Tool device
US5906460A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/306832
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool device for machining workpieces has a machining tool and at least one sensor oriented toward a machining area of a workpiece to be machined by the machining tool. The at least one sensor senses at least a portion of the machining area and produces sensing signals. At least one processing unit for receiving and processing the sensing signals of the at least one sensor is provided so that an on-line control of the machining process is possible.
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