Machine tool

• US 20070123403A1
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kitamura, Akihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,309,306 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 483/8
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4065 Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35494 Online documentation, manual, procedures, operator, user guidance, assistance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49302 Part, workpiece, code, tool identification
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/132 Responsive to tool identifying information
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/136 Responsive to tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/17 including machine tool or component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/1729 Reciprocating tool machine tool [e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.]

Abstract

A machine tool comprises a main body having a plurality of parts and an NC apparatus connected to the main body. The NC apparatus includes a display means for displaying a part information about the plurality of parts constituting the main body, a memory means for memorizing the part information, and a control means for controlling the display means and the memory means. The part information includes the ID number, names, types, and attachment positions of the parts. The control means displays either the ID numbers and the attachment positions of the parts or the ID numbers, the names, and the types of the parts on the display means selectively.

Claims

1. A machine tool comprising a main body (12, 42) having a plurality of parts (22, 52) and an NC apparatus (14, 44) connected to the main body (12, 42), the NC apparatus (14, 44) including:

a display means (16, 46) for displaying a part information about the plurality of parts (22, 52) constituting the main body (12, 42),

a memory means (18, 48) for memorizing the part information, and

a control means (20, 50) for controlling the display means (16, 46) and the memory means (18, 48),

wherein the part information includes ID numbers (26, 56), names (28, 50), types (30, 60), and attachment positions (32, 62) of the parts, and

wherein the control means (20, 50) displays either the ID numbers (26, 56) and the attachment positions (32, 52) of the parts or the ID numbers (26, 56), the names (28, 58), and the types (30, 60) of the parts on the display means (16, 46) selectively.

2. A machine tool according to claim 1, wherein a detecting means (64) is connected to the main body (42) for detecting a trouble of the main body (42), and the control means (50) controls the display means (46) and the memory means (48) on the basis of the trouble of the main body (42) which is detected by the detecting means (64), and if the trouble occurs in the main body (42), the control means (50) reads the part information of the part (52) about the trouble from the memory means (48) and displays it on the display means (46).