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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Hirotsugu Kasai, Yamanashi, JP;
Kaoru Hiraga, Yamanashi, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A wire electrical discharge machine recognizes that the finished piece (core) has been separated from the piece of work as a result of electrical discharge machining, allows fluid to be jetted against the finished piece (core) from the lower nozzle so that the finished piece (core) floats upward, recognizes that the finished piece (core) has floated upward by a predetermined amount on the basis of the completion of the process program or the information gained from the sensor, and allows the core removal unit to catch the finished piece (core) for removal and collection after it has been recognized that the finished piece (core) has floated upward by the predetermined amount.