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US 7,444,201 B2Granted
Machine tool or production machine with a display unit for visually displaying operating sequences
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRainer Dirnfeldner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a machine tool or production machine in which the tool/machine has a display unit (4, 5) for visually displaying operating sequences and/or parameters of the tool/machine, whereby the display unit (4, 5) is provided in the form of a projection display (4). Compared to prior art display units or control panels, the inventive display unit provides a user of a machine tool or production machine with an improved ability to view and input information.
Claims3
A machine tool or production machine, comprising;
- a machine housing having a working space,
- a display unit for visually displaying an operating sequence and/or parameter, said display unit being constructed as a projection display which includes a projection unit for projecting an image onto an opaque surface, said opaque surface forming a part of a flat panel onto which the image is projected by the projection unit, said flat panel and said projection unit being disposed in the working space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.