Machine tool and authentication system of machine tool
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsShinichi TANAKA, Yuuzou INAGUCHI
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Abstract
A machine tool includes a maintenance unit that can be replaced by a predetermined unit. The machine tool includes a monitoring section and a determination section. The monitoring section monitors a feature amount that gradually changes accompanying deterioration of the maintenance unit. The determination section determines whether the maintenance unit has been replaced on the basis of a trend of a change in the feature amount monitored by the monitoring section. With such a configuration, the machine tool is able to determine whether the maintenance unit has been replaced.
Claims10
A machine tool provided with a maintenance unit that can be replaced by a predetermined unit, the machine tool comprising:
- a monitoring section monitoring a feature amount that gradually changes accompanying deterioration of the maintenance unit;
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- a determination section determining whether the maintenance unit has been replaced, on a basis of a trend of a change in the feature amount that is monitored by the monitoring section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.