US4323833A
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Sewing machine drive motor control system
Assignee: Janome Corp
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Filing: 1979-04-09
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Granted: 1982-04-06
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Expires: 1999-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A braking and speed-control circuit is disclosed which prevents excessive current from being dissipated in a DC series motor. The circuit includes two free-wheeling diodes, a forward-biased diode, and a thyristor. The forward-biased diode is placed between the field coil and the armature winding of the motor. One free-wheeling diode is placed across the entire motor circuit, including the forward-biased diode. The other free-wheeling diode is placed across the forward-biased diode and the field coil. The thyristor can short across the forward-biased diode and the armature winding.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Watanabe
- 👤 Hachiro Makabe
- 👤 Akira Orii
- 👤 Michio Hisatake
- 👤 Kazuji Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:20
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B69/00; D05B69/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A braking and speed control circuit for use with a DC series motor having a field coil and an armature winding which are entirely in series with each other, which motor is driven by a phase-controlled AC source, comprising; a forward-biased diode intermediate the field coil and the armature winding and in series therewith; a first reverse-biased diode placed in parallel with a first series network including only the field coil and the forward biased diode; a second reversed-biased diode placed in parallel with a second series network including only the field coil, the forward-biased diode and the armature winding; and a forward-biased semiconductor switch placed in parallel with a third series network including only the forward biased diode and the armature winding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A braking and speed control circuit for use with a DC series motor having a field coil and an armature winding which are entirely in series with each other, which motor is driven by a phase-controlled AC source, comprising; a forward-biased diode intermediate the field coil and the armature winding and in series therewith; a first reverse-biased diode placed in parallel with a first series network including only the field coil and the forward biased diode; a second reversed-biased diode placed in parallel with a second series network including only the field coil, the forward-biased diode and the armature winding; and a forward-biased semiconductor switch placed in parallel with a third series network including only the forward biased diode and the armature winding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The circuit defined by claim 1, wherein the semiconductor switch is a thyristor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The circuit defined by claim 1, further including a means coordinating operation of the semiconductor switch with phase-control of the source in a manner that by a time when the motion has been braked to a stop, the semiconductor switch is opened and the AC source is turned off.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The circuit defined by claim 3, wherein the semiconductor switch is a thyristor which is held conductive by electric current generated by the motor during braking.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The circuit defined by claim 3, wherein the means furthermore controls place of the AC source in dependance upon motor speed in order to hold motor speed to a constant value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The circuit defined by claim 5, wherein the constant value is user-variable.
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