Motor Control Device, Image Forming Apparatus, and Motor Control Method

• US 20070127948A1
• Filed: 12/06/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: AKIYAMA, Shigeki
• Granted Patent: US 7,561,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/167
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5008 Driving control for rotary photosensitive medium, e.g. speed control, stop position control
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/0119 Linear arrangement adjacent plural transfer points

Abstract

A motor control device includes a velocity detection unit, a motor control unit, a phase difference detection unit, and a correction value calculation unit. The velocity detection unit detects each velocity of a plurality of driven bodies or of a plurality of motors which independently drives a corresponding one of the driven bodies. The motor control unit independently controls each of the motors based on the velocity and a predetermined velocity directive value. The phase difference detection unit detects a phase difference among each of the driven bodies. The correction value calculation unit calculates a correction value for the velocity or the velocity directive value based on the phase difference.

Claims

1. A motor control device comprising:

a velocity detection unit that detects each velocity of a plurality of driven bodies or of a plurality of motors which independently drives a corresponding one of the plurality of driven bodies,

a motor control unit that independently controls each of the motors based on the velocity detected by the velocity detection unit and a predetermined velocity directive value;

a phase difference detection unit that detects a phase difference among each of the driven bodies; and

a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit.

2. The motor control device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a feedback coefficient modification unit that increases a feedback coefficient for use in the calculation of the correction value by the correction value calculation unit at a startup of each of the motors so that the feedback coefficient at the startup is larger than the feedback coefficient at a constant velocity drive of each of the motors.

3. The motor control device according to claim 2, wherein

the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value by multiplying the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit, by the feedback coefficient.

4. The motor control device according to claim 2, wherein

the feedback coefficient modification unit decreases the feedback coefficient after the startup of each of the motors.

5. The motor control device according to claim 2, wherein

the feedback coefficient modification unit maintains the feedback coefficient at a predetermined value for a predetermined time after the startup of each of the motors, and then decreases the feedback coefficient.

6. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the correction value is one of a correction value for correcting the velocity of each of the driven bodies or motors detected by the velocity detection unit, and a correction value for correcting the velocity directive value for use in independent control of each of the motors by the motor control unit.

7. The motor control device according to claim 2, wherein

the feedback coefficient modification unit modifies the feedback coefficient in accordance with a driving load of each of the driven bodies.

8. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the phase difference detection unit detects a difference between a reference phase which is a phase of one of the plurality of driven bodies and a phase of at least another one of the driven bodies.

9. The motor control device according to claim 8, wherein

the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value of at least one of the driven bodies except for the one having the reference phase, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit.

10. The motor control device according to claim 8, wherein

the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value of at least one of the motors driving at least one of the driven bodies except for the one having the reference phase, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit.

11. The motor control device according to claim 8, wherein

the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value of each of the driven body having the reference phase and at least one of the driven bodies except for the one having the reference phase, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit.

12. The motor control device according to claim 8, wherein

the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value of each of the motor driving the driven body having the reference phase and at lease one of the motors driving at least one of the driven bodies except for the one having the reference phase, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit.

13. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the correction value calculation unit includes a filter member that removes predetermined frequency component from the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection unit,

wherein the correction value calculation unit calculates the correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value based on the phase difference from which the predetermined frequency component is removed by the filter member.

14. An image forming apparatus including:

the motor control device according to claim 1;

a plurality of motors controlled by the motor control device; and

a plurality of photoreceptors, each of which is independently driven by a corresponding one of the plurality of motors.

15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 14 further comprising:

an exposing unit that exposes each of the plurality of photoreceptors to form an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof;

a developing unit that performs development by applying a developer to the electrostatic latent image; and

a transfer unit that transfers the developer applied to the electrostatic latent image to a recording medium.

16. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the motor control device according to claim 7;

a plurality of motors controlled by the motor control device;

a plurality of photoreceptors, each of which is independently driven by a corresponding one of the plurality of motors;

an exposing unit that exposes each of the plurality of photoreceptors to form an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof;

a developing unit that performs development by applying a developer to the electrostatic latent image;

a transfer unit that transfers the developer applied to the electrostatic latent image to a recording medium; and

a fixing unit that heats and fixes the developer transferred to the recording medium;

wherein the feedback coefficient modification unit modifies the feedback coefficient in accordance with a driving load of each of the plurality of photosensitive drums which changes depending on a heating state of the fixing unit.

17. The image forming apparatus according to claim 16 further comprising

a detection unit that detects a temperature in the vicinity of the fixing unit,

wherein the feedback coefficient modification unit modifies the feedback coefficient based on the temperature detected by the detection unit.

18. A motor control method comprising the steps of:

detecting each velocity of a plurality of driven bodies or of a plurality of motors which independently drives a corresponding one of the plurality of driven bodies;

independently controlling each of the motors based on the detected velocity and a predetermined velocity directive value;

detecting a phase difference among each of the driven bodies; and

calculating a correction value for the detected velocity or the velocity directive value based on the detected phase difference.

19. The motor control method according to claim 18 further comprising the step of:

increasing a feedback coefficient for use in the calculation of the correction value at a startup of each of the motors so that the feedback coefficient at the startup is larger than the feedback coefficient at a constant velocity drive of each of the motors.