Control device, machine tool, and control method
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorYuuta IMAMATSU
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Abstract
A control device of a machine tool comprising a table that supports an object to be machined, a main shaft on which a tool is mounted, and a mist collector that collects mist comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of information from among a machining load, a relative movement speed of the main shaft in relation to the table, and a rotational speed of the main shaft; a startup determination unit that determines whether to start the mist collector on the basis of the at least one piece of acquired information; and a collector control unit that automatically controls the mist collector on the basis of the determination details.
Claims12
A control device for a machine tool comprising a table supporting a workpiece to be machined by a tool in a machining area, a spindle to which the tool is mounted and which rotates and moves relative to the table, and a mist collector configured to collect mist in the machining area, the control device comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one type of information from among a machining load applied to the tool by performing machining on the workpiece, a relative movement speed of the spindle with respect to the table, and a rotational speed of the spindle;
- a start determination unit configured to determine whether or not to start the mist collector based on the at least one type of information acquired by the acquisition unit;
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- a collector control unit configured to automatically control the mist collector based on a determination content of the start determination unit.
A control method for a machine tool comprising a table supporting a workpiece to be machined by a tool in a machining area, a spindle to which the tool is mounted and which rotates and moves relative to the table, and a mist collector configured to collect mist in the machining area, the control method comprising:
- an acquisition step in which a computer acquires at least one type of information from among a machining load applied to the tool by performing machining on the workpiece, a relative movement speed of the spindle with respect to the table, and a rotational speed of the spindle;
- a start determination step in which the computer determines whether or not to start the mist collector based on the at least one type of information acquired in the acquisition step;
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- a collector control step in which the computer controls the mist collector based on a determination content in the start determination step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.