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Control circuits for electromagnetic coupling apparatus

Assignee: Ogura Clutch Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-03-07
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Granted: 1987-03-10
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Expires: 2005-03-07
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Abstract

Abstract The control circuit for use with an electromagnetic coupling apparatus comprises a timer started when a power source switch is closed, an oscillator started by the switch and stopped by the timer, and a drive circuit which intermittently passes current through an exciting coil of the electromagnetic coupling apparatus in accordance with the oscillation output of the oscillator and continuously passes current through the exciting coil when the oscillation output is stopped.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigeharu Arai
  • 👤 Minoru Otsuka

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D27/00; F16D27/10; F16D27/108; F16D27/112; F16D48/00; F16D48/06; F16D48/064; F16D2027/002; F16D2027/007; F16D2500/00; F16D2500/10; F16D2500/102; F16D2500/1021; F16D2500/1022; F16D2500/30; F16D2500/316; F16D2500/3163; F16D2500/3166; F16D2500/70; F16D2500/702; F16D2500/70205; F16D2500/70223; F16D2500/70229; F16D2500/704; F16D2500/70402; F16D2500/70418; F16D2500/71; F16D2500/7107; F16D2500/7109

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A control circuit for electromagnetic coupling apparatus comprising: a power source switch connected with a power source; a timer which is started by an operation of said power source switch and comprises a first capacitor charged by said power source through a first resistor and said power source switch, a second capacitor charged by said power source through a second resistor and said power source switch, a buffer amplifier responsive to a potential at a junction between said first capacitor and said first resistor and an inverter connected to a junction between said second capacitor and said second resistor; an oscillator which starts to send out a pulse shaped oscillation output in response to the operation of said power switch and stops sending out of said oscillation output in response to a time up of said timer; and a drive circuit which intermittently passes current through an exciting coil of said electromagnetic coupling apparatus in accordance with said oscillation output of said oscillator and continuously passes current through said exciting coil when said oscillation output is stopped.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A control circuit for electromagnetic coupling apparatus comprising: a power source switch connected with a power source; a timer which is started by an operation of said power source switch and comprises a first capacitor charged by said power source through a first resistor and said power source switch, a second capacitor charged by said power source through a second resistor and said power source switch, a buffer amplifier responsive to a potential at a junction between said first capacitor and said first resistor and an inverter connected to a junction between said second capacitor and said second resistor; an oscillator which starts to send out a pulse shaped oscillation output in response to the operation of said power switch and stops sending out of said oscillation output in response to a time up of said timer; and a drive circuit which intermittently passes current through an exciting coil of said electromagnetic coupling apparatus in accordance with said oscillation output of said oscillator and continuously passes current through said exciting coil when said oscillation output is stopped.

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