Machine tool

• US 7,309,306 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Issued: 12/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kitamura, Akihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross, Dana
• Application Number:
  US11/599,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20070123403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 483/10, 483/11, 483/16, 483/17, 483/28, 483/30, 700/7, 700/9, 700/18, 700/95, 700/96, 700/169, 700/173, 700/174, 700/175, 700/177, 700/178, 700/179, 700/180, 700/181, 700/182, 700/183, 700/184, 707/1, 707/104.1, 708/130, 709/217, 409/235
• US Class Current: 483/10
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4065 Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35494 Online documentation, manual, procedures, operator, user guidance, assistance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49302 Part, workpiece, code, tool identification
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/132 Responsive to tool identifying information
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/136 Responsive to tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/17 including machine tool or component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 483/1729 Reciprocating tool machine tool [e.g., broaching machine, shaping machine, etc.]

Abstract

A machine tool comprises a main body having a plurality of parts and an NC apparatus connected to the main body. The NC apparatus includes a display means for displaying a part information about the plurality of parts constituting the main body, a memory means for memorizing the part information, and a control means for controlling the display means and the memory means. The part information includes the ID number, names, types and attachment positions of the parts. The control means displays either the ID numbers and the attachment positions of the parts or the ID numbers, the names, and the types of the parts on the display means selectively.

Claims

1. A machine tool comprising a main body (12, 42) having a plurality of parts (22, 52) and an NC apparatus (14, 44) connected to the main body (12, 42), the NC apparatus (14, 44) including:

a display means (16, 46) for displaying parts information for the plurality of parts (22, 52) constituting the main body (12, 42),

a memory means (18, 48) for storing the parts information, wherein the parts information includes ID characters (26, 56), names (28, 50), types (30, 60), and attachment positions (32, 62) of the parts, and

a control means (20, 50) for controlling the display means (16, 46) and the memory means (18, 48) to cause the display means to selectively display (1) a screen presenting a view of an area of the main body showing parts the ID characters (26, 56) of the parts and the attachment positions (32, 52) of the parts and (2) a screen presenting a listing of the ID characters (26, 56), the names (28, 58), and the types (30, 60) of the parts.

2. a machine tool according to claim 1, further comprising detecting means (64), connected to the main body (42), for detecting trouble within the main body (42), and wherein the control means (50) controls the display means (46) and the memory means (48) on the basis of the detected trouble within the main body (42) which is detected by the detecting means (64), and reads the parts information for the part (52) which is the source of the trouble from the memory means (48) and displays the read parts information on the display means (46).

3. A machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the attachment positions are shown in a combination of letters and figures.

4. A machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the view is an exploded view of an assembly of the plurality of parts.

5. A machine tool according to claim 4 wherein the view is a perspective view.

6. A machine tool according to claim 1 wherein the view is a perspective view.

7. A machine tool according to claim 1 wherein the characters are numerals.

8. A machine tool according to claim 2 wherein the characters are numerals.

9. A machine tool according to claim 3 wherein the characters are numerals.

10. A machine tool according to claim 4 wherein the characters are numerals.

11. A machine tool according to claim 5 wherein the characters are numerals.

12. A machine tool according to claim 6 wherein the characters are numerals.

13. A machine tool according to claim 1 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.

14. A machine tool according to claim 2 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.

15. A machine tool according to claim 3 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.

16. A machine tool according to claim 4 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.

17. A machine tool according to claim 5 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.

18. A machine tool according to claim 6 wherein the screens (1) and (2) are displayed in succession.