Signal processing circuit of rotation detecting device

• US 20070139036A1
• Filed: 12/19/2006
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Kondo, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 7,385,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/179
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2205/85 Determining the direction of movement of an encoder, e.g. of an incremental encoder
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/2451 Incremental encoders G01D5/2454 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/3473 Circular or rotary encoders
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 13/045 with speed indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/486 delivered by photo-electric detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/487 delivered by rotating magnets
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/489 Digital circuits therefor

Abstract

A rotation detecting device includes a rotation detecting unit for providing first and second rotation signals in response to rotation of a rotating object and a signal processing circuit for processing the signals to provide rotation data such as the rotation direction, rotation speed and rotation position. The signal processing circuit includes a reversal signal forming circuit for providing a reversal signal changing in response to a change of the rotation direction, a level-change-prohibiting section for forming a level-change prohibiting signal to mask the first rotation signal during one pulse width from the first rising edge to the first falling edge after the change of the rotation direction of the rotor is detected, and a rotation data processing circuit for forming from the reversal signal and the level-change prohibiting signal a signal having triple-level pulses that synchronize with the pulses of the first rotation signal except for first one of the pulses being masked after each change of the rotation direction and change voltage level when the rotation direction changes.

Claims

1. A signal processing circuit of a rotation detecting device that includes a rotor rotatable with a rotating object, a rotation sensing unit for providing a bi-level first rotation signal (Sa) in response to rotation of the rotor, said signal processing circuit comprising:

a reversal signal forming means, connected to said rotation sensing unit, for providing a bi-level reversal signal (Rev) changing from one level to the other in response to a change of rotation direction of the rotor;

a level-change-prohibiting section, connected to said reversal signal forming means, for forming a level-change prohibiting signal (Ce) to mask the first rotation signal (Sa) during one pulse width from the first rising edge to the first falling edge after the change of the rotation direction of the rotor is detected; and

a rotation data processing means, connected with said level change prohibiting section and said reversal signal forming means, for forming a triple level output signal (OUT2) having triple-level pulses that synchronize with the pulses of the first rotation signal (Sa) except for first one of the pulses being masked after each change of the rotation direction and change voltage level from one level to another when the rotation direction changes one direction to the other direction.

2. A signal processing circuit as in claim 1, wherein:

said rotation sensing unit comprises a first rotation sensors for providing the first rotation signal (Sa) and a second rotation sensor for providing a bi-level second rotation signal (Sb) in response to rotation of the rotor at a phase different from the first rotation signal,

said reversal signal forming means comprises a reversal signal detecting section for detecting a change of rotation direction by a change in phase of the first rotation signal (Sa) relative to the second rotation signal (Sb).

3. A signal processing circuit as in claim 2, wherein said reversal signal forming means further comprises a reversal signal forming section, connected to said reversal signal detecting section, for providing a bi-level reversal signal (Rev) according to direction of rotation of the rotor.

4. A signal processing circuit as in claim 3, wherein said rotation data processing means comprises an edge detecting section for detecting edges of the first rotation signal (Sa), a first output signal forming section for forming a bi-level first output signal (OUT1) having pulses that synchronize with the pulses of the first rotation signal (Sa) except for one pulse being masked right after each change of the rotation direction and a rotation data processing section, connected with said output signal forming section and said reversal signal forming section, for forming the triple level second output signal (OUT2) based on the first bi-level output signal (OUT1) and the reversal signal (Rev).

5. A rotation detecting device having the signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said rotor comprises a magnetic disk having teeth on the periphery thereof; and

said rotation sensing unit comprises a magnetic sensor disposed opposite said magnetic disk.

6. A rotation detecting device having the signal processing circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said rotor comprises a rotary disk having a plurality of slits on the periphery thereof; and

said rotation sensing unit comprises a light emitting diode and a photo transistor disposed opposite said rotary disk.

7. A signal processing circuit of a rotation detecting device that includes a rotation detecting unit for providing first and second bi-level rotation signals (Sa, Sb) in response to rotation of a rotating object, said signal processing circuit comprising:

a reversal signal forming means for providing a bi-level reversal signal (Rev) changing from one level to the other in response to a change of rotation direction of the rotating object;

a level-change-prohibiting section for forming a level-change prohibiting signal (Ce) to mask the first rotation signal (Sa) during one pulse width from the first rising edge to the first falling edge after the change of the rotation direction of the rotor is detected; and

a rotation data processing means for forming from the bi-level reversal signal (Rev) and the level-change prohibiting signal (Ce) a triple level output signal (OUT2) having triple-level pulses that synchronize with the pulses of the first rotation signal (Sa) except for first one of the pulses being masked after each change of the rotation direction and change voltage level from one level to another when the rotation direction changes one direction to the other direction.

8. A signal processing circuit as in claim 7, wherein said reversal signal forming means comprises a reversal signal detecting section for forming a rotation-direction signal (Rb) whose level changes when the rotation direction of the rotating object changes.

9. A signal processing circuit as in claim 8, said reversal signal forming means further comprises a reversal signal forming section for forming a bi-level reversal signal (Rev) from the rotation-direction signal (Rb) and the level-change prohibiting signal (Ce).

10. A signal processing circuit as in claim 9, wherein said rotation data processing means comprises an edge detecting section for detecting edges of the first rotation signal (Sa), a first output signal forming section for forming a bi-level first output signal (OUT1) having pulses that synchronize with the pulses of the first rotation signal (Sa) except for one pulse being masked right after each change of the rotation direction and a rotation data processing section for forming the triple level second output signal (OUT2) from the first bi-level output signal (OUT1) and the reversal signal (Rev).