Machine Tool Computer for Oscillation Cutting Parameter Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulty in efficiently setting optimal machining conditions for machine tools due to the need for repetitive trial-and-error processes, consuming significant time and effort.

Innovation Solution

A computer system for machine tools that includes a machining condition acquisition unit, a machining state calculation unit, a display unit, and a machining condition reflection unit, which acquires, calculates, and displays machining and oscillation conditions, allowing users to easily select and set optimal conditions without repetitive inputting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users manually input machining parameters through trial and error to set optimal conditions, then the machine tool can achieve proper machining results, but the process consumes significant time and effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemachining condition optimizationVSAvoidparameter setting time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-calculates and stores optimal machining parameters in a database based on workpiece material, tool type, and machining conditions. When setting up a machining operation, the system automatically retrieves pre-determined optimal parameters rather than requiring manual trial-and-error adjustment, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor actual machining results and automatically adjust parameters based on measured outcomes. This closed-loop control enables the system to learn from previous machining operations and continuously optimize parameters, eliminating the need for manual trial-and-error processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If users manually adjust multiple machining parameters through repeated trials, then optimal oscillation cutting conditions can be achieved, but the process involves great amount of time and effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemachining efficiencyVSAvoidparameter setting ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-optimization by automatically selecting and adjusting machining parameters based on embedded algorithms and databases. The system serves itself by autonomously determining optimal oscillation frequencies, feed rates, and depth of cut without requiring extensive manual intervention, thereby improving both productivity and operational ease

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically modifies multiple machining parameters simultaneously based on workpiece material properties, tool characteristics, and desired machining outcomes. By systematically varying parameters according to pre-established relationships and real-time feedback, the system achieves optimal oscillation cutting conditions efficiently without requiring manual trial-and-error adjustment of each parameter individually

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240019837A1computer
Publication Date: 2024.01.18 FANUC LTD
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AI summary

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a computer for a machine tool that can easily be configured without repeated trial-and-error to allow a user to select optimal machining conditions. Provided is a computer for a machine tool machining a workpiece by oscillating a cutting tool and the workpiece relative to each other, wherein by means of a machining program, oscillation conditions and machining conditions including the oscillation conditions are acquired, a machining state is calculated as numerical parameters from the acquired machining conditions and oscillation conditions, and on the basis of the calculated result, the machining state is reflected in a selected block of the machining program, whereby the above problem can be solved