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US5187656A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Servomotor drive control system

Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-22
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Granted: 1993-02-16
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Expires: 2011-11-22
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Abstract

Abstract According to the servomotor drive control system of the invention, a processing section and a servomotor are arranged at physically separate locations. Data are exchanged via a data bus between a main CPU, which performs input data processing and sequence processing, and the processing section. As a result, servomotor drive commands and feedback data can be transferred at high speed without requiring a special interface device, and an arithmetic circuit section is separated from the environment in which the servomotor is installed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mitsuo Kurakake

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:51
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/414; G05B19/4141; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/33; G05B2219/33337; G05B2219/34; G05B2219/34069; G05B2219/34429

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A servomotor drive control system in which a drive command signal and data fed back from a servomotor are processed to drive and control the servomotor, said servomotor drive control system comprising: a numerical control unit portion including: a main CPU for performing input data processing and sequence processing and supplying a drive command; a servo-control CPU, connected between said main CPU and the servomotor, for storing feedback data and pulse width modulated (PWM) command data in digital form for controlling current, velocity and position of the servomotor and for receiving the drive command from said main CPU; and a shared random access memory connected between said main CPU and said servo-control CPU; a servo-side portion including: data transfer means, connected to said numerical control unit portion, for receiving the PWM command data for controlling current, velocity and position of the servomotor from said servo-control CPU and feeding back the command data and detected data between said numerical control unit portion and the servo-side portion during a high speed operation; and drive means, connected to said data transfer means, including final stage drivel elements required to effect servo-control on the servomotor in accordance with the command data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
A servomotor drive control system in which a drive command signal and data fed back from a servomotor are processed to drive and control the servomotor, said servomotor drive control system comprising: a numerical control unit portion including: a main CPU for performing input data processing and sequence processing and supplying a drive command; a servo-control CPU, connected between said main CPU and the servomotor, for storing feedback data and pulse width modulated (PWM) command data in digital form for controlling current, velocity and position of the servomotor and for receiving the drive command from said main CPU; and a shared random access memory connected between said main CPU and said servo-control CPU; a servo-side portion including: data transfer means, connected to said numerical control unit portion, for receiving the PWM command data for controlling current, velocity and position of the servomotor from said servo-control CPU and feeding back the command data and detected data between said numerical control unit portion and the servo-side portion during a high speed operation; and drive means, connected to said data transfer means, including final stage drivel elements required to effect servo-control on the servomotor in accordance with the command data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 37 words
A servomotor drive control system according to claim 1, wherein said numerical control unit includes a plurality of servo-control CPUs, connected between said main CPU and the servomotor, for controlling current, velocity and position of the servomotor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
A servomotor drive control system according to claim 2, further comprising a servo-circuit, wherein said servo-control CPUs are connected to said servo-control, for controlling said servo-circuit for driving articulations of an industrial robot.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-02-16 1996-08-17 1997-02-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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