Textile machinery system

Abstract

To display maintenance information that requires priority response on a terminal.SOLUTION: A textile machine system 100 comprises a textile machine 1, a management device 2 and a first terminal 3 to a third terminal 6. The textile machine 1 has a winding device 11 that winds a yarn Y1 to form a package P1. The management device 2 manages operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1, stores maintenance information regarding the maintenance of the textile machine 1, which is obtained from the operation information, in a first list LI1, and based on the first list LI1, stores maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work in a second list LI2 based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work to display the second list on a second terminal 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a textile machine system that provides the information required to perform maintenance operations. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, systems that provide information necessary for performing maintenance work have been known. For example, a system that transmits the results of an analysis of the yarn winding efficiency, the frequency of occurrence of yarn defects, etc. to a terminal as maintenance information is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The maintenance information includes information on the location of the abnormality, information on the content of the abnormality, etc. In this system, when the maintenance information is confirmed on the terminal, it is possible to take action such as work to resolve the maintenance information on the textile machine. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-92707 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the conventional system, all maintenance information, including maintenance information that does not require a response or has a low priority, is displayed on the terminal. Therefore, in the conventional system, while work is performed on maintenance information that does not require a response or has a low priority, work on maintenance information that has a high priority may be delayed.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to display maintenance information that requires action on a terminal in a textile machine system in which maintenance information of a textile machine is displayed on a terminal. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In the following, several aspects will be described as means for solving the problems. These aspects can be arbitrarily combined as necessary. A textile machine system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a textile machine, a management device, and a terminal. The textile machine has a winding device that winds yarn to form a package. The management terminal manages operation information related to the operation of the textile machine. The terminal is capable of communicating with the management device. The management device stores maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine obtained from 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 predetermined conditions related to the priority of maintenance work, and displays the second list on the terminal.

[0007] In the above textile machine system, maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine obtained from the operation information, i.e., maintenance information for performing maintenance on factors that reduce the operation efficiency of the textile machine, 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 regarding the priority of maintenance work, and the second list is displayed on a terminal. In this way, in the textile machine system, only maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work (i.e., maintenance information that requires priority handling) among the maintenance information for performing maintenance on factors that reduce the operation efficiency of the textile machine can be displayed on the terminal. As a result, for example, by referring to the second list displayed on the terminal, maintenance work can be reliably performed on maintenance information that requires priority maintenance work.

[0008] In the above textile machine system, the textile machine may calculate operation information and transmit the calculated operation information to the management device. The management device may also diagnose abnormalities in the operation information received from the textile machine, and generate maintenance information based on operation information that is determined to be abnormal and in need of maintenance as a result of the diagnosis. This allows accurate maintenance information to be generated. Also, efficient operation of the textile machine system is possible.

[0009] In the above-mentioned textile machine system, the management device may display the first list on a terminal, receive input information entered by the terminal for an item of maintenance information, and display the item of maintenance information for which input information has been entered in a manner different from other items of maintenance information. Furthermore, the management device may confirm the contents of the input information, update the first list, and display the item of the security information for which the contents of the input information have been confirmed in the same manner as other items of the security information, thereby allowing a user to visually recognize on the display screen that an input has been made to the item of the security information using a terminal and that the contents of the input have been confirmed.

[0010] The display screen of the first list may be provided with a confirmation button for confirming the security information input by the terminal. In this case, when the user presses the confirmation button, the management device may confirm the security information input by the terminal.

[0011] In the above textile machine system, the management device may display the first list on a terminal. 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. This allows maintenance information with high priority for maintenance work to be appropriately extracted while referring to the first list in which more items are displayed. Also, by referring to the second list in which fewer items that are the minimum necessary for performing maintenance work are displayed, confusion caused by referring to other items can be prevented, and the maintenance work to be performed can be more clearly understood.

[0012] In the above textile machine system, the management device may store operation information within a predetermined period, information on a diagnosis result for the operation information, and information on a time when the operation information was acquired in a third list as past data in association with each other. The management device may also determine whether each piece of maintenance information is in the first status, the second status, or the third status based on the contents of the operation information stored in the third list and the contents of the maintenance information stored in the first list. The first status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. The second status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed. The third status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again despite maintenance work being performed. This makes it possible to grasp the state of the maintenance information in the first list.

[0013] In the above-mentioned textile machine system, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that a textile machine which generates a large amount of maintenance information is given priority. This makes it possible to determine that maintenance work is to be performed preferentially on a textile machine which generates a large amount of maintenance information.

[0014] In the above textile machine system, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that prioritizes maintenance information generated based on operation information with a large number of consecutive abnormality diagnosis, thereby making it possible to determine that maintenance work is to be performed preferentially for maintenance information based on operation information with a large number of consecutive abnormality diagnosis.

[0015] In the above textile machine system, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that the priority is given in the order of the maintenance information having the second status, the maintenance information having the first status, and the maintenance information having the third status. This makes it possible to determine that the maintenance work is to be performed in the order of the maintenance information having the most important status. Effect of the Invention

[0016] Of the maintenance information relating to the maintenance of the textile machine, only the maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work can be displayed on the terminal, so that maintenance work can be reliably carried out for the maintenance information requiring maintenance work with priority. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a textile machine system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a textile machine. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a management device. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a first display screen. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a second display screen. [Figure 6] 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of generating a first list. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of generating a second list. [Figure 8] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing other examples of the first display screen when the display state of the cell on which the input operation has been performed is changed. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen after input information is confirmed. [Figure 10] 11 is a flowchart showing a process of performing maintenance work using the second list. [Figure 11] 13A and 13B are diagrams showing examples of the second display screen when the display state of the cell on which the input operation has been performed is changed. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a second display screen after input information is confirmed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] 1. First embodiment (1) Overview of textile machinery systems The textile machine system 100 will be described below. 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 in the generated operation information, and generates maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine 1 based on operation information that is determined to be abnormal and requires maintenance, and stores and manages it in a first list LI1. The term "abnormality" here refers to an abnormality that may be a factor in reducing the operating efficiency of the textile machine 1. Therefore, in the following description, when simply referring to an "abnormality," this "abnormality" refers to an abnormality that may be a factor in reducing the operating efficiency of the textile machine 1. In other words, the maintenance information is information used to perform maintenance on factors that reduce the operating efficiency of the textile machine 1.

[0019] Furthermore, in the textile machine system 100, 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 the maintenance work, and the extracted maintenance information is stored in the second list LI2. Furthermore, the generated second list LI2 is displayed on a terminal used by a worker who performs the maintenance work. This allows the worker to know the maintenance information for which maintenance work should be performed with priority, and to perform the maintenance work for that maintenance information.

[0020] (2) Textile machinery system configuration The configuration of the textile machine system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the textile machine system 100. The textile machine system 100 mainly comprises 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 provided in a predetermined facility F, such as a spinning factory.

[0021] The textile machine 1 is composed of a winding device 11 (FIG. 2). The winding device is a device that winds a yarn from a bobbin to form a package. In other words, the winding device is a device that unwinds the yarn wound around the bobbin from the bobbin and winds it into a package. Note that only one textile machine 1 may be provided in the facility F, or multiple textile machines 1 may be provided.

[0022] The management device 2 is a computer system configured with 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 is capable of communicating with the textile machine 1.

[0023] The management device 2 acquires operation information regarding the operation of the textile machine 1 calculated by the textile machine 1, and diagnoses the acquired operation information for abnormalities. Based on the operation information diagnosed as abnormal and determined to require maintenance as a result of the operation information diagnosis, the management device 2 generates maintenance information regarding the maintenance of the textile machine 1 and stores it in a first list LI1. Furthermore, the management device 2 extracts from the first list LI1 maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work among the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1, and generates a second list LI2.

[0024] The first terminal 3 is a computer system including 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 is capable of communicating with the management device 2.

[0025] The user of the first terminal 3 is, for example, an administrator of a facility F. The user who is the administrator of the facility F can view the first list LI1 generated by the management device 2 by operating the first terminal 3 to access 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 an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc.) of the first terminal 3.

[0026] 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 may access the management device 2 by a dedicated application (software).

[0027] The second terminal 4 is a computer system including 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 is capable of communicating with the management device 2.

[0028] The user of the second terminal 4 is, for example, a worker who performs maintenance work on the textile machines 1 in the facility F. The user who is the worker can view the second list LI2 generated by the management device 2 by operating the second terminal 4 to access 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 an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, etc.) of the second terminal 4.

[0029] 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 may access the management device 2 by a dedicated application (software).

[0030] 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 located outside the facility F.

[0031] The cloud server 5 is a computer system configured with a CPU, a storage device, various interfaces, etc. The cloud server 5 may be a virtual computer system in which the above hardware is realized in software. The cloud server 5 is connected to the management device 2 via a network N (e.g., the Internet) and is capable of communicating with the management device 2. The cloud server 5 receives various information related to the textile machine 1 from the management device 2 and manages the information.

[0032] The third terminal 6 is a computer system configured with 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 is capable of communicating with the management device 2 and the cloud server 5. A user of the third terminal 6 can access the cloud server 5 and view information managed by the cloud server 5. Also, the user can access the management device 2 and view information managed by the management device 2.

[0033] (3) Specific configuration of textile machinery Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the textile machine 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the textile machine 1. The textile machine 1 has a plurality of winding devices 11, a doffing device 13, and a machine controller 15, which are arranged side by side.

[0034] (3-1) Winding device The winding device 11 winds the yarn Y1 unwound from a yarn supplying bobbin B1 onto a winding tube B2 to form a package P1. The winding device 11 includes, from upstream to downstream of the movement of the yarn Y1, a yarn supplying bobbin B1, a yarn unwinding assisting device 111, a tension applying device 112, a yarn joining device 113, a yarn clearer 114, a lower thread guide member 115, an upper thread guide member 116, a traverse drum 117, and a cradle 118.

[0035] The yarn supplying bobbin B1 supplies the yarn Y1 for forming the package P1. The yarn unwinding assisting device 111 assists the unwinding of the yarn Y1 from the yarn supplying bobbin B1 by lowering a regulating member covering a core tube of the yarn supplying bobbin B1 in conjunction with the unwinding of the yarn Y1 from the yarn supplying bobbin B1. The tension applying device 112 applies a predetermined tension to the traveling yarn Y1.

[0036] The yarn joining device 113 joins the lower yarn on the yarn supplying bobbin B1 side and the upper yarn on the package P1 side when the yarn clearer 114 detects a yarn defect and cuts the yarn Y1, or when the yarn Y1 breaks during unwinding from the yarn supplying bobbin B1. The yarn joining device 113 may be, for example, a mechanical type or a type that uses a fluid such as compressed air.

[0037] The yarn clearer 114 detects the thickness and foreign matter of the yarn Y1, and determines whether the yarn Y1 has a yarn defect (a portion where there is an abnormality in the yarn thickness or a foreign matter contained in the yarn) based on the detection result. The yarn clearer 114 is, for example, an optical clearer that detects the thickness and / or foreign matter of the yarn Y1 based on the amount of light transmitted and / or reflected when light is irradiated onto the yarn Y1, or a capacitance clearer that detects the thickness of the yarn Y1 based on the capacitance between electrodes when the yarn Y1 passes between the electrodes.

[0038] For example, when the yarn clearer 114 detects that the measured thickness of the yarn Y1 is equal to or larger than a predetermined thickness or equal to or smaller than a predetermined thickness, it can determine that the yarn Y1 has a yarn defect. When it is determined that the yarn Y1 has a yarn defect, a cutter provided in the yarn clearer 114 cuts the yarn Y1 at the location where the yarn defect has occurred.

[0039] When the yarn Y1 breaks, the lower yarn guiding member 115 (guide member on the yarn supplying side) captures the yarn Y1 (lower yarn) on the yarn supplying bobbin B1 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 113. A suction port is provided at the tip of the lower yarn guiding member 115, and a suction flow can be generated in the suction port to suck and capture the lower yarn.

[0040] When the yarn Y1 breaks, the upper yarn guiding member 116 (guide member on the package side) captures the yarn Y1 (upper yarn) on the package P1 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 113. A suction mouth is provided at the tip of the upper yarn guiding member 116, and a suction flow can be generated in the suction mouth to suck and capture the upper yarn.

[0041] When a yarn defect is detected and the yarn Y1 is cut, or when the yarn Y1 breaks, the lower yarn guiding member 115 captures the yarn on the yarn supplying bobbin B1 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 113, and the upper yarn guiding member 116 captures the yarn on the package P1 side and guides it to the yarn joining device 113. The yarn joining device 113 then joins the yarn Y1 guided by these guiding members. After the yarn joining by the yarn joining device 113, winding of the yarn Y1 is resumed.

[0042] The traverse drum 117 is a member that can be rotated in contact 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 rotated by the rotation of the winding tube B2 or the package P1, the traverse groove allows the yarn Y1 to traverse along the longitudinal direction of the winding tube B2 or the package P1.

[0043] In this embodiment, the traverse drum 117 is provided with a plurality of types of grooves with different wind numbers, and the grooves used for traverse can be switched according to the diameter of the package P1. This makes it possible to suppress ribbon winding in the package P1.

[0044] The cradle 118 detachably supports the take up tube B2 for forming the package P1 and is rotatable about a predetermined axis. The cradle 118 is rotatable about the rotation axis. This allows the cradle 118 to rotate about the rotation axis and absorb an increase in the diameter of the package P1 that accompanies winding of the yarn Y1 onto the take up tube B2. The cradle 118 is provided with a drive mechanism that rotates the cradle 118 about the rotation axis.

[0045] (3-2) Doffing device Returning to the description of the configuration of the textile machine 1, when the package P1 becomes full in each winding device 11, the doffing device 13 travels to the winding device 11, retrieves the full package P1, and supplies an empty winding tube B2.

[0046] (3-3) Machine Controller The machine controller 15 is a computer system configured with a CPU, a storage device (RAM, ROM, HDD, SSD, etc.), and various interfaces. The machine controller 15 has a display device 151 (e.g., a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display) that displays various information, and an input device 152 (e.g., a touch panel, a keyboard, an operation panel, etc.) that performs various settings. The display device 151 and the input device 152 may be realized as a display device equipped with a touch panel. In the textile machine 1, the machine controller 15 and the management device 2 are connected and capable of communicating with each other.

[0047] A 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.

[0048] Furthermore, the machine controller 15 collects various types of information related to the winding devices 11 from the controllers of the respective winding devices 11. For example, the machine controller 15 collects information related to the occurrence of yarn defects in each winding device 11, information related to the occurrence of various events, and the like. The machine controller 15 calculates information related to the operation of one textile machine 1 (one base) (operation information) based on the various types of information acquired from each winding device 11. The machine controller 15 outputs the calculated operation information to the management device 2.

[0049] The operation information includes information indicating the operation state of the textile machine 1, such as the mechanical efficiency of the textile machine 1, the AD success rate, and the yarn splicing error rate.

[0050] (4) Specific configuration of the management device Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the management device 2 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the management device 2. The management device 2 has an information processing unit 21 and a storage unit 23. The information processing unit 21 is part of the CPU, various interfaces, and storage device of the management device 2, and executes various information processing in the management device 2. The information processing unit 21 executes computer programs stored in the storage device (storage unit 23) to execute various information processing in the management device 2.

[0051] The storage unit 23 stores the above computer programs, various parameters, and various information. The storage unit 23 stores a first list LI1, a second list LI2, a third list LI3, a first display screen GUI1, and a second display screen GUI2.

[0052] The first list LI1 stores maintenance information representing maintenance instructions related to the maintenance of the textile machine 1. All new maintenance information is stored in the first list LI1. The maintenance information includes, for example, information on the priority of execution of maintenance work, identification information of the textile machine 1, information on the location where an abnormality that is causing a decrease in the operating efficiency of the textile machine 1 has occurred, information on the content of the abnormality that is causing a decrease in the operating efficiency, the content of the maintenance work for the abnormality, the status of the maintenance information, the state of the maintenance work, the date and time when the maintenance work was completed, the person in charge of the maintenance work, and the worker who actually performed the maintenance work.

[0053] Information regarding the priority of maintenance work execution indicates the priority of maintenance work execution for the maintenance information. Information regarding the priority of maintenance work can be set using a check box on the first display screen GUI1 (Figure 4). If the check box is checked, the maintenance information can be set as having a high priority of maintenance work execution, and if the check box is not checked, the maintenance information can be set as having a low priority of maintenance work execution. Maintenance information that is set as having a high priority of maintenance work execution is also included in the second list LI2.

[0054] The identification information of the textile machine 1 includes, for example, a machine group name indicating the group of the textile machine 1, a machine number indicating the number of the textile machine 1, a model type indicating the type of the winding device 11, and a machine type indicating the 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 that 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.

[0055] The status of the maintenance information indicates the state of the maintenance information, and includes a first status, a second status, and a third status. The first status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. Specifically, the first status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has not been diagnosed as abnormal in the past. The second status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past, and has been diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed on the abnormality. Specifically, the second status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past, but maintenance work has not been performed on the abnormality, and has been diagnosed as abnormal again this time. The third status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past, maintenance work has been performed on the abnormality, but has been diagnosed as abnormal again. Specifically, the third status indicates that the operation information on which the target maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past, maintenance work has been performed on the abnormality, but has been diagnosed as abnormal again this time. By including the above statuses in the maintenance information, it is possible to grasp the state of the maintenance information in the first list LI1.

[0056] In addition, in the portion showing the status of the first display screen GUI1 displaying the first list LI1 (in the example shown in FIG. 4, column C11 of the information display section D1), the first status is displayed with the word "Abnormal", the second status is displayed with the word "Recurrence", and the third status is displayed with the word "Continued", and a square with a different display form (for example, color) is displayed next to each word. This makes it easier to visually recognize the status of each piece of maintenance information on the first display screen GUI1.

[0057] The status of the maintenance work included in the maintenance information indicates the status of the maintenance work instructed for the maintenance information. Specifically, the status of the maintenance work can be "completed" which indicates that the maintenance work has been completed, "in progress" which indicates that the maintenance work is in progress, or "not started" which indicates that the maintenance work has not been started.

[0058] The second list LI2 stores maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work out of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1.

[0059] The third list LI3 stores operation information regarding the operation of the textile machine 1 acquired from the textile machine 1 within a predetermined period in the past as past data. In the third list LI3, the operation information, information on the diagnosis result for the operation information, and information on the time when the operation information was acquired (e.g., the time) are stored in association with each other. The information on the diagnosis result for the operation information is, for example, information on whether or not the operation information has been diagnosed as abnormal. Specifically, the information on the diagnosis result for the operation information stored in the third list LI3 indicates whether the corresponding operation information has been diagnosed as abnormal, or has not been diagnosed as abnormal (diagnosed as normal).

[0060] Note that operation information from an even earlier period than the above-mentioned predetermined period, information relating to a diagnosis result for the operation information, and / or information relating to the time when the operation information was acquired may be stored in the cloud server 5. The cloud server 5 may store not only operation information from even earlier periods, but also operation information within the above-mentioned predetermined period.

[0061] As will be explained below, the third list LI3 is used in determining the status of the above security information. The third list LI3 can also be used for other purposes.

[0062] The first display screen GUI1 is a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying a first list LI1 that stores all maintenance information. The first display screen GUI1 has an appearance as shown in Fig. 4, for example. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen GUI1. The first display screen GUI1 has a display information selection section L1, a condition setting section SE1, an update button BU1, a confirm button BU2, a cancel button BU3, a print button BU4, and an information display section D1.

[0063] In addition, in cases where the textile machine system 100 includes a plurality of facilities F, the first display screen GUI1 may be configured to be able to select which facility F's first list LI1 is to be displayed.

[0064] The display information selection section L1 is an interface (e.g., a pull-down menu) for selecting whether to display information (first list LI1) related to the textile machine 1 having the winding device 11 or maintenance information related to the textile machine having a device operating on a different principle when there is a textile machine having a device (e.g., a spinning device) operating on a different principle from the winding device 11. When "winding device" is selected in the display information selection section L1, the first list LI1 is displayed in the information display section D1.

[0065] The condition setting section SE1 is an interface (e.g., multiple pull-down menus) for setting criteria for determining the priority of maintenance work for the maintenance information included in the first list LI1. In the condition setting section SE1, "machines with many abnormalities," "consecutive occurrences," "items with recurrence," and "important items" can be set as criteria for determining the priority of maintenance work.

[0066] The "machine with many errors" condition is a condition that, among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1, the higher the priority of maintenance work is given to maintenance information relating to a textile machine 1 for which a greater number of maintenance information items have been generated. Specifically, when "machine with many errors" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, maintenance information with a higher priority of maintenance work is selected from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1, in the order of the textile machines 1 for which a greater number of maintenance information items have been generated. By selecting "machine with many errors", maintenance work in nearby locations can be carried out together, improving the efficiency of maintenance work.

[0067] The condition for the consecutive number of times is that, among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1, the maintenance information generated based on the operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal more frequently in the past is given a higher priority for maintenance work. Specifically, when "consecutive number of times" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, the maintenance information with a higher 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 that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past. For example, maintenance information generated based on operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal three consecutive times in the past is determined to have a higher priority for maintenance work than maintenance information generated based on operation information that has been diagnosed as abnormal two consecutive times in the past, but was once diagnosed as normal afterwards, and was then diagnosed as abnormal again afterwards. In other words, even if the total number of times that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past is the same (three), the maintenance information with a higher consecutive number of times is determined to have a higher priority. By selecting "consecutive number of times", the maintenance work can be performed preferentially starting from the textile machine 1 that has the greatest impact on the operation efficiency. The above "consecutive number of times" is determined based on the third list LI3.

[0068] In another embodiment, the consecutive number of times may be counted taking into consideration not only the third list LI3 but also the first list LI1. In other words, not only the cases where an abnormality has been diagnosed in the past, but also the cases where an abnormality has been diagnosed this time (i.e., maintenance information has been generated) may be counted as the consecutive number of times. In this case, for example, if the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal three consecutive times immediately before, the consecutive number of times calculated for the specific maintenance information is four. This is because the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal three consecutive times immediately before, and has been further diagnosed as abnormal this time, so that the operation information has been diagnosed as abnormal four consecutive times up to now.

[0069] In another embodiment, the third list LI3 may store not only the operation information within a predetermined period in the past, but also the (latest) operation information acquired this time (i.e., the operation information on which the maintenance information is based). In this case, the calculation of the consecutive number of times taking into account the third list LI3 and the first list LI1 can be realized by using only the third list LI3.

[0070] The recurrence item order is a condition that, among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1, the higher the importance of the status, the higher the priority of the maintenance work. Specifically, when the "recurrence item order" is selected in the condition setting unit SE1, the maintenance information having the second status, the maintenance information having the first status, and the maintenance information having the third status are selected in this order from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 as the maintenance information having the highest priority of the maintenance work. By selecting the "recurrence item order", the priority of the maintenance work of the maintenance information having the second status can be increased compared to the maintenance information having the first status. The maintenance information having the second status is generated based on the operation information that was diagnosed as abnormal in the past, no maintenance work was performed on it, and was diagnosed as abnormal again this time, so that there is a high possibility that the abnormality will recur in the future. On the other hand, the maintenance information having the first status is generated based on the operation information that was not diagnosed as abnormal in the past and was diagnosed as abnormal for the first time this time, so that there is a lower possibility that the abnormality will recur in the future than the second status. Therefore, by giving the highest priority to the maintenance work of the maintenance information having the second status, the operation efficiency of the textile machine 1 can be further improved. Furthermore, maintenance information having the third status is generated based on operation information that was previously diagnosed as abnormal and for which maintenance work has already been performed in the past, but the abnormality has not been improved and the information has now been diagnosed as abnormal again. Therefore, since the possibility of the abnormality being improved in the future is low, the priority of the maintenance work for the maintenance information having the third status can be lowered. For maintenance information having the third status, maintenance work may be requested outside facility F.

[0071] The order of importance is a condition that, among the maintenance information included in the first list LI1, the higher the importance (seriousness) of the abnormality in the maintenance information, the higher the priority of the maintenance work. Specifically, when "order of importance" is selected in the condition setting section SE1, the maintenance information with the highest priority of the maintenance work is selected from the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 in order of importance.

[0072] In addition, a combination of multiple conditions from among the above "machines with many abnormalities," "consecutive occurrences," "items that reoccur," and "important items" may be used as a criterion for determining the priority of maintenance work. A combination of multiple conditions may be a combination of two conditions, or a combination of three or more conditions.

[0073] 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 section D1 to correspond to the latest first list LI1. For example, if the first list LI1 is updated while it is displayed on the information display section D1, the first list LI1 before the update remains displayed on the information display section D1, but by pressing the update button BU1, the contents of the first list LI1 after the update can be displayed on the information display section D1.

[0074] The Confirm button BU2 is an interface (e.g., a button) for confirming a change to the contents of the preserved information in the first list LI1 when an input operation for changing the contents of the preserved information is received from the first terminal 3. Note that "changing the contents" here includes changing the contents of existing information to other contents and adding new information to the preserved information. When a change is made to the contents of the first list LI1 and the Confirm button BU2 is pressed, the change is reflected not only in the first list LI1 but also in the second list LI2. This makes it possible to prevent inconsistencies in the contents between the first list LI1 and the second list LI2.

[0075] The cancel button BU3 is an interface (e.g., a button) for canceling (undoing) changes made to the items of the security information in the first list LI1. The print button BU4 is an interface (e.g., a button) for outputting the first list LI1 displayed in the information display section D1 as a PDF. When the print button BU4 is operated, the first list LI1 may be printed on paper.

[0076] The information display section D1 is an area for displaying the first list LI1 as a table. In the information display section D1, for example, each item (information) included in the maintenance information of the first list LI1 is displayed in each column. One piece of maintenance information is displayed in each row of the information display section D1. The number of rows of the information display section D1 can be any number.

[0077] All items (information) included in each piece of maintenance information are displayed in the information display section D1 that displays the first list LI1. For this reason, the information display section D1 has, for example, 15 columns C1 to C15.

[0078] Among the items included in the maintenance information, information regarding the priority of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in a check box CHK in column C1 as a high or low priority. Specifically, maintenance information with a checked check box CHK indicates that the maintenance work has a high priority. Identification information of the textile machine 1 is displayed, for example, in columns C2 to C5. Information regarding the location where the abnormality occurred in the textile machine 1 is displayed, for example, in columns C6 to C7. Information regarding 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 state of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C12. The completion date and 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 worker who actually performed the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C15.

[0079] On the first display screen GUI1, when the status of the maintenance work is "not started", the section showing the status of the maintenance work on the first display screen GUI1 (column C12 of the information display section D1) is blank. Also, when the status of the maintenance work is "in progress" or "not started", the section showing the completion date and time of the maintenance work on the first display screen GUI1 (column C13 of the information display section D1) is blank.

[0080] Furthermore, the sections on the first display screen GUI1 that show the person in charge of the maintenance work and the worker who actually performed the maintenance work (columns C14, C15 of information display section D1) are blank, which means that the person in charge and the worker have not been decided.

[0081] As shown in FIG. 4, a check box CHK is provided in column C1 of information display section D1. Check box CHK is an interface for setting whether each piece of maintenance information is maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. Maintenance information with a checked check box CHK can be set as maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. Maintenance information with an unchecked check box CHK can be set as maintenance information with a low priority for maintenance work. Maintenance information with a checked check box CHK is also stored in second list LI2.

[0082] The second display screen GUI2 is a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying a second list LI2 that stores maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work. The second display screen GUI2 has an appearance as shown in Fig. 5, for example. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI2. The second display screen GUI2 has a display information selection section L2, an update button BU5, a confirm button BU6, a cancel button BU7, a print button BU8, and an information display section D2.

[0083] The display information selection section L2 is an interface (e.g., a pull-down menu) for selecting whether to display information (second list LI2) related to the textile machine 1 having the winding device 11 or to display maintenance information related to the textile machine having a device based on a different principle when there is a textile machine having the winding device 11. When "winding device" is selected in the display information selection section L2, the second list LI2 is displayed in the information display section D2.

[0084] In addition, in cases where the textile machine system 100 includes a plurality of facilities F, the second display screen GUI2 may be configured to be able to select which facility F's second list LI2 is to be displayed.

[0085] The update button BU5 is an interface (e.g., a button) for updating the display state of the information display section D2 to correspond to the latest second list LI2. For example, if the second list LI2 is updated while the second list LI2 is displayed on the information display section D2, the second list LI2 before the update remains displayed on the information display section D2, but by pressing the update button BU5, the contents of the second list LI2 after the update can be displayed on the information display section D2.

[0086] The Confirm button BU6 is an interface (e.g., a button) for confirming a change to the contents of the conservation information in the second list LI2 when an input operation for changing the contents of the item of the conservation information in the second list LI2 is received from the first terminal 3. When a change is made to the contents of the second list LI2 and the Confirm button BU6 is pressed, the change is reflected not only in the second list LI2 but also in the first list LI1. This makes it possible to prevent inconsistencies in the contents between the first list LI1 and the second list LI2.

[0087] The cancel button BU7 is an interface (e.g., a button) for canceling changes made to the items of the security information in the second list LI2. The print button BU8 is an interface (e.g., a button) for outputting the second list LI2 displayed in the information display section D2 as a PDF. When the print button BU8 is operated, the second list LI2 may be printed on paper.

[0088] The information display section D2 is an area for displaying the second list LI2 as a table. In the information display section D2, for example, each item (information) included in the maintenance information is displayed in each column. Each row of the information display section D2 displays one piece of maintenance information. The number of rows of the information display section D2 can be any number.

[0089] In the information display section D2 displaying the second list LI2, only the items (information) included in each piece of maintenance information that are necessary for the maintenance work are displayed. Specifically, among the items included in the maintenance information, the necessity of maintenance work, the status of the maintenance information, and the completion date and time of the maintenance work are not displayed in the information display section D2. For this reason, the information display section D2 has fewer columns (12 columns) than the information display section D1 displaying the first list LI1 has (15 columns).

[0090] In the information display section D2, among the items included in the maintenance information, the identification information of the textile machine 1 is displayed, for example, in columns C1 to C4. Information relating to the location where the abnormality occurred in the textile machine 1 is displayed, for example, in columns C5 to C6. Information relating to the content of the abnormality is displayed, for example, in columns C7 to C8, and the content of the maintenance work for the abnormality is displayed, for example, in column C9. The status of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C10. The person in charge of the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C11. The worker who actually performed the maintenance work is displayed, for example, in column C12.

[0091] When the status of the maintenance work is "not started" on the second display screen GUI2, the section showing the status of the maintenance work on the second display screen GUI2 (column C10 of the information display section D2) is blank. Also, the sections showing the person in charge of the maintenance work and the worker who actually performed the maintenance work on the second display screen GUI2 (columns C11, C12 of the information display section D1) being blank means that the person in charge and the worker have not been decided.

[0092] As described above, by making the number of maintenance information items in the first list LI1 displayed on the first display screen GUI1 greater than the number of maintenance information items in the second list LI2 displayed on the second display screen GUI2, maintenance information requiring maintenance work can be appropriately extracted while referring to the first list LI1 in which more items are displayed. Also, by referring to the second list LI2 in which the few items required at a minimum for performing the maintenance work are displayed, confusion caused by referring to other items can be prevented, and the maintenance work to be performed can be more clearly understood.

[0093] Furthermore, by increasing the number of items of maintenance information displayed on the first display screen GUI1, a sufficient amount of information can be provided to the manager referring to the first display screen GUI1 to more appropriately determine the priority of the maintenance work for each piece of maintenance information. On the other hand, since the worker referring 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 less than the number of items displayed on the first display screen GUI1, a sufficient amount of information can be provided to the worker to execute the maintenance work.

[0094] (5) Operation of textile machine system (5-1) First list generation operation Hereinafter, the operation of the textile machine system 100 having the above configuration will be described. First, the operation of generating the first list LI1 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the first list LI1.

[0095] First, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 requests the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 to generate operation information of the textile machine 1 and transmit it to the management device 2 (step S11). This request is made at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 12 hours or every day).

[0096] Alternatively, the above request may be made 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.

[0097] The machine controller 15 that has received the request generates operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs, and transmits the information to the management device 2 (step S12). Specifically, the following operations are executed. First, the machine controller 15 that has received the request collects various information related to the winding device 11 required for generating the operation information from the winding device 11 of the textile machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs. The collected information includes, for example, measured values ​​by various sensors (e.g., the yarn clearer 114) provided in the winding device 11, information related to the occurrence of various events such as errors that have occurred in the winding device 11 and / or the textile machine 1 (e.g., the content of the event that has occurred, the date and time of occurrence, etc.). Note that the machine controller 15 may constantly collect various information from the winding device 11 of the textile machine 1 to which the machine controller 15 belongs, and generate the operation information based on the various information already collected when the request is received.

[0098] The generation of the operation information will be described below. The machine controller 15 uses the acquired various information related to the winding device 11 to calculate information indicating the operation state of the textile machine 1, such as the mechanical efficiency of the textile machine 1, the AD success rate, and the yarn splicing error rate, and generates operation information including all the calculated information. The machine controller 15 transmits the generated operation information to the management device 2. The calculated information may be treated as one piece of operation information.

[0099] The information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 that has received the operation information generates maintenance information based on the received operation information and stores the maintenance information in the first list LI1 (step S13). Specifically, the following process is executed.

[0100] First, the information processing unit 21 diagnoses the received operation information for abnormalities. Specifically, when the numerical value of each piece of information included in the operation information exceeds a predetermined threshold value or falls below a predetermined threshold value, the information processing unit 21 determines that the operation information is abnormal and that maintenance work is required for the abnormality.

[0101] 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, from the information contained in the maintenance information, information regarding the content of the abnormality and the content of the maintenance work for the abnormality, based on the information contained in the operation information. Furthermore, the information processing unit 21 determines, from the information contained in the maintenance information, the identification information of the textile machine 1 and information regarding the location where the abnormality occurred in the textile machine 1, based on information on the sender of the operation information, etc.

[0102] At this stage, the information regarding 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 completion date and 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 worker who actually performed the maintenance work is set to "undetermined".

[0103] Next, the information processing unit 21 compares the contents of the operation information received within a specified period of time in the past stored in the third list LI3 with the contents of each piece of maintenance information stored in the first list LI1, determines the state (status) of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1, and associates this with the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1.

[0104] Specifically, if the operation information on which the specific maintenance information in the first list LI1 is based has not been diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal for the first time, the information processing unit 21 can determine that the status of the specific maintenance information in the first list LI1 is the first status. More specifically, if there is no record in the third list LI3 of the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based being diagnosed as abnormal in the past, the information processing unit 21 can determine that the status of the specific maintenance information is the first status.

[0105] On the other hand, for a specific maintenance information in the first list LI1, if the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal not only this time but also in the past, the status of the specific maintenance information can be determined to be the second status or the third status. More specifically, if there is a record in the third list LI3 that the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past, the status of the specific maintenance information can be determined to be the second status or the third status.

[0106] Among the maintenance information generated based on operation information diagnosed as abnormal not only this time but also in the past, the status of the maintenance information having no record of past maintenance work performed for the abnormality can be determined as the second status, while the status of the maintenance information having a record of past maintenance work performed for the abnormality can be determined as the third status.

[0107] In addition, on the first display screen GUI1, the first status is displayed as "Abnormal", the second status is displayed as "Recurrence", and the third status is displayed as "Continued".

[0108] In the operation of generating the above-mentioned first list LI1, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 calculates operation information, transmits the calculated operation information to the management device 2, the management device 2 diagnoses abnormalities in the operation information received, and generates maintenance information based on operation information that is determined to be abnormal and requiring maintenance as a result of the diagnosis, thereby making it possible to generate accurate maintenance information and to realize efficient operation of the textile machine system 100.

[0109] For example, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 can collect information on each winding device 11 and transmit it to the management device 2, and the management device 2 receiving this information can calculate the operation information, diagnose the operation information, generate maintenance information, and store it in the first list LI1. Compared to this type of operation, the above operation does not require the management device 2 to calculate the operation information, so the information processing load on the management device 2 can be reduced. Also, the operation information is information generated by aggregating information on each winding device 11, and the amount of information is small, so the communication load between the textile machine 1 (the machine controller 15) and the management device 2 can be reduced.

[0110] Also, for example, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 can calculate operation information, diagnose the operation information, and generate maintenance information, transmit the maintenance information to the management device 2, and store the maintenance information received by the management device 2 in the first list LI1. In comparison with this type of operation, the above operation, for example, does not set different diagnostic criteria for each textile machine 1. That is, the diagnostic criteria for operation information can be unified and managed by the management device 2. In other words, maintenance information is not generated based on different diagnostic criteria.

[0111] (5-2) Generation of the second list Next, the operation of generating the second list LI2 will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of generating the second list LI2. First, the manager of the facility F accesses the management device 2 using the first terminal 3, and causes the display device of the first terminal 3 to display the first display screen GUI1 displaying the first list LI1 (step S21).

[0112] Thereafter, the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 extracts maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work from the first list displayed on the first display screen GUI1 based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work, and stores the extracted maintenance information in the second list LI2. Specifically, the second list LI2 is generated as follows.

[0113] First, the administrator operates the condition setting section SE1 of the first display screen GUI1 using the first terminal 3 to set a criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work (step S22). Next, the information processing section 21 of the management device 2 extracts 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 in the condition setting section SE1, and stores it in the second list LI2 (step S23). In step S23, the information processing section 21 checks the check box CHK of the extracted maintenance information on the first display screen GUI1. This allows the administrator to visually confirm which maintenance information has been extracted.

[0114] For example, when the criteria for determining the priority of maintenance work is set to "machine with the most abnormalities," maintenance information can be selected under the condition that maintenance work is performed with priority given to maintenance information of textile machines 1 that generate a large number of pieces of maintenance information. Specifically, for example, maintenance information of textile machines 1 that generate a large number of pieces of maintenance information or more than a predetermined threshold can be selected from the maintenance information that generates a large number of pieces of maintenance information.

[0115] When the criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work is set to "in order of consecutive number of times", the maintenance information can be selected under the condition that the maintenance work is preferentially performed on the maintenance information generated based on the operation information having a large number of consecutive times of being diagnosed as abnormal in the past. Specifically, the information processing unit 21 refers to the third list LI3 and counts the number of consecutive times that the operation information on which the specific maintenance information is based was consecutively diagnosed as abnormal in the past for each piece of the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1. After that, the information processing unit 21 selects the maintenance information generated based on the operation information having a larger number of consecutive times of being diagnosed as abnormal among the maintenance information stored in the first list LI1 as the maintenance information for which the maintenance work is preferentially performed.

[0116] When the criterion for determining the priority of maintenance work is set to "in order of recurring items," maintenance information can be selected under the condition that maintenance work is performed with priority given to maintenance information having the second status, maintenance information having the first status, and maintenance information having the third status in that order. Specifically, the information processing unit 21 can determine a predetermined number of pieces of maintenance information to be extracted in the order of maintenance information having the second status, maintenance information having the first status, and maintenance information having the third status.

[0117] When the maintenance information is displayed in "order of importance", the maintenance information can be selected under the condition that the maintenance work is performed in order of the importance of the abnormality contained in the maintenance information. Specifically, when the information on the contents of the abnormality in the maintenance information indicates an abnormality of high importance, the information processing unit 21 can determine a predetermined number of pieces of maintenance information in order of importance as the maintenance information to be extracted.

[0118] The administrator may extract, from the first list LI1, maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work, in addition to the maintenance information determined by the information processing unit 21. For example, the administrator can extract the maintenance information as maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work by checking a check box CHK of the maintenance information for which the administrator wants to give priority for maintenance work on the first display screen GUI1.

[0119] Thereafter, when the confirmation button BU2 is pressed using the first terminal 3 to perform a confirmation operation to confirm the changes to 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.

[0120] As described above, by extracting maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work from the first list LI1 according to the conditions set in the condition setting section SE1 of the first display screen GUI1, maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work can be extracted from the first list LI1 based on specified conditions regarding the priority of maintenance work.

[0121] When selecting maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work, 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., maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work). In this case, the information processing unit 21 receives information (person in charge name) of the person in charge of the maintenance work input from the first terminal 3, and displays the received person in charge name in a cell (cell in column C14 of the third row) that displays the person in charge of the maintenance work for the maintenance information, as shown in FIG. 8, and displays the cell in a display mode different from other cells in column C14. For example, the cell into which input information has been input is filled in a color different from other cells. In addition, the display mode of the confirmation button BU2 changes, and the confirmation button BU2 becomes active. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the first display screen GUI1 when the display state of the cell in which the input operation has been performed is changed.

[0122] It should be noted that even for maintenance information for which the check box CHK is not checked, it may be possible to set a person in charge of maintenance work.

[0123] Thereafter, when the manager performs a confirmation operation to confirm the input person in charge name by pressing the Confirm button BU2 using the first terminal 3, 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. Also, as shown in Fig. 9, the information processing unit 21 makes the display mode of the cell (i.e., the cell in the third row of column C14) that was different from the others before pressing the Confirm button BU2 the same as the others, and disables the Confirm button BU2. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the first display screen GUI1 after the input information has been confirmed.

[0124] In this way, when input is made into an item of maintenance information using the first terminal 3, the input information is received, and the item of maintenance information into which the input information was input (e.g., a cell in the information display section D1) is displayed in a display mode different from that of other items of maintenance information, and when the content of the input information is confirmed, the first list LI1 is updated according to the content, and the item of maintenance information into which the content of the input information has been confirmed is displayed in the same display mode as the other items of maintenance information, thereby allowing visual recognition that input information has been input into an item of maintenance information using the first terminal 3 and that the content of the input information has been confirmed.

[0125] (5-3) Maintenance work Hereinafter, the maintenance work of the textile machine 1 using the textile machine system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing the execution process of the maintenance work using the second list. First, the worker performing the maintenance work accesses the management device 2 using the second terminal 4, and causes the display device of the second terminal 4 to display the second display screen GUI2 displaying the second list LI2 (step S31).

[0126] Thereafter, the worker refers to the second list LI2 displayed on the second terminal 4, selects the maintenance work to be performed, understands the details, and performs the selected maintenance work (step S32).

[0127] After performing the selected maintenance work, the worker sets the work result and the person who actually performed the work on the second display screen GUI2 displayed on the second terminal 4 (step S33). For example, when maintenance work is performed for the maintenance information in the second row of the information display section D2 of the second display screen GUI2 shown in Fig. 11 and the maintenance work is completed, "Completed" is entered and displayed in the cell in column C10 of the second row, and the name of the worker (△△○) is entered and displayed in the cell in column C12 of the second row.

[0128] As in the first display screen GUI1, in the second display screen GUI2, the item (cell) of the maintenance information into which information has been input is displayed in a display mode different from that of other items of the maintenance information, as shown in Fig. 11. Specifically, the cell in the second row, column C10 and the cell in the second row, column C12 are filled in a color different from that of the other cells. In addition, the display mode of the Confirm button BU6 is changed, and the Confirm button BU6 becomes enabled. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI2 when the display state of the cell into which the input operation has been performed is changed.

[0129] Thereafter, when the worker presses the Confirm button BU6 to perform a confirmation operation, the information processing unit 21 reflects the changes made to 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 maintenance work" of the corresponding maintenance information is changed to "completed" and the "worker who actually performed the maintenance work" is changed to "△△○". Furthermore, when the "status of maintenance work" of the maintenance information is changed to "completed", the "date and time of completion of maintenance work" of the maintenance information is changed to the date and time when the Confirm button BU6 was pressed.

[0130] If the maintenance work has been performed in step S32 but not yet completed, "in progress" is entered into the cell in column C10, and the "status of maintenance work" of the corresponding maintenance information is set to "in progress." In this case, the "completion date and time of maintenance work" of the maintenance information is left blank.

[0131] Thereafter, on the second display screen GUI2, the item of the maintenance information whose contents have been confirmed is displayed in the same display mode as the other items of the maintenance information. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 12, the cell in the second row, column C10 and the cell in the second row, column C12 are not filled in. Also, the Confirm button BU6 is disabled. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the second display screen GUI2 after the input information has been confirmed.

[0132] In this way, by reflecting the change in the content of the maintenance information item made using the second display screen GUI2 not only in the second list LI2 but also in the first list LI1, the change in the content of the maintenance information item made using the second display screen GUI2 can 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 display the first display screen GUI1 on the first terminal 3 and confirm whether the maintenance work has been performed for the maintenance information for which he / she has instructed the maintenance work, the person who performed the maintenance work, the date and time when the maintenance work was completed, and the like.

[0133] In the above-mentioned textile machine system 100, maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine 1 is stored in a first list LI1, 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, a second list LI2 is generated from the extracted maintenance information, and the second list LI2 is displayed on a terminal (second terminal 4). In this way, in the textile machine system 100, only maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work (i.e., maintenance information that requires priority attention) among the maintenance information related to the textile machine 1 can be displayed on the second terminal 4. As a result, for example, by referring to the second list LI2 displayed on the second terminal 4, maintenance work can be reliably performed on maintenance information that requires priority maintenance work.

[0134] 2. Other embodiments Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. In particular, the multiple embodiments and modifications described in this specification can be arbitrarily combined as necessary. (A) In the above-described textile machine system 100, the production operation of the first list LI1, the production operation of the second list LI2, and the maintenance work may be executed in parallel. Furthermore, the processing content of each step of the flowcharts shown in Figures 6, 7, and 10 and / or the processing order of each step may be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0135] (B) When an input operation is performed for a maintenance information item on the first display screen GUI1 or the second display screen GUI2, and the display content of the information display section is changed by pressing an update button BU1, B5, etc. before pressing the confirm button BU6 to perform the confirm operation, the content entered by the above input operation may be deleted.

[0136] (C) The winding device 11 included in the textile machine 1 is not limited to one that traverses the yarn Y1 using the traverse drum 117. In other words, the textile machine 1 may have another type of winding device 11. For example, the textile machine 1 may be provided with a winding device that traverses the yarn by reciprocating a traverse arm.

[0137] (D) In ​​the above-described textile machine system 100, when a priority standard is set in the condition setting section SE1 of the first display screen GUI1, the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 may be displayed in the information display section D1 in descending order of the priority of the maintenance work. Also, the maintenance information included in the first list LI1 may be rearranged in descending order of the priority of the maintenance work to create a second list LI2.

[0138] (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.

[0139] (F) In the above-described textile machine system 100, the machine controller 15 of the textile machine 1 calculates operation information related to the operation of the textile machine 1, and the management device 2 generates maintenance information based on the operation information and stores it in the first list LI1. However, this is not limited to the above, and the machine controller 15 may collect information on each winding device 11 and transmit it to the management device 2, and the management device 2, upon receiving this information, may calculate the operation information, diagnose the operation information, generate maintenance information, and store it in the first list LI1.

[0140] (G) Alternatively, the machine controller 15 may calculate operation information, diagnose the operation information, and generate maintenance information, and transmit the maintenance information to the management device 2, and the maintenance information received by the management device 2 may be stored in the first list LI1.

[0141] (H) In generating the second list LI2, a criterion for determining the priority of the maintenance work may be determined in advance, and the information processing unit 21 of the management device 2 may automatically extract maintenance information having a high priority of the maintenance work from the first list LI1 based on this criterion after the latest first list LI1 is generated. In other words, the first list LI1 does not necessarily have to be displayed.

[0142] (I) The management device 2 may be located outside the facility F. Alternatively, some of the functions of the management device 2 may be possessed by an external device such as a cloud server 5. In this case, the management device 2 and the above-mentioned external device may be located outside the country in which the facility F is located. In this way, even if the management device 2 is located outside the facility F (including overseas), the effects of using the textile machine system 100 can be achieved within the country, for example, as long as the first terminal 3 and the second terminal 4 are located within the facility F or within the country in which the facility F is located.

[0143] 3. Features of the embodiment The above embodiment can also be explained as follows. (1) A textile machine system (e.g., textile machine system 100) includes a textile machine (e.g., textile machine 1), a management device (e.g., management device 2), and terminals (e.g., first terminal 3, second terminal 4, third terminal 6). The textile machine has a winding device (e.g., winding device 11) that winds a yarn (e.g., yarn Y1) to form a package (e.g., package P1). The management terminal manages operation information related to the operation of the textile machine. The terminal is capable of communicating with the management device. The management device stores maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine obtained from the operation information in a first list (e.g., first list LI1), and stores maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work based on the first list and a predetermined condition related to the priority of maintenance work in a second list (e.g., second list LI2), and displays the second list on the terminal (e.g., second terminal 4).

[0144] In the above-mentioned textile machine system, maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine is stored in a first list, maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work is extracted from the first list based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of maintenance work, a second list is generated from the extracted maintenance information, and the second list is displayed on a terminal. In this way, in the textile machine system, only maintenance information with a high priority for maintenance work (i.e., maintenance information that requires priority handling) among the maintenance information related to the maintenance of the textile machine can be displayed on the terminal. As a result, for example, by referring to the second list displayed on the terminal, maintenance work can be reliably performed for maintenance information that requires priority maintenance work.

[0145] (2) In the textile machine system of (1) above, the textile machine may calculate operation information and transmit the calculated operation information to the management device. The management device may also diagnose abnormalities in the operation information received from the textile machine, and generate maintenance information based on operation information that is determined to be abnormal and in need of maintenance as a result of the diagnosis. This allows accurate maintenance information to be generated. Also, efficient operation of the textile machine system is possible.

[0146] (3) In the textile machine system of (1) or (2) above, the management device may display the first list on a terminal, receive input information entered by the terminal for an item of maintenance information, and display the item of maintenance information for which input information has been entered by the terminal in a manner different from other items of maintenance information.

[0147] Furthermore, the management device may confirm the contents of the input information inputted by the terminal, update the first list, and display the item of the security information for which the contents of the input information have been confirmed in the same manner as other items of the security information, thereby allowing a user to visually recognize that an input has been made to the item of the security information using the terminal and that the contents of the input have been confirmed.

[0148] (4) In any of the textile machine systems (1) to (3) above, the management device may display the first list on a terminal (for example, the first terminal 3). 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. This makes it possible to appropriately extract maintenance information with high priority for maintenance work while referring to the first list displaying more items. Also, by referring to the second list displaying a small number of items that are the minimum necessary for performing maintenance work, confusion caused by referring to other items can be prevented, and the maintenance work to be performed can be more clearly understood.

[0149] (5) In any of the textile machine systems (1) to (4) above, the management device may store operation information within a predetermined period, information on a diagnosis result for the operation information, and information on a time when the operation information was acquired in a third list (for example, a third list LI3) as past data in association with each other. Furthermore, the management device may determine whether each maintenance information is in the first status, the second status, or the third status based on the contents of the operation information stored in the third list and the contents of the maintenance information stored in the first list. The first status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal for the first time. The second status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed thereon. The third status indicates that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again after maintenance work was performed thereon. This makes it possible to grasp the state of the maintenance information in the first list.

[0150] (6) In any of the textile machine systems (1) to (5) above, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of maintenance work may be a condition that a textile machine that generates a large amount of maintenance information is given priority. This makes it possible to determine that maintenance work is to be performed preferentially on a textile machine that generates a large amount of maintenance information.

[0151] (7) In the textile machine system of (5) above, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that prioritizes the maintenance information generated based on the operation information with a large number of consecutive abnormalities. This makes it possible to determine that the maintenance work is to be performed preferentially for the maintenance information based on the operation information with a large number of consecutive abnormalities.

[0152] (8) In the textile machine system of (5) above, the predetermined condition regarding the priority of the maintenance work may be a condition that the priority is given in the order of the maintenance information having the second status, the maintenance information having the first status, and the maintenance information having the third status. This makes it possible to determine that the maintenance work is to be performed in the order of the maintenance information having the most important status. [Industrial Applicability]

[0153] The present invention can be widely applied to textile machine systems that collect various information from devices that manufacture yarn packages and manage the collected information. [Explanation of symbols]

[0154] 100: Textile machinery systems F: Facility N: Network 1: Textile machinery 11: Winding device 111: Yarn unwinding auxiliary device 112: Tensioning device 113: Yarn joining device 114: Yarn Clear 115:Bobbin thread guide member 116: Upper thread guide member 117: Traverse drum 118: Cradle 13: Doffing device 15: Machine controller 151:Display device 152: Input device B1: Yarn supply bobbin B2: Winding tube P1: Package Y1: Thread 2: Management device 21: Information Processing Section 23: Storage section 3: First terminal 4: Second terminal 5: Cloud server 6: Terminal 3 GUI1: 1st display screen GUI2: 2nd display screen L1: Display information selection section L2: Display information selection section BU1: Update button BU2: Confirm button BU3: Cancel button BU4: Print button BU5: Update button BU6: Confirm button BU7: Cancel button BU8: Print button D1, D2: Information display section SE1: Condition setting section LI1: First List LI2: Second List LI3: Third List

Claims

1. a textile machine having a winding device for winding a yarn to form a package; a management device for managing operation information relating to the operation of the textile machine; a terminal capable of communicating with the management device, The management device includes: storing maintenance information relating to maintenance of the textile machine obtained from the operation information in a first list; storing the maintenance information having a high priority for maintenance work in a second list based on a predetermined condition related to the priority of the maintenance work based on the first list; Displaying the second list on the terminal; Textile machinery systems.

2. The textile machine calculates the operation information and transmits the calculated operation information to the management device, The management device includes: performing an abnormality diagnosis on the operation information received from the textile machine; The textile machine system according to claim 1 , wherein the maintenance information is generated based on the operation information that is determined to be abnormal and requiring maintenance as a result of the diagnosis.

3. The management device causes the terminal to display the first list, the management device receives input information inputted by the terminal for the item of the maintenance information, the management device displays the item of the maintenance information for which the input information has been input in a manner different from other items of the maintenance information; the management device confirms the content of the input information, updates the first list, and displays the item of the security information for which the content of the input information has been confirmed in the same manner as the other items of the security information. A textile machine system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The management device causes the terminal to display the first list, A textile machine system as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 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 management device stores the operation information within a predetermined period, information regarding a diagnosis result for the operation information, and information regarding a time when the operation information was acquired in a third list as past data in association with each other; A textile machine system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the management device determines, based on the contents of the operation information stored in the third list and the contents of the maintenance information stored in the first list, whether each of the maintenance information is in a first status indicating that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based has been diagnosed as abnormal for the first time, a second status indicating that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again without maintenance work being performed, or a third status indicating that the operation information on which the maintenance information is based was diagnosed as abnormal in the past and has been diagnosed as abnormal again despite maintenance work being performed.

6. 6. The textile machine system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition regarding the priority of maintenance work is a condition that the textile machine which generates a large number of pieces of maintenance information is given priority.

7. 6. The textile machine system according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition regarding the priority of maintenance work is a condition that prioritizes the maintenance information generated based on operation information in which a large number of consecutive abnormalities have been diagnosed in the past.

8. 6. The textile machine system according to claim 5, wherein the specified condition regarding the priority of 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 that order.

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