Control device for machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12314030-B2
Application number	US-202217934615-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2022
Priority date	Sep 29, 2021
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A control device for a machine tool includes a tool mounted on a main spindle relatively movable with respect to a workpiece and machines the workpiece using the tool. The control device includes: a parameter preparing unit, an evacuation unit, and an evacuation diagnosing unit. The parameter preparing unit preliminarily stores a predetermined parameter relating to a control. The evacuation unit causes the tool to perform an evacuation operation from the workpiece. The evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses whether the evacuation operation is normal. When the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the evacuation operation is cancelled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a machine tool that includes a tap mounted on a main spindle relatively movable with respect to a workpiece and machines the workpiece using the tap, the control device comprising:
a parameter preparing unit that preliminarily stores a predetermined parameter relating to a control;
an evacuation unit that causes the tap to perform an evacuation operation from the workpiece; and
an evacuation diagnosing unit that diagnoses whether the evacuation operation is normal, wherein
the parameter preparing unit stores a section modulus, a tensile strength, and a safety factor of the tap as the parameters,
the evacuation diagnosing unit compares a breaking torque threshold value calculated based on the section modulus, the tensile strength, and the safety factor with an operational torque of the tap to diagnose whether the evacuation operation is normal, and
when the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the evacuation operation is cancelled.

2. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising
a machining diagnosing unit that diagnoses whether the machining of the workpiece is normal, wherein
the evacuation unit causes the tool to perform the evacuation operation from the workpiece when the machining is diagnosed to be abnormal by the machining diagnosing unit.

3. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 1 , further comprising
an alarm activating unit that activates an alarm, wherein
when the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the control device causes the alarm activating unit to activate the alarm after cancelling the evacuation operation.

4. A control device for a machine tool that includes a tool mounted on a main spindle relatively movable with respect to a workpiece and machines the workpiece using the tool, the control device comprising:
a parameter preparing unit that preliminarily stores a predetermined parameter relating to a control;
an evacuation unit that causes the tool to perform an evacuation operation from the workpiece;
a chip discharging unit that causes the tool to perform a discharge operation of chip, and
an evacuation diagnosing unit that diagnoses whether the evacuation operation is normal, wherein
when the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the evacuation operation is cancelled, and
when the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the control device causes the chip discharging unit to perform the discharge operation of chip after cancelling the evacuation operation.

5. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 4 , wherein
the tool is a tap,
the parameter preparing unit stores a pitch of a chip discharge groove of the tap and a preset tap rotation number, and
the chip discharging unit, when the evacuation operation is diagnosed to be abnormal by the evacuation diagnosing unit, calculates a discharging operation distance of chip from the pitch of the chip discharge groove and the tap rotation number, and causes the tap to perform a feeding movement and a rotating movement by the discharging operation distance in a direction same as a processing direction.

6. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 5 , wherein
the parameter preparing unit is capable of discharging chip, preliminarily identifies an operational distance that allows an evacuation without a damage on the tap or the workpiece, and determines the tap rotation number based on an identification result and the pitch.

7. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 4 , further comprising
an alarm activating unit that activates an alarm, wherein
when the evacuation diagnosing unit diagnoses that the evacuation operation is abnormal, the control device causes the alarm activating unit to activate the alarm after cancelling the evacuation operation.

8. The control device for the machine tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the parameter preparing unit stores a set number threshold value counting two operations of the evacuation operation and the discharge operation of chip as one set, and
the alarm activating unit counts a set number of the two operations of the evacuation operation and the discharge operation of chip, compares the counted set number with the set number threshold value, and when the set number exceeds the set number threshold value, activates the alarm.

Assignees

• Okuma Machinery Works Ltd
• Okuma

Inventors

• Sogabe Eisuke

Classifications

• B23Q15/12

  Adaptive control, i.e. adjusting itself to have a performance which is optimum according to a preassigned criterion · CPC title

• G05B2219/37245

  Breakage tool, failure · CPC title

• G05B2219/45216

  Tapping · CPC title

• G05B19/4065 Primary

  Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition · CPC title