Injection molding system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11241812-B2
Application number	US-202016831180-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2020
Priority date	Mar 28, 2019
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

Provided is an injection molding system that uses an identification code, collectively manages the specifications and combinations of an injection molding machine and peripheral devices, and secures a suitable production state for a combination of a wide variety of specifications. An injection molding system include: an injection molding machine; a plurality of peripheral devices; an identification code attached to the injection molding machine and each of the plurality of peripheral devices, and having identification information of the injection molding machine and each of the plurality of peripheral devices; a code reader that reads the identification code; and a management unit including a storage unit that stores a correct combination of the identification code of the injection molding machine and the plurality of peripheral devices, and a confirmation determination unit for confirming whether the correct combination stored in the storage unit matches the identification code read by the code reader.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An injection molding system comprising:
an injection molding machine;
a plurality of peripheral devices with which the injection molding machine is controlled to be actuated;
an identification code attached to the injection molding machine and each of the plurality of peripheral devices, and having identification information of the injection molding machine and each of the plurality of peripheral devices;
a code reader that reads the identification code; and
a management unit including
a storage unit that stores a correct combination of the identification code of the injection molding machine and the plurality of peripheral devices, and
a confirmation determination unit for confirming whether the correct combination stored in the storage unit matches the identification code read by the code reader.

2. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , wherein the management unit further includes a list display unit that indicates a determination result by the confirmation determination unit.

3. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of peripheral devices at least includes
a picker that takes out a molded article from the injection molding machine,
a temperature controller,
a mold, and
a material feeder for supplying an injection material to the injection molding machine.

4. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , wherein a personal computer is provided with the management unit.

5. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , wherein the injection molding machine is provided with the management unit.

6. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , wherein the injection molding machine further includes:
an identification code display unit that displays a specification of the identification code at a point in time of the injection molding machine,
an identification code setting unit that sets a specification of the injection molding machine indicated by the identification code, and
an identification code storage unit that stores the identification code indicating the specification of the injection molding machine that is set by the identification code setting unit.

7. The injection molding system according claim 1 , further comprising a mold file calling section for calling a corresponding mold file when the identification code of the mold is read by the code reader.

8. The injection molding system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an identification mode combination storage unit including a correct combination of the identification code in the mold file; and
the confirmation determination unit that prohibits automatic operation until a confirmation status is reset when the mold file is called, and a confirmation of a correct combination is completed.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Kazuyoshi
• Maruyama Junpei

Classifications

• B29C2945/76939

  Using stored or historical data sets · CPC title

• B29C45/7626

  the ejection or removal of moulded articles · CPC title

• B29C2945/76314

  Auxiliary devices · CPC title

• B29C45/78

  of temperature · CPC title

• B29C2045/1796

  Moulds carrying mould related information or codes, e.g. bar codes, counters · CPC title