US 5,757,648 A · Machine tool control system

Abstract

A machine tool control system is provided that controls a plurality of machining equipment by transferring, from a tool center, schedules for each machining equipment to a plurality of terminals which correspond to the plurality of machining equipment, respectively. The machine tool control system includes a controller for storing a plurality of schedules for the plurality of machining equipment. During operation, the system analyzes the current operating condition of the plurality of machining equipment through the respective terminals, and selects a schedule which is currently capable of being processed by each of the plurality of machining equipment from the plurality of schedules. The schedule that is selected is then transferred to each of the plurality of terminals corresponding to each of the plurality of machining equipment. A machining program converting system is also provided that converts an original machining program corresponding to one of the machining equipment into a compatible machining program for a substitutive machining equipment when the current operating condition of the machining equipment is determined to be in an overload condition or a trouble condition, and when it is determined that the original machining program is not compatible for the substitutive machining equipment.

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Dependent claims

A machine tool control system which controls a plurality of machining equipment, each of said plurality of machining equipment being provided with a terminal device to communicate with said machine tool control system, said machine tool control system comprising:

means for storing a plurality of schedules for said plurality of machining equipment;
means for analyzing a current operating condition of each of said plurality of machining equipment based on equipment status information received from said terminal device;
means for selecting a schedule from said plurality of schedules that is capable of being processed based on the current operating condition of each of said plurality of machining equipment;
and
means for transferring said schedule selected by said selecting means to one of said plurality of machining equipment;
said system further comprising a machining program file including a plurality of machining programs for said plurality of machining equipment, and a machining program converting system that converts an original machining program corresponding to one of said plurality of machining equipment into a compatible machining program for a substitutive machining equipment when the current operating condition of said one of said plurality of machining equipment is analyzed by said analyzing means to be in an overload condition or a trouble condition, and when said machine program converting system determines that the original machining program is not compatible for said substitutive machining equipment.

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a schedule file that includes a plurality of schedules for said plurality of machining equipment;
an analyzing system that determines the current operating condition of each of said plurality of machining equipment based on equipment status information received from said terminal device;
a schedule selection system that selects a schedule from said plurality of schedules that is capable of being processed based on the current operating condition of each of said plurality of machining equipment;
and
a schedule transferring system that transfers said schedule selected by said schedule selection system to one of said plurality of machining equipment;
said system further comprising a machining program file including a plurality of machining programs for said plurality of machining equipment, and a machining program converting system that converts an original machining program corresponding to one of said plurality of machining equipment into a compatible machining program for a substitutive machining equipment when the current operating condition of said one of said plurality of machining equipment is analyzed by said analyzing system to be in an overload condition or a trouble condition, and when said machining program converting system determines that the original machining program is not compatible for said substitutive machining equipment.

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