Wireless encoder
First Claim
1. A wireless encoder system for a motor having a first part that is moveable relative a second part of the motor, the encoder system comprising:
- an encoder sensor moveable with the first part of the motor and operative to sense movement of the first part relative the second part and to provide an encoder signal having an electrical characteristic indicative of the sensed movement;
a transmitter moveable with the first part of the motor associated with the encoder sensor, the transmitter being operative to transmit a wireless transmitter signal based on the encoder signal for receipt by a remote receiver, whereby at least one of position and movement of the first part relative the second part is determinable from the wireless transmitter signal;
a receiver that accepts a wireless command signal that includes program data; and
a processor coupled to and operative to control the transmitter, the processor controls operation of the transmitter based on the program data and the encoder signal.
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Abstract
A wireless encoder system facilitates operation and control of a motor, such as linear motor. The system includes an encoder sensor moveable with a first part of the motor. The encoder sensor is operative to sense movement of the first part relative the second part and provide an encoder signal having an electrical characteristic indicative of the sensed movement. A transmitter, which is associated with the encoder sensor, is operative to transmit a wireless transmitter signal based on the encoder signal. A remote receiver that receives the wireless transmitter signal thus may determine position and/or movement of the first part of the motor relative to a second part of the motor.
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33 Claims
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1. A wireless encoder system for a motor having a first part that is moveable relative a second part of the motor, the encoder system comprising:
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an encoder sensor moveable with the first part of the motor and operative to sense movement of the first part relative the second part and to provide an encoder signal having an electrical characteristic indicative of the sensed movement;
a transmitter moveable with the first part of the motor associated with the encoder sensor, the transmitter being operative to transmit a wireless transmitter signal based on the encoder signal for receipt by a remote receiver, whereby at least one of position and movement of the first part relative the second part is determinable from the wireless transmitter signal;
a receiver that accepts a wireless command signal that includes program data; and
a processor coupled to and operative to control the transmitter, the processor controls operation of the transmitter based on the program data and the encoder signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A linear motor system, comprising:
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a plurality of armature windings arranged to form a path; and
a stage moveable along the path, the stage comprising motor magnets;
an encoder sensor connected for movement with the stage and operative to sense relative movement between the stage and the path, the encoder sensor being operative to provide an encoder signal having an electrical characteristic indicative of relative movement between the stage and the path;
a transmitter connected for movement with the stage and operative to transmit a wireless transmitter signal based on the encoder signal;
a controller operative to control energization of the armature windings based on the transmitter signal, thereby effecting movement of the stage along the path;
a component that receives a wireless command signal; and
a second receiver moveable with the stage and operative to receive a wireless command signal, the transmitter being operative to transmit the transmitter signal in response to the command signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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30. A wireless encoder system for a motor having a first part that is moveable relative a second part, the encoder system comprising:
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sensor means moveable with the first part of the motor for sensing movement of the first part relative the second part and for providing an encoder signal indicative of the sensed movement;
means associated with the encoder sensor and moveable with the first part transmitting a wireless transmitter signal based on the decoder signal for receipt by a remote receiver, whereby at least one of position and movement of the first part relative the second part is determinable from the transmitter signal; and
second means moveable with the first part for controlling the means for transmitting in response to wireless command information received from the first means for controlling. - View Dependent Claims (28, 31)
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32. A method for wirelessly providing motor position information in a motor, comprising:
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sensing relative movement between a first part of the motor and a second part of a motor, the sensing occurring at the first part which is moveable relative the second part;
providing an encoder signal based on the sensed movement;
transmitting a wireless signal from the first part based on the encoder signal; and
receiving a wireless command signal at the first part and storing program data at the first part to control the transmission of the wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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