Numerical control apparatus

• US 5,260,879 A
• Filed: 11/21/1991
• Issued: 11/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Ogino, Hideo, Sasaki, Takao, Otsuki, Toshiaki, Fujibayashi, Kentaro
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): Garland, Steven R.
• Application Number:
  US07/773,592
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 364/474.02, 364/474.12, 364/474.3, 364/474.35, 409/2, 409/11, 409/12, 409/15, 318/625
• US Class Current: 700/193
• CPC Class Codes: B23F 23/006 Equipment for synchronising movement of cutting tool and workpiece, the cutting tool and workpiece not being mechanically coupled
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/184 Generation of cam-like surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/186 Generation of screw- or gearlike surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/45214 Gear cutting
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50216 Synchronize speed and position of several axis, spindles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 409/100159 with regulation of operation by use of templet, card, or other replaceable information supply

Abstract

Disclosed is a numerical control apparatus for controlling a numerically controlled machine tool such as a hobbing machine and the like. An axis control circuit (14) provided with a synchronization control means (8) controls the rpm of a spindle motor (5) and the rpm of a servo motor (11) based on feedback pulses supplied from a position coder (7) connected to a hob axis (3), so that a ratio of the rpm of the hob axis (3) to the rpm of a C-axis (13) has a given value. A first internal counter (15a) monitors the number of feedback pulses supplied from the position coder (7) and a second internal counter (15b) monitors the number of pulses distributed to the C-axis (13), and when a ratio of the rpm of the hob axis (3) to the rpm of the C-axis (13) is to be changed, a correction pulse calculation means (9) calculates correction pulses based on the number of rotation pulses of the hob axis (3) and the number of the rotation pulses of the C-axis (13) counted by the first and second internal counters (15a, 15b). The correction pulses are supplied to the C-axis (13) to accelerate or decelerate the rpm of the C-axis (13) and thereby achieve a new synchronous relationship between the hob axis (3) and the C-axis (13) during the rotation of the hob axis (3) and C-axis (13).

Claims

1. A numerical control apparatus for controlling a numerically controlled machine tool such as a hobbing machine, comprising:

a synchronization control means having an axis control circuit for converting feedback pulses supplied from a position coder connected to a spindle axis for rotating a hob by a command including a ratio of an rpm of said spindle axis to an rpm of a rotation axis for rotating a gear to be cut, and for outputting a rotation command to a spindle motor and a rotation command in pulses to said rotation axis, a first internal counter for counting the feedback pulses supplied from said position coder, and a second internal counter for counting the pulses of the rotation command given to said rotation axis;

a correction pulse calculation means for calculating correction pulses for maintaining a new synchronous relationship without stopping the rotation of said spindle axis and said rotation axis when a command for a new rpm of said spindle axis and a command for a new rpm of said rotation axis are input.

2. A numerical control apparatus according to claim 1 wherein, when the new rpm of said spindle axis and the new rpm of said rotation axis are commanded, said correction pulse calculation means calculates the correction pulses to achieve a new synchronous relationship during one rotation of said spindle axis without stopping the rotation of said spindle axis and said rotation axis.

3. A numerical control apparatus according to claim 1 wherein, when a positional dislocation occurs between said spindle axis and said rotation axis to be synchronized, said correction pulse calculation means calculates correction pulses for correcting said positional dislocation.

4. A numerical control apparatus according to claim 1, including means wherein said calculated correction pulses are distributed at a speed not exceeding a maximum cutting speed of said spindle motor.