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Servo motor transistor control circuit

Assignee: F L MOSELEY CO
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Filing: 1962-09-24
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1982-09-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Otto S Talle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 03:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R17/00; G05; G05D; G05D3/00; G05D3/12; G05D3/14; G05D3/1418

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPRISING A REVERSIBLE DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR, AN INDUCTIVE WINDING ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY ALTERNATING CURRENT, A RECTIFIER BRIDGE HAVING FOUR TERMINALS, TWO OF SAID TERMINALS BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID WINDING AND SAID MOTOR, AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO TERMINALS OF SAID BRIDGE, AND AN ERROR SIGNAL SOURCE COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH FOR RENDERING SAID SWITCH CONDUCTIVE DURING SELECTED HALF CYCLES OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT TO PERMIT CURRENT TO FLOW THROUGH SAID WINDING, MOTOR, SWITCH AND TWO ARMS OF SAID BRIDGE TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR TO ROTATE IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
A CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPRISING A REVERSIBLE DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR, AN INDUCTIVE WINDING ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY ALTERNATING CURRENT, A RECTIFIER BRIDGE HAVING FOUR TERMINALS, TWO OF SAID TERMINALS BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID WINDING AND SAID MOTOR, AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO TERMINALS OF SAID BRIDGE, AND AN ERROR SIGNAL SOURCE COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH FOR RENDERING SAID SWITCH CONDUCTIVE DURING SELECTED HALF CYCLES OF THE ALTERNATING CURRENT TO PERMIT CURRENT TO FLOW THROUGH SAID WINDING, MOTOR, SWITCH AND TWO ARMS OF SAID BRIDGE TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR TO ROTATE IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION.

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