Machine control gage system performing roughness and roundness measuring functions
AssigneeTokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
InventorMasato Enomoto
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Abstract
The machine control gage system measures the size of a workpiece through a measuring head while a machining tool machines the workpiece. When the measured size of the workpiece reaches a preset size, the machine control gage system commands the machining tool to stop machining the workpiece. The machine control gage system also performs roundness and surface roughness measurement of the workpiece as well as in-process control functions. On completion of the machining, the machine control gage system obtains and samples shape data on the workpiece through the measuring head and performs a predetermined processing for the sampled data, so that the roundness and surface roughness measurement can be performed automatically.
Claims3
A machine control gage system with a roundness measuring function, comprising:
- workpiece size measuring means for measuring a size of a workpiece by a measuring head while a machine tool is machining the workpiece;
- gaging control means for controlling a gaging operation by instructing the machine tool to stop machining the workpiece when detecting that the size of the workpiece measured by the workpiece size measuring means reaches a preset size;
- shape data obtaining means for obtaining shape data on the workpiece from the measuring head without detaching the workpiece from the machine tool after the machine tool finishes machining the workpiece in response to the instruction from the gaging control means;
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- roundness calculating means for analyzing a roundness in accordance with the shape data obtained from the shape data obtaining means.
A machine control gage system with a roughness measuring function, comprising:
- workpiece size measuring means for measuring a size of a workpiece by a measuring head while a machine tool is machining the workpiece;
- gaging control means for controlling a gaging operation by instructing the machine tool to stop machining the workpiece when detecting that the size of the workpiece measured by the workpiece size measuring means reaches a preset size;
- shape data obtaining means for obtaining shape data on the workpiece from the measuring head without detaching the workpiece from the machine tool after the machine tool finishes machining the workpiece in response to the instruction from the gaging control means;
- surface roughness calculating means for analyzing a surface roughness shape of a workpiece in accordance with shape data obtained from the shape data obtaining means.
A machine control gage system with a roughness/roundness measuring function, comprising:
- workpiece size measuring means for measuring a size of a workpiece by a measuring head while a machine tool is machining the workpiece;
- gaging control means for controlling a gaging operation by instructing the machine tool to stop machining the workpiece when detecting that the size of the workpiece measured by the workpiece size measuring means reaches a preset size;
- shape data obtaining means for obtaining shape data on the workpiece from the measuring head without detaching the workpiece from the machine tool after the machine tool finishes machining the workpiece in response to the instruction from the gaging control means;
- surface roughness calculating means for analyzing surface roughness of the workpiece in accordance with the shape data;
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- roundness calculating means for analyzing roundness of the workpiece in accordance with the shape data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.