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Numerical control apparatus and control method of machine tool

US6597968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2001
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A numerical control apparatus of a machine tool capable of shortening a machining time while maintaining a machining precision of a workpiece, provided with an analyzer for analyzing a machining program defining machining process of a workpiece by the machine tool to extract information for specifying a feed speed of a cutting tool to the workpiece and cutting/non-cutting information for defining actual cutting by the cutting tool added to a cutting feed command program from the cutting feed command program contained in this machining program, a feed speed optimizer for calculating a permissible feed speed of the cutting tool in accordance with content of the cutting/non-cutting information based on the extracted information and optimizing the feed speed of the cutting tool so as to be within the permissible feed speed, and a distribution unit for calculating control commands to be distributed to the control axes of the machine tool based on the optimized feed speed.

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