JPH035802A - Device for calculating and displaying working time for nc working - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain smooth and efficient NC working by calculating the working time of all NC working machines in one working time calculation device irrespective of the difference of the NC working machines. CONSTITUTION:A working time calculation/display device 1 consists of a working speed registration means 11 storing data on the working speed of the NC working machines and the like in a working speed storage file 12 as the preparation of working time calculation/display, and a working time calculation/display means 14 calculating and displaying the working time. Thus, the working time of all the NC working machines is calculated in the device 1 by making elements for calculating the working time into data and registering many kinds of working speed being one element by adjusting them to the NC working machines, material and plate thickness. Thus, the smooth and efficient processing in NC working is attained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a machining time calculation/display device for NC machining.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, to calculate the machining time before machining, there is no general-purpose machining time calculation device because the machining method and machining speed differ depending on the NC machining machine. It was calculated based on the engineers' intuition based on their experience.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional NC machining time calculation device described above has a
In order to calculate only the machining time specific to the C processing machine, other N
For C processing machine, processing time cannot be calculated, and
When calculating based on the experience of a skilled engineer, the calculation result of machining time differs depending on the experience of the engineer and the degree of @, so when determining the machining order based on the machining time of the workpiece, the work may be inefficient. However, there are disadvantages in that it may be difficult to calculate the machining time for those without experience.

The present invention solves these conventional drawbacks, and its purpose is to calculate the machining time of all NC machining machines with one machining time calculation device, regardless of the difference in NC machining machines. Reduce the number of time calculation devices or eliminate the inefficiency of work based on the results of human calculation of machining time, establish a method for determining the machining order, and achieve smooth and effective NC
It is to realize processing.

[Means to solve the problem]

The machining time calculation/display device of the present invention includes a machining speed registration means for storing data such as machining speed of each NC machine in a machining speed storage file, and an N.C.
A data input section for inputting the NC program from the C program storage file, the machining speed from the machining speed storage file, and data regarding NC machining from the input device, and the machining length of the object to be machined by the NC machining machine from the input data. and a machining time calculation unit that calculates the machining time, and a machining time calculation e-display means that includes a machining time output unit that outputs the machining time to a display device.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a machining time calculation/display device, 2 is an NC program creation device, 3 is an NC program storage file, 4 is an input device, 5 is a display device, 11 is a machining speed registration means, 12 is a machining speed storage file, 13 is a processing speed input means, 14
1 is a processing time calculation/display means, 141 is a data input section, 1
42 is a machining time calculation unit, 143 is a machining time output unit, 14
4 indicates an NC program storage table.

The machining time calculation/display device 1 includes a machining speed registration means 11 that stores data such as the machining speed of the NC processing machine in a machining speed storage file 12 in preparation for self-displaying the machining time calculation, and a machining speed registration means 11 that calculates and displays the machining time. Machining time calculation self-display means 1
It consists of 4.

Furthermore, the machining time calculation/display means 14 inputs the NC program from the NC program storage file 3 and the data such as machining speed from the machining speed storage file 12 through the input device 4.
Data section 14 into which data regarding the NC processing machine is inputted.
1, a processing time calculation unit 142 that calculates the processing length of the object to be processed from the input data and calculates the processing time;
Machining time output unit 143 that outputs machining time to display device R5
It consists of

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the contents stored in the NC program storage file 3. As shown in the same figure (ω), the NC program storage file 3 includes a subfile SFI with the subfile name ncprl, and a subfile SFI with the subfile name ncprl, Subfile SF2 with ncpr 2, subfile SF3 with subfile name ncpr3. Subfile name ncpr4
subfile SF4 with subfile name ncpr5
A total of five subfiles, including subfile SF5, are stored.

Furthermore, each subfile includes, for example, subfile SF1.
As shown in FIGS. 3F and 3F2, an NC program is stored in each record, one instruction at a time, or in solid writing. Whether the instructions are stored one by one or written in solid form depends on the specifications of the NC processing machine. The contents of the Maku NC storage table 144 are shown in Figure 2 (b).
) has the same format as the SFI.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the contents stored in the machining speed storage file 12, and the l record has machining speed and items that affect the machining speed. In this example, the items that affect the processing speed include the material and plate thickness of the NCC processing workpiece.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the machining speed registration means 11, in which machining speed data is read from the machining speed input device 13 (Sl) and output to the machining speed storage file 12 (S2). In the →Ginryu example of FIG. 3, the machining speed data is data that has the material, plate thickness, NC processing machine name, and machining speed as the contents of the l record.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the machining time calculation/display means 14, which will be explained using a specific example using FIGS. 1 to 3.

Read the NC program name ncpr 1 from the input device 4 (83), read the material SUS/plate thickness 1.0 self-processing machine NCL (S 4), and read the NC program from the NC program storage file 3 with the contents as shown in Figure 2. All instructions of the NC program with name ncpr 1 are read (S5).

If the content of the NC program is a code 1 instruction as shown in Figure 2 (b), it is left as is, and if it is written in solid form, it is changed to the code 1 instruction (86), NC program storage table 144
87), and the material SU read from the input device 4.
S, plate thickness 1.0 - Using the NC processing machine name NCL as a key, from the processing speed storage file 12 with the contents as shown in Figure 3, select the material, SO8, plate thickness 1.0 and processing speed 1 of the NC processing machine NCL.
000 is read (S8).

Next, read the NC program one instruction at a time from the KNC program storage table 144, calculate the length to be machined with each instruction, repeat this for all instructions, and calculate the total machining length by summing the total machining length.S9) Machining % total machining length The machining time is calculated by dividing by the speed (5IO), and the machining time is output to the display device 5 (Sl 1 ).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention converts all the elements for calculating machining time into data, and registers many types of machining speed, which is one of the elements, according to the NC processing machine, material, plate thickness, etc. In particular, this device can calculate the machining time of all NC processing machines, everyone can calculate the same machining time, and the machining order can be determined based on the machining time. You can also get the same result,
Even a person without experience can calculate the machining time and realize a smooth and efficient processing sequence in NC machining.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the NC program storage file, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the machining speed storage file, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the machining speed registration means, and FIG. The figure is a flowchart of the processing time calculation/display means. 1... Machining time calculation - display device, 2...
-NC program creation device, 3...NC program storage file, 4...input device, 5...
. . . Display device, 11 . . . Machining speed registration means,
12... Machining speed storage file, 13...
... Machining speed input device % 14 ... Machining time calculation-display means, 141 ... Data input section, 14
2... Machining time calculation section, 143... Machining time output section, 144... NC program storage table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Machining speed registration means for storing data such as machining speed of each NC processing machine in a machining speed storage file; a data input unit that inputs data related to NC machining from an input device, and a machining time calculation unit that calculates a machining length of an object to be machined by the NC machine from the input data, and calculates a machining time. and a machining time calculation/display means including a machining time output section that outputs the machining time to a display device.
C Machining time calculation/display device.