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US 7,038,418 B2Granted
Numerical control apparatus
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Noda, Hiroshige Ando, Yuji Sone
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Abstract
The numerical control apparatus includes a numerical control part for outputting a move command, one motor control part for generating a PWM signal for a plurality of motors based on the move command from the numerical control part, and a plurality of motor amplfiers for driving the respective motors based on the PWM signal from the motor control part. The motor control part and the plurality of motor amplifiers are placed on a power panel, and the numerical control part and the motor control part are connected by a serial communication line.
Claims8
A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part integrally placed with a display and outputting a move command;
- a motor control part generating a PWM signal for a plurality of motors based on the move command from the numerical control part;
- and
- a plurality of motor amplifiers, each driving a respective one of said plurality of motors based on the PWM signal from the motor control part, wherein
- said motor control part is configured so as to control all of the plurality of motors with a single motor control part, and said motor control part and said plurality of motor amplifiers are placed on a power panel;
- and
- said numerical control part and said motor control part are connected by a serial communication line.
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A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part integrally placed with a display and outputting a move command;
- a motor control part generating a PWM signal for a plurality of motors based on the move command from the numerical control part;
- and
- a plurality of motor amplifiers, each driving a respective one of said plurality of motors based on the PWM signal from the motor control part, wherein:
- said motor control part is configured so as to control all of the plurality of motors with a single motor control part, and said motor control part and said plurality of motor amplifiers are placed on power panel;
- said motor control part is incorporated into one of said plurality of motor amplifiers;
- and
- said numerical control part and said motor control part are connected by a serial communication line.
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A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part integrally placed with a display and outputting a move command;
- a motor control part generating a PWM signal for a plurality of motors based on the move command from the numerical control part;
- and
- a plurality of motor amplifiers, each driving a respective one of said motors based on the PWM signal from the motor control part, wherein:
- said motor control part is incorporated into an amplifier power supply, and said motor control part is placed on a power panel along with said plurality of motor amplifiers;
- and
- said numerical control part and said motor control part are connected through a serial communication line.
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A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part outputting a move command,
- a plurality of motor amplifiers respectively driving a plurality of motors, and
- a motor control part generating a motor drive signal to be sent to said plurality of motor amplifiers based on the move command from said numerical control part, wherein
- said motor control part is located outside said numerical control part, and communications between said numerical control part and said motor control part, and between said motor control part and said plurality of motor amplifiers are carried out over a communication path.
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A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part outputting a move command;
- a plurality of motor amplifiers belonging to a first group and driving a first plurality of motors;
- one or more motor amplifiers belonging to a second group;
- a first motor control part generating a motor drive signal to be sent to said plurality of motor amplifiers belonging to the first group based on the move command from said numerical control part;
- and
- a second motor control part generating a motor drive signal to be sent to said one or more motor amplifiers belonging to the second group, wherein
- said first and second motor control parts are placed outside said numerical control part respectively and are linked to said numerical control part in a daisy chain mode through a serial communication path.
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A numerical control apparatus comprising:
- a numerical control part outputting a move command;
- a power panel on which a plurality of motor amplifiers which drive a plurality of motors, are placed;
- a motor control part on said power panel to receive the move command from the numerical control part and to generate a control signal which is provided to said plurality of motor amplifiers to cause the plurality of motor amplifiers to drive corresponding ones of said plurality of motors based on the control signal, said numerical control part and said motor control part being connected by a serial communication line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.