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Control panel

  • US 10,055,112 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2016
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control panel that is able to be connected to a plurality of types of controllers of a machine tool, each of the controllers capable of controlling an actuator, each of the controllers including a data storage element that stores data used to control the actuator, a special screen storage element that stores a special screen that displays the data, and an actuator control portion that controls the actuator, the control panel comprising:

  • an input portion to which an operation by an operator is input;

    a unified screen storage element that stores a unified screen, which is a screen that is unified with respect to the plurality of types of controllers of a machine tool and that displays the data;

    a display portion that is configured to display the special screen and that is configured to display the unified screen, the special screen having been previously designed specifically for its respective controller; and

    an operation control portion that switches between displaying the special screen and the unified screen on the display portion based on information input to the input portion, and controls the actuator control portion based on information input to the input portion,wherein items on the unified screen are linked to various types of data from the plurality of types of controllers of a machine tool.

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