Remote console

• US 20040044425A1
• Filed: 09/03/2002
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HEIDENHAIN Corp. (Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Acu-Rite Companies Inc.
• Inventors: Woltz, James Arthur, Maciak, Daniel Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 6,931,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/56
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/401 characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37092 Display position actual and or target
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40169 Display of actual situation at the remote site

Abstract

A position display system for displaying a position of a device, the system including a device, a position measuring device that measures a position of the device and a host readout device that is mounted at a first location. The host readout device receives a signal from the position measuring device that is representative of a position of the device, wherein the host readout device includes a display that displays an image representative of the position of the device. A remote readout device that is mounted at a second location, wherein the remote readout device includes a display that displays the image.

Claims

1. A position display system for displaying a position of a device, comprising:

a device;

a position measuring device that measures a position of said device;

a host readout device that is mounted at a first location, wherein said host readout device receives a signal from said position measuring device that is representative of a position of said device, wherein said host readout device comprises a display that displays an image representative of said position of said device; and

a remote readout device that is mounted at a second location, wherein said remote readout device comprises a display that displays said image.

2. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said device comprises a machine tool.

3. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said position measuring device comprises a linear encoder.

4. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said position measuring device comprises a rotary encoder.

5. The position display system of claim 1, further comprising a cable that is connected with said host readout device and said remote readout device, said host readout device transmitting a signal representative of said image to said remote readout device via said cable.

6. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said image is displayed substantially simultaneously on said display of said host readout device and said display of said remote readout device.

7. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said remote readout device comprises a keypad that controls said host readout device.

8. The position display system of claim 7, wherein said host readout device comprises a keypad that controls said host readout device, wherein said host readout device monitors said keypad of said remote keypad device and said keypad of said host keypad device.

9. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said image displayed on said display of said remote readout device is processed solely by said host readout device.

10. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said host readout device comprises a first power switch and said remote readout device comprises a second power switch, wherein turning on said first power switch while turning off said second power switch only allows said host readout device to operate.

11. The position display system of claim 1, wherein said host readout device comprises a first power switch and said remote readout device comprises a second power switch, wherein turning off said first power switch renders both said host readout device and said remote readout device inoperative regardless of whether said second power switch is turned on or off.

12. The position display system of claim 10, wherein turning off said first power switch renders both said host readout device and said remote readout device inoperative regardless of whether said second power switch is turned on or off.

13. The position display system of claim 1, wherein brightness of said image at said display of said host readout device can be adjusted and brightness of said image at said display of said remote readout device can be adjusted independently of said brightness adjustment made at said display of said host readout display.

14. A position display system for displaying a position of a device, comprising:

a device;

a position measuring device that measures a position of said device;

a host readout device that is mounted at a first location, wherein said host readout device receives a signal from said position measuring device that is representative of a position of said device, wherein said host readout device comprises a display that displays an image representative of said position of said device; and

a remote readout device that is mounted at a second location, wherein said remote readout device comprises a display and a keypad that controls said host readout device.

15. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said device comprises a machine tool.

16. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said position measuring device comprises a linear encoder.

17. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said position measuring device comprises a rotary encoder.

18. The position display system of claim 14, further comprising a cable that is connected with said host readout device and said remote readout device, said host readout device transmitting a signal representative of said image to said remote readout device via said cable.

19. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said host readout device comprises a keypad that controls said host readout device, wherein said host readout device monitors said keypad of said remote keypad device and said keypad of said host keypad device.

20. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said host readout device comprises a first power switch and said remote readout device comprises a second power switch, wherein turning on said first power switch while turning off said second power switch only allows said host readout device to operate.

21. The position display system of claim 14, wherein said host readout device comprises a first power switch and said remote readout device comprises a second power switch, wherein turning off said first power switch renders both said host readout device and said remote readout device inoperative regardless of whether said second power switch is turned on or off.

22. The position display system of claim 20, wherein turning off said first power switch renders both said host readout device and said remote readout device inoperative regardless of whether said second power switch is turned on or off.