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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Takayuki Nakamura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A machining time estimation apparatus , capable of accurate machining time calculation, including a database for storing the actual operation time data of miscellaneous functions, an actual operation time calculation section for calculating the actual operation time of each miscellaneous function to update the data stored in the database , and an operation time estimation section for analyzing an NC program, block by block, for calculating the estimated operation time of axis movement on the basis of the result of the analysis, for estimating the operation time of each miscellaneous function by searching the database and for calculating the estimated operation time of each block and the estimated machining time of the whole program on the basis of the estimated operation time of the axis movement and the estimated operation time of the miscellaneous function.