Control device and machine tool control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026003344-A1
Application number	US-202319108181-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 6, 2023
Priority date	Mar 6, 2023
Publication date	Jan 1, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control device that causes multiple systems included in a machine tool to operate independently of each other according to NC programs, which are multiple machining programs associated with the multiple respective systems, includes a shaft feeding speed determination unit that adjusts a feed shaft moving speed of a speed-adjusted system when one of the multiple systems is set as a system under monitoring, where the speed-adjusted system is a system other than the system that has been set as the system under monitoring.

First claim

1 . A control device that causes a plurality of systems included in a machine tool to operate independently of each other according to a plurality of machining programs associated with the plurality of respective systems, the control device comprising:
shaft feeding speed determination circuitry to adjust a feed shaft moving speed of a speed-adjusted system by multiplying a feed speed by an override setting value described in an applicable one of the machining programs associated with the speed-adjusted system, the speed-adjusted system being one of the systems in which the feed shaft moving speed is adjusted on a basis of an operational state of a system under monitoring, when one of the plurality of systems is set as the system under monitoring by a command described in an applicable one of the machining programs associated with the one of the systems, and another one of the systems other than the system that has been set as the system under monitoring is set as the speed-adjusted system by a command described in the applicable one of the machining programs associated with the another one of the systems.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the shaft feeding speed determination circuitry determines the feed shaft moving speed by multiplying a predetermined setting value or a command value described in an applicable one of the machining programs, of a feed speed, by the override setting value, and adjusts the feed shaft moving speed of the speed-adjusted system by changing the override setting value.

3 . (canceled)

4 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
when one of the machining programs associated with one of the plurality of systems describes a start command that commands starting of an inter-system speed override mode, the shaft feeding speed determination circuitry adjusts, according to the start command, the feed shaft moving speed of the speed-adjusted system using the override setting value, the override setting value being described in an applicable one of the machining programs, the inter-system speed override mode being an operation mode of adjusting the feed shaft moving speed of the speed-adjusted system on a basis of an operational state of the system under monitoring.

5 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein
when one of the machining programs associated with the system under monitoring describes a command set that specifies a time period of operation in the inter-system speed override mode, the shaft feeding speed determination circuitry adjusts the feed shaft moving speed of the speed-adjusted system for the time period specified by that command set.

6 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the shaft feeding speed determination circuitry adjusts the feed shaft moving speed of each of multiple ones of the speed-adjusted system on a basis of ongoing operation of the system under monitoring.

7 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
when the system that has been set as the system under monitoring is affected due to operation of the speed-adjusted system, the shaft feeding speed determination circuitry reduces the feed shaft moving speed of that speed-adjusted system.

8 . A machine tool control method for controlling a machine tool, to be implemented by a control device that causes a plurality of systems included in the machine tool to operate independently of each other according to a plurality of machining programs associated with the plurality of respective systems, the machine tool control method comprising:
adjusting a feed shaft moving speed of a speed-adjusted system by multiplying a feed speed by an override setting value described in an applicable one of the machining programs associated with the speed-adjusted system, the speed-adjusted system being one of the systems in which the feed shaft moving speed is adjusted on a basis of an operational state of a system under monitoring, when one of the plurality of systems is set as the system under monitoring by a command described in an applicable one of the machining programs associated with the one of the systems, and another one of the systems other than the system that has been set as the system under monitoring is set as the speed-adjusted system by a command described in the applicable one of the machining programs associated with the another one of the systems.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Nakai Yuki

Classifications

• G05B2219/49103

  Speed and feed · CPC title

• G05B19/4166 Primary

  Controlling feed or in-feed (G05B19/4163 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B23Q15/013

  Control or regulation of feed movement (B23Q15/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05B19/4163 Primary

  Adaptive control of feed or cutting velocity (without NC B23Q15/12) · CPC title