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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Etsuo Yamazaki, Kitatsuru-gun, JP;
Yoshinori Nakata, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Atsushi Mori, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Fanuc Ltd., Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A laser beam machine capable of easily generating a machining path for cutting. A reading device reads a designation code for the shape of a hole to be cut, a size of the hole, a central position of the hole, and a start position and a final stop position of a front end point of a machining head. A smooth path-generating device generates a smooth path from the designation code for the shape of the hole, the size of the hole, the central position of the hole, and the start position and the final stop position, such that the overall path for the front end point of the machining head becomes a smooth one. A machining program-generating device generates a machining program based on the smooth path generated. According to the machining program, the machining head moves to cut the hole through a workpiece.