US5010286A
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Method of synchronous control of spindle motor and feed motor
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-09
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Granted: 1991-04-23
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Expires: 2008-09-09
Abstract
Abstract When a spindle (10) of a machine tool is rotated and moved relative to a workpiece linearly along an axis (Z) thereof during a machining process such as screw cutting, a spindle servomotor (12) and a feed servomotor (22), each of which is the primary drive, must be rotated synchronously. In general, the spindle servomotor directly drives the spindle without a reduction gear, and the feed servomotor feeds a spindle head (18) through reduction gears (26, 28). Therefore, in general, the synchronous work is controlled in accordance with an acceleration and deceleration capacity of the spindle servomotor. Consequently, the spindle servomotor is rotated along the torque limit curve line (L1, L2) to drive the spindle, to thereby effect the synchronous work at a high efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Kosei Nakamura
- 👤 Shinichi Kono
- 👤 Kazuhisa Numai
- 👤 Masami Kimijima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:29
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/182; G05B19/186; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/42; G05B2219/42186; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45216; G05B2219/49; G05B2219/49295
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of control of a spindle servomotor during machining, with a feed servomotor movably connected to the spindle servomotor such that the feed servomotor translationally moves the spindle servomotor along a longitudinal axis of the spindle servomotor, wherein the spindle servomotor has a torque limit versus rotational speed function curve represented by a straight line over a first speed range and a hyperbola over a second speed range, said method comprising the step of: (a) detecting a rotational speed of the spindle servomotor; (b) moving the spindle servomotor along a longitudinal axis with a translational speed determined by a speed of the feed servomotor; and (c) controlling the speed of the spindle servomotor in response to said torque limit function curve such that the spindle servomotor is accelerated over said first speed range along a straight line to have a constant torque and over said second speed range along a hyperbola line to have a decreasing torque so as to maintain a maximum torque of said spindle servomotor as said spindle is moved longitudinally.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of control of a spindle servomotor during machining, with a feed servomotor movably connected to the spindle servomotor such that the feed servomotor translationally moves the spindle servomotor along a longitudinal axis of the spindle servomotor, wherein the spindle servomotor has a torque limit versus rotational speed function curve represented by a straight line over a first speed range and a hyperbola over a second speed range, said method comprising the step of: (a) detecting a rotational speed of the spindle servomotor; (b) moving the spindle servomotor along a longitudinal axis with a translational speed determined by a speed of the feed servomotor; and (c) controlling the speed of the spindle servomotor in response to said torque limit function curve such that the spindle servomotor is accelerated over said first speed range along a straight line to have a constant torque and over said second speed range along a hyperbola line to have a decreasing torque so as to maintain a maximum torque of said spindle servomotor as said spindle is moved longitudinally.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method of synchronous control of a spindle servomotor with a feed servomotor operated in a method according to claim 1, wherein said method includes the further step of: (d) synchronizing rotation speed of said feed servomotor such that it drives a spindle head supporting said spindle servomotor to move translationally at a speed corresponding to rotational speed of said spindle servomotor.
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