Motor control device for controlling motor speed depending on imparted load

• US 5,317,668 A
• Filed: 06/08/1992
• Issued: 05/31/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Norio
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MARTIN, DAVID S
• Application Number:
  US07/895,098
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 388/809-815, 388/819, 388/902, 388/907.5, 388/904, 400/903, 400/902, 400/185, 400/139, 400/144, 400/144.1, 400/144.2, 318/561, 318/590-594
• US Class Current: 388/811
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 23/16 Controlling the angular speed of one shaft H02P23/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 388/902 Compensation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 388/904 Stored velocity profile

Abstract

For operating a plurality of mechanisms with a single motor, a motor control device is provided which is capable of stably operating one of the mechanisms while reducing influence of load imparted on the motor and attributed by an operation of remaining one of the mechanisms. A CPU suitably controls or selects electrical current level provisionally ranked and stored in a ROM to a printing motor which drives a print hammer for obtaining predetermined velocity of the hammer. If the print hammer reaches its decelerating position, the CPU determines offset electrical current level and current applying period to be applied to the printing motor on a basis of the rank of the electrical current at that phase.

Claims

1. A motor control device for controlling rotation speed of a single motor driving a plurality of mechanisms, an electrical current level which is applied to the single motor being changeable in accordance with the operation of one of the mechanisms, the control device comprising:

detection means for detecting an actual rotation speed of the single motor;

storage means for storing a prestored rotation speed value of the single motor;

means for comparing the actual rotation speed of the single motor detected by the detection means with the prestored rotation speed value stored in the storage means;

means for selecting a current level necessary to obtain the prestored rotation speed, the selected current level being substantially proportional to a level of load imparted on the single motor;

means for setting an offset current level and an offset current applying period to obtain said necessary current level on a basis of the level of load; and

means for applying said offset current level to said motor for said offset current applying period.

2. The motor control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection means comprises:

an encoder disc coaxially provided with the single motor; and

a photosensor for generating a pulse signal indicative of the rotation speed of the motor.

3. The motor control device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the offset current level set in the offset current setting means is substantially disproportional to the level of load.

4. The motor control device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the offset current applying period is substantially disproportional to the level of load.

5. The motor control device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the motor comprises a direct current motor.

6. The motor control device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the plurality of mechanisms comprises:

a print hammer drive mechanism having a print hammer in an electronic typewriter for impacting a character wheel with the print hammer; and

a takeup mechanism for taking up an printing ribbon in accordance with a printing operation, the load exerted on the motor being varied depending on a takeup diameter of the printing ribbon.

7. An electronic typewriter comprising:

a main frame;

the single drive motor fixedly secured to the main frame and having a drive shaft;

a print hammer drive mechanism driven by the single motor, and comprising a printing cam coupled to the drive shaft, lever means pivotally supported to the main frame and having one end in contact with the printing cam and having another end, and a print hammer pivotally supported to the another end of the lever means;

a position shifting mechanism driven by the single motor and having a holder member and an elevation cam for moving the holder member between a printing position and an erase position, the elevation cam coupled to the drive shaft;

a printing ribbon takeup mechanism driven by the single motor and having a printing ribbon for taking up the printing ribbon in accordance with a printing operation, the printing ribbon being mounted on the holder member, the printing ribbon takeup mechanism further comprising a ribbon supply cam coupled to the drive shaft, a pivot member having one end in contact with the ribbon supply cam and another end, and a ribbon feed means rotatably supported to the holder and engageable with the another end of the pivot member

an erase ribbon takeup mechanism driven by the single motor and having an erase ribbon mounted on the holder; and

means for controlling rotation speed of the single drive motor depending on a level of load imparted on the single drive motor.

8. The electronic typewriter as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controlling means comprises

detection means for detecting rotation speed of the single drive motor;

load assumption means for assuming a level of load imparted on the single drive motor on a basis of the rotation speed detected by the detection means; and

offset current setting means for setting at least one of offset current level and inverse current applying period on a basis of the load level assumed by the load assumption means.

9. The electronic typewriter as claimed in claim 8, wherein the detection means comprises;

an encoder disc coaxially provided with the drive shaft of the single drive motor; and

a photosensor for generating a pulse signal indicative of the rotation speed of the single drive motor 1.

10. The motor control device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the load assumption means comprises;

means for comparing the rotation speed of the single drive motor detected by the detection means with a prestored rotation speed; and

means for selecting current level necessary for obtaining the prestored rotation speed, the selected current level being substantially proportional to a level of load imparted on the single drive motor.

11. The motor control device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the offset current level set in the offset current setting means is substantially disproportional to the level of load.

12. The motor control device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the offset current applying period is substantially disproportional to the level of load.

13. The motor control device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the single drive motor comprises a direct current motor.