Numerical control system
US5457369A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/35428
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A numerical control system for readily finding machining programs containing desired machining steps and displaying the programs at a display device. A storage device stores machining programs and an internal table. A setting/registering unit creates the machining programs interactively in accordance with commands entered by an operator through an input device such as a keyboard, and registers the machining programs in the storage device with internal codes corresponding to the machining steps affixed thereto. When a command to perform a search for a specific machining step is entered by the operator, a command input unit requests the operator to enter a search start program number, a search end program number, etc., through the input device. On receiving the entered start program number, etc., a searching unit searches the machining programs, stored in the storage device, for the specific machining step, and outputs search data, whereupon a display control unit displays the search data at the display device.
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