Injection Molding Shared-Device State Display for Fault Diagnosis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in identifying abnormalities in shared devices connected to multiple injection molding machines, as existing management systems do not effectively display the connection states between these devices and the machines, making it hard to pinpoint issues.
Innovation Solution
A centralized management apparatus that acquires and displays the operating states of injection molding machines and their connection states with shared devices, such as power distribution panels, network hubs, and material distributors, allowing users to easily identify abnormalities through a touch panel interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only operating states of injection molding machines are displayed individually, then machine status monitoring is achieved, but abnormalities in shared devices cannot be easily identified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of machine operating states with connection states to shared devices into a single integrated display interface. The display unit simultaneously shows both the operating state of each injection molding machine and the connection state between shared devices and machines, allowing users to identify shared device abnormalities by observing connection state changes (e.g., disconnected lines or abnormal indicators) without requiring separate monitoring systems.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If connection states between shared devices and production machines are displayed, then shared device abnormality detection is improved, but display information complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display information into distinct visual elements: machine icons representing injection molding machines, connection lines showing relationships between machines and shared devices, and state indicators displaying operating conditions. This segmentation allows the complex information to be presented in an organized, visually distinguishable manner where connection states can be easily differentiated from machine operating states, reducing the perceived complexity for users.
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AI summary
A central management device for managing operation states, including an abnormal state, of injection molding machines, includes a plurality of the injection molding machines respectively connected to shared appliances of the same kind, and includes: an operation state acquisition unit for acquiring data relating to the operation states of the respective injection molding machines; an individual information acquisition unit for acquiring data relating to connection states between the injection molding machines and the shared appliances; and a display control unit that controls a display unit so as to simultaneously display, on the display unit, the operation states between the respective injection molding machines and the shared appliances.