Recorder

Claim 2

A recording apparatus in which a recording head is moved to effect scan for recording, comprising: a carriage carrying the recording head; a stepping motor for moving the carriage; detection means for detecting a rotation angle position of a rotor of the stepping motor, the detection means generating a pulse signal for every predetermined angle of rotation of said rotor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means, detecting a position of said carriage in accordance with a counted value and outputting start and stop control signals of said carriage in accordance with counted values; and current switching means for controlling switch-over of excitation current supplied to a coil of the stepping motor in accordance with pulse signals from said detection means, the current switching means starting switch-over control of the excitation current by the start control signal from said control means and stopping the switch-over control of the excitation current by the stop control signal.

Claim 3

A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means generates further a moving direction control signal, and said current switching means controls a switch-over of the excitation current in response to a moving direction control signal from said control means.

Claim 4

A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said direction means has an encoder for detecting the position of each magnetic pole of said rotor, the encoder generating a pulse for every detection of the pole position.

Claim 5

A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said current switching means counts pulse signals from said detection means and effects switch-over control of the excitation current supplied to the coil of said step motor in accordance with the counted value.

Claim 6

A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said current switching means has means for shorting both ends of the coil of the stepping motor in response to the control signals from said control means.

Claim 7

A recording according to claim 5 wherein said short means includes transistors and diodes.

Claim 8

A recording apparatus in which a recording head is moved for effect scan for recording, comprising: a carriage carrying the recording head; a stepping motor for moving the carriage; detection means for detecting a rotation angle position of a rotor of the stepping motor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means, detecting a position of said carriage in accordance with a counted value and outputting start, stop and speed control signals for said carriage in accordance with counted values; current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means and effective switch-over control of the excitation current supplied to a coil of said stepping motor in accordance with the counted value, the current switching means starting the switch-over control of the excitation current by the start control signal from said control means and stopping the switch-over control of the excitation current by the stop control signal; and speed control means for controlling electrical energization of said stepping motor in accordance with an interval of the pulse signals from said detection means, the speed control means comparing the time interval of the pulse signals from said detection means with a reference time interval corresponding to the speed control signal from said detection means and controlling the electrical energization in accordance therewith.

Claim 9

A recording apparatus in which a recording head is moved for effect scan for recording, comprising: a carriage carrying the recording head; a stepping motor for moving the carriage; detection means for detecting a rotation angle position of a rotor of the stepping motor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means, detecting a position of said carriage in accordance with a counted value and outputting start, stop and speed control signals for said carriage in accordance with counted values; current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means and effective switch-over control of the excitation current supplied to a coil of said stepping motor in accordance with the counted value, the current switching means starting the switch-over control of the excitation current by the start control signal from said control means and stopping the switch-over control of the excitation current by the stop control signal; and speed control means for controlling electrical energization of said stepping motor in accordance with an interval of the pulse signals from said detection means, the speed control means comparing the time interval of the pulse signals from said detection means with a reference time interval corresponding to the speed control signal from said detection means and controlling the electrical energization in accordance therewith.

Claim 10

A recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said speed control means has respective reference time intervals in accordance with plural speed modes of the carriage, the speed control means selecting one reference time interval by the speed control signal from said control means and comparing the selected reference time interval with the time interval of the pulse signals from said detection means.

Claim 11

A recording apparatus in which a recording head is moved for recording, comprising: a carriage carrying the recording head; a stepping motor for moving the carriage; detecting means for detecting an angle of rotation of a rotor of the stepping motor, the detection means generating a pulse signal for every predetermined angle of rotation of said rotor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means, detecting a position of said carriage and outputting start and stop signals and an initializing signal of said carriage in accordance with the counted values; and current switch-over means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means and effecting switch-over control of the excitation current supplied to a coil of said stepping motor in accordance with the counted value, the current switch-over means resetting the counted value and bringing the rotor to a stable position thereof in response to the initializing signal from said control means, the current switch-over means also starting switch-over control of the excitation current by the start control signal from said control means and stopping the switch-over control of the excitation current by the stop control signal.

Claim 12

A recording apparatus in which a recording head is moved for recording, comprising: a carriage carrying the recording head; a stepping motor for moving the carriage; detecting means for detecting an angle of rotation of a rotor of the stepping motor, the detection means generating a pulse signal for every predetermined angle of rotation of said rotor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means, detecting a position of said carriage and outputting start and stop signals and an initializing signal of said carriage in accordance with the counted values; and current switch-over means for counting the pulse signals from said detection means and effecting switch-over control of the excitation current supplied to a coil of said stepping motor in accordance with the counted value, the current switch-over means resetting the counted value and bringing the rotor to a stable position thereof in response to the initializing signal from said control means, the current switch-over means also starting switch-over control of the excitation current by the start control signal from said control means and stopping the switch-over control of the excitation current by the stop control signal.