Electrical discharge machine

• US 5,175,408 A
• Filed: 06/22/1990
• Issued: 12/29/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Takashima, Hidenori
• Primary Examiner(s): Evans, Geoffrey S.
• Application Number:
  US07/499,440
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 219/69.14, 219/69.13, 219/69.11, 219/69.12, 219/69.19, 364/474.04
• US Class Current: 219/69.14
• CPC Class Codes: B23H 7/101 Supply of working media
• CPC Class Codes: B23H 7/36 Supply or regeneration of working media

Abstract

An electrical discharge machine in which the operating state of a machining fluid cooler can be easily ascertained and adjusted. The machining fluid cooler comprises a body disposed on the rear side of a housing of the electrical discharge machine and a panel (21) disposed on the front of a control device (4) which is located at the front side of the electrical discharge machine housing. The panel is provided with a liquid thermometer (15) and a flowmeter (16), which constitute an operation parameter display section of the machining fluid cooler, and a power switch (17), a target temperature setter (18), a target temperture difference setter (19), and an operation mode selector switch (2), which constitute an operating section for operation parameter adjustment of the machining fluid cooler.

Claims

1. An electrical discharge machine, comprising:

an electrical discharge machine housing; and

a machining fluid cooler including a display section for displaying at least one first operation parameter and an operating section for adjusting at least one second operation parameter, said display section and said operating section of said machining fluid cooler being located on a front side of said electrical discharge machine housing;

said machining fluid cooler further including a body positioned independently of said display section and said operating section, said machining fluid cooler body being located on a rear side of the electrical discharge machine housing;

said machining fluid cooler further being operable in either a first operation mode in which a machining fluid temperature is controlled to a target value or a second operation mode in which the temperature differrence between the machining fluid temperature and the air temperature is contrlled to a target value, and said operating section includes a power switch for said machining fluid cooler, a switch for selecting either of said first and second operation modes, a first setter for setting the target temperature for said first operation mode, and a second setter for setting the target temperature difference for said second operation mode, and wherein said target temperature and said target temperature difference constitute said at least one second parameter.

3. An electrical discharge machine according to claim 1, wherein said display section of said machining fluid cooler includes a liquid thermometer for indicating machining fluid temperature and a flowmeter for indicating machining fluid flow rate.

4. An electrical discharge machine according to claim 1, wherein said electrical discharge machine is a wire-cut electrical discharge machine.

2. An electrical discharge machine according to claim 10, wherein said display section of said machining fluid cooler displays a machining fluid state parameter and a machining fluid supply state parameter, both said state parameters constituting said at least one first parameter.

5. An electrical discharge machine, comprising:

an electrical discharge machine housing;

a machining fluid cooler including a display section for displaying at least one first operation parameter and an operating section for adjusting at least one second operation parameter, said display section and said operating section of said machining fluid cooler being located on a front side of said electrical discharge machine housing;

said machining fluid cooler further including a body positioned independently of said display section and said operating section, said machining fluid cooler body being located on a rear side of the electrial discharge machine housing; and

a control device disposed so that the front thereof faces in the same direction as the front of said electrical discharge machine housing;

said control device being adapted to control operation of various parts of said electrical discharge machine, and wherein said display section and said operating section of said machining fluid cooler are located on the front of said control device;

said machining fluid cooler further being operable in either a first operation mode in which a machining fluid temperature is controlled to a target value or a second operation mode in which the temperature difference between the machining fluid temperature and the air temperature is controlled to a target value, and said operating section includes a power switch for said machining fluid cooler, a switch for selecting either of said first and second operation modes, a first setter for setting the target temperature for said first operation mode, and a second setter for setting the target temperature difference for said second operation mode, and wherein siad target temperature and said target temperature difference consitutute said at least one second parameter.