Cutting tool holder with a control module
AssigneeDienes Werke fuer Maschinenteile GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRolf Thielen
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Abstract
A cutting tool holder (1) for holding and driving a cutting tool (2) includes at least one actuator (3) for adjusting at least one operating state of the cutting tool holder (1). A control module (4) is disposed on the cutting tool holder (1) and is connected with the actuator (3). The control module (4) directly and independently actuates the actuator (3); information about the operating state is storable on the control module (4). A TCP- and/or UDP-based server is disposed on the control module (4) so that information transmitted from a web-browser compatible end device (5, 6) about an operating state to be assumed can be received and information about the actual operating state can be transmitted to the web-browser compatible end device (5, 6).
Claims16
A cutting machine (11) in the form of a longitudinal cutting machine with a plurality of cutting tool holders (1) for holding and driving a cutting tool (2), each cutting tool holder comprising:
- at least one actuator (3) for adjusting at least one operating state of the cutting tool holder (1);
- a control module (4) connected to the at least one actuator (3), wherein the control module (4) is mounted on the cutting tool holder (1), wherein the control module (4) directly and independently actuates the at least one actuator (3), and wherein the control module (4) is configured to store information about the at least one operating state;
- a TCP- and/or UDP-based server disposed on the control module (4), so that information from a web-browser compatible end device (6) about an operating state to be assumed is retrievable and information about an actual operating state is transmittable to the web-browser compatible end device (6),
- said cutting machine (11) including a central, superordinate control unit (5), wherein said superordinate control unit (5) controls the plurality of cutting tool holders (1).
A method for operating a cutting machine (11) in the form of a longitudinal cutting machine (11) with a plurality of cutting tool holders (1), comprising at least the following steps:
- a) detecting at least one operating state of a cutting tool holder (1) and storing the detected operating state on a control module (4) of the cutting tool holder (1);
- b) providing an operating state to be assumed via a superordinate control unit (5) or via a mobile end device (6) that does not directly effect operation of the cutting tool holder, wherein the operating state to be assumed is stored by means of a TCP- and/or UDP-based server on the control module (4) of the cutting tool holder;
- c) transmitting a start signal to the control module (4) of the cutting tool holder (1);
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- d) changing the control state of the cutting tool holder (1) exclusively by regulation from the control module (4) until the operating state to be assumed is achieved.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.