Methods and systems for determining and displaying a time to overload of machine tools
AssigneeHaas Automation, Inc.
InventorsGene F. Haas, Kurt P. Zierhut
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining and displaying a time to overload of a motor in a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool are provided. A method includes monitoring a fuse level of a motor in a CNC machine tool and calculating a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level. The method further includes displaying the time to overload on a user interface based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor.
Claims24
A method for determining a time to overload of a motor in a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool, comprising:
- monitoring a fuse level of a motor in a CNC machine tool;
- calculating a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level;
- and
- displaying the time to overload on a user interface based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor.
A computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a controller configured to monitor a fuse level of the motor in a CNC machine tool and calculate a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level;
- and
- a user interface configured to display the time to overload based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor.
A controller for a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool, comprising:
- a user interface;
- a memory module containing executable instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method for:
- monitoring a fuse level of a motor in a CNC machine tool;
- calculating a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level;
- and
- displaying the time to overload on the user interface based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor.
A machine-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for determining a time to overload of a motor in a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool, the instructions comprising code for:
- monitoring a fuse level of a motor in a CNC machine tool;
- calculating a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level;
- and
- displaying the time to overload on a user interface based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.