IP Library Granted Patent US 9,645,599
Granted Patent B2
US 9,645,599 · App. 13/877,031 · Granted May 9, 2017

Power supply management device and machine tool having the power-supply management device

Inventors: Hajime Matsumaru (Tokorozawa, JP); Satoru Akimoto (Koganei, JP); Hitoshi Matsumoto (Kawagoe, JP); Yutaka Shibui (Kawagoe, JP); Umeo Tsuyusaki (Sayama, JP); Hiroshi Shinohara (Kawagoe, JP); Shigeo Yanagidaira (Tokorozawa, JP)
Assignees: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.; Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,645,599
App. No.
13/877,031
Granted
May 9, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a power-supply management device which can efficiently connect and disconnect power supply to an electric-powered section, and a machine tool including the power-supply management device. The power-supply management device ( 101 ) detects a synchronization command of a control program, and compares an operation time of the electric-powered section between synchronizations in each control system which is a synchronization target by the synchronization command on the basis of the detected synchronization command. Then, the power-supply management device ( 101 ) disconnects the power supply to the electric-powered section belonging to the control system except the control system having the maximum operation time of the electric-powered section between the synchronizations, and restarts the power supply at the end of the synchronization in each control system.

Claims (22)

1. A power-supply management device, comprising:

a power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section configured to connect/disconnect power supply to a plurality of electric-powered sections provided in a machine tool, the electric-powered sections operating in processing of a material held in the machine tool;

and

a comparator configured to compare a powered-on state of each electric-powered section during the processing of the material, and detect an electric-powered section which does not need to be powered-on, wherein the power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section is configured to disconnect the power supply to the electric-powered section which does not need to be powered-on during the processing of the machine tool based on information from the comparator,

the comparator is configured to compare the powered-on state between synchronizations of each of the electric-powered sections in response to a detection of a synchronization command of a control program, and detect the electric-powered section which does not need to be powered-on when each of the electric-powered sections is powered-on before and after the synchronization,

the comparator is configured to compare an amount of time each of the electric-powered sections has been powered-on between the synchronizations, and determine an electric-powered section, except an electric-powered section having a maximum powered-on time between the synchronizations, as an electric-powered section which does not need to be powered-on, and

the power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section is configured to disconnect the power supply to the electric-powered section which does not need to be powered on after the end of an operation between the synchronizations.

2. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section is configured to disconnect the power supply to each of the electric-powered sections during interruption or preparation of the processing of the material, and connect the power supply to each of the electric-powered sections at the start of the processing or restart of the processing.

3. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section is configured to connect the power supply to a power-supply-disconnected electric-powered section when the electric-powered section is no longer powered-on during the operation.

4. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the comparator is configured to compare the amount of time each of the electric-powered sections has been powered-on between the synchronizations, and determine the electric-powered sections that were not powered-on between the synchronizations as an electric-powered section which does not need to be powered-on.

5. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein

when a program controlling each of the electric-powered sections has a plurality of synchronization commands for synchronizing each of the electric-powered sections, the comparator is configured to detect a plurality of synchronization commands, and detect or calculate the powered-on time of each of the electric-powered sections between the synchronization commands, and set the powered-on time as the powered-on time of each of the electric-powered sections between the synchronizations.

6. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power-supply-connecting/disconnecting section is configured to connect the power supply to the power-supply-disconnected electric-powered section at the synchronization of each of the electric-powered sections.

7. The power-supply management device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of electric-powered sections includes a motor and a corresponding motor driver.

8. A machine tool, comprising:

a plurality of electric-powered sections operating in processing of a material; and

a power-supply management device configured to connect/disconnect power supply to the plurality of electric-powered sections, wherein

the power-supply management device uses the power-supply management device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF THE CHANGE OF NAME AND THE PARTIES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 000000 FRAME 999. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME FROM CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. TO CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.. Recorded Apr 3, 2017
From: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042138/0158 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 10, 2015
From: CITIZEN MACHINERY MIYANO CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036093/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2013
From: MATSUMARU, HAJIME; AKIMOTO, SATORU; MATSUMOTO, HITOSHI; SHIBUI, YUTAKA; TSUYUSAKI, UMEO; SHINOHARA, HIROSHI; YANAGIDAIRA, SHIGEO
To: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD; CITIZEN MACHINERY MIYANO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030131/0009 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-223658 · Oct 1, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130184893A1 · Jul 18, 2013