JP6887681B2 - Operation display switching device for production machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an operation display switching device capable of switching the language of characters displayed on an operation panel in a production machine installed at a production site of an article manufacturing factory.

The reality is that many domestic goods manufacturers are trying to secure a labor force by accepting many foreign workers due to the serious labor shortage in recent years. And, multiple foreigners of different nationalities are engaged in the work of the production site such as the goods production line. For example, on the packaging line of a food manufacturer, foreigners who do not fully understand Japanese are also engaged as machine operators. Therefore, in such a manufacturing factory, it is required to make the display of the operation panel of the production machine and the like multilingual.

On the other hand, in the guidelines by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for business owners to appropriately deal with the improvement of employment management of foreign workers, "how to use machinery and equipment to be used by foreign workers is surely understood. As part of the response, there is a growing demand for machines that can display the operation panel display of machines in multiple languages from machine makers of production equipment such as packaging machines. There is. Then, for example, Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a device capable of supporting multiple languages.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 61-18379

However, in a multilingual machine such as Patent Document 1, the translation cost increases as the number of languages increases. In addition, it is often difficult to adopt it in a low-priced machine because the device cost is high, such as the need for a memory that satisfies the storage capacity of language data. In addition, it is pointed out that displaying a plurality of languages at once or switching and displaying them has problems such as visibility and operability.

In addition, when an abnormality occurs in a machine, it is difficult to display it in a language in which all workers in different countries at the same production site can immediately recognize the abnormality.

By the way, many foreign workers can understand the meaning from the pronunciation of Japanese even if they cannot understand Japanese at first or can not read or write Japanese as their stay in Japan becomes longer. Will be. According to the present invention, the characters displayed on the operation panel of the production machine can be displayed on the operation panel as a common character type that can be understood by foreigners even when a plurality of foreign operators working at the same place on the production site have different languages. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation display switching device for a production machine whose meaning can be commonly recognized from the characters.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an operation of a production machine that displays operation guidance, abnormality information, setting button names, etc. of the production machine on the screen of the operation panel (22) in characters in a predetermined language. It is a display switching device that enables the characters to be displayed on the screen to be displayed in multiple languages, and is composed of Japanese (232) and Hebon-type Roman characters (231) with long-sound codes attached to the reading of the Japanese pronunciation. It is possible to switch and display by characters, and the operation authority that can set the language is applied, and the display character on the screen is set to the Roman character (231) in advance by the operator at the operation level where the language setting is permitted. By setting the language, the default display of the screen is displayed in the language in the Roman alphabet (231) without performing the language switching operation.

According to the invention of claim 1, the characters to be displayed on the screen of the operation panel (22) of the production machine can be displayed in multiple languages, and Japanese (232) and the reading of the Japanese pronunciation are displayed in long-sound codes. It is possible to switch and display by the attached Hepburn romanization (231). Therefore, although it is not possible to read and write Japanese, a foreign operator who can understand the meaning from the pronunciation of Japanese can understand the operation contents by looking at the Roman alphabet (231) display on the operation panel (22). As a result, it is possible to prevent a foreign operator from being confused by the operation of a production machine and causing a delay in production or an operation error. Further, even when a plurality of operators working in the same place are in different languages in different countries, it is possible to eliminate complicated operations such as switching the display for each of the plurality of languages according to the language of the country. Moreover, since it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of language data, it is possible to suppress the cost of supporting multilingual switching. In particular, even if multiple operators working in the same place are in different languages in different countries, a language that can discriminate the contents of production machine operation guidance and abnormality information without switching the language of the displayed characters. Can be displayed.

The invention according to claim 2 is configured such that the characters stored in the language data table (234) can be assigned to the screen of the operation panel (22) as the multilingual display.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the characters stored in the language data table (234) are allocated to the screen of the operation panel (22), the amount of character data can be reduced. , Character ringing time can be shortened.

In the invention according to claim 3, the operation panel (22) is composed of a touch panel, and one of the Japanese (232) and the Roman characters (231) displayed on the touch panel is displayed in Japanese (232) and Roman characters (232). It is configured so that it can be switched to the other display of 231).

According to the invention of claim 3, one of the Japanese (232) and the Roman alphabet (231) displayed on the operation panel (22) is displayed as the other of the Japanese (232) and the Roman alphabet (231). It is possible to reduce the difficulty of reading by Japanese people by making it possible to switch to the display of.

In the invention according to claim 4, the Japanese (232) and the Roman characters (231) are displayed together on the operation panel (22).

According to the invention of claim 4, by displaying Japanese (232) and Roman characters (231) together on the operation panel (22), for example, a Japanese and a multinational foreign operator can simultaneously display the Japanese (232) and the Roman characters (231). The display information displayed on the operation panel (22) can be easily grasped.

In the invention according to claim 5, a first language, a second language, and a standard language can be set by a language setting operation, and either the Roman character (231) or the Japanese (232) is used as the first language. Is selected and set, and a language different from the first language among the Roman characters (231) and the Japanese (232) is selected and set as the second language, and the Japanese (232) is selected and set as the standard language. language settings have been made, the Japanese have an operation authority setting mode to the operation level setting, at the time of the operation log of the operation level is the top-level operator, which is the standard language of all the screen display items of the character It can be set to display only the language according to (232).

According to the invention of claim 5, the operation level is the highest in a situation where a foreign operator does not operate the operation and the operation authority is limited to the operator set to the highest level. Operation of a higher-level operator At login, it is possible to set the characters of all screen display items to be displayed only in the language of the standard language, Japanese (232), so set the language of the operation panel (22). You can save the trouble of switching.

According to the present invention, the characters displayed on the operation panel of the production machine can be understood by foreigners as a common character type, even when a plurality of foreign operators working at the same place on the production site have different languages. It is possible to provide an operation display switching device for a production machine whose meaning can be commonly recognized from the characters displayed in.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation display switching apparatus of the packaging machine which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the operation procedure of the language display setting of the operation display switching device of the packaging machine which concerns on embodiment. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the menu selection screen displayed on the touch panel of the device, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the setting menu screen displayed on the touch panel of the device. is there. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a language setting screen displayed on the touch panel of the device, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a language list screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the language data table which selects two language tables from a language database. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example displayed on the Romaji version HOME screen displayed on the touch panel of the device, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example displayed on the Japanese version HOME screen. (A) It is explanatory drawing which shows the display example displayed on the Roman character version abnormality display screen displayed on the touch panel of the apparatus, and (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the display example displayed on the Japanese version abnormality display screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the operation display switching device of the production machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a packaging machine will be illustrated as a production machine.

In the operation display switching device of the packaging machine of the present embodiment, operation data corresponding to each operating mechanism of the packaging machine and various other control data are stored in the storage unit 20 of the control means 18 shown in FIG. The control means 18 includes input means for setting various operation data for operating the packaging machine, such as input of data values for controlling the operation of each operation mechanism with predetermined operation parameters, and the set data values. Various information related to operation such as operation guidance of the packaging machine, operating status, error display when an abnormality occurs, display of the touch switch as an input means, and other information necessary for operating the packaging machine are displayed on the screen by the predetermined arrangement and design. The display means to be displayed on the screen and the touch panel 22 as an operation panel including the above are connected.

The control means 18 of the wrapping machine is provided with an operation authority setting mode in which the operation function of the wrapping machine can be divided into a plurality of levels and restricted. By setting a predetermined operation level in the operation authority setting mode, a touch panel is provided. Characters such as operation guidance, abnormality information, and operation button names are selectively displayed on 22 according to the set operation authority. For example, in this operation authority setting mode, an identification code such as an ID and a password is associated and stored in the storage unit 20 in accordance with the operation authority divided into levels such as the manufacturer, the administrator of the packaging machine, and each operator. , The operation authority that can use the operation function of the packaging machine is assigned within the range of the operation conditions according to the operation level.

In the present embodiment, operation levels 1 to 3 are prepared as low to high operation authority, and "operation level 1" is set as a low level. This "operation level 1" is an operator (specifically, a power supply for operating the packaging machine) that is given the operation authority for the minimum necessary operations for operating the packaging machine in the repetition of daily packaging work. An operator who should be given the operation authority to perform the on / off operation, the product type switching operation, the operation for monitoring the operating status, and the alarm release operation when an abnormality such as an operation error occurs) is assigned. Further, "operation level 2" is set as a higher level than "operation level 1" in the operation authority. This "operation level 2" is assigned to the administrator of the packaging machine who is given the operation authority to set the operation timing and other various settings of the packaging machine, which is not permitted by the operator. Further, "operation level 3" is set as a higher level than "operation level 2" in the operation authority. This "operation level 3" is the administrator of the packaging machine assigned to the operation level 2 or higher, and is given the highest level of operation authority that allows all data settings and changes of the packaging machine.

Then, in the operation authority setting mode, by performing a login operation using the identification code, the operation authority associated with the identification code is applied. At this time, only the operator assigned to the identification code corresponding to "operation level 2" or higher is permitted to set the language displayed on the screen of the touch panel 22 (operation panel). It should be noted that permission for language setting and the like may be limited only to the operator assigned to the identification code corresponding to "operation level 3".

It has a language designation mode for designating the language of characters displayed on the touch panel 22. In this language designation mode, it is possible to switch and display various operation button names of the touch panel 22, operation guidance of the packaging machine, operation condition setting information, operation information, abnormality contents, and the like in languages of a plurality of countries.

In the present embodiment, the language setting procedure will be described below with reference to the operation step diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the operation authority setting mode, when the operation authority is logged in with an ID corresponding to the operation level 2 (step S100), the Japanese version HOME screen 320 shown in FIG. 6B is displayed. When the menu button 330 of the Japanese version HOME screen 320 is touched, the menu selection screen 100 shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. When the setting menu button 102 of the menu selection screen 100 is touched, the setting menu screen 110 shown in FIG. 3B appears, and by touching the language setting button 112 in the setting menu screen 110, the language setting mode is entered and the language setting mode is entered, and FIG. ) Is displayed on the language setting screen 200 (step S200).

As the language to be displayed on the touch panel 22 (see FIG. 1), any one of a plurality of languages can be selected. As shown in FIG. 5, in the storage unit 20 of the control means 18, a language database 230 including a multilingual data table 234 stored as a plurality of language data is constructed. Then, the language display control unit 21 (see FIG. 1) selects a predetermined language table from the multilingual data table 234 and displays characters in the predetermined language on the touch panel 22. In the present embodiment, the multilingual data table 234 includes a Japanese data table 232 and a Roman character data table 231 in which the reading of the Japanese pronunciation corresponding to the Japanese data is represented by a Hebon-type Roman character with a long-sound code. , An English data table 233 in which Japanese data is translated into English, and a plurality of language data tables in which Japanese data is translated into a plurality of other languages.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the language selection button “Yes” 210 for enabling language display switching is touched on the language setting screen 200, the first language button 211 (first language designation means) and the second language are second. The language button 212 (second language designation means) and the standard language button 213 (standard language designation means) can be selected. By touching the first language button 211, the second language button 212, and the standard language button 213, the language list screen 220 shown in FIG. 4B pops up in the language setting screen 200. Then, by selecting one of the languages of the Japanese button 222 or the Romaji button 223 from the language selection buttons displayed in the language list screen 220 and touching the enter button 224, the extracted data table 240 (FIG. Romaji data table 231 is assigned as the first language, Japanese data table 232 is assigned as the second language, and Japanese data table 232 is assigned as the standard language. The allocation conditions of each of these language data tables 231,232 are stored in (step 300).

The language setting mode is terminated by touching the enter button 214 on the language setting screen 200, and the screen display on the touch panel switches from the Japanese display to the Roman character display selected as the first language. Then, the HOME screen as the normal screen before the start of operation of the packaging machine is changed from the screen of the Japanese version HOME screen 320 shown in FIG. 6 (b) to the screen of the Roman character version HOME screen 310 shown in FIG. 6 (a). Will be done. Regarding the abnormality display screen of the packaging machine, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the Japanese version abnormality display screen 420 displayed when the language is set in Japanese is displayed in Roman characters as shown in FIG. 7 (a). The Roman character version abnormality display screen 410 is displayed (step S400). In the event of an abnormality that interferes with the operation of the packaging machine, even while the HOME screen is being displayed, the screen is automatically switched to the Roman character version abnormality display screen 410 as shown in FIG. 7A and displayed. ..

As shown in FIG. 6A, the touch panel 22 displays the Roman character version HOME screen 310 displayed in the language set in the first language as the operation screen display in the normal state. Here, as for the Roman alphabet display, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 7 (a), the reading of the Japanese pronunciation is displayed in Hepburn romanization with a long-sound code. In addition, the portion of the long vowel pronunciation is displayed using a long vowel code in which a straight line is drawn on the character.

By touching the language switching button 312 in the Romaji version HOME screen 310 (step S500), the Romaji version HOME screen 310 (FIG. 6A), which is the display screen in the first language, can be changed to the display screen in the second language. The screen display can be switched to the Japanese version HOME screen 320 (FIG. 6 (b)). Further, by touching the language switching button 312 during the display of each screen, the display can be sequentially switched between the Roman alphabet display screen and the Japanese version display screen (steps S601 and S602).

When switching to the Romaji version of the display screen, the display will be in Romaji for characters that correspond to the display information that can only be used by people with a high level of operation authority on the operation data setting screen of the packaging machine and some other screens. Characters may be displayed in Japanese instead of being displayed. For example, a part of the records of the Romaji data table 231 is selected and displayed so as to combine the records of the Japanese data table 232, or the record for a predetermined field in the Romaji data table 231 is set as Japanese characters. Can be accommodated.

When the first language is selected and set as "Romaji", the second language is set as "Japanese", and the standard language is set as "Japanese", Japanese and Romaji characters are selected depending on the operation level authority. The screen display may be a mixture of the above, or the characters of all screen display items may be displayed in Japanese only. For example, when the operation authority is in the authority setting state such as a low-level operator, all the characters displayed on the screen of the touch panel 22 are displayed in "Roman characters" designated as the first language, and the operation authority is for high-level operation items. On the display screen including, only the operation items for the high level are displayed in "Japanese", or on the screen for the high level where all the display items have the operation authority, all the display characters are displayed in "Japanese". To do.

In addition, when the first language is selected as "Romaji", the second language is selected as "Japanese", and the standard language is selected as "Japanese", all data management of packaging machines such as service personnel of machine makers is permitted. When logging in with an ID corresponding to the identification code that serves as the operation authority, it is desirable to control the display so that all screen displays are displayed in "Japanese" specified as the standard language.

As described above, as a language that can be commonly recognized, by displaying the reading of Japanese pronunciation in "Romaji", which is represented by Hepburn romanization with a long note, multiple foreigners who use different languages. Not limited to, Japanese people who do not understand English or other foreign languages can understand the displayed contents in common. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a foreign operator from being confused by the operation of the machine and delaying production or causing an operation error. In addition, it is possible to take appropriate measures by observing the contents displayed on the error notification screen when the packaging machine is abnormal. In addition, there is no need to switch the display for each of a plurality of languages according to the national language of the multinational foreign operator. In addition, a plurality of language data becomes unnecessary, and the cost associated with language support can be suppressed.

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Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the operation display switching device of the production machine of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment and can be implemented in various other forms. The operation function names given in the present embodiment are displayed as an example for explanation, and are not limited to the above items.
(1) In the present embodiment, the case where it is applied to a packaging machine is illustrated, but it can also be applied to various other production machines.
(2) In the present embodiment, the language database 230 is exemplified as the one in which the Roman character data table 231 and the Japanese data table 232 included in the multilingual data table 234 are selectively set, but the multilingual data table 234 is at least. It may be constructed as a database composed of only the Romaji data table 231 and the Japanese data table 232. Thereby, the cost for preparing the language data can be minimized. Further, when switching from the Japanese display to the Romaji display, Japanese in the Japanese data table may be converted to Romaji.
(3) The character data of Japanese and Romaji is assigned to each screen of the touch panel from the language database, but the screen information data designed to arrange arbitrary characters with respect to the screen arrangement and arrangement is assigned to each screen. It is also possible to adopt a mode of switching between Japanese display and Romaji display by storing in.
(4) In the present embodiment, the language is sequentially switched each time the language switching button 312 is touched, but other selection setting operations such as displaying the language selection auxiliary screen by the language switching button 312 operation are performed. It may be a thing.
(5) In the present embodiment, the procedure for setting the language is illustrated in the packaging machine provided with the operation authority setting mode, but the first language and the first language and the first language are generated by not providing the operation authority setting mode or by turning on the power of the packaging machine. The two languages and the standard languages may be initialized to the example Roman characters and Japanese, respectively. Further, regarding the initial setting value at the time of power-on, the first language may be set as Japanese, the second language may be set as Roman characters, and the standard language may be set as Japanese.
(6) The standard language setting may be omitted and only the setting of the first language or the second language may be used, or the standard language setting may be set automatically.

22: Touch panel (operation panel) 18: Control means 20: Storage unit 21: Language display control unit 210: Language selection button "Yes"
211: First language button (first language designation means)
212: Second language button (second language designation means)
213: Standard language button (standard language designation means)
230: Language database 231: Romaji data table 232: Japanese data table 233: English data table 234: Multilingual data table 240: Extracted data table 312: Language switching button (switching means)

Claims (5)

It is an operation display switching device for production machines that displays operation guidance, abnormality information, setting button names, etc. of production machines on the screen of the operation panel in characters in a predetermined language.
The character to be displayed on the screen multilingual display capable, and Japanese are the switchable display by the character by the Roman Hepburn marked with No. chōonpu reading of the Japanese pronunciation,
The operation authority that can set the language is applied, and the operator of the operation level that allows the language setting performs the language switching operation by setting the language in advance so that the display character of the screen is the Roman character. An operation display switching device for a production machine that displays the default display of the screen in the language in Roman characters. The operation display switching device for a production machine according to claim 1, wherein characters stored in a language data table are assigned to the screen of the operation panel as the multilingual display. The operation panel comprises a touch panel, and either claim 1 or claim 2 is configured so that one display of Japanese and Romaji displayed on the touch panel can be switched to the other display of Japanese and Romaji. Operation display switching device for production machines described in Japanese. The operation display switching device for a production machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the Japanese language and the Roman alphabet are displayed together on the operation panel. The first language, second language, and standard language can be set by the language setting operation.
Select and set either the Roman alphabet or the Japanese as the first language.
As the second language, a language different from the first language of the Roman alphabet or the Japanese language is selected and set, and the language is selected and set.
The Japanese language is set as the standard language,
And an operation authority setting mode to the operation level setting, at the time of the operation log of the operation level is the top-level operator, all of the screen display items of character language displayed only by the Japanese said, which is a standard language The operation display switching device for a production machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation display switching device can be set.

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