Injection Molding Display Control for Data Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators of injection molding machines face difficulties in appropriately setting molding data due to the lack of clear and comparative displays of molding conditions in existing systems.
Innovation Solution
A display control device and method that display molding conditions in two areas of a display device, with the first area showing current settings and one or more second areas showing past settings for comparison, using layout information to maintain a consistent display format, allowing operators to easily set and modify molding data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If molding data is stored in advance in a storage unit and displayed in a single display area, then the display device can show current molding conditions, but operators cannot easily compare past and current settings
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into multiple display areas: a first display area for showing current molding conditions and a second display area for showing past molding conditions. This segmentation allows operators to simultaneously view and compare different molding data sets without information overlap or confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the display by introducing a second display area that shows historical molding data alongside current settings. This dimensional expansion transforms the single-view display into a multi-perspective comparison interface, enabling operators to access both current and past molding conditions simultaneously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If molding conditions are displayed without consistent layout information, then the display can be flexible, but operators cannot easily compare values across different display areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by maintaining consistent layout information specifically within the second display area while allowing the overall display system to remain flexible. The second display area replicates the same structural format, field positions, and arrangement as the first display area, enabling precise visual comparison of corresponding molding parameters across different time periods.
Data Source
AI summary
In a display control device, a first display control unit displays values of a plurality of molding conditions in a first display area, on the basis of layout information including a display size and a display position of the plurality of molding conditions. A data setting unit sets as molding data the values of the plurality of molding conditions that are displayed in the first display area. On the basis of the layout information, and in the same layout as that of the first display area, a second display control unit displays for inspection in a second display area the values of the plurality of molding conditions based on the molding data which are stored in a storage unit.