Control device for machine tool

US11054809B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11054809-B2
Application numberUS-201816497645-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 20, 2018
Priority dateMar 30, 2017
Publication dateJul 6, 2021
Grant dateJul 6, 2021

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A control device for a machine tool to efficiently and successively produce a plurality of different-shaped products is provided. In the control device, each driving shaft of modules is assigned to different control systems. The device includes a multi-system program storage part for storing a plurality of multi-system programs to machine a workpiece in different shapes, a multi-system program dividing part for dividing the multi-system programs into machining programs, a divided program storage part for storing the divided machining programs individually, a system-based program storage part for storing the machining programs each corresponding to each of the control systems, and a machining program selection part for selecting a predetermined machining program from the divided program storage part in accordance with the machining step to be performed and for alternately storing the selected machining programs in two program storage parts of the system-based program storage part for the respective control systems.

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What is claimed is: 1. A control device for a machine tool, the machine tool comprising a plurality of modules each integrally comprising a workpiece gripper that grips a workpiece and an operation-part holder that holds an operation part configured to perform a predetermined operation on the workpiece gripped by the workpiece gripper, the control device comprising: a plurality of control systems that are configured to control a driving shaft of the machine tool, the control devic…

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What does patent US11054809B2 cover?
A control device for a machine tool to efficiently and successively produce a plurality of different-shaped products is provided. In the control device, each driving shaft of modules is assigned to different control systems. The device includes a multi-system program storage part for storing a plurality of multi-system programs to machine a workpiece in different shapes, a multi-system program …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Citizen Watch Co Ltd, Citizen Machinery Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G05B19/4155. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).