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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Kaoru Hiraga, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 7/10 (2006.01); B23H 1/04 (2006.01); B23H 1/06 (2006.01); B23H 1/10 (2006.01); B23H 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B23H 7/20 (2006.01); G05B 19/4065 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 7/10 (2013.01); B23H 1/10 (2013.01); B23H 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/188 (2013.01); B23H 7/20 (2013.01); G05B 19/4065 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller for controlling a wire electric discharge machine is configured to monitor the remaining lifetime of a wire electrode and calculates an electric discharge machining time, thereby determining the timing of replacement of the wire electrode, so that it can recognize the timing of interruption of electric discharge machining. Consequently, a program operation can be suspended and the wire electrode can be cut and automatically replaced at that timing. After the replacement of the wire electrode, moreover, the wire electrode can be connected and the program operation can be restarted.