Processing machine line

• US 10,150,190 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2013
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Fuji Company Limited
• Inventors: Suzuyama, Shigefumi, Furukawa, Kazuya, Ogawa, Masashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Will
• Application Number:
  US15/028,214
• Publication Number:
  US 20160236308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,880 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 1/0045 Control panels or boxes
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 37/007 Modular machining stations designed to be linked to each other
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 7/14 co-ordinated in production lines

Abstract

There is provided a processing machine line in which it is possible to confirm predetermined information on one machine tool at one time in a plurality of screens, a plurality of machine tools are disposed being lined up, respective control devices of the plurality of machine tools are connected to each other via a line concentrator, display units of the plurality of machine tools are connected to the control devices, and the display unit displays predetermined information on a machine tool on which the display unit is mounted out of the plurality of machine tools, and displays predetermined information on another machine tool.

Claims

1. A processing machine line comprising:

a first machine tool and a second machine tool which are disposed next to each other, the first machine tool including a first control device and a first display mounted on the first machine tool, the second machine tool including a second control device and a second display mounted on the second machine tool, the first control device and the second control device being connected to each other via a line concentrator, and the first display and the second display being respectively connected to the first control device and the second control device, and

a conveyance device which conveys a workpiece between the first machine tool and the second machine tool, wherein

the first control device controls the first display to display a first operation screen including information regarding the first machine tool based on information provided by the first control device, and to display a second operation screen including information regarding the second machine tool based on information provided by the second control device,

the first operation screen includes an other-machine tool selection button, and

when the first control device detects a user selection of the other-machine tool selection button on the first operation screen, the first control device controls the first display to display a first other-machine tool selection screen, the first other-machine tool selection screen including a first selection button for selecting the second operation screen of the second machine tool to display the information regarding the second machine tool, a first release button for returning from the first other-machine tool selection screen of the first machine tool to the first operation screen of the first machine tool, and a conveyance device selection button for viewing information of the conveyance device.

2. The processing machine line according to claim 1, wherein the first control device controls the first display to display the first operation screen as an initial screen.

3. The processing machine line according to claim 1, wherein respective pieces of information of the first machine tool and the second machine tool are displayed on the first display or the second display with different identification marks.

4. The processing machine line according to claim 1, wherein the second control device controls the second display to display the second operation screen including the information regarding the second machine tool based on the information provided by the second control device, and to display the first operation screen including the information regarding the first machine tool based on the information provided by the first control device.

5. The processing machine line according to claim 4, wherein when the second control device detects a user selection of the other-machine tool selection button on the second operation screen, the second control device controls the second display to display a second other-machine tool selection screen, the second other-machine tool selection screen including a second selection button for selecting the first operation screen of the first machine tool, a second release button for returning from the second other-machine tool selection screen of the second machine tool to the second operation screen of the second machine tool, and the conveyance device selection button for viewing the information of the conveyance device.

6. The processing machine line according to claim 1, wherein the first other-machine tool selection screen is positioned in a higher hierarchy than the first operation screen.

7. The processing machine line according to claim 1, wherein a conveyance control device for drive controlling the conveyance device is connected to the first control device and the second control device via the line concentrator, and the information of the conveyance device is displayed on the first display or the second display.