Workpiece machining method and workpiece machining device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12422814-B2
Application number	US-202217810787-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2022
Priority date	Jan 8, 2020
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

A machining device includes: a positional deviation detection unit configured to calculate a correction value for correcting a positional deviation between an ideal contour line and an actual contour line in each of a plurality of angular directions based on a center of a hemispherical shape of a tool; a distance effect coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a first distance effect coefficient indicating a degree of influence of the positional deviation when machining a second machining point, according to a distance between the tool and the second machining point in a case where a machining point machined by the tool transitions from one-point machining including a first machining point in the workpiece to two-point machining including the first machining point and the second machining point; and a positional deviation correction unit configured to correct the positional deviation of the tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machining method for machining a workpiece into a desired shape, comprising:
detecting a positional deviation between an actual contour line and an ideal contour line when an end mill having a hemispherical lower end and rotating about a rotation axis to perform machining of the workpiece is held by a tool holding unit, the actual contour line being a contour line of the end mill, and the ideal contour line being a contour line of the end mill having an ideal shape;
calculating a correction value for correcting the positional deviation between the ideal contour line and the actual contour line in each of a plurality of angular directions based on a center of the hemispherical shape;
calculating a first distance effect coefficient indicating a degree of influence of the positional deviation when machining a second machining point, according to a distance between the end mill and the second machining point in a case where a machining point machined by the end mill transitions from one-point machining including a first machining point on a first machining surface in the workpiece to two-point machining including the first machining point and the second machining point on a second machining surface different from the first machining surface; and
correcting a positional deviation of the first machining point based on the correction value when performing one-point machining using the end mill, and correcting the positional deviation based on the correction value at the first machining point and the first distance effect coefficient when a distance between the end mill and the second machining point approaches within a predetermined distance in a case where the machining point machined by the end mill transitions from the one-point machining to the two-point machining.

2. The machining method according to claim 1 , wherein
the first distance effect coefficient is set to become greater as the end mill becomes closer to the second machining point.

3. The machining method according to claim 2 , wherein
the first distance effect coefficient changes in such a way that an increase rate of the first distance effect coefficient gradually increases as the end mill becomes closer to the second machining point from the predetermined distance.

4. The machining method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
calculating an amount of bite into the second machining surface as a first amount of avoidance when a positional deviation of the first machining point is corrected in a case where the end mill comes in contact with the second machining surface;
calculating an amount of bite into the first machining surface as a second amount of avoidance when a positional deviation of the second machining point is corrected in a case where the end mill comes in contact with the first machining surface; and
correcting, in a case where the first machining surface and the second machining surface are machined by the end mill, a positional deviation of the end mill when machining the first machining surface, and a positional deviation of the end mill when machining the second machining surface, based on the first amount of avoidance and the second amount of avoidance.

5. The machining method according to claim 1 , wherein
when a machining point machined by the end mill transitions from two-point machining including the first machining point on the first machining surface and the second machining point on the second machining surface to three-point machining including the first machining point, the second machining point, and a third machining point on a third machining surface different from the first machining surface and the second machining surface,
a predetermined plane, which is a plane including a correction vector configured to correct the first machining point and a correction vector configured to correct the second machining point, is defined, a correction value at the third machining point is calculated in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined plane, and the positional deviation is corrected based on the correction value at the third machining point.

6. The machining method according to claim 1 , wherein
when the machining point machined by the end mill transitions from the two-point machining including the first machining point on the first machining surface and the second machining point on the second machining surface to the three-point machining including the first machining point, the second machining point, and the third machining point on the third machining surface different from the first machining surface and the second machining surface, the machining method further comprising:
calculating a second distance effect coefficient indicating a degree of influence of the positional deviation when performing the two-point machining, according to a distance between the end mill and the third machining point; and
correcting the positional deviation based on the correction value at the first machining point, the correction value at the second machining point, the correction value at the third machining point, and the second distance effect coefficient when a distance between the end mill and the third machining point approaches within a predetermined distance in a case where the machining point machined by the end mill transitions from the two-point machining to the three-point machining.

7. A machining device for machining a workpiece into a desired shape, comprising:
an end mill having a hemispherical lower end and rotating about a rotation axis to perform machining of the workpiece;
a tool holding unit configured to hold the end mill;
a positional deviation detection unit configured to detect a positional deviation between an actual contour line and an ideal contour line when the end mill is held by the tool holding unit, the actual contour line being a contour line of the end mill, and the ideal contour line being a contour line of the end mill having an ideal shape;
a positional deviation correction unit configured to calculate a correction value for correcting the positional deviation between the ideal contour line and the actual contour line in each of a plurality of angular directions based on a center of the hemispherical shape, and correct the positional deviation of the end mill based on the calculated correction value; and
a distance effect coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a first distance effect coefficient indicating a degree of influence of the positional deviation when machining a second machining point, according to a distance between the end mill and the second machining point in a case where a machining point machined by the end mill transitions from one-point machining including a first machining point on a first machining surface in the workpiece to two-point machining including the first machining point and the second machining point on a second machining surface different from the first machining surface; wherein
the positional deviation correction unit corrects a positional deviation of the first machining point based on the correction value when performing one-point machining using the end mill, and corrects the positional deviation based on the correction value at the first machining point and the first distance effect coefficient when a distance between the end mill and the second machining point approaches within a predetermined distance in a case where a machining point machined by the end mill transitions from the one-point machining to the two-point machining.

Assignees

• Shibaura Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuchiya Koji

Classifications

• G05B2219/37506

  Correction of position error · CPC title

• G05B19/19

  characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path · CPC title

• B23Q15/12

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

• G05B19/404

  characterised by control arrangements for compensation, e.g. for backlash, overshoot, tool offset, tool wear, temperature, machine construction errors, load, inertia (G05B19/19, G05B19/41 take precedence) · CPC title

• B23Q15/16

  Compensation for wear of the tool · CPC title