Switching between workpiece processing operating modes of a processing machine

US10877446B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Bauer · Neuendettelsau, DE
• Uwe Huber · Garching bei München, DE
• Eberhard Wahl · Weilheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2014
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/33302
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for switching between different operating modes on a processing machine. The operating modes are different from one another in respect of operator intervention requirements of an operator of the processing machine, One of the methods includes switching from a first operating mode to a second operating mode, looking up stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode and related to one or more potential operator interventions, changing operation of the processing machine in accordance of the stored operating settings specific to the second operating mode, and providing feedback to the operator of the machine, indicating whether a switch to the second operating mode is complete or whether at least one of the potential operator interventions is required.