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    • 专利摘要:
    Operating unit (5) for an injection molding machine (6), with a touch-sensitive screen (7) for displaying a user main menu with a plurality of callable submenus (U) and selectable or adjustable machine-specific parameters (P), a control unit (8 ) for transmitting operating signals (S) to injection molding machine elements (9) and at least one operating key (10), upon actuation of which the control or regulating unit (8) triggers an action of an injection molding machine element (9), wherein on or next to the operating key (10) at least one of a plurality of different trigger symbols (11) corresponding to the action to be triggered, the representation of the trigger symbol (11) on or next to the operator key (10) depending on the called submenu (U) and / or depending on the selected or set machine specific Parameters (P) takes place, with the trigger symbol (11) shown with corresponds to the selected submenu (U) or to the selected or set machine-specific parameter (P).
    公开号:AT511487A1
    申请号:T851/2011
    申请日:2011-06-09
    公开日:2012-12-15
    发明作者:
    申请人:Engel Austria Gmbh；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    69794 22 / hn 1
    The invention relates to an operating unit for an injection molding machine, with a, in particular touch-sensitive, screen for displaying a user main menu with a variety of callable submenus and selectable, just performed or adjustable machine-specific parameters, a control or regulating unit for transmitting operating signals to actuatable injection molding machine elements and at least one Operating button, upon actuation of the control or regulating unit triggers an action of a Spritzgießmaschinenelements, wherein on or next to the control button at least one of a plurality of different, the action to be triggered corresponding release symbols is shown.
    In recent years, the field of applications for injection molding machine builders has continued to expand into the field of injection molding machine control and the improvement of the user interface. Reference may be made, for example, to EP 2 100 197, EP 1 297 392 B1, WO 2007/025396 At and WO 2009/053231 A1, in which mainly problems in the area of the control keyboard and the screen display are cited.
    For most common control units for injection molding machines, there is at least one screen area on which the main user menu is displayed. This main menu is subdivided into various submenus, such as "Close mold", "Press injection nozzle", "Increase closing pressure" u. v. m. Also many machine-specific parameters, such as the internal mold pressure, the ejector, the closing force u. v. m. will be displayed on this screen. These icons, words, diagrams, numbers, etc. displayed there are primarily for the information of an operator of the operating unit. As a result, he can only passively observe actual states or specify future events in advance.
    However, in order to actively trigger a movement or an action in an injection molding element by actuating an operating key, operating keys are arranged either on the screen or outside the screen. These were formerly usually assigned to a specific injection molding machine movement. However, since the number of feasible actions has multiplied in injection molding machines over time, a permanent fixed allocation of control buttons to corresponding actions of the injection molding machine would result in an immense space requirement for control buttons in the control unit. For this reason, control units have already been produced for some time, in which tripping symbols can be assigned to specific physical (or also illustrated) control buttons and, when actuated, trigger a corresponding action in the machine.
    For this purpose, reference is made, for example, to FIG. 2 showing the prior art, in which the submenu U "Close mold" is opened on the screen 7 of the operating unit 5. At the bottom of the screen 7, a plurality of selection icons 11a are shown. Below the screen 7 (shown in outline), a plurality of physical, assignable operating buttons 10a are shown, wherein above these operating buttons 10a respectively matching Zuweisymbole 11a are shown in the screen 7. In order to change now the left of the four Zuweisymbole 11b, is pressed in the prior art according to the finger position 1 on the screen portion of the Zuweissymbols 11b. Subsequently, according to the finger position 2, a selection symbol 11a can be selected, whereby the displayed reference symbol 11b changes. Subsequently, the action of an injection molding machine element 9 corresponding to the Zuweissymbo) 11b can be triggered by pressing the control button 10a.
    A disadvantage of these operating units is that the selection is complicated in very large machines, the overview is easily lost and the complexity increases with the ever-increasing number of selectable injection molding machine movements.
    The object of the present invention is to provide a comparison with the prior art improved control unit. In particular, the operation of the machine should be as time-saving as possible, the key search can be reduced, as few control buttons are needed and a suitable assignment of the control buttons should be as automatic as possible.
    This is achieved for a control unit with the features of the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that the representation of the trigger symbol on or next to the control key depending on the called submenu and / or depending on the selected, set or performed machine-specific parameter, wherein the trigger symbol shown corresponds with the called submenu or with the machine-specific parameter. Thus, the operating unit itself takes over the automatic assignment of the control key associated selection symbols. This means that, depending on the submenu called or selected machine-specific parameters, at least one operating key is correspondingly provided with a selection symbol.
    Of course, it is possible that the operation key itself is also part of the screen of the operating unit, especially if the screen has a touch function. However, an embodiment of the present invention provides that the control button outside, preferably below, the screen is arranged. In principle, the control key can also be designed as a pushbutton.
    In order to make it easier for the operator to change the triggering function, it may be provided that the trigger symbol is optically highlighted for a specific period of time, preferably at least one second after a change in the trigger symbol, preferably by a signal color. That is, as soon as a new submenu has been opened or a particular parameter has been clicked or changed, the change in the triggering symbol caused thereby by flashing, color change, resizing or the like is again communicated to the operator.
    In principle, it is possible to provide any number of such provided with automatic trigger symbols control buttons on the control unit. However, it is preferably provided that at least two operating keys are provided, wherein only the trigger symbol of a first, automatically assigned operating key changes as a function of a change in the display of the machine-specific parameter or of the called submenu.
    In order to also enable active occupancy by the operator, it may be provided that the trigger symbol assigned to the second control key is configurable by an operator, the trigger symbol being selectable by the operator from a plurality of selection symbols displayed on the screen for actions of injection molding machine elements ,
    Further, protection is desired for an injection molding machine having the features of claim 6. Actions initiated by operating the operation key may include, for example, moving an element, heating or cooling an element, increasing pressure in an element, blocking an element, or Be like that. Part of the injection molding machine can of course also be a handling device that can be operated by the operating unit according to the invention.
    Further details and advantages of the present invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the description of the figures with reference to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings. Show:
    1 and lachromatically an injection molding machine with control unit,
    2 shows a user interface according to the prior art,
    3 to 7 different representations on the screen, each with a control key according to the invention,
    8 and 9, the control unit with multiple buttons,
    10 shows the operating unit with a preview and retraction symbol, and FIG. 11 shows a table with examples of called submenus and selected parameters and the respective trigger symbols.
    Fig. 1 shows schematically an injection molding machine 6 and Fig. 1a a Bedeineinheit 5. Schematically, some movable or controllable injection molding machine elements 9 are shown in Fig. 1. By way of example, the movable platen 9a, the heating or cooling molds 9c and the rotatable or translationally movable injection screw 9b are shown. An action of this injection molding machine elements 9 can be triggered by pressing the control button 10. Depending on the assigned trigger symbol! 11, an operating signal S is transmitted to the corresponding injection molding machine element 9 on actuation of the operating key 10 via the control or regulating unit 8 and the corresponding action is carried out. On the screen 7 of the control unit 5, the selected submenu U and various machine-specific parameters P are shown in addition to the selection symbols 11. Assigning the trigger symbols 11 to the control key 10 was previously quite complex and complex as in the shown in Fig. 2 and already described prior art.
    In order to provide the operator immediately with a suitable trigger symbol 11, the trigger symbols 11 "Close mold" and "Open mold" above the control key 10 are displayed in accordance with FIG. 3 when the submenu U "Close mold" is displayed. That is, after pressing the submenu selection A according to the finger position 1, the submenu U "close mold" according to position 2 is displayed. This is done (best immediately) an assignment of the trigger icon 11 according to position 3. Then, with the finger position 4, for example, by turning the control button 10 to the left to open the mold or to the right mold are closed. Since the operator with such a representation on the screen 7 with high probability only "open the mold" or "close mold", this representation is sufficient in most cases. Of course, if the operator wishes to perform another action, he could, in addition to the previous selection, such as. shown in Fig. 2, resort. However, as can already be seen from FIG. 3, this selection option according to the invention is considerably clearer and more intuitive.
    Instead of making the trigger symbol 11 dependent only on the submenu U, it may additionally or alternatively also be provided that a change of the trigger symbol 11 takes place by actuating a machine-specific parameter P. For example, can be selected by tapping on the word "ejector" (see Fig. 4) on the screen 7 of this machine-specific parameter P, which preferably immediately changes the corresponding trigger symbol 11 above the machine operation key 10.
    In Fig. 5, the submenu U "machine sequence is shown. By selecting a particular process step (in this case, the machine-specific parameter P "close mold" according to finger position 1), the trigger symbol 11 shown changes. The other process steps are corresponding machine-specific parameters P and can cause a trigger symbol change when actuated.
    In Fig. 6, the submenu U "tool change" is selected. In this tabular representation of machine-specific parameters P, a selection according to finger position 1 can also be made, as a result of which the trigger symbol 11 changes correspondingly. With each change, it may be preferable to emphasize the background of the trigger symbol 11 in color, so that the operator is more aware of the trigger symbol change.
    FIG. 7 shows a selection after activation of a function on the screen 7.
    There are movements (e.g., quick release system) that can not be driven until a touch screen button is activated. If such a function is activated, the associated control button 10 should automatically be provided with a corresponding selection symbol 11. It is generally stated that the selection symbol 11 is also displayed in the area of the operating key 10 or on the operating key 10 itself (outside the screen 7). Conversely, however, the control button 10 itself can be part of the screen 5.
    In Fig. 8, a two-key function is shown. In the lower left area, the assignable control buttons 10a known from the prior art are provided with active symbols 11b actively assigned by the operator. On the other hand, in the lower right area, a control key 10 with automatically assigned selection symbols 11 according to submenu U "Close mold" is shown.
    FIG. 9 shows a four-key function, with only the right-hand operating key 10 having the automatically assigned trigger symbols 11.
    A particularly useful and preferred possibility of the present invention is the anticipatory occupancy, as shown for example in FIG. The selection icons 11 are mode-controlled. That is, the machine is divided into modes (e.g., setup mode). The control unit 8 stores the performed actions in each mode in a table. If an action is now executed and completed, the next function is automatically proposed based on the stored table. Accordingly, a preview symbol 11c is shown on the screen 7, by pressing the arrow according to finger position 1, this preview symbol 11c can change into an active trigger symbol 11. Preferably, however, it is provided that the preview symbol 11c only becomes the active trigger symbol 11 as soon as the called submenu U or the specific parameter P of the operating sequence carried out changes. For additional assistance, a look-back symbol 11d can also be displayed and - if necessary - even retrieved. The anticipatory occupancy can also have a manual control in addition to the mode control. The control or regulating unit 8 recognizes, due to the set procedure, which actions are (probably) taken in which order. Derived from this, the symbol assignment of the control buttons 10 takes place.
    FIG. 11 also illustrates in tabular form a selection of invocable submenus U and selectable parameters P, wherein each submenu U or each parameter P is assigned an active trigger symbol 11. Of course, it does not have to be provided that a special active trigger symbol 11 is assigned to each submenu U present and to each parameter P, since in some submenus several different machine element movements can normally be carried out.
    The present invention thus provides the advantage that the control itself performs a context-dependent pre-selection for the selection symbol assignment of the operating key 10. This automatic occupancy change of the function or operating keys 10 takes place when the lower sides U are changed or when the selection is active or when the machine-specific parameter P carried out in the sequence is changed.
    Innsbruck, June 7, 2011
    权利要求:
    Claims (7)
    [1]
    1. A control unit (5) for an injection molding machine (6), comprising - a, in particular touch-sensitive, screen (7) for displaying a user main menu with a plurality of callable submenus (U) and selectable or adjustable machine-specific parameters (P), - a control or regulating unit (8) for transmitting operating signals (S) to injection molding machine elements (9) and - at least one control button (10), when actuated the control or regulating unit (8) triggers an action of an injection molding machine element (9), wherein at least one of a plurality of different action symbols (11) corresponding to the action to be triggered is shown on or next to the control button (10), characterized in that the representation of the Trigger symbol (11) on or next to the control button (10) depending on the called submenu (U) and / or depending on the selected or set Machine-specific parameter (P) takes place, wherein the trigger symbol (11) shown with the called submenu (U) or with the selected or set machine-specific parameter (P) corresponds.
    [2]
    2, operating unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the control button (10) outside, preferably below, of the screen (7) is arranged.
    [3]
    3, operating unit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the trigger symbol (11) a certain period of time, preferably at least one second, after a change of the trigger symbol (11) optically highlighted, preferably deposited by a signal color is.
    [4]
    4. Operating unit according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, preferably below the screen (7), at least two control buttons (10,10a) are provided, with only the trigger symbol (11) of a first, automatically assigned control button ( 10) depending on: ::: ··; 6979422 / eh '.. ** •• * •• * 2 · * · * ** Changes to the selected or set machine-specific parameter (P) or to the called submenu (U).
    [5]
    5. Operating unit according to claim 4, characterized in that the second operating button (10a) assigned trigger symbol (11) is configurable by an operator, wherein the trigger symbol (11) by the operator of a plurality of on the screen (7) represented selection symbols (11a) is selectable for actions of injection molding machine elements (9).
    [6]
    6. injection molding machine (6) with, in particular movable, injection molding machine elements (9), for example a movable platen (9a), an ejector, an injection screw (9b), a core pull, a turntable, a mold (9c), a quick release device or the like, and an operating unit (5) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein by actuation of the operating button (10) of the operating unit (5) actions of the injection molding machine elements (9) can be triggered. Innsbruck, on
    [7]
    June 7, 2011
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