MOLDING MACHINE MANAGING SYSTEM, MOLDING MACHINE MANAGING APPARATUS, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, RECORDING MEDIUM WHERE PROGRAM FOR MOLDING MACHINE MANAGING APPARATUS IS INSTALLED, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WHERE PROGRAM FOR PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL IS INSTALLED

• US 6,904,333 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2003
• Issued: 06/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Inventors: Morimura, Tatsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo
• Assistant Examiner(s): JARRETT, RYAN A
• Application Number:
  US10/644,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20040044434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 700/197, 700/204, 702/188, 340/539.11
• US Class Current: 700/197
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2045/1796 Moulds carrying mould related information or codes, e.g. bar codes, counters
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76066 Time
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76163 Errors, malfunctioning
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76531 Temperature
• 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: B29C 45/766 the setting or resetting of moulding conditions, e.g. before starting a cycle
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/768 Detecting defective moulding conditions B29C45/84 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41855 by local area network [LAN], network structure
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31151 Lan local area network
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33192 Radio link, wireless
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36159 Detachable or portable programming unit, display, pc, pda
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45244 Injection molding
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A molding machine managing system includes a portable information terminal having a display part where received information is displayed, and a managing apparatus for managing a molding machine. The managing apparatus includes a radio machine. Information is exchanged between the portable information terminal and the managing apparatus by the radio machine.

Claims

1. A molding machine managing system, comprising:

a portable information terminal having a display part where received information is displayed; and

a managing apparatus for managing a molding machine,

wherein the managing apparatus includes a radio machine,

information is exchanged between the portable information terminal and the managing apparatus by the radio machine,

information input to the portable information terminal is sent to the managing apparatus via the radio machine so as to be registered at the managing apparatus, and

the fact that the information is registered at the managing apparatus is displayed at the portable information terminal as a response to sending the information to the managing apparatus.

2. The molding machine managing system as claimed in claim 1,

wherein information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine is transferred from the molding machine to the managing apparatus and subsequently transferred to the portable information terminal via the radio machine, so as to be displayed at the display part of the portable information terminal.

3. The molding machine managing system as claimed in claim 1,

wherein information about an instruction or a change of an operation of the molding machine is transferred from the managing apparatus to the portable information terminal via the radio machine, so as to be displayed at the display part of the portable information terminal.

4. The molding machine managing system as claimed in claim 1,

wherein based on input of information of molding operations of the molding machine to the portable information terminal, the information is transferred to the managing apparatus via the radio machine and subsequently transferred to the molding machine.

5. The molding machine managing system as claimed in claim 4,

wherein the information of molding operations is information with respect to a mold provided at the molding machine,

a relation between the mold and a molding condition is registered, and

based on input of the information with respect to the mold to the portable information terminal, the information is transferred to the managing apparatus via the radio machine, so that the managing apparatus uploads a molding condition necessary for the molding machine.

7. The molding machine managing system as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the molding machine is connected to the portable information terminal by one of radio and wire, and

a setting condition of the molding machine is changed by the portable information terminal.

6. A molding machine managing system, comprising:

a portable information terminal having a display part where received information is displayed; and

a managing apparatus for managing a molding machine,

wherein the managing apparatus includes a radio machine, information is exchanged between the portable information terminal and the managing apparatus by the radio machine, and

based on input to the portable information terminal of information with respect to reasons for stopping of the molding machine that cannot be determined by the managing apparatus, the information is transferred to the managing apparatus via the radio machine so as to be registered at the managing apparatus.

8. A molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine, comprising a radio machine,

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus exchanges information with a portable information terminal by the radio machine,

information input to the portable information terminal is sent to the molding machine managing apparatus via the radio machine so as to be registered at the molding machine managing apparatus, and

the fact that the information is registered at the molding machine managing apparatus is displayed at the portable information terminal as a response to sending the information to the molding machine managing apparatus.

9. The molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus receives information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine, and subsequently sends the information to the portable information terminal.

10. The molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus transfers information about an instruction of a change of an operation of the molding machine to the portable information terminal.

11. The molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus receives information of molding operations of the molding machine from the portable information terminal, and subsequently transfers the information to the molding machine.

12. The molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine as claimed in claim 11,

wherein a relation between a mold provided at the molding machine and a molding condition is registered, and

the molding machine managing apparatus receives information with respect to the mold, and subsequently uploads a molding condition necessary for the molding machine.

13. A molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine, comprising a radio machine,

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus exchanges information with a portable information terminal by the radio machine, and

wherein the molding machine managing apparatus receives from the portable information terminal information with respect to reasons for stopping of the molding machine that cannot be determined by the managing apparatus so that the information is registered at the molding machine managing apparatus.

14. A portable information terminal, comprising a display part where received information is displayed,

wherein the portable information terminal exchanges information with a molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine,

information input to the portable information terminal is sent to and registered at the managing apparatus, and

the fact that the information is registered at the managing apparatus is displayed at the portable information terminal as a response to sending the information to the managing apparatus.

15. The portable information terminal as claimed in claim 14,

wherein the portable information terminal receives information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine managing apparatus so that the information is displayed at the display part.

16. The portable information terminal as claimed in claim 14,

wherein the portable information terminal receives information about an instruction or a change of an operation of the molding machine from the molding machine managing apparatus so that the information is displayed at the display part.

17. The portable information terminal as claimed in claim 14,

wherein based on input of information of molding operations of the molding machine to the portable information terminal, the information is transferred to the molding machine via the molding machine managing apparatus.

18. A portable information terminal, comprising a display part where received information is displayed,

wherein the portable information terminal exchanges information with a molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine, and

wherein based on input of information to the portable information terminal with respect to reasons for stopping of the molding machine that cannot be determined by the managing apparatus, the information is transferred, to and registered at the molding machine managing apparatus.

19. A recording medium where a program is installed, the program for causing a molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine to perform steps, the managing apparatus having a radio machine, the steps comprising:

receiving information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine;

transferring the information about the history of the operation abnormality of the molding machine to a portable information terminal;

receiving information from the portable information terminal at the managing apparatus, the information from the portable information terminal to be registered at the managing apparatus; and

sending a response, displayed at the portable information terminal, from the managing apparatus acknowledging the fact that the information from the portable information terminal has been registered at the managing apparatus.

20. The recording medium where the program is installed as claimed in claim 19, the program further comprising the step of:

transferring information about an instruction or a change of an operation of the molding machine to the portable information terminal.

21. The recording medium where the program is installed as claimed in claim 19, the program further comprising the steps of:

receiving information of molding operations of the molding machine from the portable information terminal; and

transferring the information of molding operations of the molding machine to the molding machine.

22. The recording medium where the program is installed as claimed in claim 21,

wherein a relation between the mold and a molding condition is registered at the program,

the program further comprises the step of:

based on receiving the information with respect to the mold from the portable information terminal, uploading a molding condition necessary for the molding machine.

23. A recording medium where a program is installed, the program for causing a molding machine managing apparatus for managing a molding machine to perform steps, the managing apparatus having a radio machine, the steps comprising:

receiving information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine;

transferring the information to a portable information terminal;

receiving information with respect to reasons for stopping of the molding machine that cannot be determined by the managing apparatus from the portable information terminal; and

registering the information.

24. A recording medium where a program is installed, the program for causing a portable information terminal having a display part where received information is displayed to perform steps, the portable information terminal being used for exchanging information with a managing apparatus for managing the molding machine, the steps comprising:

receiving information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine;

displaying the information at the display part;

inputting another information into the portable information terminal;

sending the information input into the portable information terminal to the managing apparatus; and

receiving a response, displayed at the display part, from the managing apparatus acknowledging the fact that the information input into the portable information terminal has been registered at the managing apparatus.

25. The recording medium where the program is installed as claimed in claim 24, the program further comprising the step of:

receiving information about an instruction or a change of an operation of the molding machine from the managing apparatus; and

displaying the information at the display part.

27. The recording medium where the program is installed as claimed in claim 24, the program further comprising the step of:

changing a setting condition of the molding machine, which is connected to the portable information terminal by radio or wire.

26. A recording medium where a program is installed, the program for causing a portable information terminal having a display part where received information is displayed to perform steps, the portable information terminal being used for exchanging information with a managing apparatus for managing the molding machine, the steps comprising:

receiving information about a history of an operation abnormality of the molding machine from the molding machine;

displaying the information at the display part;

based on input of information with respect to reasons for stopping of the molding machine that cannot be determined by the managing apparatus, sending the information to the managing apparatus.