US 5,398,314 AGranted

Apparatus for creating operation data concerning operating device

AssigneeNippon Filcon Co., Ltd.

InventorsMitsuru Saito, Toshiaki Nakahara

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Abstract

An apparatus for creating operation data with which a computer operates a machine tool, a measuring machine, or the like. The apparatus has a display unit, an input unit, a storage unit, an output unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit comprises a CAD data file of original drawings, a command menu data file, an operation command CAD data file, an operation command data file, and an operation data file. The processing unit has a first processing device for performing processes such as a designing, editing, and displaying a CAD drawing, a second processing device for creating and storing operation command CAD data, a third processing device for creating and storing operation command data, a fourth processing device for creating and storing operation data, and a fifth processing device for outputting the operation data.

Claims12

Dependent claims

An apparatus for producing operation data comprising:

an input unit;
a display unit for displaying at least a computer aided design drawing, computer aided design data, an operation command menu, a change command menu and input commands for processing means;
a storage unit including
(A) a computer aided design data file having a plurality of storage locations for storing computer aided design data of an original drawing;
(B) a command menu data file for storing data necessary for displaying the operation command menu, the change command menu, the operation data change command menu, and the input commands for processing means;
(C) an operation command computer aided design data file for storing operation command computer aided design data;
(D) an operation command data file for storing operation command data;
and
a processing unit having
(a) a first processing device for performing processes including editing and displaying a computer aided design drawing;
(b) a second processing device for creating operation command computer aided design data and for storing the operation command computer aided design data in the operation command computer aided design data file, the operation command computer aided design data being created by selecting an operation command item from the operation command menu, designating a computer aided design drawing of an original drawing displayed on the display unit through a first process with the input unit, and inputting data when necessary;
(c) a third processing device for creating operation data and for storing the operation data in an operation data file, the operation data being created by changing operation command data stored in the operation command data file to correspond with a format of a specific machine of common machines of group, the operation command data being created by extracting computer aided design data necessary for operating the common machines of the group from the operation command computer aided design data as numeric and character data;
and
(d) a fourth processing device for outputting the operation data, the operation data being changed to correspond with the format of the specific machine.

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An apparatus for producing operation data comprising:

an input unit;
a display unit displaying at least a computer aided design drawing computer aided design data, an operation command menu, a change command menu and input commands for processing means;
a storage unit including
(A) a computer aided design data file having a plurality of storage locations for storing computer aided design data of an original drawing;
(B) a command menu data file for storing data necessary for displaying the operation command menu, the change command menu, the operation data change command menu, and the commands for processing means;
(C) an operation command computer aided design data file for storing operation command computer aided design data;
(D) a change command computer aided design data file for storing change command computer aided design data;
(E) an operation data file for storing operation data;
and
a processing unit having
(a) a first processing device for performing processes, including editing and displaying a computer aided design drawing;
(b) a second processing device for creating operation command computer aided design data and for storing the operation command computer aided design data in the operation command computer aided design data file, the operation command computer aided design data being created by selecting an operation command item on the operation command menu disposed on the display unit, designating a computer aided design drawing of an original drawing displayed on the display unit through a first process with the input unit, and inputting data when necessary;
(c) a third processing device for creating change command computer aided design data and for storing the change-command computer aided design data in the change command computer aided design data file, the change command computer aided design data being created by selecting a change command item on the change command menu displayed on the display unit when necessary, and inputting data for changing the operation command computer aided design data;
(d) a fourth processing device for creating operation data and for storing the data in the operation data file, the operation data being created by extracting computer aided design data necessary for operating common machines of a group as numeric and character data to thereby form operation command data, extracting computer aided design data necessary for operating common machines of the group from the change command computer aided design data to form change command data, changing the operation command data by means of the change command data and extracting data necessary for operating a specific machine of the group;
and
(e) a fifth processing device for outputting the operation data.

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An apparatus for producing operation data comprising:

an input unit;
a display unit for displaying at least a computer aided design drawing, computer aided design data, an operation command menu, a change command menu and input commands for processing means;
a storage unit including
(A) a computer aided design data file having a plurality of storage locations for storing computer aided design data of an original drawing;
(B) a command menu data file for storing data necessary for displaying the operation command menu, the change command menu, the operation data change command menu, and the input commands for processing means;
(C) an operation command computer aided design data file for storing operation command computer aided design data;
(D) an operation command data file for storing operation command data;
(E) an operation data change command computer aided design data file for storing operation data change command computer aided design data;
(F) a change operation data file for storing change operation data;
and
a processing unit having
(a) a first processing device for performing processes including editing and displaying a computer aided design drawing;
(b) a second processing device for creating operation command computer aided design data and for storing the operation command computer aided design data in the operation command computer aided design data file, the operation command computer aided design data being created by selecting an operation command item on the operation command menu disposed on the display unit, designating a computer aided design drawing of an original drawing displayed on the display unit through a first process with the input unit, and inputting data when necessary;
(c) a third processing device for creating operation data and for storing the operation data in an operation data file, the operation data being created by changing operation command data stored in the operation command data file to correspond with the format of a specific machine from common machines of group, the operation command data being created by extracting computer aided design data necessary for operating the common machines of the group from the operation command computer aided design data as numeric and character data;
and
(d) a fourth processing device for creating operation data change command computer aided design data and for storing the operation data change command computer aided design data in an operation data change command computer aided design data file, the operation data change command computer aided design data being created by selecting a change command item on the operation data change command menu displayed on the display unit when necessary, and inputting data for changing the operation data;
(e) an fifth processing device for creating change operation data and for storing the change operation data in a change operation data file, the change operation data being created by changing operation data stored in an operation data file based on operation data change command data, the operation data change command data being created by extracting the computer aided design data necessary for changing data of the operation data from the operation data change command computer aided design data as numeric and character data;
and
(f) a sixth processing device for outputting the change operation data changed based on the operation data change command data.

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An apparatus for producing operation data comprising:

an input unit;
a display unit for displaying at least a computer aided design drawing, computer aided design data, an operation command menu, a change command menu and input commands for processing means;
a storage unit including
(A) a computer aided design data file having a plurality of storage locations for storing computer aided design data of an original drawing;
(B) a command menu data file for storing data necessary for displaying the operation command menu, the change command menu, the operation data change command menu, and the input commands for processing means;
(C) an operation command computer aided design data
for storing operation command computer aided design data;
(D) an operation command data file for storing operation data;
(E) an operation data change command computer aided design data file for storing operation data change command computer aided design data;
(F) a change operation data file for storing change operation data;
and
a processing unit having
(a) a first processing device for performing processes including editing and displaying a computer aided design drawing;
(b) a second processing device for creating operation command computer aided design data and for storing the operation command computer aided design data in the operation command computer aided design data file, the operation command computer aided design data being created by selecting an operation command item on the operation command menu disposed on the display unit, designating a computer aided design drawing of an original drawing displayed on the display unit through a first process with the input unit, and inputting data when necessary;
(c) a third processing device for creating operation data and for storing the operation data in an operation data file, the operation data being created by changing operation command data stored in the operation command data file to correspond with the format of specific machine of common machines of a group, the operation command data being created by extracting computer aided design data necessary for operating the common machines of the group from the operation command computer aided design data as numeric and character data;
and
(d) a fourth processing device for creating the operation data change command computer aided design data and for storing the data in the operation data change command computer aided design data file, the operation data change command computer aided design data being created by selecting a change command item on the operation data change command menu displayed on the display unit when necessary, and inputting data for changing the operation data;
(e) an eighth processing device for creating change operation data and for storing the change operation data in the change operation data file, the change operation data being created by changing the operation data stored in the operation data file based on operation data change command data, the operation data change command data being created by extracting the computer aided design data for changing the operation data from the operation data change command computer aided design data as numeric and character data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/058,742Filed 10 May 1993
Priority: JP 4-16160512 May 1992
Granted: 14 Mar 1995
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G05B 19/4097
Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to…
G05B 2219/35051
Nc in input of data, input till input file format: data exchange between cad systems, cad and cam
G05B 2219/35216
Nc in input of data, input till input file format: program, generate nc program, code from cad data
G05B 2219/36232
Nc in input of data, input key till input tape: before machining, convert, adapt program to specific possibilities of machine