State display device of industrial machinery and power conversion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10135379-B2
Application number	US-201715634173-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An LED indicator 4 connected to industrial machinery including an inverter 1 , includes: an LED substrate 8 into which a display control signal according to a state relating to the industrial machinery is input; and a plurality of displays 31, 32 , and 33 configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery, on the basis of the display control signal input by the LED substrate 8 . The plurality of displays 31, 32 , and 33 each include a partially circular-arc shape, and are generally arranged in an approximately annular shape. The plurality of displays 31, 32 , and 33 include the two displays 31, 32 that generally configure a half ring at one side of the approximately annular shape, and the one display 33 that generally configures a half ring at the other side of the approximately annular shape.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A state display device of industrial machinery, comprising:
an inputter configured to input a display control signal according to a state relating to the industrial machinery; and
a plurality of displays configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery, on the basis of the display control signal input by the inputter,
wherein the plurality of displays is positioned in an approximately annular shape, the plurality of displays comprises two displays forming a half ring at one side of the approximately annular shape and one display forming a half ring at the other side of the approximately annular shape, the industrial machinery is a power conversion device that converts an external supply power into a drive control power to an electric motor, and the plurality of displays is configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to at least one of a rotation drive state of the electric motor, a drive standby state after the electric motor is turned on, and an abnormality generation or an abnormality prediction state of the electric motor.

2. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of displays includes an LED as a light source.

3. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 2 , wherein each of the displays has a partial circular-arc shape.

4. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein each of the displays has a partial circular-arc shape.

5. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a light-shielding wall positioned between adjacent displays in the plurality of displays.

6. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display in the lighting state corresponding to at least one of continuous lighting, intermittent flickering at predetermined intervals, and intermittent flickering at an interval shorter than the predetermined intervals.

7. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays is configured to display, as the lighting state, in a light-emission color corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery.

8. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays is configured to display, as the lighting state, in a brightness corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery.

9. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display, as the rotation drive state of the electric motor, in a lighting state in a manner to mutually distinguish between the rotation drive state in a forward direction and the rotation drive state in a reverse direction.

10. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the displays in a lighting state is configured to display in a lighting state in a manner to continuously move at a speed corresponding to a rotation speed of the electric motor.

11. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to at least one of a magnitude of a drive torque of the electric motor or a magnitude of a supply current value.

12. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the power conversion device is configured to exchange information, through mutual recognition radio communication, with respect to an operation terminal, and
the plurality of displays is further configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to at least one of a good or bad state of the information exchange, a complete state of the mutual recognition, a state of during the information exchange, and a state of a completion of the information exchange, via the mutual recognition radio communication.

13. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 11 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display in a lighting state according to adaptability of data to the power conversion device, where the data is transmitted from the operation terminal to the power conversion device.

14. The state display device of industrial machinery according to claim 1 , wherein
the state display device of the industrial machinery is detachable from the industrial machinery.

15. A power conversion device, comprising:
a power convertor configured to convert an external supply power into a drive control power to an electric motor;
a display controller configured to output a display control signal according to a state relating to the power converter; and
a plurality of displays configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to a state of the power convertor, on the basis of the display control signal, wherein
the plurality of displays is positioned in an approximately annular shape,
the plurality of displays comprises
two displays forming a half ring at one side of the approximately annular shape and
one display forming a half ring at the other side of the approximately annular shape.

16. The power conversion device according to claim 15 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to at least one of a rotation drive state of the electric motor, a drive standby state after the electric motor is turned on, and an abnormality generation or an abnormality prediction state of the electric motor.

17. The power conversion device according to claim 16 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display, as the rotation drive state of the electric motor, in a lighting state in a manner to mutually distinguish between the rotation drive state in a forward direction, and the rotation drive state in a reverse direction.

18. The power conversion device according to claim 16 , wherein
each of the displays in a lighting state is configured to display in a lighting state in a manner to continuously move at a speed corresponding to a rotation speed of the electric motor.

19. The power conversion device according to claim 16 , wherein
the plurality of displays is configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to at least one of a magnitude of a drive torque of the electric motor or a magnitude of a supply current value.

Assignees

• Yaskawa Electric Corp

Inventors

• Iwahashi Koji
• Sueshima Satoshi
• Yanagimoto Tetsuo
• KUBO Yuto
• KAWAFUCHI Yuki

Classifications

• G08B5/36 Primary

  using visible light sources · CPC title

• H02P27/06 Primary

  using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/0068

  Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources · CPC title

• G05B19/418

  Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM] · CPC title

• G02B6/0075

  Arrangements of multiple light guides (G02B6/0028 takes precedence) · CPC title