Teaching device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025091206-A1
Application number	US-202118293356-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 27, 2021
Priority date	Aug 27, 2021
Publication date	Mar 20, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A teaching device for performing program creation using an icon representing a function constituting a control program for an industrial machine is provided, the teaching device including: a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating whether or not the icon constituting the control program can execute an anticipated action, or has performed execution thereof or not; and an information display creating unit that creates a display relating to the icon, so that whether or not the icon making can execute the anticipated action or has performed execution thereof or not can be visually recognized on the program creating screen, on the basis of the state information.

First claim

1 . A teaching device for performing program generation using an icon representing a function constituting a control program of an industrial machine, the teaching device comprising:
a state information acquisition unit configured to acquire state information indicating whether or not an icon constituting the control program can execute an expected operation or whether or not the icon has executed the expected operation; and an information display generation unit configured to generate, based on the state information, a display relating to the icon in such a way that whether or not the icon can execute an expected operation or whether or not the icon has executed the expected operation can be visually recognized in a program creation screen.

2 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein
the state information acquisition unit acquires, as the state information, information indicating at least one of a setting complete state or a setting incomplete state, an abnormality in operation, and an execution result with respect to an icon constituting the control program, and the information display generation unit generates a display relating to the icon in such a way that with respect to the icon the state information of which is acquired, the setting being in a complete state or an incomplete state, an abnormality having occurred in the operation, or the execution result can be visually recognized.

3 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein the information display generation unit generates a display relating to the icon by performing a change of a display form of the icon or addition of an image to the icon.

4 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein the information display generation unit displays information relating to details of the state information in a display screen in response to a predetermined operation via an operation unit.

5 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein the state information is information of an alarm or error that occurs in association with execution of the icon.

6 . The teaching device according to claim 5 , wherein the information display generation unit adds an image representing a specific mark to the icon with respect to which the alarm or error has occurred.

7 . The teaching device according to claim 5 , wherein the information display generation unit further generates a display of at least one of details of the alarm or error, guide information to eliminate the alarm or error, and a selection button to transition to a parameter setting screen to eliminate the alarm or error.

8 . The teaching device according to claim 5 , wherein
as an icon constituting the control program, a position icon having a function of specifying a position of the industrial machine is included, and when as information of the alarm or error with respect to the position icon, information representing one of a position specified by the position icon being out of range of movement of the industrial machine and the position being a singular point is acquired, the information display generation unit generates, for the position icon, a display that enables an occurrence of the alarm or error to be recognized.

9 . The teaching device according to claim 5 , wherein
as an icon constituting the control program, a first position icon and a second position icon having a function of specifying a position of the industrial machine are included, and when as information of the alarm or error with respect to the first position icon and the second position icon, information representing one of a position of the industrial machine going out of range of movement and the position moving to a singular point in association with the industrial machine moving between a position specified by the first position icon and a position specified by the second position icon is acquired, the information display generation unit generates a display that enables an occurrence of the alarm or error to be recognized between the first position icon and the second position icon in the program creation screen.

10 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein
the icon is an icon representing an instruction relating to processing using a visual sensor, and the state information is information indicating whether an execution result of processing using the visual sensor is a success or failure.

11 . The teaching device according to claim 10 , wherein the information display generation unit performs one of operations of differentiating a display form of the icon according to whether the execution result is a success or failure, adding an image representing a different mark to the icon according to whether the execution result is a success or failure, and displaying a thumbnail of an image that serves as the execution result and is captured by the visual sensor in association with the icon.

12 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , wherein the state information is information indicating that setting of the icon includes at least one of an item that has not been set and an item a setting of which needs to be changed.

13 . The teaching device according to claim 12 , wherein the information display generation unit changes a display form to a first display form or adds an image representing a first mark with respect to an icon that is determined to have an item that has not been set and changes a display form to a second display form different from the first display form or adds an image representing a second mark different from the first mark with respect to an icon that is determined to have an item a setting of which needs to be changed.

14 . The teaching device according to claim 12 , wherein the information display generation unit generates a display relating to the icon in such a way that at least one of the number of items that have not been set in setting of the icon and the number of items settings of which needs to be changed in setting of the icon can be visually recognized.

15 . The teaching device according to claim 1 , further comprising a program generation unit configured to generate the program creation screen including a program creation region for creating the control program by sequentially arranging icons.

16 . The teaching device according to claim 15 , wherein the information display generation unit generates the display relating to the icon in the program creation region.

17 . The teaching device according to claim 15 , wherein
the program creation screen further includes a model image display screen in which a 3D model of the industrial machine that operates by execution of the control program is displayed, and the information display generation unit generates a display relating to an execution result of the icon in the model image display screen.

18 . The teaching device according to claim 17 , wherein the information display generation unit generates the display in association with a position corresponding to a teaching position set in the icon in the model image display screen.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Yuutarou
• Namiki Yuta
• Ogura Shoutarou
• Murata Yuusuke

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• B25J13/06

  Control stands, e.g. consoles, switchboards · CPC title

• G05B2219/36076

  Select icon and display corresponding instructions · CPC title

• G05B2219/40099

  Graphical user interface for robotics, visual robot user interface · CPC title

• G05B19/42

  Recording and playback systems, i.e. in which the program is recorded from a cycle of operations, e.g. the cycle of operations being manually controlled, after which this record is played back on the same machine · CPC title