JPS63100511A - Working machine controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize the progression condition of a working machine by determining the working sequence of plural working programs and executing them by a working means in accordance with this sequence and successively displaying the executed working condition on a display means. CONSTITUTION:Plural working programs required for the operation of a working part 3 are generated by a programming device 1. These generated working programs are stored in a program memory 21 of a working sequence control part 2, and the working sequence determining command of a CPU 23 is inputted to a scheduler 22. Many working programs are nested by each single working program by the scheduler 22 with respect to plural working programs, and the working sequence of these bested programs is determined. A laser working machine 32 performs the laser working operation on the basis of the control of a numerical control part 31, and simultaneously, the working sequence and the working condition are successively displayed on a working display part 4 as well as a CRT 24 of the working sequence control part 2.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a processing machine control device that controls the operation of a processing machine using a plurality of processing programs, and in particular, it is capable of easily executing and changing the control of the processing machine. It relates to a processing machine control device.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional processing machine control device of this type is shown in FIG. The same figure shows a block circuit diagram of the conventional device, and in the same figure, the conventional processing machine control device is numerically controlled (hereinafter N
A programming device (1) that automatically creates the programs necessary for the programming device (1), and a processing section (hereinafter referred to as the work) that performs laser processing of the workpiece (hereinafter referred to as the work) based on the program created by the programming device (1). 3).

The processing section (3) performs arithmetic processing based on the program created by the programming device (1).
) A numerical control section (31) that controls the entire system, and a laser processing machine (32) that processes a workpiece with a laser beam based on the arithmetic processing of the numerical control section (31).

Based on the above configuration, the operation of the conventional device will be explained. First, data corresponding to the processing content of the workpiece is input into the programming device (1) in the control room, and the programming device (1) automatically creates a program necessary for numerical control based on the input data.

A plurality of programs created by this programming device (1) are input to the numerical control section (31) of the processing section (3), and this numerical control section (31) performs predetermined arithmetic processing, and the result of the arithmetic processing is Based on this, the laser processing machine (32) is operated to process the workpiece.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Conventional processing machine control devices are configured as described above, so the processing progress of the processing machine cannot be recognized especially in the control room, and moreover, nesting and changing of multiple processing programs is difficult due to consideration of delivery dates, etc. The problem was that it was impossible to make a decision.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a processing machine control device that can easily recognize the progress status of a processing machine and can nest and change processing programs in consideration of delivery order.

[Means for solving problems]

In the processing machine control device according to the present invention, a processing program for a processing machine is created by a processing program creation means, and a processing order of a plurality of processing programs created by the processing program creation means is determined by a processing order control means. The workpiece is machined by the processing means based on the processing order of the processing order control means, and the processing procedure and processing status of the processing means are sequentially displayed on the processing display means.

[Effect]

The machining order control means in this invention determines the machining sequence of a plurality of machining programs, executes the plurality of machining programs by the machining means based on the determined machining order, and sequentially displays the machining status to be executed. Display at.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows the overall circuit block diagram of this embodiment.
FIG. 2 shows a schedule chart for implementing the apparatus of this embodiment, and in each of the above figures, the processing machine control apparatus according to this embodiment is a programmer that creates a numerical control processing program necessary for executing the processing machine. A device (1), a machining order control section (2) that determines the machining order of a plurality of machining programs created by the programming device (1), and a machining order control section (2) based on the machining order of the machining order control section (2). The structure includes a processing section (3) that processes a workpiece by laser processing, and a processing display section (4) that sequentially displays the processing order and processing status of the processing section (3).

The processing order control section (2) includes a programming device (1).
program memory (2) that stores the machining program created in ) and the machining order contents of the machining program.
1), and a scheduler (21) that creates a machining sequence based on the machining program stored in the program memory (21).
22), a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) (23) that controls the creation operation of the scheduler (22) and the storage operation of the program memory (21), and the CPU (23).
control details and the processing section (
3) CRT (24
).

Next, the operation of the processing machine control device according to this embodiment based on the above configuration will be explained. First, in the control room, a programming device (1) creates a plurality of machining programs necessary for the operation of the machining section (3), and these created machining programs are stored in the program memory (21) of the machining sequence control section (2). ), and when the machining order determination command from the CPU (23) is input to the scheduler (22), the scheduler (22) performs the following operations regarding the plurality of machining programs.
Multi-piece blanking (nesting) is performed using the machining program for each car, and the machining order of each nested program is determined. This determined machining order is stored in the program memory (21), and the CPU (23) reads out the stored machining order and processes it,
This calculation processing result is sent to the numerical control section (31) of the processing section (3).
is input.

Based on the control of the numerical control section (31), the laser processing machine (32) performs the laser processing operation, and at the same time, the CRT (24) in the processing display section (4) and the processing order control section (2)
), the processing order and processing status will be displayed sequentially on both sides.

The processing order control unit provided in the control room and the processing unit (3) provided at the work site may be configured to sequentially transmit their respective data via an optical fiber transmission path.

Note that the processing machine in the processing section (3) is a laser processing machine (32
), but the processing machine can also be configured with a machine tool other than laser processing.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the processing order of the processing section (3)
A machining display section (4) and a CRT (
24) is provided at the work site and the control room, but it is also possible to provide only one of them.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the processing machine control device according to the present invention creates a processing program for a processing machine using a processing program creation means, and controls the processing order of a plurality of processing programs created by the processing program creation means. Created by means of
The workpiece is processed by the processing means based on the processing order of the processing order control means, and the processing procedure and processing status of the processing means are sequentially displayed on the processing display means, so that multiple processing programs can be processed. The machining order can be determined, multiple machining programs can be executed by the machining means based on the determined machining order, and the machining status to be executed can be sequentially displayed on the display means. It is possible to easily recognize the progress status (work in progress, completed machining, unfinished machining, etc.), and also enables nesting and modification of multiple machining programs in order of delivery date. It also has the effect that workers at the work site can independently change the order other than the order in the schedule table.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall circuit block diagram of a processing machine control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of an execution program of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of a conventional device. (1) Nibragramming device, (2): Machining order control section, (3): Machining section, (4): Machining display section, (21): Program memory, (22): Scheduler, (23): C: PU, (24): CRT, (31): Numerical control unit, (32): Laser processing machine. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A machining program creation means for creating a machining program for a processing machine, a machining order control means for determining the machining order of a plurality of machining programs created by the machining program creation means, and processing by the machining order control means. A processing machine control device comprising processing means for processing workpieces based on the order, and processing display means for sequentially displaying the processing order and processing status of the processing means. (2) The processing machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the processing program creation means is constituted by a numerical control automatic programming device that automatically creates a numerical control program. (3) The machining order control means includes a memory section that stores the contents of a plurality of machining programs and machining orders created by the machining program creation means, and a memory section that performs processing based on the plurality of machining programs stored in the memory section. Claim 1 or claim 1, characterized in that it is configured to include a machining sequence creation unit that creates a sequence, and a central processing unit that controls the creation operation of the machining sequence creation unit and the storage operation of the storage unit. The processing machine control device according to item 2. (4) A processing machine control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the processing means is constituted by a laser processing device. (5) The processing machine control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing display means is arranged in the vicinity of the processing means. (6) The processing machine control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing display means is arranged in the vicinity of the processing means and in the vicinity of the processing order control means.