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Granted Patent B2
US 12,307,135 · App. 18/238,560 · Granted May 20, 2025

Display control device, machine tool, and display control program

Inventors: Takashi Ishiguro (Hokkaido, JP); Masakazu Takayama (Nara, JP); Toshinori Ouchi (Hokkaido, JP)
Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
G06F3/1202G06F3/0482
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Patent No.
US 12,307,135
App. No.
18/238,560
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display control device according to an embodiment includes a display control unit that controls display of a setup screen for performing setup for machining in a machine tool, the setup screen including (i) a menu display part displaying a plurality of setup items in a selectable manner and (ii) a detail display part displaying an operation for each of the setup items. In control of display of the setup screen, while the setup screen is displayed, display of the setup items on the menu display part is maintained and display of the operation screens is switched on the detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator.

Claims (31)

1. A display control device comprising:

a display control unit that controls display of a setup screen for performing setup for machining in a machine tool, the setup screen including (i) a menu display part displaying, in a selectable manner, a plurality of setup items including spindle operation relating to operation of a spindle and a tool measurement relating to measurement of a tool and (ii) a detail display part displaying an operation screen for each of the setup items, wherein

an operation screen associated with the setup item of spindle operation is a screen that receives input of information relating to a tool and receives input of a value relating to a spindle rotating speed,

an operation screen associated with the setup item of tool measurement is a screen that displays images indicating tool measurement types of tool measurement respectively and receives selection of a tool measurement type of tool measurement among tool measurement types, and

while the setup screen is displayed, the display control unit maintains display of the setup items on the menu display part and switches display of the operation screens on the detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein

operation screens associated with the setup item of tool measurement include a function selecting screen for inputting information specifying a type of tool measurement and a tool selection screen for inputting information specifying a tool to be measured, and

when any of the setup items on the menu display part is selected during display of the operation screens being switched between each other, the display control unit displays a top screen of operation screens associated with the selected setup item.

3. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the operation screens associated with the setup item of tool measurement further include a function detail screen displaying function details for each type of tool measurement, and

when a type of tool measurement is selected on the function selecting screen and a tool to be measured is selected on the tool selection screen, the display control unit displays a function detail screen associated with the selected type of tool measurement on the detail display part.

4. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the tool selection screen displays a tool list display part displaying a list of identification information of tools that are selectable as a tool to be measured and a tool detail display part displaying detailed information of each tool in association with the identification information, the tool list display part and the tool detail display part being displayed to be adjacent to each other,

the tool list display part receives selection of a tool to be measured,

on the tool detail display part, display is switchable between a plurality of types of detailed information, and

the display control unit switches display of the detailed information on the tool detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator while the operation screen is displayed.

5. A machine tool comprising:

a display control unit that controls display of a setup screen for performing setup for machining, the setup screen including (i) a menu display part displaying, in a selectable manner, a plurality of setup items including spindle operation relating to operation of a spindle and tool measurement relating to measurement of a tool and (ii) a detail display part displaying an operation screen for each of the setup items, wherein

an operation screen associated with the setup item of spindle operation is a screen that receives input of information relating to a tool and receives input of a value relating to a spindle rotating speed,

an operation screen associated with the setup item of tool measurement is a screen that displays images indicating tool measurement types of tool measurement respectively and receives selection of a tool measurement type of tool measurement among tool measurement types, and

while the setup screen is displayed, the display control unit maintains display of the setup items on the menu display part and switches display of the operation screens on the detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator.

6. A display control device comprising:

a display control unit that controls display of a setup screen for performing setup for measurement, the setup screen including (i) a menu display part displaying, in a selectable manner, a plurality of measurements including tool measurement relating to measurement of a tool and workpiece measurement relating to measurement of a workpiece and (ii) a detail display part displaying an operation screen for each of the measurements,

an operation screen associated with the tool measurement is a screen that displays a plurality of visible images each representing a tool measurement operation and receives selection of a tool measurement operation that is selected by selecting one of the visible images,

an operation screen associated with the workpiece measurement is a screen that displays a plurality of visible images representing workpiece measurement operations of workpiece measurement respectively and receives selection of a workpiece measurement operation that is selected by selecting one of the visible images, and

while the setup screen is displayed, the display control unit maintains display of a plurality of measurements on the menu display part and switches display on the detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator.

7. A machine tool comprising:

a display control unit that controls display of a setup screen for performing setup for measurement, the setup screen including (i) a menu display part displaying, in a selectable manner, a plurality of measurements including tool measurement relating to measurement of a tool and workpiece measurement relating to measurement of a workpiece and (ii) a detail display part displaying an operation screen for each of the measurements,

an operation screen associated with the tool measurement is a screen that displays a plurality of visible images each representing a tool measurement operation and receives selection of a tool measurement operation that is selected by selecting one of the visible images,

an operation screen associated with the workpiece measurement is a screen that displays a plurality of visible images representing workpiece measurement operations of workpiece measurement respectively and receives selection of a workpiece measurement operation that is selected by selecting one of the visible images, and

while the setup screen is displayed, the display control unit maintains display of a plurality of measurements on the menu display part and switches display on the detail display part in response to an operation input by an operator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2023
From: TAKAYAMA, MASAKAZU; ISHIGURO, TAKASHI; OUCHI, TOSHINORI
To: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-144422 · Sep 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022022582 · Jun 3, 2022
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