Virtual machine tool for representing actions of machining units and generating operating data from user input

US8606391B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky · DE

Inventors

• Eberhard Beck · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Stefan Grossmann · Radebeul, DE
• Joerg Junginger · Altbach, DE
• Matthias Eisele · Durmersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 22, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/36276
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

It is proposed that an interaction unit which allows a manual interaction is associated with a visualization unit, that a function selection unit which allows an association of a function of a machine tool with this manual interaction is associated with the visualization unit, and that a function data generator unit is provided that generates operating data which correspond to the manual interaction, while taking the associated function into account, and transmits these operating data to a visualization controller in order to represent, on the visualization unit, using visualization elements, the function specified by the manual interaction.