Machining support device, numerical controller, and machining support system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11073820-B2
Application number	US-202016837474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2020
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A machining support device for supporting improvement of a machining result of a numerical controller includes: a machining resource information acquisition unit that acquires functions set in advance in the numerical controller as machining resource information; a machining content information acquisition unit that acquires a machining content to be executed by the numerical controller as machining content information; a machining result calculation unit that calculates an expected machining result expected to be obtained when the machining content included in the machining content information is performed on the basis of the machining resource information; a retrieving unit that retrieves software that improves the calculated expected machining result; and an informing unit that informs of the retrieved software.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machining support device for supporting improvement of a machining result of a numerical controller, comprising:
a machining resource information acquisition unit that acquires functions set in advance in the numerical controller as machining resource information;
a machining content information acquisition unit that acquires a machining content to be executed by the numerical controller as machining content information;
a machining result calculation unit that calculates an expected machining result expected to be obtained when the machining content included in the machining content information is performed on the basis of the machining resource information;
a retrieving unit that retrieves software that improves the calculated expected machining result;
an informing unit that informs of the retrieved software; and
a priority acquisition unit that acquires a priority of the machining content, wherein
the retrieving unit retrieves the software on the basis of the acquired priority.

2. The machining support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a setting unit that sets the retrieved software in the numerical controller and determines a machining parameter of the numerical controller on the basis of the machining content included in the machining content information.

3. The machining support device according to claim 2 , wherein
the informing unit informs of a use method of the set software.

4. The machining support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a condition information acquisition unit that acquires a machining condition included in the machining content information as condition information; and
a comparing and determining unit that compares the expected machining result with the machining condition included in the condition information and determines whether the expected machining result satisfies the machining condition, wherein
the retrieving unit retrieves software when the comparing and determining unit determines that the expected machining result does not satisfy the machining condition.

5. The machining support device according to claim 1 , wherein
the machining result calculation unit determines whether the machining content included in the machining content information can be performed on the basis of the machining resource information, and
when it is determined that the machining content cannot be performed, the informing unit informs of the fact that machining cannot be performed.

6. A numerical controller comprising the machining support device according to claim 1 .

7. A machining support system comprising:
a plurality of numerical controllers; and
the machining support device according to claim 1 , wherein
the machining support device informs the other numerical controllers of the software retrieved by one of the numerical controllers.

8. A machining support system comprising:
a plurality of numerical controllers;
the machining support device according to claim 4 ; and
a machine learning device that performs machine learning using condition information, software, and a parameter set in the numerical controller by the machining support device, wherein
the machine learning device includes a learning unit that learns an optimal combination from the set condition information, software, and parameter.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Tarui Yoshihiko
• Hoshino Yoshinori

Classifications

• G05B2219/36284

  Use of database for machining parameters, material, cutting method, tools · CPC title

• G05B2219/33099

  Computer numerical control [CNC]; Software control [SWC] · CPC title

• G05B19/40937 Primary

  concerning programming of machining or material parameters, pocket machining · CPC title

• G05B19/4155 Primary

  characterised by program execution, i.e. part program or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a program · CPC title

• G05B2219/31427

  Production, CAPM computer aided production management · CPC title