Wire electric discharge machine including unit for adjusting attachment position of workpiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10434591-B2
Application number	US-201615080736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a wire electric discharge machine in which workpiece attaching and detaching unit attaches and detaches a workpiece to and from workpiece fixing unit, machining-reference-part detecting unit detects the position of a machining reference part of the workpiece, workpiece-positioning executing unit positions the workpiece in a position where the workpiece does not collide with machining-reference-part measuring unit, measurement-positioning executing unit positions the machining-reference-part measuring unit in a predetermined measurement start position, the machining-reference-part measuring unit measures the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece, and machining-reference-part-measurement executing unit executes a position measuring operation for the machining reference part of the workpiece using the machining-reference-part measuring unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wire electric discharge machine configured to perform machining of a workpiece in a work tank, the wire electric discharge machine comprising:
a workpiece fixing unit disposed in the work tank and including a movable axis to which the workpiece is detachably attached;
a machining-reference-part detecting unit configured to detect a position of a machining reference part of the workpiece detachably fixed to the workpiece fixing unit;
a controller configured to automatically control the movable axis, on the basis of position information of the machining reference part detected by the machining-reference-part detecting unit, to position the machining reference part in a predetermined position;
a machining-reference-part measuring unit configured to measure an error of the machining reference part of the workpiece detachably fixed to the workpiece fixing unit; and
a measurement-positioning executing unit for positioning the machining-reference-part measuring unit in a predetermined measurement position,
wherein the predetermined position of the machining reference part is a position where the machining reference part does not collide with the machining-reference-part measuring unit positioned in the predetermined measurement position,
wherein the machining-reference-part measuring unit is configured to perform measurement of the machining reference part of the workpiece when the machining reference part is in the predetermined position and the machining-reference-part measuring unit is in the predetermined measurement position, and
wherein the controller is configured to automatically control the wire electric discharge machine to perform machining of the workpiece based on the measurement of the machining reference part of the workpiece.

2. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 1 , wherein the movable axis is controlled to position the workpiece by positioning the machining reference part detected by the machining-reference-part detecting unit in the predetermined position.

3. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 1 , wherein the machining-reference-part detecting unit is a vision sensor.

4. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a workpiece attaching and detaching unit configured to attach and detach the workpiece to and from the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, wherein
the workpiece attaching and detaching unit includes the machining-reference-part detecting unit.

5. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 4 , wherein, after the workpiece attaching and detaching unit attaches the workpiece to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, the machining-reference-part detecting unit is configured to detect the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece.

6. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 4 , wherein, before the workpiece attaching and detaching unit attaches the workpiece to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, the machining-reference-part detecting unit is configured to
detect the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece, and
calculate, from the detected position of the machining reference part, the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece at a time when the workpiece is attached to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit.

7. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a workpiece attaching and detaching unit configured to attach and detach the workpiece to and from the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, wherein
after the workpiece attaching and detaching unit attaches the workpiece to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, the machining-reference-part detecting unit is configured to detect the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece.

8. The wire electric discharge machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a workpiece attaching and detaching unit configured to attach and detach the workpiece to and from the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, wherein
before the workpiece attaching and detaching unit attaches the workpiece to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit, the machining-reference-part detecting unit is configured to
detect the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece, and
calculate, from the detected position of the machining reference part, the position of the machining reference part of the workpiece at a time when the workpiece is attached to the movable axis of the workpiece fixing unit.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Irie Shouta
• Hiraga Kaoru

Classifications

• G05B19/402

  characterised by control arrangements for positioning, e.g. centring a tool relative to a hole in the workpiece, additional detection means to correct position (G05B19/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23H7/065 Primary

  Electric circuits specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B23H7/20

  for program control, e.g. adaptive · CPC title

• B23H2500/20

  Methods or devices for detecting wire or workpiece position · CPC title

• B23H11/003 Primary

  Mounting of workpieces, e.g. working-tables · CPC title