Smart factory system

Abstract

The invention discloses a smart factory system suitable for being arranged in a factory to be built and a system provider, and the smart factory system comprises: a device arranged in the factory to be built; a plurality of sensors connected to the device; the set top box is in signal connection with each sensor; the computing storage device is arranged in the system provider; and a query device. The computing storage device with the highest cost is arranged on the system provider, so that the to-be-built factory only bears the setting and maintenance cost of the sensor and the set top box and pays for the maintenance monitoring cost of the system provider, and therefore, the cost of building the smart factory system by the to-be-built factory is greatly reduced; and the willingness of small and medium-sized to-be-built factories to build the smart factory system is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a factory management system, and in particular to a smart factory system. Background Art

[0002] A smart factory is a system that connects all devices to a network through the Internet and enables real-time monitoring and adjustment of the devices. That is, by connecting the various devices in the factory to the Internet and connecting the manufacturing execution system with the factory's equipment, we can clearly grasp the controllability of production and sales and production processes, collect correct production data, configure reasonable production plans and control production progress, reasonably resolve the uncertainty between product design and manufacturing, and build a high-efficiency and automatic production smart production plant, so as to achieve the purpose of making the overall production process of the factory more flexible.

[0003] At present, the planning of smart factories will set up a receiver on the equipment or factory area, and each of the equipment or factory area will be covered with sensors. Each sensor will transmit the detected signal (abnormality, quantity temperature, energy parameters, environmental safety parameters...) and other data according to the nature and state to the first operation number, which will be integrated and calculated and then transmitted to the receiver or directly to the receiver. Finally, the receiver will send the information of the calculation result to the background for analysis, prediction and display based on the calculation result. Since the current construction of smart factories is customized, the equipment vendors and the factories to be built need to communicate one by one before carrying out factory wiring and planning. Therefore, the construction of smart factory systems is not only time-consuming, but also costly. In particular, there are too many requirements for data and information, which require complex calculations, analysis and predictions. The cost of background equipment accounts for a large proportion of all costs. Therefore, small and medium-sized factories have been unable to quickly build an effective management system. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart factory system that can be quickly built, highly compatible with various equipment and collects energy and environmental safety, and significantly reduces costs.

[0005] To achieve the aforementioned purpose, the present invention is a smart factory system, which is suitable for being set up in a factory to be built and a system provider, and the smart factory system includes: a device, which is set up in the factory to be built and has a monitoring feature and a regular feature; a plurality of sensors, which are connected to the device and are used to sense the monitoring feature and the regular feature of the device to generate a monitoring signal and a regular signal respectively; a set-top box, which is signal-connected to each of the sensors and has a first receiving unit, a first computing unit, a first display unit, a first storage unit, a receiving conversion unit, a processing unit and a first communication unit; the first receiving unit is used to receive the regular signal and transmit the regular signal to the first computing unit; the first computing unit is used to receive the regular signal and calculate and generate regular data according to the regular signal; the first display unit is used to display the regular data; the first storage unit is used to store the regular data; the receiving conversion unit is used to receive the monitoring signal and convert the monitoring signal into monitoring data; the processing unit, which is signal-connected to the first computing unit, is used to receive the regular signal and convert the monitoring signal into monitoring data; a computing unit and a receiving conversion unit for converting the conventional data and the monitoring data into a format and outputting them after classification; a first communication unit, which is connected to the processing unit by signal, for outputting the conventional data and the monitoring data after the conversion and classification; a computing storage device, which is arranged in the system and has a second communication unit, a second computing unit, a second storage unit, a real-time monitoring display module and a real-time conventional display module; the second communication unit is connected to the first communication unit by communication and is used to receive the conventional data and the monitoring data output by the first communication unit; the second computing unit is connected to the second communication unit by signal and is used to receive the conventional data and generate a real-time conventional data after computing; the second storage unit is used to store the real-time conventional data of the second computing unit; the real-time conventional display module is used to display the real-time conventional data in real time; the real-time monitoring display module is used to display the monitoring data in real time; and a query device, which is connected to the computing storage device by signal and has a display interface for displaying the real-time monitoring data and the conventional data in real time.

[0006] The utility model has the following effects: by setting the most expensive computing storage device in the system vendor, the factory to be built only bears the cost of setting up and repairing sensors and set-top boxes, and pays the system vendor for maintenance and monitoring fees, thereby greatly reducing the cost of building the smart factory system in the factory to be built, and increasing the willingness of small and medium-sized factories to be built to build the smart factory system. In addition, since the computing storage device is set in the system vendor, the system vendor can perform maintenance and monitoring on multiple small and medium-sized factories to be built, which can also reduce the cost of building the smart factory system.

[0007] Preferably, the processing unit is a gateway.

[0008] Preferably, the display interface has a warning module, and when the warning module is pressed, a warning signal is generated, and the warning signal is displayed on the first display unit of the set-top box via the computing storage device.

[0009] Preferably, the display interface transmits the warning signal to an equipment manufacturer.

[0010] Preferably, the real-time routine data generated by the second computing unit after computing is capacity analysis, completion estimation, efficiency analysis, cost analysis, energy carbon emission analysis, or inspection timeout notification.

[0011] Preferably, the real-time conventional display module displays height difference values, consumable life values, environmental safety values, energy safety values, production line support notifications, production line idle notifications, and / or quality abnormality notifications.

[0012] Preferably, the real-time monitoring display module displays production overview, production capacity, and / or equipment status.

[0013] Preferably, the smart factory system also includes multiple extended devices, multiple extended sensors, and multiple extended set-top boxes, each of the extended devices is the same as the device, and also has a monitoring feature and a regular feature; each of the extended sensors is the same as the sensor, and is also used to sense the monitoring feature and the regular feature of each of the extended devices to generate a monitoring signal and a regular signal respectively; each of the extended set-top boxes has the same first receiving unit, first computing unit, first display unit, first storage unit, and receiving conversion unit as the set-top box, and the first computing unit and receiving conversion unit of each of the extended set-top boxes are signal-connected to the processing unit of the set-top box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0015] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention; and

[0016] Figure 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] A…factory to be built

[0018] B…System vendor

[0019] 10…Equipment

[0020] 11…Process production line equipment

[0021] 12…Quality control analysis equipment

[0022] 13…Energy monitoring equipment

[0023] 14…Environmental safety monitoring equipment

[0024] 20…Sensors

[0025] 30…Set-top box

[0026] 31…First receiving unit

[0027] 32…First arithmetic unit

[0028] 33 ... first display unit

[0029] 34…First storage unit

[0030] 35…Receive conversion unit

[0031] 36…Processing Unit

[0032] 37…First communication unit

[0033] 40…Computing storage device

[0034] 41…Second communication unit

[0035] 42…Second arithmetic unit

[0036] 43…Second storage unit

[0037] 44…Real-time conventional display module

[0038] 45…Real-time monitoring display module

[0039] 50…Query device

[0040] 51…Display interface

[0041] 511… Warning module

[0042] 10A…Extension equipment

[0043] 20A...Extended sensor

[0044] 30A...Extended set-top box

[0045] 31A…First receiving unit

[0046] 32A…First arithmetic unit

[0047] 33A…first display unit

[0048] 34A…First storage unit

[0049] 35A...Receiver conversion unit DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0051] See also Figure 1 As shown, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a smart factory system, which is suitable for being set up in a factory A to be built and a system provider B. In this embodiment, one factory A to be built is used as an example, but it is not limited to this. The present invention can also be built in multiple factories A to be built and a system provider B at the same time. The smart factory system is mainly composed of a device 10, multiple sensors 20, a set-top box 30, a computing storage device 40, and a query device 50, wherein:

[0052] The device 10 is arranged in the factory A to be built, and has a monitoring feature and a conventional feature. In the present embodiment, the device 10 comprises a process production line device 11, a quality control analysis device 12, an energy monitoring device 13, or an environmental safety monitoring device 14, wherein the conventional feature is a feature that needs to be calculated and compared, such as: height difference value, consumable life value, environmental safety value, energy safety value, production line support notification, production line idle notification, quality abnormality notification and other features; the monitoring feature is a feature that does not need to be calculated and compared, such as: production overview, production capacity, equipment status.

[0053] Each of the sensors 20 is connected to the process production line equipment 11, the quality control analysis equipment 12, the energy monitoring equipment 13, and the environmental safety monitoring equipment 14 to sense the monitoring characteristics and conventional characteristics of the process production line equipment 11, the quality control analysis equipment 12, the energy monitoring equipment 13, and the environmental safety monitoring equipment 14 to generate a monitoring signal and a conventional signal; wherein the sensing properties (such as quantity, temperature, current, voltage...) of each of the sensors 20 are different according to the different monitoring characteristics and conventional characteristics sensed.

[0054] The set-top box 30 is signal-connected to each of the sensors 20, and has a first receiving unit 31, a first computing unit 32, a first display unit 33, a first storage unit 34, a receiving conversion unit 35, a processing unit 36 ​​and a first communication unit 37; wherein the first receiving unit 31, the first computing unit 32, the first display unit 33 and the first storage unit 34 constitute a part of a programmable logic controller (PLC), the first receiving unit 31 is signal-connected to each of the sensors 20, and is used to receive the conventional signal output by each of the sensors 20, and transmit the conventional signal to the first computing unit 32; the first computing unit 32 is signal-connected to the first receiving unit 31 and is used to receive the conventional signal, and calculate and generate conventional data according to the conventional signal; the first display unit 33 is signal-connected to the first receiving unit 31 and is used to receive and display the conventional data; the first storage unit 34 is signal-connected to the first receiving unit 31 and is used to receive and The conventional data is stored; the receiving conversion unit 35 is signal-connected to each of the sensors 20, and is used to receive the monitoring signal output by each of the sensors 20, and convert the monitoring signal into a monitoring data; the processing unit 36 ​​is signal-connected to the first computing unit 32 and the receiving conversion unit 35, and is used to convert the conventional data and the monitoring data into a format and classify them for output; the first communication unit 37 is signal-connected to the processing unit 36, and is used to wirelessly output the conventional data and the monitoring data after the conversion format and classification; in this embodiment, the processing unit is a gateway.

[0055] The computing storage device 40 is arranged in the system B and has a second communication unit 41, a second computing unit 42, a second storage unit 43, a real-time conventional display module 44 and a real-time monitoring display module 45; the second communication unit 41 is wirelessly connected to the first communication unit 37 to receive the conventional data and monitoring data output by the first communication unit 37; the second computing unit 42 is signal-connected to the second communication unit 41 to receive the conventional data and generate a real-time conventional data after computing; the second storage unit 43 is signal-connected to the second computing unit 42 and the second communication unit 41, and is used to receive and store the real-time conventional data of the second computing unit 42, and the second storage unit 43 also receives and store the monitoring data; the real-time conventional display module 44 is signal-connected to the second operation unit 42, and is used to receive and display the real-time conventional data in real time; the real-time monitoring display module 45 is signal-connected to the second communication unit 41, and is used to receive and display the monitoring data in real time; in this embodiment, the real-time conventional data generated by the second operation unit 42 after calculation is production capacity analysis, completion estimation, efficiency analysis, cost analysis, energy carbon emission analysis, or inspection timeout notification; the real-time conventional display module 44 displays the height difference value, consumable life value, environmental safety value, energy safety value, production line support notification, production line idle notification, and / or quality abnormality notification; the real-time monitoring display module 45 displays the production overview, production capacity, and / or equipment status. In this embodiment, the system vendor B can cooperate with the resources of the telecommunications company to transmit monitoring data and regular data through the processing unit 36 ​​of the set-top box 30 as a gateway. The monitoring data and regular data of the protocol network set by the set-top box 30 are calculated and converted into signals that can be recognized by the protocol network set by the computing storage device 40 through the gateway, thereby completing the data transmission between the set-top box 30 and the computing storage device 40 and ensuring the security of data transmission.

[0056] The query device 50 is signal-connected to the computing storage device 40 and has a display interface 51 for real-time display of the real-time monitoring data and the regular data. In this embodiment, the query device 50 is a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, etc. with an Internet function. The user enters an account and a password to display the display interface 51 to view the real-time monitoring data and the regular data displayed in real time. In addition, the display interface 51 has an alarm module 511. When the alarm module 511 is pressed, an alarm signal is generated. The alarm signal is displayed on the first display unit 33 of the set-top box 30 via the computing storage device 40. The reporting path of the alarm signal is as follows: Figure 1As shown by the imaginary line, the on-site personnel are notified to take corresponding measures. At the same time, the display interface 51 transmits the warning signal to an equipment supplier, so that the equipment supplier is also aware of the problem caused by the equipment 10 of the factory A to be built, and takes corresponding measures.

[0057] The above is the configuration description of the main components of the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation mode and effect of the present invention are described as follows:

[0058] Since the computing storage device 40 is installed in the system vendor B, and the set-top box 30 and the sensor 20 are installed in the factory A to be built, the second computing unit 42 of the computing storage device 40 receives the normal data output by the set-top box 30, and after performing calculations based on each of the normal data, when there is an abnormality, the system vendor B can directly notify the factory A to be built, so as to make the most real-time measures, or as a subsequent analysis of production capacity, yield, etc. Of course, when the relevant user (factory A to be built, system vendor B) is not at the location where the device 10 is set up, the user can remotely view the real-time normal data and the monitoring data through the query device 50, use the display interface 51, and press the warning module 511 after making a judgment, so that the generated warning signal is finally transmitted to and displayed on the first display unit 33 of the set-top box 30 or the equipment vendor, thereby allowing the on-site personnel or equipment vendor of the factory A to be built to know the problems caused by the equipment 10 of the factory A to be built, and take corresponding measures.

[0059] As can be seen from the above, the present invention sets the most expensive computing storage device 40 in the system provider B, so that the factory A to be built only bears the installation and maintenance costs of the sensor 20 and the set-top box 30, and pays the maintenance and monitoring fees of the system provider B, thereby greatly reducing the cost of building the smart factory system for the factory A to be built, and increasing the willingness of small and medium-sized factories to be built A to build smart factory systems. In addition, since the computing storage device 40 is set in the system provider B, the system provider B can perform maintenance and monitoring on multiple small and medium-sized factories to be built A, which can also reduce the cost of building the smart factory system.

[0060] See also Figure 2 As shown, the second embodiment of the present invention provides a smart factory system, which is different from the first embodiment in that:

[0061] The smart factory system also includes a plurality of extension devices 10A, a plurality of extension sensors 20A, and a plurality of extension set-top boxes 30A. Each of the extension devices 10A is the same as the device 10 and also has a monitoring feature and a normal feature. Each of the extension sensors 20A is the same as the sensor 20 and is also used to sense the monitoring feature and the normal feature of each of the extension devices 10A to generate a monitoring signal and a normal signal respectively. Each of the extension set-top boxes 30A has the same first receiving unit 31A, first computing unit 32A, first display unit 33A, and first display unit 34A as the set-top box 30. A storage unit 34A, and a receiving conversion unit 35A, the first computing unit 32A and the receiving conversion unit 35A of each of the extended set-top boxes 30A are connected to the processing unit 36 ​​of the set-top box 30, that is, the conventional data calculated by the first computing unit 32A of each of the extended set-top boxes 30A is transmitted to the processing unit 36 ​​of the set-top box 30, and the subsequent processing method is the same as the first embodiment, and the monitoring data converted by the receiving conversion unit 35A of each of the extended set-top boxes 30A is transmitted to the processing unit 36 ​​of the set-top box 30, and the subsequent processing method is the same as the first embodiment. Accordingly, another implementation state is formed.

[0062] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart factory system, suitable for being set up in a factory to be built and a system provider, characterized in that: The smart factory system includes: A device, arranged in the factory to be built, and having a monitoring feature and a regular feature; A plurality of sensors connected to the device for sensing monitoring characteristics and regular characteristics of the device to generate a monitoring signal and a regular signal respectively; A set-top box, signal-connected to each of the sensors, and having a first receiving unit, a first computing unit, a first display unit, a first storage unit, a receiving conversion unit, a processing unit, and a first communication unit; the first receiving unit is used to receive the conventional signal and transmit the conventional signal to the first computing unit; the first computing unit is used to receive the conventional signal and calculate and generate conventional data according to the conventional signal; The first display unit is used to display the conventional data; The first storage unit is used to store the conventional data; The receiving and converting unit is used to receive the monitoring signal and convert the monitoring signal into monitoring data; the processing unit is signal-connected to the first operation unit and the receiving and converting unit, and is used to convert the conventional data and the monitoring data into a format and classify them before outputting; the first communication unit is signal-connected to the processing unit, and is used to output the conventional data and the monitoring data after the conversion and classification; A computing storage device is provided in the system and comprises a second communication unit, a second computing unit, a second storage unit, a real-time monitoring display module and a real-time conventional display module; the second communication unit is communicatively connected to the first communication unit to receive the conventional data and monitoring data output by the first communication unit; the second computing unit is signal-connected to the second communication unit to receive the conventional data and generate real-time conventional data after computing; the second storage unit is used to store the real-time conventional data of the second computing unit; The real-time conventional display module is used to display the real-time conventional data in real time; The real-time monitoring display module is used to display the monitoring data in real time; as well as A query device is signal-connected to the computing storage device and has a display interface for displaying the real-time monitoring data and the conventional data in real time.

2. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processing unit is a gateway.

3. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display interface has a warning module. When the warning module is pressed, a warning signal is generated. The warning signal is displayed on the first display unit of the set-top box via the calculation storage device.

4. The smart factory system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The display interface transmits the warning signal to an equipment manufacturer.

5. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The real-time conventional data generated by the second computing unit after computing is capacity analysis, completion estimation, efficiency analysis, cost analysis, energy carbon emission analysis, or inspection timeout notification.

6. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The real-time conventional display module displays the height difference value, the consumable life value, the environmental safety value, the energy safety value, the production line support notification, the production line idle notification, and / or the quality abnormality notification.

7. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The real-time monitoring display module displays production overview, production capacity, and / or equipment status.

8. The smart factory system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smart factory system also includes a plurality of extended devices, a plurality of extended sensors, and a plurality of extended set-top boxes, each of the extended devices being the same as the device and also having a monitoring feature and a conventional feature; Each of the extended sensors is the same as the sensor, and is also used to sense the monitoring characteristics and normal characteristics of each of the extended devices to generate monitoring signals and normal signals respectively; each of the extended set-top boxes has the same first receiving unit, first computing unit, first display unit, first storage unit, and receiving conversion unit as the set-top box, and the first computing unit and receiving conversion unit of each of the extended set-top boxes are signal-connected to the processing unit of the set-top box.

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