MACHINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20130238103A1
• Filed: 12/24/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Inventors: TAKEMOTO, Masanobu
• Application Number:
  US13/726,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20130238103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence

Abstract

A machine management system is constructed by connecting machine tools to a computer through a network. ID information of a machine tool is acquired, and whether or not there is display data matching the acquired ID on the computer is checked. When there is such display data, after an event occurs, the display data on the side of the computer is compared with the display data on the side of the machine tool. When it is found, as a result of the comparison, that the display data on the side of the computer is not identical to the display data on the side of the machine tool, the display data is transferred from the machine tool to the computer and is stored.

Claims

1. A machine management system in which a computer and a plurality of machines are connected with each other through a network, wherein the computer comprises:

a state data acquiring unit which acquires state data which changes according to a state of the machine;

a first display data storage unit which stores display data of the machine;

a display data selecting unit which selects the display data of the machine matching the state data acquired by the state data acquiring unit, from among display data of machines stored in the display data storage unit; and

a data display unit which displays the display data selected by the display data selecting unit,

wherein the machine comprises;

a second display data storage unit which stores the display data of the machine; and

a display data transferring unit which transfers to the computer the display data stored in the second display data storage unit,

wherein the computer further comprises;

an ID information acquiring unit which acquires, when a machine is connected, ID information of the machine; and

a display data checking unit which checks whether or not the display data matching the ID information acquired by the ID information acquiring unit is stored in the first display data storage unit, and when there is no display data, the computer acquires the display data from the machine, and associates the acquired display data with the ID information and store the data in the first display data storage unit.

2. The machine management system according to claim 1, further comprising a display data comparing unit which compares the display data of the machine stored in the first display data storage unit and the display data of the machine stored in the second display data storage unit,

when any display data is stored in the first display data storage unit and if it is decided, as a result of comparing by the display data comparing unit, that the display data of the machine stored in the first display data storage unit is not identical to the display data of the machine stored in the second display data storage unit, then the display data is acquired from the machine and the acquired display data is associated with the ID information to be updated and is stored in the first display data storage unit.