NUMERIC CONTROL DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL

• US 20090030545A1
• Filed: 07/08/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoshimura, Kazuki, MASUYA, Michi, Nakazawa, Yasuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/169,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20090030545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/175
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 17/12 for indicating or measuring vibration
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34465 Safety, control of correct operation, abnormal states
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37226 Monitor condition of spindle, tool holder, transmit to nc controller
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37391 Null, initial load, no load torque detection or other parameter at no load
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37435 Vibration of machine
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50197 Signature analysis, store working conditions, compare with actual

Abstract

A numeric control device with a simple structure of a machine tool, capable of detecting a defect of a spindle or a spindle motor of the machine tool and automatically informing an operator of the defect. A numeric control device has a first storing part, a calculating part and a judging part. The first storing part stores master vibration data of the spindle or the spindle motor, the master vibration data being prepared by associating data of the vibration outputted from a vibration sensor arranged on the spindle or the spindle motor with an operation pattern for detecting the defect of the spindle or the spindle motor. When a difference value between the master vibration data and newly obtained data exceeds a predetermined reference value, the judging part determines that the new data is abnormal.

Claims

1. A numeric control device for detecting an error or a defect of a motor or a spindle motor of a machine tool, the numeric control device comprising:

a first storing part for storing master vibration data of the spindle or the spindle motor, the master vibration data being prepared by associating data of the vibration outputted from a vibration sensor arranged on the spindle or the spindle motor with an operation pattern for detecting the defect of the spindle or the spindle motor, obtained by rotating the spindle or the spindle motor in no-load condition;

a calculating part for calculating a difference value between newly measured data according to the operation pattern and the master vibration data stored in the first storing part;

a judging part for determining that the measured data is abnormal when the difference value calculated by the calculating part exceeds a predetermined reference value; and

an outputting part for outputting information regarding the measured data when the judging part determines that the measured data is abnormal.

2. The numeric control device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the master vibration data is data of the vibration according to the operation pattern when initial adjustment or maintenance check of the machine tool is completed.

3. The numeric control device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a second storing part for storing a plurality of data of the vibration in relation to one operation pattern, and an outputting part for outputting information of a change of the vibration based on the plurality of data of the vibration.

4. The numeric control device as set forth in claim 3, wherein the operation of the first and second storing parts, the calculating part, the judging part and the outputting part is prepared as a maintenance check mode of the machine tool.

5. The numeric control device as set forth in claim 1, the operation pattern is prepared as a plurality of selective maintenance check programs.