WO-2026095011-A1 - INSTALLABLE SUBSTRATE

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Abstract

This installable substrate can be mounted on various devices such as a machine tool and has a function of executing a predetermined process.

Inventors

OKUNO, JUNICHIRO
INOUE, TAKASHI
BOUJNAH, Haythem
OKOSHI, Kazuya

Assignees

DMG森精機株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20251030
Priority Date: 20241030

Claims (1)

First circuit board and A second substrate is provided, The first substrate is The first integrated circuit and A first signal path connected to the first integrated circuit and for transmitting related signals associated with at least one of an image, an imaging device, a numerical control device, and a machine tool, A first connection part that connects to the first signal path, A second signal path connected to the first integrated circuit and for transmitting signals, It includes a second connection part that connects to the second signal path, The aforementioned second substrate is The second integrated circuit and A third signal path connected to the second integrated circuit and for transmitting signals, A third connection part that connects to the third signal path and is physically and electrically connected to the second connection part, The system includes a fourth signal path connected to the second integrated circuit and transmitting a detection signal indicating at least one of the following detection results: position, temperature, strain, pressure, flow rate, vibration, rotational speed, acceleration, torque, atmospheric pressure, illuminance, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, radiation, light, angular velocity, moisture content, concentration, magnetic field, and electric field. The second integrated circuit transmits the detection signal to the first integrated circuit by transmitting it in the order of the third signal path, the third connection, the second connection, and the second signal path. The first integrated circuit is an embedded board that receives the transmitted detection signal and the associated signal transmitted from the first signal path, and processes the associated signal.

Description

Embedded board This disclosure relates to embedded circuit boards. For example, Japanese Patent No. 6886506 (Patent Document 1) discloses a machine tool comprising an imaging unit, a chip recognition unit that automatically recognizes chips based on images captured by the imaging unit and detects the location where chips are accumulated, and a coolant discharge unit that, when a detection signal is input from the chip recognition unit, discharges coolant along a predetermined path toward the chip accumulation location. This is a perspective view of a machine tool.This is a perspective view of an imaging system installed inside a machine tool.This diagram illustrates the software embedded in the circuit board and the interface through which the board communicates with the outside world.This diagram further illustrates the configuration of the imaging system.This diagram illustrates the flow of image data in an imaging system.This is a diagram illustrating the power supply in an imaging system.This is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a machine tool.This is a flowchart illustrating the data transmission flow in an imaging system.This figure shows another embodiment.This diagram further illustrates the hardware configuration of the machine tool.This is a block diagram of an embedded circuit board located in the control panel of a machine tool. The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, identical parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions of them will not be repeated. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine tool. As shown in Figure 1, the machine tool 1000 includes an operation panel 8. The machine tool 1000 also includes a machining chamber 900 (Figure 7) and a control panel 2 (Figure 7) internally. The operation panel 8 is communicated to the control panel 2. Figure 2 is a perspective view of an imaging system installed within a machine tool 1000. As shown in Figure 2, the imaging system 1 comprises a substrate 10, a first coaxial cable 20A, a second coaxial cable 20B, a first camera unit 30A, and a second camera unit 30B. The circuit board 10 has an expansion bus 15. The first camera unit 30A includes a first camera 31A and a first extension board 32A. The second camera unit 30B includes a second camera 31B and a second extension board 32B. The first camera 31A is connected to the first extension board 32A. The second camera 31B is connected to the second extension board 32B. The first camera 31A and the second camera 31B are embedded cameras. The first camera 31A and the second camera 31B are also referred to as "MIPI cameras." The first camera 31A and the second camera 31B are installed at different positions on the machine tool 1000. The first camera 31A and the second camera 31B image different areas within the machining chamber 900. Note that there may be some overlap in the areas imaged by the first camera 31A and the second camera 31B. The first camera unit 30A is housed in a case. The front of the case is made of a transparent panel. The first camera 31A images the inside of the processing chamber 900 through this panel. Similarly, the second camera unit 30B is housed in a different case from the one in which the first camera unit 30A is housed. The front of this case is also made of a transparent panel. The second camera 31B images the inside of the processing chamber 900 through this panel. However, the first camera unit 30A and the second camera unit 30B may be housed in the same case. Hereafter, the above panel will also be referred to as the "camera front panel." The first extension board 32A is connected to one end 21A of the first coaxial cable 20A. The second extension board 32B is connected to one end 21B of the second coaxial cable 20B. The other end 22A of the first coaxial cable 20A and the other end 22B of the second coaxial cable 20B are connected to the board 10. In Figure 2, for the sake of explanation, the first coaxial cable 20A and the second coaxial cable 20B are shown in their coiled states. However, when the imaging system 1 is installed inside the machine tool 1000, both the first coaxial cable 20A and the second coaxial cable 20B will be extended. In the following, when referring to any one of the first camera unit 30A and the second camera unit 30B, it will be referred to as "camera unit 30." Similarly, when referring to any one of the first coaxial cable 20A and the second coaxial cable 20B, it will be referred to as "coaxial cable 20." The length of the coaxial cable 20 can be adjusted as appropriate depending on the size of the machine tool 1000, etc. The length of the coaxial cable 20 can be several tens of meters (for example, 15 meters). Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the hardware included in the circuit board 10 and the software incorporated into the circuit bo