# US 10,246,929 B2 · Machine tool

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- Number: US 10,246,929 B2
- Document ID: US10246929B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/272,473
- Filed: 2016-09-22
- Published: 2017-04-06
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-01
- Assignees: Fanuc Corporation
- Applicants: FANUC Corporation
- Inventors: Kiwamu Saitou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246929B2

## CPC

- E05F 15/75: responsive to the weight or other physical contact of a person or object
- B23Q 7/04: by means of grippers {(B23Q7/1494 takes precedence)}
- B23Q 11/0891: {arranged between the working area and the operator}
- E05F 15/41: Detection by monitoring transmitted force or torque (E05F15/48 takes precedence); Safety couplings with activation dependent upon torque or force, e.g. slip couplings
- E05F 15/603: using rotary electromotors
- E05Y 2999/00: Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass
- E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- B23Q: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

The present invention provides machine tool having a door of which the position is changed between the time of machining and when nothing is being machined, and where the moving speed of the door can be changed. The machine tool is provided with: a drive unit that can move the door; a control unit that can control the drive unit for moving the door; a safety signal input unit that takes in a safety signal from the outside of the machine tool; and a door opening and closing speed setting unit that can set the moving speed of the door to a first moving speed in the case where a safety signal is inputted into the signal input unit or to a second moving speed in the case where no safety signal is inputted, and is characterized in that the first moving speed is higher than the second moving speed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A machine tool, comprising: a door that closes an opening provided in a cover that forms a machining area at the time of machining and opens the opening when nothing is being machined, wherein the moving speed of the door for opening and closing the opening is changeable; a drive unit configured to move the door; a controller configured to control the drive unit, receive a safety signal from an outside of the machine tool, and set the moving speed of the door to a first moving speed in the case where a safety signal is received or to a second moving speed in the case where no safety signal is received; and a load detection unit configured to detect the load applied to the door, wherein the first moving speed is higher than the second moving speed, and in the case where a load having a threshold value or higher is applied to the load detection unit, the door is stopped, a drive force for the door is cut off, or the door is driven in the direction opposite the direction in which the door was moving at the point in time when the load was applied.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to output a speed change instruction to an external device that goes inside through the opening that is opened or closed by the door when the moving speed of the door is changed.

### Claim 3

A machine tool, comprising: a door of which the position is changed between the time of machining and when nothing is being machined, wherein the moving speed of the door is changeable; a drive unit configured to move the door; a controller configured to control the drive unit, receive a safety signal from an outside of the machine tool, and set the moving speed of the door to a first moving speed in the case where a safety signal is received or to a second moving speed in the case where no safety signal is received; and a load detection unit configured to detect the load applied to the door, wherein the first moving speed is higher than the second moving speed, and in the case where a load having a threshold value or higher is applied to the load detection unit, the door is stopped, a drive force for the door is cut off, or the door is driven in the direction opposite the direction in which the door was moving at the point in time when the load was applied.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The machine tool according to claim 3, wherein the load detection unit is configured to set a threshold value of the load in the case where a safety signal is received, and set a threshold value of the load in the case where no safety signal is received.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The machine tool according to claim 3, wherein the drive unit includes a servo motor.

### Claim 6

A machine tool, comprising: a door of which the position is changed between the time of machining and when nothing is being machined, wherein the moving speed of the door is changeable; a drive unit configured to move the door; and a controller configured to control the drive unit, receive a safety signal from an outside of the machine tool, set the moving speed of the door to a first moving speed in the case where a safety signal is received or to a second moving speed in the case where no safety signal is received, calculate a mass of the door on the basis of an output of the drive unit and an actual acceleration of the door, and automatically determine one or both of the first speed and the second speed depending on the mass that has been calculated, wherein the first moving speed is higher than the second moving speed.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the load detection unit is configured to set a threshold value of the load in the case where a safety signal is received, and set a threshold value of the load in the case where no safety signal is received.