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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Okuma Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Sugiura, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
OKUMA CORPORATION, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/24 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/4063 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B23Q 11/00 (2013.01); B23Q 17/2409 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); G05B 19/4063 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine tool is disclosed which continues monitoring even when there is an obstacle such as swarf or a cutting fluid between a machining portion to be monitored and a visual sensor. A visual sensor is attached to an in-machine robot which is movable in a machine tool. A controller operates the visual sensor while judging influences of the swarf and the cutting fluid, automatically judges an orientation experiencing less influence, and executes monitoring from an optimum direction.