US 12,076,898 B2
Injection molding machine system and injection molding machine
Mikio Arita, Kanagawa (JP); and Hiroshi Mogi, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/817,764.
Application 17/817,764 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/004988, filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-023776 (JP), filed on Feb. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371246 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 45/76 (2006.01); B29C 45/03 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01)
CPC B29C 45/76 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); B29C 45/03 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An injection molding machine comprising:
a first device;
a second device that is communicably connected with the first device and configured to perform at least one of the following:
send data to the first device; and
receive data from the first device; and
a third device configured to be driven by the second device,
wherein, when there is a version mismatch between the first device and the second device, the injection molding machine performs at least one of the following:
send a notification about the version mismatch to a user; and
perform a process for removing the version mismatch,
wherein the second device is configured to receive data about control of the second device from the first device such that operation of the second device is controlled by the first device based on the received data,
wherein the first device is configured to limit an operation of the third device when there is the version mismatch between the first device and the second device, and
wherein limiting the operation of the third device includes causing the third device to operate more slowly than in normal times.