TWM516736U - Injection machine man-machine interface application system - Google Patents

Description

Man-machine interface application system for injection machine

This creation is about a human-machine interface technology. In detail, it is a human-machine interface application system for injection machines.

The general injection molding equipment is commonly known as an injection machine or an injection molding machine, which is a plastic molding equipment, which uses a molding die to make thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic into various shapes of plastic products. A controller is provided on the existing injection molding apparatus to automatically operate the injection molding apparatus.

The injection molding machine is equipped with human-machine interaction (HMI), and its application systems are various, such as Process Control System (PCS) application system or Manufacturing Execution System (MES) application system.

In the injection molding workshop, the man-machine interface of the injection molding machine (HMI) is an application system provided by PCS manufacturers. It is mainly used to set program parameters and view monitoring data. However, such systems are closed, and third-party or other manufacturers cannot Develop special applications that customers need.

In the injection molding plant, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is becoming more and more common. It also requires an operation interface to process user input and display changes to monitor some data. For example, the user will select the MRP command. To execute production and choose Reasons for downtime (such as meetings, meals, repairs, etc.), and the immediate display of order progress.

When the above HMI application system is upgraded, the human machine interface usually needs to be down, updated, and restarted.

However, the application system of the HMI for injection molding equipment is closed. Therefore, if a user needs to use a special system and function, it is impossible to develop other systems by itself or to commission other system manufacturers to develop, thereby causing inconvenience to the user.

If you need to install MES systems developed by different manufacturers to make the injection molding equipment have different functions, you need to increase the number of HMIs. Therefore, too many human-machine interfaces require large installation space and communication between different systems is complicated and more important. In fact, users face different human-machine interfaces, which will have cumbersome operation problems, which indirectly affect the user's operation convenience.

Therefore, in view of the complexity of the current injection molding machine using different human-machine interfaces, the injection molding machine man-machine interface still has room for improvement for different manufacturers' applications, in particular, how to simply expand new applications. The program and the reduction of the complexity of the human-machine interface are technical problems that people in the technical field want to solve.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art, the present application proposes a human-machine interface application system, which enables a human-machine interface control device to use peripheral applications of different developers through a common platform concept.

The present invention provides a human-machine interface application system for an injection machine, which includes an application server, a storage peripheral application, and a human-machine interface. The surface control device is connected to the application server, and the human interface control device has a human-computer interaction interface. The human-computer interaction interface includes: a database for storing data executable by the human-machine interface control device; and a reading module for linking the database for an operator or an administrator to select data in the database; The module is linked to the database for the administrator to select the data in the database to adjust the data; and the update module is connected to the application server to download the peripheral application.

In the foregoing system, the peripheral application is an application developed by a different program developer.

In the aforementioned system, the application server system includes an HMI App Store platform.

In the foregoing system, the write module provides the administrator to adjust the data of the database.

In the foregoing system, the human-machine interface control device further has a controller for executing data in the database.

In the foregoing system, the human-computer interaction interface further includes an application library for storing the peripheral application downloaded by the update module. Further, the human interface control device further has a controller that executes the data in the database or the peripheral application of the application library.

In the foregoing system, the human-computer interaction interface further includes a permission module for the operator or the administrator to select his authority and perform login verification. For example, the human-computer interaction interface further includes a viewing module, so that the operator does not pass the login verification, and only provides the operator to view the operating state of the human-machine interface control device, and cannot select the data through the reading module. Information in the library.

In addition, in the foregoing system, the human-computer interaction interface further includes a management screen for the administrator and a work screen for the operator to use.

Compared with the prior art, the human-machine interface application system for the creation of the injection machine provides a human-machine interface control device to connect to the application server to download peripheral applications provided by different manufacturers, thereby achieving a single person. The machine interaction interface executes peripheral applications developed by different vendors.

Furthermore, the human-machine interface control device provides different permissions for the operator and the administrator, so that the administrator can download the required peripheral applications from the application server. In particular, the peripheral applications are developed by different vendors. It avoids the defects that need to be executed on different human-computer interaction interfaces because the peripheral applications are provided by different vendors, and can be executed on the single human-computer interaction interface of the creation, so that the convenience of the operator or the administrator can be improved.

1‧‧‧Human Machine Interface Control Equipment

10‧‧‧Users

100‧‧‧Admin

101‧‧‧Workers

11, 3‧‧‧ human-computer interaction interface

111, 311‧‧ ‧ database

112, 312‧‧‧ reading module

113, 313‧‧‧ write module

114, 314‧‧‧ update module

115‧‧‧Application Library

116‧‧‧Permissions Module

117, 317‧‧ ‧ inspection module

12, 32‧‧‧ controller

2‧‧‧Application Server

2’‧‧‧Program Developer

30‧‧‧Management screen

31‧‧‧Work screen

4‧‧‧HMI App Store Platform

400‧‧‧App Developer

9‧‧‧Injector

1 is a system architecture diagram of a first embodiment of a human-machine interface application system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a system architecture diagram of a second embodiment of the human-machine interface application system of the present invention; and FIG. It is a system architecture diagram of a third embodiment of the author's human interface application system.

The technical contents of the present invention will be described below by way of specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can easily understand the advantages and effects of the present invention by the contents disclosed in the present specification. However, the creation can also be implemented or applied by other different embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a system architecture diagram showing a first embodiment of the human interface application system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the human-machine interface application system is applied to the injection machine 9 , which includes: a human-machine interface control device 1 and an application server 2 connected to the human-machine interface control device 1 , and a human-machine interface control The device 1 is disposed at the use end for operation between the injection machines 9, and the application server 2 is disposed in the remote network, and the application server 2 stores at least one peripheral application.

The human-machine interface control device 1 has a human-machine interface 11 for providing communication control between the user 10 and the injection machine 9. The human-machine interface 11 includes a database 111, a reading module 112, a writing module 113, and an update. Module 114.

The database 111 stores the human interface control device 1 to manipulate the data of the injection machine 9, such as the control parameters of the controller 12. Specifically, when the user 10 purchases the human-machine interface control device 1 from the manufacturer, the human-machine interface control device 1 presets some built-in control data to be executed by the user 10.

The reading module 112 is for a user, such as an operator or an administrator, to select a built-in application in the database 111, that is, the reading module 112 provides a reading function, that is, an operator or an administrator can The data in the database 111 is read through the reading module 112.

The write module 113 is for the administrator to select the data in the database 111 to edit the data and store it back to the database 111. This module is only available to administrators (such as those with a password) and is not available to field operators. The administrator can select a built-in data through the write module 113, perform editing or modification on the data, and finally store the data back to the database 111. This provides administrators to internal The settings of the data are adjusted, especially when the execution requirements have changed. In addition, the write module 113 also provides the function of the administrator to add data to the database 111. Since the control parameters required for the injection machine 9 are often adjusted according to requirements, the administrator needs to appropriately add new control parameters to facilitate the operation of the injection machine 9.

The update module 114 is connected to the application server 2 so that the application server 2 can download new applications, such as peripheral applications. More specifically, peripheral applications are usually provided by different vendors. Different vendors will develop different applications according to the needs of users 10 or their products. Therefore, if the human interface control device 1 has other manipulation or operational requirements, A new application is usually loaded to meet the requirements, so the administrator can download the desired application from the application server 2 through the update module 114.

Furthermore, the peripheral application in the application server 2, except that it can be provided by the manufacturer, can also be developed by the program developer 2' and reviewed, for example, the program developer 2' can be developed according to the needs of the user 10 The application server, and the application server 2 can be similar to the store concept, displaying various types of applications after review, so that the administrator can obtain the required application from the manufacturer, and is not even limited to the application developed by the manufacturer.

The controller 12 can be used to control the execution of the human interface control device 1. Specifically, the controller 12 can obtain an instruction selected by the user 10 through the reading module 112, and the instruction can be from the built-in data of the database 111, and further execute the built-in data to control the operation of the injection machine.

In the specific implementation, the human interface application system of the creation can be applied to the note. On the man-machine interface of the press, the human-machine interface 11 accepts applications provided by different vendors, so that the user 10 can execute different application systems provided by various vendors using only a single human-machine interface.

Furthermore, the man-machine interface of the injection molding machine can be provided by the PCS system and the MES system. For example, the parameters of the injection molding machine can be set or the monitoring data can be viewed. Of course, the MES system can also be used for processing production instructions.

In addition, the application server 2 can be used as a common platform, and the administrator can download the application of the PCS manufacturer and the MES vendor, and the application required by the user 10 can be provided.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a system architecture diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the human interface application system of the present invention. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that some modules are added, and the other modules are substantially the same. Therefore, only the differences will be described below, and the details will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the human-machine interface 11 further includes an application library 115, a permission module 116, and a viewing module 117.

The application library 115 is used to store the peripheral applications downloaded by the update module 114. In order to compare the version and presence of the local application with the application server 2, the downloaded application can be stored in the application library 115 for management. Of course, to simplify the hardware architecture, the database 111 and the application library 115 can be integrated into the same storage database.

Moreover, the update module 114 can also be connected to the application server 2 to update the peripheral applications that have been downloaded to the application library 115. Briefly, the updateable module 114 can be automatically connected to the application server 2 to periodically check whether the downloaded peripheral application has a version update. If Yes, the peripheral applications that have been downloaded to the application library 115 can be updated by manual update or automatic update.

The rights module 116 provides the operator 101 or the administrator 100 to select their rights and perform login verification. In short, the rights module 116 provides a login verification function, so that the operator 101 (such as a field operator) and the administrator 100 (such as a supervisor or security personnel) have different rights, and thus when the device 1 is used to control the device 1 Will require identity selection. For example, if it is the administrator 100, it is necessary to further perform identity verification, such as using an account password or the like, thereby determining the identity and usage rights of the user 10.

The inspection module 117 is to provide the operator 101 to check the operation state of the human interface control device 1 when the operator 101 cannot perform the login verification by the authority module 116. However, if the login verification is completed, it indicates that the operator 101 has the authority to use the human interface control device 1, and the worker 101 can select the data in the database 111 through the reading module 112.

Therefore, in brief, the operator 101 can only enter the reading module 112 and the viewing module 117 to use the viewing and reading functions, and the administrator 100 can enter the reading module 112, the writing module 113, and the update module. The group 114 and the inspection module 117 and the like use functions such as viewing, reading, updating software, updating firmware, and modifying internal settings.

In addition, the controller 12 can obtain the instruction selected by the user 10 through the reading module 112, and the instruction can be from the built-in data of the database 111 or the peripheral application from the application library 115, and further execute the built-in data or Peripheral applications to control the operation of the injection machine.

Please refer to Figure 3 for the human interface application system of this creation. A system architecture diagram of the third embodiment. The present embodiment is an improvement of the above-described embodiment, and the functions of the respective modules are substantially the same. Therefore, only the differences will be described below, and the details will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, two different physical display screens are provided in the human-computer interaction interface 3, including the management screen 30 and the work screen 31.

The job screen 31 is used by a user (such as a worker) who is not able to change the internal setting of the human-machine interface 3, and thus such a user can only execute the view module 317 and the read module 312.

The management screen 30 is used by a user (such as an administrator) who can change the internal setting of the human-machine interaction interface 3 to execute the reading module 312, the writing module 313 (including the interface design function), and the update module 314 (including Update and download program features). The reading module 312 can read the selected information from the database 311, and the writing module 313 can also obtain the selected information from the database 311 and adjust the parameters.

In addition, the update module 314 refers to downloading a new application (Application, App for short) by the HMI App Store platform 4, that is, an App developed by the App Developer 400 or related vendors, and these App can be uploaded to the HMI App Store Platform 4 The administrator of the human interface 3 can download the desired app.

The application server 2 includes the HMI App store platform 4, so the human-machine interface 3 does not need to design the application library 115 to reduce the software, firmware and hardware space of the human-computer interaction interface 3.

As can be seen from the above, this creation constructs a human-machine interface application system that can be opened to third-party vendors to develop advanced or peripheral applications. All of them can run on the same personal computer interface, and through the establishment of the App Store platform, third-party vendors or other App developers can upload new applications. The App Store platform is an online store where apps can be purchased.

Therefore, compared with the prior art, the human interface application system of the present invention provides a human-machine interface to execute applications of different vendors. In particular, the human-machine interface control device can be connected to the application server to download new peripheral applications. Programs, which reduce the drawbacks of using only single-vendor applications.

Furthermore, through the different permissions of the operator and the administrator, only the administrator can download the peripheral application from the application server to reduce the damage of the injection machine caused by improper use of the operator, so the device is controlled based on the human-machine interface. Updating the module will increase the convenience of the operator or administrator.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and its effects, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the art can modify and change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation should be as listed in the scope of the patent application described later.

1‧‧‧Human Machine Interface Control Equipment

10‧‧‧Users

11‧‧‧Human Machine Interface

111‧‧‧Database

112‧‧‧Reading module

113‧‧‧Write module

114‧‧‧Update Module

12‧‧‧ Controller

2‧‧‧Application Server

2’‧‧‧Program Developer

9‧‧‧Injector

Claims (10)

A human-machine interface application system for an injection machine, comprising: an application server for storing a peripheral application; and a human-machine interface control device connected to the application server, the human-machine interface control device having one person The human-machine interaction interface includes: a database for storing data executable by the human-machine interface control device; and a reading module for linking the database for an operator or an administrator to select the database The data is written to the module for the administrator to select the data in the database to adjust the data; and the update module is connected to the application server to download the data. Peripheral application. The human-machine interface application system of claim 1, wherein the peripheral application is an application developed by a different program developer. The human interface application system of claim 1, wherein the application server comprises an HMI App store platform. The human interface application system of claim 1, wherein the write module provides the administrator to adjust the data of the database. The human-machine interface application system of claim 1, wherein the human-machine interface control device further has a controller for executing data in the database. The human-machine interface application system of claim 1, wherein the human-computer interaction interface further comprises an application library for storing the peripheral application downloaded by the update module. The human-machine interface application system of claim 6, wherein the human-machine interface control device further has a controller, and executes the data in the database or the peripheral application of the application library. The human-machine interface application system of claim 1, wherein the human-computer interaction interface further comprises a permission module, wherein the operator or the administrator selects its authority and performs login verification. The human-machine interface application system of claim 8, wherein the human-computer interaction interface further comprises a viewing module, so that the operator does not pass the login verification, and only provides the operator to view the human-machine interface control. The operating status of the device, and the data in the database cannot be selected through the reading module. The human-machine interface application system of claim 1, wherein the human-computer interaction interface further comprises a management screen for the administrator and a work screen for the operator.