TWI786995B - Remote control method of section steel processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote control method for a section steel processing machine, which mainly uses a handheld device to wirelessly connect with the control system of a section steel processing machine through the network, and the handheld device is installed with an application software that can be connected to the control system of the section steel processing machine. It has an operation interface that can be displayed on the screen of the handheld device. The operation interface at least includes a call function block and a real-time monitoring processing function block. The processing function block can be used to instantly display the completion progress percentage of the current processing workpiece, the total progress percentage of batch processing, and the list of materials to be processed, and the list of materials to be processed is in order according to the discharge order of the steel on the rack of the steel processing machine The list is presented on the screen of the handheld device.

Description

Remote control method of section steel processing machine

The present invention relates to a control method of a section steel processing machine, in particular to a remote control method for a section steel processing machine capable of real-time monitoring of the processing status and remote control of the operation of the section steel processing machine.

By the way, shaped steel structures are often used as building materials in construction, and there are many types of shaped steel structures used in buildings. Therefore, before the shaped steel leaves the factory, it will be made into various cross-sectional sizes and specifications, and then according to the actual construction needs, through the shaped steel The processing machine performs processing items such as drilling and cutting.

Such as my country's No. M528219 "multi-saddle straddle type steel processing device" new patent application, China No. CN113400074 "H-shaped steel intelligent processing system" invention patent application and China No. CN110449623 "Multi-type rail multi-hole simultaneous processing device "Respectively disclosed that there is a section steel processing machine that can automatically process section steel. However, when the section steel processing machine provided by these patents is actually processed, the volume of the section steel itself and the section steel processing machine are quite large, resulting in the shape of the section steel. There is a long distance between the operation interface (such as the control panel) of the processing machine and the actual processing position of the section steel, so usually two people are required to communicate with each other to operate, or the operator must frequently go back and forth between processing and operation Observing the position of the interface not only reduces the processing efficiency, but also cannot deal with emergencies on the spot in real time; moreover, the section steel processing machines provided by these patents do not have the ability to display the materials to be processed in real time. It is more difficult to grasp the actual processing progress in real time due to the function of the specification, list and processing progress of the parts.

In view of this, how to solve the above-mentioned problems is the primary subject to be solved by the present invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a remote control method for a steel processing machine, which has the functions of real-time monitoring of the processing status and remote control of the operation of the steel processing machine.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a remote control method for a section steel processing machine, which uses a handheld device to wirelessly connect with the control system of a section steel processing machine through the network. The handheld device is equipped with a corresponding connection line to enter the section steel processing The application software of the control system of the machine, the application software has an operation interface that can be displayed on the screen of the handheld device, the operation interface at least includes a call function block and a real-time monitoring processing function block, wherein: the call function The block is used to open a tool magazine option and a spindle tool change option respectively. The tool magazine option is used to display the status of multiple tool magazines on the steel processing machine and the specification information of the tools on each tool magazine. The spindle tool change option It is used to display multiple switching control icons corresponding to the number of spindles on the section steel processing machine, and a tool release control button and a broach control button can be used to control the corresponding spindle to perform the selected action; the real-time monitoring The processing function block is used to instantly display the completion progress percentage of the current processing workpiece of the section steel processing machine, the total progress percentage of batch processing, and the list of materials to be processed, and the list of materials to be processed is based on the section steel on the rack of the section steel processing machine The discharge order is presented on the screen of the handheld device in a sequential list.

Preferably, the shaped steel processing machine has a material feeding mechanism, the material feeding mechanism has a plurality of parallel and spaced rails, and a material preparation area and a material feeding area are sequentially defined along the extending direction of each of the rails, and Each of the rails is provided with a platform that can be used to slide the steel section along the rail. The control system of the section steel processing machine is used to control the moving distance of the platform along the rail, and between the rails One side is provided with a liftable block, which will relatively stop the section steel from sliding when the block is raised, so as to position the section steel at a starting position, so that the control system of the section steel processing machine can be based on the starting position, And according to the workpiece size information corresponding to the section steel, calculate the moving distance of the carrier from the preparation area to the feeding area The calling function block further includes an entrance equipment option, which is used to display a stopper control button that can control the lifting position of the stopper and a carrier control button that controls the movement of the carrier.

Preferably, the shaped steel processing machine further has a feeding mechanism, which is used to push the shaped steel located in a feeding area into the shaped steel processing machine for processing, the feeding mechanism has a feeding arm that can move up and down, the The feeding arm has a front gripper and a collet arranged opposite to the front gripper, the front gripper and the chuck are respectively used to clamp the profiled steel, and the control system of the profiled steel processing machine can be used to control the feeding arm along a Adjustment and movement of the clamping position of the section steel in the up and down direction, and the calling function block further includes a feeding arm option, which is used to display the clamp control button and the user interface that can control the front clamp and the chuck respectively. Move the control button to adjust the clamping position of the feeding arm.

Preferably, the section steel processing machine further has a discharge mechanism, which is used to output the processed section steel, and the discharge mechanism has a stopper for positioning the section steel and a roller and a carrier for conveying the section steel , and the control system of the section steel processing machine can be used to control the action of the block, the carrier and the roller, and the calling function block further includes an exit equipment option, which is used to display that the block can The block control button for controlling the lifting position, the stage control button for controlling the movement of the stage, and the roller control button for controlling the movement of the roller.

Preferably, the operation interface further has a real-time monitoring machine function block, and the real-time monitoring machine function block is used to display in real time the start-up time of the section steel processing machine, the cumulative processing amount, the tool wear rate of each spindle and the working The oil consumption rate, and the tool wear rate and working oil consumption rate of each spindle are graphically displayed on the screen of the handheld device.

The above objects and advantages of the present invention can be easily understood from the detailed description of the following selected embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

1: Handheld device

11: Summon function block

111: Tool magazine option

112:Spindle tool change option

113:One key reset option

114:Entry equipment option

115: Feed arm option

116: Export equipment option

12: Real-time monitoring of processing function blocks

13: Real-time monitoring machine functional blocks

2: Section steel processing machine

21: Control system

22: Spindle

31: Feeding mechanism

32: track

33: Preparation area

34: Feeding area

35: section steel

36: Carrier

361: hook

37: Block

38: rack

41: Feeding mechanism

42: Feeding arm

43: Front clamp

44: Chuck

51: Discharging mechanism

52: Block

53:Roller

54: Carrier

A: Graphic block

B: switch control icon

C: Knife release control button

D: Broach control button

E, I: block control button

F, J: stage control buttons

G: Fixture control button

H: Move control buttons

J, K: scroll wheel control button

O: starting position

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the section steel processing machine applied in the present invention on the processing inlet side.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation interface of the handheld device of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the calling function block of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation screen of the tool magazine option of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of tool specification information in the tool magazine option of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation screen of the spindle tool change option of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the action of the stopper of the feeding mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the operation screen of the entrance device option of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic top view of the feeding mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the operation screen of the feeding arm option of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the section steel processing machine applied in the present invention on the processing exit side.

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the operation screen of the export equipment option of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the real-time monitoring processing functional block of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the functional block of the real-time monitoring machine of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. The remote control method of a steel processing machine provided by the present invention mainly uses a handheld device 1 to wirelessly connect with the control system 21 of a steel processing machine 2 through the network. The control system 21 of the processing machine 2 can be installed in the section steel processing machine 2 by a program software or firmware, so that the control system 21 of the section steel processing machine 2 can pass preset/defined control commands and processing material information To control the relevant processing equipment (such as the main shaft 22, the feeding mechanism 31, the discharging mechanism 41, etc.) of the steel processing machine 2 to perform corresponding actions, and the handheld device 1 is equipped with a device that can be connected to the steel processing machine correspondingly. The application software (APP) of the control system, preferably, the handheld device 1 can be controlled by a smart phone, a flat board and other electronic devices with network function and touch screen, after the handheld device 1 and the control system 21 of the steel processing machine 2 are connected through the network information, the user can use the handheld device 1 to remotely Issue a control command to the section steel processing machine 2, and as shown in Figure 2, the application software has an operation interface that can be displayed on the screen of the handheld device 1, and the operation interface includes at least a calling function block 11, a A real-time monitoring processing functional block 12 and a real-time monitoring machine functional block 13 .

As shown in Figure 3, when the user clicks on the call function block 11, a tool magazine option 111, a spindle tool change option 112, a one-key reset option 113, an entry device option 114, and a feeding arm option can be opened respectively. 115 and an export equipment option 116, wherein: as shown in the 4th figure, when using this to click on the tool magazine option 111, the status of multiple tool magazines on the corresponding section steel processing machine 2 can be displayed in real time, and can be clicked separately The graphic block A corresponding to each tool magazine further displays the specification information of the tools on each tool magazine (as shown in Figure 5), so that users can know the information of the tools installed in each tool magazine in real time. As shown in Figures 1, 3, and 6, after clicking on the spindle tool change option 112, it can be used to display a plurality of switching control icons B that can respectively correspond to the number of spindles 22 on the section steel processing machine 2, and can be controlled by one. The tool release control button C and a broach control button D are used to control the corresponding spindle 22 to perform the selected action, so that the user can directly click the corresponding control button on the handheld device 1 according to the actual situation on site. In order to achieve the effect of remote control and real-time tool change. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the user can also remotely control all the spindles 22 on the section steel processing machine 2 to return to a preset origin position by clicking the one-key return option 113 .

Furthermore, as shown in Figures 1 and 7, in this embodiment, the section steel processing machine 2 has a feeding mechanism 31 on its processing inlet side, and the feeding mechanism 31 has a plurality of rails 32 arranged in parallel and spaced apart. , and along the extension direction of each of the rails 32, a material preparation area 33 and a material feeding area 34 are sequentially defined, and each of the rails 32 is respectively provided with a carrier for the carrying section steel 35 to slide along the rail 32 36, the control system 21 of the section steel processing machine 2 is used to control the moving distance of the carrier 36 sliding along the track 32, and a liftable stopper 37 is provided on one side of each track 32, and the stopper 37 Will relatively stop this section steel 35 slippage when rising, to locate this The profiled steel 35 is at an initial position O, so that the control system 21 of the profiled steel processing machine 2 can use the initial position O as the basis, and calculate the carrier 36 from the material preparation area 33 to the subsequent location according to the workpiece size information corresponding to the profiled steel. The moving distance of the feeding area 34, and its actual operation, as shown in Figure 7, is placed on the section steel 35 on the material rack 38 next to the track 32 to pass through a hook 361 at the end of the carrier 36, so that When the carrier 36 slides towards the feeding area 34, it can relatively drag the profiled steel 35 to move to the initial position O along the rack 38, and as shown in Figure 8, after clicking on the inlet equipment option 114, Then it can be used to display the block control button E that can control the lifting position of the block 37 and the stage control button F that controls the movement of the stage 36, so that the user only needs to use the hand-held device 1 to Adjust the relevant settings in the feeding process to meet the actual feeding situation, and have the effect of quickly eliminating errors and solving problems immediately.

Also as shown in Figures 1, 7, and 9, in this embodiment, the shaped steel processing machine 2 further has a feeding mechanism 41, and the feeding mechanism 41 is used to push the shaped steel located in the feeding area 34 to the shaped steel for processing Processing in the machine 2, the feeding mechanism 41 has a feeding arm 42 that can move up and down, the feeding arm 42 has a front clamp 43 and a chuck 44 that is oppositely configured with the front clamp 43, the front clamp 43 and The chuck 44 can choose a clamping section steel 35, and the clamping direction of the front clamp 43 and the clamp is perpendicular to each other. It is in the form of a horizontal clamp, so that different opening directions can be provided to meet the shapes of different specifications of steel shapes, and the control system 21 of the steel processing machine 2 can be used to control the feeding arm 42 to carry out the clamping position of the steel 35 in an up and down direction As shown in Figure 10, when the feeding arm option 115 is clicked, the clamp control button G which can control the front clamp 43 and the chuck 44 respectively and is used to adjust the feeding arm is displayed. 42 The movement control button H of the gripping position, and then the actual gripping position error of the feeding arm 42 can be adjusted in real time.

Then please refer to Fig. 11, the section steel processing machine 2 has a discharge mechanism 51 on its processing outlet side, and the discharge mechanism 51 is used to output the processed section steel 35. In fact, the transmission mechanism of the discharge mechanism 51 Basically the same as the feeding mechanism 41, the discharging mechanism 51 has a block 52 for positioning the profiled steel 35 and a roller 53 and a carrier 54 for conveying the profiled steel 35, and the control system 21 of the profiled steel processing machine 2 available To control the action of the stopper 52, the carrier 54 and the roller 53, as shown in Figure 12, when the export equipment option 116 is clicked, it is displayed that the lifting position of the stopper 52 of the discharge mechanism 51 can be adjusted. The stopper control button I controlled, the stage control button J capable of controlling the movement of the stage 54, and the roller control button K capable of controlling the movement of the roller 53 are provided for the user to pass through the hand-held device 1 equally. The relevant settings in the material process are adjusted to conform to the actual material output situation, and it also has the effect of quickly eliminating errors and solving problems in real time.

In addition, when the user clicks on the real-time monitoring and processing function block 12 displayed on the operation interface, as shown in FIG. 13, it can be used to display the completion progress percentage of the current processing workpiece of the section steel processing machine 2, the batch processing total, etc. The progress percentage and the list of materials to be processed are presented on the screen of the handheld device 1 in sequence according to the discharge order of the steel on the rack 38 and the track 32 of the steel processing machine 2 . As shown in Figure 14, the real-time monitoring machine function block 13 can be clicked by the user to instantly display the start-up time of the section steel processing machine 2, the cumulative amount of processing, the tool wear rate of each spindle 22, and the operating oil. The consumption rate, and the tool wear rate and working oil consumption rate of each spindle 22 are graphically displayed on the screen of the handheld device 1 respectively.

And the remote control method of the section steel processing machine provided by the present invention is to connect the information of the control system 21 of the section steel processing machine 2 through the handheld device 1, so that the user can directly use the remote control method through the operation interface on the handheld device 1. Control the section steel processing machine 2 to perform corresponding feeding, processing or discharging actions. In this way, even if the section steel processing machine 2 and the section steel 35 to be processed are bulky, the user can still observe each processing process (feeding, processing, etc.) nearby. processing or discharging), and directly use the corresponding control buttons on the hand-held device 1 to perform real-time setting and adjustment without returning to the control panel of the section steel processing machine 2 for operation. It can also be operated directly beside the corresponding mechanism during adjustment, which can effectively avoid operational errors, so that the remote control method of the section steel processing machine provided by the present invention has the ability to directly and quickly process Or the status of the machine is adjusted and the effect of error elimination.

Moreover, the remote control method of the section steel processing machine provided by the present invention can be further real-time grasped by clicking the real-time monitoring processing function block 12 and the real-time monitoring machine function block 13 on the operation interface. The specification, list and processing progress of the materials to be processed also have the function of monitoring the processing progress or machine status in real time.

However, the disclosure of the above embodiments is only used to illustrate the present invention, not to limit the present invention, so any changes in numerical values or replacement of equivalent elements should still fall within the scope of the present invention.

To sum up, when it can make those who are familiar with this technology understand that the present invention can clearly achieve the above-mentioned purpose, it actually complies with the provisions of the Patent Law, so the application is filed according to the law.

1: Handheld device

2: Section steel processing machine

21: Control system

22: Spindle

31: Feeding mechanism

32: track

35: section steel

36: Carrier

41: Feeding mechanism

42: Feeding arm

Claims (6)

A remote control method for a section steel processing machine, which uses a hand-held device to wirelessly connect with the control system of a section steel processing machine through the network, and the handheld device is installed with an application software that can be connected to the control system of the section steel processing machine. The application software has an operation interface that can be displayed on the screen of the handheld device, and the operation interface at least includes a calling function block and a real-time monitoring and processing function block, wherein: The calling function block is used to open a tool magazine option and a spindle tool change option respectively. The tool magazine option is used to display the status of multiple tool magazines on the steel processing machine and the specification information of the tools on each tool magazine. The spindle The tool change option is used to display multiple switching control icons that can respectively correspond to the number of spindles on the section steel processing machine, and a tool release control button and a broach control button can be used to control the corresponding spindle to perform the selected action; The real-time monitoring and processing function block is used to instantly display the completion progress percentage of the current processing workpiece of the section steel processing machine, the total progress percentage of batch processing and the list of materials to be processed, and the list of materials to be processed is based on the material rack of the section steel processing machine The discharge sequence of the section steel on the screen is presented on the screen of the handheld device in sequence. The remote control method of the section steel processing machine as described in claim item 1, wherein, the calling function block further has a one-key reset option for the user to control all on the section steel processing machine by clicking the one-key return option. All spindles return to one of the preset origin positions. The remote control method for a section steel processing machine as described in Claim 1, wherein the section steel processing machine has a feeding mechanism, and the feeding mechanism has a plurality of parallel and spaced rails, and along the extending direction of each rail The sequence is defined to form a material preparation area and a material feeding area, and on each of the rails, a platform for carrying the section steel to slide along the track is respectively provided. The control system of the section steel processing machine is used to control the platform along the rail. The moving distance of the rail sliding, and a liftable stopper is provided on one side of each track. When the stopper is raised, it will relatively stop the section steel from sliding, so as to position the section steel at an initial position, so that the section steel The control system of the processing machine can calculate the moving distance of the carrier from the preparation area to the feeding area based on the starting position and the workpiece size information corresponding to the section steel, and the calling function block is updated. An entrance equipment option is included, and the entrance equipment option is used to display a stopper control button that can control the lifting position of the stopper and a stage control button that controls the movement of the carrier. The remote control method for a profiled steel processing machine as described in Claim 1, wherein the profiled steel processing machine further has a feeding mechanism, and the feeding mechanism is used to push the profiled steel located in a feeding area into the profiled steel processing machine for processing, The feeding mechanism has a feeding arm that can move up and down. The feeding arm has a front clamp and a chuck that is opposite to the front clamp. The front clamp and the chuck are used to clamp the section steel respectively, and the section steel The control system of the processing machine can be used to control the feeding arm to adjust and move the steel clamping position in an up and down direction, and the calling function block further includes a feeding arm option, and the feeding arm option is used to display the available options for the front A clamp control button for controlling the clamp and the chuck and a movement control button for adjusting the clamping position of the feeding arm. The remote control method for a section steel processing machine as described in claim 4, wherein the section steel processing machine further has a discharge mechanism for outputting the processed section steel, and the discharge mechanism has a function for positioning the section steel The stopper, the roller and the carrier used to transport the steel, and the control system of the steel processing machine can be used to control the movement of the stopper, the carrier and the roller, and the calling function block also includes an export equipment option, The exit equipment option is used to display a block control button that can control the lifting position of the block, a stage control button that can control the movement of the carrier, and a roller control button that can control the movement of the roller. The remote control method of the section steel processing machine as described in claim 1, wherein, the operation interface further has a real-time monitoring machine function block, and the real-time monitoring machine function block is used to display the start-up time of the section steel processing machine in real time , processing cumulative amount, tool wear rate and working oil consumption rate of each spindle, and the tool wear rate and working oil consumption rate of each spindle are graphically displayed on the screen of the handheld device.

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