Live tool collar having wireless sensor
AssigneeColibri Spindles Ltd.
InventorsAvigdor ANGEL, Ran BENEDIK
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Abstract
A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
Claims20
A live tool system, the system comprising:
- a live tool;
- a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool, the collar housing at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation;
- and
- a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
A wireless monitoring kit for mounting to a live tool, comprising:
- a collar configured to mount to the live tool such that the collar at least partially surrounds a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool, the collar housing at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation;
- and
- a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
A method of monitoring a live tool, comprising:
- mounting a collar around at least one of a cutting tool, a collet, and a shaft of the live tool, the collar comprising at least one temperature sensor;
- mounting a wireless transmitting unit to the live tool, the wireless transmitting unit in communication with the at least one temperature sensor;
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- sensing the temperature adjacent to the cutting tool during a cutting operation using the at least one sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.