Molding machine control system

• US 20040093114A1
• Filed: 11/05/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissie Plastic Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: Usui, Kazuo, Uchikawa, Yoshitomi, Magario, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,013,196 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/197
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2037/906 using visualisation means or linked accessories, e.g. screens, printers
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76531 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76551 Time
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76732 Mould
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76943 compare with thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76993 Remote, e.g. LAN, wireless LAN
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/76 Measuring, controlling or regulating measuring in general G01; controlling or regulating in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33209 Protocol, mailbox, email, mail system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45204 Die, mould making

Abstract

A control system for controlling the operation of a molding machine and its peripheral machines. This control system automatically transmits an advance notification of for example completion of production by the molding machine to an operator by electronic mail. The system includes a destination mail address setting part and an automatic electronic mail distributing part. The destination mail address setting part automatically specifies a transmission destination before a predetermined event such as for example the completion of production at the molding machine occurs. The automatic electronic mail distributing part automatically distributes an advance notification of the predetermined event to the transmission destination before the event occurs.

Claims

1. A control system of a molding machine for controlling the operation of at least one molding machine and/or a plurality of peripheral machines supporting the running of the molding machine, the control system comprising:

a communication part connected to an electrical communication network, for effecting communication with an outside terminal via the electrical communication network;

transmission destination specifying means for, before a predetermined event occurs at the molding machine and/or the plurality of peripheral machines, automatically specifying in advance a transmission destination to be the destination of an advance notification of the event;

automatic distributing means for, before the predetermined event occurs at the molding machine and/or the plurality of peripheral machines, automatically distributing an advance notification of the predetermined event to the transmission destination; and

transmitting means for, before the predetermined event occurs at the molding machine and/or the plurality of peripheral machines, transmitting the advance notification of the predetermined event to the transmission destination.

2. A molding machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is completion of production.

3. A molding machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is at least one of completion of a case, a feedstock interchange, and the occurrence of an abnormality in the molding machine.

4. A molding machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the electrical communication network is any of an internet network, a LAN, a telephone line, and a wireless line.

5. A molding machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting means is electronic mail.

6. A molding machine control system according to claim 1, wherein the outside terminal is either of a mobile telephone and a computer.

7. A control system of a molding machine for controlling the operation of at least one molding machine and/or a plurality of peripheral machines supporting the running of the molding machine, the control system comprising:

a communication part connected to an electrical communication network, for effecting communication with an outside terminal via the electrical communication network;

transmission destination specifying means for automatically specifying in advance a transmission destination for production data of the molding machine to be transmitted to at a predetermined time;

automatic distributing means for automatically distributing the production data of the molding machine to the transmission destination specified by the transmission destination specifying means at the predetermined time; and

transmitting means for transmitting the production data of the molding machine to the transmission destination at the predetermined time.

8. A molding machine control system according to claim 7, wherein the production data includes as least one item from among plant operation status, fulfillment rate, plant operation rate, number of good units and number of defective units, which are results data, and cycle time, lot number, product number, planned production number, number of cavities, and estimated time of production run completion, which are data attendant to results data.

9. A molding machine control system according to claim 7, wherein the electrical communication network is any of an internet network, a LAN, a telephone line, and a wireless line.

10. A molding machine control system according to claim 7, wherein the transmitting means is electronic mail.

11. A molding machine control system according to claim 7, wherein the outside terminal is either of a mobile telephone and a computer.

12. A control system of a molding machine for controlling the operation of at least one molding machine and/or a plurality of peripheral machines supporting the running of the molding machine, the control system comprising:

a communication part connected to an electrical communication network, for effecting communication with an outside terminal via the electrical communication network;

transmission destination specifying means for automatically specifying a transmission destination for, when a predetermined event has occurred at the molding machine, a report that the predetermined event has occurred to be transmitted to;

automatic distributing means for, when a predetermined event has occurred at the molding machine, automatically distributing a report that the predetermined event has occurred to the transmission destination specified with the transmission destination specifying means; and

transmitting means for, when a predetermined event has occurred at the molding machine, transmitting a report that the event has occurred to the transmission destination.

13. A molding machine control system according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined event is at least one of a change of molding conditions, completion of production, an abnormality occurrence, a device failure, a running mode change, a lot change, a case change and a setup item plan.

14. A molding machine control system according to claim 12, wherein the electrical communication network is any of an internet network, a LAN, a telephone line, and a wireless line.

15. A molding machine control system according to claim 12, wherein the transmitting means is electronic mail.

16. A molding machine control system according to claim 12, wherein the outside terminal is either of a mobile telephone and a computer.