Method for controlling temperature adjustment system of machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10245697-B2
Application number	US-201514881483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A method for controlling a temperature adjustment system of a machine tool is provided. With the method, a temperature rise value ΔT k of a main spindle device after stopping of rotation of a main spindle is obtained by using a reference temperature measured by a machine body temperature sensor mounted in a portion other than the main spindle device of a machine tool to calculate an estimated temperature y k . Therefore, as compared to a conventional method based only on a temperature of a cooling medium, supply of the cooling medium by a cooling device can be stopped or an operation of the cooling device can be switched from a first mode to a second mode without deteriorating machining accuracy in the main spindle device, thereby efficiently reducing power consumption.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a temperature adjustment system of a machine tool, the temperature adjustment system including: a medium supply and collection device for supplying, a medium having a temperature to be adjusted, to a structural member of the machine tool, and collecting, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, from the structural member; and a temperature adjusting device for adjusting a temperature of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, the method comprising:
a first step of
measuring a structural-member temperature that is a temperature near a first portion in the structural member, after stopping of a machining operation that causes temperature change of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, the first portion contributing to the temperature change of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted and being deformed due to the temperature change of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted,
measuring a reference temperature that is a temperature of a second portion, in the machine tool, which is not involved in the temperature change of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and which is not deformed due to the temperature change of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and
obtaining a temperature change value based on the structural-member temperature and the reference temperature;

a second step of obtaining an estimated temperature of the first portion based on the temperature change value; and
a third step of determining, based on the estimated temperature, whether or not at least one of an operation of the temperature adjusting device and an operation of the medium supply and collection device is stopped, or whether or not at least one of an operation of the temperature adjusting device and an operation of the medium supply and collection device is switched from a first mode representing a normal operation to a second mode in which power consumption is less than that in the first mode,
wherein, in the second step, the estimated temperature is obtained by using: the temperature change value; and a coefficient that is previously obtained such that a time response is the same between the estimated temperature and temperature change of the first portion.

2. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein, in the third step, the estimated temperature and a predetermined estimated temperature threshold value are compared with each other, and whether or not at least one of an operation of the temperature adjusting device and an operation of the medium supply and collection device is stopped, or whether or not at least one of an operation of the temperature adjusting device and an operation of the medium supply and collection device is switched from the first mode to the second mode, is determined based on a comparison result.

3. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the estimated temperature threshold value is a function of thermal displacement of the first portion, or temperature change of the first portion after stopping of an operation of the temperature adjusting device and an operation of the medium supply and collection device, and
the estimated temperature threshold value is determined according to allowable thermal displacement or allowable temperature change.

4. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the structural member is a rotating device that includes: a rotating portion having a rotating member that rotates about a predetermined axis, and a bearing that pivotally supports the rotating member; and a supporting portion that supports the rotating portion,
the medium supply and collection device collects, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, from a medium flow path provided in the supporting portion or the rotating portion, and the temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and the medium supply and collection device then resupplies, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, into the medium flow path,
the first portion is the rotating portion and the second portion is other than the rotating device, and
in the first step, a temperature of a portion of the supporting portion, or a temperature of the medium, having a temperature to be adjusted, in the medium flow path is measured as the structural-member temperature.

5. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the structural member is a rotating device that includes: a rotating portion having a rotating member that rotates about a predetermined axis, and a bearing that pivotally supports the rotating member; and a supporting portion that supports the rotating portion,
the medium supply and collection device collects, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, from a medium flow path provided in the supporting portion or the rotating portion, and the temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and the medium supply and collection device then resupplies, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, into the medium flow path,
the first portion is the rotating portion and the second portion is other than the rotating device, and
in the first step, a temperature of a portion of the supporting portion, or a temperature of the medium, having a temperature to be adjusted, in the medium flow path is measured as the structural-member temperature.

6. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 3 , wherein
the structural member is a rotating device that includes: a rotating portion having a rotating member that rotates about a predetermined axis, and a bearing that pivotally supports the rotating member; and a supporting portion that supports the rotating portion,
the medium supply and collection device collects, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, from a medium flow path provided in the supporting portion or the rotating portion, and the temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and the medium supply and collection device then resupplies, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, into the medium flow path,
the first portion is the rotating portion and the second portion is other than the rotating device, and
in the first step, a temperature of a portion of the supporting portion, or a temperature of the medium, having a temperature to be adjusted, in the medium flow path is measured as the structural-member temperature.

7. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the structural member is a table mounted in a machining space of the machine tool,
the medium supply and collection device collects, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, from the machining space, the temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, and the medium supply and collection device then resupplies, the medium having a temperature to be adjusted, into the machining space, and
the first portion is a part of the table, and the second portion is outside the machining space.

8. The method for controlling the temperature adjustment system of the machine tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the structural member is a table mounted in a machining space of the machine tool,
the medium supply and collection device collects, the medium having a temperature to be adju

Assignees

• Okuma Machinery Works Ltd

Inventors

• Sogabe Eisuke
• Yamamoto Seiei

Classifications

• B23Q11/127 Primary

  for cooling motors or spindles · CPC title

• Y02P70/169

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G05B2219/34306

  Power down, energy saving · CPC title

• Y02P70/163

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G05B19/18 Primary

  Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of program data in numerical form (G05B19/418 takes precedence) · CPC title