 and a pneumatic tank 21 are installed, a power connector 8 is installed on one side, and a control panel 10 is fixed on the upper surface thereof. The control panel 10 fixedly installed on the upper surface of the controller housing 3 has a PLC confirmation hole 11 and a pneumatic installation hole 12 therethrough, and includes a power switch 13, a power supply port 14, and an input port unit ( 16: INPUT PORT) and an output port section (15: OUTPUT PORT) The pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) is provided with a plurality of parts compartment 32 is provided inside and a drawer 31 having a drawer handle 32 is fixed to the front to accommodate / withdraw; The magnetic metal plate 30 is fixed to the surface of the pneumatic equipment storage housing 4, It is provided with a conventional manual pneumatic pump 24 which can be artificially operated and the pressure gauge 25 is installed to supply compressed air to the pneumatic tank 21, Portable device training control simulator, characterized in that the device plate 42 is installed with the experimental device 41 is embedded with a permanent magnet (43). The method according to claim 1, wherein in the housing (2) the controller housing (3) and the pneumatic equipment storage housing (4) are formed, The controller housing (3) and the pneumatic device storage housing (4) is divided into the hinge 5 and the locking device 7 is provided to be folded, deployed and bound, characterized in that it comprises a Portable PI Educational Control Simulator. The method according to claim 2, wherein in the divided controller housing (3) and pneumatic equipment storage housing (4), The divided pneumatic appliance storage housing (4) is formed of a drawer 31 in multiple stages, The controller housing (3) is a portable PSI training control simulator, characterized in that it comprises a support supporting means (50) to maintain the horizontal state by compensating the height deviation with the pneumatic equipment storage housing (4). The method according to claim 1, wherein in the component storage housing (4), a drawer (31) is provided so that it can be stored / drawn out, On both sides of the drawer 31 and the inner side of the pneumatic device housing 4, the guide rails 36 and the guide bar 37, which are provided with the guide rails 37, are installed to allow storage and withdrawal. A portable PSI training control simulator. 2. The portable PSI training control simulator according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic metal plate (30) provided on the upper surface of the component housing (4) is an iron plate. The method according to claim 1, PLC 20 installed in the controller housing 3, A portable PSI training control simulator comprising one of pilot control, electrical control using relays, timers and counters, electronic control using integrated circuits, microprocessor control, and PLC control.