US 8,483,851 B2Granted

Method for operating an electrically controllable technical device as well as a corresponding control device

AssigneeKeba AG

InventorsHeinz Stummer, Guenter Lasinger

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a control device (2) for operating an electrically controllable technical device (1), in particular a machine, an installation, a device or a technical process. A control panel (4) with input means (6) for issuing control commands to the technical device (1) and for inputting data into the control device (T) by an operator (7) is provided in this case. This control panel (4) also comprises a graphics-enabled output means (8) for displaying subsets of information which is available overall for an operator (7). The important factor here is to provide at least one second screen layout, which is designed to display a second subset of information on the graphics-enabled output means (8) and is intended to be viewed from a relatively great distance, in particular from outside an immediate control range (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1). Furthermore, the presence and/or absence of a person in the immediate control range (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1) is detected automatically and automated changeover between a first screen layout and the second screen layout is effected on the basis of the determined state relating to the presence and/or absence of a person in the immediate control range (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1).

Claims30

Dependent claims

Method for operating an electrically controllable technical device (1),

comprising a signal- and data-processing control device (2), a control panel (4) operatively connected to the control device (2) and combined structurally with the control device (2) or provided separately from the control device (2) with input means (6) for the delivery of control commands to the technical device (1) as well as for the input of data into the control device (2) by an operator (7),
which control panel (4) comprises a graphical output means (8) for representing portions of all of the available information for an operator (7), including of status information on the operational or process status of the controllable, technical device (1), comprising
providing at least one first screen layout (10), which is designed for showing a first portion of information on the graphical output means (8) and is provided for viewing from an immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4);
providing at least one second screen layout (11), which is designed for showing a second portion of information on the graphical output means (8) and is provided for viewing from outside an immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1);
automated detection of the presence and /or absence of a person in the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1);
and
automated switching between the first and second screen layout (10, 11) by way of the established status concerning the presence and/or absence of a person in the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1).

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Control device for an electrically controllable technical device (1),

comprising a programmable control device (2), and a control panel (4) operatively connected to the control device (2) which is combined structurally with the control device (2) or provided separately from the control device (2) and comprises input means (6) for the delivery of control commands to the controllable technical device (1) as well as for the input of data into the control device (2) by an operator (7),
which control panel (4) comprises a graphical output means (8) for representing portions of all of the available information, including of status information on the operational or process status of the controllable, technical device (1), which information is provided for inspection by an operator (7) and wherein
by the control device (2) at least one first screen layout (10) for a first screen view of a first portion of all available information can be retrieved from a memory (14) and said first screen view is provided for observing information from the immediate vicinity of the control panel, within an operating area (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1), wherein
by the control device (2) in addition at least one second screen layout (11) for a second screen view of a portion of available information can be retrieved from a memory (14), whereby said second screen view is provided for viewing from outside the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) or the technical device (1),
wherein a detection device (13) operationally connected to the control device or functionally integrated into the control device (2) is designed for determining the presence and/or absence of a person in the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4), and
wherein as a function of a detection value or output signal of the detection device (13) it is switched automatically between the first and second screen layout (10, 11) such that
having established the presence of a person in the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) information is output on the graphical output means (8) of the control panel (4) according to the first screen layout (10), and wherein
if no one is present in the immediate operating area (9) of the control panel (4) information is output on the graphical output means (8) according to the second screen layout (11).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/736,529Filed 16 Apr 2009
Priority: AT GM223/200816 Apr 2008
Published: US 2011/0077750 A131 Mar 2011
Granted: 9 Jul 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G08C 17/00
Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical
G05B 19/409
Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to…
G05B 2219/35505
Nc in input of data, input till input file format: display two windows, one with nc-data, other with general application data
G05B 2219/36153
Nc in input of data, input key till input tape: two, several consoles, displays, panels, two different input, joystick