US 11,667,000 B2
Cutting machine
Leo Rempfler, Appenzell (CH); Markus Göldi, Lüchtingen (CH); Fabian Steiger, Altstätten (CH); and Simon Jann, Altstätten (CH)
Assigned to ZÜND SYSTEMTECHNIK AG, Altstätten (CH)
Filed by ZÜND SYSTEMTECHNIK AG, Altstätten (CH)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/779,379.
Claims priority of application No. 19155068 (EP), filed on Feb. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0246926 A1, Aug. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/26 (2006.01); B26F 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 3/15546 (2013.01) [B26D 5/007 (2013.01); B26D 7/2614 (2013.01); B26F 1/3813 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutting machine comprising:
a work surface, which is designed to accommodate at least one object to be cut,
a working group, which is arranged so it is movable above the work surface and comprises a receptacle device for accommodating a first replaceable cutting tool, and
a processing unit comprising a processor having processing capacity and algorithms for controlling the cutting machine and storage capacity for providing a database,
wherein
a tool changing unit for providing a plurality of cutting tools, wherein the processing unit is designed to control an automated insertion of one of the cutting tools provided in the tool changing unit into the receptacle device, wherein the tool changing unit
comprises a plurality of holding devices for providing the plurality of cutting tools, and
comprises at least one first sensor unit for detecting individual items of identification information of the cutting tools,
wherein the first sensor unit is designed to
detect the individual items of identification information of a first cutting tool when it is located in a first holding device or is inserted into the first holding device, and
provide the detected items of identification information to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is designed to,
recognize cutting tools based on the provided items of identification information,
store items of information about recognized cutting tools in the database, and
based on the detected individual items of identification information, select which of the cutting tools provided in the tool changing unit is inserted into the receptacle device.