Clamp valve group cylinder assembly method, automated equipment and computer storage media

Abstract

This invention provides a method for assembling valve groups and cylinders in a fixture, an automated device, and a computer storage medium. A position sensor setting screen is configured on the human-machine interface (HMI). This screen includes a monitoring section displaying valve parameters for the selected product at the set workstation; a cylinder selection section with selection buttons for setting the cylinder number associated with the selected valve; an information selection section displaying the information to be configured; and a parameter writing and reading section for writing and reading the selected parameters. This method allows for the storage of the LS (Layered State) status of valve groups controlling cylinders on different fixtures for multiple product models. It allows for the reading and use of valve group data corresponding to the fixtures for the product models to be produced, based on production needs. A single fixture can reserve 64 cylinders for valve group configuration, allowing for free and efficient combination within these 64 cylinders. Parameter reading, writing, or modification only requires execution on the HMI, without requiring changes to the PLC program code.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of automatic control technology, specifically relating to a method for assembling a clamp valve group cylinder, an automated device, and a computer storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] A well-designed fixture structure and various tooling fixtures are essential for automated equipment. They facilitate the rational arrangement of production lines, help balance workstation time, and reduce non-production time. However, frequent fixture modifications and equipment upgrades often lead to a significant amount of time being spent on processing the position status of cylinders controlled by valve control units on the fixtures during PLC software design, debugging, and operation and maintenance. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a method for assembling a clamp valve group cylinder.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this application adopts the following solution: a method for assembling a clamp valve group cylinder.

[0005] A position sensor settings screen is configured in the human-computer interaction interface, wherein the position sensor settings screen includes:

[0006] The monitoring section displays the valve parameters of the selected product for the set workstation;

[0007] The cylinder selection section includes a selection button for setting the cylinder number associated with the selected valve;

[0008] The information selection section displays the information that needs to be configured;

[0009] The parameter writing and reading section is used to write and read the information parameters selected by the information selection section.

[0010] According to one embodiment of this application, the monitoring section includes setting values ​​for several valves and a position sensor selection value.

[0011] According to one embodiment of this application, the cylinder selection section further includes an indicator mark, which is displayed when the selection button is selected.

[0012] According to one embodiment of this application, the information selection section includes workstation selection, product model selection, and fixture valve group number selection.

[0013] According to one embodiment of this application, the parameter writing and reading section includes:

[0014] The first write button is used to write information to the parameters corresponding to the relevant valve; and the first read button is used to read information to the parameters corresponding to the relevant valve.

[0015] According to one embodiment of this application, writing the parameters corresponding to the selected valve includes the following steps:

[0016] Select the workstation or fixture to be configured;

[0017] Select the product model number you want to set;

[0018] Select the number of the clamp valve to be configured;

[0019] According to the air circuit description, the cylinder controlled by a certain group of valves is selected in the valve corresponding cylinder selection section;

[0020] Perform the data writing function.

[0021] According to one embodiment of this application, the data writing function includes activating the first write button for more than one second.

[0022] According to one embodiment of this application, the data writing function is executed after selecting the valve in the valve-corresponding cylinder selection section.

[0023] According to one embodiment of this application, the step of reading the parameters corresponding to the valve selected by the information selection includes the following steps:

[0024] Select the workstation or fixture to be configured;

[0025] Select the product model number you want to set;

[0026] Select the number of the clamp valve to be configured;

[0027] Activate the first read button for more than one second.

[0028] According to one embodiment of this application, after the first reading button is activated for more than one second, a first display mark is displayed in the valve corresponding to the cylinder selection section.

[0029] According to one embodiment of this application, the selection of the cylinder controlled by a certain group of valves according to the air circuit description in the valve corresponding cylinder selection part also includes a manual screen.

[0030] According to one embodiment of this application, the manual screen includes one or more of the following:

[0031] Forward / backward page buttons;

[0032] And / or one or more valve opening buttons, used to select the valve to be opened when the gripper picks up or releases a part, based on the user's operation;

[0033] And / or one or more valve clamping buttons, used to select the valve to be clamped when the gripper picks up or releases a part, based on the user's operation;

[0034] And / or, a cylinder status display page, used to display the number of cylinders controlled by the set valve group and the actual display status of the cylinders.

[0035] According to one embodiment of this application, the cylinder status display page includes:

[0036] A second display indicator is used to show the number of cylinders controlled by the valve group; and / or

[0037] The third display mark is used to indicate abnormal cylinder movement position.

[0038] This application also proposes an automated device, characterized in that it includes:

[0039] At least one processor; and,

[0040] A memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to implement the clamp valve group cylinder combination method described in any of the above embodiments when executed.

[0041] This application also proposes a computer storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a control program for an automated device, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the clamp valve group cylinder combination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0042] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0043] 1. The LS state of the valve group control cylinder on different fixtures of multiple product models can be stored.

[0044] 2. The valve group data corresponding to the product model fixture to be produced can be read and used for actual production according to production needs.

[0045] 3. A set of fixtures is reserved for 64 cylinders to provide valve group configuration. The 64 cylinders can be freely combined in a highly efficient and convenient manner.

[0046] 4. Parameter reading, writing, or modification can be performed only on the HMI without changing the PLC program code. Attached Figure Description

[0047] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0048] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the clamp valve group cylinder assembly method of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 2 This is a software architecture diagram of the clamp valve group cylinder combination method of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the first part of the PLC program of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 4 These are schematic diagrams of the second and third parts of the PLC program of this invention;

[0052] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the position sensor setup for the present invention;

[0053] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the monitoring part of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the cylinder selection part of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the information selection portion of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the parameter writing and reading part of the present invention.

[0057] Figure 10 This is the cylinder display screen when reading parameters according to the present invention.

[0058] Figure 11 The parameter values ​​for the free combination setting of the valve of the present invention are reflected in the manual screen.

[0059] Figure 12 The parameter values ​​for the free combination setting of the valve of the present invention are reflected in the manual screen.

[0060] Figure 13 This is a software architecture diagram showing how the LS parameters of this invention are directly called into the valve control function block.

[0061] Figure 14 This is a software architecture diagram showing how the LS parameters of this invention are directly called into the valve control function block.

[0062] Figure 15This is a diagram showing the pin information of the valve control function block where the LS parameters of this invention are directly called. Detailed Implementation

[0063] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0064] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0065] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the use of "and / or" or "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions. For example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied simultaneously. Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 The following provides a method for assembling a clamp valve group cylinder, wherein a position sensor setting screen 100 is configured in the human-machine interface, wherein the position sensor setting screen 100 includes a monitoring part 110, a cylinder selection part 120, an information selection part 130, and a parameter writing and reading part 140.

[0067] This application is based on software implementation; please refer to [the relevant documentation]. Figure 2 This is a diagram of the software architecture.

[0068] This method is implemented in software. The pin descriptions of the software function blocks used are as follows:

[0069]

[0070] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The software function block actually calls three parts of the PLC program: the first part 210: valve group LS parameter reading and writing part; the second part 220: valve group serial number change data refresh part; and the third part 230: actual production valve group data reading and transmission part.

[0071] This application displays the results of freely combining cylinders controlled by valve groups on the HMI, which facilitates production, maintenance and monitoring.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 6 Specifically, the monitoring unit 110 displays the valve parameters of the corresponding selected product at the set workstation. In other words, the function of the monitoring unit 110 is to display the parameters of the valve for the corresponding selected product model at a specific workstation. When displayed on the position sensor setting screen, it shows the setting values ​​of 16 valves and the current LS selection value. From top to bottom, the position sensor setting screen displays the valve 1 setting value, valve 2 setting value... valve 16 setting value, with the cylinder selection value below the valve 16 setting value.

[0073] Please refer to Figure 7 The valve-to-cylinder selection section 120 includes 64 cylinder selection buttons for setting the cylinder number of a specific valve. The valve-to-cylinder selection section 120 also includes indicator lights that are displayed when the cylinder number is selected using the selection buttons.

[0074] On the valve-to-cylinder selection page, the selection buttons for the 64 cylinders are arranged in the order of C01~08, C09~C16...C57~C64. This allows for better selection of the cylinder corresponding to the valve.

[0075] Please refer to Figure 8 The information selection section 130 includes workstation selection, product model selection (9 product models are reserved here), and fixture valve group number selection (VA01~VA16 here). You can select in the order of workstation LS DB number, workstation product model number, and fixture valve number in the information selection section 130 and then proceed to the next step.

[0076] Please refer to Figure 9 The parameter writing and reading section 140 is used to write and read parameters corresponding to the valves related to the information selection section 130. A parameter writing button 1401 and a parameter reading button 1402 are displayed on the position sensor setting screen. The parameter writing button 1401 is used to write the parameters corresponding to the valves related to the information selection, and the parameter reading button 1402 is used to read the parameters corresponding to the valves related to the information.

[0077] The specific steps for writing parameters are as follows:

[0078] Select the workstation or fixture to be configured, such as Figure 8 As shown, the fixture for the FS10 station has been selected. It should be noted that a fixture only needs to be selected once.

[0079] Select the product model number you want to set, such as Figure 8 As shown, product model 2060 has been selected. Note that each product model only needs to be selected once.

[0080] Select the clamp valve number to be configured, such as Figure 8 The image shows the selection valve 1 (VA01). Note that this part needs to be selected according to the valve group number.

[0081] According to the air circuit description, the cylinder controlled by a certain group of valves is selected in the valve-corresponding cylinder selection section 120, such as... Figure 10 This indicates that VA01 controls cylinders C01 and C02.

[0082] To execute the data write function, activate the button for more than one second. Note that the write function must be executed once for each valve set.

[0083] The parameter reading steps are as follows:

[0084] (1) Select the workstation or fixture to be configured, such as Figure 8 The fixture shown is already selected for the FS10 station. Note that each fixture only needs to be selected once.

[0085] (2) Select the product model number to be set, such as Figure 8 As shown, product model 2060 has been selected. Note that each product model only needs to be selected once.

[0086] (3) Select the clamp valve number to be configured, such as Figure 8 The image shows the selection valve 1 (VA01). Note that this part needs to be selected according to the valve group number.

[0087] (4) Activating the read button for more than 1 second will read the set VA parameters and display them in the valve-corresponding cylinder selection section 120, such as... Figure 10 As shown, the selected cylinder displays a first display mark, which can have a background of various colors such as yellow, green, and orange, but a green background is preferred here.

[0088] In one embodiment, the selection of cylinders controlled by a certain group of valves according to the air path description in the valve-corresponding cylinder selection section 120 also includes a manual screen 150. That is, the number of cylinders controlled by the set valve group and the actual status of the cylinders can be displayed in the manual screen 150, such as... Figure 11As shown, the manual screen 150 includes forward and backward page turning buttons 151, a valve opening button 152, a valve clamping button 153, and a cylinder status display page 154. The cylinder status display page 154 is used to display the number of cylinders controlled by the set valve group and the actual display status of the cylinders. The number of cylinders controlled by the valve group is displayed using a second display marker, and the actual display status of the cylinders is displayed using a third display marker.

[0089] In some specific embodiments, the second display marker is displayed in the form of a square, and the third display marker is presented in color.

[0090] Specifically, in the context of the screen, for example, if there are two red squares under VA01, it means that VA01 controls two cylinders. If the background color of the squares is red, it indicates that the cylinder's movement position is abnormal and triggers an alarm.

[0091] Please refer to Figure 12 It is understandable that there are two squares below V02, indicating that VA02 controls two cylinders; there are four squares below VA05, VA06, and VA07, indicating that VA05, VA06, and VA07 each control four cylinders; and there are three squares below VA08, indicating that VA08 controls three cylinders.

[0092] It should be noted that the LS parameters impose the following requirements on the fixture:

[0093] 1. Requirement for the number of clamp valves: No more than 16 valves;

[0094] 2. Requirement for the number of clamping cylinders: No more than 64 cylinders;

[0095] 3. Requirements for each valve-controlled cylinder: no more than 8;

[0096] 4. The I / O allocation of the clamp cylinder must comply with the LS rules.

[0097] Please refer to Figures 13 to 15 The LS parameter is used directly in the valve control function block.

[0098] In actual use, the LS parameters of the valve group are invoked into the valve control function block to realize manual and automatic control of the valve. They are also compared with the actual LS (cylinder position detection) to realize the cylinder position status of the valve, alarm diagnosis and HMI display functions.

[0099] One embodiment of the present invention also provides an automated device, comprising: at least one processor; and,

[0100] A memory communicatively connected to at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by at least one processor, the instructions being executed by at least one processor to enable at least one processor to implement the clamp valve group cylinder assembly method of any of the above embodiments when executed.

[0101] One embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer storage medium storing a control program for a CNC machine tool, wherein the control program for the CNC machine tool, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the clamp valve group cylinder combination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0102] This application has the following beneficial effects:

[0103] 1. The LS state of the valve group control cylinder on different fixtures of multiple product models can be stored.

[0104] 2. The valve group data corresponding to the product model fixture to be produced can be read and used for actual production according to production needs.

[0105] 3. A set of fixtures is reserved for 64 cylinders to provide valve group configuration. The 64 cylinders can be freely combined in a highly efficient and convenient manner.

[0106] 4. Parameter reading, writing, or modification can be performed only on the HMI without changing the PLC program code.

[0107] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for assembling a clamp valve group cylinder, characterized in that, A position sensor settings screen is configured in the human-computer interaction interface, wherein the position sensor settings screen includes: The monitoring section displays the valve parameters of the selected product for the set workstation; The cylinder selection section includes multiple selection buttons, each corresponding to a cylinder with a preset number. These buttons are used to set one or more cylinder numbers associated with a selected single valve, thereby enabling free combination of valves and cylinders. The information selection section displays the information that needs to be configured, including workstation selection, product model selection, and fixture valve group number selection. The parameter writing and reading section is used to write and read the information parameters selected by the information selection section, wherein the writing and reading operations correspond to the storage and retrieval of clamp valve group configuration data for different product models.

2. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The monitoring section includes the setting values ​​of several valves and the selection value of a position sensor.

3. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cylinder selection section also includes an indicator mark that is displayed when the selection button is pressed.

4. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The parameter writing and reading section includes: The first write button is used to write information to the parameters corresponding to the selected valve; and / or The first read button is used to select and read the parameters corresponding to the relevant valve.

5. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The step of selecting and writing the relevant parameters of the valve includes the following steps: Select the workstation or fixture to be configured; Select the product model number you want to set; Select the number of the clamp valve to be configured; According to the air circuit description, the cylinder controlled by a certain group of valves is selected in the valve corresponding cylinder selection section; Perform the data writing function.

6. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The data writing function includes activating the first write button for more than one second.

7. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 5, characterized in that, After selecting the valve in the valve-corresponding cylinder selection section, the data writing function is executed.

8. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The process of reading the parameters corresponding to the relevant valve for selecting information includes the following steps: Select the workstation or fixture to be configured; Select the product model number you want to set; Select the number of the clamp valve to be configured; Activate the first read button for more than one second.

9. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 8, characterized in that, After the first reading button is activated for more than one second, a first display mark appears in the valve corresponding cylinder selection section.

10. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The selection of the cylinder controlled by a certain group of valves according to the air circuit description also includes a manual screen.

11. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The manual screen includes one or more of the following: Forward / backward page buttons; And / or one or more valve opening buttons, used to select the valve to be opened when the gripper picks up or releases a part, based on the user's operation; And / or one or more valve clamping buttons, used to select the valve to be clamped when the gripper picks up or releases a part, based on the user's operation; And / or, a cylinder status display page, used to display the number of cylinders controlled by the set valve group and the actual display status of the cylinders.

12. The clamp valve group cylinder assembly method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The cylinder status display page includes: A second display indicator is used to show the number of cylinders controlled by the valve group; and / or The third display mark is used to indicate abnormal cylinder movement position.

13. An automated device, characterized in that, include: At least one processor; as well as, A memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor, when executed, to implement the clamp valve group cylinder assembly method as described in any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a control program for an automated device, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the clamp valve group cylinder combination method as described in any one of claims 1 to 12.

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