Display control device and display control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11513755-B2
Application number	US-202117206904-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2021
Priority date	Oct 23, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

In a display control device, a first display control unit displays values of a plurality of molding conditions in a first display area, on the basis of layout information including a display size and a display position of the plurality of molding conditions. A data setting unit sets as molding data the values of the plurality of molding conditions that are displayed in the first display area. On the basis of the layout information, and in the same layout as that of the first display area, a second display control unit displays for inspection in a second display area the values of the plurality of molding conditions based on the molding data which are stored in a storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display control device, comprising:
a first display control unit configured to display in a first display area of a display device, based on predetermined layout information, an input screen into which an operator inputs values of a plurality of molding conditions used for molding operation of an injection molding machine, and display, on the input screen, the values of the plurality of molding conditions having been input by the operator operating an input operation unit;
a data setting unit configured to set, as molding data that is used in a current molding operation of the injection molding machine, the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed on the input screen in a case where a setting instruction is given by the operator operating the input operation unit;
a storage unit configured to store the molding data that has been set by the data setting unit; and
a second display control unit configured to display for inspection in a second display area of the display device, while the input screen is displayed and at least before the setting instruction is given by the operator, values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data selected by the operator operating the input operation unit, of a plurality of molding data items stored in the storage unit and used for past molding operation of the injection molding machine,

wherein the first display control unit displays the input screen in the first display area based on the layout information including a display size and a display position where the values of the plurality of molding conditions are input and displayed, and
the second display control unit displays in the second display area, based on the layout information, an inspection screen and displays on the inspection screen values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data selected by the operator operating the input operation unit, the second display control unit being configured to display on the inspection screen a same type of a value of a molding condition as each of the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the first display area at a display position in the second display area that corresponds to a display position in the first display area, wherein each of the values of the plurality of molding conditions are displayed on the inspection screen in the display size corresponding to a ratio of a size of the second display area to a size of the first display area.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first display area is larger than the second display area; and
the second display area is located inside the first display area.

3. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the second display control unit displays for inspection the second display area in front of the first display area.

4. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises a first display unit including the first display area, and a second display unit including the second display area.

5. The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a compensation unit configured to modify the layout information based on the size of the second display area; and
the second display control unit displays in the inspection screen, based on the modified layout information, and values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data selected by the operator operating the input operation unit.

6. The display control device according to claim 5 , wherein:
the display device includes a plurality of the second display areas;
the compensation unit modifies the layout information, based on the size and position of the second display areas for each of the plurality of second display areas; and
the second display control unit displays in a plurality of screens for inspection, based on a plurality of modified layout information items, values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data selected by the operator operating the input operation unit.

7. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the second display control unit changes the size and position of the second display area in response to the operator's operation of the input operation unit.

8. The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a comparison unit configured to compare with each other the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the input screen, and the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the inspection screen;
wherein, in an event that the comparison unit determines that there are differing values of molding conditions, the second display control unit displays with emphasis the values of the molding conditions that differ from the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the input screen.

9. The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a comparison unit configured to compare with each other the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the input screen, and the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the inspection screen;
wherein, in an event that the comparison unit determines that there are differing values of molding conditions, the first display control unit displays with emphasis the values of the molding conditions that differ from the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the inspection screen.

10. A display control method, comprising:
a first step of selecting, of a plurality of molding data items that have been used for past molding operation of an injection molding machine and stored in a storage unit, the molding data corresponding to an operation of an input operation unit by an operator;
a second step of displaying for inspection, in a second display area of a display device, values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data, based on predetermined layout information with respect to an input screen where the operator inputs values of a plurality of molding conditions that are displayed in a first display area of the display device and are used for molding operation of the injection molding machine;
a third step of displaying the input screen in the first display area based on the layout information;
a fourth step of displaying on the input screen, when the operator referring to values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data displayed for inspection in the second display area inputs values of a plurality of molding conditions used for current molding operation of the injection molding machine by operating the input operation unit, the values of the plurality of molding conditions that have been input;
a fifth step of setting, as molding data used for the current molding operation, the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the input screen when a setting instruction is given by the operator operating the input operation unit;
a sixth step of storing in the storage unit the molding data that has been set,
wherein in the second step, based on the layout information including a display position and a display size of the plurality of molding conditions, an inspection screen is displayed in the second display area, and values of a plurality of molding conditions that make up the molding data selected by the operator operating the input operation unit are displayed on the inspection screen, the inspection screen displaying a same type of a value of a molding condition as each of the values of the plurality of molding conditions displayed in the first display area at a display posi

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Maruyama Junpei
• Matsuo Akimasa

Classifications

• B29C2045/7606

  Controlling or regulating the display unit · CPC title

• B29C45/1774

  Display units or mountings therefor; Switch cabinets · CPC title

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title

• G09G2356/00

  Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens · CPC title

• G09G3/3426

  the different display panel areas being distributed in two dimensions, e.g. matrix · CPC title