KR20060036473A - Electromagnetic damper controller - Google Patents

Abstract

An electromagnetic damper controller for electromagnetic dampers in which a first member to which a magnet is attached and a second member to which a solenoid is attached are combined relatively rotatably, and an electromagnetic force induced in a solenoid by the relative rotational motion of the first and second members is used as a motion damping force. In the controller, a current limiting element operated by the voltage induced in the solenoid by the relative rotational motion of the first and second members is provided. The current limiting element controls the current flowing through the solenoid to a predetermined value depending on the voltage induced in the solenoid so as to control the damping force of the electromagnetic damper. Thus, an electromagnetic damper controller for exerting a desired damping formed on an electromagnetic damper without needing any external power supply is provided.

Description

Electronic damper control device {ELECTROMAGNETIC DAMPER CONTROLLER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic damper control device for use in a vehicle, a building, and the like, and more particularly, to an electronic damper control device capable of controlling the damping force of an electronic damper without applying an external power source.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, an electromagnetic damper has a cylinder and an outer formed in a relative stretchable manner. Then, by moving the cylinder, the nut provided in the cylinder rotates the ball shaft having a screw thread, thereby using the electromotive force generated by the rotation of the motor connected to the ball shaft to control the current flowing through the motor to generate a damping force. .

As the electronic damper control device for controlling this current, the induced voltage of the electronic damper is boosted by changing the duty ratio of the switching of the transistor for switching the current output from the motor as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-311452. It is proposed that the desired damping force can be obtained for the electromagnetic damper.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic damper control apparatus, in order to operate the control circuit which performs such control, it was necessary to supply power from the outside to the said control circuit. That is, there is a problem that the attenuation characteristic cannot be obtained in the state where the power is cut off. In addition, since the duty ratio of the switching transistor is changed by the control program based on the voltage generated in the motor, the damping force of the electromagnetic damper cannot be easily changed.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic damper control device capable of providing a desired damping force to an electromagnetic damper without requiring a power source from the outside.

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For this reason, in this invention, the 1st member with a magnet and the 2nd member with a solenoid are combined so that relative rotation is possible, and it is induced by the solenoid by the relative rotational motion of the said 1st member and the said 2nd member. In an electromagnetic damper control device for an electromagnetic damper using an electromagnetic force as a motion damping force, a current limiting element that is operated by a voltage generated in the solenoid by the relative rotational motion of the first member and the second member is formed, and the current The limiting element controls the damping force of the electromagnetic damper by controlling the current flowing through the solenoid to a predetermined value based on the voltage generated in the solenoid.

In the electronic damper control device, a plurality of current limiting circuits including the current limiting element are connected in parallel, and the current limiting circuit differs in voltage for controlling a current flowing through the solenoid to a predetermined value. Is set.

The electronic damper control device includes a current limiting circuit including a constant voltage element for generating a constant voltage and a current limiting element for controlling a current flowing in the solenoid to a constant value, wherein the voltage generated in the solenoid is When a predetermined value is reached, a constant voltage generated by the constant voltage element is controlled in addition to the current limiting element, and the current flowing through the current limiting element is controlled to a constant value.

In addition, the constant voltage element is composed of a shunt regulator, the current limiting element is composed of a field effect transistor, when the voltage generated in the solenoid exceeds a predetermined value, a constant voltage is generated by the shunt regulator, the constant voltage In addition to the gate of the field effect transistor, the current flowing between the source and the drain of the current limiting element is controlled to a constant value.

In the current limiting circuit, a setting circuit for setting the constant voltage generated by the constant voltage element is formed.

The shunt regulator constituting the constant voltage element has at least a first terminal connected to the high voltage side, a second terminal connected to the low voltage side, and a reference voltage terminal for applying a reference voltage for the operation of the shunt regulator, In the current limiting circuit, a variable resistance element is connected between the reference voltage terminal and the first terminal or the second terminal to form a setting circuit for setting the constant voltage generated by the shunt regulator.

Moreover, the motion conversion which converts the said linear motion into rotational motion by the motor comprised with the said 1st member as a stator, and the said 2nd member as a rotor, the cylinder which linearly moves, and the rotation member which screw-connects to the said cylinder A member is provided, and the rotating member is connected to either the rotor or the stator, and the motor is rotated by the movement of the cylinder to generate a damping force by using an electromagnetic force acting between the rotor and the stator. In the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a motor comprising the first member as a stator and the second member as a rotor, an arm member connected to either the rotor or the stator, and the other side of the rotor or stator. A fixing member and an auxiliary damper interposed between the arm member and the fixing member are provided.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the damping force of the electromagnetic damper can be controlled with a simple circuit configuration without applying power to the electromagnetic damper control device from the outside.

In addition, the damping force of the electromagnetic damper can be controlled in multiple stages in a simple circuit configuration.

In addition, since one side of the rotor or stator is rotated by the rocking motion of the arm member to generate the damping force by using the electromagnetic force acting on the motor, appropriate damping force can be given to the electromagnetic damper regardless of the configuration of the electromagnetic damper. have.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the electromagnetic damper to which the electromagnetic damper control apparatus of this invention is applied.

2 is a circuit diagram of an electronic damper control circuit in an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a circuit diagram of a current control circuit of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing a relationship between the motor rotation speed and the output voltage Vm in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing a relationship between the motor output voltage Vm and the divided voltage V1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the divided voltage V1 and the gate voltage V2 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a characteristic diagram of the FET in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a characteristic diagram of the electronic damper control circuit in the first embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a circuit diagram of a current limiting circuit module of a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a configuration diagram of a separate electronic damper to which the electronic damper control device of the present invention is applied.

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EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example of this invention is described based on drawing.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an electromagnetic damper to which the electromagnetic damper control device of the present invention is applied.

The damper is comprised because the cylinder 1 is accommodated so that the inside of the cylindrical outer 2 can be slidably moved. The nut 3 in which the screw groove was formed inside is attached to the cylinder 1 so that it may not rotate between cylinders 1. In addition, the nut 3 and the ball screw 4, in which the threaded shaft (ball screw) 4 is rotatably attached to the inside of the outer 2, are joined to each other by a screw groove and a thread, While the nut 3 rotates the ball screw 4, the cylinder 1 is attached so that the inside of the cylindrical outer 2 can slide. The ball screw 4 is connected to the rotating shaft of the DC motor 5. The motor 5 is provided with a magnet and a solenoid inside, and when the solenoid formed in the rotating shaft moves near a magnet, the electromotive force generate | occur | produces in accordance with the rotation speed of a motor in a solenoid.

That is, in the electromagnetic damper comprised in this way, the cylinder 1 can slide inside the outer 2 in the axial direction. When the cylinder 1 moves inside the outer 2, the nut 3 engaged with the ball screw 4 moves while rotating the ball screw 4. Then, the rotation of the ball screw 4 causes the motor 5 to rotate to generate induced electromotive force in the motor 5.

Next, the case where this electromagnetic damper is applied to a motor vehicle is demonstrated. The outer 2 is attached to the vehicle body side of the vehicle, the cylinder 1 is attached to the suspension side, and the electromagnetic damper is attached to the vehicle. At this time, the vertical motion of the vehicle body becomes the stretching motion of the cylinder 1 and the outer 2, and the vertical motion of the vehicle body is converted into the rotational motion of the ball screw 4. Then, the rotating shaft of the motor 5 rotates in accordance with the vertical motion of the vehicle body, and the induced electromotive force corresponding to the rotational speed of the rotating shaft (ball screw 4) of the motor 5 is generated in the motor 5. Thus, a current flows in the motor 5.

By limiting the current flowing through the motor 5 due to the induced electromotive force, the motor 5 can generate torque in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the rotation shaft (ball screw 4) of the motor 5. The torque in the direction opposite to the rotation direction becomes the damping force (load) generated by the electromagnetic damper, and the damping force of the electromagnetic damper can be controlled by varying the amount of current flowing through the motor 5. In other words, if a large current is allowed to flow in the motor 5, the torque in the opposite direction to the rotational direction generated in the motor 5 is increased, and if it is restricted so that only a small current flows in the motor 5, it is generated in the motor 5. The torque in the direction of rotation and the direction reversed becomes small.

As described above, the electromagnetic damper operates in reverse with the case where the cylinder 1 is operated using the motor 5 as an actuator.

Such an electromagnetic damper has an advantage of being capable of regenerating energy based on the movement of the cylinder as compared with the oil damper. Moreover, even without providing a special sensor in the damper, the damper movement can be directly known (the damper movement (extension direction and expansion amount) can be detected by the rotational speed and the rotation direction of the motor). Moreover, since no oil is used for the damper, it can be set as an oilless damper which does not generate oil leakage. Moreover, compared with the conventional oil damper, controllability is good and application to a semi active suspension etc. is easy. In addition, the damping force of the damper can be easily changed, and application to the damping tuning tool can be expected.

2 is a circuit diagram of an electronic damper control circuit in an embodiment of the present invention.

The output voltage of the motor 5 is input to the electromagnetic damper control circuit 6, and the electromagnetic damper control circuit 6 controls the current flowing through the motor 5, so that the damping force of the electromagnetic damper is controlled.

The electromagnetic damper control circuit 6 includes a half-wave rectifier circuit 7 having a direction of the output current from the motor 5, and a reverse connection prevention circuit 8, 9 which protects the current limiting circuits 10, 11 from reverse voltage. ) And current control circuits 10 and 11 for controlling the magnitude of the output current from the motor 5.

When the motor 5 is rotating in the forward direction CW, an electromotive force is generated in the motor 5 in which terminal A is positive and terminal B is negative, and the current output from the motor 5 is in the Icw direction. Flow. This current Icw flows to the CW side current control circuit 10 through the rectifier circuit 7 (I7). In addition, part of the current Icw output from the motor 5 flows through the reverse connection prevention circuit 9 without passing through the rectifier circuit 7 to the CW side current control circuit 10 (I9). Therefore, the current output from the motor 5 rotating in the forward direction CW, that is, the current Icw flowing through the CW side current control circuit 10,

Icw = I7 + I9

The magnitude of the current Icw is controlled by the CW side current control circuit 10. At this time, since the reverse connection prevention circuit 9 protects the CCW side current control circuit 11 so that no current flows, the CCW side current control circuit 11 does not operate.

On the other hand, when the motor 5 is rotating in the reverse direction CCW, an electromotive force is generated in the motor 5 in which the terminal B is positive and the terminal A is negative, and the current output from the motor 5 is Iccw. Flow in the direction. This current Iccw flows to the CCW side current control circuit 11 through the rectifier circuit 7 (I7). In addition, part of the current Iccw output from the motor 5 flows through the reverse connection prevention circuit 8 without passing through the rectifier circuit 7 to the CCW side current control circuit 11 (I8). Therefore, the current output from the motor 5 rotating in the forward direction CCW, that is, the current Iccw flowing through the CCW side current control circuit 11,

Iccw = I7 + I8

The magnitude of the current Iccw is controlled by the CCW side current control circuit 11. At this time, since the reverse connection prevention circuit 8 protects the current on the CW side current control circuit 10 from flowing, the CW side current control circuit 10 does not operate.

3 is a circuit diagram of the current control circuits 10 and 11 of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Each of these current limiting circuits 10, 11 is configured by connecting three current limiting circuit modules 21, 22, and 23 (enclosed by broken lines in Fig. 3) in parallel. Since each of the current limiting circuit modules performs the same operation, the operation of the first current limiting circuit module 21 will be described, and the description of the operations of the other current limiting circuit modules 22 and 23 will be omitted.

The electromotive force generated by the motor 5 rotating in the forward direction CW or the reverse direction CCW is applied to the current control circuits 10 and 11 as the voltage Vm. A resistor VR1 for dividing Vm is connected between the terminals of the current limiting circuit module 21. In the first embodiment, the resistor VR1 is constituted by a variable resistor, so that the voltage divider ratio can be changed, so that the voltage V1 divided by the resistor VR1 can be changed. A shunt regulator RG1 is connected between the movable contact of the resistor VR1 and the negative terminal, and the voltage between the anode and the cathode of the shunt regulator is controlled so as not to rise above a predetermined reference voltage (regulation voltage) Vg1. For this shunt regulator, for example, a TL431 manufactured by Texas Instruments is suitable.

In addition, a resistor VR2 is connected in parallel to the shunt regulator RG1. The resistor VR2 divides the voltage between the anode and the cathode of the shunt regulator to generate the gate voltage V2 of the field effect transistor FET1. The field effect transistor FET1 is connected between the positive terminal of the current limiting circuit module 21. The gate voltage V2 controls the current flowing between the source and the drain of the FET1 to control the current flowing through the current limiting circuit module 21. The field effect transistor is suitable for using a power MOSFET because of its fast response speed and low on-resistance.

In addition, although a zener diode may be used instead of the shunt regulator RG1, care must be taken because the fluctuation in the regulated voltage (zener voltage) is large and the change in the zener voltage due to temperature change becomes large.

4 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the motor rotation speed and the output voltage Vm in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the rotation speed of the motor 5 is shown on the horizontal axis, and the output voltage Vm which is generated by the motor 5 on the vertical axis is shown. 4 shows that when the motor 5 rotates, the output voltage Vm by the induced electromotive force in proportion to the rotation speed of the motor 5 is generated by the power generation action.

Fig. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the motor output voltage Vm and the divided voltage V1 in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the output voltage Vm which generate | occur | produces by the motor 5 in the horizontal axis is shown, and the voltage V1 divided by VR1 in the vertical axis | shaft is shown. 5, when the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 becomes high gradually by rotation of the motor 5, V1 also rises according to the partial pressure ratio set by VR1, and the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 increases. . And when V1 reached the regulating voltage Vg1 of shunt regulator RG1, it turned out that V1 is suppressed by constant voltage (regulation voltage) Vg1 by action of shunt regulator RG1.

The plurality of lines in FIG. 5 represent changes in the V1-Vm characteristics as the partial pressure ratio set by VR1 changes, and the partial pressure ratio V1 / Vm set by VR1 is smaller in the lower right line of FIG. That is, the smaller the voltage division ratio, the lower the voltage V1 generated by voltage division by VR1 even if the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 is the same.

Fig. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the divided voltage V1 and the gate voltage V2 in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the voltage V1 divided by VR1 on the horizontal axis is shown, and the voltage V2 divided by VR2 on the vertical axis is shown. 6, when the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 raises by rotation of the motor 5, and V1 gradually rises, V2 also rises according to the partial pressure ratio set by VR2. And if the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 increases and V1 is suppressed by the regulation voltage Vg1 by the action of the shunt regulator RG1, it will be suppressed that V2 is also suppressed by the voltage determined by the voltage-division ratio set by VR2. okay.

In FIG. 6, the plurality of lines represent the change in the V2-V1 characteristic as the partial pressure ratio set by VR2 changes, and the partial pressure ratio V2 / V1 set by VR2 is smaller in the lower right line in FIG. 6. That is, the smaller the voltage division ratio, the lower the voltage V2 generated by voltage division by VR2 even if V1 is the same. In addition, when the partial pressure ratio V2 / V1 becomes small, the voltage V2 when V1 is saturated (when V1 = Vg1) becomes low.

7 is a characteristic diagram of a field effect transistor (FET) in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the voltage between the drain and the source (output voltage Vm of the motor) is shown on the horizontal axis, and the drain current I1 is shown on the vertical axis. In Fig. 7, the plurality of lines represent the change of the drain current I1 by the gate voltage V2, and the larger the line drawn above, the larger the gate voltage V2 is.

According to Fig. 7, the FET of the present embodiment has a characteristic that when the gate voltage V2 becomes high, the drain current I1 increases in the saturation region, and the drain current I1 becomes almost constant regardless of the voltage Vm between the drain and the source in the saturation region. I knew that I had. That is, regardless of the voltage Vm between the drain and the source, the drain current I1 is controlled only by the gate voltage V2.

The operation of the current limiting circuit module 21 having the above-described configuration will be described below.

When the motor 5 rotates, induced electromotive force is generated by the power generation action, and the output voltage Vm is applied to the current limiting circuits 10 and 11 (current limiting circuit module 21). The voltage Vm applied to these current limiting circuits 10 and 11 is proportional to the rotation speed of the motor 5 (FIG. 4). When the cylinder 1 gradually moves inside the outer 12 at a high speed, and the rotation speed of the motor 5 increases and Vm gradually increases, the divided voltage ratio V1 set by the resistor VR1 becomes the divided voltage ratio set by the resistor VR1. As a result, the voltage rises in proportion to the voltage Vm (Fig. 5). With this, the gate voltage V2 of FET1 also rises in proportion to the voltage V1 divided by the resistor VR1 in accordance with the voltage division ratio set by the resistor VR2 (FIG. 6).

Moreover, even if the rotation speed of the motor 5 increases and the output voltage Vm applied to the current limiting circuits 10 and 11 rises further, after the voltage V1 divided by the resistor VR1 reaches the regulation voltage Vg1, By the action of the shunt regulator RG1, the voltage V1 divided by the resistor VR1 is limited to the regulated voltage Vg1 and becomes saturated. Similarly, the voltage V2 divided by the resistor VR2 is also limited to the upper limit determined by the voltage dividing ratio set by the regulating voltages Vg1 and VR2 and becomes saturated.

Since V2 is the gate voltage of FET1, in the state where gate voltage V2 is not saturated, drain current I1 flows according to gate voltage V2 (FIG. 7). That is, when the gate voltage V2 rises, the drain current I1 of FET1 increases and the current Icw which flows into the motor 5 increases. In a state where the gate voltage V2 is very low, the FET1 does not operate and the drain current I1 does not flow until a gate voltage exceeding the operating point of the FET1 is applied. In the state where the gate voltage V2 is saturated, the gate voltage V2 becomes a constant voltage, and the drain current I1 becomes a constant value.

That is, when the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 applied to the current limiting circuits 10 and 11 is low (when the gate voltage V2 generated by dividing Vm is very low), the drain current I1 does not flow, but the output of the motor When the voltage Vm (gate voltage V2) rises, the drain current I1 of the FET1 increases to increase the current Icw flowing in the motor 5. When the output voltage Vm of the motor further rises, the gate voltage V2 is saturated to a constant voltage, and the drain current I1 of the FET1 also becomes a constant value.

8 is a characteristic diagram of the current limiting circuits 10 and 11. In FIG. 8, the voltage (output voltage Vm of the motor) applied to the current limiting circuit on the horizontal axis is shown, and the current Icw (or current Iccw flowing on the current limiting circuit 11) flows through the current limiting circuit 10 on the vertical axis. .

Since the drain currents I1, I2, and I3 saturate, Icw has an inflection point, and the positions of each inflection point can be changed in phase, up, down, left, and right by the resistors VR1 to VR6. The number of inflection points can also be changed in accordance with the number of current limiting circuit modules connected in parallel in the current control circuit.

That is, the number of inflection points can be arbitrarily changed by appropriately adjusting the number of current limiting circuit modules, and the position of the inflection point can be arbitrarily changed by appropriately adjusting the resistance values of the resistors VR1 to VR6 in the current limiting circuit module. have. Therefore, it is possible to control the current Icw flowing in the motor 5 arbitrarily, and to control the torque of the rotation direction and the reverse direction which generate | occur | produce in the motor 5.

As the rotation speed of the motor 5 increases, the gate voltage V2 of the FET1 increases and the drain current I1 increases. When the rotation speed of the motor 5 further increases, the gate voltage V2 of the FET1 is limited to the regulation voltage Vg1, and the drain current I1 is saturated to a constant current value. When the output voltage Vm of the motor reaches the saturation voltage defined by the saturation value of the drain current I1 (first inflection point), the variable resistor VR3 is adjusted so that the gate voltage of the FET2 exceeds the operating point. That is, after the current flowing in the current limiting circuit module 21 (drain current I1) is saturated, the current limiting circuit module 22 is adjusted so that the current (drain current I2) starts to flow in the current limiting circuit module 22. .

Therefore, only the first current limiting circuit module operates between the first inflection point and the drain current I1 of the FET1 flows to the motor 5, so that the motor current Icw is

Icw = I1

It becomes

In addition, between the first inflection point and the second inflection point, the current flowing in the first current limiting circuit module is saturated, but the second current limiting circuit module is operated so that the drain current I2 of the FET2 also flows to the motor 5. Therefore, the motor current Icw,

Icw = I2 + I1 (saturated)

It becomes

Further, between the second inflection point and the third inflection point, the current flowing through the first current limiting circuit module and the second current limiting circuit module is saturated, but the third current limiting circuit module operates to drain the current I3 of the FET3. Since the motor flows in the motor 5, the motor current Icw is

Icw = I3 + I2 (saturated) + I1 (saturated)

It becomes

Further, since the current flowing through the first current limiting circuit module, the second current limiting circuit module, and the third current limiting circuit module beyond the third inflection point is saturated, the motor current Icw,

Icw = I3 (saturated) + I2 (saturated) + I1 (saturated)

It becomes

Next, the movement of the position of an inflection point in the characteristic diagram (FIG. 8) of the current limiting circuits 10 and 11 is demonstrated. Hereinafter, although the movement of a 1st inflection point is demonstrated, since another inflection point can also be moved similarly, the description about another inflection point is abbreviate | omitted.

As described above, the V1-Vm characteristic changes by the partial pressure ratio V1 / Vm set by VR1 (Fig. 5). That is, the smaller the partial pressure ratio by VR1, the larger the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 when V1 is saturated. On the other hand, the larger the partial pressure ratio by VR1, the smaller the output voltage Vm of the motor 5 when V1 is saturated. That is, the smaller the partial pressure ratio by VR1, the inflection point moves to the right side of the drawing, and the larger the partial pressure ratio, the inflection point moves to the left side of the drawing.

Moreover, the V2-V1 characteristic changes by changing the partial pressure ratio V2 / V1 set by VR2 (FIG. 6). In other words, the smaller the partial pressure ratio by VR2, the smaller the saturation voltage of V2 is. On the other hand, the larger the partial pressure ratio by VR2, the larger the saturation voltage of V2 is. That is, the smaller the partial pressure ratio by VR2, the lower the inflection point moves in the drawing, and the larger the partial pressure ratio, the higher the inflection point moves upward.

As described above, according to the electronic damper control circuit of the first embodiment, since the voltage generated by the motor 5 is divided to control the drain current I1 flowing through the FET1, the damping force by the electromagnetic damper can be controlled without supplying power from the outside. Can be.

Further, by adjusting the resistor in the current limiting circuit module, the current-voltage characteristic of the current limiting circuit module can be changed, and the damping force by the electronic damper can be easily controlled.

In addition, since a plurality of current limiting circuit modules are connected in parallel to form an electromagnetic damper control circuit, a desired damping force can be obtained by the operating speed (rotation speed of the motor 5) of the electromagnetic damper.

9 is a circuit diagram of a current limiting circuit module in the current control circuits 10 and 11 of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this second embodiment, the regulation voltage of the shunt regulator is changed by changing the reference voltage applied to the shunt regulator, which is different from the above-described first embodiment (Fig. 3). In addition, since the structure in the current control circuits 10 and 11 other than a current limiting circuit module is the same as that of 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

The electromotive force generated by the motor 5 rotating in the forward direction CW or the reverse direction CCW is applied to the current limiting circuit module 24 of the current control circuit as the voltage Vm. A resistor VR7 for dividing Vm is connected between terminals of the current limiting circuit module 24. In the second embodiment, the resistor VR7 is constituted by a variable resistor, and the partial pressure ratio can be changed. The divided voltage V7 can be varied by the resistor VR7. A shunt regulator RG4 is connected between the movable contact of the resistor VR7 and the negative terminal, and the voltage between the anode and the cathode of the shunt regulator is controlled so as not to rise above the predetermined regulated voltage Vo determined by the reference voltage.

The resistor R is connected between the reference voltage terminal of the shunt regulator RG4 and the negative terminal side of the current limiting circuit module 24. The variable resistor VR9 is connected between the reference voltage terminal of the shunt regulator RG4 and the movable contact of the resistor VR7. The resistor R and the variable resistor VR9 divide the V7 which is the voltage obtained by dividing Vm to generate the reference voltage Vg4 applied to the shunt regulator. That is, by varying the variable resistor VR9, the voltage division ratio of V7 changes, and the reference voltage Vg4 applied to the shunt regulator changes.

In addition, a variable resistor VR8 is connected in parallel to the shunt regulator RG4, and the voltage between the anode and the cathode of the shunt regulator is divided to generate a gate voltage V9 of the field effect transistor FET4. The field effect transistor FET4 is connected between the positive terminals of the current limiting circuit module 24, controls the drain current I4 by the gate voltage V9, and controls the current flowing through the current limiting circuit module 24.

The operation of the current limiting circuit module 24 of the second embodiment will be described below.

When the motor 5 rotates, induced electromotive force is generated by the power generation action, and the output voltage Vm is applied to the current limiting circuits 10 and 11 (current limiting circuit module 24). The voltage Vm applied to this current limiting circuit module 24 increases in proportion to the rotation speed of the motor 5. Then, when the cylinder 1 gradually moves in the outer 2 at a high speed, and the rotation speed of the motor 5 increases and Vm gradually increases, the divided voltage V7 divided by the resistor VR7 becomes the partial pressure set by the resistor VR7. The ratio rises in proportion to the voltage Vm. With this, the gate voltage V9 of the FET4 also rises in proportion to the voltage V7 divided by the resistor VR7 in accordance with the voltage division ratio set by the resistor VR8.

Further, even though the rotation speed of the motor 5 increases and the voltage Vm applied to the current limiting circuit module 24 further rises, the shunt regulator RG4 after the voltage V7 divided by the resistor VR7 reaches the regulated voltage Vo. By the action of, the voltage V7 divided by the resistor VR7 becomes limited to the regulated voltage Vo and becomes saturated. Similarly, the voltage V9 divided by the resistor VR8 is also limited to the upper limit determined by the voltage division ratios set by the regulating voltages Vo and VR8 to become saturated.

The regulated voltage Vo of this shunt regulator is determined by the voltage applied to the reference voltage terminal of the shunt regulator RG4 and the resistance ratio VR9 / R connected to the reference voltage terminal. For example,

Vo = (1 + VR9 / R) Vg4

A shunt regulator is provided which generates the regulated voltage supplied by (e.g., TL431 from Texas Instruments), and the regulating voltage Vo of the shunt regulator can be changed by changing the resistance value VR9 of the variable resistor. Can be.

Since V9 is the gate voltage of FET4, in the state where gate voltage V9 is not saturated, drain current I4 flows according to gate voltage V9. In other words, when the gate voltage V9 rises, the drain current I4 of the FET4 increases, thereby increasing the current Icw flowing in the motor 5.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the regulating voltage Vo can be changed by changing the reference voltage of the shunt regulator, so that the adjustment range of the gate voltage of the FET4 is widened, so that the adjustment range of the drain current is widened. You can broaden the adjustment range of the Icw (or Iccw) inflection point shown at. Therefore, the range in which the damping force of the electromagnetic damper can be set becomes wider.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of another electromagnetic damper to which the electronic damper control device of the present invention is applied. FIG.

The electromagnetic damper shown in FIG. 10 differs from the electromagnetic damper (FIG. 1) in which the cylinder mentioned above performs linear motion, and is applied to the site | part which performs rocking motion like a hinge.

The electromagnetic damper shown in FIG. 10 is comprised so that the fixed part 31 and the movable part 32 may be connected relatively rotationally through the motor 33. As shown in FIG. The motor 33 is provided with a magnet and a solenoid therein, and as the solenoid formed on the rotating shaft moves near the magnet, induction electromotive force is generated in the solenoid in proportion to the rotational speed of the motor. That is, the main body case (stator) of the motor is attached to the fixed portion 31, and the rotating shaft (rotor) of the motor is attached to the movable portion 32. In addition, when the movable part 32 is relatively moved with respect to the fixed part 31, the induced electromotive force is generated in the motor 33. At this time, by controlling the current flowing through the motor 33 in the electronic damper control circuit according to the present invention, the torque in the opposite direction to the rotational direction of the motor 33 can be controlled to control the damping force of the swinging portion.

In this electromagnetic damper, since the motor 33 is required to generate a large torque, an auxiliary damper 34 may be formed between the fixed portion 31 and the main body portion 32. Moreover, what is necessary is just to form the spring 35 in parallel with a damper, and to hold the fixed part 31 and the movable part 32 to a predetermined position. Moreover, what is necessary is just to form a reduction gear in a motor, and to amplify the torque which a motor produces, and to apply it between a movable part and a fixed part.

Thus, in the Example shown in FIG. 10, since it is not necessary to provide the conversion mechanism which converts linear motion into rotational motion, an electromagnetic damper can be made simple.

The Example disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is described not by the above description of the invention but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and contents equivalent to the claims.

In the present invention, since the damping force of the electromagnetic damper can be controlled without applying an external power source, the present invention can be applied to a control device for an electronic damper used in a vehicle, a building, or the like. It is especially useful when it is installed in the place where it is difficult to supply power.

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The first member with a magnet and the second member with a solenoid are combined so as to be relatively rotatable, and use the electromagnetic force induced by the solenoid by the relative rotational movement of the first member and the second member as a motion damping force. In the electromagnetic damper control device for an electromagnetic damper, Forming a current limiting element operated by a voltage generated in the solenoid by the relative rotational movement of the first member and the second member, And the current limiting element controls a damping force of the electromagnetic damper by controlling a current flowing through the solenoid to a predetermined value based on a voltage generated in the solenoid. The method of claim 1, The electromagnetic damper control device is configured by connecting a plurality of current limiting circuits provided with the current limiting element in parallel, The electric damper control device is characterized in that the current limiting circuit is set to have a different voltage for controlling the current flowing through the solenoid to a predetermined value. The method of claim 1, The electronic damper control device includes a current limiting circuit including a constant voltage element for generating a constant voltage and a current limiting element for controlling a current flowing in the solenoid to a constant value, When the voltage generated in the solenoid reaches a predetermined value, by applying a constant voltage generated by the constant voltage element to the current limiting element, the electronic damper control device characterized in that to control the current flowing through the current limiting element to a constant value . The method of claim 3, The setting device which sets the constant voltage which the said constant voltage element produces | generates in the said current limiting circuit, The electronic damper control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 3, The constant voltage element is composed of a shunt regulator, the current limiting element is composed of a field effect transistor, When the voltage generated in the solenoid exceeds a predetermined value, a constant voltage is generated by the shunt regulator, and the constant voltage is applied to the gate of the field effect transistor, and a current flowing between the source and the drain of the current limiting element is constant. Electronic damper control device, characterized in that the control value. The method of claim 5, The shunt regulator constituting the constant voltage element has at least a first terminal connected to the high voltage side, a second terminal connected to the low voltage side, and a reference voltage terminal for applying a reference voltage for the operation of the shunt regulator, An electronic damper is formed in the current limiting circuit by connecting a variable resistance element between the reference voltage terminal and the first terminal or the second terminal to set a constant voltage generated by the shunt regulator. controller. A motor configured with the first member as a stator and the second member as a rotor; A motion converting member for converting the linear motion into a rotational motion by a linearly moving cylinder and a rotating member screwed to the cylinder. And By connecting the rotating member to either the rotor or the stator, the motor is rotated by the movement of the cylinder, and the electromagnetic damper control device of claim 1 utilizes an electromagnetic force acting between the rotor and stator. Electronic damper to generate damping force. A motor configured with the first member as a stator and the second member as a rotor; An arm member connected to either the rotor or the stator, a fixing member connected to the other of the rotor or the stator, and an auxiliary damper interposed between the arm member and the fixing member And The electronic damper which rotates one of the said rotor or the stator by the rocking motion of the arm member, and produces | generates a damping force by the electromagnetic damper control apparatus of Claim 1 using the electromagnetic force acting on the said motor.

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