JP7301550B2 - Machining program creation method for dental milling machine, machining program creation device, operation device for dental milling machine, and operation system for dental milling machine - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a machining program creation method for a dental machining machine, a machining program creation device, an operation device for a dental machining machine, and an operation system for a dental machining machine.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2018-124862 discloses a dental milling machine that operates according to a machining program (also called NC data) to cut a workpiece into a desired shape.

JP 2018-124862 A

By the way, a dental milling machine operates based on a milling program. Machining programs are assigned appropriate file names and file identifiers and managed. The operating device can, for example, create and record a log file that records the operation of the dental milling machine. At this time, the file name of the machining program may be recorded in the log file. However, it has been difficult to specify what kind of material was specifically processed and what kind of workpiece was created using only such a log file.

The method of creating a machining program for a dental machining machine proposed here includes the following steps A to C.
Here, step A is a step of preparing a machining program in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine is defined.
Step B is a step of preparing data of predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be processed by the processing program.
Step C is a step of preparing a file ID for identifying the machining program, and inserting a comment line in which the file ID and data of predetermined items are described into the machining program.

As a result, a processing program is created in which the file ID and the data of the predetermined items are described in the comment lines. Since the file ID and the data of the predetermined item are described in the comment line of the processing program, the file ID and the data of the predetermined item can be obtained from the processing program. Therefore, it becomes easy to manage machining information based on the execution of the machining program.

The method of creating a machining program for a dental machining machine proposed here includes preparing a process A for preparing a machining program in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine is defined, and preparing a file ID for identifying the machining program, A step C of inserting a comment line in which the file ID is described into the machining program may be included.

The method of creating a machining program for a dental machining machine proposed here includes a step A of preparing a machining program in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine is defined, and It may be configured to include a process B of preparing data of a predetermined item and a process C of inserting a comment line in which data of a predetermined item is described into the machining program.

The machining program creation device proposed here includes a machining program storage unit, a material data storage unit, and a comment insertion processing unit.

The machining program storage unit is configured to store a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental milling machine.
The material data storage unit is configured to store data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program CP stored in the processing program storage unit.
The comment insertion processing unit is configured to prepare a file ID and insert into the machining program a comment line in which the file ID and predetermined item data stored in the material data storage unit are described. there is

The operation device for the dental milling machine proposed here includes a storage unit, an execution processing unit, a log data acquisition unit, a log file creation unit, and a data acquisition unit.

The storage unit is configured to store the machining program acquired from the machining program creation device.
The execution processing unit is configured to send the machining program CP stored in the storage unit to the dental milling machine.
The log data acquisition unit is configured to acquire log data when the machining program CP is executed from the dental milling machine 1 .
The log file creating unit is configured to create a log file recording log data including the file ID obtained from the comment line of the machining program CP.

In this case, the operating system for the dental milling machine, which includes the server connected to the operating device for data communication, preferably includes a recording unit for recording log data including the file ID.

Further, the operating device is configured to create processing information data PD including a file ID obtained from a comment line of the processing program CP and data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece. A data acquisition unit may be provided.

In this case, an operation system for a dental milling machine, which includes a server connected to an operation device for data communication, includes a recording unit for recording processing information data including a file ID and data of predetermined items. I hope you are.

According to the method for creating a machining program for a dental machining machine, the operation device and the operation system for the dental machining machine, it becomes easy to manage machining information based on the execution of the machining program.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the operating system for the dental milling machine proposed here. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the dental processing machine 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data string of the machining program CP written in the cutting file 21a in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the job list JL. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the log file LF. FIG. 6 is an example of a code table recorded in the event ID. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of processing information data PD. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data acquired from the comment line S1.

Hereinafter, a machining program creation method, a machining program creation device, an operation device and an operation system for a dental milling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the embodiments described herein are, of course, not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the operating system for the dental milling machine proposed here. It should be noted that FIG. 1 includes devices that are not included in the operation system so that the overall image of the operation system can be understood. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the dental processing machine 1. As shown in FIG.

<Operating system of dental processing machine>
Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the operating system 10 of the dental milling machine comprises an operating device 11, a server 12, and an external device 13. As shown in FIG. The operating device 11, the server 12, and the external device 13 can be embodied by, for example, a computer that operates according to a predetermined program. Specifically, the operation device 11, the server 12, and the external device 13 are computing devices (also referred to as processors, CPUs (Central Processing Units), MPUs (Micro-processing units)) and storage devices ( memory, hard disk, etc.) and is processed in cooperation with software. For example, each configuration and process of the operation device 11, the server 12, and the external device 13 may include a database that stores data embodied by a computer in a predetermined format, a data structure, and a predetermined program according to a predetermined program. It can be embodied as a processing module or the like that performs arithmetic processing, or as a part thereof.

<Operating device 11>
The operating device 11 is a device for operating the dental milling machine 1 . As shown in FIG. 2, the operating device 11 is connected to a plurality of dental milling machines 1 so as to be capable of data communication, and is configured to be able to operate the plurality of dental milling machines 1 . The operating device 11 is configured to control the dental milling machine 1 in cooperation with the firmware 1 a 3 incorporated in each dental milling machine 1 . In this case, each dental milling machine 1 is given an identification number for identifying each, and the dental milling machine 1 is configured to be identified by the identification number. Further, the operation device 11 communicates with the dental milling machine 1 at predetermined time intervals, obtains data regarding the state of the dental milling machine 1 through the firmware 1a3, and monitors the state of the dental milling machine 1 .

<Machining program CP>
The operating device 11 sends the machining program CP to the dental milling machine 1 . In the dental milling machine 1, the milling program CP is executed through the firmware 1a3. The machining program CP is created in the device 21 in which CAM software is installed. The machining program CP can be created based on the 3D model file 22a created by the device 22 in which CAD software is installed. The 3D model file 22a is, for example, an STL file created in a so-called STL format. The 3D model file 22a records the shape of the workpiece to be formed by the dental milling machine 1 . The machining program CP is a data group for controlling the dental milling machine 1, and the cutting file 21a recording the machining program CP can be a so-called NC program. The cutting file 21a recording the machining program CP can be an NC file or the like in which NC data is described. The machining program CP is transferred to the operation device 11 from the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed.

For example, CAM software performs various settings related to processing, such as selection of prosthesis, selection of material type, selection of material shape (disc or block, thickness of disc, etc.), and generation of tool paths. programmed to do so. The device 21 in which the CAM software is installed allows selection of the prosthesis required for processing, selection of the type of material, selection of the shape of the material (disc or block, thickness of the disc, etc.) in various settings related to processing. The data for performing is stored in advance. Such data includes data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program. As shown in FIG. 1, the processing information PI containing predetermined items of data on the material or workpiece to be processed by the processing program is prepared in advance in the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed. I hope you are. Also, these pieces of information may be prepared in advance, for example, by an operator who handles the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed.

In the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, it is preferable to hold data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program. Predetermined item data for materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program may be stored in the storage area of the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, or may be stored in a USB memory or a hard disk drive (HDD). It may be read from an external storage device such as.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data string of the machining program CP written in the cutting file 21a in this embodiment. The machining program CP shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a comment line S1 surrounded by parentheses at the top line. The comment line describes the file name (Milling File Name) of the cutting file in which the machining program CP is recorded (Milling File Name), the milling file ID (Milling File ID), and the machining information PI. The Milling File ID is arbitrarily referred to as the "File ID". In the machining program CP shown in FIG. 3, commands describing machining procedures by the machining program CP are described in order after the comment line S1.

Here, the "comment line" is a line that is input in a predetermined manner into the processing program, and is a portion that is not read as a program by the compiler. The setting method of the "comment line" is determined in advance by the programming language used for the machining program. In the "comment line", for example, a comment can be written by arbitrarily combining characters of the computer character set. Here, the file name of the milling file (Milling File Name), the milling file ID (Milling File ID) and the machining information PI are described in such a "comment line" by the CAM software.

In this embodiment, data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program CP are described in comment lines of the processing program CP. Predetermined item data about the material to be machined or the workpiece described in the comment line is ignored as a mere comment when the machining program CP is executed by the dental milling machine 1 .

Also, the data and file IDs described in such comment lines can be created from data paired with a key "Key" and a value. In this case, the comment line should be described in a predetermined format that can identify the type and value of the data.

For example, with regard to predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be processed, the predetermined item regarding the material or workpiece to be processed may be set as "Key" and its data as "Value". As for the file ID and file name, the items such as the file ID and file name are set as "Key", and the file ID and file name are set as "Value". For example, the JSON format may be used as the format of the data in which the key "Key" and the value are paired. Here, the JSON format is a format in which an item name and value are paired with a colon ":" interposed. Note that data in which a key "Key" and a value are paired is not limited to the JSON format. A format that can specify the type and value of the data can be widely adopted for the comment line. For example, comment lines may be described in a format such as XML.

<Processing information PI>
Here, the data of the predetermined item regarding the material to be processed or the processed product is appropriately referred to as processing information PI. The processing information PI may include, for example, at least information about the material to be processed, and may include other information as appropriate.

<Items of processing information PI>
Data items included in the processing information PI include, for example, the following items.
・Material ID
・Type of material to be processed ・Product name of material to be processed ・Size of material to be processed ・Shape of material to be processed (Disc / Block / etc...)
・Usage area of materials to be processed (what percentage of the total is used, etc.)
・List of processed product information included in processed file

Here, the "material ID" is set for each material so that the material of the workpiece is specified in advance. In addition, workpieces include materials that are in the process of being used, so-called used materials, in which case they are also called "used material IDs".
"Types of materials to be processed" include, for example, ceramic materials (eg, zirconia ceramic materials), resin materials, glass materials, metal materials, wax materials, and the like.
"Product name of material to be processed" is the name of the product when the object to be processed is a commercially available product.
"Size of material to be processed" describes the size of the workpiece.
"Shape of material to be processed" describes the shape of the workpiece as Disc / Block / and the like.
The "usage area of material to be processed" is, for example, data indicating what percentage of the entire material is used by what is processed according to the processing data. With such data, it is possible to grasp how much of one material is used by the processing. Also, the material cost required for processing can be calculated from such data.
The "list of information on workpieces contained in the machining file" includes information on the workpieces to be machined in the machining program CP. The information contained in this list includes, for example, the file name of the STL file that records the three-dimensional data of the processed product, the type of processed product (Crown, Bridge, etc...), the processed product formed by the processing program CP and the number of teeth to which the tooth fillings as processed products are to be attached. Thus, the workpiece of the dental processing machine 1 can be a dental prosthesis such as an "inlay" or a "crown". Predetermined items about the workpiece may include, for example, dental prosthesis information such as “inlay” and “crown”.

The CAM software may be further programmed such that a comment line describing the milling file name and milling file ID is inserted into the machining program CP.

<File name of cutting file>
Here, the file name of the cutting file is the file name given to the cutting file 21a in the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed. In the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, the cutting files 21a are managed by such file names.

<Cutting file ID>
A cutting file ID is assigned to each cutting file 21a. Therefore, even if the cutting files 21a have the same file name, they are distinguished as different cutting files 21a by the cutting file ID.

The CAM software may be programmed to prepare a cutting file ID for specifying the machining program, and to insert a comment line describing the cutting file ID into the machining program CP. At this time, the CAM software may be programmed to insert a comment line describing the file name in addition to the cutting file ID into the machining program CP. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the machining program CP in which the comment line S1 is inserted. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, it is programmed to insert a comment line in which the file name of the cutting file, the cutting file ID and the processing information PI are described in the processing program CP. Even if the CAM software is programmed to write the file name of the cutting file and the cutting file ID in a comment line separate from the comment line in which the machining information PI is described and insert it into the machining program CP. good.

Such comment line insertion processing may be configured to be executed, for example, when the CAM software outputs the machining program CP to a predetermined storage area. In this case, the machining program CP output from the CAM always includes a comment line describing the file name of the cutting file, the cutting file ID, and the machining information PI. A unique cutting file ID is given to the machining program CP. Therefore, one machining program CP is specified from the cutting file ID. The storage area for outputting the machining program CP may be a predetermined storage area of the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, or may be a predetermined storage area of the operation device 11 . The predetermined storage area may be a USB memory attached to the operation device 11 or a predetermined storage area of an external storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD). Alternatively, a predetermined storage area of an external server using cloud computing may be used.

For example, the cutting file 21a includes a machining program CP in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental milling machine 1 is defined. In the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, the machining program CP may be edited and updated while the file name of the cutting file 21a remains the same. Also in this case, when the CAM software outputs the machining program CP to a predetermined storage area, the cutting file ID is assigned, and a comment line describing the cutting file ID is inserted into the machining program CP. Therefore, at what timing the cutting file was sent to the operation device 11 is specified by the cutting file ID.

Then, the machining program CP of the cutting file specified by the cutting file ID is also specified. In the machining program CP, a comment line is also inserted in which data of predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be machined by the machining program is described.

In this case, different materials may be machined using the same machining program CP. In such a case, in the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed, different data may be prepared for predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be processed by the processing program. For example, in the process of inserting a comment line into the machining program, it is preferable that the data of predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be machined by the machining program and the machining program CP are stored in association with each other. The CAM software may be programmed to insert into the associated machining program CP a comment line containing predetermined item data for the material or workpiece to be machined by the machining program.

Further, in this embodiment, the comment line of the machining program CP stored in the operation device 11 is provided with the file name of the cutting file and the cutting file ID. The file name and cutting file ID of the cutting file are, for example, configured to be given to the comment line of the machining program CP in the device 21 in which CAM software is installed. In this case, since the cutting file ID is written in the machining program CP, the machining program CP and the cutting file ID are reliably linked. Further, the operation device 11 that receives the machining program CP can specify the cutting file ID of the machining program CP by analyzing the machining program CP by a predetermined method.

Thus, in this embodiment, the cutting file 21a including the machining program CP is sent from the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed to the operation device 11. FIG. At this time, the machining program CP written in the cutting file 21a has a comment line S1 in which the file ID and the machining information PI are written, as shown in FIG. In this case, since the processing program CP has the comment line S1 in which the file ID and the processing information PI are described, there is no need to separately associate the file ID and the processing information PI with the processing program CP. Also, the machining program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1 . The operating device 11 and the dental milling machine 1 are provided with a processing unit configured to obtain data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece and the cutting file ID from the comment line of the processing program CP. I hope you are. As a result, in the operating device 11 and the dental milling machine 1, the data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece and the cutting file ID can be obtained from the comment line of the processing program CP.

Therefore, in the operation device 11 and the dental milling machine 1, using the data of predetermined items about the material to be machined or the workpiece obtained from the comment line of the machining program CP and the cutting file ID, cutting Log data including file IDs can be created. In addition, it is possible to record data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program CP.

<Job ID>
In this embodiment, the machining program CP is further given a job ID. Here, the job ID is an ID given when the machining program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1 . Here, since the job ID specifies the machining program CP sent to the dental milling machine 1, a job ID different from the cutting file ID is prepared. The job ID may be created by the operating device 11 or the dental milling machine 1 .

That is, each time the machining program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, a different job ID is assigned to the machining program CP. Such job ID is different from the cutting file ID. Therefore, even if the machining program CP has the same cutting file ID, for example, when the same machining program CP is resent from the operation device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, a different job ID is assigned. In this case, in this embodiment, the comment line of the processing program CP includes the file ID and processing information PI. Even if the processing program CP includes the same file ID and processing information PI, the job ID will be different when resent. In this way, when the same machining program CP is resent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, the resent machining program CP can be distinguished by the job ID. In this manner, both a cutting file ID and a job ID prepared separately from the cutting file ID are assigned to each machining program CP sent to the dental processing machine 1 . Therefore, the machining program CP sent to the dental milling machine 1 can be identified by both the cutting file ID and the job ID. Thereby, the machining program CP executed by the dental milling machine 1 can be specified in more detail.

In this embodiment, the file name, file ID, and processing information PI can be obtained by analyzing the comment line S1 (see FIG. 3) of the processing program CP. Therefore, the file name, the file ID, and the processing information PI can be obtained in the dental processing machine 1 . Also, when the processing program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental processing machine 1, a job ID is given. Further, the operation device 11 can create a job list JL in which the machining programs CP are distinguished by job IDs. Similarly, in the dental milling machine 1, a job list JL can be created in which the machining programs CP are distinguished by job IDs. Then, when the dental milling machine 1 executes the milling program CP, it can be configured to send log data including the job ID to the operation device 11 . The log data including the job ID may be created by the operating device 11 based on the data sent from the dental milling machine 1 to the operating device 11 . As a result, the operation device 11 can manage log data based on the job ID and create a log file LF containing the job ID.

<Job list JL>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the job list JL.
The operating device 11 sends a machining program CP to the dental milling machine 1 . The operation device 11 creates a job list JL for the machining program CP sent to the dental milling machine 1 . In the job list JL, as shown in FIG. 4, the machining program CP sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1 and the order in which the machining program CP is executed by the dental milling machine 1 are linked. It should be a simple list. In the job list JL shown in FIG. 4, columns 201 to 205 are provided in order for recording the order of execution, machining program CP, cutting file ID, job ID, and status.

For example, in this embodiment, the machining programs CP are executed in the dental milling machine 1 in the order in which they are sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1 . In this case, in a column 201 for recording the order of execution and a column 202 for recording the machining programs CP, there is a job list JL in which the machining programs CP are arranged in the order in which the operating device 11 sends them to the dental milling machine 1. should be created. A cutting file ID and a job ID are recorded in fields 203 and 204 in which the file ID and the job ID are recorded, respectively. In the column 205 where the status is recorded, it is preferable to record the status of execution of the machining program CP according to the data communication with the dental milling machine 1 . Note that the status may be recorded with a predetermined code number. Further, in this embodiment, when the machining program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, a job ID for specifying the machining program CP is assigned. The timing at which the job ID is assigned may be the timing at which the job list JL is created.

<Log file LF>
In this embodiment, the operation device 11 creates a log file LF in which log data of the machining program CP is recorded by the dental milling machine 1 . The log data is data that records what was executed by the machining program CP or what could not be executed. In the log file LF, as log data, for example, start, stop, interruption, restart, stop, and end of execution and their times are recorded. Also, if an error occurs while the machining program CP is being executed, a predetermined error code is recorded. The operating device 11 may be configured to create a log file LF based on data obtained through communication with the dental milling machine 1 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the log file LF. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the log file LF1 contains time, model name, serial number, device name, file ID, job ID, event ID, parameter 1, parameter 2 regarding log data. Columns 301 to 309 are provided in which are recorded.

Among them, the time when the log data was acquired is recorded in the column 301 where the time is recorded. The model name, serial number, and device name recorded in columns 302 to 304 are information for specifying dental milling machine 1 . These are given to the log data by the firmware 1a3 of the dental milling machine 1, for example. File IDs and job IDs are recorded in fields 305 and 306 in which file IDs and job IDs are recorded, respectively.

<Event ID>
In column 307 where event IDs are recorded, predetermined codes are recorded for events such as execution start, stop, interruption, restart, abort, end, and error. Columns 308 and 309 in which parameters 1 and 2 are recorded record information associated with the event, respectively. In addition, in FIG. 5, numbers are assigned to the left side of the log data for convenience in order to distinguish the log data.

FIG. 6 is an example of a code table recorded in the event ID. JobStart, JobEnd, JobPause, JobResume, JobCancel, DiscGet, DiscRelease, ToolGet, ToolRelease ), ToolReplace, FatalError, RecoverableError, ResumableError. Parameters 1 and 2 indicate information recorded in log data accompanying each event. In the log data, data corresponding to parameters 1 and 2 are recorded with reference from other data.

Therefore, in the log file LF of FIG. 5, the log data of the series of processing (jobs) executed by the processing program CP are recorded in log data Nos. 2 to 9. Here, in the dental milling machine 1, each time of start, disk get, tool get, occurrence of resumable error, tool release, stop, disk release, and end is recorded in order. In the log data Nos. 10 to 21, and further in the log data from No. 22, log data of execution of other jobs are recorded. Each job is identified by a job ID. The machining program CP is identified by a file ID.

A similar log file LF1 may be created in the firmware 1a3 of the dental milling machine 1 in some cases. In such a case, the operating device 11 may be configured to acquire the log file LF1 created by the firmware 1a3 of the dental milling machine 1. FIG. In this specification, for convenience of explanation, the log file created by the dental milling machine 1 is appropriately referred to as "log file LF1". A log file recorded by the operation device 11 is referred to as a "log file LF". This distinguishes between the two.

<Processing information data PD>
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of processing information data PD. The processing information data PD is acquired from the job ID and the comment line S1 (see FIG. 3) of the processing program CP. The processing information data PD is a data file containing a file ID and a data group including data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece.

The processing information data PD shown in FIG. 7 includes recording columns 501 to 504 for recording the user ID, job ID, processing information, and processing result in this order. Here, the user ID is an ID assigned to the user who manages the dental milling machine 1 . The user ID can be included in part of the log data sent from the dental milling machine 1, for example. A job ID is recorded in a recording column 502 for recording the job ID. Data acquired by analyzing the comment line S1 of the processing program CP is recorded in the recording column 503 for recording the processing information.

In this embodiment, the record column 503 for recording the machining information describes a data group including data of predetermined items regarding the file name, cutting file ID, and material to be machined or workpiece. These data groups may be described in JSON format, for example. In the recording column 504 for recording the processing result, it is preferable to record the result of executing the processing program CP from the log data specified based on the job ID. In the example shown in FIG. 7, for example, the result of executing the machining program CP is recorded with a predetermined code number.

From the processing information data PD, the processing (job) of the dental milling machine 1 can be identified by the job ID, and the data group recorded in the comment line S1 (see FIG. 3) of the processing program CP executed in the job. can be obtained. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data acquired from the comment line S1. From the comment line S1, as shown in FIG. 8, the machining information PI including the file name of the cutting file 21a, the file ID, and the data of predetermined items regarding the material to be machined or the workpiece. is obtained. Such data is acquired each time the dental processing machine 1 executes the processing program CP, in other words, for each job specified by the job ID.

As a result, each time the dental processing machine 1 executes the processing program CP, data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece is left as a record. Therefore, more detailed data analysis can be performed each time the dental processing machine 1 executes the processing program CP, in other words, for each job specified by the job ID. In addition, since each job specified by the job ID contains data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the object to be processed, for example, the material to be processed for each processing by the dental processing machine 1 We can calculate the cost of In the dental processing machine 1, tooth fillings are cut. At this time, the tooth filling is a small object, and a plurality of workpieces (tooth fillings) are processed from one workpiece held on the disk 1i1 (see FIG. 2) of the dental milling machine 1. There is In addition, the tooth filling has a complicated shape, and it is difficult to determine how much the workpiece is used in the processed product. According to the method and apparatus proposed here, each machining of the dental milling machine 1 contains predetermined items of data about the material or workpiece to be machined. This allows for more detailed data analysis of the material being processed. This data group is obtained from the data described in the comment line S1 of the machining program CP, so it is not changed after output from the CAM software. Therefore, the data for each job specified by the job ID is less likely to be mistaken, and data management is facilitated.

In this operation system 10, an operation device 11 is connected to a server 12 so as to be capable of data communication. The operation device 11 sends the job list JL, log file LF, processing information data PD, and the like to the server 12 . The server 12 records the job list JL sent from the operation device 11, the log file LF, the processing information data PD, and the like in the database 12a. Further, the server 12 may record a cutting file 21a including the machining program CP. In this case, the server 12 preferably records the cutting file 21a and the file ID in association with each other. Since the cutting file 21a and the file ID are linked and recorded, the cutting file 21a and the machining program CP can be determined from the log file LF, the machining information data PD, and the like.

The external device 13 can also obtain the job list JL, the log file LF, the processing information data PD, and the like from the server 12 . The external device 13 can perform data analysis based on the job list JL, the log file LF, the processing information data PD, and the like. In addition, the operation device 11 may be accessed through the server 12 so that the operation device 11 and the dental milling machine 1 can be operated remotely.

The server 12 is configured so that, without being limited to this, information sent from the operation device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, data relating to the state of the dental milling machine 1 obtained by the operation device 11 through the firmware 1a3, etc. are sent as appropriate. may be The server 12 has a database 12a and may store data relating to the state of the dental milling machine 1 sent from the operation device 11 and the like. The server 12 is further connected to an external device 13 so that data communication is possible. The external device 13 may be configured to be able to obtain the data accumulated in the server 12 as appropriate.

<Dental processing machine 1>
Here, specific illustration of the dental milling machine 1 is omitted. Here, an example of the dental processing machine 1 is shown. The dental milling machine 1 is not limited to the forms mentioned here. As shown in FIG. 2, the dental milling machine 1 includes a control device 1a, a communication device 1b, a spindle 1c, a clamp 1d, a rotation support mechanism 1e, a three-axis movement mechanism 1f, a tool magazine 1g, a tool changer 1h, a disc It has a rack 1i and a disk changer 1j. In this embodiment, the workpiece is held on disk 1i1.

The control device 1 a is a device that controls the dental milling machine 1 . The communication device 1b is a device that communicates data with other devices such as the operation device 11 . The spindle 1c is a device that holds and rotates a tool. The clamp 1d is a holder that holds the disk holding the workpiece. The rotation support mechanism 1e is a mechanism that supports the clamp at a predetermined angle with respect to the spindle 1c. The rotation support mechanism 1e can be, for example, a mechanism that rotates the clamp around predetermined X-axis and Y-axis. The 3-axis movement mechanism 1f is a mechanism that moves the rotation support mechanism 1e along three axes of left and right (X axis), front and rear (Y axis), and up and down (Z axis). The tool magazine 1g is an accommodation section that accommodates a plurality of tools 1g1 attached to the spindle 1c. In the tool magazine 1g, a location for storing each tool 1g1 is determined, and a code number for specifying the tool 1g1 is assigned to the location for storing the tool 1g1. The tool changer 1h is a mechanism that replaces the tools housed in the tool magazine 1g with the tools attached to the spindle 1c. The disk rack 1i is an accommodating portion that accommodates a plurality of disks 1i1 (also called holders) holding workpieces. In the disk rack 1i, a location for accommodating each disk 1i1 is determined, and a code number for specifying the disk 1i1 is assigned to the location for accommodating the disk 1i1. A disc changer is a mechanism for changing discs attached to a clamp in a disc rack.

<Disk 1i1>
In the dental processing machine 1, various materials are used for the workpiece held by the disk 1i1. For example, the workpiece can be ceramic material (eg, zirconia ceramic material), resin material, glass material, metal material, wax material, and the like. Also, the workpiece may have various shapes such as disk-like and block-like.

<Workpiece>
The workpiece may for example be mounted on the disk 1i1 for attachment to the clamp 1d. Also, the workpiece is preferably detachable from the disk 1i1. The workpiece has a sufficient size for the workpiece. A number of workpieces can be formed on the workpiece by the dental milling machine 1 . For this reason, after the unprocessed workpiece is attached to the disk 1i1, for example, several machining programs CP are executed while being attached to the disk 1i1 to form several workpieces. be. The work piece continues to be machined until it is almost exhausted and mounted on the disk 1i1. When the workpiece is mostly used up, it is removed from disk 1i1 and another new workpiece is mounted on disk 1i1.

Thus, the workpiece mounted on the disk 1i1 may be an unprocessed product, or may be in a state of being used after the workpiece has already been formed several times.
The three-dimensional shape of the workpiece mounted on the disk 1i1 may be recorded as CAD data, for example. Also, the shape of the processed product can be managed by three-dimensional data such as an STL file (Stereolithography File) recorded in a so-called STL format (Stereolithography).

Also, an identifier, for example, may be written on the disc 1i1. The identifier (also referred to as disc ID) may be a two-dimensional code, one-dimensional code, mark, numerical value, pattern, or image printed or stamped directly on the disc 1i1. Further, the dental milling machine 1 preferably has a reader for reading the identifier of the disk 1i1. Such a reader may, for example, identify the disk 1i1 based on an identifier image captured by a camera provided in the dental milling machine 1. FIG.

The dental milling machine 1 includes monitoring devices such as sensors 1k1 and a camera 1k2 for detecting the state of each member. Sensors 1k1 include, for example, sensors such as encoders, ammeters, and voltmeters attached to motors that rotate the spindle, rotation support mechanisms, tool changers, disk changers, etc., and environmental temperatures during processing. There are temperature sensors for detecting the opening and closing of the housing cover, and sensors for detecting the opening and closing of the housing cover. The camera 1k2 is, for example, a tool attached to the spindle 1c, and is mounted on the housing so as to show the state of the disc 1i1 and the workpiece 1i2 supported by the clamp 1d, the state of the tool magazine 1g, the disc rack 1i, and the like. preferably consists of a plurality of cameras arranged in the

The dental milling machine 1 includes a control device 1a. The control device 1a is a device for performing various processes of the dental milling machine 1. FIG. The control device 1a can be embodied by, for example, a computer that operates according to a predetermined program. For example, each configuration and process of the control device 1a is a database that stores data embodied by a computer in a predetermined format, a data structure, a processing module that performs predetermined arithmetic processing according to a predetermined program, etc. Alternatively, it may be embodied as part thereof.

<Processing of dental processing machine 1>
A workpiece is held on disk 1i1. The disk 1i1 is attached to the clamp 1d. The clamp 1d is moved and rotated by a rotation support mechanism 1e and a three-axis movement mechanism 1f. A tool 1g1 is attached to the spindle 1c. The spindle 1c, the rotation support mechanism 1e and the 3-axis movement mechanism 1f are controlled by the controller 1a. By controlling the rotation support mechanism 1e and the three-axis movement mechanism 1f, the workpiece mounted on the disc 1i1 is brought into contact with the tool 1g1 attached to the spindle 1c in an arbitrary position and orientation. By controlling the spindle 1c, the rotation support mechanism 1e, and the three-axis movement mechanism 1f, the workpiece held on the disk 1i1 is cut into an arbitrary shape. Such cutting is controlled by the processing program CP1 read by the firmware 1a3 of the dental processing machine 1. FIG.

In this embodiment, the control device 1a of the dental milling machine 1 comprises, for example, a storage section 1a1 and a processing section 1a2, as shown in FIG. Firmware 1a3 is installed in the control device 1a. The firmware 1a3 is programmed so that the dental milling machine 1 performs a predetermined operation.

The storage unit 1a1 includes a first storage unit 1a11, a second storage unit 1a12, a third storage unit 1a13, a fourth storage unit 1a14, a fifth storage unit 1a15, and a sixth storage unit 1a16. .

The first storage unit 1a11 stores a plurality of machining programs CP1 that the dental milling machine 1 should execute. Here, the “machining program CP1” means a machining program stored in the first storage unit 1a11 of the dental milling machine 1. As shown in FIG.

The second storage unit 1a12 stores a job list JL1 that stores the order of the machining programs CP1 to be executed by the dental milling machine 1. FIG.

The third storage unit 1a13 stores a log file LF1 (also referred to as a log file) in which log data of the machining program CP1 is recorded.

The fourth storage unit 1a14 associates and stores a master file for determining an error state of the dental milling machine 1 and an error code for specifying the error state.

The fifth storage unit 1a15 stores the initial state of the dental milling machine 1, such as the spindle 1c, the clamp 1d, the rotation support mechanism 1e, the 3-axis movement mechanism 1f, the tool changer 1h, the disc changer 1j, etc. of the dental milling machine 1. (default state).

The sixth storage unit 1a16 stores information about the tool 1g1 stored in the tool magazine 1g and the location where the tool 1g1 is stored, the disk 1i1 stored in the disk rack 1i, and the workpiece held by the disk 1i1. are doing.

The processing unit 1a2 performs required processing according to the firmware 1a3. The processing unit 1a2 includes, for example, a first processing unit 1a21, a second processing unit 1a22, a third processing unit 1a23, a fourth processing unit 1a24, a fifth processing unit 1a25, a sixth processing unit 1a26, and a third processing unit 1a26. 7 processing unit 1a27. Processing executed by each processing unit will be described below. It should be noted that FIG. 2 illustrates only part of the processing of the dental milling machine 1 and does not describe all of the processing of the dental milling machine 1 .

The first processing unit 1a21 is configured to store the machining program CP sent from the operating device 11 in the first storage unit 1a11 according to an instruction from the operating device 11. FIG. Here, the machining program CP stored in the first storage unit 1a11 is referred to as "machining program CP1".

The second processing unit 1a22 is configured to create a job list JL1 according to an instruction from the operation device 11 and store it in the second storage unit 1a12.

The third processing section 1a23 is configured to control the dental milling machine 1 according to the milling program CP1.

The fourth processing unit 1a24 is configured to detect an error of the dental milling machine 1. As shown in FIG. An error in the dental milling machine 1 can be detected by, for example, a matching process that matches data acquired by the sensors 1k1 and the camera 1k2 with the master file stored in the fourth storage unit 1a14.

The fifth processing unit 1a25 is configured to perform data communication with other devices such as the operation device 11 through the communication device 1b. The dental milling machine 1 receives, for example, the machining program CP from the operating device 11 . In the dental milling machine 1, a record of the execution of the machining program CP1, the state of the dental milling machine 1, data acquired by the sensors 1k1 and the camera 1k2, error codes, and the like are sent to the operation device 11. ing.

The sixth processing section 1a26 is configured to restore the dental milling machine 1 to its initial state. In the initial state of the dental milling machine 1, the tool 1g1 is returned to a predetermined position in the tool magazine 1g. The disc 1i1 is returned to the predetermined position of the disc rack 1i. Such processing is also referred to as origin return processing. Through such processing, the spindle 1c, the clamp 1d, the rotation support mechanism 1e, the three-axis movement mechanism 1f, and the like are returned to their predetermined positions.

The seventh processing section 1a27 is configured such that these control reference positions are set. For example, after the spindle 1c, the clamp 1d, the rotation support mechanism 1e, and the three-axis movement mechanism 1f are returned to their predetermined positions, the reference position for control is set based on detection by the sensor. Such processing is called zero tracking processing, zero point correction, or the like.

Note that the block diagram of FIG. 2 shows the constituent elements of the dental milling machine 1 . However, the components listed in the block diagram of FIG. 2 are part of the dental milling machine 1, and the dental milling machine 1 is not limited to the components listed in the block diagram of FIG.

For example, a job list that stores the order of the machining program CP1 to be executed by the dental milling machine 1, a log file that records log data of the machining program CP1, a master file for judging the error state of the dental milling machine 1, etc. , an error code for specifying an error state, etc. may be stored in the operation device 11 . Therefore, the dental processing machine 1 does not have to include the second storage unit 1a12, the third storage unit 1a13, and the fourth storage unit 1a14.

Further, for example, the spindle 1c, the clamp 1d, the rotation support mechanism 1e, the 3-axis movement mechanism 1f, the tool magazine 1g, the tool changer 1h, the disk rack 1i and the disk changer 1j are housed in respective housings. The housing is configured so that the cover can be opened and closed as appropriate.

<Machining program CP1>
In this embodiment, the machining program CP1 is the same as the machining program CP described above, but is assigned a job ID when sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1 as described above. From this point of view, in this specification, the machining program CP stored in the first storage unit 1a11 (see FIG. 2) of the dental milling machine 1 is appropriately referred to as "machining program CP1".

<Job list JL1>
The job list JL1 is a list in which the order in which the dental milling machine 1 executes the machining program CP1 is defined as described above. Here, the order of executing the machining program CP1 is determined by the job list JL1. The order in which the machining program CP1 is executed is determined by the operating device 11. FIG. For example, the order in which the operation device 11 sends the machining program CP1 to the dental milling machine 1 may determine the order in which the dental milling machine 1 executes the machining program CP1. In this case, a job list JL1 is created in which the order in which the dental processing machine 1 executes the processing program CP1 is determined in the order in which the operation device 11 sends the processing program CP1 to the dental processing machine 1 .

<Log file LF1>
The dental milling machine 1 creates a log file LF1 in which log data of the milling program is recorded. Here, the log file LF1 records, for example, the start, stop, interruption, restart, cancellation, and end of execution of the machining program recorded in the job list, and the times thereof. Further, when an error occurs during execution of the machining program recorded in the job list, a predetermined error code is recorded. In this embodiment, the job ID is assigned to the machining program CP1 sent to the dental milling machine 1, so the job list JL1 and the log data of the log file LF1 may include the job ID.

<Firmware 1a3>
Firmware 1 a 3 controls the dental milling machine 1 . The firmware 1a3 has a processing module for executing each process of the processing unit 1a2 described above. The functions of the firmware 1a3 of the dental milling machine 1 will be described below. The firmware 1a3 is preferably programmed so that the following functions are implemented as computer processing.

The firmware 1a3 communicates with the operation device 11 and stores the machining program CP1 in the first storage unit 1a11.
Firmware 1a3 creates a job list JL1.
The firmware 1a3 sequentially executes the machining programs CP1 stored in the first storage unit 1a11 according to the job list JL1 stored in the second storage unit 1a12.
Firmware 1a3 creates log file LF1.

For example, the firmware 1a3 records the start time and end time of execution of the machining program CP1 in the log file LF1. Further, the timing at which the tool was attached to the spindle 1c, the timing at which the tool was returned to the tool magazine 1g, the timing at which the disk 1i1 was gripped by the clamp 1d, the timing at which the disk 1i1 was returned to the disk rack 1i, etc. Record.

For example, the firmware 1a3 creates the job list JL1 so that the machining programs CP1 are executed in the order in which the machining programs CP1 are sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1. FIG. As described above, if the job list JL1 has a record field, the status of the machining program CP1 is recorded in the record field. In this case, the processing unit 1a2 of the dental milling machine 1 may be configured to sequentially execute the machining program CP1 according to the job list JL1. Instead of the job list JL1, the dental milling machine 1 may store a plurality of machining programs CP1 in the first storage unit 1a11 of the dental milling machine 1 in association with the order of execution by the dental milling machine 1. good.

Firmware 1 a 3 detects an error in dental milling machine 1 . The firmware 1a3 is configured to execute processing according to the error when an error is detected. For example, when detecting an error, the firmware 1a3 executes predetermined processing based on the error code of the detected error. The firmware 1a3 temporarily stops execution of the machining program CP1 based on the error code of the detected error. Next, based on the error code, it is determined whether the error is self-correctable in the dental milling machine 1 . If the error is self-correctable in the dental milling machine 1, the error is corrected. The dental milling machine 1 is configured to resume execution of the machining program CP1 when the error is self-repaired and the error is eliminated. Further, based on the error code of the detected error, the dental milling machine 1 is stopped, and origin return processing is executed to return the dental milling machine 1 to a predetermined initial state. Further, when the dental milling machine 1 is restarted, the firmware 1a3 restarts execution of the machining program CP1 by the dental milling machine 1 after executing zero point correction in the initial state.

The firmware 1 a 3 notifies the operation device 11 of data regarding the state of the dental milling machine 1 . The data about the state of the dental milling machine 1 includes, for example, the time when the machining program CP1 is started, stopped, interrupted, resumed, aborted, and finished, and the sensors 1k1 and the camera 1k2 provided in the dental milling machine 1. It includes the data to be acquired, error codes, and so on. Firmware 1a3 sends these data to operation device 11 at a predetermined timing. Also, the firmware 1 a 3 sends these data to the operating device 11 in response to a request from the operating device 11 .

It should be noted that the dental milling machine 1 has a limited storage capacity. Therefore, the processing program CP1, the log file LF1, the job list JL1, etc. are appropriately deleted at a predetermined timing. For example, the log file LF1 may be deleted after the execution of the machining program CP1 is finished and the data when the machining program is executed is transmitted to the operation device 11.

In this embodiment, the machining program CP includes a comment line S1 describing a data group including data of predetermined items regarding the file ID and the material to be machined or the workpiece. Therefore, the firmware 1a3 of the dental processing machine 1 analyzes the comment line S1 of the processing program CP and acquires a data group including data of predetermined items regarding the file ID and the material to be processed or the workpiece. can be configured as Therefore, the job list JL1 created by the dental milling machine 1 and the log data of the log file LF1 appropriately include the file ID acquired from the comment line S1 of the milling program CP. Further, in this embodiment, when the machining program CP is sent from the operating device 11 to the dental milling machine 1, a job ID is given. Therefore, the job ID is appropriately included in the log data of the job list JL1 and the log file LF1.

The dental milling machine 1 proposed here and the operation system for the dental milling machine 1 have been described above. The method of creating a machining program for the dental milling machine 1 proposed here will be further described below.

The machining program creation method for the dental machining machine 1 proposed here includes the following steps A to C.
Here, the process A is a process of preparing a machining program CP in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine 1 is defined.
Step B is a step of preparing data of predetermined items on the material or workpiece to be processed by the processing program CP.
Process C prepares a file ID for specifying the machining program CP, and inserts a comment line S1 (see FIG. 3) in which the file ID and data of predetermined items are described into the machining program CP. It is a process to do.

As a result, a processing program CP is created that includes a comment line in which the file ID and data of predetermined items are described. As a result, the file ID and data of predetermined items are included in the processing program CP. Since the file ID and the data of the predetermined item are described in the comment line of the processing program, the file ID and the data of the predetermined item can be acquired from the processing program. Therefore, it becomes easy to manage machining information based on the execution of the machining program. Also, since the file ID and the data of the predetermined items are included in the comment line, they do not affect the control of the dental milling machine 1 .

In another form of the machining program creation method for the dental machining machine 1 proposed here, a process A of preparing a machining program in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine is defined, and a file for specifying the machining program. A step C of preparing an ID and inserting a comment line in which the file ID is described into the machining program may be included. As a result, the file ID is written in the comment line of the machining program. Therefore, the file ID can be acquired from the processing program. Therefore, management of file IDs becomes easy and reliable. Thus, only the file ID may be written in the comment line of the machining program.

In another aspect of the method of creating a machining program for the dental machining machine 1 proposed here, a process A of preparing a machining program in which a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine is defined; A step B of preparing predetermined item data about the object and a step C of inserting a comment line in which the predetermined item data is described into the machining program may be included. As a result, data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece is written in the comment line of the processing program. Therefore, it is possible to obtain data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece from the processing program. Therefore, it becomes easy and reliable to manage the data of the predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece. In this way, only predetermined items about the material or workpiece to be processed may be described in the comment line of the processing program.

Here, process C may be executed, for example, when the machining program CP is output to a predetermined storage area. As a result, every time the machining program CP is output to a predetermined storage area, a machining program CP is created that includes comment lines in which data of predetermined items are described.

Further, as a modification, the machining program creation method includes a step C1 of inserting a comment line in which data of a predetermined item prepared in step A is described into the machining program CP, and specifying the machining program CP. A step C2 of preparing a file ID for processing and inserting a comment line in which the file ID is described into the machining program CP may be included as a separate step. Even in this case, a processing program CP is created in which the file ID and data of predetermined items are described in the comment lines. Such steps C1 and C2 may be executed, for example, when the machining program is output to a predetermined storage area.

In addition, as one embodiment proposed here, the comment line may be made up of, for example, key-value paired data. When a comment line is created with such data, it becomes easy to analyze the comment line and extract data of predetermined items regarding the file ID and the material to be processed or the work piece. The key-value pair data may be created in, for example, JSON format or XML format.

In this embodiment, a machining program creation device that embodies such a machining program creation method can be, for example, the device 21 (see FIG. 1) in which CAM software is installed. The machining program creation method can be incorporated into the CAM software as one function of the CAM software.

In this embodiment, the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed functions as the machining program creating device proposed here, as shown in FIG. Here, the device 21 in which the CAM software is installed has a machining program storage section 101, a material data storage section 102, a comment insertion processing section 103, and an output processing section 104. FIG.

The machining program storage unit 101 is configured to store a machining program CP that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental milling machine 1 .
The material data storage unit 102 is configured to store data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program CP stored in the processing program storage unit 101 .
The comment insertion processing unit 103 prepares a file ID, and inserts a comment line S1 describing the file ID and data of predetermined items stored in the material data storage unit 102 into the processing program CP. is configured as

Here, the comment insertion processing unit 103 prepares a file ID for identifying the machining program CP stored in the machining program storage unit 101, and inserts the comment line S1 describing the file ID into the machining program CP. may be configured to
Further, the comment insertion processing unit 103 may be configured to insert a comment line in which data of predetermined items stored in the material data storage unit 102 is described into the processing program CP.

The output processing unit 104 is configured to output the machining program CP stored in the machining program storage unit 101 to a predetermined storage area. In this case, the comment insertion processor 103 may be configured to insert the comment line S1 into the machining program CP when the output processor 104 outputs the machining program CP.

As another form, the comment insertion processing unit 103 prepares a file ID, and the first comment line in which the file ID is described and the data of predetermined items stored in the material data storage unit 102 are described. It may be configured to insert each of the second comment line and the second comment line into the machining program CP. In this case, the comment insertion processing unit 103 is configured to insert the first comment line and the second comment line into the processing program CP when the output processing unit 104 outputs the processing program CP. good too.

The operation device 11 of the dental milling machine 1 also includes a storage unit 121 , an execution processing unit 122 , a log data acquisition unit 123 , a log file creation unit 124 and a data acquisition unit 125 .

The storage unit 121 is configured to store the machining program CP obtained from the machining program creation device.
The execution processing unit 122 is configured to send the machining program CP stored in the storage unit 121 to the dental milling machine 1 .
The log data acquisition unit 123 is configured to acquire log data when the machining program CP is executed from the dental milling machine 1 .
The log file creating unit 124 is configured to create a log file recording log data including the file ID obtained from the comment line of the processing program CP.
The data acquisition unit 125 is configured to generate processing information data PD including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program CP and data of predetermined items regarding the material to be processed or the workpiece. It is

Further, the operating system for the dental milling machine 1 proposed here includes the above-described operating device 11 and a server 12 connected to the operating device 11 so as to be capable of data communication.
In one embodiment of such a system, the operation device 11 may include a first data transmission section 126 that transmits log data including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program CP to the server 12 . In this case, the server 12 preferably has a recording unit 12a that records log data including file IDs.

In another embodiment of the system, the operation device 11 includes processing information including a file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program CP and data of predetermined items regarding the material or workpiece to be processed. A second data transmission unit 127 for transmitting the data PD to the server 12 may be provided. In this case, the server 12 preferably has a recording unit 12a that records log data including file IDs. In the operation system 10 shown in FIG. 1, the recording unit 12a of the server 12 is composed of the database 12a of the server 12. As shown in FIG.

As described above, various embodiments of the method of creating a machining program for a dental milling machine, the apparatus for creating a machining program, the operation device for a dental milling machine, and the operation system for a dental milling machine proposed here have been described. The method of creating a machining program for a dental machining machine, the machining program creating device, the operating device for the dental machining machine, and the operating system for the dental machining machine are not limited to the above-described embodiments. Further, the machining program creation method, the machining program creation device, the operation device of the dental machining machine, and the operation system of the dental machining machine proposed here can be variously changed, and as long as no particular problem occurs, each of them can be modified. Components and processes mentioned here can be omitted as appropriate or combined as appropriate.

1 dental processing machine 10 operation system 11 operation device 12 server 12a database (recording unit)
13 External device 21 Device 21a in which CAM software is installed Cutting file 22 Device 22a in which CAD software is installed 3D model file 101 Machining program storage unit 102 Material data storage unit 103 Comment insertion processing unit 104 Output processing unit 121 Storage unit 122 Execution Processing unit 123 Log data acquisition unit 124 Log file creation unit 125 Data acquisition unit 126 First data transmission unit 127 Second data transmission unit

Claims (14)

A step A of preparing a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by a dental machining machine;
A step B of preparing data of predetermined items about the material or workpiece to be processed by the processing program;
When a machining program is output to a predetermined storage area, a unique file ID is prepared for the machining program to be output to the predetermined storage area, and the file ID and the predetermined item are prepared. and a step C of inserting a comment line describing the data of the above into the machining program output to the predetermined storage area . A step A of preparing a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by a dental machining machine;
When the machining program is output to a predetermined storage area, a unique file ID is prepared for the machining program to be output to the predetermined storage area, and the comment line in which the file ID is described is and a step C of inserting the machining program into the machining program output to the predetermined storage area . 3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said comment line is made up of key-value paired data. a machining program storage unit that stores a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine;
a material data storage unit storing data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program;
For the machining program stored in the machining program storage unit, when the machining program is output to a predetermined storage area, a file ID unique to the machining program output to the predetermined storage area and inserting a comment line in which the file ID and the data of the predetermined item stored in the material data storage unit are described in the processing program output to the predetermined storage area. A machining program creation device comprising a comment insertion processing unit. a machining program storage unit that stores a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine;
For the machining program stored in the machining program storage unit, when the machining program is output to a predetermined storage area, a file ID unique to the machining program output to the predetermined storage area and a comment insertion processing unit for inserting a comment line in which the prepared file ID is described into the machining program output to the predetermined storage area . A storage unit for storing a machining program acquired from the machining program creation device according to claim 4 or 5 ;
an execution processing unit that sends the machining program stored in the storage unit to a dental milling machine;
a log data acquisition unit that acquires log data when a machining program is executed from the dental milling machine;
An operating device for a dental milling machine, comprising: a log file creating unit for creating a log file recording log data including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the machining program. A storage unit for storing a machining program acquired from the machining program creation device according to claim 4;
an execution processing unit that sends the machining program stored in the storage unit to a dental milling machine;
a log data acquisition unit that acquires log data when a machining program is executed from the dental milling machine;
a log file creation unit for creating a log file recording log data including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program;
7. The dental milling machine according to claim 6 , further comprising a data acquiring unit for creating machining information data including a file ID acquired from said comment line of said machining program and data of said predetermined item. operating device. an operating device according to claim 6 or 7 ;
A server connected to the operation device for data communication,
The operation device includes a first data transmission unit that transmits log data including a file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program to the server,
The server includes a recording unit that records log data including the file ID,
Operating system for dental milling machines. an operating device according to claim 7 ;
A server connected to the operation device for data communication,
The operation device includes a second data transmission unit that transmits processing information data including a file ID obtained from the comment line of the processing program and data of the predetermined item to a server,
The server includes a recording unit that records processing information data including the file ID and data of the predetermined item,
Operating system for dental milling machine. An operation device for a dental milling machine that acquires a machining program from a machining program creation device,
Here, the machining program creation device
a machining program storage unit that stores a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine;
a material data storage unit storing data of predetermined items regarding materials or workpieces to be processed by the processing program;
A comment in which a file ID for identifying the machining program stored in the machining program storage unit is prepared, and the file ID and data of the predetermined items stored in the material data storage unit are described. a comment insertion processing unit that inserts a line into the machining program;
and
a storage unit that stores the machining program acquired from the machining program creation device;
an execution processing unit that sends the machining program stored in the storage unit to a dental milling machine;
a log data acquisition unit that acquires log data when a machining program is executed from the dental milling machine;
An operating device for a dental milling machine, comprising: a log file creating unit for creating a log file recording log data including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the machining program. An operation device for a dental milling machine that acquires a machining program from a machining program creation device,
Here, the machining program creation device
a machining program storage unit that stores a machining program that defines a machining procedure to be executed by the dental machining machine;
a comment insertion processing unit that prepares a file ID for identifying the machining program stored in the machining program storage unit and inserts a comment line containing the file ID into the machining program;
and
a storage unit that stores the machining program acquired from the machining program creation device;
an execution processing unit that sends the machining program stored in the storage unit to a dental milling machine;
a log data acquisition unit that acquires log data when a machining program is executed from the dental milling machine;
An operating device for a dental milling machine, comprising: a log file creating unit for creating a log file recording log data including the file ID acquired from the comment line of the machining program. 11. The dental milling machine according to claim 10 , further comprising a data acquiring unit for creating machining information data including a file ID acquired from said comment line of said machining program and data of said predetermined item. operating device. an operating device according to any one of claims 10 to 12 ;
A server connected to the operation device for data communication,
The operation device includes a first data transmission unit that transmits log data including a file ID acquired from the comment line of the processing program to the server,
The server includes a recording unit that records log data including the file ID,
Operating system for dental milling machine. an operating device according to claim 10 ;
A server connected to the operation device for data communication,
The operation device includes a second data transmission unit that transmits processing information data including a file ID obtained from the comment line of the processing program and data of the predetermined item to a server,
The server includes a recording unit that records processing information data including the file ID and data of the predetermined item,
Operating system for dental milling machines.

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