Temperature control device, injection molding machine, temperature setting program, and temperature control method

Abstract

To provide a temperature control technology for hot runners that can respond to a wide range of user requirements.SOLUTION: A screen with input fields for entering a plurality of different temperature increase conditions is used to enter temperature increase conditions of each of a plurality of temperature control zones on the screen, and the temperature increase in each of the plurality of temperature control zones is controlled based on the entered temperature increase start conditions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Claims

1. 1. A temperature control device for controlling the temperature of a hot runner having multiple temperature control zones, comprising: The temperature control device includes: a display unit that displays a screen including an input field into which a plurality of different heating conditions can be input; an input processing unit that processes the temperature rise conditions input through the input field; a temperature control unit that controls the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise conditions input and processed by the input processing unit; A temperature control device comprising:

2. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, The temperature control device, wherein the temperature rise condition includes a time difference between respective temperature rise start times of the plurality of temperature control zones.

3. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, The plurality of temperature control zones include: A first temperature control zone; A second temperature control zone; Including, the temperature control unit starts increasing the temperature of the first temperature control zone and then starts increasing the temperature of the second temperature control zone when the temperature of the first temperature control zone reaches a first temperature; The temperature control device, wherein the temperature increase condition includes the first temperature.

4. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, the screen includes an input field in which an intermediate target temperature can be input, The temperature control unit is a first control unit that starts increasing the temperatures of the plurality of temperature control zones simultaneously and continues increasing the temperatures of the plurality of temperature control zones until the intermediate target temperature is reached; a second control unit that controls the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise condition when the intermediate target temperature is reached; A temperature control device having

5. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, the screen includes an input field in which a time difference between target times for completing temperature rise of each of the plurality of temperature control zones can be input, The temperature control unit is A calculation unit that calculates a temperature rise start condition based on the time difference between the target temperature rise completion times; a temperature rise start unit that starts raising the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise start condition calculated by the calculation unit; A temperature control device having

6. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, The temperature control unit further includes a simultaneous heating completion control unit that performs heating of each of the temperature control zones so that the heating completion times of each of the temperature control zones are coincident.

7. 2. The temperature control device according to claim 1, The plurality of temperature control zones are grouped into a plurality of groups; the screen includes an input field in which an input specifying a group can be made; The temperature control unit controls the temperatures of the plurality of temperature control zones on a group-by-group basis based on the temperature rise conditions set for the plurality of groups.

8. 1. An injection molding machine capable of incorporating a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of a hot runner having multiple temperature control zones, comprising: The temperature control device includes: a display unit that displays a screen including an input field into which a plurality of different heating conditions can be input; an input processing unit that processes the temperature rise conditions input through the input field; a temperature control unit that controls the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise conditions input and processed by the input processing unit; An injection molding machine comprising:

9. 1. A temperature setting program for setting a temperature of a hot runner having a plurality of temperature control zones, comprising: The temperature setting program It has a function to display an input field on the screen where multiple different heating conditions can be entered. a temperature setting program that sets conditions for controlling the temperature rise of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise conditions input in the input fields;

10. 1. A method for controlling the temperature of a hot runner having multiple temperature control zones, comprising: A display step of displaying a screen including an input field into which a plurality of different heating conditions can be input; an input step of inputting the temperature rise conditions into the input field; and a temperature control step of controlling the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature control zones based on the temperature rise condition.

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