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Motor having rotational-speed detector

Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-07-31
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Granted: 2000-02-01
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Expires: 2018-07-31
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Abstract

Abstract A motor provided with a rotational-speed detector has a driving coil for driving the motor, a driving magnetized portion, a rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion, and a detecting pattern. An even number of blocks of the detecting patterns having detecting lines are provided. A pair of blocks are displaced from each other in the rotating direction in relation to the arrangement of the N poles and the S poles of the rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion by an amount equal to one pitch between the detecting lines. An adder for adding currents flowing in the detecting lines of the respective blocks is provided. Alternatively, a subtracter for calculating a difference between currents flowing in the above-mentioned detecting lines is provided. Due to magnetic flux from the driving coil, noise currents are generated in the connecting lines for connecting the detecting line. However, noise currents IA and IB generated in the respective blocks A and B cancel each other. Absolute values of rotational-speed detecting signals Ia and Ib are added. Accordingly, an adverse influence of the magnetic flux generated from the driving coil is eliminated, thereby stabilizing the level of the rotational-speed detection output. The rotational speed of the motor is thus controlled with high precision.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigeru Furuki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:26
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
A motor provided with rotational-speed detection means, comprising: a stator; a rotor rotatably provided on said stator; a driving coil provided adjacent to said stator; a driving magnetized portion provided adjacent to said rotor and having N poles and S poles that are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction at a regular pitch; a rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion provided adjacent to said rotor and having N poles and S poles that are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction at a regular pitch; and a detecting pattern provided adjacent to said stator in such a manner that it faces said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion, said detecting pattern, which is formed in a zigzag shape, having radially extending detecting lines, in accordance with a pitch between each of the N poles and each of the S poles of said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion, wherein an even number of blocks of said detecting patterns having a predetermined number of said detecting lines are provided, and a pair of blocks are displaced from each other in a rotating direction in relation to the arrangement of the N poles and the S poles of said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion by an amount equal to one pitch between each of the N poles and each of the S poles of said detecting pattern, said motor further comprising means for canceling currents flowing in the respective blocks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
A motor provided with rotational-speed detection means, comprising: a stator; a rotor rotatably provided on said stator; a driving coil provided adjacent to said stator; a driving magnetized portion provided adjacent to said rotor and having N poles and S poles that are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction at a regular pitch; a rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion provided adjacent to said rotor and having N poles and S poles that are alternately magnetized in the circumferential direction at a regular pitch; and a detecting pattern provided adjacent to said stator in such a manner that it faces said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion, said detecting pattern, which is formed in a zigzag shape, having radially extending detecting lines, in accordance with a pitch between each of the N poles and each of the S poles of said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion, wherein an even number of blocks of said detecting patterns having a predetermined number of said detecting lines are provided, and a pair of blocks are displaced from each other in a rotating direction in relation to the arrangement of the N poles and the S poles of said rotational-speed detecting magnetized portion by an amount equal to one pitch between each of the N poles and each of the S poles of said detecting pattern, said motor further comprising means for canceling currents flowing in the respective blocks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
A motor according to claim 1, wherein a first portion between the pair of blocks serves as a ground potential, said motor further comprising addition means for adding a current flowing in said first portion and a current flowing in a second portion placed opposite to said first portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 50 words
A motor according to claim 1, wherein ends of the respective blocks facing in the same direction serve as ground potentials, said motor further comprising subtraction means for canceling a current flowing in said first portion and a current flowing in a second portion placed opposite to said first portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
A motor according to claim 1, wherein the pair of blocks have the same number of driving coils to which the same phase of driving currents is supplied, said driving coils facing each other in the respective blocks.

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