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GENEVA, July 8 -- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. (5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka5410041), 住友電気工業株式会社 (大阪府大阪市中央区北浜四丁目５番３３号) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2022/048439) for "DATA COLLECTION DEVICE, DATA COLLECTION METHOD, DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM, CUTTING TOOL, AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM" on Dec 28, 2022. With publication no. WO/2024/142342, the details related to the patent application was published on Jul 04, 2024.
Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Inventor(s): TOYOSHIMA, Akihiro (c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka5410041), 豊嶋 章宏 (大阪府大阪市中央区北浜四丁目５番３３号 住友電気工業株式会社内), KURIYAMA, Yusuke (c/o SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka5410041), 栗山 裕介 (大阪府大阪市中央区北浜四丁目５番３３号 住友電気工業株式会社内)
Abstract: This data collection device includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information from a machine tool, which has a plurality of attachment units to which a plurality of cutting tools are attachable and switches the plurality of cutting tools to use for machining a workpiece, the information identifying an attachment unit to which a cutting tool being used by the machine tool is attached; and an information storage unit that stores information about an attachment unit to which a first cutting tool is attached. The first cutting tool has a sensor that detects the state of the first cutting tool, and an output unit that outputs data output by the sensor. The data collection device further includes a data reception unit that executes or stops receiving of data from the first cutting tool, in accordance with whether or not the information acquired by the information acquisition unit matches the information about the attachment unit to which the first cutting tool is attached. For more information:https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2024142342
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