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Positioning system

Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-16
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Granted: 1989-08-08
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Expires: 2007-05-16
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Abstract

Abstract A positioning system rotates a servomotor (4) in response to a command value to move a movable unit and compares a feedback signal from a position detector, such as a servomotor or the like, with the command value to output a servo command signal. Pulses from an encoder (5) are counted to generate a positional information signal (6) directly indicative of an angular position of the servomotor (4), and the positional information signal is fed back to a command processor (2) to effect a positioning operation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinichi Isobe
  • 👤 Yoshimasa Kagawa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:26
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/21; G05B19/23; G05B19/231; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/33; G05B2219/33254; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35545; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37154; G05B2219/37155

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A positioning system, including a movable unit, comprising: a servomotor, operatively connected to receive a command value and coupled to the movable unit, rotatable in response to the compound value for moving the movable unit; a positioning detector mounted on said servomotor and outputting a feedback signal; command means, coupled to said position detector and the movable unit, for comparing a feedback signal from said position detector and the movable unit with the command value and outputting a servo command value; and positional information generating means, coupled to said servomotor and the movable unit, for generating a positional information signal indicative of positional information of one of said servomotor and the movable unit, the arrangement being such that the positional information signal from said positional information generating means is fed back to said command means for performing a positioning operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A positioning system, including a movable unit, comprising: a servomotor, operatively connected to receive a command value and coupled to the movable unit, rotatable in response to the compound value for moving the movable unit; a positioning detector mounted on said servomotor and outputting a feedback signal; command means, coupled to said position detector and the movable unit, for comparing a feedback signal from said position detector and the movable unit with the command value and outputting a servo command value; and positional information generating means, coupled to said servomotor and the movable unit, for generating a positional information signal indicative of positional information of one of said servomotor and the movable unit, the arrangement being such that the positional information signal from said positional information generating means is fed back to said command means for performing a positioning operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said positional information signal represents a present position of one of the movable unit and said servomotor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
A positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said positional information signal represents the amount by which one of the movable unit and said servomotor is moved in a given period of time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said positional information signal is fed back as a serial signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising an encoder, mounted on said servometer, for outputting a signal, said positional information signal being obtained by counting the output signals from said encoder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 66 words
A positioning system, comprising: a pulse distributor; a command processor coupled to said pulse distributor; a servo amplifier coupled to said command processor; a servomotor coupled to said servo amplifier and outputting a feedback signal; a serial-parallel converter, coupled between said command processor and said servomotor, for receiving the feedback signal and outputting the converted feedback signal to said command processor for performing a positioning operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 66 words
A positioning system, comprising: a pulse distributor; a command processor coupled to said pulse distributor; a servo amplifier coupled to said command processor; a servomotor coupled to said servo amplifier and outputting a feedback signal; a serial-parallel converter, coupled between said command processor and said servomotor, for receiving the feedback signal and outputting the converted feedback signal to said command processor for performing a positioning operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 52 words
A positioning system according to claim 6, wherein said servomotor has coupled thereto: an encoder; an up/down counter connected to said encoder for receiving and counting signals from said encoder; and a parallel/serial converter, coupled to said up/down counter, for receiving the counted signals and outputting a signal to said serial/parallel converter.

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