Apparatus and method for automatically converting thermal displacement compensation parameters of machine tool

A method of automatically converting a thermal displacement compensation parameter of a machine tool, the method comprising:

• selecting, by a thermal displacement compensation parameter automatic converting function selecting unit, a thermal displacement compensation parameter automatic converting function;
• storing basic data for X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis thermal displacement compensation in a basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit;
• selecting, by a reference tool measurement target selecting unit, Z-directional or Y-directional displacement of a tool tip end that is a measurement target of a reference tool measured by a tool measuring unit;
• storing Z-directional or Y-directional displacement data of the tool tip end of the reference tool measured by the tool measuring unit in a reference tool data storing unit;
• measuring a temperature by a temperature measuring unit;
• storing temperature data measured by the temperature measuring unit in a temperature data storing unit;
• determining by, a reference tool tip end Z-directional or Y-directional displacement change determining unit, whether a previous Z-directional or Y-directional displacement value of the tool tip end of the reference tool stored in the basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit corresponds to a current Z-directional or Y-directional displacement value of the tool tip end of the reference tool stored in the reference tool data storing unit;
• when the Z-directional or Y-directional displacement of the tool tip end of the reference tool is changed, calculating a thermal displacement compensation parameter according to an average value of temperature data matrixes according to the number of a plurality of temperature measuring units and a Z-directional or Y-directional displacement change amount of the tool tip end;
• storing the thermal displacement compensation parameter calculated by the compensation parameter calculating unit in a compensation parameter storing unit;
• and
• converting, by a compensation parameter converting unit, a thermal displacement compensation parameter of an X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis thermal displacement compensation equation stored in the basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit with the thermal displacement compensation parameter stored in the compensation parameter storing unit,
• wherein the machine tool is operated at a predetermined speeed to process the workpiece using the calculated displacement compensation parameter.

An apparatus for automatically converting a thermal displacement compensation parameter of a machine tool including an operating panel and a main shaft, to which a tool for processing a workpiece is mounted, the apparatus comprising:

• a basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit, which stores basic data for X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis thermal displacement compensation;
• an indicator, which is clapped to the main shaft and measures a depth or a width of a processed portion of a processed material;
• a plurality of temperature measuring units installed at a plurality of points of the machine tool;
• a thermal displacement data calculating and storing unit, which calculates thermal displacement data of the machine tool from the processed portion measured by the indicator and stores the calculated data;
• a temperature data storing unit, which stores temperature data measured by the plurality of temperature measuring units;
• and
• a control unit, which calculates a thermal displacement compensation parameter based on an average value of temperature data matrixes according to the number of plurality of temperature measuring units and the thermal displacement data of the machine tool,
• wherein the control unit includes:
• a reference tool tip end Z-directional or Y-directional displacement change determining unit, which determines whether a Z-directional or Y-directional displacement value of the tool tip end of the reference tool stored in the basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit corresponds to a Z-directional or Y-directional displacement value of the tool tip end of the reference tool stored in the thermal displacement calculating and storing unit of the machine tool;
• a compensation parameter calculating unit, which when the Z-directional or Y-directional displacement of the tool tip end of the reference tool is changed as a result of the determination by the reference tool tip end Z-directional or Y-directional displacement change determining unit, calculates a thermal displacement compensation parameter according to the changed Z-directional or Y-directional displacement value of the tool tip end of the reference tool and a temperature;
• a compensation parameter storing unit, which stores the compensation parameter calculated by the compensation parameter calculating unit;
• a compensation parameter converting unit, which converts a compensation parameter of the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis thermal displacement compensation equation stored in the basic thermal displacement compensation data storing unit with the compensation parameter stored in the compensation parameter storing unit;
• and
• a thermal displacement compensation amount calculating unit, which calculates a thermal displacement compensation amount by a thermal displacement compensation equation, to which the compensation parameter converted by the compensation parameter converting unit is applied,
• wherein the machine tool is operated at a predetermined speed to process the workpiece using the calculated displacement compensation parameter.