A method, system, device and storage medium for injection molding production control

By acquiring the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material and analyzing the final injection molding raw material information, the injection device and injection molding machine are automatically controlled, solving the problem of unqualified injection molded products caused by manual adjustments by the operator and improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

CN116061409BActive Publication Date: 2026-05-26NINGBO L K MASCH CO LTD

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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NINGBO L K MASCH CO LTD
Filing Date
2023-02-24
Publication Date
2026-05-26

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Technical Problem

During the injection molding process, operators need to adjust the injection pressure and speed based on experience, which can easily lead to defective injection molded products and affect the pass rate.

Method used

By acquiring the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material, the final injection molding raw material information is obtained through analysis. Based on this information, the injection device and injection molding machine are controlled, reducing manual adjustments by the operator and improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

Benefits of technology

By automating the injection unit and injection molding machine, the chance of operator input errors is reduced, and the pass rate of injection molded products is improved.

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Abstract

This application relates to a method, system, apparatus, and storage medium for injection molding production control, and pertains to the field of injection molding production technology. The method includes: acquiring the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material; analyzing and acquiring the final injection molding raw material information corresponding to the heating temperature value based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value and preset final injection molding raw material information; analyzing and acquiring the raw material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding raw material information based on the correspondence between the final injection molding raw material information and preset raw material type injection information; sending the raw material type injection information to the injection device, and sending a preset injection plan to the injection molding machine. This application has the effect of improving the yield rate of injection molded products.
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Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of injection molding production technology, and in particular to an injection molding production control method, system, device and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] Injection molding is an industrial product manufacturing method that uses injection molding machines and molds to shape thermoplastic or thermosetting materials into products of various shapes. Injection-molded products can be made from either plastic or rubber.

[0003] In related technologies, during the injection molding process, granular or powdered plastic is first added to the barrel, and the plastic is melted by the rotation of the screw and the heating of the outer wall of the barrel. Then, the machine closes the mold and moves the injection seat forward so that the nozzle is close to the mold's sprue. Next, pressurized oil is introduced into the injection cylinder, which pushes the screw forward, thereby injecting the molten material into the closed mold at a lower temperature at a high pressure and a fast speed. After a certain period of time and pressure, the molten material is maintained and cooled to solidify and form a shape. Finally, the mold is opened and the product is taken out.

[0004] Regarding the aforementioned technologies, the inventors have discovered the following drawbacks: During injection molding, high pressure and high speed are required to inject molten material into a closed mold at a relatively low temperature. Since different products require different injection pressures and speeds, operators need to adjust the injection pressure and speed before injection molding. The specific injection pressure and speed values ​​are generally input by the operator based on experience. When injection molding similar products, operators are prone to misremembering the adjustment values, leading to defective products and a lower yield rate. Therefore, there is room for improvement. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To improve the yield of injection molded products, this application provides an injection molding production control method, system, device, and storage medium.

[0006] Firstly, this application provides a method for controlling injection molding production, employing the following technical solution:

[0007] A method for controlling injection molding production, comprising:

[0008] Obtain the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material;

[0009] Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material is analyzed and obtained.

[0010] Based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, analyze and obtain the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information;

[0011] The raw material type injection information is sent to the injection unit, and the preset injection molding scheme is sent to the injection molding machine.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material is obtained, and the final injection molding raw material information is obtained through analysis of the heating temperature value. Then, the injection type information is obtained through analysis of the final injection molding raw material information. The injection type information is sent to the injection device, thereby directly controlling the injection device through the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material. This eliminates the need for the operator to input adjustment values ​​for the injection device, reducing the probability of operator input errors. The preset injection molding scheme is sent to the injection molding machine, enabling the injection molding machine to inject the product, ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0013] Optionally, based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material can be analyzed and obtained, including:

[0014] Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, query and obtain the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material.

[0015] Determine whether there is only one heating prediction information for the type of injection molding material;

[0016] If so, then based on the correspondence between the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type and the preset heating prediction injection molding material information, analyze and obtain the heating prediction injection molding material information corresponding to the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, and use the heating prediction injection molding material information as the final injection molding material information;

[0017] If not, obtain the image information of the injection molding material;

[0018] Based on the color and particle characteristics of the raw materials, the color and particle information of the raw materials are obtained from the image information of the injection molding raw materials.

[0019] Based on the correspondence between the color information, particle information, and appearance prediction information of injection molding raw materials, query and obtain the appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material types corresponding to the color information and particle information of injection molding raw materials.

[0020] Based on the judgment result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final prediction information of the injection molding material type is obtained by analysis. It is defined that the same prediction information exists in the appearance prediction information of the injection molding material type and the same prediction information exists in the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type.

[0021] Based on the correspondence between the final estimated information of injection molding material types and the preset final estimated injection molding material information, the final estimated injection molding material information corresponding to the final estimated information of injection molding material types is obtained, and the final estimated injection molding material information is used as the final injection molding material information.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type is obtained by querying the heating temperature value of injection molding raw material. Then, it is determined whether there is only one heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type. If there is only one, the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type is analyzed to obtain the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material, and this heating prediction information of injection molding raw material is used as the final injection molding raw material information. If there is more than one, the image information of injection molding raw material is obtained, and the color information and particle information of raw material are obtained from the image information of injection molding raw material through analysis of raw material color characteristics and raw material particle characteristics. The appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material type is obtained by querying the color information and particle information of injection molding raw material. Then, the final prediction information of injection molding raw material type is obtained by analyzing the result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material type and the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type. Finally, the final prediction information of injection molding raw material type is obtained by analyzing the final prediction information of injection molding raw material type, and this final prediction information of injection molding raw material is used as the final injection molding raw material information. This improves the accuracy of the obtained final injection molding raw material information and ultimately improves the qualification rate of injection molded products.

[0023] Optionally, based on the judgment result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final prediction information of the injection molding material type can be obtained by analysis, including:

[0024] Determine whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type;

[0025] If not, an error message about the heating temperature value will be sent to the terminal held by the operator.

[0026] If yes, then determine whether there is only one identical prediction;

[0027] If so, the same estimated information will be used as the final estimated information for the type of injection molding material;

[0028] If not, obtain the heating time of the injection molding material;

[0029] Based on the correspondence between the heating time of the injection molding material, the heating temperature of the injection molding material and the preset final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating time and heating temperature of the injection molding material is analyzed and obtained.

[0030] Based on the correspondence between the final heating prediction information of injection molding material type, the same prediction information, and the preset same final prediction information, analyze and obtain the same final prediction information corresponding to the final heating prediction information of injection molding material type and the same prediction information, and use the same final prediction information as the final prediction information of injection molding material type.

[0031] By adopting the above technical solution, the system determines whether there is consistent predicted information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material type. If no consistent predicted information exists, an error message regarding the heating temperature value is sent to the operator's terminal. If consistent predicted information exists, the system further determines whether there is only one consistent predicted information. If there is only one, the consistent predicted information is used as the final predicted information for the injection molding raw material type. If there are multiple consistent predicted information, the heating time of the injection molding raw material is obtained, and the final predicted heating information for the injection molding raw material type is obtained through analysis of the heating time and heating temperature value. Then, the system analyzes the final predicted heating information for the injection molding raw material type and the consistent predicted information to obtain the consistent final predicted information, which is then used as the final predicted information for the injection molding raw material type. This improves the accuracy of the obtained final predicted information for the injection molding raw material type, ultimately increasing the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0032] Optionally, it also includes a step after analyzing and obtaining the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, and a step before sending the material type injection information to the injection device and sending the preset injection plan to the injection molding machine, as follows:

[0033] Obtain injection molding machine type information and injection port location information;

[0034] Based on the correspondence between injection molding machine type information and preset injection molding machine type adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection molding machine type adjustment information corresponding to the injection molding machine type information;

[0035] Based on the correspondence between the injection port location information and the preset injection port location adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection port location adjustment information corresponding to the injection port location information;

[0036] Add the injection molding machine type adjustment information and injection port position adjustment information to the raw material type injection information and obtain the new raw material type injection information.

[0037] By adopting the above technical solution, the injection molding machine type information and injection port position information are obtained. Then, the injection molding machine type information is analyzed to obtain injection molding machine type adjustment information, and the injection port position information is analyzed to obtain injection port position adjustment information. Finally, the injection molding machine type adjustment information and injection port position adjustment information are added to the raw material type injection information to obtain new raw material type injection information. This improves the accuracy of the obtained raw material type injection information and ultimately improves the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0038] Optionally, based on the correspondence between the injection port location information and the preset injection port location adjustment information, the injection port location adjustment information corresponding to the injection port location information is analyzed and obtained, including:

[0039] Determine if there is only one injection port location;

[0040] If so, based on the correspondence between the injection port position information and the preset single injection port position adjustment information, analyze and obtain the single injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the injection port position information, and use the single injection port position adjustment information as the injection port position adjustment information.

[0041] If not, then the relative position influence value is obtained by analyzing the position points corresponding to multiple injection port position information;

[0042] Based on the correspondence between the relative position influence value and the preset multiple injection port position adjustment information, the multiple injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the relative position influence value is analyzed and obtained, and the relative position influence value is used as the injection port position adjustment information.

[0043] By adopting the above technical solution, the system determines whether there is only one injection port position information. If there is only one, the system analyzes the injection port position information to obtain the adjustment information for a single injection port position and uses this information as the final injection port position adjustment information. If there is more than one injection port position information, the system analyzes the position points corresponding to multiple injection port position information to obtain the relative position influence value. Then, the system analyzes the relative position influence value to obtain the adjustment information for multiple injection port positions and uses this relative position influence value as the final injection port position adjustment information. This improves the accuracy of the obtained injection port position adjustment information and ultimately increases the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0044] Optionally, based on the location points corresponding to multiple injection port location information, the relative position influence value can be analyzed and obtained, including:

[0045] Determine if there are more than two injection port location information entries;

[0046] If not, then based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information, and use the relative state influence value as the relative position influence value.

[0047] If so, then based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information.

[0048] Based on multiple relative state influence values, the sum of these values ​​is calculated and used as the final relative state influence value. This final relative state influence value is then used as the relative position influence value.

[0049] By adopting the above technical solution, the system determines whether there are more than two injection port location information points. When there are no more than two, the system obtains the relative state influence value through relative state analysis of the location points corresponding to the injection port location information, and uses this relative state influence value as the relative position influence value. When there are more than two, the system obtains the relative state influence value through relative state analysis of the location points corresponding to the injection port location information. Then, the system analyzes and calculates the sum of the multiple relative state influence values, and uses this sum as the final relative state influence value. This final relative state influence value is then used as the relative position influence value, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained relative position influence value and ultimately increasing the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0050] Optionally, based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is analyzed and obtained, including:

[0051] When the location points corresponding to the injection port location information are in a facing state, the influence value of the facing state is taken as the influence value of the relative state.

[0052] When the location points corresponding to the injection port location information are in the same direction, the influence value of the same direction state is taken as the influence value of the relative state.

[0053] When the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is in a vertical state, the vertical state influence value is used as the relative state influence value.

[0054] By adopting the above technical solution, when the position points corresponding to the injection port position information are in opposite directions, the influence value of the opposite direction is used as the relative state influence value; when the position points corresponding to the injection port position information are in the same direction, the influence value of the same direction is used as the relative state influence value; and when the position points corresponding to the injection port position information are in a perpendicular direction, the influence value of the perpendicular direction is used as the relative state influence value. This improves the accuracy of the obtained relative state influence values ​​and ultimately achieves the goal of improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0055] Secondly, this application provides an injection molding production control system, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0056] An injection molding production control system, comprising:

[0057] The acquisition module is used to acquire the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, the image information of the injection molding material, the heating time of the injection molding material, the injection molding machine type information, and the injection port position information;

[0058] A memory for storing a program for an injection molding production control method as described in any of the first aspects;

[0059] The processor and the program in the memory can be loaded and executed by the processor to implement an injection molding production control method as described in any of the first aspects.

[0060] By adopting the above technical solution, the module acquires the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, the image information of the injection molding material, the heating time of the injection molding material, the type information of the injection molding machine, and the position information of the injection port. The processor loads and executes the program stored in the memory, so that the operator does not need to input the adjustment value of the injection device. The injection device is directly controlled by the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, reducing the probability of operator input errors and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0061] Thirdly, this application provides an injection molding production control device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0062] An injection molding production control device includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be loaded by the processor and executed as an injection molding production control method as described in any of the first aspects.

[0063] By adopting the above technical solution, the program stored in the memory is loaded and executed by the processor, so that the operator does not need to input the adjustment value of the injection device. The injection device is directly controlled by the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, which reduces the probability of operator input errors and ultimately improves the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0064] Fourthly, this application provides a computer storage medium capable of storing corresponding programs, which facilitates improving the yield rate of injection molded products, and adopts the following technical solution:

[0065] A computer storage medium storing a computer program capable of being loaded by a processor and executed as in any of the first aspects of an injection molding production control method.

[0066] By adopting the above technical solution, the program is stored in a storage medium, which allows the processor to load and execute it when needed. This eliminates the need for the operator to input adjustment values ​​for the injection device. The injection device is directly controlled by the heating temperature of the injection molding material, reducing the probability of operator input errors and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0067] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0068] 1. By acquiring the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material, and analyzing the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material to obtain the final injection molding raw material information, and then analyzing the final injection molding raw material information to obtain the raw material type injection information, the raw material type injection information is sent to the injection device. Thus, the injection device can be directly controlled by the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material, so that the operator does not need to input the adjustment value of the injection device, reducing the probability of operator input errors. The preset injection molding scheme is sent to the injection molding machine, so that the injection molding machine can inject the product, ultimately achieving the goal of improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0069] 2. By querying the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material, the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material type is obtained. Then, it is determined whether there is only one heating prediction information for the injection molding raw material type. If there is only one, the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material type is analyzed to obtain the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material, and this heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material is used as the final injection molding raw material information. If there is more than one, the image information of the injection molding raw material is obtained, and the color information and particle information of the raw material are obtained from the image information by analyzing the color information and particle information of the injection molding raw material. The appearance prediction information of the injection molding raw material type is obtained by querying the color information and particle information of the injection molding raw material. Then, the final prediction information of the injection molding raw material type is obtained by analyzing the result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material type. Finally, the final prediction information of the injection molding raw material type is analyzed to obtain the final prediction information of the injection molding raw material, and this final prediction information of the injection molding raw material is used as the final injection molding raw material information, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained final injection molding raw material information.

[0070] 3. By acquiring injection molding machine type information and injection port location information, and then analyzing the injection molding machine type information to obtain injection molding machine type adjustment information and analyzing the injection port location information to obtain injection port location adjustment information, the injection molding machine type adjustment information and injection port location adjustment information are added to the raw material type injection information to obtain new raw material type injection information, thereby improving the accuracy of the acquired raw material type injection information. Attached Figure Description

[0071] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the injection molding production control method according to an embodiment of this application.

[0072] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a method for analyzing and obtaining the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, according to an embodiment of this application.

[0073] Figure 3 This is a flowchart of a method for analyzing and obtaining the final estimated information of the injection molding material type based on the judgment result of whether there is consistent estimated information between the appearance estimated information and the heating estimated information of the injection molding material type in this application embodiment.

[0074] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of a method in this application embodiment, which describes the steps after analyzing and obtaining the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, and the steps before sending the material type injection information to the injection device and sending the preset injection molding scheme to the injection molding machine.

[0075] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of a method for analyzing and obtaining injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the injection port position information based on the correspondence between injection port position information and preset injection port position adjustment information, according to an embodiment of this application.

[0076] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of a method for analyzing and obtaining relative position influence values ​​based on the location points corresponding to multiple injection port location information, according to an embodiment of this application.

[0077] Figure 7 This is a flowchart of a method for analyzing and obtaining the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, according to an embodiment of this application.

[0078] Figure 8 This is a system flowchart of injection molding production control according to an embodiment of this application.

[0079] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Acquisition module; 2. Memory; 3. Processor. Detailed Implementation

[0080] To make the purpose, technical solution, and advantages of this application clearer, the following description is provided in conjunction with the appendix. Figure 1-8 The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the application.

[0081] This application discloses a method for controlling injection molding production.

[0082] Reference Figure 1 An injection molding production control method includes:

[0083] Step S100: Obtain the heating temperature value of the injection molding material.

[0084] Among them, the injection molding material heating temperature value refers to the temperature value at which the injection molding device heats the current raw material to the melt during injection molding. The injection molding material heating temperature value is obtained through operator input.

[0085] Step S200: Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, analyze and obtain the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material.

[0086] The final injection molding material information refers to the type of the current injection molding material, the temperature value when it is heated into a melt, the time when it is heated into a melt, the color and particle state, etc. The final injection molding material information is retrieved from the database that stores the final injection molding material information.

[0087] By analyzing the heating temperature of the injection molding raw material, the final injection molding raw material information can be obtained, which facilitates the subsequent use of the final injection molding raw material information.

[0088] Step S300: Based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, analyze and obtain the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information.

[0089] Among them, the raw material type injection information refers to the pressure and speed required for the current injection molding raw material during injection. The raw material type injection information is retrieved from a database that stores raw material type injection information.

[0090] By analyzing the final injection molding material information, we can obtain the material type injection information, which will facilitate the subsequent use of the material type injection information.

[0091] In step S400, the raw material type injection information is sent to the injection device, and the preset injection molding scheme is sent to the injection molding machine.

[0092] The injection unit refers to the device on the injection molding machine used to inject the raw material into the mold during the injection molding process. The injection plan refers to the injection steps after the raw material is injected into the mold, including steps such as holding pressure, cooling, and demolding. The injection plan is retrieved from a database that stores injection plans.

[0093] By sending the raw material type injection information to the injection unit, the operator no longer needs to input the adjustment values ​​of the injection unit. The raw material type injection information can be obtained directly from the heating temperature value of the injection material, and the injection unit can be controlled. This reduces the chance of operator input errors. Furthermore, the preset injection plan is sent to the injection molding machine, which then performs injection molding on the product, ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0094] exist Figure 1 In step S200, to further ensure the rationality of the final injection molding material information, it is necessary to perform further separate analysis and calculation on the final injection molding material information. Specifically, this is done through... Figure 2 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0095] Reference Figure 2 Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, the analysis and acquisition of the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material includes the following steps:

[0096] Step S210: Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, query and obtain the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material.

[0097] Among them, the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type refers to the type of injection molding raw material estimated by the temperature value when the current injection molding raw material is heated into a melt. The heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type is obtained by querying a database that stores the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material type.

[0098] By querying the heating temperature value of injection molding raw materials, we can obtain the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material types, which will facilitate the subsequent use of the heating prediction information of injection molding raw material types.

[0099] Step S220: Determine whether there is only one heating prediction information for the type of injection molding material. If yes, proceed to step S230; if no, proceed to step S240.

[0100] Among them, by judging whether there is only one heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type, it can be determined whether the heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type can be used directly.

[0101] Step S230: Based on the correspondence between the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type and the preset heating prediction injection molding material information, analyze and obtain the heating prediction injection molding material information corresponding to the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, and use the heating prediction injection molding material information as the final injection molding material information.

[0102] Specifically, the heating-predicted injection molding material information refers to the type of injection molding material estimated based solely on the heating-predicted information for the current injection molding material type, and then further estimated to arrive at the final type. This heating-predicted injection molding material information is retrieved from a database that stores such information.

[0103] When there is only one heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type, it means that the heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type can be used directly. By analyzing the heating prediction information for injection molding raw material type, the heating prediction information for injection molding raw material can be obtained, and the heating prediction information for injection molding raw material can be used as the final injection molding raw material information, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained final injection molding raw material information and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0104] Step S240: Obtain image information of injection molding raw materials.

[0105] Among them, the injection molding material image information refers to the image information of the current injection molding material, which is obtained by a camera or video camera preset at the feeding position on the injection molding machine.

[0106] Step S250: Obtain raw material color information and raw material particle information from the injection molding raw material image information based on the raw material color characteristics and raw material particle characteristics.

[0107] Among them, raw material color characteristics refer to the color characteristics of various injection molding raw materials, which are retrieved from a database storing raw material color characteristics. Raw material particle characteristics refer to the particle characteristics of various injection molding raw materials, which are retrieved from a database storing raw material particle characteristics.

[0108] Raw material color information refers to the color information of the current injection molding raw material, and raw material particle information refers to the particle information of the current injection molding raw material. Raw material color information and raw material particle information are obtained from the injection molding raw material image information through raw material color and particle characteristics analysis, thus facilitating subsequent use of the raw material color and particle information.

[0109] Step S260: Based on the correspondence between the color information of the injection molding raw material, the particle information of the injection molding raw material, and the appearance prediction information of the injection molding raw material type, query and obtain the appearance prediction information of the injection molding raw material type corresponding to the color information of the injection molding raw material and the particle information of the injection molding raw material.

[0110] The appearance prediction information for injection molding raw materials refers to the type of injection molding raw material estimated based on its color and particle size. This information is retrieved from a database that stores such information.

[0111] By querying the color and particle information of injection molding raw materials, we can obtain the appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material types, which facilitates the subsequent acquisition of appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material types.

[0112] Step S270: Based on the judgment result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, analyze and obtain the final prediction information of the injection molding material type.

[0113] Among them, the same estimated information exists in the appearance estimated information of injection molding raw material type, and the same estimated information exists in the heating estimated information of injection molding raw material type.

[0114] The final estimated information on the type of injection molding material refers to the type of the current injection molding material estimated based on its heating temperature and appearance.

[0115] By determining whether there is consistent information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final prediction information of the injection molding material type is analyzed and obtained, which facilitates the subsequent use of the final prediction information of the injection molding material type.

[0116] Step S280: Based on the correspondence between the final estimated information of the injection molding material type and the preset final estimated injection molding material information, analyze and obtain the final estimated injection molding material information corresponding to the final estimated information of the injection molding material type, and use the final estimated injection molding material information as the final injection molding material information.

[0117] The final estimated injection molding material information refers to the type of injection molding material obtained by further estimating based on the final estimated information. This final estimated injection molding material information is retrieved from a database that stores such information.

[0118] By analyzing the final estimated information on the types of injection molding raw materials, the final estimated injection molding raw material information is obtained and used as the final injection molding raw material information, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained final injection molding raw material information and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0119] exist Figure 2In step S270, to further ensure the rationality of the final estimated information on the type of injection molding material, it is necessary to perform further separate analysis and calculation on the final estimated information on the type of injection molding material. Specifically, this is done through... Figure 3 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0120] Reference Figure 3 Based on the determination of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding raw material type, the analysis to obtain the final prediction information of the injection molding raw material type includes the following steps:

[0121] Step S271: Determine whether there is any identical estimated information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type. If not, proceed to step S272; if yes, proceed to step S273.

[0122] Specifically, by judging whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, it is determined whether the type estimated based on the appearance of the current injection molding material is consistent with the type estimated based on the heating temperature value of the current injection molding material.

[0123] Step S272: Send an error message about the heating temperature value to the terminal held by the operator.

[0124] The "heating temperature value error message" refers to information indicating that the heating temperature value was entered incorrectly. The operator's terminal must be capable of receiving and sending information; this terminal can be a mobile phone or a computer.

[0125] If the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type are not consistent, it means that the type estimated by the appearance of the current injection molding material is not the type estimated by the heating temperature value of the current injection molding material. This indicates that the heating temperature value entered at this time does not match the current injection molding material. Therefore, the heating temperature error information is sent to the terminal held by the operator to remind the operator.

[0126] Step S273: Determine if there is only one identical prediction. If yes, proceed to step S274; if no, proceed to step S275.

[0127] If there is identical estimated information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, it means that the types estimated by the appearance of the current injection molding material include the types estimated by the heating temperature value of the current injection molding material. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether there is only one identical estimated information to determine whether the identical estimated information can be used directly in the future.

[0128] Step S274: Use the same estimated information as the final estimated information for the type of injection molding material.

[0129] When there is only one identical estimated information, it means that the same estimated information can be used directly in the future. Therefore, the same estimated information is used as the final estimated information for the type of injection molding raw material.

[0130] Step S275: Obtain the heating time of the injection molding material.

[0131] The injection molding material heating time refers to the time required for the current injection molding material to heat the melt. This heating time is detected by a temperature sensor pre-installed on the injection molding machine. The current temperature value and the start heating time are obtained. The heating completion time is obtained only if the current temperature value is greater than the injection molding material's heating temperature value. Then, based on the injection molding material heating time and the start heating time, the difference between the two is analyzed and used as the injection molding material heating time.

[0132] Step S276: Based on the correspondence between the heating time of the injection molding material, the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, and the preset final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, analyze and obtain the final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating time and heating temperature value of the injection molding material.

[0133] The final heating estimate information for injection molding raw material type refers to the type of injection molding raw material currently estimated by considering the heating time and temperature. This final heating estimate information is retrieved from a database that stores such information.

[0134] By analyzing the heating time and temperature of injection molding raw materials, we can obtain the final estimated information on the heating of different types of injection molding raw materials, which will facilitate the subsequent use of this final estimated information.

[0135] Step S277: Based on the correspondence between the final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the same prediction information, and the preset same final prediction information, analyze and obtain the same final prediction information corresponding to the final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type and the same prediction information, and use the same final prediction information as the final prediction information of the injection molding material type.

[0136] Among them, the same final estimate information refers to the current type of injection molding material obtained by comparing the final estimate information of the injection molding material type with the same estimate information. The same final estimate information is obtained by querying a database that stores the same final estimate information.

[0137] By analyzing the final estimated information of the injection molding material type and the same estimated information, the same final estimated information is obtained and used as the final estimated information of the injection molding material type. This further narrows down the range of the current injection molding material types, thereby improving the accuracy of the final estimated information of the injection molding material types and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0138] exist Figure 1 As shown in step S300 and before step 400, in order to further ensure the rationality of the raw material type injection information, it is necessary to perform further separate analysis and calculation on the raw material type injection information. Specifically, this is done through... Figure 4 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0139] Reference Figure 4 The steps following the analysis and acquisition of the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, and the steps before sending the material type injection information to the injection device and sending the preset injection molding scheme to the injection molding machine, include the following steps:

[0140] Step S310: Obtain injection molding machine type information and injection port location information.

[0141] The injection molding machine type information refers to the type and model of the injection molding machine, which is obtained through a database query. The injection port location information refers to the location where the injection unit injects the molten material into the mold; this information is also obtained through a database query.

[0142] Step S320: Based on the correspondence between the injection molding machine type information and the preset injection molding machine type adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection molding machine type adjustment information corresponding to the injection molding machine type information.

[0143] Among them, the injection molding machine type adjustment information refers to the adjustment value that adjusts the pressure and speed required for the current injection molding material during injection based on the type and model of the injection molding machine. The injection molding machine type adjustment information is retrieved from a database that stores injection molding machine type adjustment information.

[0144] By analyzing the injection molding machine type information, we can obtain injection molding machine type adjustment information, which will facilitate the subsequent use of the injection molding machine type adjustment information.

[0145] Step S330: Based on the correspondence between the injection port position information and the preset injection port position adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the injection port position information.

[0146] Among them, the injection port position adjustment information refers to the adjustment value that adjusts the pressure and speed required for the current injection material during injection based on the injection port position of the injection device when injecting the melt of the current injection material into the mold. The injection port position adjustment information is obtained by querying a database that stores injection port position adjustment information.

[0147] By analyzing the injection port location information, we can obtain injection port location adjustment information, which will facilitate the subsequent use of the injection port location adjustment information.

[0148] Step S340: Add the injection molding machine type adjustment information and injection port position adjustment information to the raw material type injection information and obtain new raw material type injection information.

[0149] By adding the injection molding machine type adjustment information and the injection port position adjustment information to the raw material type injection information and obtaining new raw material type injection information, the raw material type injection information can be adjusted according to the type, model and injection device of the injection molding machine to inject the melt of the current injection material into the injection port position in the mold. This improves the accuracy of the obtained raw material type injection information and ultimately improves the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0150] exist Figure 4 In step S330, to further ensure the rationality of the injection port position adjustment information, it is necessary to perform further separate analysis and calculation on the injection port position adjustment information. Specifically, this is done through... Figure 5 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0151] Reference Figure 5 Based on the correspondence between the injection port location information and the preset injection port location adjustment information, the analysis and acquisition of the injection port location adjustment information corresponding to the injection port location information includes the following steps:

[0152] Step S331: Determine if there is only one injection port location. If yes, proceed to step S332; if no, proceed to step S333.

[0153] In particular, by determining whether there is only one injection port location, it is easier to obtain subsequent information on adjusting the injection port location.

[0154] Step S332: Based on the correspondence between the injection port position information and the preset single injection port position adjustment information, analyze and obtain the single injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the injection port position information, and use the single injection port position adjustment information as the injection port position adjustment information.

[0155] Specifically, the single injection port position adjustment information refers to the adjustment value used to adjust the pressure and speed required for injection of the current molding material based on the position of the single injection port when there is only one injection port. This single injection port position adjustment information is retrieved from a database that stores such information.

[0156] When there is only one injection port position information, the single injection port position adjustment information is obtained by analyzing the injection port position information, and the single injection port position adjustment information is used as the injection port position adjustment information, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained injection port position adjustment information and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0157] Step S333: Analyze and obtain the relative position influence value based on the position points corresponding to the multiple injection port position information.

[0158] The relative position influence value refers to the mutual influence of multiple injection port positions on the current injection molding material during injection.

[0159] When there is more than one injection port location information, the relative position influence value is analyzed and obtained by using the location points corresponding to multiple injection port location information, which facilitates the subsequent use of the relative position influence value.

[0160] Step S334: Based on the correspondence between the relative position influence value and the preset multiple injection port position adjustment information, analyze and obtain multiple injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the relative position influence value, and use the relative position influence value as the injection port position adjustment information.

[0161] Among them, the multiple injection port position adjustment information refers to the adjustment values ​​of multiple injection port positions to adjust the pressure and speed required during injection. The multiple injection port position adjustment information is retrieved from a database that stores multiple injection port position adjustment information.

[0162] By analyzing the relative position influence value, multiple injection port position adjustment information is obtained, and the relative position influence value is used as the injection port position adjustment information, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained injection port position adjustment information and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0163] exist Figure 5 In step S333, to further ensure the rationality of the relative position influence value, it is necessary to perform a further separate analysis and calculation of the relative position influence value, specifically through... Figure 6 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0164] Reference Figure 6 Based on the location points corresponding to multiple injection site locations, the analysis and acquisition of relative position influence values ​​includes the following steps:

[0165] Step S3331: Determine if there are more than two injection port location information. If not, proceed to step S3332; if yes, proceed to step S3333.

[0166] The method involves determining whether there are more than two injection site locations to facilitate the subsequent acquisition of the relative position influence value.

[0167] Step S3332: Based on the correspondence between the relative state of the position point corresponding to the injection port position information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the position point corresponding to the injection port position information, and use the relative state influence value as the relative position influence value.

[0168] The relative state influence value refers to the mutual influence between the relative positions of any two injection ports on the current injection molding material during injection. The relative state influence value is retrieved from a database storing these values.

[0169] When there are no more than two injection port location information, the relative state influence value is obtained by analyzing the relative state of the location points corresponding to the injection port location information, and the relative state influence value is used as the relative position influence value, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained relative position influence value and ultimately improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0170] Step S3333: Based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information.

[0171] When there are no more than two injection port location information, the relative state influence value is obtained by analyzing the relative state of the location points corresponding to the injection port location information, and the relative state influence value is used as the relative position influence value, so as to facilitate the subsequent use of the relative position influence value. At this time, multiple relative state influence values ​​are obtained.

[0172] Step S3334: Based on multiple relative state influence values, analyze and calculate the sum of the multiple relative state influence values ​​and use it as the final relative state influence value, and use the final relative state influence value as the relative position influence value.

[0173] Specifically, by analyzing and calculating the sum of multiple relative state influence values, and taking the sum of multiple relative state influence values ​​as the final relative state influence value, and then taking the final relative state influence value as the relative position influence value, the accuracy of the obtained relative position influence value is improved, thereby ultimately achieving the goal of improving the pass rate of injection molded products.

[0174] exist Figure 6 In step S3332, to further ensure the rationality of the relative state influence value, it is necessary to perform a further separate analysis and calculation of the relative state influence value, specifically through... Figure 7 The steps shown are explained in detail.

[0175] Reference Figure 7 Based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, the analysis and acquisition of the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information includes the following steps:

[0176] Step S33321: When the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is in a facing state, the facing state influence value is taken as the relative state influence value.

[0177] Among them, the opposing state refers to the two injection port position information being located on opposite sides of the mold. When the position points corresponding to the injection port position information are in the opposing state, the opposing state influence value is used as the relative state influence value, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained relative state influence value.

[0178] Step S33322: When the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is in the same direction, the influence value of the same direction state is taken as the influence value of the relative state.

[0179] Among them, the same direction state means that the two injection port position information are located on the same side of the mold. When the position point corresponding to the injection port position information is in the same direction state, the influence value of the same direction state is used as the influence value of the relative state, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained relative state influence value.

[0180] Step S33323: When the position point corresponding to the injection port position information is in a vertical state, the vertical state influence value is used as the relative state influence value.

[0181] The vertical state refers to the situation where one of the two injection port position information is located on the circumferential side of the mold and the other is located on the axial side of the mold. When the position point corresponding to the injection port position information is in the vertical state, the vertical state influence value is used as the relative state influence value, thereby improving the accuracy of the obtained relative state influence value.

[0182] Reference Figure 8Based on the same inventive concept, embodiments of the present invention provide an injection molding production control system, comprising:

[0183] Module 1 is used to acquire the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, the image information of the injection molding material, the heating time of the injection molding material, the injection molding machine type information, and the injection port position information;

[0184] Memory 2, used to store such as Figures 1 to 7 The procedure for any one of the injection molding production control methods;

[0185] Processor 3, the program in memory can be loaded and executed by the processor and achieve the following: Figures 1 to 7 One of the injection molding production control methods mentioned above.

[0186] Based on the same inventive concept, embodiments of the present invention provide an injection molding production control device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores information that can be loaded and executed by the processor, such as... Figures 1 to 7 A computer program for one of the injection molding production control methods.

[0187] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the above-described division of functional modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above functions can be assigned to different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. The specific working process of the system, device, and unit described above can be referred to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0188] This invention provides a computer storage medium storing data that can be loaded and executed by a processor, such as... Figures 1 to 7 A computer program for one of the injection molding production control methods.

[0189] Computer storage media include, for example, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, optical disks, and other media that can store program code.

[0190] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Any feature disclosed in this specification (including the abstract and drawings) may be replaced by other equivalent or similar features unless specifically stated otherwise. That is, unless specifically stated otherwise, each feature is only one example of a series of equivalent or similar features.

Claims

1. A method of injection molding production control, characterized by, include: Obtain the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material; Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset final injection molding material information, the final injection molding material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material is analyzed and obtained. Based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, analyze and obtain the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information; Send the raw material type injection information to the injection unit and send the preset injection molding scheme to the injection molding machine; Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material and the preset final injection molding raw material information, the final injection molding raw material information corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding raw material is analyzed and obtained, including: Based on the correspondence between the heating temperature value of the injection molding material and the preset heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, query and obtain the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating temperature value of the injection molding material. Determine whether there is only one heating prediction information for the type of injection molding material; If so, then based on the correspondence between the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type and the preset heating prediction injection molding material information, analyze and obtain the heating prediction injection molding material information corresponding to the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, and use the heating prediction injection molding material information as the final injection molding material information; If not, obtain the image information of the injection molding material; Based on the color and particle characteristics of the raw materials, the color and particle information of the raw materials are obtained from the image information of the injection molding raw materials. Based on the correspondence between the color information, particle information, and appearance prediction information of injection molding raw materials, query and obtain the appearance prediction information of injection molding raw material types corresponding to the color information and particle information of injection molding raw materials. Based on the judgment result of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final prediction information of the injection molding material type is obtained by analysis. It is defined that the same prediction information exists in the appearance prediction information of the injection molding material type and the same prediction information exists in the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type. Based on the correspondence between the final estimated information of injection molding material types and the preset final estimated injection molding material information, the final estimated injection molding material information corresponding to the final estimated information of injection molding material types is obtained, and the final estimated injection molding material information is used as the final injection molding material information.

2. A method of controlling injection molding production according to claim 1, characterized in that, Based on the determination of whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final prediction information of the injection molding material type is obtained through analysis, including: Determine whether there is consistent prediction information between the appearance prediction information and the heating prediction information of the injection molding material type; If not, an error message about the heating temperature value will be sent to the terminal held by the operator. If yes, then determine whether there is only one identical prediction; If so, the same estimated information will be used as the final estimated information for the type of injection molding material; If not, obtain the heating time of the injection molding material; Based on the correspondence between the heating time of the injection molding material, the heating temperature of the injection molding material and the preset final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type, the final heating prediction information of the injection molding material type corresponding to the heating time and heating temperature of the injection molding material is analyzed and obtained. Based on the correspondence between the final heating prediction information of injection molding material type, the same prediction information, and the preset same final prediction information, analyze and obtain the same final prediction information corresponding to the final heating prediction information of injection molding material type and the same prediction information, and use the same final prediction information as the final prediction information of injection molding material type.

3. A method of controlling injection molding production according to claim 1, wherein, It also includes the steps after analyzing and obtaining the material type injection information corresponding to the final injection molding material information based on the correspondence between the final injection molding material information and the preset material type injection information, and the steps before sending the material type injection information to the injection device and sending the preset injection molding scheme to the injection molding machine, as follows: Obtain injection molding machine type information and injection port location information; Based on the correspondence between injection molding machine type information and preset injection molding machine type adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection molding machine type adjustment information corresponding to the injection molding machine type information; Based on the correspondence between the injection port location information and the preset injection port location adjustment information, analyze and obtain the injection port location adjustment information corresponding to the injection port location information; Add the injection molding machine type adjustment information and injection port position adjustment information to the raw material type injection information and obtain the new raw material type injection information.

4. A method of controlling injection molding production according to claim 3, characterized in that, Based on the correspondence between the injection port location information and the preset injection port location adjustment information, the injection port location adjustment information corresponding to the injection port location information is analyzed and obtained, including: Determine if there is only one injection port location; If so, based on the correspondence between the injection port position information and the preset single injection port position adjustment information, analyze and obtain the single injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the injection port position information, and use the single injection port position adjustment information as the injection port position adjustment information. If not, then the relative position influence value is obtained by analyzing the position points corresponding to multiple injection port position information; Based on the correspondence between the relative position influence value and the preset multiple injection port position adjustment information, the multiple injection port position adjustment information corresponding to the relative position influence value is analyzed and obtained, and the relative position influence value is used as the injection port position adjustment information.

5. A method of injection molding production control according to claim 4, wherein, Based on the location points corresponding to multiple injection site locations, the relative positional influence values ​​are analyzed and obtained, including: Determine if there are more than two injection port location information entries; If not, then based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information, and use the relative state influence value as the relative position influence value. If so, then based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, analyze and obtain the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information. Based on multiple relative state influence values, the sum of these values ​​is calculated and used as the final relative state influence value. This final relative state influence value is then used as the relative position influence value.

6. A method of injection molding production control according to claim 5, wherein, Based on the correspondence between the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information and the preset relative state influence value, the relative state influence value corresponding to the relative state of the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is analyzed and obtained, including: When the location points corresponding to the injection port location information are in a facing state, the influence value of the facing state is taken as the influence value of the relative state. When the location points corresponding to the injection port location information are in the same direction, the influence value of the same direction state is taken as the influence value of the relative state. When the location point corresponding to the injection port location information is in a vertical state, the vertical state influence value is used as the relative state influence value.

7. An injection molding production control system characterized by, include: The acquisition module (1) is used to acquire the heating temperature value of the injection molding material, the image information of the injection molding material, the heating time of the injection molding material, the injection molding machine type information, and the injection port position information; The memory (2) is used to store a program for an injection molding production control method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6; The processor (3) has a program in memory that can be loaded and executed by the processor to implement an injection molding production control method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. An injection molding production control device, characterized in that, It includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be loaded by the processor and executed as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A computer storage medium, characterized in that, The computer program is stored and can be loaded by a processor and executed as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.