Automatic setup apparatus

An automatic setup apparatus in a numerical control machine tool having an arranged apparatus on which setup change members are exchangeably installed, said automatic setup apparatus comprising:

• a workpiece storing means for storing workpieces;
• a workpiece information storing means for storing workpiece information concerning said workpiece stored in said workpiece storing means provided at said workpiece storing means;
• a workpiece information reading means for reading said workpiece information out of said workpiece information storing means;
• a workpiece carrying means for picking said workpiece out of said workpiece storing means and carrying, provided being free to move from said numerical control machine tool to a position of said workpiece storing means;
• a setup change member storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of said setup change members;
• a setup change member information storing means for storing setup change member information concerning said setup change member, provided at each said setup change members;
• a setup change member information reading means for reading said setup change member information out of said setup change member information storing means;
• a setup change member decision means for deciding said setup change member to be set up to said arranged apparatus on the basis of said workpiece information read out with said workpiece information reading means;
• a setup change member carrying means for selecting said setup change member decided with said setup change member decision means from said setup change member storing means on the basis of said setup change member information read out with said setup change member information reading means and carrying, provided being free to move between a position of said setup change member storing means and a position of said arranged apparatus;
• a holding apparatus storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of holding apparatus capable of holding said workpieces or said setup change members;
• a holding apparatus information storing means for storing holding apparatus information concerning said holding apparatus provided at each of said holding apparatus;
• a holding apparatus information reading means for reading said holding apparatus information out of said holding apparatus information storing means;
• a common carrying means being free to move to a position of said holding apparatus storing means so as to exchange said holding apparatus by selecting from said holding apparatus storing means on the basis of said holding apparatus information read out with said holding apparatus information reading means according to kinds of said workpieces or said setup change members to be carried, provided as said workpiece carrying means and said setup change member carrying means;
• a carrying control program decision means for deciding a carrier control program to be used on the basis of said workpiece information read out with said workpiece information reading means;
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• a carrier control means for driving and controlling said common carrying means on the basis of said carrier control program decided with said carrier control program decision means.