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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1998
Jun Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kawana, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Hisaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a machine tool comprises input means for inputting machining profile data on the final profile of a work and workpiece data on the material and profile of the workpiece to be machined, data storage means for storing at least one of machine data representing machine specifications of the machine tool for machining the work and tool data representing the specifications of the tools held in the machine tool, and tool path determining means for generating a tool path for machining the work and determining the conditions for machining the work including the rotational speed of the main spindle and the feed rate of the machine tool based on the data input from said input means and the data stored in said data storage means.