Machining state display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10987775-B2
Application number	US-201716095988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2017
Priority date	May 30, 2016
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

A machining state display apparatus includes an achievement degree data storage (9) storing machining condition data relating to each of sets of machining conditions and achievement degree data relating to degrees of achievement of evaluation items to be obtained in machining under each of the sets of machining conditions, with the machining condition data and the achievement degree data being associated with each other, a display part (2) displaying a set of machining conditions and degrees of achievement of the evaluation items corresponding thereto on a display (5), and an input part (6) inputting a signal for selecting one from the evaluation items and a required degree of achievement for the selected evaluation item. The display part (2) recognizes, based on the selected evaluation item and the required degree of achievement, a set of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement for the selected evaluation item as well as the degrees of achievement of other evaluation items to be obtained under the set of machining conditions by referring to the achievement degree data storage (9), and displays the recognized degrees of achievement on evaluation-item basis and displays the recognized set of machining conditions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A machining state display apparatus, comprising:
an achievement degree data storage storing machining condition data relating to each of a plurality of predetermined sets of machining conditions and achievement degree data relating to degrees of achievement of a plurality of evaluation items on machine-tool machining to be obtained in machining under each of the plurality of sets of machining conditions with the machining condition data and the achievement degree data associated with each other, the plurality of evaluation items including at least one selected from among machining time, surface roughness, tool life, cutting efficiency, residual stress, spindle motor load, and feed motor load, the achievement degree data indicating the degree of achievement of each of the evaluation items within a range determined by attainable maximum and minimum values of the evaluation item;
a display device having a display;
an achievement degree display picture creator creating an achievement degree display picture for displaying, on the display, a set of machining conditions and the degrees of achievement of the evaluation items corresponding to the set of machining conditions by referring to the machining condition data and achievement degree data stored in the achievement degree data storage;
a display controller displaying the achievement degree display picture created by the achievement degree display picture creator on the display of the display device;
an input device inputting a selection signal for selecting one from the plurality of evaluation items and a required degree of achievement for the selected evaluation item; and
an input controller transmitting the selection signal and required degree of achievement input from the input device to the achievement degree display picture creator,
the achievement degree display picture creator being configured to, upon receipt of the selection signal and the required degree of achievement from the input controller, recognize, based on the selected evaluation item and the required degree of achievement, a set of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement for the selected evaluation item as well as the degrees of achievement of other evaluation items to be obtained under the set of machining conditions by referring to the achievement degree data and machining condition data stored in the achievement degree data storage, and create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying the degree of achievement of the received evaluation item and the recognized degrees of achievement of the other evaluation items on evaluation-item basis.

2. The machining state display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the achievement degree display picture creator is configured to,
in a case where, as a result of referring to the achievement degree data stored in the achievement degree data storage, there are two or more sets of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement for the selected evaluation item,
recognize an optimum set of machining conditions under which the degree of achievement of a high-priority evaluation item of the other evaluation items is greatest, the high-priority evaluation item being previously determined in relation to the selected evaluation item,
subsequently, recognize the degrees of achievement of the other evaluation items to be obtained under the optimum set of machining conditions, and
create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying the degree of achievement of the input evaluation item and the recognized degrees of achievement of the other evaluation items on evaluation-item basis and displaying the recognized optimum set of machining conditions.

3. The machining state display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:
the achievement degree display picture creator is configured to create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying the degree of achievement of each of the evaluation items by means of figures, the figures including an axial figure having a length corresponding to the range determined by the maximum and minimum values of the evaluation item, and an index figure arranged on the axial figure at a length position corresponding to a proportion corresponding to the degree of achievement; and
the achievement degree display picture creator is further configured to, in a case where, as a result of referring to the achievement degree data stored in the achievement degree data storage, the degree of achievement of still another evaluation item different from the high-priority evaluation item is greater under a different set of machining conditions from the optimum set of machining conditions than under the optimum set of machining conditions, create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying, with respect to the still another evaluation item, a figure representing the degree of achievement to be obtained under the different set of machining conditions and a figure representing the degree of achievement to be obtained under the optimum set of machining conditions with these figures associated with each other.

4. The machining state display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:
the input device is configured to be able to, via the input controller, input a selection signal for selecting one from the index figures for the evaluation items displayed on the display and input a sliding signal for sliding the selected index figure in a longitudinal direction of the axial figure corresponding thereto; and
the display controller is configured to, when the selection signal and the sliding signal are input from the input device via the input controller, recognize the evaluation item corresponding to the selection signal and slide the index figure displayed on the display in accordance with the sliding signal, recognize a required degree of achievement based on a position at which the index figure is stopped, and input the recognized required degree of achievement to the input controller.

5. The machining state display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:
the machining state display apparatus further comprises a stability lobe data storage storing stability lobe data relating to regenerative chatter of a tool in a correlation between relative rotation speed between the tool and an object to be machined and cutting amount of the tool; and
the achievement degree display picture creator is configured to,
based on the stability lobe data stored in the stability lobe data storage, examine whether the set of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement falls within a stable area limited by the stability lobe,
in a case where the set of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement falls within the stable area, create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying the set of machining conditions and the degrees of achievement of the evaluation items to be obtained under the set of machining conditions,
in a case where the set of machining conditions corresponding to the required degree of achievement does not fall within the stable area, select a set of machining conditions falling within the stable area and recognize the degrees of achievement of the evaluation items corresponding to the selected set of machining conditions by referring to the data stored in the achievement degree data storage, and create, as the achievement degree display picture, a display picture displaying the selected set of machining conditions and the recognized degrees of achievement of the evaluation items.

6. The machining state display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the a

Assignees

• Dmg Mori Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nishikawa Shizuo
• Iiyama Koji
• Nakao Hiroki

Classifications

• G05B2219/32128

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• B23Q17/12 Primary

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• G05B2219/36283

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• Y02P90/02

  Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] · CPC title