Machine tool and origin point correction method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10792776-B2
Application number	US-201816026447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2018
Priority date	Jul 6, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A machine tool includes a turning position adjustment unit configured to control a turning drive unit so that, when a tool is transferred between a spindle and a grip, if an amount of sway of the tool is greater than or equal to a threshold value, a turret is turned and the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value, and an origin point correcting unit configured to correct an origin point in accordance with a turning position of the turret acquired by a turning position acquisition unit, when the turret is turned by the turning drive unit so that the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine tool including a tool changer configured to change a tool mounted on a spindle by way of a turret provided with a plurality of grips for retaining the tool, comprising:
a turning drive motor configured to turn the turret;
a controller operatively coupled to the machine tool and the turning drive motor; the controller programmed to perform the following steps:
acquire a turning position of the turret with respect to an origin point;
acquire an amount of sway of the tool when the tool is transferred between a grip of the plurality of grips and the spindle;
control the turning drive motor so that, when the tool is transferred, if the amount of sway of the tool is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the turret is turned and the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value; and
correct the origin point in accordance with a turning position of the turret acquired, when the turret is turned by the turning drive motor so that the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value.

2. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to:
control the turning drive motor so that, when the tool is transferred at a position where the turret has been turned by an operator so as to be at the origin point, if the amount of sway of the tool is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the turret is turned and the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value; and
perform a correction so that, when the tool is transferred at a position where the turret has been turned by the operator so as to be at the origin point, if the amount of sway of the tool is less than the threshold value, then when the turret is turned by the operator so as to be at the origin point, the turning position of the turret is set as the origin point; and
perform a correction so that, when the tool is transferred at the position where the turret has been turned by the operator so as to be at the origin point, if the amount of sway of the tool is greater than or equal to the threshold value, then when the turret is turned by the turning drive motor in a manner so that the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value, the turning position of the turret is set as the origin point.

3. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
control the turning drive motor so as to turn the turret by a set amount in one direction;
control the turning drive motor so that, when the tool is transferred at a position where the turret has been turned by the set amount in the one direction, if the amount of sway of the tool has become less than the amount of sway of the tool when the tool is transferred at a position before the turret is turned by the set amount in the one direction, the turret is turned by the set amount in the one direction until the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value; and
control the turning drive motor so that, when the tool is transferred at the position where the turret has been turned by the set amount in the one direction, if the amount of sway of the tool has become greater than the amount of sway of the tool when the tool is transferred at the position before the turret is turned by the set amount in the one direction, the turret is turned by the set amount in another direction until the amount of sway of the tool becomes less than the threshold value.

4. The machine tool according to claim 3 , wherein, when the tool is transferred at a position where the turret has been turned by the set amount in the other direction, if the amount of sway of the tool has become greater than the amount of sway of the tool when the tool is transferred at the position before the turret is turned by the set amount in the one direction, the controller is configured to set the set amount so as to be smaller than a current size of the set amount.

5. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to set a plurality of candidate adjustment positions within a setting range in both turning directions of the turret, and control the turning drive motor so as to turn the turret to the respective candidate adjustment positions until the amount of sway of the tool when the tool is transferred becomes less than the threshold value at any of the candidate adjustment positions.

6. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the amount of sway in accordance with an amount of movement of the tool detected by a vision sensor.

7. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the amount of sway in accordance with a magnitude of vibration of the tool detected by a vibration sensor provided in the tool.

8. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the amount of sway in accordance with a magnitude of vibration of the tool detected by a leveling instrument disposed on the tool.

9. The machine tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the amount of sway in accordance with a presence or absence of vibration of a touch probe detected by the touch probe which is attached to the spindle.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Inaguchi Yuuzou
• Isobe Gaku
• Koyama Yasuaki

Classifications

• Y10T483/1795

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• Y10T483/12

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• B23Q16/065 Primary

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• B23Q3/15534 Primary

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• B23Q17/00

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