Machine tool having warming-up function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9720397-B2
Application number	US-201514711367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2015
Priority date	May 26, 2014
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

When warm-up operation is started, a machine tool acquires an atmospheric temperature around the machine tool and selects a warm-up operation program on the basis of the acquired atmospheric temperature. A warm-up operation command suitable for the atmospheric temperature is given to the control unit according to the selected warm-up operation program. A movable unit of the machine tool can be thereby controlled, and optimum warm-up operation for the atmospheric temperature can be eventually performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine tool having a warming-up function of driving a movable unit of the machine tool to perform warm up, the machine tool comprising:
a control unit that controls the movable unit;
a temperature measurement unit that measures an atmospheric temperature around the machine tool;
a program storage unit that stores a plurality of warm-up operation programs in association with the atmospheric temperature;
a warm-up operation command unit that selects one warm-up operation program from among the warm-up operation programs stored in the program storage unit on the basis of the atmospheric temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit, and gives a command of warm-up operation to the control unit on the basis of the selected warm-up operation program; and
a humidity measurement unit that measures an atmospheric humidity around the machine tool, wherein
the control unit controls the movable unit on the basis of the command from the warm-up operation command unit,
the program storage unit stores the plurality of warm-up operation programs in association with the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric humidity, and
the warm-up operation command unit is configured to select the warm-up operation program from among the warm-up operation programs stored in the program storage unit on the basis of the atmospheric temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit and the atmospheric humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.

2. The machine tool according having a warming-up function, according to claim 1 , wherein
the temperature measurement unit is configured to automatically start to measure the atmospheric temperature when power supply to the machine tool is performed.

3. The machine tool having a warming-up function according to claim 1 , wherein
the temperature measurement unit and the humidity measurement unit are configured to automatically start to measure the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric humidity, respectively, when power supply to the machine tool is performed.

4. A machine tool having a warming-up function of driving a movable unit of the machine tool to perform warm up, the machine tool comprising:
a control unit that controls the movable unit;
a temperature measurement unit that measures an atmospheric temperature around the machine tool;
a program storage unit that stores a warm-up operation program including a parameter that can change a warm-up operation period; and
a warm-up operation command unit that changes the parameter on the basis of the atmospheric temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit, and gives a command of warm-up operation to the control unit on the basis of the warm-up operation program in which the parameter is changed; and
a humidity measurement unit that measures an atmospheric humidity around the machine tool, wherein
the control unit controls the movable unit on the basis of the command from the warm-up operation command unit, and
the warm-up operation command unit is configured to change the parameter on the basis of the atmospheric temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit, and the atmospheric humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.

5. The machine tool according having a warming-up function, according to claim 4 , wherein
the temperature measurement unit is configured to automatically start to measure the atmospheric temperature when power supply to the machine tool is performed.

6. The machine tool having a warming-up function according to claim 4 , wherein
the temperature measurement unit and the humidity measurement unit are configured to automatically start to measure the atmospheric temperature and the atmospheric humidity, respectively, when power supply to the machine tool is performed.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Fujimoto Taisei

Classifications

• G05B2219/49123

  Simulation of clamping workpiece, modeling fixture and workpiece · CPC title

• G05B19/401 Primary

  characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes (G05B19/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05B2219/37428

  Temperature of tool · 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

• B23Q15/18 Primary

  Compensation of tool-deflection due to temperature or force · CPC title