US5097189A
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Recording apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-07-12
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Granted: 1992-03-17
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Expires: 2010-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A recording apparatus in which a stepping motor is used as a driving source to reciprocate a carriage on which a recording head is mounted and recording is executed by the recording head in accordance with the timing when the stepping motor rotates. The apparatus includes a rotational position detector to detect a rotational position of the stepping motor; a current switching circuit to switch energization currents to the stepping motor on the basis of a detection signal from the rotational position detector; a motor speed control circuit to closed loop control a rotational speed of the stepping motor through the current switching circuit; and a controller for detecting a load corresponding to the stepping motor by a speed control output from the motor speed control circuit and for controlling the motor so as to change output torque of the stepping motor in accordance with the load.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriaki Ito
- 👤 Akira Torisawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:10
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J29/00; B41J29/38; B41J19/00; B41J19/18; B41J19/20; B41J19/202; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S400/00; Y10S400/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
299 words
A recording apparatus for executing a movement for recording and scanning of a recording head, comprising: a carriage on which the recording head is mounted; a stepping motor for moving said carriage; detecting means for detecting a rotational angle position of a rotor of said stepping motor and for generating a pulse signal every rotation of a predetermined angle of the rotor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means, for detecting the position of said carriage in accordance with a count value, and for outputting control signals of a start, a stop, and a speed of the carriage and a phase changing signal; current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means and for switching and controlling energization currents which are supplied to coils of said stepping motor in accordance with a count value, in which said current switching means starts the switching control of the energization currents by the start control signal from said control means, stops the switching control of the energization currents by the stop control signal, and wherein the time at which the energization current is changed is advanced by the phase changing signal, thereby changing the output torque of said stepping motor; and speed control means for controlling an output to said stepping motor in accordance with a time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means, in which said speed control means compares the time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means and a reference time by the speed control signal from said control means and calculates the control output in accordance with the result of the comparison, and when the calculated control output value exceeds a predetermined level, said speed control means allows said control means to generate the phase changing signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
299 words
A recording apparatus for executing a movement for recording and scanning of a recording head, comprising: a carriage on which the recording head is mounted; a stepping motor for moving said carriage; detecting means for detecting a rotational angle position of a rotor of said stepping motor and for generating a pulse signal every rotation of a predetermined angle of the rotor; control means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means, for detecting the position of said carriage in accordance with a count value, and for outputting control signals of a start, a stop, and a speed of the carriage and a phase changing signal; current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means and for switching and controlling energization currents which are supplied to coils of said stepping motor in accordance with a count value, in which said current switching means starts the switching control of the energization currents by the start control signal from said control means, stops the switching control of the energization currents by the stop control signal, and wherein the time at which the energization current is changed is advanced by the phase changing signal, thereby changing the output torque of said stepping motor; and speed control means for controlling an output to said stepping motor in accordance with a time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means, in which said speed control means compares the time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means and a reference time by the speed control signal from said control means and calculates the control output in accordance with the result of the comparison, and when the calculated control output value exceeds a predetermined level, said speed control means allows said control means to generate the phase changing signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said current switching means corrects the energization switching value in a direction reverse with respect to the direction of calculation by the phase change signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
A recording apparatus for executing a movement for recording and scanning of a recording head, comprising: a carriage on which the recording head is mounted; a stepping motor to move said carriage; detecting means for detecting a rotational angle position of a rotor of said stepping motor and for generating a pulse signal every rotation of a predetermined angle of the rotor; speed control means for controlling an output to said stepping motor in accordance with a time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means; control means for generating a load change signal when the control output of said speed control means exceeds a predetermined level; and current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means and for switching and controlling energization currents which are supplied to coils of said stepping motor in accordance with a count value, and wherein the time at which the energization current is changed is advanced by the load change signal, thereby changing the output torque of said stepping motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
170 words
A recording apparatus for executing a movement for recording and scanning of a recording head, comprising: a carriage on which the recording head is mounted; a stepping motor to move said carriage; detecting means for detecting a rotational angle position of a rotor of said stepping motor and for generating a pulse signal every rotation of a predetermined angle of the rotor; speed control means for controlling an output to said stepping motor in accordance with a time interval between the pulse signals from said detecting means; control means for generating a load change signal when the control output of said speed control means exceeds a predetermined level; and current switching means for counting the pulse signals from said detecting means and for switching and controlling energization currents which are supplied to coils of said stepping motor in accordance with a count value, and wherein the time at which the energization current is changed is advanced by the load change signal, thereby changing the output torque of said stepping motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the load change signal is a voltage change signal and a driving voltage of said stepping motor is changed by the voltage change signal, thereby changing the output torque of said stepping motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the load change signal is a phase change signal and a phase of the energization current switching value is advanced by the phase change signal, thereby changing the output torque of the stepping motor.
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