Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a milling method for a milling machine provided with a milling tool comprising cutting teeth, the method including: determining measured values of a first parameter corresponding to a bending of the milling tool as a function of a second parameter corresponding to an angle of rotation of the milling tool in a rotating frame of reference of the milling tool and analyzing the measured values as a function of at least one monitoring criterion.

Abstract: A tool post of a machine tool, in which the tool post is capable of receiving a cutting insert for machining a component, is provided. The tool post includes at least one sensor capable of determining a parameter representative of a cutting action between a component to be machined and a cutting insert; and a support housing which is electrically connected to the sensor and includes a battery and a printed circuit board supplied with current by the battery. The printed circuit board supports, at least partially, a radio transmission unit. The housing includes a base and a cover which can be detached from one another. The battery is supported by the cover and the printed circuit board by the base or vice versa.

Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a milling method for a milling machine provided with a milling tool comprising cutting teeth, the method including: determining measured values of a first parameter corresponding to a bending of the milling tool as a function of a second parameter corresponding to an angle of rotation of the milling tool in a rotating frame of reference of the milling tool and analyzing the measured values as a function of at least one monitoring criterion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insert holder for a tool for turning a machine tool, comprising an insert holder body (2), the head (22) of which is intended to receive a cutting insert (3), characterized in that at least two measurement recesses (4, 5) are provided in the insert holder body (2) on the side of the head (22), said measurement recesses (4, 5) being arranged symmetrically relative to the neutral fiber (6) of the insert holder body (2) and centered on the neutral fiber (6). The measurement recesses (4, 5) have, respectively, a planar bottom (41, 51) that is parallel to the direction (Y) of the component of the tangential cutting force of the insert holder to be measured, and parallel to the longitudinal direction (X, Z) of the insert holder body (2). The insert holder also comprises at least one first strain gauge (71, 72, 73, 74) configured such as to measure the change in shape of the planar bottom (41, 51) of at least one of the measurement recesses (4, 5).

Abstract: The invention relates to an insert holder for a tool for turning a machine tool, comprising an insert holder body (2), the head (22) of which is intended to receive a cutting insert (3), characterized in that at least two measurement recesses (4, 5) are provided in the insert holder body (2) on the side of the head (22), said measurement recesses (4, 5) being arranged symmetrically relative to the neutral fiber (6) of the insert holder body (2) and centered on the neutral fiber (6). The measurement recesses (4, 5) have, respectively, a planar bottom (41, 51) that is parallel to the direction (Y) of the component of the tangential cutting force of the insert holder to be measured, and parallel to the longitudinal direction (X, Z) of the insert holder body (2). The insert holder also comprises at least one first strain gauge (71, 72, 73, 74) configured such as to measure the change in shape of the planar bottom (41, 51) of at least one of the measurement recesses (4, 5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile-surface control module comprising: a flexible protection layer (9), at least one monostable switch (11) and a rigid mechanical supporting member (13) letting through the light from at least one light source and defining regions for backlighting the flexible protection layer (9), characterized in that said supporting member (13) further includes at least one passage (21) for activating the monostable switch (11), by deformation of the flexible protection layer (9), and in that the module includes a sheet (19) made of incompressible material sandwiched between said rigid mechanical supporting member (13) and the flexible protection layer (9), the sheet (19) defining at least one pivoting arm (23) comprising a hinge (25), joined to said supporting member (13), and a pivoting free end (27) having an actuating lug (29) placed facing a passage (21) in said supporting member (13) for actuating the monostable switch (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for haptic feedback control that comprises a control device for transmitting a haptic feedback to the finger of a user in a movement area of said finger, characterized in that said control method comprises a first step (101) of determining the direction of an elementary movement of said finger and decomposing the elementary movement into components along said first and second driving directions (D1, D2), and a second step (102) of independently driving said first actuator (7a) and second actuator (7b) based on the components of the elementary movement (dU) in order to drive said plate (3) in translation so that the result of the vibratory effect generated by said actuators (7a, 7b) can be felt by said finger in a direction (dR) substantially perpendicular to and coplanar with the direction of said elementary movement (dU).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control module that comprises at least one touch control surface (3) made of a sensor (31) sensitive to the pressure applied on the touch surface (3) and of a flexible protection layer (33) covering said sensor (31) and allowing a pressure to be locally transmitted to the sensor. The module further includes a rigid mechanical support (15) in which openings (27) are formed, allowing therethrough the light from at least one light source (25) and defining back-lighting regions of the touch surface (3), and a plate (20) of an incompressible material and transparent to the light which is sandwiched between the mechanical support (15) and the sensor (31) and defines a continuous smooth surface at the touch surface (3), wherein the sensor (31) and the flexible protection layer (33) are made so as to allow the light at least partially through the back-lighting regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a touch surface control device, including at least one step comprising the generation of sensory feedback corresponding to the detection of a pressure applied by a user on the touch surface, said sensory feedback comprising haptic feedback and acoustic feedback. The invention is characterized in that the generation of the acoustic feedback is initiated after the generation of the haptic feedback once a characteristic value of the haptic feedback has exceeded a pre-defined threshold. The invention also relates to an electric control device having a touch surface, characterized in that it includes means for implementing said method (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric control device for an automobile, that comprises a touch-surface sensor using pressure-sensitive resistors and to be assembled with a holder (3) having a recessed or protruding three-dimensional surface, characterized in that the touch-surface (1) of the sensor is shaped so that, at the assembled state, a portion of at least the shaped touch-surfaces (1) meet each other while conforming to the shape of said three-dimensional surface (4) in order to define an essentially continuous touch-surface (1).

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is an electric control or control-by-wire device comprising a control lever (11) that can be moved in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and that can be moved in a translational movement in a direction parallel to the lever in a position of rest, a rotary control member (13) that can be moved in a rotational movement and in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and an electrical circuit (15) for converting the various movements of the lever (11) and the rotary member (13) into control signals. The device comprises a lever base (19) that can move over a predefined travel parallel to the lever in a position of rest and which keeps the control lever fixed in terms of rotation and comprises a universal joint connection supporting the rotary control member in such a way as to connect it pivotally to the control lever (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to an touch-surface electric control device (1) comprising a touch-surface sensor (29), a printed circuit board (33), connection means (42) for the electric connection between the touch-surface sensor (29) and the printed circuit board (33), the connections means (42) and the touch-surface (29) being flexible and including a connection tab (67), the touch-surface sensor (29) and the printed circuit board (33) being provided on the opposite faces of a common substrate (31) provided between said sensor (29) and said board (33), characterized in that a side face of the common substrate (31) includes a guiding protrusion (44) for the connection tab (67).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cross-linking composition in pellet form including at least one polymer matrix, at least one cross-linking agent and at least one hydrogen sulphide inhibiting agent, the hydrogen sulphide inhibiting agent including at least one zinc carboxylate and at least one triazine derivative. It also relates to its preparation method.

Abstract: The invention concerns a touch-sensitive surface (15) electrical control device comprising at least two adjacent active zones (3, 5, 7) for controlling in each active zone (3, 5, 7) a specific electrical function and a coating (13) provided on the touch-sensitive surface (15) and having surface ribs (9) for delimiting said active control zones (3, 5, 7). The invention is characterized in that the lower surface (18) of a rib (9) separating two adjacent active zones is shaped like a tensioned vault (20) between posts (17) which are solely supported outside the active zones of the touch-sensitive surface (15).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for haptic feedback control, that comprises a bearing plate (3) for transmitting a haptic feedback to a user's finger in a circular movement area of said finger, a touch-surface sensor (5) for detecting a bearing of said finger in said area, characterised in that the device comprises first and second actuators (7a, 7b) connected to said plate (3) for applying a rotation torque (C) to said plate (3) for generating the haptic feedback in said area when a bearing is detected, by the pivotal movement of said plate (3) about a rotation axis (I) that is coaxial with the centre of the movement area of said finger.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for haptic feedback control that comprises a control device for transmitting a haptic feedback to the finger of a user in a movement area of said finger, characterised in that said control method comprises a first step (101) of determining the direction of an elementary movement of said finger and decomposing the elementary movement into components along said first and second driving directions (D1, D2), and a second step (102) of independently driving said first actuator (7a) and second actuator (7b) based on the components of the elementary movement (dU) in order to drive said plate (3) in translation so that the result of the vibratory effect generated by said actuators (7a, 7b) can be felt by said finger in a direction (dR) substantially perpendicular to and coplanar with the direction of said elementary movement (dU).

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is an electric control or control-by-wire device comprising a control lever (11) that can be moved in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and that can be moved in a translational movement in a direction parallel to the lever in a position of rest, a rotary control member (13) that can be moved in a rotational movement and in a pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the lever in a position of rest, and an electrical circuit (15) for converting the various movements of the lever (11) and the rotary member (13) into control signals. The device comprises a lever base (19) that can move over a predefined travel parallel to the lever in a position of rest and which keeps the control lever fixed in terms of rotation and comprises a universal joint connection supporting the rotary control member in such a way as to connect it pivotally to the control lever (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a touch surface control device, including at least one step comprising the generation of sensory feedback corresponding to the detection of a pressure applied by a user on the touch surface, said sensory feedback comprising haptic feedback and acoustic feedback. The invention is characterised in that the generation of the acoustic feedback is initiated after the generation of the haptic feedback once a characteristic value of the haptic feedback has exceeded a pre-defined threshold. The invention also relates to an electric control device having a touch surface, characterised in that it includes means for implementing said method (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile-surface control module comprising: a flexible protection layer (9), at least one monostable switch (11) and a rigid mechanical supporting member (13) letting through the light from at least one light source and defining regions for backlighting the flexible protection layer (9), characterized in that said supporting member (13) further includes at least one passage (21) for activating the monostable switch (11), by deformation of the flexible protection layer (9), and in that the module includes a sheet (19) made of incompressible material sandwiched between said rigid mechanical supporting member (13) and the flexible protection layer (9), the sheet (19) defining at least one pivoting arm (23) comprising a hinge (25), joined to said supporting member (13), and a pivoting free end (27) having an actuating lug (29) placed facing a passage (21) in said supporting member (13) for actuating the monostable switch (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a touch-surface sensor (1) that comprises a touch surface using pressure-sensitive resistors in a control area (2) defining at least one closed path, characterised in that the touch surface includes a first active strip (3) capable of providing a first signal (6a) to a processing unit (8) corresponding to a bearing area of a control finger applied on said first strip (3), and at least one second active strip (5) capable of providing a second signal (6b) to the processing unit (8) corresponding to the bearing area of a control finger applied on said second strip (5), said active strips (3, 5) being arranged so as to locate a bearing in the entire control area (2). The invention also relates to an electric control device comprising a touch-surface sensor (1) as described above.