Numerical control apparatus

• US 4,888,534 A
• Filed: 02/02/1989
• Issued: 12/19/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuchiki, Kiyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BERGMANN, SAUL
• Application Number:
  US07/305,054
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• Field of Search: 318/567, 318/562, 318/600, 364/474.01
• US Class Current: 318/567
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/408 characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35392 Set switches, load, cancel data for different axis, spindles simultaneous

Abstract

A numerical control can be performed on one or more independently controllable objects on the basis of existence of such objects and the control itself is performed selectively on the axis and other objects which are not axes. Therefore, it is possible to control one to all of various objects which are to be operated simultaneously independently, by means of a single numerical control apparatus. Thus, a plurality of objects can be controlled independently from other objects, resulting in high producibility of products.

Claims

1. A numerical control apparatus for controlling at least one pair of a first object (7) having an axis to be controlled by an axis control instruction and a second object (8) having a variable member other than an axis to be controlled by an auxiliary control instruction, comprising:

a control instruction allocation circuit (9) for deciding an existence of said pair of objects and allocating said axis control instruction and said auxiliary control instruction thereto, and a control portion (3a) responsive to said axis control instruction and said auxiliary control instruction for controlling said pair of objects.

2. The numerical control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control portion selectively controls only said first object.

3. The numerical control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control portion selectively controls only said second object.

4. The numerical control apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control portion comprises an axis/auxiliary instruction control discrimination circuit (10) capable of selecting either or both of said axis control instruction and said auxiliary control instruction such that an arbitrary combination of controls can be performed.

5. The numerical control apparatus as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein a plurality of pairs of said first object and said second object are provided and a corresponding number of said control portions operate to select one or more of said pairs and control each said pair simultaneously and separately.