JP4234873B2 - Injection molding machine controller - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an injection molding machine control apparatus that obtains one molded product from a molding material obtained by at least two injection molding machines.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An example of a conventional injection molding machine control device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-113966, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining this. This comprises a plurality of injection molding machines 10, a multiplexer 20, and a single personal computer (common personal computer) 30. Each injection molding machine 10 includes a mold device (including a mold clamping device) 12, a control device. 15 and a mold opening / closing device (not shown). Each injection molding machine 10 has a heating cylinder 13, an injection nozzle 14 and the like.
[0003]
The personal computer 30 includes an operation unit 31 and a display unit 32, and includes a first CPU and a first memory (not shown), and molding conditions for each injection molding machine body 10 are set in the first memory. A setting program for communication, a communication program, and a display program are stored.
[0004]
The control device 15 includes a second CPU (not shown) and a second memory (not shown), in which a control program (to be described later) is stored, and molding conditions according to data from the personal computer 30 are stored. Is done.
[0005]
The personal computer 30 and the multiplexer 20 are electrically connected to each other via the RS232C interface cables 40 and 41, for example.
[0006]
In such a configuration, in the injection molding machine 10, when a resin is put into the heating cylinder 13 from a hopper (not shown), the resin is melted by the heating cylinder 13, and a screw (not shown) is advanced in the injection molding machine 10, The aforementioned resin is injected from an injection nozzle and filled in a cavity space (not shown) in the mold apparatus 12.
[0007]
Thereafter, the molded product can be obtained by cooling the resin filled in the cavity space.
[0008]
In the conventional injection molding machine control device having such a configuration, each injection molding machine 10 is not provided with a display setting unit so that an operator does not perform an erroneous operation, and is centrally managed by a common personal computer 30. Since each control device 15 and the personal computer 30 are connected by the cables 40 and 41 and the multiplexer 20, it is not necessary to arrange the personal computer 30 for each injection molding machine 10, and the cost of the injection molding machine 10 can be reduced. It has the merit that it can be lowered and the molding conditions of each injection molding machine 10 can be set by the common personal computer 30.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional injection molding machine control apparatus described above, since it is necessary to perform display setting for each setting indicator included in each injection molding machine 10, it is necessary to obtain one molded product with at least two molding materials. Unsuitable, especially poor operability. Specifically, in FIG. 3, for example, when the molding conditions are not met when the mold is replaced, in order to adjust the screw rotation amount, temperature setting, etc. of each injection molding machine in the manual mode, It is necessary for the operator to move to the positions of the setting indicators 31 and 32 respectively provided in the control device of each injection molding machine and perform the operation.
[0010]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and improves the operability when a molding material obtained from at least two injection molding machines is injected into a mold apparatus to obtain one molded product. An object of the present invention is to provide an injection molding machine control device.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention corresponding to claim 1 includes at least first and second injection molding machines, one mold device, at least first and second control devices, and display setting switching. The mold apparatus has a cavity for obtaining a molded product made of a plurality of molding materials, and each of the injection molding machines melts the molding resin, and the molten molding resin is sent to the mold apparatus. And a setting indicator for displaying the setting of molding conditions and the state of each control device, and each control device is a heating cylinder of each injection molding machine. The display setting switching device is provided between each setting indicator and each control device, and the molding condition input and set from each setting indicator is set to each control device. Of are those either to a possible input selector, said an injection molding machine control device wherein those one to a possible display switch each setting display the molding conditions or the like from the controller.
[0012]
According to the invention corresponding to claim 1, a display setting switching device is provided between each setting indicator and each control device, and the state of the control device of the other injection molding machine can be displayed and set on one display setting device. Therefore, the operability is improved.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of an injection molding machine control device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Although FIG. 1 shows the case where there are two injection molding machines for the sake of simplicity of explanation, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be similarly applied even when there are three or more injection molding machines.
[0014]
The first and second injection molding machines 10A and 10B include first and second control devices 1 and 2 and first and second setting indicators 3 and 4, respectively. The molding conditions can be input and set to the control devices 1 and 2, and the molding conditions and the like are displayed. The heating cylinders 13A and 13B of the injection molding machines 10A and 10B are for injecting molten molding material into the mold apparatus 12A.
[0015]
The control devices 1 and 2 store a setting program, a communication program, and a display program, and control the injection molding machine including the temperature of the heating cylinders 13A and 13B and the display of the setting indicator.
[0016]
In such a configuration, the display setting changeover device described below, for example, the display setting changeover switch 5 is connected between the control devices 1 and 2 and the setting indicators 3 and 4 as shown in FIG. Yes.
[0017]
The display setting changeover switch 5 has two first and second display changeover switches 51 and 52 each having two inputs and one output, and two first and second setting changeover switches 53 and 54 having two inputs and one output. These display changeover switches 51, 52 and setting changeover switches 53, 54 can be switched in the upward direction (display side) and downward direction (setting side) in the figure by an interlocking drive mechanism (not shown). It is configured.
[0018]
The first input terminal I1 of the first display changeover switch 51 is connected to the display side terminal 3H of the first setting display 3, and the second input terminal I2 of the display changeover switch 51 is connected to the second setting display. The output terminal O 1 of the first display changeover switch 51 is connected to the display side terminal 1 H of the first control device 1.
[0019]
The first input terminal I3 of the second display changeover switch 52 is connected to the display side terminal 4H of the second setting indicator 4, and the second input terminal I4 of the second display changeover switch 52 is the first input terminal I4. And the output terminal O2 of the second display changeover switch 52 is connected to the display side terminal 2H of the second control device 2.
[0020]
Further, the first input terminal I5 of the first setting changeover switch 53 is connected to the setting side terminal 3S of the first setting indicator 3, and the second input terminal I6 of the setting changeover switch 53 is connected to the second input terminal I6. The setting display 4 is connected to the setting side terminal 4S, and the output terminal O3 of the setting changeover switch 53 is connected to the setting side terminal 1S of the first control device 1.
[0021]
The first input terminal I7 of the second setting changeover switch 54 is connected to the setting side terminal 4S of the second setting indicator 4, and the second input terminal I8 of the setting changeover switch 54 is connected to the first input terminal I8. The setting display 3 is connected to the setting side terminal 3S, and the output terminal O4 of the second setting changeover switch 54 is connected to the setting side terminal 2S of the second control device 2.
[0022]
In the case of such a configuration, when a single molded product made of two materials is obtained and the heating cylinders 13A and 13B of the injection molding machine are moved in the manual mode or the semi-automatic mode, the quality of the molded product is confirmed. However, even when making a prototype by changing the injection conditions, the molding conditions can be set in the control devices 1 and 2 from either of the setting indicators 3 and 4 by switching the display setting switch 5.
[0023]
When the input terminals I5 and I7 of the setting changeover switches 53 and 54 of the display setting changeover switch 5 are connected to the setting side terminals 3S and 4S of the setting indicators 3 and 4 as shown in the figure, the setting indicator 3 , 4, the molding conditions are set in the control devices 1, 2 respectively. In this state, when the setting changeover switches 53 and 54 are switched and the input terminals I6 and I8 are connected to the setting side terminals 4S and 3S of the setting indicators 4 and 3, molding conditions are set by the setting indicators 4 and 3. Then, the molding conditions are set in the control devices 1 and 2, respectively.
[0024]
In this way, by changing the setting changeover switches 53 and 54, the molding conditions set by the setting indicators 3 and 4 can be given to any of the control devices 1, 2 and 2 and 1.
[0025]
When the input terminals I1 and I3 of the display changeover switches 51 and 52 are connected to the display side terminals 3H and 4H of the setting indicators 3 and 4 as shown in the figure, the setting indicators 3 and 4 2 is displayed, and the input terminals I4 and I2 of the display changeover switches 52 and 51 are connected to the display side terminals 4H and 3H of the setting indicators 4 and 3, the setting indicators 4 and 3 The molding conditions of the control devices 2 and 1 can be displayed.
[0026]
In this way, by switching the display changeover switches 51 and 52, the molding conditions of the control devices 1, 2 or 2, 1 can be displayed on any of the setting indicators 3, 4 or 4, 3.
[0027]
As a result, by setting the display setting changeover switch 5 instead of the individual setting indicators 3 and 4 for the display settings of the plurality of dispersed control devices 1 and 2, the setting conditions of the own control device or the other control device can be set. Since it can be displayed on the setting indicators 3 and 4, the operability is improved as compared with the conventional case.
[0028]
In the embodiment described above, for example, the display setting changeover switch 5 is used as the display setting changeover device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a multiplexer may be used.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described above, there is provided an injection molding machine control device that improves operability when a molding material obtained from at least two injection molding machines is injected into a mold apparatus to obtain one molded product. Can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an injection molding machine control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a conventional injection molding machine control device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining problems of a conventional injection molding machine control device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... 1st control apparatus 2 ... 2nd control apparatus 3 ... 1st setting indicator 4 ... 2nd setting indicator 5 ... Display setting changeover switch 10A, 10B, 10 ... Injection molding machine 12, 12A ... Gold Mold device (including mold clamping device)
13A, 13B, 13 ... heating cylinder 14 ... injection nozzle 15 ... control device 20 ... multiplexer 30 ... personal computer 31 ... operation unit 32 ... display unit 40, 41 ... cable 51 ... first display changeover switch 52 ... second display changeover Switch 53 ... First setting changeover switch 54 ... Second setting changeover switch 54 ... Setting changeover switch

Claims (1)

At least first and second injection molding machines, one mold device, at least first and second control devices, and a display setting switching device,
The mold apparatus has a cavity for obtaining a molded product composed of a plurality of molding materials,
Each injection molding machine has a heating cylinder that melts the molding resin and supplies the molten molding resin to the cavity in the mold apparatus, and displays setting of molding conditions and the status of each of the control devices. Equipped with a vessel,
Each of the control devices controls the heating cylinder of each of the injection molding machines according to the molding conditions,
The display setting switching device is provided between the setting indicators and the control devices, and the molding conditions input and set from the setting indicators can be input and switched to any of the control devices. An injection molding machine control device characterized in that the molding conditions from each control device can be displayed and switched on any of the setting indicators.

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