Display device for punching or pressing machines
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1. A system for conveying information relating to operations for punching and pressing machines comprising:
- a punching or pressing machine;
a display used on the machine, the display configured for exhibiting quantitative and qualitative information, the quantitative and qualitative information comprising detail and characteristics involving one or more programmed operations for the machine and tools therefor, wherein the detail and characteristics comprise representations of the machine and the tools in addition to proper positions and locking statuses of the tools, the representations of the machine and the tools being exhibited in concert with the proper positions and locking statuses of the tools; and
a console located remote from the display, the quantitative and qualitative information provided to the display via the console;
wherein the punching or pressing machine comprises a press brake;
wherein the one or more programmed operations are changeable, such change being triggered via one or more external cues, wherein the external cues stem from the operator and involve use of an operator'"'"'s fingers relative to the display; and
wherein additional information relating to the one or more programmed operations can be accessed and exhibited via further use of the operator'"'"'s fingers relative to the display.
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Abstract
A display device for punching and/or pressing machines. The display device can be constructed to be modular and of compact size so as to be positioned as desired on new and existing machine designs. The display device is formed with displays, which are configurable to provide a plurality of qualitative and quantitative information. The display device can be configured to be function with consoles of punching and pressing machines so as to be one or more of a supplemental device, an interfacing device, and an interactive device.
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1. A system for conveying information relating to operations for punching and pressing machines comprising:
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a punching or pressing machine; a display used on the machine, the display configured for exhibiting quantitative and qualitative information, the quantitative and qualitative information comprising detail and characteristics involving one or more programmed operations for the machine and tools therefor, wherein the detail and characteristics comprise representations of the machine and the tools in addition to proper positions and locking statuses of the tools, the representations of the machine and the tools being exhibited in concert with the proper positions and locking statuses of the tools; and a console located remote from the display, the quantitative and qualitative information provided to the display via the console; wherein the punching or pressing machine comprises a press brake; wherein the one or more programmed operations are changeable, such change being triggered via one or more external cues, wherein the external cues stem from the operator and involve use of an operator'"'"'s fingers relative to the display; and wherein additional information relating to the one or more programmed operations can be accessed and exhibited via further use of the operator'"'"'s fingers relative to the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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