Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Paladini, Albert W. (Department: 2125)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S179000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10894603
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (2) for automatically laying out punching tools on a turret is used in a computer-aided manufacturing system for sheet-metal punching. The system includes a server (1), a database (3), and client computers (7). The apparatus resides in the server, and is used for receiving drawings from the client computers to obtain information on workpieces, selecting punching tools in accordance with sizes and shapes of each type of drawing entity of the workpieces and in accordance with materials of the workpieces and machining allowances set by users, selecting a corresponding tool station on the turret for each of the selected punching tools in accordance with a type of the turret and specifications of the selected punching tool, mounting each punching tool on the corresponding tool station, selecting an optimum manufacturing path for each punching tool, and recording punching tool layout information. A related method is also provided.
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Cheng Chung-Shan
Dai Zejun
Gao XiaoBing
Huang Kuo Jung
Li Jin Song
Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Hong Fu Jin Precision Ind. (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Paladini Albert W.
Rapp Chad
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