Standby control for machine tools
AssigneeMikron Agie Charmilles AG
InventorsJean-Philippe Besuchet, Michael Monsch, Micha Kuenzi
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Abstract
A standby control for a machine tool. The standby control is operable for regulating the energy consumption of one or more energy-consuming components of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool. The standby control includes a controller operable to individually activate or deactivate energy-consuming components according to a predeterminable input value in order that a temperature of at least one of the individual components or a temperature of the machine tool is influenced during nonoperation of the machine tool.
Claims19
A standby control for a machine tool, the standby control operable for regulating the energy consumption of one or more energy-consuming components of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool, the standby control comprising:
- a controller operable to individually activate and deactivate the one or more energy-consuming components according to a predeterminable input value in order to influence a temperature of at least one of the energy-consuming components or a temperature of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool,
- wherein the predeterminable input value can have a first value and a second value,
- wherein when the first value is specified, during nonoperation of the machine tool the standby control activates or deactivates the one or more energy-consuming components in such a way that, when the machine tool is started up, it can process workpieces with a processing accuracy as at a normal operating temperature, and
- wherein when the second value is specified, during nonoperation of the machine tool the standby control activates or deactivates the one or more energy-consuming components in such a way that, when the machine tool is started up, it can process workpieces with a processing accuracy which deviates from a normal processing accuracy within a predeterminable tolerance range.
A machine tool comprising:
- a standby control operable for regulating energy consumption of one or more energy-consuming components of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool, the standby control including:
- a controller operable to individually activate and deactivate the one or more energy-consuming components according to a predeterminable input value in order to influence a temperature of at least one of the individual components or a temperature of the machine tool during nonoperation of the machine tool,
- wherein the predeterminable input value can have a first value and a second value,
- wherein when the first value is specified, during nonoperation of the machine tool the standby control activates or deactivates the one or more energy-consuming components in such a way that, when the machine tool is started up, it can process workpieces with a processing accuracy as at a normal operating temperature, and
- wherein when the second value is specified, during nonoperation of the machine tool the standby control activates or deactivates the one or more energy-consuming components in such a way that, when the machine tool is started up, it can process workpieces with a processing accuracy which deviates from a normal processing accuracy within a predeterminable tolerance range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.