Fanuc Corporation

Fujitsu Fanuc Limited

Michiya Inoue

Ryoji Imazeki

Hidetsugu Komiya

Takashi Yamauchi

Haruki Obara

Yutaka Mizuno

Shunzo Izumiya

Hajime Ishii

Yoshiyuki Saitoh

Junichi Satoh

A numerical control unit having a load monitoring function for monitoring a load on a tool drive source during a machining operation. The numerical control unit includes a load monitoring section for monitoring the load on an electric motor; a wear recognizing section for recognizing the current extent of tool wear; a storing section for storing a plurality of preset limit load values corresponding individually to predetermined various extents of tool wear; a calculating section for calculating the current limit load value corresponding to the current extent of tool wear recognized in the wear recognizing section, based on the plurality of preset limit load values stored in the storing section; and a comparing section for comparing the load on the electric motor, monitored in the load monitoring section, to the current limit load value calculated in the calculating section, and for judging on the abnormality of the load. The wear recognizing section recognizes the current extent of tool wear by using one parameter selected from a group consisting of the number of times of use of a tool, the duration of cutting by a tool, the distance of cutting by a tool and the number of times of execution of machining program. The load monitoring section monitors at least one of maximum value, average value and minimum value of the load in a certain procedure of a machining program.

Numerical control unit

An I/O unit has a fixed unit such as a housing provided with a multiplicity of connection terminals and an LED display module unit. A mounting/dismounting unit is provided with a terminal block including connection terminals to be coupled with the connection terminals of the fixed unit. The mounting/dismounting unit has a hinge disposed at an end thereof and the fixed unit has a pin and a grip capable of being engaged with the hinge. The grip is pulled out to a position to be used and then further pulled out, whereby the mounting/dismounting unit is forced out, drawing an arc about the pin and separated from the fixed unit. With this arrangement, an I/O module with a mounting/dismounting unit capable of being easily removed is provided.

Connector unit for input/output module of programmable controller having

Output circuit

Dynamic electric signal output circuit

PLC device having combined hardware and software input filtering

IC card

Input circuit for converting contact signal into a voltage signal

System for selecting an address in an input/output board

Wire-cut, electric discharge machining power supply unit

A contactless relay wherein the application of an A.C. signal to the primary winding of a transformer is controlled by a command input, and the A.C. signal obtained from the secondary winding of the transformer is rectified into a D.C. signal by a rectifier circuit. The D.C. signal drives a transistor switching element for switching action. The switching element includes a single bipolar transistor, or a pair of bipolar transistors which can be connected in parallel to increase the current-carrying capacity of the relay. The output terminals of the relay can be rendered non-polar by constructing the relay of two bipolar transistors having commonly connected emitters and commonly connected bases.

Contactless relay

Disclosed is a non-polarized, contactless relay constructed of electronic circuitry devoid of mechanical contacts but capable of performing the same function as a relay with such contacts. The relay includes a transformer, a control circuit for applying an oscillatory signal to the primary windings of the transformer in accordance with a command input, a rectifying circuit for rectifying A.C. power obtained from the secondary windings of the transformer in response to the oscillatory signal applied to the primary windings, a smoothing circuit which smooths the rectified output produced by the rectifying circuit for delivering D.C. power, and switching means composed of a pair of MOS-type field-effect transistors driven by the D.C. output of the smoothing circuit. The command input, namely '1' or '0' logic, applied to the control circuit results in the supply of the D.C. signal to the MOSFETs when logical '1' holds, driving the MOSFETs into conduction to form a closed path between the output terminals of the switching means and, hence, close the relay.

Non-polarized contactless relay

A method and system for rewriting data in a non-volatile memory in which the rewriting of one access unit of stored data is executed by erase and write cycles, the stored data being protected in the event of an interruption in electric power. In rewriting into second data the first data which is stored in a data storage area of the non-volatile memory, either the first or the second data is stored in a save area of the non-volatile memory, after which the first data in the data storage area is erased, followed by the writing of the second data in the data storage region to complete the rewrite operation.

Method of rewriting data in non-volatile memory, and system therefor

A portable bubble memory apparatus having a bubble memory cassette for accommodating a bubble memory element, and a portable cassette adapter provided with a cassette holder for loading and unloading the bubble memory cassette, the portable cassette adapter housing a control circuit and peripheral circuitry for the bubble memory element. A signal generator generates a signal to indicate whether the bubble memory cassette has been loaded at the correct position within the cassette holder. If the bubble memory cassette is displaced from the correct position, the generated signal causes the exchange of information between the bubble memory cassette and an external unit to cease. Additionally, if the bubble memory cassette is displaced from its correctly loaded position the electrical connection between the bubble memory cassette and the portable cassette adapter is maintained at least for a period of time, measured from the generation of the signal, required for the bubbles in the bubble memory to shift to a predetermined position, thereby preventing the loss of information stored in the bubble memory element.

Portable bubble memory apparatus

A method and system for rewriting data in a non-volatile memory of the type which requires a comparatively long period of time for the rewriting of stored data. The occurrence of an interruption in power can be detected on the basis of the content of the non-volatile memory, and detection takes place after the resumption of power even if the interruption in power takes place during the rewriting operation. The non-volatile memory is provided with a flag area in which information indicating the initiation of a modification is written prior to the rewriting operation, and in which information indicating the termination of a modification is written after the rewriting operation, whereby an interruption in power which has occurred during rewriting is readily detected by reading out the information from the flag area after the restoration of power.

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Michiya Inoue