US 11,951,578 B1
Cutting fluid digital monitoring management system and method
Chun-Chih Kuo, Kaohsiung (TW); Jyun-Wei Gu, Kaohsiung (TW); and Cheng-Yu Yang, Kaohsiung (TW)
Assigned to NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Kaohsiung (TW)
Filed by National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung (TW)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,814.
Int. Cl. B23Q 11/10 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 11/10 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutting fluid digital monitoring and management system, applicable to a computer numerical control (CNC) machining device, wherein the CNC machining device has a cutting fluid tank configured to accommodate a cutting fluid, and the cutting fluid digital monitoring and management system comprises:
a detection tank, configured to extract the cutting fluid from the cutting fluid tank through a motor and an electrically controlled water valve, and discharge the cutting fluid to the cutting fluid tank after detection;
a concentration sensing module, having a concentration sensing element configured to measure a concentration, wherein the pH sensing element is arranged in the detection tank and configured to measure a concentration of the cutting fluid;
a pH value sensing module, having a pH sensing element configured to measure a pH value, wherein the pH sensing element is arranged in the detection tank and configured to measure a pH value of the cutting fluid;
a water hardness sensing module, having a hardness sensing element configured to measure a hardness, wherein the hardness sensing element is arranged in the detection tank and configured to measure a hardness of the cutting fluid;
a temperature sensing module, having a temperature sensing element configured to measure a temperature, wherein the temperature sensing element is arranged in the detection tank and configured to measure a temperature of the cutting fluid;
a processing module, electrically connected to the concentration sensing module, the pH value sensing module, the water hardness sensing module, and the temperature sensing module, and configured to: generate a monitoring integration value according to the concentration, the pH value, the hardness, and the temperature, compare the monitoring integration value with a standard model, determine whether the monitoring integration value is within a preset range, and if not, generate an adjustment signal; and
an adjustment module, configured to actively adjust a variable parameter of the cutting fluid according to the adjustment signal.