Recording or reproducing device

Claim 2

A recording or reproducing device for a recording medium comprising: means for holding the recording medium; means for driving said holding means to rotate said medium; circuit control means for supplying exciting currents to said driving means, including means for supplying exciting currents to cause said driving means to produce reverse torque in response to a stop signal and when said driving means is rotating said recording medium; two phase frequency generator means, coupled to said driving means, for producing two signals which have a phase relationship depending on a direction of rotation of said driving means; phase comparator means, connected to receive said two signals, for comparing said two signals to determine a direction of rotation of said driving means from a relationship between said two signals, and for producing a detection signal when said direction of rotation is reversed; and means for interrupting said exciting currents to said driving means in response to said detection signal.

Claim 3

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said recording medium includes a center core, said holding means includes a spindle adapted to mate with said center core, and said driving means drives said spindle.

Claim 4

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said phase comparator means comprises: two wave-shaping means, each connected to receive one of said two signals for shaping said signal; and means for determining which of said two signals arrives first and producing an output signal indicative thereof.

Claim 5

Apparatus as in claim 3 wherein said determining means of said phase comparator means is a D-type flip flop, a clock input of said D-type flip flop receiving one of said shaped signals and a D-input of said D-type flip flop receiving the other of said shaped signals.

Claim 6

Apparatus as in claim 4 wherein said circuit control means comprises a D-type flip flop having a reset input connected to be reset by an output of said D-type flip flop of said determining means when the output indicates a reversed direction of said driving means.

Claim 7

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein a phase difference between said two signals is 90°.

Claim 8

A control circuit for a recording or reproducing device which records or reproduces on or from a recording medium with a spindle motor and means for containing said recording medium onto the spindle of said motor comprising: circuit means for supplying exciting currents to said spindle motor including means for supplying exciting currents to cause said spindle motor to produce reverse torque in response to a stop signal when said spindle motor is rotating said recording medium; two phase frequency generator means, coupled to said spindle motor, for producing two signals which have a phase relationship depending on a direction of rotation of said spindle motor; phase comparator means, connected to receive said two signals, for comparing said two signals to determine a direction of rotation of said spindle motor based on a relationship between said two signals, and producing a detection signal when the direction of rotation is reversed; and means for interrupting the supply of said exciting currents to said spindle motor in response to said detection signal.

Claim 9

A control circuit for a recording or reproducing device which records or reproduces on or from a recording medium with a spindle motor and means for containing said recording medium onto the spindle of said motor comprising: circuit means for supplying exciting currents to said spindle motor including means for supplying exciting currents to cause said spindle motor to produce reverse torque in response to a stop signal when said spindle motor is rotating said recording medium; two phase frequency generator means, coupled to said spindle motor, for producing two signals which have a phase relationship depending on a direction of rotation of said spindle motor; phase comparator means, connected to receive said two signals, for comparing said two signals to determine a direction of rotation of said spindle motor based on a relationship between said two signals, and producing a detection signal when the direction of rotation is reversed; and means for interrupting the supply of said exciting currents to said spindle motor in response to said detection signal.

Claim 10

A circuit as in claim 7 wherein said recording medium includes a center core, and said containing means fits the center core of said recording medium.

Claim 11

Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said phase comparator means comprises: two wave-shaping means, each connected to receive one of said two signals for shaping said signal; and means for determining which of said two signals arrives first and producing an output signal indicative thereof.

Claim 12

Apparatus as in claim 9 wherein said determining means of said phase comparator means is a D-type flip flop, a clock input of said D-type flip flop receiving one of said shaped signals and a D-input of said D-type flip flop receiving the other of said shaped signals.

Claim 13

Apparatus as in claim 10 wherein said circuit means includes a D-type flip flop having a reset input connected to be reset by said output of said D-type flip flop of said determining means when the output indicates a reversed direction of said spindle motor.

Claim 14

Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein a phase difference between said two signals is 90°.

Claim 15

A control circuit for driving a motor, comprising: means for applying start and stop signals to the motor; means for driving the motor in a first direction in response to said start signal, and for driving the motor to produce torque in a second direction reverse to said first direction in response to said stop signal; two phase frequency generator means, coupled to said motor, for producing two signals which have a phase relationship depending on a direction of rotation of said motor; phase comparator means, connected to receive said two signals, for comparing said two signals to determine a direction of rotation of the motor based on a relationship between said two signals; and means for interrupting said driving means from said driving to produce torque in said second direction, when said phase comparator means detects a motion of said motor being reversed.

Claim 16

A control circuit for driving a motor, comprising: means for applying start and stop signals to the motor; means for driving the motor in a first direction in response to said start signal, and for driving the motor to produce torque in a second direction reverse to said first direction in response to said stop signal; two phase frequency generator means, coupled to said motor, for producing two signals which have a phase relationship depending on a direction of rotation of said motor; phase comparator means, connected to receive said two signals, for comparing said two signals to determine a direction of rotation of the motor based on a relationship between said two signals; and means for interrupting said driving means from said driving to produce torque in said second direction, when said phase comparator means detects a motion of said motor being reversed.

Claim 17

A control circuit as in claim 13 further comprising a motor, and wherein said motor is adapted to drive a recording medium.

Claim 18

A circuit as in claim 13 wherein said driving means drives said motor by supplying exciting currents to said motor.

Claim 19

Apparatus as in claim 13 wherein said phase comparator means comprises: two wave-shaping means, each connected to receive one of said two signals for shaping said signal; and means for determining which of said two signals arrives first and producing an output signal indicative thereof.

Claim 20

Apparatus as in claim 16 wherein said determining means of said phase comparator means is a D-type flip flop, a clock input of said D-type flip flop receiving one of said shaped signals and a D-input of said D-type flip flop receiving the other of said shaped signals.

Claim 21

A circuit as in claim 13 wherein said applying means comprises a D-type flip flop having a reset input connected to be reset by said output of said D-type flip flop of said determining means when the output indicates a reversed direction of said motor.

Claim 22

Apparatus as in claim 13 wherein a phase difference between said two signals is 90°.

Claim 25

Apparatus as in claim 20 wherein said comparing two signals comprises the steps of: shaping said signals; and determining which of said two signals arrives first and producing an output signal indicative thereof.

Claim 26

A method as in claim 21 wherein said determining step is performed by a D-type flip flop.

Claim 27

A method as in claim 20 wherein said signals have a 90° phase difference.