Numerical control information generating apparatus

• US 5,255,201 A
• Filed: 03/21/1991
• Issued: 10/19/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Okuma Tekkosho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Okuma Tekkosho
• Inventors: Maeda, Takeharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): OAKES, BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US07/672,661
• Time in Patent Office: 943 Days
• Field of Search: 364/474.35, 364/474.15, 364/474.11, 364/554, 364/193, 364/151
• US Class Current: 700/193
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/40937 concerning programming of machining or material parameters, pocket machining
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A numerical control information generating apparatus has a function of automatically correcting machining conditions by calculating corrected machining conditions from corrected numerical control information. The apparatus also has a valid/invalid setting function of automatically correcting machining conditions for the purpose of allowing an operator to select at will the conditions under which the function of automatically correcting machining condition works, and a numerical control information correcting section, in which a machining conditions automatic correction command is provided, so as to perform machining conditions automatic correction at any time as required. As a result, since machining conditions are corrected automatically by correcting numerical control information, an operator can set proper machining conditions easily even if the operator does not understand the relationship between the machining conditions and the generated numericaL control information.

Claims

1. A numerical control information generating apparatus comprising:

a machining condition storage means for storing machining conditions;

a machining shape storage means for storing machining shapes;

a numerical control information storage means for storing numerical control information;

a numerical control information generating means for generating the numerical control information stored in said numerical control information storage means according to the machining conditions stored in said machining conditions storage means and the machining shapes stored in said machining shape storage means;

a numerical control information correcting means for correcting the numerical control information stored in said numerical control information storage means; and

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a machining condition automatic correcting means for calculating new machining conditions according to the corrected numerical control information stored in said numerical control information storage means and the machining shapes stored in said machining shape storage means and for correcting the machining conditions stored in the machining condition storage section according to the calculated new machining conditions, wherein said machining condition automatic correcting section includes means for performing the inverse of the function for calculating the numerical control information from the machining conditions and the machining shapes contained in said numerical control information generating means.

2. A numerical control information generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further including a memory for storing the machining conditions and a history of the corrected numerical control information when the numerical control information is corrected and an operating means for reading out data of said memory and analyzing the read out data by using a statistical technique using average values, weighted average values and a frequency distribution table, wherein said machining condition automatic correcting means includes means for receiving analyzed results of the operation means and correcting the machining conditions stored in said machining condition storage means.

3. A numerical control information generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said machining condition storage means stores a machining direction judging value which said numerical control information generating means reads when the direction of the numerical control information is decided with the machining shape, and said machining condition automatic correcting means includes means for calculating a corrected machining direction judging value due to the machining shape and the corrected machining direction if the machining direction of the numerical control information is corrected and for correcting the machining direction judging value stored in the machining condition storage means.

4. A numerical control information generating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said machining condition storage means includes a cutting condition table which said numerical control information generating means reads when the cutting conditions of the numerical control information are decided with the machining shape, and said machining condition automatic correcting means includes means for calculating correcting positions and correcting values of the cutting condition table due to the machining shape and the corrected cutting conditions if the machining conditions of the numerical control information are corrected and for correcting the cutting condition table stored in the machining condition storage means.