Textile mechanical system

Abstract

A textile machinery system is provided. And the terminal displays the maintenance information which needs to be preferentially corresponding. A textile machine system (100) is provided with a textile machine (1), a management device (2), and first to third terminals (3 to 6). A textile machine (1) includes a winding device (11) that winds a yarn (Y1) and forms a package (P1). The management device (2) manages operation information pertaining to operation of the textile machine (1), stores maintenance information pertaining to maintenance of the textile machine (1) obtained from the operation information in a first list (LI1), and stores the maintenance information pertaining to the maintenance of the textile machine (1) on the basis of the first list (LI1) on the basis of predetermined conditions pertaining to the priority of the maintenance work. Maintenance information with high priority of maintenance work is stored in a second list (LI2), and the second list is displayed on a second terminal (4).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fiber machine system that provides information required for performing maintenance work. Background Art

[0002] In the past, there is a known system that provides information required for maintenance work. For example, there is a known system that sends the results of analyzing the winding efficiency of the yarn, the frequency of occurrence of yarn defects, etc. as maintenance information to the terminal (for example, refer to Japanese JP2017-92707A). The maintenance information includes information related to the location where the abnormality occurred, information related to the content of the abnormality, etc. In this system, when the maintenance information is confirmed by the terminal, it is possible to respond to the textile machine by performing an operation to eliminate the maintenance information.

[0003] However, in the existing system, all maintenance information including maintenance information that does not require a response or has a low priority to respond is displayed on the terminal. Therefore, in the existing system, operations for maintenance information that does not require a response or has a low priority to respond are often performed, while operations for maintenance information that has a high priority to respond are delayed. Summary of the invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to cause a terminal to display maintenance information requiring a response in a textile machine system in which maintenance information of the textile machine is displayed on the terminal.

[0005] Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments are described as means for solving the problems. These embodiments can be arbitrarily combined as needed.

[0006] A fiber machine system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a fiber machine, a management device, and a terminal. The fiber machine has a winding device for winding yarn and forming a package. The management device manages operation information related to the operation of the fiber machine. The terminal can communicate with the management device. The management device stores maintenance information related to maintenance of the fiber machine obtained based on the operation information in a first list, stores maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work in a second list based on the first list and a predetermined condition related to the priority of maintenance work, and causes the terminal to display the second list.

[0007] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, maintenance information related to maintenance of the textile machinery obtained from operation information, that is, maintenance information for performing maintenance on the cause of reduced operation efficiency in the textile machinery, is stored in a first list, and based on the first list, maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work is stored in a second list based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of maintenance work, and the second list is displayed on the terminal. In this way, in the textile machinery system, only maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work (that is, maintenance information that needs to be handled with priority) among maintenance information for performing maintenance on the cause of reduced operation efficiency in the textile machinery can be displayed on the terminal. As a result, for example, maintenance work can be reliably performed on maintenance information that needs maintenance work with priority, with reference to the second list displayed on the terminal.

[0008] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, the textile machinery may calculate operation information and send the calculated operation information to the management device. In addition, the management device may diagnose abnormalities in the operation information received from the textile machinery, and generate maintenance information based on the result of the diagnosis and the operation information determined to be abnormal and requiring maintenance. In this way, accurate maintenance information can be generated. In addition, the textile machinery system can be used efficiently.

[0009] In the above textile machine system, the management device may receive input information on the maintenance information item input through the terminal, and display the maintenance information item for which the input information is input in a different form from other items of the maintenance information.

[0010] Furthermore, the management device may determine the content of the input information, update the first list or the second list, and display the item of maintenance information whose content the input information is determined in the same manner as other items of maintenance information. Thus, it is possible to visually recognize on the display screen that an input has been made to an item of maintenance information using the terminal and that the content of the input has been determined.

[0011] A confirmation button for confirming the maintenance information inputted through the terminal may be provided in the display screen of the first list or the second list. In this case, the management device may confirm the maintenance information inputted through the terminal by the user pressing the confirmation button.

[0012] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, the management device may cause the terminal to display the first list. In this case, the number of items of the maintenance information in the first list displayed on the terminal may be greater than the number of items of the maintenance information in the second list displayed on the terminal. Thus, the first list displaying more items can be referred to and the maintenance information with a high priority for the maintenance work can be appropriately extracted. In addition, by referring to the second list displaying the minimum items required for the execution of the maintenance work, confusion caused by referring to other items can be avoided, and the maintenance work to be performed can be more clearly understood.

[0013] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, the management device may associate the operation information within a specified period, the information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information, and the information related to the time when the operation information was obtained, and store them as past data in the third list. In addition, the management device may determine whether each maintenance information is in the first state, the second state, or the third state based on the content of the operation information stored in the third list and the content of the maintenance information stored in the first list. The first state indicates a state in which the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information is diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. The second state indicates a state in which the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and was diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed on it. The third state indicates a state in which the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and was diagnosed as abnormal again although maintenance work was performed on it. In this way, it is possible to understand which state the maintenance information in the first list is in.

[0014] In the above textile machine system, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition for giving priority to the textile machine having a large number of generated maintenance information. Thus, it can be determined that the textile machine having a large number of generated maintenance information should be given priority for the maintenance work.

[0015] In the above-mentioned textile machine system, the prescribed condition related to the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition for giving priority to the maintenance information generated based on the operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal a large number of times. Thus, it can be determined that the maintenance work is performed preferentially on the maintenance information based on the operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal a large number of times.

[0016] In the above-mentioned textile machine system, the prescribed condition related to the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that prioritizes the maintenance information having the second state, the maintenance information having the first state, and the maintenance information having the third state in the order of priority. Thus, it can be determined that the maintenance work is performed in the order of the maintenance information having a higher state importance.

[0017] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, the winding device may include a first winding device and a second winding device that winds the yarn and forms a package by a principle different from that of the first winding device. In this case, the textile machinery system may further include a display information selection unit. The display information selection unit selects to display information related to the first textile machinery having the first winding device or information related to the second textile machinery having the second winding device in each of the first list and the second list.

[0018] Thus, even when a plurality of textile machines having different types of winding devices are managed by the management device, information on textile machines having the same type of winding devices can be displayed in the first list and the second list, thereby improving user operability.

[0019] Since only maintenance information with a high maintenance work priority among the maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine can be displayed on the terminal, the maintenance work can be reliably performed on the maintenance information with a high maintenance work priority. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a diagram showing the structure of a fiber machine system.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing the specific structure of a textile machine.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a diagram showing the specific structure of the management device.

[0023] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen.

[0025] Figure 6 This is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the first list.

[0026] Figure 7 This is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the second list.

[0027] Figure 8 This is a diagram showing another example of the first display screen in which the display state of a cell on which an input operation has been performed is changed.

[0028] Fig. 9 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a first display screen after input information is finalized.

[0029] Fig.10 This is a flowchart showing the execution process of the maintenance work using the second list.

[0030] Fig.11 This is a diagram showing an example of a second display screen in which the display state of a cell on which an input operation has been performed is changed.

[0031] Fig.12 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a second display screen after input information is finalized. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] 1. First Implementation

[0033] (1) Overview of Textile Machinery Systems

[0034] The following is a description of the textile machine system 100. The textile machine system 100 generates operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1 based on information collected from the winding device, diagnoses abnormalities based on the generated operation information, generates maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine 1 based on the operation information determined to be abnormal and requiring maintenance, and stores and manages the information in the first list LI1. The "abnormality" mentioned here refers to an abnormality that may cause a decrease in the operation efficiency of the textile machine 1. Therefore, in the following description, when simply referred to as an "abnormality", the "abnormality" refers to an abnormality that may cause a decrease in the operation efficiency of the textile machine 1. That is, the maintenance information is information for performing maintenance on the cause of the decrease in the operation efficiency of the textile machine 1.

[0035] In addition, in the textile machinery system 100, based on the predetermined conditions related to the priority of the maintenance work, the maintenance information with a high priority of the maintenance work is extracted from the first list LI1, and the extracted maintenance information is stored in the second list LI2. And the generated second list LI2 is displayed on the terminal used by the person in charge of the maintenance work. Thus, the person in charge of the maintenance work can grasp the maintenance information for which the maintenance work should be performed with priority, and perform the maintenance work for the maintenance information.

[0036] (2) Structure of fiber mechanical system

[0037] use Figure 1 The structure of the textile machine system 100 will be described. Figure 1 A diagram showing a configuration of a textile machine system 100. The textile machine system 100 mainly includes a textile machine 1, a management device 2, a first terminal 3, and a second terminal 4. The textile machine 1, the management device 2, the first terminal 3, and the second terminal 4 are installed in a predetermined facility F such as a spinning mill.

[0038] The textile machine 1 comprises a winding device 11 ( Figure 2) is composed of a winding device. The winding device is a device for winding the yarn from the bobbin to form a package. That is, the winding device is a device for unwinding the yarn wound on the bobbin from the bobbin and winding it into a package. In addition, the textile machine 1 may be provided with only one or more in the facility F.

[0039] The management device 2 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), various interfaces such as a network interface, etc. The management device 2 is connected to the textile machine 1 via a network (e.g., wired LAN, wireless LAN) in the facility F and can communicate with the textile machine 1.

[0040] The management device 2 obtains operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1 calculated by the textile machine 1, and performs abnormality diagnosis on the obtained operation information. The management device 2 generates maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine 1 based on the operation information diagnosed as abnormal and determined to require maintenance as a result of the diagnosis of the operation information, and stores it in the first list LI1. In addition, the management device 2 extracts maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1, and generates the second list LI2.

[0041] The first terminal 3 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), various interfaces, etc. The first terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or a mobile terminal. The first terminal 3 is connected to the management device 2 via a network in the facility F and can communicate with the management device 2.

[0042] The user of the first terminal 3 is, for example, the manager of the facility F. The user who is the manager of the facility F can access the management device 2 by operating the first terminal 3, and can view the first list LI1 generated by the management device 2. In addition, the user of the first terminal 3 can edit the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 using the input device of the first terminal 3 (for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc.).

[0043] In addition, the first terminal 3 can access the management device 2 by specifying the address (for example, IP address) of the management device 2 in a web browser. Alternatively, the first terminal 3 can access the management device 2 through a dedicated application (software).

[0044] The second terminal 4 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), various interfaces, etc. The second terminal 4 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or a mobile terminal. The second terminal 4 is connected to the management device 2 via a network in the facility F and can communicate with the management device 2.

[0045] The user of the second terminal 4 is, for example, a person in charge of the maintenance work on the textile machine 1 of the facility F. The user in charge of the maintenance work can access the management device 2 by operating the second terminal 4, and can view the second list LI2 generated by the management device 2. In addition, the user of the second terminal 4 can edit the maintenance information included in the second list LI2 using the input device of the second terminal 4 (for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc.).

[0046] In addition, the second terminal 4 can access the management device 2 by specifying the address (for example, IP address) of the management device 2 in a web browser. Alternatively, the second terminal 4 can access the management device 2 through a dedicated application (software).

[0047] The textile machine system 100 may further include a cloud server 5 and a third terminal 6. The cloud server 5 and the third terminal 6 are arranged outside the facility F.

[0048] The cloud server 5 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device, various interfaces, etc. In addition, the cloud server 5 may also be a virtual computer system that realizes the above hardware in software. The cloud server 5 is connected to the management device 2 via a network N (for example, the Internet) and can communicate with the management device 2. The cloud server 5 receives and manages various information related to the textile machine 1 from the management device 2.

[0049] The third terminal 6 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), various interfaces, etc. The third terminal 6 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or a mobile terminal. The third terminal 6 is connected to the management device 2 and the cloud server 5 via the network N, and can communicate with the management device 2 and the cloud server 5. The user of the third terminal 6 accesses the cloud server 5 and can browse the information managed by the cloud server 5. In addition, the user can access the management device 2 and browse the information managed by the management device 2.

[0050] (3) Specific structure of fiber machinery

[0051] Below, use Figure 2 The specific structure of the textile machine 1 will be described. Figure 2 1 is a diagram showing a specific structure of the textile machine 1. The textile machine 1 includes a plurality of winding devices 11 arranged in parallel, a doffing device 13, and a machine controller 15.

[0052] (3-1) Winding device

[0053] The winding device 11 winds the yarn Y1 unwound from the yarn supply tube B1 around the winding tube B2 to form a package P1. The winding device 11 includes the yarn supply tube B1, the yarn unwinding auxiliary device 111, the tension applying device 112, the yarn splicing device 113, the yarn clearer 114, the lower yarn guide component 115, the upper yarn guide component 116, the traverse drum 117 and the cradle 118 from the upstream to the downstream of the movement of the yarn Y1.

[0054] The yarn supply bobbin B1 supplies the yarn Y1 for forming the package P1. The yarn unwinding assisting device 111 lowers the restricting member covering the core tube of the yarn supply bobbin B1 in conjunction with the unwinding of the yarn Y1 from the yarn supply bobbin B1, thereby assisting the unwinding of the yarn Y1 from the yarn supply bobbin B1. The tension applying device 112 applies a predetermined tension to the traveling yarn Y1.

[0055] When the yarn clearer 114 detects a yarn defect and cuts the yarn Y1, or when the yarn Y1 is broken during unwinding from the yarn supply bobbin B1, the yarn splicing device 113 splices the lower yarn on the yarn supply bobbin B1 side with the upper yarn on the package P1 side. The yarn splicing device 113 may be, for example, a mechanical device or a device using a fluid such as compressed air.

[0056] The yarn clearer 114 detects the thickness and foreign matter of the yarn Y1, and determines whether the yarn Y1 has a yarn defect (an abnormal position of the yarn thickness, etc., or foreign matter contained in the yarn) based on the detection result. The yarn clearer 114 is, for example, an optical yarn clearer that detects the thickness and / or foreign matter of the yarn Y1 by measuring the amount of light transmitted and / or reflected when the yarn Y1 is irradiated with light, or an electrostatic capacitance yarn clearer that detects the thickness of the yarn Y1 based on the electrostatic capacitance between electrodes when the yarn Y1 passes between the electrodes.

[0057] The yarn clearer 114 can determine that the yarn Y1 has a yarn defect if it detects that the thickness of the yarn Y1 is greater than or less than a predetermined thickness. If the yarn Y1 is determined to have a yarn defect, the cutter provided in the yarn clearer 114 cuts the yarn Y1 at the position where the yarn defect occurs.

[0058] When the yarn Y1 breaks, the lower yarn guide member 115 (the guide member on the yarn supply side) captures the yarn Y1 (lower yarn) on the yarn supply tube B1 side and guides it to the yarn splicing device 113. A suction port is provided at the front end of the lower yarn guide member 115, and a suction flow can be generated in the suction port to suck and capture the lower yarn.

[0059] When the yarn Y1 breaks, the upper yarn guide member 116 (the guide member on the package side) captures the yarn Y1 (the upper yarn) on the package P1 side and guides it to the yarn splicing device 113. A suction port is provided at the front end of the upper yarn guide member 116, and a suction flow can be generated at the suction port to suck and capture the upper yarn.

[0060] When a yarn defect is detected and the yarn Y1 is cut, or when the yarn Y1 is broken, the lower yarn guide member 115 captures the yarn on the yarn supply bobbin B1 side and guides it to the yarn splicing device 113, and the upper yarn guide member 116 captures the yarn on the package P1 side and guides it to the yarn splicing device 113. Then, the yarn splicing device 113 splices the yarn Y1 guided by these guide members. After the yarn splicing by the yarn splicing device 113, the winding of the yarn Y1 is resumed.

[0061] The traverse drum 117 is a member that can contact and rotate with the circumferential surface of the winding tube B2 or the circumferential surface of the package P1. The traverse drum 117 is provided with a traverse groove for traversing the yarn Y1. When the traverse drum 117 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the winding tube B2 or the package P1, the yarn Y1 can be traversed along the long side direction of the winding tube B2 or the package P1 through the traverse groove.

[0062] In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of grooves having different numbers of windings are provided on the traverse drum 117, and the grooves used for traversing can be switched according to the diameter of the package P1. This can suppress overlapping winding of the package P1.

[0063] The cradle 118 supports the winding tube B2 for forming the package P1 so as to be rotatable around a predetermined axis and to be attachable and detachable. The cradle 118 can rotate around the rotation axis. Thus, the cradle 118 can rotate around the rotation axis and absorb the increase in the diameter of the package P1 accompanying the winding of the yarn Y1 onto the winding tube B2. The cradle 118 is provided with a drive mechanism for rotating the cradle 118 around the rotation axis.

[0064] (3-2) Yarn doffing device

[0065] Returning to the description of the structure of the textile machine 1, when the package P1 in each winding device 11 becomes fully wound, the doffing device 13 travels to the winding device 11, collects the fully wound package P1, and supplies an empty winding tube B2.

[0066] (3-3) Machine controller

[0067] The machine controller 15 is a computer system composed of a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), and various interfaces. The machine controller 15 has a display device 151 (for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display) for displaying various information, and an input device 152 (for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, an operation panel, etc.) for performing various settings. The display device 151 and the input device 152 may also be implemented as a display device having a touch panel. In the textile machine 1, the machine controller 15 and the management device 2 are connected and can communicate with each other.

[0068] The machine controller 15 is provided for each textile machine 1. The machine controller 15 stores setting values ​​input by a user using an input device 152 or the like, and transmits the setting values ​​to the controller of each winding device 11.

[0069] In addition, the machine controller 15 collects various information related to the winding device 11 from the controller of each winding device 11. For example, information related to the occurrence of yarn defects in each winding device 11, information related to the occurrence of various events, etc. are collected. The machine controller 15 calculates information related to the operation of one textile machine 1 (one machine) (operation information) based on the various information obtained from each winding device 11. The machine controller 15 outputs the calculated operation information to the management device 2.

[0070] The operation information includes information indicating the operation status of the textile machine 1 , such as the machine efficiency of the textile machine 1 , the AD success rate, and the splicing error rate.

[0071] (4) Specific structure of the management device

[0072] Below, use Figure 3 The specific structure of the management device 2 is described. Figure 3 2 is a diagram showing a specific structure of the management device 2. The management device 2 includes an information processing unit 21 and a storage unit 23. The information processing unit 21 is a part of the CPU, various interfaces, and storage device of the management device 2, and performs various information processing of the management device 2. The information processing unit 21 performs various information processing of the management device 2 by executing a computer program stored in the storage device (storage unit 23).

[0073] The storage unit 23 stores the above-mentioned computer programs, various parameters, and various information. The storage unit 23 stores the first list LI1, the second list LI2, the third list LI3, the first display screen GUI1, and the second display screen GUI2.

[0074] The first list LI1 stores maintenance information indicating maintenance instructions related to maintenance of the textile machine 1. All new maintenance information is stored in the first list LI1. The maintenance information includes, for example, information related to the priority of execution of maintenance work, identification information of the textile machine 1, information related to the location where an abnormality causing a decrease in operating efficiency occurs in the textile machine 1, information related to the content of the abnormality causing a decrease in operating efficiency, content of maintenance work for the abnormality, status of maintenance information, status of maintenance work, end time of maintenance work, person in charge of maintenance work, and operator who actually performs maintenance work.

[0075] The information on the priority of executing the maintenance work indicates the priority of executing the maintenance work for the maintenance information. The information on the priority of the maintenance work can be displayed using the information on the first display screen GUI1 ( Figure 4 ) check box setting. When the check box is checked, it can be set as maintenance information with a high priority for the execution of the maintenance work. When it is not checked, it can be set as maintenance information with a low priority for the execution of the maintenance work. The maintenance information set as the high priority for the execution of the maintenance work is also included in the second list LI2.

[0076] The identification information of the textile machine 1 includes, for example, a machine group name indicating a group of the textile machine 1, a machine number indicating a number of the textile machine 1, a machine type indicating a type of the winding device 11, and a machine type indicating a type of the textile machine 1. The information related to the location where the abnormality occurred includes, for example, the name of the location where the abnormality occurred and the identification information (identification number) of the location. The information related to the content of the abnormality includes, for example, the specific content of the abnormality and the actual value of the item determined to be abnormal.

[0077] The state of the maintenance information indicates the state of the maintenance information, and includes a first state, a second state, and a third state. The first state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted is diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. Specifically, the first state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted has not been diagnosed as abnormal in the past. The second state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and was diagnosed as abnormal again in a state where no maintenance work was performed on the abnormality. Specifically, the second state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, but no maintenance work was performed on the abnormality, and was diagnosed as abnormal again this time. The third state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and maintenance work was performed on the abnormality, but was diagnosed as abnormal again this time. Specifically, the third state indicates a case where the operating information that is the basis of the maintenance information to be targeted was also diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and although maintenance work was performed on the abnormality, it was diagnosed as abnormal again this time. By including the above states in the maintenance information, it is possible to grasp what state the maintenance information of the first list LI1 is in.

[0078] In addition, at a position indicating a state of the first display screen GUI1 displaying the first list LI1 (at Figure 4 In the example shown, in the column C11 of the information display portion D1, the first state is indicated by the word "abnormal", the second state is indicated by the word "re-send", and the third state is indicated by the word "continue", and squares with different display modes (for example, colors) are displayed next to each word. Thus, the state of each maintenance information can be easily visually identified in the first display screen GUI1.

[0079] The maintenance work status included in the maintenance information indicates the status of the maintenance work instructed by the maintenance information. Specifically, the maintenance work status includes "completed" indicating that the maintenance work is completed, "in progress" indicating that the maintenance work is in progress, and "not started" indicating that the maintenance work has not started.

[0080] The second list LI2 stores maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work among the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1.

[0081] The third list LI3 stores the operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1 obtained from the textile machine 1 within the past specified period as past data. In the third list LI3, the operation information, the information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information, and the information related to the time when the operation information was obtained (for example, time) are stored in association. The information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information is, for example, information related to whether the operation information is diagnosed as abnormal. Specifically, the information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information stored in the third list LI3 indicates whether the corresponding operation information is diagnosed as abnormal or not (diagnosed as normal).

[0082] Furthermore, operation information earlier than the above-mentioned prescribed period, information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information, and / or information related to the time when the operation information was acquired may also be stored in the cloud server 5. The cloud server 5 may store not only the earlier operation information, but also the operation information within the above-mentioned prescribed period.

[0083] As will be described later, the third list LI3 is used when determining the state of the maintenance information. The third list LI3 can also be used for other purposes.

[0084] The first display screen GUI1 is a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying a first list LI1 storing all maintenance information. The first display screen GUI1 has, for example, Figure 4 As shown in the appearance. Figure 4 1 is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen GUI 1. The first display screen GUI 1 includes a display information selection portion L1, a condition setting portion SE1, an update button BU1, a confirmation button BU2, a cancel button BU3, a print button BU4, and an information display portion D1.

[0085] Furthermore, when the textile machine system 100 includes a plurality of facilities F, the first display screen GUI1 may be configured such that any one of the facilities F can be selected and displayed in the first list LI1.

[0086] In the case where there is a textile machine having a winding device (e.g., an air spinning device) that winds yarn and forms a package by a principle different from that of the winding device 11, the display information selection unit L1 is an interface (e.g., a pull-down menu) for selecting information related to the textile machine 1 having the winding device 11 (first list LI1) or maintenance information related to the textile machine having a device different from the winding device 11. In the display information selection unit L1, if "winding device" is selected, the first list LI1 is displayed on the information display unit D1.

[0087] The condition setting unit SE1 is an interface (e.g., a plurality of drop-down menus) for setting a criterion for determining the priority of maintenance work for the maintenance information included in the first list LI1. In the condition setting unit SE1, "order of frequently occurring abnormalities", "order of consecutive times", "order of recurring items", and "order of important items" can be set as the criterion for determining the priority of maintenance work.

[0088] The order of frequently-occurring machines is a condition for giving priority to maintenance work for maintenance information related to the textile machinery 1 with a greater number of generated maintenance information among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1. Specifically, if "order of frequently-occurring machines" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, maintenance information with a higher priority for maintenance work is selected from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 in the order of the textile machinery 1 with a greater number of generated maintenance information. By selecting "order of frequently-occurring machines", maintenance work can be concentrated at close locations, thereby improving the work efficiency of maintenance work.

[0089] The order of consecutive times is a condition that prioritizes maintenance work for maintenance information generated based on operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal more times in the past, among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1. Specifically, if "order of consecutive times" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work is selected from the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 in the order of the number of consecutive times the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information has been diagnosed as abnormal more times in the past. For example, maintenance information generated based on operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal three times in a row in the past is judged to have a higher priority for maintenance work than maintenance information generated based on operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal twice in a row in the past but has been temporarily diagnosed as normal and then diagnosed as abnormal again. That is, even if the total number of times the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past is the same as 3, the maintenance information with a higher number of consecutive times is judged to have a higher priority. By selecting "order of consecutive times", maintenance work can be preferentially performed starting from the textile machine 1 that has a greater impact on the operating efficiency. In addition, the above-mentioned "number of consecutive times" is judged based on the third list LI3.

[0090] In other embodiments, the number of consecutive times may be counted not only in the third list LI3 but also in the first list LI1. That is, not only in the case of being diagnosed as abnormal in the past, but also in the case of being diagnosed as abnormal this time (that is, the maintenance information is generated) may be counted as the number of consecutive times. In this case, for example, if the operation information based on the specific maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal three times in a row before, the number of consecutive times calculated for the specific maintenance information becomes 4. This is because the operation information based on the specific maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal three times in a row before, and was diagnosed as abnormal again this time, so it has been diagnosed as abnormal four times in a row so far.

[0091] In other embodiments, the third list LI3 may store not only the operation information within the past specified period, but also the (latest) operation information acquired this time (i.e., the operation information that is the basis of the maintenance information). In this case, the calculation of the number of consecutive times taking into account the third list LI3 and the first list LI1 can be realized using only the third list LI3.

[0092] The reissued item order is a condition that the higher the importance of the state of the maintenance information included in the first list LI1, the higher the priority of the maintenance work. Specifically, if the "reissued item order" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, the maintenance information with the second state, the maintenance information with the first state, and the maintenance information with the third state are selected in this order from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 as the maintenance information with a high priority for the maintenance work. By selecting the "reissued item order", the priority of the maintenance work of the maintenance information with the second state can be increased compared with the maintenance information with the first state. The maintenance information with the second state is generated based on the operation information that was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and no maintenance work was performed on it, but it is diagnosed as abnormal again this time, so the possibility of abnormality occurring again in the future is high. On the other hand, the maintenance information with the first state is generated based on the operation information that was not diagnosed as abnormal in the past but was diagnosed as abnormal for the first time this time, so the possibility of abnormality occurring again in the future is lower than that of the second state. Therefore, by giving the maintenance work of the maintenance information with the second state the highest priority, the operation efficiency of the textile machine 1 can be further improved. In addition, the maintenance information with the third status is generated based on the operation information that was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and the abnormality was not improved although maintenance work was performed on it in the past, but it was diagnosed as abnormal again this time. Therefore, the possibility of improvement of the abnormality in the future is also low, so the priority of the maintenance work of the maintenance information with the third status can be made low. There is a case where maintenance work is sought outside the facility F for the maintenance information with the third status.

[0093] The order of important items is a condition that the higher the importance (severity) of the abnormality in the maintenance information contained in the first list LI1, the higher the priority of the maintenance work. Specifically, if "order of important items" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, the maintenance information with a high priority for the maintenance work is selected from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 in the order of importance.

[0094] In addition, multiple conditions among the above-mentioned "order of abnormality-prone machines", "order of consecutive times", "order of recurrence items", and "order of important items" may be combined as a basis for determining the priority of maintenance work. The combination of multiple conditions may be two conditions or three or more conditions.

[0095] Returning to the description of the first display screen GUI1. The update button BU1 is an interface (e.g., a button) for updating the display state of the information display unit D1 in a manner corresponding to the latest first list LI1. For example, when the first list LI1 is updated while the information display unit D1 is displaying the first list LI1, the information display unit D1 keeps displaying the first list LI1 before the update, but by pressing the update button BU1, the information display unit D1 can display the contents of the updated first list LI1.

[0096] The confirmation button BU2 is an interface (e.g., a button) for confirming the change of the content of the maintenance information of the first list LI1 when an input operation for changing the content of the maintenance information is received from the first terminal 3. In addition, the "change of content" here includes the case where the content of the existing information is changed to other content, and the case where new information is added to the maintenance information. When the content of the first list LI1 is changed and the confirmation button BU2 is pressed, the change of the content is reflected not only in the first list LI1 but also in the second list LI2. In this way, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of content conflicts between the first list LI1 and the second list LI2.

[0097] The cancel button BU3 is an interface (e.g., a button) for canceling (erasing) the changes made to the items of the maintenance information of the first list LI1. The print button BU4 is an interface (e.g., a button) for outputting the first list LI1 displayed on the information display unit D1 as a PDF. In addition, when the print button BU4 is operated, the first list LI1 can also be printed on paper.

[0098] The information display portion D1 is a region for displaying the first list LI1 as a table. In the information display portion D1, for example, each item (information) included in the maintenance information of the first list LI1 is displayed in each column. Each row of the information display portion D1 displays one piece of maintenance information. The number of rows of the information display portion D1 can be arbitrary.

[0099] In the information display portion D1 displaying the first list LI1, all items (information) included in each maintenance information are displayed. Therefore, the information display portion D1 has, for example, 15 columns C1 to C15.

[0100] Among the items included in the maintenance information, information related to the priority of the maintenance work is displayed as the priority level in, for example, the check box CHK in column C1. Specifically, the maintenance information with the check box CHK checked indicates that the maintenance work has a high priority. The identification information of the fiber machine 1 is displayed, for example, in columns C2 to C5. The information related to the location where the abnormality of the fiber machine 1 has occurred is displayed, for example, in columns C6 to C7. The information related to the content of the abnormality is displayed, for example, in columns C8 to C9. The content of the maintenance work for the abnormality is displayed, for example, in column C10. The status of the maintenance information is displayed, for example, in column C11. The status of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C12. The end time of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C13. The person in charge of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C14. The operator who performs the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C15.

[0101] In the first display screen GUI1, when the status of the maintenance work is "not started", the position indicating the status of the maintenance work (column C12 of the information display portion D1) becomes blank in the first display screen GUI1. In addition, when the status of the maintenance work is "in progress" or "not started", the position indicating the end time of the maintenance work (column C13 of the information display portion D1) becomes blank in the first display screen GUI1.

[0102] Furthermore, in the first display screen GUI1 , if the position indicating the person in charge of the maintenance work, that is, the worker who actually performs the maintenance work (columns C14 and C15 of the information display portion D1 ) is blank, it means that the person in charge and the worker have not been determined.

[0103] like Figure 4 As shown, a check box CHK is provided in the column C1 of the information display part D1. The check box CHK is an interface for setting whether to set each maintenance information as a maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. The maintenance information with the check box CHK checked can be set as the maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. The maintenance information with the check box CHK not checked can be set as the maintenance information with a low priority for maintenance work. The maintenance information with the check box CHK checked is also stored in the second list LI2.

[0104] The second display screen GUI2 is a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying a second list LI2 storing maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. The second display screen GUI2 has, for example, Figure 5 As shown in the appearance. Figure 5: is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI 2. The second display screen GUI 2 has a display information selection portion L2, an update button BU5, a confirmation button BU6, a cancel button BU7, a print button BU8, and an information display portion D2.

[0105] The display information selection unit L2 is an interface (e.g., a pull-down menu) for selecting whether to display information related to the textile machinery 1 having the winding device 11 (second list LI2) or to display maintenance information related to the textile machinery having a device different from the winding device 11, when there is a textile machinery having a winding device that winds the yarn and forms a package by a principle different from the winding device 11. If "winding device" is selected in the display information selection unit L2, the second list LI2 is displayed in the information display unit D2.

[0106] Furthermore, when the textile machine system 100 includes a plurality of facilities F, the second display screen GUI2 may be configured such that any one of the facilities F can be selected and displayed in the second list LI2.

[0107] The update button BU5 is an interface (e.g., a button) for updating the display state of the information display unit D2 in a manner corresponding to the latest second list LI2. For example, when the second list LI2 is updated while the information display unit D2 is displaying the second list LI2, the information display unit D2 maintains displaying the second list LI2 before the update, but by pressing the update button BU5, the information display unit D2 can display the contents of the updated second list LI2.

[0108] The confirmation button BU6 is an interface (for example, a button) for confirming the change of the content when the first terminal 3 receives an input operation for changing the content of the item of the maintenance information of the second list LI2. When the content of the second list LI2 is changed and the confirmation button BU6 is pressed, the change of the content is reflected not only in the second list LI2 but also in the first list LI1. Thus, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of content conflicts between the first list LI1 and the second list LI2.

[0109] The cancel button BU7 is an interface (e.g., a button) for canceling the change of the content of the items of the maintenance information of the second list LI2. The print button BU8 is an interface (e.g., a button) for outputting the second list LI2 displayed on the information display unit D2 as a PDF. In addition, when the print button BU8 is operated, the second list LI2 can also be printed on paper.

[0110] The information display portion D2 is a region for displaying the second list LI2 as a table. In the information display portion D2, for example, each item (information) included in the maintenance information is displayed in each column. One piece of maintenance information is displayed in each row of the information display portion D2. The number of rows of the information display portion D2 can be arbitrary.

[0111] In the information display section D2 displaying the second list LI2, only the items (information) included in each maintenance information that are required for the maintenance work are displayed. Specifically, among the items included in the maintenance information, whether the maintenance work is required, the status of the maintenance information, and the end time of the maintenance work are not displayed in the information display section D2. Therefore, the information display section D2 has fewer columns (12) than the information display section D1 displaying the first list LI1 (15).

[0112] In the information display section D2, among the items included in the maintenance information, identification information of the textile machine 1 is displayed in columns C1 to C4, for example. Information related to the location where the abnormality occurred in the textile machine 1 is displayed in columns C5 to C6, for example. Information related to the content of the abnormality is displayed in columns C7 to C8, for example. The content of the maintenance work for the abnormality is displayed in column C9, for example. The status of the maintenance work is displayed in column C10, for example. The person in charge of the maintenance work is displayed in column C11, for example. The operator who actually performs the maintenance work is displayed in column C12, for example.

[0113] In the second display screen GUI2, when the status of the maintenance work is "not started", the position indicating the status of the maintenance work in the second display screen GUI2 (column C10 of the information display section D2) becomes blank. In addition, the position indicating the person in charge of the maintenance work and the operator who actually performs the maintenance work in the second display screen GUI2 (columns C11 and C12 of the information display section D2) is blank, which means that the person in charge and the operator have not been determined.

[0114] As described above, by making the number of items of maintenance information displayed in the first list LI1 of the first display screen GUI1 larger than the number of items of maintenance information displayed in the second list LI2 of the second display screen GUI2, it is possible to refer to the first list LI1 displaying more items and appropriately extract the maintenance information requiring maintenance work. In addition, by referring to the second list LI2 displaying the minimum items required for the execution of the maintenance work, it is possible to prevent confusion caused by referring to other items, and it is possible to more clearly grasp the maintenance work to be performed.

[0115] Furthermore, by making the number of items of maintenance information displayed on the first display screen GUI1 larger, it is possible to provide a sufficient amount of information to the administrator who refers to the first display screen GUI1 in order to more appropriately determine the priority of the maintenance work of each maintenance information. On the other hand, since the person in charge of the work who refers to the second display screen GUI2 does not need to determine the priority of the maintenance work, even if the number of items of maintenance information displayed on the second display screen GUI2 is smaller than the number of items displayed on the first display screen GUI1, it is possible to provide a sufficient amount of information to the person in charge of the work in order to perform the maintenance work.

[0116] (5) Operation of the fiber machinery system

[0117] (5-1) First list generation action

[0118] Next, the operation of the textile machinery system 100 having the above-mentioned structure will be described. Figure 6 The operation of generating the first list LI1 will be described. Figure 6 This is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the first list LI1.

[0119] First, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 requests the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 to generate and transmit the operation information of the textile machine 1 to the management device 2 (step S11). This request is made at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 12 hours or every day).

[0120] Alternatively, the above request may be issued when the update button BU1 of the first display screen GUI1 or the update button BU5 of the second display screen GUI2 is pressed. Also, when the update button BU1 of the first display screen GUI1 or the update button BU5 of the second display screen GUI2 is pressed, both the first list LI1 and the second list LI2 may be updated by the maintenance information generated based on the operation information obtained in response to the above request.

[0121] The machine controller 15 that receives the above request generates operation information related to the operation of the fiber machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs, and sends it to the management device 2 (step S12). Specifically, the following actions are performed. First, the machine controller 15 that receives the above request collects various information related to the winding device 11 required for generating the operation information from the winding device 11 of the fiber machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs. The collected information includes, for example, the measurement values ​​of various sensors (for example, the yarn clearer 114) provided in the winding device 11, information related to the occurrence of various events such as errors generated by the winding device 11 and / or the fiber machine 1 (for example, the content of the event generated, the time of occurrence, etc.), etc. In addition, the machine controller 15 may always collect various information from the winding device 11 of the fiber machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs, and generate the operation information based on the various information that has been collected when receiving the above request.

[0122] The generation of the operation information is described below. The machine controller 15 uses the acquired information about the winding device 11, such as the information indicating the operation state of the textile machine 1, such as the mechanical efficiency, AD success rate, and splicing error rate of the textile machine 1, to generate the operation information including all the calculated information. The machine controller 15 sends the generated operation information to the management device 2. In addition, the calculated information may be regarded as one piece of operation information.

[0123] The information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 that has received the operating information generates maintenance information based on the received operating information and stores the maintenance information in the first list LI1 (step S13 ). Specifically, the following processing is performed.

[0124] First, the information processing unit 21 performs abnormality diagnosis based on the received operation information. Specifically, when the value of each information included in the operation information exceeds a predetermined threshold or falls below a predetermined threshold, the information processing unit 21 determines that the operation information is abnormal and that maintenance work is required.

[0125] When there is operation information that is determined to be abnormal and requires maintenance, the information processing unit 21 generates maintenance information based on the operation information and stores it in the first list LI1. Specifically, the information processing unit 21 determines information related to the content of the abnormality and the content of the maintenance work for the abnormality in the information contained in the maintenance information based on the information contained in the operation information. In addition, the information processing unit 21 determines information related to the identification information of the textile machine 1 and the position where the abnormality occurred in the textile machine 1 in the information contained in the maintenance information based on information such as the transmission source of the operation information.

[0126] In addition, at this stage, information related to the priority of the maintenance work of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 is set to "low priority", the status of the maintenance work is set to "not started", the end time of the maintenance work is set to blank (no information), the person in charge of the maintenance work is set to "undetermined", and the operator who actually performs the maintenance work is set to "undetermined".

[0127] Next, the information processing unit 21 compares the contents of the operation information received within the past specified period stored in the third list LI3 and the respective contents of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 to determine the state (status) of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 and associates it with the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1.

[0128] Specifically, if the operating information that is the basis of the specific maintenance information in the first list LI1 has not been diagnosed as abnormal in the past but is diagnosed as abnormal for the first time this time, the information processing unit 21 can determine the state of the specific maintenance information to be the first state. More specifically, in the third list LI3, if there is no record of the operating information that is the basis of the specific maintenance information being diagnosed as abnormal in the past, the state of the specific maintenance information can be determined to be the first state.

[0129] On the other hand, in the case where the operating information that is the basis of the specific maintenance information in the first list LI1 is diagnosed as abnormal not only this time but also in the past, the state of the specific maintenance information can be determined to be the second state or the third state. More specifically, in the case where there is a record in the third list LI3 that the operating information that is the basis of the specific maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, the state of the specific maintenance information can be determined to be the second state or the third state.

[0130] The state of maintenance information generated based on operation information diagnosed as abnormal not only this time but also in the past can be determined as the second state if there is no record of maintenance work performed on the abnormality in the past. On the other hand, the state of maintenance information with a record of maintenance work performed on the abnormality in the past can be determined as the third state.

[0131] Furthermore, in the first display screen GUI1 , the first state is displayed as “abnormal”, the second state is displayed as “re-send”, and the third state is displayed as “continue”.

[0132] In the generation action of the above-mentioned first list LI1, the body controller 15 of the fiber machine 1 calculates the operating information and sends the calculated operating information to the management device 2. The management device 2 diagnoses the abnormality based on the received operating information, and generates maintenance information based on the operating information judged as abnormal and requiring maintenance as a result of the diagnosis. In this way, correct maintenance information can be generated, and efficient use of the fiber machinery system 100 can be achieved.

[0133] For example, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 collects information of each winding device 11 and transmits it to the management device 2. The management device 2 that receives the information can also calculate the operation information, diagnose the operation information, generate the maintenance information, and store it in the first list LI1. Compared with such an operation, the above operation does not require the management device 2 to calculate the operation information, so the information processing load of the management device 2 can be reduced. In addition, the operation information is information generated by collecting the information of each winding device 11, and the amount of this information is small, so the communication load of the textile machine 1 (the machine controller 15) and the management device 2 can be reduced.

[0134] In addition, for example, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 can also calculate the operation information, diagnose the operation information, generate the maintenance information, send the maintenance information to the management device 2, and store the maintenance information received by the management device 2 in the first list LI1. Compared with such an operation, the above operation does not set different diagnostic criteria for each textile machine 1. That is, the diagnostic criteria of the operation information can be uniformly managed in the management device 2. In other words, the maintenance information is not generated according to different diagnostic criteria.

[0135] (5-2) Second list generation operation

[0136] Next, use Figure 7 The operation of generating the second list LI2 will be described. Figure 7 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the second list LI2. First, the manager of the facility F uses the first terminal 3 to access the management device 2, and causes the display device of the first terminal 3 to display the first display screen GUI1 showing the first list LI1 (step S21).

[0137] Then, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 extracts maintenance information with a high maintenance priority from the first list displayed on the first display screen GUI1 based on a predetermined condition related to the maintenance priority, and stores the extracted maintenance information in the second list LI2. Specifically, the second list LI2 is generated as follows.

[0138] First, the administrator uses the first terminal 3 to operate the condition setting unit SE1 of the first display screen GUI1 to set the criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work (step S22). Next, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 extracts the maintenance information with a high priority of the maintenance work from the first list LI1 according to the criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work set by the condition setting unit SE1, and stores it in the second list LI2 (step S23). In step S23, the information processing unit 21 checks the check box CHK of the extracted maintenance information in the first display screen GUI1. Thus, the administrator can visually confirm which maintenance information has been extracted.

[0139] For example, when the criterion for determining the priority of maintenance work is set to "order of abnormality-prone machines", maintenance information can be selected on the condition that maintenance work is performed preferentially on maintenance information of the textile machine 1 with a large number of generated maintenance information. Specifically, for example, maintenance information of the textile machine 1 with a predetermined number or a predetermined threshold or more can be selected from the maintenance information with a large number of generated maintenance information.

[0140] When the criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work is set to "order of consecutive times", the maintenance information can be selected under the condition that the maintenance work is given priority to the maintenance information generated based on the operation information that was diagnosed as abnormal more times in the past. Specifically, the information processing unit 21 refers to the third list LI3, and counts the number of consecutive diagnoses that the operation information that is the basis of the specific maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past for each maintenance information stored in the first list LI1. Then, the maintenance information generated based on the operation information with a larger number of consecutive diagnoses of abnormality among the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 is selected as the maintenance information for which the maintenance work is given priority.

[0141] When the criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work is set to "the order of re-issuing items", the maintenance information can be selected under the condition that the maintenance work is performed preferentially in the order of the maintenance information having the second state, the maintenance information having the first state, and the maintenance information having the third state. Specifically, the information processing unit 21 can determine a predetermined number of maintenance information as the extracted maintenance information in the order of the maintenance information having the second state, the maintenance information having the first state, and the maintenance information having the third state.

[0142] When the maintenance information is displayed as "order of important items", the maintenance information can be selected under the condition that the maintenance work is performed preferentially in the order of the importance of the abnormalities contained in the maintenance information. Specifically, when the information related to the content of the abnormality of the maintenance information indicates an abnormality with a high importance, the information processing unit 21 determines a predetermined number of maintenance information as the extracted maintenance information in the order of the importance.

[0143] In addition, the administrator can extract maintenance information with a high maintenance priority from the first list LI1 in addition to the maintenance information determined by the information processing unit 21. For example, the administrator can select a check box CHK of the maintenance information that is to be prioritized for maintenance in the first display screen GUI1, and extract the maintenance information as maintenance information with a high maintenance priority.

[0144] Then, when the confirmation button BU2 is pressed using the first terminal 3 to perform a confirmation operation for confirming the change of the content, the information processing unit 21 stores the checked maintenance information in the second list LI2 as maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work.

[0145] As described above, according to the conditions set by the condition setting unit SE1 of the first display screen GUI1, maintenance information with high priority for maintenance operations is extracted from the first list LI1, thereby being able to extract maintenance information with high priority for maintenance operations from the first list LI1 based on the specified conditions related to the priority of the maintenance operations.

[0146] When selecting maintenance information with a high maintenance priority, the administrator uses the first terminal 3 to set a person in charge of the maintenance work for the selected maintenance information. In this case, the first terminal 3 is used to set a person in charge of the maintenance work for the maintenance information with the check box CHK checked (i.e., the maintenance information with a high maintenance priority). In this case, the information processing unit 21 receives the information (name of the person in charge) of the person in charge of the maintenance work input from the first terminal 3, such as Figure 8 As shown, the received name of the person in charge is displayed in the cell (the cell of the third row column C14) of the person in charge of the maintenance work displaying the maintenance information, and the cell is displayed in a display mode different from other cells of the column C14. For example, the cell in which the input information is input is filled with a color different from other cells. In addition, the display mode of the confirmation button BU2 is changed, and the confirmation button BU2 becomes effective. Figure 8 This is a diagram showing another example of the first display screen GUI1 in which the display state of a cell on which an input operation has been performed is changed.

[0147] Furthermore, it is also possible to set the person in charge of the maintenance work for the maintenance information in which the check box CHK is not checked.

[0148] Then, if the administrator uses the first terminal 3 to press the confirmation button BU2 to confirm the input person in charge, the information processing unit 21 records the input person in charge in the corresponding maintenance information of the first list LI1 and the second list LI2. Fig. 9As shown, the information processing unit 21 sets the display mode of the cell (ie, the cell in the third row of column C14) whose display mode is different from others before the confirmation button BU2 is pressed to be the same as that of other cells, and sets the confirmation button BU2 to be invalid. Fig. 9 1 is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen GUI1 after input information is finalized.

[0149] In this way, when an item of maintenance information is input through the first terminal 3, the input information is received and the item of maintenance information in which the input information is input is displayed in a display method different from that of other items of maintenance information (for example, a cell of the information display unit D1). When the content of the input information is determined, the first list LI1 is updated according to the content, and the item of maintenance information in which the content of the input information is determined is displayed in the same display method as that of other items of maintenance information. This enables visual recognition of the situation in which input information is input to an item of maintenance information using the first terminal 3 and the situation in which the content of the input information is determined.

[0150] (5-3) Maintenance work

[0151] Below, use Fig.10 A maintenance operation of the textile machine 1 using the textile machine system 100 will be described. Fig.10 First, the person in charge of the maintenance work uses the second terminal 4 to access the management device 2, and the display device of the second terminal 4 displays the second display screen GUI2 showing the second list LI2 (step S31).

[0152] Then, the person in charge of the work refers to the second list LI2 displayed on the second terminal 4, selects the maintenance work to be performed and grasps the content, and performs the selected maintenance work (step S32).

[0153] After the selected maintenance work is performed, the person in charge of the work sets the work result and the person in charge who actually performed the work through the second display screen GUI2 displayed on the second terminal 4 (step S33). Fig.11 When the maintenance work of the maintenance information in the second row of the information display section D2 of the second display screen GUI2 is completed, "Ended" is input and displayed in the cell of the second row column C10, and the name of the person in charge of the work (△△○) is input and displayed in the cell of the second row column C12.

[0154] Similar to the first display screen GUI1, in the second display screen GUI2, Fig.11As shown, the item (cell) of the maintenance information in which the information is input is also displayed in a display mode different from other items of the maintenance information. Specifically, the cell of the second row column C10 and the cell of the second row column C12 are filled with a color different from other cells. In addition, the display mode of the confirmation button BU6 is changed, and the confirmation button BU6 becomes effective. Fig.11 This is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI2 in which the display state of a cell to which an input operation has been performed is changed.

[0155] After that, if the person in charge of the operation presses the confirmation button BU6 and performs the confirmation operation, the information processing unit 21 reflects the changes made to the content of the maintenance information displayed on the second line of the information display unit D2 in the first list LI1 and the second list LI2. Specifically, in the first list LI1 and the second list LI2, the "status of the maintenance operation" of the corresponding maintenance information is set to "completed", and the "operator who actually performed the maintenance operation" is changed to "△△○". In addition, when the "status of the maintenance operation" of the maintenance information is set to "completed", the "end time of the maintenance operation" of the maintenance information is set to the time when the confirmation button BU6 is pressed.

[0156] If the maintenance work is executed but not completed in step S32, "midway" is input to the cell of column C10, and the "state of maintenance work" of the corresponding maintenance information is set to "midway." In this case, the "end time of maintenance work" of the maintenance information becomes blank.

[0157] Then, in the second display screen GUI2, the maintenance information item with the determined content is displayed in the same display mode as other items of the maintenance information. Fig.12 As shown, the cell of the second row, column C10 and the cell of the second row, column C12 are not filled in. In addition, the confirmation button BU6 is disabled. Fig.12 1 is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI2 after the input information is finalized.

[0158] In this way, by reflecting the changes in the contents of the items of the maintenance information made using the second display screen GUI2 not only in the second list LI2 but also in the first list LI1, the changes in the contents of the items of the maintenance information made using the second display screen GUI2 can also be confirmed when the first list LI1 is displayed on the first display screen GUI1. As a result, for example, the manager of the facility F can confirm whether the maintenance work has been performed on the maintenance information indicating the maintenance work by causing the first terminal 3 to display the first display screen GUI1, and can confirm the time when the person in charge of the maintenance work has completed the maintenance work, etc.

[0159] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system 100, maintenance information related to maintenance of the textile machinery 1 is stored in the first list LI1, and maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work is extracted from the first list LI1 based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of maintenance work, and a second list LI2 is generated based on the extracted maintenance information, and the second list LI2 is displayed on the terminal (second terminal 4). In this way, in the textile machinery system 100, only maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work (i.e., maintenance information that needs to be handled with priority) among the maintenance information related to the textile machinery 1 can be displayed on the second terminal 4. As a result, for example, with reference to the second list LI2 displayed on the second terminal 4, maintenance work can be reliably performed on the maintenance information that needs maintenance work with priority.

[0160] 2. Other Implementation Methods

[0161] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. In particular, the plurality of embodiments and modifications described in this specification can be arbitrarily combined as needed.

[0162] (A) In the above-mentioned textile machine system 100, the generation operation of the first list LI1, the generation operation of the second list LI2, and the maintenance work may be performed in parallel. Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Fig.10 The processing content of each step of the flowchart shown and / or the processing order of each step can be appropriately changed within the scope not departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0163] (B) When input operations are performed on maintenance information items in the first display screen GUI1 and the second display screen GUI2, and the display content of the information display section is changed by pressing the update button BU1, BU5, etc. before pressing the confirm button BU6 to perform the confirm operation, the content based on the above input operations can also be deleted.

[0164] (C) The winding device 11 included in the textile machine 1 is not limited to the device that traverses the yarn Y1 by the traverse drum 117. In other words, the textile machine 1 may include other types of winding devices 11. For example, the textile machine 1 may include a winding device that traverses the yarn by reciprocating a traverse arm.

[0165] (D) In ​​the above-mentioned textile machinery system 100, when the priority standard is set by the condition setting unit SE1 of the first display screen GUI1, the information display unit D1 may display the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 in the order of the maintenance work with the highest priority. In addition, the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 may be arranged in the order of the maintenance work with the highest priority as the second list LI2.

[0166] (E) The textile machine system 100 may include a textile machine including a device (for example, a spinning device) different from the winding device 11. In this case, the above-described invention can also be applied to the textile machine including the different device.

[0167] (F) In the above-mentioned textile machine system 100, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 calculates the operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1, and the management device 2 generates the maintenance information based on the operation information and stores it in the first list LI1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the machine controller 15 may also collect the information of each winding device 11 and send it to the management device 2, and the management device 2 receiving the information calculates the operation information, diagnoses the operation information, generates the maintenance information, and stores it in the first list LI1.

[0168] (G) Alternatively, the machine controller 15 may calculate the operation information, diagnose the operation information, generate the maintenance information, and send the maintenance information to the management device 2. The management device 2 stores the received maintenance information in the first list LI1.

[0169] (H) In generating the second list LI2, a criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work may be predetermined, and after generating the latest first list LI1, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 automatically extracts the maintenance information with a high priority of the maintenance work from the first list LI1 based on the criterion. That is, the first list LI1 may not necessarily be displayed.

[0170] (I) The management device 2 may be arranged outside the facility F. Alternatively, an external device such as the cloud server 5 may have a part of the functions of the management device 2. In this case, the management device 2 and the external device may exist outside the country where the facility F is located. In this way, even if the management device 2 is arranged outside the facility F (including abroad), for example, as long as the first terminal 3 and the second terminal 4 exist in the facility F or in the country where the facility F exists, the effect brought about by using the textile machine system 100 can be achieved in the country.

[0171] 3. Features of the implementation method

[0172] The above-mentioned embodiment can be described as follows.

[0173] (1) A fiber machine system (e.g., a fiber machine system 100) includes: a fiber machine (e.g., a fiber machine 1), a management device (e.g., a management device 2), and terminals (e.g., a first terminal 3, a second terminal 4, and a third terminal 6). The fiber machine has a winding device (e.g., a winding device 11) that winds a yarn (e.g., a yarn Y1) and forms a package (e.g., a package P1). The management device manages operation information related to the operation of the fiber machine. The terminal is capable of communicating with the management device. The management device stores maintenance information related to maintenance of the fiber machine obtained based on the operation information in a first list (e.g., a first list LI1), and based on the first list, stores maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work in a second list (e.g., a second list LI2) based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work, and causes the terminal (e.g., a second terminal 4) to display the second list.

[0174] In the above-mentioned textile machinery system, maintenance information related to maintenance of the textile machinery is stored in a first list, and based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work, maintenance information with a high priority of the maintenance work is extracted from the first list, a second list is generated based on the extracted maintenance information, and the second list is displayed on the terminal. In this way, in the textile machinery system, only maintenance information with a high priority of the maintenance work (i.e., maintenance information that needs to be handled with priority) among the maintenance information related to maintenance of the textile machinery can be displayed on the terminal. As a result, for example, it is possible to reliably perform maintenance work on the maintenance information that needs maintenance work with priority by referring to the second list displayed on the terminal.

[0175] (2) In the textile machinery system of (1) above, the textile machinery may calculate operation information and transmit the calculated operation information to the management device. In addition, the management device may diagnose abnormalities based on the operation information received from the textile machinery, and generate maintenance information based on the operation information determined to be abnormal and requiring maintenance as a result of the diagnosis. In this way, accurate maintenance information can be generated. In addition, the textile machinery system can be efficiently operated.

[0176] (3) In the textile machinery system of (1) or (2) above, the management device may receive input information on an item of maintenance information input through a terminal, and display the item of maintenance information for which input information is input through the terminal in a manner different from other items of maintenance information.

[0177] Furthermore, the management device may determine the content of the input information inputted through the terminal, update the first list or the second list, and display the maintenance information item whose content of the input information is determined in the same manner as other items of the maintenance information. Thus, it is possible to visually recognize that an input has been made to an item of the maintenance information using the terminal and that the content of the input has been determined.

[0178] (4) In any of the textile machinery systems described in (1) to (3), the management device may cause a terminal (e.g., the first terminal 3) to display a first list. In this case, the number of items of maintenance information in the first list displayed on the terminal may be greater than the number of items of maintenance information in the second list displayed on the terminal. Thus, the first list displaying more items can be referred to and maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work can be appropriately extracted. In addition, by referring to the second list displaying the minimum items required for executing the maintenance work, confusion caused by referring to other items can be avoided, and the maintenance work to be executed can be more clearly understood.

[0179] (5) In any of the textile machinery systems described in (1) to (4) above, the management device may associate the operation information within a specified period, the information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information, and the information related to the time when the operation information was obtained, and store them as past data in a third list (for example, the third list LI3). In addition, the management device may determine whether each maintenance information is in the first state, the second state, or the third state based on the content of the operation information stored in the third list and the content of the maintenance information stored in the first list. The first state indicates a state in which the operation information serving as the basis of the maintenance information is diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. The second state indicates a state in which the operation information serving as the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and was diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed on it. The third state indicates a state in which the operation information serving as the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and was diagnosed as abnormal again despite maintenance work being performed on it. In this way, it is possible to understand which state the maintenance information in the first list is in.

[0180] (6) In any of the textile machine systems of (1) to (5), the predetermined condition regarding the priority of maintenance work may be a condition that gives priority to a textile machine having a large number of generated maintenance information. Thus, it can be determined that maintenance work is performed preferentially on a textile machine having a large number of generated maintenance information.

[0181] (7) In the textile machinery system of (5) above, the prescribed condition related to the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition for giving priority to the maintenance information generated based on the operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal a large number of times. Thus, it can be determined that the maintenance work is to be performed preferentially on the maintenance information based on the operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal a large number of times.

[0182] (8) In the textile machinery system of (5) above, the prescribed condition related to the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that prioritizes the maintenance information having the second state, the maintenance information having the first state, and the maintenance information having the third state in the order of priority. Thus, it can be determined that the maintenance work is performed in the order of the maintenance information having a higher state importance.

[0183] (9) In any of the above-mentioned fiber machinery systems (1) to (8), the winding device may include a first winding device and a second winding device that winds the yarn and forms a package by a principle different from that of the first winding device. In this case, the fiber machinery system may further include a display information selection unit (for example, display information selection units L1, L2). The display information selection unit selects to display information related to the first fiber machinery having the first winding device or information related to the second fiber machinery having the second winding device in the first list and the second list.

[0184] Thus, even when a plurality of textile machines having different types of winding devices are managed by the management device, information on textile machines having the same type of winding devices can be displayed in the first list and the second list, thereby improving user operability.

[0185] [Possibility of Industrial Application]

[0186] The present invention can be widely applied to a textile machine system that collects various information from a device that manufactures a yarn package and manages the collected information.

Claims

1. A fiber machinery system, characterized in that: have: A fiber machine having a take-up device for winding the yarn and forming a package; a management device for managing operation information related to the operation of the textile machine; as well as A terminal capable of communicating with the above-mentioned management device, The management device stores the maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine obtained based on the operation information in the first list, Based on the first list, based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work, the maintenance information having a high priority of the maintenance work is stored in the second list, The terminal is caused to display the second list.

2. The fiber machinery system according to claim 1, characterized in that The textile machine calculates the operation information and transmits the calculated operation information to the management device. The management device diagnoses abnormalities in the operation information received from the textile machine. The maintenance information is generated based on the operation information determined to be abnormal and to require maintenance as a result of the diagnosis.

3. The fiber machinery system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The management device receives input information on the items of maintenance information input through the terminal, the management device displays the item of the maintenance information in which the input information is input in a manner different from other items of the maintenance information, The management device determines the content of the input information, updates the first list or the second list, and displays the item of the maintenance information whose content the input information is determined in the same manner as the other items of the maintenance information.

4. The fiber machinery system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The management device causes the terminal to display the first list. The number of items of the maintenance information in the first list displayed on the terminal is greater than the number of items of the maintenance information in the second list displayed on the terminal.

5. The fiber machinery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The management device associates the operation information within a predetermined period, information related to the diagnosis result of the operation information, and information related to the time when the operation information was obtained, and stores them in a third list as past data. The management device determines whether each of the maintenance information is in a first state, a second state, or a third state based on the content of the operation information stored in the third list and the content of the maintenance information stored in the first list, wherein the first state indicates a state in which the operation information serving as a basis for the maintenance information is diagnosed as abnormal for the first time; The second state indicates that the operating information that serves as the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and was diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed on it; the third state indicates that the operating information that serves as the basis of the maintenance information was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and was diagnosed as abnormal again although maintenance work was performed on it.

6. The fiber machinery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work is a condition for giving priority to the textile machine having a larger number of generated maintenance information.

7. The fiber machinery system according to claim 5, characterized in that The predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work is a condition for giving priority to the maintenance information generated based on the operation information that was diagnosed as abnormal a large number of times in succession in the past.

8. The fiber machinery system according to claim 5, characterized in that The predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work is a condition that prioritizes the maintenance information having the second status, the maintenance information having the first status, and the maintenance information having the third status in this order.

9. The fiber machinery system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The winding device includes a first winding device and a second winding device that winds the yarn and forms a package by a different principle from that of the first winding device. The method further comprises a display information selection unit configured to select and display information related to a first textile machine having the first winding device or information related to a second textile machine having the second winding device in each of the first list and the second list.

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