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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Koichi Asakura, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364474 ; 364171 ; 29568 ;
Abstract
A machine tool includes a plurality of storage means for storing preworking steps, tool information, and a working program for a large variety of working operations to be performed or workpieces of various shapes and materials. An operation control means determines from an operator the shape and material of a workpiece to be machined and then accesses the stored information to identify the tools necessary, the sequence of tool use, and the specific working operations to be performed to accomplish the desired machining.