Servo Press Slide Motion Interface for Intuitive Speed Setting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators find it difficult to intuitively set the motion of a slide in a servo press machine using conventional tabular interfaces, leading to potential discrepancies between intended and actual motion settings.
Innovation Solution
A servo press machine with a display unit that visually represents the slide motion using a strip-shaped region, allowing operators to set the motion by manipulating slide operation regions and boundaries within this region, which correspond to the eccentric mechanism's rotating operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tabular interface is used for setting slide motion, then the interface is simple and easy to implement, but the operator cannot intuitively image the slide motion produced by the setting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the slide motion trajectory on the display unit, showing the actual path and position changes that will occur. This graphical representation allows operators to see exactly what the slide motion will look like before executing it, making the abstract tabular settings concrete and intuitive without adding mechanical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit acts as an intermediary between the tabular input interface and the actual slide motion. It translates the numerical settings into a visual representation that bridges the gap between operator intent and machine execution, allowing intuitive understanding while maintaining the simplicity of tabular input
2Reliability
If numerical values are input to each column in a table for slide motion setting, then the setting process is straightforward, but the input result depends on operator imagination which may lead to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the slide motion trajectory on the display unit based on the tabular inputs. This feedback loop allows operators to verify that their numerical inputs produce the intended motion pattern, enabling immediate correction of errors and ensuring reliable motion settings without requiring advanced imagination or expertise
3Ease of operation
If a graphical user interface is provided with molding patterns, then pattern selection is simplified, but the interface does not allow intuitive setting of arbitrary slide positions and speeds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the advantages of both tabular and graphical interfaces by combining the simplicity of pattern selection from graphical interfaces with the precision of tabular data input. The display unit shows visual representations while allowing detailed numerical adjustment, creating a hybrid interface that is both easy to use and highly adaptable to arbitrary motion requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The interface allows dynamic switching between predefined graphical patterns and custom tabular settings. Operators can start with graphical patterns for quick setup and then dynamically adjust individual parameters numerically for precise control, or vice versa, providing flexibility adaptability throughout the setting process
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables operators to set and visualize the slide motion accurately, improving operability and reducing errors in motion settings.
Implementation Method 1
press working by using an eccentric mechanism that converts a rotary movement to a linear movement to convert rotation of a servo motor (7) to a reciprocating linear movement of a slide (3)
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AI summary
A servo press machine includes a display unit that displays a strip-shaped region for setting a motion of a slide and an operation unit that receives an input operation. A range extending from an upper end of the strip-shaped region to a lower end thereof corresponds to a movement range of the slide in a linear movement, and the strip-shaped region is formed of a plurality of slide operation regions that are consecutive in a direction in which the strip-shaped region extends. Each of the slide operation regions can set a speed of the slide in response to the input operation received by the operation unit, and a boundary between adjacent two of slide operation regions can move along the direction in which the strip-shaped region extends in response to the input operation received by the operation unit.