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US4181875A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drive circuit for a DC motor

Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1977-10-28
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1997-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract A drive circuit for a DC motor provided with an armature having an armature winding and a plurality of field poles. The field poles are each composed of a main pole excited by a field winding and an auxiliary pole formed with a permanent magnet of the same polarity as the main pole. An armature current is shunted to supply a field current to the field winding connected in series to the armature. The field current remains zero until the armature current reaches a predetermined value, and increases with an increase in the armature current after the latter exceeds the predetermined value. As a result of this, in the region in which the armature current is small, that is, in the high-speed region of the motor, a torque larger than that of a DC series motor is obtained, and in the region in which the armature current is large, that is, in the low-speed region of the motor, a torque larger than that of a permanent magnet type DC motor is provided.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshinori Kohzai
  • 👤 Shigeki Kawada
  • 👤 Shigeaki Oyama

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:41
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K23/00; H02K23/02; H02P; H02P7/00; H02P7/06; H02P7/18; H02P7/24; H02P7/28; H02P7/282

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
A drive circuit for a DC motor having field poles, each composed of a main pole excited by a field winding and with a permanent magnet auxiliary pole, and an armature having an armature winding, wherein the armature winding is connected to the field winding through a rectifier, and wherein a field current is zero when an armature current is less than a predetermined value, and increases or decreases with an increase or decrease in the armature current when the armature current is larger than the predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
A drive circuit for a DC motor having field poles, each composed of a main pole excited by a field winding and with a permanent magnet auxiliary pole, and an armature having an armature winding, wherein the armature winding is connected to the field winding through a rectifier, and wherein a field current is zero when an armature current is less than a predetermined value, and increases or decreases with an increase or decrease in the armature current when the armature current is larger than the predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 82 words
A drive circuit for a DC motor having an armature and a plurality of field windings, comprising: means for supplying electrical energy to said armature and said field windings; and control means responding to the current in said armature for holding the current in said field windings substantially at zero when the current in said armature is less than a predetermined value, and for linearly varying the current in said field windings when the current in said armature exceeds said predetermined value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 82 words
A drive circuit for a DC motor having an armature and a plurality of field windings, comprising: means for supplying electrical energy to said armature and said field windings; and control means responding to the current in said armature for holding the current in said field windings substantially at zero when the current in said armature is less than a predetermined value, and for linearly varying the current in said field windings when the current in said armature exceeds said predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The drive circuit of claim 2, wherein said control means comprises a diode series-connected to a resistor, said diode and resistor being connected across said field windings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
The drive circuit of claim 2, wherein said control means comprises at least one diode in series with said field windings, and at least one resistor in series with said armature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
The drive circuit of claim 3, further comprising a rectifier connected between said armature and said field windings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The drive circuit of claim 4, further comprising a rectifier connected between said armature and said field windings.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-12-31 1983-07-02 1984-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-12-31 1987-07-02 1988-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-12-31 1991-07-02 1992-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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