US 12,138,724 B2
Smart tool system
Anthony Trecapelli, Leonard, MI (US); and David W. Barton, Port Matilda, PA (US)
Assigned to GEMINI PRECISION MACHINING, INC., Bad Axe, MI (US)
Filed by Gemini Precision Machining, Inc., Bad Axe, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/370,473.
Application 17/370,473 is a continuation of application No. 15/683,387, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 11,059,141.
Prior Publication US 2022/0043425 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B23Q 15/12 (2006.01); B23Q 15/08 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 15/12 (2013.01) [B23Q 15/08 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05B 19/4163 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37355 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37434 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart tool system, comprising:
a tool holder and a tool assembly;
a tooling machine to which the assembly is attachable, the tooling machine being configured to rotate the assembly to cut a workpiece, the tooling machine having a spindle to which the tool holder is attachable;
a database storing vibrational data associated with the tooling machine;
a user computing device and a server in communication with one another;
wherein the server is configured to provide to the user computing device selectable values of a plurality of parameters and an input field in which the value of a parameter is inputtable, to receive inputted values of the parameters from the user computing device, to determine whether the received values will result in a status condition of the machining tool of one of a stable preferred speed, chatter, stable resonant risk, or stable chatter risk based on the vibrational data stored in the database, and to display the determined status condition on a display of the user computing device,
wherein responsive to an input for at least one of a depth of cut or a width of cut being below a respective threshold percentage, the server is further configured to determine a recommended chip thinning amount, and to display the recommended chip thinning amount on the display of the user computing device.