KR101789020B1 - Touch type control apparatus for tool magazine of machine tool and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool, and more particularly, to a touch screen including an output function for real-time monitoring of a machine tool and a touch input function for controlling a machine tool, a computer numerical control ), A CNC data server for displaying CNC data and a GUI (Graphic User Interface) to be output in response to a user's touch operation through the touch screen, And a control unit for acquiring and storing the data provided by the user interface screen (GUI) and the CNC server, wherein the control unit obtains the CNC data to be output from the CNC server in response to the CNC data, The necessary CNC data is fetched and output to the corresponding user interface screen (GUI). Includes a storage unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a touch-type magazine control device and method for a machine tool,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool, And more particularly, to a touch-type magazine controller and method for a machine tool.

Generally, a machine tool refers to a machine for manufacturing a machine, and usually refers to a metal processing machine. For example, a machine tool is a machine that performs cutting, cutting, drilling, drilling, thread cutting, and calculation of a metal by using a cutting tool. The machine tool is a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine.

The machine tool is configured to allow a user to select a necessary tool from a tool magazine (a device storing a plurality of tools) (hereinafter, simply referred to as a magazine) using a magazine operation panel to perform tool replacement do.

However, since the conventional machine tool magazine operation panel is far from the position where the tool magazine is installed and the magazine operation panel (see Fig. 1) can control only the forward rotation, reverse rotation and emergency stop operation of the tool magazine, There is a problem in that the user has to work with the tool magazine and the operation panel alternately in order to input information on the mounted tool into the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) after mounting the tool used in the tool magazine.

In the conventional magazine operator panel, the machine status (eg, part program information, MODE status of the CNC, emergency stop, alarm, message, date, time, etc.), tool information by location (eg tool loading position of tool magazine, (Eg OFFSET for all tools, tolerance, large tool, tool change speed, tool call prohibited, prohibition of tool rotation, tool type, tool life, tool status, etc.), maintenance of the magazine There is no coordination and program monitoring function showing the functions (eg sensor status monitoring, maintenance procedure operation input, etc.), coordinates during machining (eg absolute, relative, machine, remaining distance, etc.) There was an uncomfortable problem.

The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0358188 (registered October 10, 2002, dual tool magazine control device of machine tool).

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch-type computer in which a touch-type computer and an operation panel of a machine tool are interlocked to enable real time tool magazine manipulation of the machine tool using the touch- And a method of controlling the touch-type magazine of a machine tool.

A touch-type magazine controller of a machine tool according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a touch screen including an output function for real-time monitoring of a machine tool and a touch input function for machine tool control; A communication unit for communicating with a CNC server that provides CNC (Computer Numerical Control) data of the machine tool; (CNC data) and a user interface screen (GUI: Graphic User Interface) to be output in response to a touch operation of the user through the touch screen, and to output CNC data to be output in response to a user operation through the GUI screen from the CNC server And displaying the GUI screen in the GUI screen; And a storage unit for acquiring and storing data provided by the user interface screen (GUI) and the CNC server, fetching necessary CNC data under the control of the control unit, and outputting the retrieved CNC data to a corresponding user interface screen (GUI) .

In the present invention, the controller may include a first screen on which a loading position of the tool, a weaving tool, and a spindle tool shape are displayed when the home button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A second screen in which information related to the offset of the tool is displayed when the tool data button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A third screen on which information for confirming the operation button and the sensor state is displayed when the recovery button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A fourth screen displayed so that the type of the tool can be set when the tool selection button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; And a fifth screen on which the relative coordinates of the tool, the absolute coordinates, the machine coordinates, the remaining distance information, and the program number of the CNC and the program contents are displayed when the force button at the lower end of the screen is pressed, Is displayed.

In the present invention, in the first screen, tool information for a position at which a new tool is to be mounted is displayed in a loading position area, and a tool required for next machining is waiting in the weighting area And the spindle region displays information on tools used in the current machining on the spindle side, and each of the regions displays the shape image of the tool, the tool number and the tool offset information.

In the present invention, the second screen includes at least one of tool offset information, H minimum allowable value and H maximum allowable value, large diameter tool, ATC speed, call prohibition, rotation prohibition, tool type, tool life, tool count, The number of tool alarms, the number of tool alarms, and the tool status.

In the present invention, the tool status can be set to any one of NORMAL (normal state), WARNING (remaining life time ≤ number of tool warnings), ALARM (remaining life time ≤ tool alarm count), WARNING + ALARM (remaining life time ≤ tool warning number & (Number of tool alarms), EXPIRED (tool life <tool count), BROKEN (TBD BROKEN CHECK), BROKEN + WARNING (TBD BROKEN CHECK && remaining life ≤ number of tool warnings), BROKEN + ALARM BROKEN + WARNING + ALARM (TBD BROKEN CHECK && Remaining life ≤ Number of tool warnings && Remaining life ≤ Tool alarms), and BROKEN + EXPIRED (TBD BROKEN CHECK && Remaining life ≤ Number of tool warnings && Remaining life ≤ Number of tool alarms ).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool, comprising: determining whether a controller of a touch-type magazine controller of a machine tool is connected to a CNC server of the machine tool; When communication with the CNC server is established, the control unit executes CNC data acquisition function, reads CNC data from the CNC server, and stores the CNC data in a storage unit; The control unit judges an operation input of the touch-type magazine controller of the user, acquires the CNC data corresponding to the operation signal again from the CNC server, and stores the acquired CNC data in the storage unit; Generating a main frame or a functional screen of a GUI for monitoring and operation of the touch-type magazine control device when the control unit determines execution of the CNC data acquisition function and executes the function of acquiring CNC data; And a controller for reading new CNC data corresponding to the operation signal from the CNC server when a touch-type magazine operation signal input by a user is input in a main frame or function-specific screen of the touch-type magazine controller, And reading and displaying the CNC data corresponding to the main frame or function screen.

In the present invention, the CNC data for displaying on the main frame or function screen is stored in the storage unit, and the control unit displays a user interface screen including the main frame or function-specific screen including the CNC data, The control unit reads the new CNC data from the CNC server and stores the new CNC data in the storage unit or the storage unit in the storage unit, And reading the stored corresponding CNC data and displaying the read CNC data on the screen for each main frame or function.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a touch-type computer and an operation panel of a machine tool are interlocked with each other to enable real-time tool magazine manipulation of the machine tool using the touch type computer, thereby improving user's convenience.

1 is an exemplary view showing a photographic image of a magazine operation panel mounted on an existing machine tool.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a touch-type magazine controller for a machine tool,
FIGS. 3A to 3H illustrate capturing a user interface screen for tool information monitoring and machine operation displayed on the touch screen in FIG. 2; FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an apparatus and method for controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a touch-type magazine controller of a machine tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A control unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a storage unit 140, as shown in FIG.

The touch screen 110 performs an output function for real-time monitoring of the machine tool and an input function for controlling the machine tool. The touch screen 110 displays information for monitoring and information for controlling the machine tool, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3H.

The controller 120 displays data to be output and a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on the touch screen 110 in response to a user operation of the touch screen 110.

The communication unit 130 communicates with the CNC server 200 and collects data to be output corresponding to the user operation from the CNC server 200. For example, the communication unit 130 can communicate with the CNC server 200 through Ethernet communication.

Here, the CNC server 200 refers to means for providing CNC information in a CNC machine tool through a communication unit 130 of a magazine controller of a machine tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The storage unit 140 stores the user interface screen and data provided by the CNC server 200. The controller 120 retrieves data desired by the user from the storage unit 140, Through a user interface screen (GUI).

The apparatus for controlling a magazine of a machine tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is preferably installed near an operation panel of a machine tool.

FIGS. 3A to 3H are views for capturing a user interface screen for tool information monitoring and machine operation displayed on the touch screen in FIG.

FIG. 3A shows a screen displayed when the home button is depressed among the five buttons at the lower end of the screen. Referring to FIG. 3A, (1) is a loading position area, in which a tool whose life has reached the magazine is removed, It is an area for displaying tool information for a mounting position. ① Among the three tool images displayed in the area, the middle tool image is the loading position tool. And the upper and lower tool images represent information of the previous and next tool, respectively, of the magazine loading position.

In Fig. 3A, (2) is a waiting area, indicating a position where a tool necessary for next machining is waiting, and there is a position for waiting for the next tool to be called by the equipment (i.e., a machine tool) And displays the tool information there.

In Fig. 3A, reference numeral 3 denotes a spindle region, which indicates the information of the tool used in the current machining on the spindle side.

In the areas (1), (2) and (3) of FIG. 3A, tool GUI (shape image), tool number and tool offset information for each position are displayed.

3A shows an equipment information display area, and displays current program number, equipment emergency stop status, interlock status, feed hold status, alarm, message, maintenance mode operation status, CNC mode status, and date / time information .

In Fig. 3A, ⑤ is a T.CALL area. When you touch the blank, the keyboard for entering a number is activated. If you press the [CALL] button after inputting the desired number, the magazine POT number of the entered number is called as the loading position So that the user can call the desired magazine POT number one-touch without rotating the magazine while looking at the position of the magazine.

3B to 3D are screens displayed when the TOOL DATA button among the five buttons at the lower end of the screen is pressed.

3B, reference numeral 1 denotes a tool offset (providing READ and WRITE functions of the tool offset information), 2 denotes a minimum allowable value H and a maximum allowable value H (standard value for inputting a tool offset (length) ( H ) is input when a minimum value of the tool length value and a length value within the maximum allowable value are input). For reference, the H minimum allowable value and H maximum allowable value are the minimum value of the standard tool length (H Means a tolerable value (a kind of margin value) for setting a maximum value. ③ is the large diameter tool (the POT on both sides of the tool set by the large diameter tool is automatically reflected by the call prohibition tool), ④ is the ATC speed (setting the automatic tool change speed), ⑤ is the call prohibition Tool call operation disabled).

3C, reference numeral 1 denotes rotation prohibition (tool rotation operation is disabled for the set tool number), 2 denotes the tool type (image corresponding to the tool type), 3 denotes the tool life (maximum life value of the tool) (Number of times used), remaining tool life (number of times remaining to life), number of tool warnings (pre-warning value for remaining life), and number of tool alarms (alarm value for remaining life).

Referring to FIG. 3D, reference numeral &quot; 1 &quot; is an area for displaying a tool state (state information about the tool). For example, the tool state includes NORMAL (steady state), WARNING (remaining life time? Number of tool warnings), ALARM Alarm number), WARNING + ALARM (remaining life ≤ number of tool warnings && remaining life ≤ tool alarms), EXPIRED (tool life <tool count), BROKEN (TBD BROKEN CHECK), BROKEN + WARNING (TBD BROKEN CHECK & BROKEN + WARNING + ALARM (TBD BROKEN CHECK && Remaining life ≤ Tool alarm count && Remaining life ≤ Tool alarm count), and BROKEN + EXPIRED (TBD BROKEN CHECK && remaining life ≤ number of tool warnings && remaining life ≤ number of tool alarms).
The description in parentheses of each of the above-mentioned tool states describes a description indicating a condition corresponding to the tool state. The "TBD BROKEN CHECK" is a tool that is detected (CHECK) by TBD (TOOL BROKEN DETECTOR) used by a person skilled in the art (&Quot;&amp;&"means a logical AND (i.e., when both conditions of the AND are satisfied), and sign" Means whether or not to have a value satisfying the corresponding code when the program is compared, and corresponds to the expression system that a person skilled in the art usually uses when setting a program.
For example, EXPIRED in the above BROKEN + EXPIRED (TBD BROKEN CHECK && remaining life time ≤ tool warning count && remaining life time ≤ tool alarm count) means that tool breakage is detected by TBD (TOOL BROKEN DETECTOR) Means that the tool status is longer than the life span and the number of tool alarms is more than the remaining life span. The other tool states can also be understood in this way.

FIG. 3E is a screen displayed when the RECOVERY button of the five buttons at the lower end of the screen is pressed, and displays information necessary for magazine maintenance and information for confirming the operation buttons and the sensor status.

FIG. 3F is a screen displayed when the TOOL SELECT button among the five buttons at the bottom of the screen is pressed. The screen for setting the tool type, the tool name and the image are easily displayed to select the POT number of the magazine Selecting the image shown below sets the tool type entered at the selected POT number position.

3G and 3H are screens displayed when the POS button of the five buttons at the bottom of the screen is pressed.

3G, RELATIVE, ABSOLUTE, MACHINE, and DISTANCE TO GO information of the tool are displayed, and the program number of the CNC and the program content are displayed to be.

Referring to FIG. 3H, a mode state (AUTO, MANUAL), a magazine forward rotation (CW) and a reverse rotation (CCW) operation button of the CNC, an EDIT button And MODE button (used when changing the CNC mode) are displayed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user interface screen (GUI) is displayed and the data received from the CNC server 200 is displayed in the internal field thereof, So that the state information of the machine tool can be easily grasped and the required operation can be controlled.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the control unit 120 performs data input to the machine tool, data management, user interface (GUI) screen display for real time tool information monitoring, and input and processing of the equipment operation signal. At this time, each function of the control unit 120 may be configured as a module type (e.g., a data acquisition module, a data management module, a device operation signal processing module, a user interface processing module, and the like).

The control unit 120 fetches CNC information from a data server (i.e., a CNC server that stores and provides CNC information in a machine tool) in which CNC information (i.e., DATA) programmed in the CNC machine is stored. The data server (i.e., a CNC server that stores and provides CNC information in a machine tool) can share CNC data.

The control unit 120 receives data to be displayed on the touch screen 110 from the data server (CNC server) 200 and displays it on a corresponding user interface (GUI) screen so that the user can monitor and manage the state of the machine tool And allows the user to quickly and easily identify the type of tool.

When a communication (for example, Ethernet or the like) is connected between the CNC server 200 inside the machine tool and the touch-type magazine controller of the machine tool according to the present embodiment as described above, the controller 120 controls the internal module DATA acquiring module) to obtain the CNC data shared from the CNC server 200 and store the CNC data in the storage unit 140. Then, the CNC data is stored in the storage unit 140 ) And displays the CNC data on the corresponding user interface (GUI) screen.

A method of controlling a touch-type magazine of a machine tool according to the present embodiment will now be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a touch type magazine of a machine tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the controller 120 determines whether communication with the CNC server 200 is established (S201).

When the communication with the CNC server 200 is established (S202), the controller 120 executes the CNC data acquisition function (or module) (S203), reads the CNC data from the CNC server 200 And stores it in the storage unit 140 (S204).

When the operation signal is input (YES in S206), the control unit 120 receives the CNC DATA corresponding to the operation signal from the CNC server 200 And acquires it again and stores it in the storage unit 140 (S207, S204).

When the communication with the CNC server 200 is established, the controller 120 acquires and stores the CNC data. In addition, the CNC data obtained and stored is displayed on the user interface (GUI) screen so that the user can easily monitor the state of the machine tool, and various functions of the magazine can be easily operated .

The control unit 120 determines whether the CNC data acquisition function (or module) is executed (S101). When the CNC data acquisition function is executed (YES in S102) And a main frame of a GUI for monitoring and manipulating the apparatus) (S103).

In addition, the control unit 120 generates a screen for each touch-type magazine operation panel function (i.e., a function-specific screen of a GUI for monitoring and operating the touch-type magazine control device) (S104).

At this time, the CNC data for displaying on the screen of the touch-type magazine operation panel main frame or the touch-type magazine operation panel functions is stored in the storage section 140 (S105) Frame, function-specific screen) is selected (S106).

At this time, the CNC data may be acquired through the process described in steps S201 to S207 and stored in the storage unit 140. [

Accordingly, the controller 120 displays the touch-type magazine operation panel display target screen including the CNC data (i.e., the main frame and the user interface screen including the function-specific screen) on the touch screen 110 (S107).

When data update is performed (YES in S108) or screen switching is performed while the touch-type magazine operation panel display target screen (i.e., the user interface screen including the main frame and the function-specific screen) is displayed as described above The control unit 120 reads the new CNC data from the CNC server 200 and stores the new CNC data in the storage unit 140 in step S105, (GUI) and displays it on the touch-type magazine operation panel display target screen including the CNC data (S107).

When a touch-type magazine operation signal input by the user is inputted in the screen of the touch-type magazine operation panel display target (YES in S110), a new CNC data corresponding to the operation signal is read from the CNC server 200, (S111, S105). &Lt; / RTI &gt;

As described above, the steps S101 to S111 and S201 to S207 are repeated so that the machine tool can be monitored and operated not only in the main operation panel but also in the touch type magazine operation panel.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the magazine operation panel is used, the user is prevented from having to work alternately between the magazine operation panel and the main operation panel by merely performing the forward / reverse rotation and emergency stop functions of the magazine, In the control panel, the equipment status, tool information by position, management information by each tool, magazine maintenance, coordinate / program monitoring, as well as confirmation of the coordinates and program monitoring are made possible.

Further, the touch-type magazine controller of the machine tool of the present embodiment displays the tool type and the tool type selection by the study number graphically in the same manner as the actual tool image through the user interface screen to improve the accessibility of information, It is possible to increase the convenience and safety of the work by improving the visibility.

Further, the touch-type magazine control device of the machine tool according to the present embodiment has various functions such as tool call, tool management, and magazine maintenance as well as the simple function of the existing magazine operation panel, It is possible to monitor and operate the machine tool anywhere in the magazine operation panel or the main operation panel, thereby improving user convenience.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand the point. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

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Claims (7)

A touch screen including an output function for real-time monitoring of the machine tool and a touch input function for controlling the machine tool;
A communication unit for communicating with a CNC server that provides CNC (Computer Numerical Control) data of the machine tool;
(CNC data) and a user interface screen (GUI: Graphic User Interface) to be output in response to a user's touch operation through the touch screen and displays CNC data to be output corresponding to a user operation through the user interface screen A control unit which is acquired from the CNC server and displayed on the user interface screen (GUI); And
And a storage unit for acquiring and storing data provided by the user interface screen (GUI) and the CNC server, fetching necessary CNC data under the control of the control unit, and outputting the retrieved CNC data to a corresponding user interface screen (GUI) However,
Wherein,
A first screen on which the loading position of the tool, the weaving tool, and the spindle tool shape are displayed when the home button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A second screen in which information related to the offset of the tool is displayed when the tool data button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A third screen on which information for confirming the operation button and the sensor state is displayed when the recovery button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; A fourth screen displayed so that the type of the tool can be set when the tool selection button at the lower end of the screen is pressed; And a fifth screen on which the relative coordinates of the tool, the absolute coordinates, the machine coordinates, the remaining distance information, and the program number of the CNC and the program contents are displayed when the force button at the lower end of the screen is pressed, Wherein the control unit displays the touch-type magazine.
delete The method according to claim 1,
In the first screen, tool information for a position at which a new tool is to be mounted is displayed in a loading position area while a tool having reached a life of the magazine is displayed, information indicating that a tool required for next machining is displayed is displayed in the weighting area, In the spindle region, information of the tool used in the current machining on the spindle side is displayed,
Wherein the shape image of the tool, the tool number, and the tool offset information are displayed in each of the areas.
The method according to claim 1,
The second screen includes tool offset information, H minimum allowable value and H maximum allowable value, large diameter tool, ATC speed, call prohibition, prohibition of rotation, tool type, tool life, tool count, tool remaining life, An alarm number, and a tool status,
Wherein the H minimum permissible value and the H maximum permissible value mean a permissible value for setting a minimum value and a maximum value of a standard tool length.
delete Determining whether a control unit of the touch-type magazine controller of the machine tool is connected to the CNC server of the machine tool;
When communication with the CNC server is established, the control unit executes CNC data acquisition function, reads CNC data from the CNC server, and stores the CNC data in a storage unit;
The control unit judges an operation input of the touch-type magazine controller of the user, acquires the CNC data corresponding to the operation signal again from the CNC server, and stores the acquired CNC data in the storage unit;
Generating a main frame or a functional screen of a user interface screen (GUI) for monitoring and manipulating the touch-type magazine control device when the control unit determines execution of the CNC data acquisition function and executes the function of acquiring CNC data; And
When a touch-type magazine operation signal input by the user is input in the main frame or function-specific screen of the touch-type magazine controller, the controller reads new CNC data corresponding to the operation signal from the CNC server, And reading and displaying the CNC data corresponding to the main frame or the function specific screen.
The method according to claim 6,
CNC data to be displayed on the main frame or function screen is stored in the storage unit,
Wherein the control unit displays a user interface screen including the main frame or function-specific screen including the CNC data on a touch screen,
In the case of performing data update or screen switching in a state where the main frame or function screen is displayed, the control unit reads new CNC data from the CNC server and stores the new CNC data in the storage unit, And displaying on the screen according to the main frame or function.

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