Apparatus for displaying a profile and corresponding data of operating conditions

• US 5,005,116 A
• Filed: 11/04/1988
• Issued: 04/02/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Harada, Susumu, Tanaka, Hideo, Fujita, Shigeru
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruggiero, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US07/267,254
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 364/188, 364/189, 364/191-193, 364/473, 364/476, 364/558, 340/706, 340/722, 340/753, 264/40.1, 264/40.5, 425/149, 425/150, 425/170, 425/171, 425/173
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2045/7606 Controlling or regulating the display unit
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/766 the setting or resetting of moulding conditions, e.g. before starting a cycle
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/108 characterised by physical layout of switches; switches co-operating with display; use of switches in a special way
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 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 G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23029 Up down, increment decrement keys, jog, sequentially show functions or values
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36168 Touchscreen
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36171 Edit velocity, motion profile, graphic plot of speed as function of time, position
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45244 Injection molding

Abstract

In an input display apparatus including a display member adapted to display a plurality of set items, and a transparent panel including key elements and superposed on the display member, there are provided a profile controlled graphic display picture wherein such operating conditions as a speed, pressure and number of revolutions of a screw during one operation step of an injection molding machine are displayed in multi-stages in accordance with an operating position of the screw, and level changing means for changing the levels of the profile display picture in accordance with the magnitude of a changed value when an operating condition of the injection molding machine is changed. According to a modification, the display surface of the display member is divided into upper and lower sections. The upper section is provided with the function of an increment key and the lower section is provided with the function of a decrement key.

Claims

1. An input display apparatus including:

a display member adapted to display a plurality of set items,

a transparent panel including key elements and being superposed on said display member,

a profile controlled graphic profile display picture displaying a profile and corresponding data representing an operating condition during one operation step of an injection molding machine in multi-stages in accordance with an operation position of a screw, and

means for changing a level of said profile display picture in accordance with a magnitude of a changed corresponding data value when an operating condition of said injection molding machine is changed, wherein an input key frame is displayed in a superposed relation on said displayed picture only when a set item is selected and operated for inputting a set value, said input key frame comprising a ten key and an input data display unit.

2. An input display apparatus including:

a display member adapted to display a plurality of set items,

a transparent panel including key elements and being superposed on said display member,

a profile controlled graphic profile display picture displaying a profile and corresponding data representing an operating condition during one operating step of an injection molding machine in multi-stages in accordance with an operating position of a screw, and

means for changing a level of said profile display picture in accordance with a magnitude of a changed corresponding data value when an operating condition of said injection molding machine is changed, wherein an input key frame is displayed in a superposed relation on said displayed picture only when a set item is selected and operated for inputting a set value, said input key frame comprising a data display unit having at least two orders of magnitudes and increment and decrement keys for respective orders of magnitudes.

3. An input display apparatus including:

a display member adapted to display a plurality of set items,

a transparent panel including key elements and being superposed on said display member,

a profile controlled graphic profile display picture displaying a profile and corresponding data representing an operating condition during one operation step of an injection molding machine in multi-stages in accordance with an operating position of a screw, and

means for changing a level of said profile display picture in accordance with a magnitude of a changed corresponding data value when an operating condition of said injection molding machine is changed, wherein an input key frame is displayed in a superposed relation on said displayed picture only when a set item is selected and operated for inputting a set value, said input key frame comprising an increment key, a decrement key and a data display unit of at least two orders of magnitudes.

4. The input display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said input key frame comprises order of magnitude selection keys for all orders of magnitudes except the lowest order of magnitude of said data display unit and said pair of increment key and decrement key include an order of magnitude selected by said order of magnitude selection key, whereby inputting of the data to an upper order of magnitude is made possible.