Drive control apparatus
First Claim
1. A drive control apparatus of a safety system, the drive control apparatus comprising:
- a detection unit that detects operating values of a drive unit including at least one of a speed, a position, acceleration, an amount of movement, a movement direction and torque, and outputs a signal indicating one or more physical parameters associated with detected operating values (“
DOV”
) that indicate an operating state of the drive unit; and
a cut off unit that cuts off supply of electric power to the drive unit when the one or more DOV physical parameters are outside a first upper to lower limit range;
a safety unit that outputs, a warning when the DOV physical parameters are within the first range and additionally is outside a second upper to lower limit range, based on an input signal from the detection unit,wherein the second range is narrower than the first range, andwherein the warning includes information regarding whether the one or more DOV physical parameters are lower than the second lower limit range or whether the one or more DOV physical parameters are greater than the second upper limit range.
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Abstract
The operation state of a servo motor is monitored and output to a user before automatic termination of power to the motor. A servo system includes a servo motor and a safety unit. The safety unit cuts off electric power to the servo motor when at least one of a speed, a position, acceleration, an amount of movement, a movement direction, and torque of the servo motor is outside a first operation range. Furthermore, the safety unit outputs a warning when at least one of the speed, the position, the acceleration, the amount of movement, the movement direction, the torque is within the first operation range, but is outside a second operation range that is narrower than the first operation range. User controls allow reduced operation when outside the second operation range.
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14 Claims
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1. A drive control apparatus of a safety system, the drive control apparatus comprising:
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a detection unit that detects operating values of a drive unit including at least one of a speed, a position, acceleration, an amount of movement, a movement direction and torque, and outputs a signal indicating one or more physical parameters associated with detected operating values (“
DOV”
) that indicate an operating state of the drive unit; anda cut off unit that cuts off supply of electric power to the drive unit when the one or more DOV physical parameters are outside a first upper to lower limit range; a safety unit that outputs, a warning when the DOV physical parameters are within the first range and additionally is outside a second upper to lower limit range, based on an input signal from the detection unit, wherein the second range is narrower than the first range, and wherein the warning includes information regarding whether the one or more DOV physical parameters are lower than the second lower limit range or whether the one or more DOV physical parameters are greater than the second upper limit range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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