Multi-system numerical control device

• US 7,139,635 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2003
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Iihoshi, Kouji, Ogino, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Douglas S.
• Application Number:
  US10/639,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20040039476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,196 Days
• Field of Search: 700/86, 700/87, 700/175, 700/181, 318/569
• US Class Current: 700/175
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4155 characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36395 Load local computer program from host, data transfer ram to rom, BTR
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50008 Multiple, multi tool head, parallel machining

Abstract

Information of a machine control means to be selected for each system is inputted through a manual input unit and then stored in a storage unit for storing a selection state of the machine control means through a machine control means selecting unit. A machine control means execution unit executes the machine control means for each control system independently according to the selection state stored in the storage unit.

Claims

1. A multi-system numerical control device having a plurality of control systems, comprising;

a selecting unit for selecting a machine control means for each of said plurality of control systems;

a selection state storage unit for storing a selection state of the machine control means selected for each control system by said selecting unit; and

an execution unit for executing the machine control means for each control system independently according to the selection state stored in said selection state storage unit.

2. The multi-system numerical control device according to claim 1, wherein each of said control systems includes a program analysis unit for analyzing a program specified by said execution unit and an execution means.

3. The multi-system numerical control device according to claim 1, wherein it further comprises a manual input unit, and information of the machine control means is inputted through the manual input unit and then stored in said machine control means storage unit through said selecting unit.

4. The multi-system numerical control device according to claim 1, wherein said machine control means is a program for attaining a turning function.

5. The multi-system numerical control device according to claim 1, wherein said machine control means is a program for attaining a milling function.