WO2012066020A2 - Control device having multi-touch functionality - Google Patents

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WO2012066020A2
WO2012066020A2 PCT/EP2011/070218 EP2011070218W WO2012066020A2 WO 2012066020 A2 WO2012066020 A2 WO 2012066020A2 EP 2011070218 W EP2011070218 W EP 2011070218W WO 2012066020 A2 WO2012066020 A2 WO 2012066020A2
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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    • G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
    • G05B19/409—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
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    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/76—Measuring, controlling or regulating
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    • G06F2203/04104—Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger

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  • the invention relates to a control device of a plastic processing machine, in particular an injection molding machine.
  • a control device usually comprises an operating unit with a screen, and a computer, in particular an industrial PC.
  • the operating unit forms a human-machine interface, also called human machine interface HMI, and serves to enter and display data.
  • HMI human machine interface
  • Various measures are known for entering data or for navigating the various levels of the programs available.
  • a screen with a touch surface also called a touch screen, can be used, whereby inputs can be made by touching the touch surface.
  • pointing devices may be provided, such as cursor keys, mouse, trackball, touchpad, scroll wheel and joystick.
  • Control devices of plastic processing machines are known in various designs from the prior art.
  • WO2009 / 053231A1 a control device of an injection molding machine is known, in which an operating unit is provided, which has a screen with a touch surface.
  • Applicant's WO2007 / 025396A1 and WO2008 / 071669A1 disclose control devices of injection molding machines in which haptic keys are provided on a screen of the operating unit.
  • an image area on the graphical user interface of a screen can be easily increased by an operator to a convenient size, for example by tearing two fingers apart until the operator to be processed area has reached the desired size.
  • a convenient size for example by tearing two fingers apart until the operator to be processed area has reached the desired size.
  • more information can be accommodated on one screen page and nevertheless a part to be machined can be selected by means of an enlargement which is easy to accomplish.
  • Other multi-touch functionalities such as scrolling, scrolling and so on are also possible.
  • An operator can use the multi-touch properties or multi-touch functionalities with the fingers of one hand or with the fingers of both hands.
  • control element with the multi-touch functionality can be designed as a multi-touch screen and / or as a multi-touch pad.
  • a multi-touch screen i.
  • a touch screen with multi-touch properties or with multi-touch functionalities is characterized by the fact that several simultaneous touches of the touch surface are detected.
  • Multi-touch screens are known per se from the prior art, for example in connection with smartphones. Further technical details of the multi-touch screen are described in WO2005 / 1 14369A2.
  • a multi-touch pad is a well-known touchpad, as it is for example in notebooks, but the touchpad has multi-touch properties.
  • a multi-touch pad is also characterized by the fact that several simultaneous touches of the touch surface of the touchpad are detected.
  • the injection molding machine and possibly the periphery can be programmed and operated in a simple manner.
  • the control element with multi-touch functionality can also be used for process optimization, process monitoring, production and quality monitoring as well as troubleshooting.
  • the control element with multi-touch functionality is designed as a multi-touch screen.
  • the specialist literature also refers to a multi-touch panel.
  • a multi-touch pad can also be provided as an operating element according to the invention.
  • the operating unit comprises a tablet PC and that the tablet PC has a multi-touch screen and / or a multi-touch pad.
  • the tablet PC can be detachably connected to the control unit.
  • the tablet PC can be worn anywhere on the room and around the injection molding machine. It can also be provided various receiving points on the machine.
  • the programming of the production process or the programming of the course of an injection molding cycle by means of the tablet PC offline, ie remote from the machine take place.
  • a suitably programmed tablet PC is connected to the intended machine and synchronized.
  • the tablet PC can be inserted into the operating unit, where it can initially remain for the further operation of the injection molding machine.
  • the tablet PC can be removed from the control unit again, for example, for maintenance or for process optimization. Subsequently, a new synchronization can take place.
  • the communication between the operating unit and the tablet PC can take place via a radio connection, such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.1 1 or another radio connection. From the tablet PC, the machine to be used can be uniquely addressed. For this purpose, an adjustment function on the machine or on the operation can be used.
  • FIG. 1 shows a highly schematic representation of a machine such as an injection molding machine 1 and an operating unit 10 of a known control device of the machine.
  • the other components of the control device such as in particular an industrial PC are usually housed in a separate control cabinet.
  • the industrial PC is connected to the operating unit 10 and its components via suitable data lines.
  • the operating unit 10 is functionally divided into three modules 2, 4 and 5.
  • the lowest module 5 has - as can be seen in Figure 2 - via a keyboard input 6 for the numerical input of parameter values, a trackball 1 1 and direct jump buttons 12.
  • the top module 2 has a flat screen or a keypad 19, on the Membrane keys 22 and screen or symbol fields 23 are arranged. These membrane keys 22 serve to trigger various actions (e.g., production control, manual driving of various axes, etc.).
  • the membrane keys 22 can be designed as haptile keys with a so-called crack-frog effect, as is known from WO2008 / 071669A1 of the Applicant.
  • the middle module 4 has a receiving station 3 for a tablet PC 13 or is designed as a recording station for a tablet PC 13.
  • the dashed representation of the icons 7 on the module 4 is intended to illustrate that the tablet PC 13 is detached from the operating unit 10 or the receiving station 3 and is held by an operator 8 in the hands. Therefore, the icons 7 in the tablet PC 13 in the hands of the operator 8 are also shown by solid lines.
  • the operator 8 holds the tablet PC 13 in the left hand and can use the multi-touch functionality of the multi-touch screen 9 on the tablet PC 13 with the fingers of the right hand. For example, by moving the index finger and the thumb apart, the operator 8 could enlarge the currently visible three icons to the entire size of the visible area of the multi-touch screen 9 and / or move their position on the multi-touch screen 9.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a control device of a plastic processing machine, in particular an injection moulding machine, comprising an operating unit (10) as a human machine interface (HMI), wherein machine sequences and production parameters with respect to the operating unit (10) can be entered and changed by an operator (8). In order to improve user comfort, it is proposed according to the invention that an operating element having multi-touch functionality is provided, in particular a multi-touch screen (9) and/or a multi-touch pad (10).

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Steuerungsvorrichtung mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität  Control device with multi-touch functionality
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Steuerungsvorrichtung einer Kunststoff verarbeitenden Maschine, insbesondere einer Spritzgießmaschine. Eine solche Steuerungsvorrichtung umfasst üblicherweise eine Bedieneinheit mit Bildschirm, und einen Rechner wie insbesondere einen Industrie-PC. Die Bedieneinheit bildet eine Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle, auch Human-Machine-Interface HMI genannt und dient zur Eingabe und Darstellung von Daten. Zur Eingabe von Daten bzw. zur Navigation in den verschiedenen Ebenen der zur Verfügung stehenden Programme sind verschiedene Maßnahmen bekannt. Beispielsweise kann ein Bildschirm mit einer Touch-Oberfläche, auch Touch-Screen genannt, verwendet werden, wobei durch Berührung der Touch-Oberfläche Eingaben gemacht werden können. Alternativ oder ergänzend hierzu können weitere sogenannte Pointingdevices vorgesehen werden, wie beispielsweise Kursortasten, Maus, Trackball, Touchpad, Scrollrad und Joystick. The invention relates to a control device of a plastic processing machine, in particular an injection molding machine. Such a control device usually comprises an operating unit with a screen, and a computer, in particular an industrial PC. The operating unit forms a human-machine interface, also called human machine interface HMI, and serves to enter and display data. Various measures are known for entering data or for navigating the various levels of the programs available. For example, a screen with a touch surface, also called a touch screen, can be used, whereby inputs can be made by touching the touch surface. Alternatively or additionally, further so-called pointing devices may be provided, such as cursor keys, mouse, trackball, touchpad, scroll wheel and joystick.
Steuerungsvorrichtungen von Kunststoff verarbeitenden Maschinen, insbesondere von Spritzgießmaschinen, sind in vielfältigen Ausgestaltungen aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt. Aus der WO2009/053231A1 ist eine Steuerungsvorrichtung einer Spritzgießmaschine bekannt, bei der eine Bedieneinheit vorgesehen ist, die einen Bildschirm mit einer Touch-Oberfläche aufweist. Aus der WO2007/025396A1 und WO2008/071669A1 der Anmelderin sind Steuerungsvorrichtungen von Spritzgießmaschinen bekannt, bei denen haptische Tasten an einem Bildschirm der Bedieneinheit vorgesehen sind. Mit der zunehmend grafischen Programmierung eines Produktionszyklus, (siehe zum Beispiel WO2005/009719A1 ) hat sich herausgestellt, dass der zur Verfügung stehende Bildschirmbereich schnell aufgebraucht bzw. zu klein ist. Die Navigation und Programmierung kann dadurch umständlich werden. Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Programmierung der Maschine sowie der Peripherie für eine Bedienperson weiter zu vereinfachen. Control devices of plastic processing machines, in particular of injection molding machines, are known in various designs from the prior art. From WO2009 / 053231A1 a control device of an injection molding machine is known, in which an operating unit is provided, which has a screen with a touch surface. Applicant's WO2007 / 025396A1 and WO2008 / 071669A1 disclose control devices of injection molding machines in which haptic keys are provided on a screen of the operating unit. With the increasingly graphical programming of a production cycle (see, for example, WO2005 / 009719A1), it has been found that the available screen area is quickly used up or too small. The navigation and programming can be cumbersome. Based on this prior art, the present invention seeks to further simplify the programming of the machine and the periphery for an operator.
Dadurch, dass ein Bedienelement mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität vorgesehen ist, kann ein Bildbereich auf der grafischen Benutzeroberfläche eines Bildschirms von einer Bedienperson auf einfache Art und Weise auf eine angenehm zu bedienende Größe vergrößert werden, indem beispielsweise zwei Finger auseinandergefahren werden, bis das der zu bearbeitende Bereich die gewünschte Größe erreicht hat. Je nach Absicht der Bedienperson können mehr Informationen auf einer Bildschirmseite untergebracht und gleichwohl durch eine einfach zu bewerkstelligende Vergrößerung ein zu bearbeitender Teil ausgewählt werden. Weitere Multi-Touch- Funktionalitäten wie Verschieben, Blättern und so weiter sind ebenfalls denkbar. Eine Bedienperson kann mit den Fingern einer Hand oder mit Fingern beider Hände die Multi-Touch-Eigenschaften bzw. Multi-Touch-Funktionalitäten ausnutzen. By providing a control element with multi-touch functionality, an image area on the graphical user interface of a screen can be easily increased by an operator to a convenient size, for example by tearing two fingers apart until the operator to be processed area has reached the desired size. Depending on the intention of the operator, more information can be accommodated on one screen page and nevertheless a part to be machined can be selected by means of an enlargement which is easy to accomplish. Other multi-touch functionalities such as scrolling, scrolling and so on are also possible. An operator can use the multi-touch properties or multi-touch functionalities with the fingers of one hand or with the fingers of both hands.
In vorteilhafter Weise kann das Bedienelement mit der Multi-Touch-Funktionalität als Multi-Touch-Screen und/oder als Multi-Touch-Pad ausgebildet sein. Advantageously, the control element with the multi-touch functionality can be designed as a multi-touch screen and / or as a multi-touch pad.
Ein Multi-Touch-Screen, d.h. ein Touch-Screen mit Multi-Touch-Eigenschaften bzw. mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalitäten zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass mehrere gleichzeitige Berührungen der Touch-Oberfläche erkannt werden. Multi-Touch- Screens sind für sich genommen aus dem Stand der Technik beispielsweise im Zusammenhang mit Smartphones bekannt. Weitere technische Einzelheiten zum Multi-Touch-Screen sind in der WO2005/1 14369A2 beschrieben. A multi-touch screen, i. A touch screen with multi-touch properties or with multi-touch functionalities is characterized by the fact that several simultaneous touches of the touch surface are detected. Multi-touch screens are known per se from the prior art, for example in connection with smartphones. Further technical details of the multi-touch screen are described in WO2005 / 1 14369A2.
Bei einem Multi-Touch-Pad handelt es sich um ein an sich bekanntes Touchpad, wie es beispielsweise bei Notebooks vorhanden ist, wobei das Touchpad jedoch Multi-Touch-Eigenschaften aufweist. Ein Multi-Touch-Pad zeichnet sich also auch dadurch aus, dass mehrere gleichzeitige Berührungen der Touch-Oberfläche des Touchpads erkannt werden. Mit der erfindungsgemäßen Bedieneinheit mit einem Bedienelement mit Multi- Touch-Funktionalität kann die Spritzgießmaschine und gegebenenfalls die Peripherie in einfacher Art und Weise programmiert und bedient werden. Mittels des Bedienelements mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität kann auch die Prozessoptimierung, Prozessüberwachung, Produktions- und Qualitätsüberwachung sowie die Fehlerbehebung erfolgen. In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist das Bedienelement mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität als Multi-Touch-Screen ausgebildet. In der Fachliteratur spricht man auch von einem Multi-Touch-Panel. Alternativ zum Multi-Touch-Screen oder zusätzlich dazu kann auch ein Multi-Touch-Pad als erfindungsgemäßes Bedienelement vorgesehen werden. A multi-touch pad is a well-known touchpad, as it is for example in notebooks, but the touchpad has multi-touch properties. A multi-touch pad is also characterized by the fact that several simultaneous touches of the touch surface of the touchpad are detected. With the control unit according to the invention with a control element with multi-touch functionality, the injection molding machine and possibly the periphery can be programmed and operated in a simple manner. The control element with multi-touch functionality can also be used for process optimization, process monitoring, production and quality monitoring as well as troubleshooting. In a preferred embodiment, the control element with multi-touch functionality is designed as a multi-touch screen. The specialist literature also refers to a multi-touch panel. As an alternative to the multi-touch screen or in addition to this, a multi-touch pad can also be provided as an operating element according to the invention.
In Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Bedieneinheit einen Tablet- PC umfasst und dass der Tablet-PC einen Multi-Touch-Screen und/oder ein Multi- Touch-Pad aufweist. Der Tablet-PC kann lösbar mit der Bedieneinheit verbunden sein. Somit kann der Tablet-PC an beliebige Stellen im Raum an und um die Spritzgießmaschine getragen werden. Es können auch verschiedene Aufnahmepunkte an der Maschine vorgesehen sein. Darüberhinaus kann die Programmierung des Produktionsprozesses bzw. die Programmierung des Ablaufs eines Spritzgießzyklus mittels des Tablet-PC offline, d.h. abgesetzt von der Maschine, erfolgen. Vor dem Start der Produktion wird ein entsprechend programmierter Tablet-PC mit der vorgesehenen Maschine verbunden und synchronisiert. Hierzu kann der Tablet-PC in die Bedieneinheit eingesetzt werden, wo er für den weiteren Betrieb der Spritzgießmaschine zunächst verbleiben kann. Im Bedarfsfall kann der Tablet-PC von der Bedieneinheit wieder herausgelöst werden, beispielsweise zu Wartungsarbeiten oder für eine Prozessoptimierung. Nachfolgend kann eine erneute Synchronisation erfolgen. Die Kommunikation zwischen der Bedieneinheit und dem Tablet-PC kann über eine Funkverbindung erfolgen, wie zum Beispiel Bluetooth, IEEE-802.1 1 oder eine sonstige Funkverbindung. Von dem Tablet-PC aus kann die zu verwendende Maschine eindeutig adressiert werden. Zu diesem Zweck kann auch eine Abgleichfunktion an der Maschine bzw. an der Bedienheit verwendet werden. In a development of the invention, it is provided that the operating unit comprises a tablet PC and that the tablet PC has a multi-touch screen and / or a multi-touch pad. The tablet PC can be detachably connected to the control unit. Thus, the tablet PC can be worn anywhere on the room and around the injection molding machine. It can also be provided various receiving points on the machine. In addition, the programming of the production process or the programming of the course of an injection molding cycle by means of the tablet PC offline, ie remote from the machine, take place. Before the start of production, a suitably programmed tablet PC is connected to the intended machine and synchronized. For this purpose, the tablet PC can be inserted into the operating unit, where it can initially remain for the further operation of the injection molding machine. If necessary, the tablet PC can be removed from the control unit again, for example, for maintenance or for process optimization. Subsequently, a new synchronization can take place. The communication between the operating unit and the tablet PC can take place via a radio connection, such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.1 1 or another radio connection. From the tablet PC, the machine to be used can be uniquely addressed. For this purpose, an adjustment function on the machine or on the operation can be used.
Nachfolgend soll die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels und unter Bezugnahme auf die Figuren 1 und 2 näher beschrieben werden. The invention will be described in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment and with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
Die Figur 1 zeigt in stark schematischer Darstellung eine Maschine wie zum Beispiel eine Spritzgießmaschine 1 und eine Bedieneinheit 10 einer an sich bekannten Steuerungsvorrichtung der Maschine. Die weiteren Bestandteile der Steuerungsvorrichtung wie insbesondere ein Industrie-PC sind üblicherweise in einem separaten Steuerschrank untergebracht. Über geeignete Datenleitungen ist der Industrie-PC mit der Bedieneinheit 10 und deren Bestandteilen verbunden. 1 shows a highly schematic representation of a machine such as an injection molding machine 1 and an operating unit 10 of a known control device of the machine. The other components of the control device such as in particular an industrial PC are usually housed in a separate control cabinet. The industrial PC is connected to the operating unit 10 and its components via suitable data lines.
Die Bedieneinheit 10 ist funktional in drei Module 2, 4 und 5 aufgeteilt. Das unterste Modul 5 verfügt - wie in der Figur 2 zu sehen ist - über eine Tastatureingabe 6 für die numerische Eingabe von Parameterwerten, einen Trackball 1 1 sowie Direktsprungtasten 12. Das oberste Modul 2 weist einen Flachbildschirm bzw. ein Tastenfeld 19 auf, auf dem Folientasten 22 und Bildschirm- bzw Symbolfelder 23 angeordnet sind. Diese Folientasten 22 dienen zum Auslösen verschiedener Aktionen (z.B. Produktionssteuerung, manuelles Fahren verschiedener Achsen etc.). Die Folientasten 22 können als haptile Tasten mit einem sogenannten Knack- Frosch-Effekt ausgebildet sein, wie dies aus der WO2008/071669A1 der Anmelderin bekannt ist. The operating unit 10 is functionally divided into three modules 2, 4 and 5. The lowest module 5 has - as can be seen in Figure 2 - via a keyboard input 6 for the numerical input of parameter values, a trackball 1 1 and direct jump buttons 12. The top module 2 has a flat screen or a keypad 19, on the Membrane keys 22 and screen or symbol fields 23 are arranged. These membrane keys 22 serve to trigger various actions (e.g., production control, manual driving of various axes, etc.). The membrane keys 22 can be designed as haptile keys with a so-called crack-frog effect, as is known from WO2008 / 071669A1 of the Applicant.
Das mittlere Modul 4 verfügt über eine Aufnahmestation 3 für einen Tablet-PC 13 bzw. ist als Aufnahmstation für einen Tablet-PC 13 aufgebildet. Die gestrichelte Darstellung der Icons 7 an dem Modul 4 soll verdeutlichen, dass der Tablet-PC 13 von der Bedieneinheit 10 bzw. der Aufnahmestation 3 herausgelöst ist und von einer Bedienperson 8 in den Händen gehalten wird. Daher sind die Icons 7 bei dem Tablet-PC 13 in den Händen der Bedienperson 8 auch mit durchgezogenen Linien dargestellt. Die Bedienperson 8 hält den Tablet-PC 13 in der linken Hand und kann mit den Fingern der rechten Hand die Multi-Touch-Funktionalität des Multi-Touch- Screens 9 an dem Tablet-PC 13 ausnutzen. Beispielsweise könnte die Bedienperson 8 mittels Auseinanderfahren von Zeigefinger und Daumen die gerade sichtbaren drei Icons auf die gesamte Größe des sichtbaren Bereichs des Multi- Touch-Screens 9 vergrößern und/oder deren Position auf dem Multi-Touch-Screen 9 verschieben. The middle module 4 has a receiving station 3 for a tablet PC 13 or is designed as a recording station for a tablet PC 13. The dashed representation of the icons 7 on the module 4 is intended to illustrate that the tablet PC 13 is detached from the operating unit 10 or the receiving station 3 and is held by an operator 8 in the hands. Therefore, the icons 7 in the tablet PC 13 in the hands of the operator 8 are also shown by solid lines. The operator 8 holds the tablet PC 13 in the left hand and can use the multi-touch functionality of the multi-touch screen 9 on the tablet PC 13 with the fingers of the right hand. For example, by moving the index finger and the thumb apart, the operator 8 could enlarge the currently visible three icons to the entire size of the visible area of the multi-touch screen 9 and / or move their position on the multi-touch screen 9.
Grundsätzlich ist es aber auch möglich, die Multi-Touch-Funktionalität in einem Touch-Pad vorzusehen und in dem Modul 4 einen Bildschirm ohne Multi-Touch- Funktionalität zu verwenden. Diese Alternative einer erfindungsgemäßen Steuerungsvorrichtung soll in der Figur 2 durch die gestrichelte Darstellung eines Multi-Touch-Pads 15 angedeutet werden. Das Multi-Touch-Pad 15 kann auch anstelle des Trackballs 1 1 in dem Modul 5 vorgesehen werden. In principle, however, it is also possible to provide the multi-touch functionality in a touch pad and to use a screen in the module 4 without multi-touch functionality. This alternative of a control device according to the invention is intended to be indicated in FIG. 2 by the dashed representation of a multi-touch pad 15. The multi-touch pad 15 may also be provided instead of the trackball 1 1 in the module 5.
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Spritzgießmaschine injection molding machine
Oberes Modul  Upper module
Aufnahmestation  receiving station
Mittleres Modul  Middle module
Unteres Modul  Lower module
Tastatur  keyboard
Icon  Icon
Bedienperson  operator
Multi-Touch-Screen  Multi-touch
Bedieneinheit  operating unit
Direktsprungtasten  Direct skip buttons
Tablet-PC  Tablet PC
Mutli-Touch-Pad  Mutli-touch pad
Tastenfeld  keypad
Folientasten  membrane keys
Bildschirm- bzw. Symbolfeldstreifen  Screen or symbol field strips

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Ansprüche claims
1 . Steuerungsvorrichtung einer Kunststoff verarbeitende Maschine, insbesondere einer Spritzgießmaschine, mit einer Bedieneinheit (10) als Mensch-Maschine- Schnittstelle (HMI), wobei Maschinenabläufe und Produktionsparameter an der Bedieneinheit (10) durch eine Bedienperson (8) eingebbar und veränderbar sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass 1 . Control device of a plastic processing machine, in particular an injection molding machine, with an operating unit (10) as a human-machine interface (HMI), wherein machine sequences and production parameters on the operating unit (10) by an operator (8) can be entered and changed, characterized that
ein Bedienelement (9, 15) mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität vorgesehen ist.  an operating element (9, 15) with multi-touch functionality is provided.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 , 2. Apparatus according to claim 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
das Bedienelement mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität als Multi-Touch-Screen (9) ausgebildet ist.  the control element with multi-touch functionality is designed as a multi-touch screen (9).
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
das Bedienelement mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität als Multi-Touch-Pad (15) ausgebildet ist.  the control element with multi-touch functionality is designed as a multi-touch pad (15).
4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, 4. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
die Bedieneinheit (10) einen Tablet-PC (13) mit Multi-Touch-Funktionalität umfasst.  the operating unit (10) comprises a tablet PC (13) with multi-touch functionality.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, 5. Apparatus according to claim 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
der Tablet-PC (13) einen Multi-Touch-Screen (9) und/oder ein Multi-Touch-Pad (15) aufweist.  the tablet PC (13) has a multi-touch screen (9) and / or a multi-touch pad (15).
6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, 6. Apparatus according to claim 4 or 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
der Tablet-PC (13) lösbar mit der Bedieneinheit (10) verbunden ist. the tablet PC (13) is detachably connected to the operating unit (10).
7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, 7. Device according to one of claims 4 to 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass  characterized in that
für die Kommunikation zwischen der Bedieneinheit (10) und dem Tablet-PC (13) eine Funkverbindung vorgesehen ist.  for the communication between the operating unit (10) and the tablet PC (13) a radio link is provided.
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