MACHINE TOOL AND USE OF A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY FOR DRIVING A MACHINE PART OF A MACHINE TOOL

• US 20170300164A1
• Filed: 10/04/2016
• Published: 10/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: J.G. Weisser Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: J.G. Weisser Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Rettich, Thorsten
• Application Number:
  US15/284,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20170300164A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36168 Touchscreen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

According to the invention, it is provided that, on a machine tool (1) which has a machine part (2) which can be adjusted by motor, a touch-sensitive display (4) is used to display the machine part (2) in its instantaneous state on the display (4) and to adjust said machine part by motor by a swiping gesture being executed on the display (4). The objective of this is to simplify operator control of the machine tool (1).

Claims

1. A machine tool (1) comprising a machine part (2) that is adjustable by a motor, a touch-sensitive display (4), a drive unit (3) connected to the machine part and the touch-sensitive display, the drive unit being configured to illustrate the machine part (2) in an instantaneous state on the display and to adjust the machine part (2) depending on a swiping gesture which is executed on the display (4).

2. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive unit (3) is configured to detect a speed of the executed swiping gesture, or the display (4) is a pressure-sensitive display and the drive unit (3) is configured to detect a pressure intensity of a swiping gesture which is executed on the display (4), or both.

3. The machine tool as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drive unit (3) is configured to set a speed for the adjustment of the machine part (2).

4. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive unit (3) is configured to detect at least two simultaneous touches on the display (4).

5. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the machine part (2) has two elements which can move relative to one another, and the drive unit (3) is configured to trigger relative movement of the elements toward one another by the swiping gesture which executes at least two simultaneous touches on the display (4).

6. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the machine part (2) is adjustable in at least two axes, with the drive unit (3) being configured for separate adjustment in the at least two axes by different swiping movements which each trace one axis of the at least two axes on the display (4).

7. The machine tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive unit (3) is configured to calculate a correctly positioned illustration of an instantaneous state of the machine part (2) based on a measurement signal from at least one sensor (9).

8. A method for driving a machine part (2) that is adjustable by a motor using a touch-sensitive display (4), comprising displaying the machine part (2) on the touch-sensitive display (4) in an instantaneous state of the machine part on a machine tool, and adjusting a position using the motor by executing a swiping gesture on the touch-sensitive display (4).

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising setting a speed of an adjustment movement depending on a speed of a detected swiping gesture.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the machine part (2) has two elements which can move relative to one another, the method further comprising triggering a relative movement of the elements toward one another by the swiping gesture which executes at least two simultaneous touches on the display (4).

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising selecting the machine part (2) which is intended to be adjusted by selecting the illustrated machine part (2) on the display (4).

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the machine part (2) is adjusted in at least two axes separately from one another by means of different swiping movements which each trace one axis of the at least two axes on the display (4).

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising detecting the instantaneous state of the machine part using at least one sensor (9).