Controller for an injection molding machine having an abnormality detection unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9339963-B2
Application number	US-201514707034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2015
Priority date	May 12, 2014
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A controller of an injection molding machine includes a power supply converter which supplies electric power from a power supply to a drive device which drives a servomotor, and an electric storage unit coupled between the power supply converter and the drive device. The controller detects abnormality of a voltage detection unit which detects voltage of the electric storage unit based on voltage of the electric storage unit, a supply electric energy to the electric storage unit, and electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller of an injection molding machine, comprising:
a servomotor for driving an axis;
a drive device for driving the servomotor;
a power supply;
a power supply converter for boosting voltage from the power supply and for supplying electric power to the drive device; and an electric storage unit coupled between the power supply converter and the drive device, wherein the controller further includes:
a voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage of the electric storage unit,
an electric energy detection unit for detecting a supply of electric energy from the power supply to the electric storage unit, and
an abnormality detection unit for detecting abnormality of the voltage detection unit based on

(a) the voltage of the electric storage unit detected by the voltage detection unit,
(b) the supply of electric energy to the electric storage unit detected by the electric energy detection unit, and
(c) an electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit.

2. The controller of an injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein the abnormality detection unit calculates electrostatic energy accumulated in the electric storage unit based on the voltage of the electric storage unit detected by the voltage detection unit and the electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit, compares the calculated electrostatic energy of the electric storage unit and the supply of electric energy to the electric storage unit detected by the electric energy detection unit with each other, and detects abnormality of the voltage detection unit based on a result of the comparison.

3. The controller of an injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein the abnormality detection unit calculates an estimated voltage value of the electric storage unit based on the supply of electric energy to the electric storage unit detected by the electric energy detection unit and the electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit, compares the calculated estimated voltage value of the electric storage unit and the voltage of the electric storage unit detected by the voltage detection unit with each other, and detects abnormality of the voltage detection unit based on a result of the comparison.

4. The controller of an injection molding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an elapsed time measuring unit for measuring time elapsed from arbitrary time during a boosting operation until the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit reaches boosted voltage, wherein the abnormality detection unit calculates boosting time of the electric storage unit based on the supply of electric energy to the electric storage unit detected by the electric energy detection unit, the electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit, and a boosted voltage value of the electric storage unit, compares the calculated boosting time of the electric storage unit and the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measuring unit with each other, and detects abnormality of the voltage detection unit based on a result of the comparison.

5. The controller of an injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein the electric energy detection unit detects the supply of electric energy to the electric storage unit by integrating, with respect to time, any one of electric power supplied from the power supply converter to the electric storage unit, and electric power obtained by subtracting power consumption of the servomotor which consumes electric power of the electric storage unit from the electric power supplied from the power supply converter to the electric storage unit.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Maruyama Junpei

Classifications

• H02M1/32

  Means for protecting converters other than automatic disconnection · CPC title

• B29C45/7666 Primary

  of power or energy, e.g. integral function of force · CPC title

• B29C45/76 Primary

  Measuring, controlling or regulating {(measuring in general G01; controlling or regulating in general G05)} · CPC title

• B29C2945/76214

  drive means · CPC title

• B29C2945/76525

  Electric current or voltage · CPC title