WO2016132862A1 - モーター駆動装置、シート搬送装置、及び画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a motor driving device that controls a driving motor, a sheet conveying device including the motor driving device, and an image forming apparatus including the sheet conveying device.
- an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile machine, and a multi-function peripheral has been provided with a plurality of rollers for conveying a sheet member on which an image is formed, and these rollers are driven by a drive motor.
- a drive motor for example, a servo motor such as a DC brushless motor may be employed.
- a configuration in which a DC brushless motor is used as a drive motor that drives a conveyance roller that conveys a sheet from a sheet feeding cassette is known (see Patent Document 1).
- An image forming apparatus that employs the servo motor as a drive source for the transport roller is usually provided with a detector such as a rotary encoder for detecting the rotational speed of the drive motor.
- a motor driver is electrically connected to the servo motor, and a control device such as a CPU is electrically connected to the motor driver. Then, the control device outputs a control signal indicating a command speed for the servo motor to the motor driver.
- the motor driver generates a drive current by a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) method based on the command speed indicated by the control signal and the actual rotation speed indicated by the detection result of the detector, and supplies the drive current to the servo motor.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- a pulse signal including a plurality of pulses having a pulse width corresponding to a command speed for the servo motor is used as the control signal output from the control device to the motor driver.
- the motor driver detects the period of the pulse signal and the command speed based on a rising edge or a falling edge of the pulse signal (hereinafter, these edges are referred to as pulse edges).
- the control device when stopping the rotation of the servo motor, the control device stops the output of the pulse signal to the motor driver.
- the motor driver may not be able to determine that the failure to detect the pulse edge is an instruction to stop the supply of the drive current to the servo motor. is there. For this reason, the supply of the drive current from the motor driver to the servo motor cannot be reliably stopped by merely stopping the output of the pulse signal to the motor driver by the control device.
- the conventional motor driver is configured to stop the supply of the drive current to the servo motor when the pulse edge cannot be detected during a predetermined standby time.
- the motor driver in order to stop the supply of the drive current, supplies the drive current during the standby time, so that the timing of stopping the supply of the drive current is originally stopped. Delay from power timing.
- An object of the present invention is to stop the supply of drive current to a drive motor at a timing at which the supply of drive current to the drive motor such as the servomotor should be stopped without complicating and increasing the circuit configuration. It is an object to provide a motor driving device, a sheet conveying device, and an image forming apparatus.
- the motor drive device includes a speed control unit, a pulse signal output unit, a determination processing unit, and an end processing unit.
- the speed control unit decelerates the rotation speed of the drive motor from a predetermined target rotation speed to zero based on a first pulse signal for deceleration control including a plurality of pulses having a pulse width corresponding to a command speed for the drive motor. Deceleration control can be executed.
- the pulse signal output unit includes the first pulse signal whose pulse width changes according to a predetermined rule according to a deceleration tendency of the rotation speed during the deceleration control, and a second pulse signal that does not comply with the predetermined rule.
- the determination processing unit determines whether or not the second pulse signal is included in an input signal input from the pulse signal output unit to the speed control unit. When the determination processing unit determines that the second pulse signal is included in the input signal, the end processing unit ends the deceleration control by the speed control unit.
- a sheet conveying device includes the motor driving device and a conveying roller.
- the conveying roller rotates using a driving force transmitted from the driving motor controlled by the motor driving device and conveys the sheet member.
- An image forming apparatus includes the sheet conveying device and an image forming unit.
- the image forming unit forms an image on the sheet member conveyed by the sheet conveying apparatus.
- a motor drive device capable of stopping the supply of drive current to the drive motor at a timing to stop the supply of drive current to the drive motor without complicating and increasing the circuit configuration.
- a sheet conveying device and an image forming apparatus can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the sheet conveying apparatus mounted on the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the drive motor and the rotation speed detection unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing changes in the command speed of the drive motor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 includes a signal waveform (upper diagram) of the pulse signal output from the control unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an enlarged waveform (middle diagram) obtained by partially enlarging the signal waveform, and the pulse signal.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a speed command process performed by the speed command unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a motor control process performed by the motor control unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a sheet conveying device mounted in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 shows a signal waveform (upper diagram) of a pulse signal output from the control unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, an enlarged waveform (middle diagram) partially enlarged from the signal waveform, and included in the pulse signal. It is a figure which shows the signal waveform (lower stage figure) which shows the reference clock signal for detecting the pulse width of the HIGH signal to be detected.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a motor control process performed by the motor control unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 includes a signal waveform of the pulse signal output from the control unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention (upper diagram), an enlarged waveform (middle diagram) obtained by partially expanding the signal waveform, and the pulse signal.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a motor control process performed by the motor control unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the image forming apparatus 10 is a printer that prints an image on a sheet member P1 using toner.
- the image forming apparatus 10 is not limited to a printer having only a printing function.
- the present invention can be applied to a facsimile machine, a copying machine, or a multi-function machine having functions such as a printing function, a copying function, and a facsimile function.
- the image forming apparatus 10 prints an image on the sheet member P1 based on image data input from the outside via a network communication unit (not shown).
- the image forming apparatus 10 includes a paper feeding unit 15, an image forming unit 18, a fixing unit 19, a paper discharge unit 21, a control unit 90, and a sheet conveying device 100 (see FIG. 2).
- the paper feed unit 15 includes a paper feed tray 50, a pickup roller 51, and a paper feed roller pair 52.
- the sheet feed tray 50 accommodates a sheet member P1 on which an image is formed by the image forming unit 18.
- the sheet member P1 is fed from the paper feed tray 50 by the pickup roller 51 and the paper feed roller pair 52.
- the sheet member P1 fed by the pickup roller 51 is conveyed to the first conveyance path 26 formed on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction of the sheet member P1 by the paper feed roller pair 52.
- the first transport path 26 is a transport path formed between the paper feed roller pair 52 and the image forming unit 18, and is formed by a transport guide (not shown) provided so as to face each other.
- a plurality of rotating rollers 44 are arranged in the first transport path 26.
- a rotating roller 45 is disposed on each of the rotating rollers 44 in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller 44. When the rotating roller 44 rotates, the rotating roller 45 is also driven and rotated.
- the sheet member P ⁇ b> 1 fed to the first conveyance path 26 by the pair of paper feed rollers 52 is conveyed to the image forming unit 18 while being sandwiched between the rotation roller 44 and the rotation roller 45.
- the image forming unit 18 is provided near the end of the first transport path 26.
- the image forming unit 18 is an electrophotographic image forming unit that forms a toner image on the sheet member P1 based on image data input from the outside.
- the image forming unit 18 includes a photosensitive drum 31, a charging unit 32, a developing unit 33, an exposure unit 34, a transfer unit 35, and a cleaning unit 36.
- the charging unit 32 uniformly charges the surface of the photosensitive drum 31 to a predetermined potential. Further, a laser beam corresponding to the image data is scanned from the exposure unit 34 to the charged photosensitive drum 31. Thereby, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive drum 31. Thereafter, the developing unit 33 attaches toner to the electrostatic latent image, and the toner image is developed on the photosensitive drum 31. Then, the toner image is transferred by the transfer unit 35 to the sheet member P ⁇ b> 1 that has been transported through the first transport path 26. The sheet member P1 on which the toner image is formed is conveyed to the second conveyance path 27 formed on the downstream side of the image forming unit 18 in the conveyance direction of the sheet member P1.
- the sheet member P1 sent from the image forming unit 18 to the second conveyance path 27 is conveyed to the fixing unit 19 through the second conveyance path 27.
- the fixing unit 19 fixes the toner image transferred to the sheet member P1 to the sheet member P1 by heat and pressure, and includes a heating roller 41 and a pressure roller 42. In the fixing unit 19, the toner is heated and melted by the heating roller 41 and fixed to the sheet member P1.
- the sheet member P1 on which the image is fixed by the fixing unit 19 is conveyed to a third conveyance path 28 formed downstream of the fixing unit 19 in the conveyance direction of the sheet member P1.
- the third transport path 28 is provided with a plurality of paper discharge roller pairs 23.
- the sheet member P1 sent to the third conveyance path 28 is conveyed upward through the third conveyance path 28 by the discharge roller pair 23 and discharged from the sheet discharge port 22 on the upper surface of the image forming apparatus 10. It is discharged to the paper section 21.
- the pickup roller 51, the paper feed roller pair 52, the rotation roller 44, the heating roller 41, the pressure roller 42, and the paper discharge roller pair 23 convey the sheet member P1 by rotating.
- these rollers are collectively referred to as a conveyance roller 150 (see FIG. 2).
- the control unit 90 is a microcomputer configured with, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.
- the CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes.
- the ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which information such as a control program for causing the CPU to execute various processes is stored in advance.
- the RAM is a volatile storage unit used as a primary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU.
- the control unit 90 performs overall control of the operation of the image forming apparatus 10 by the CPU executing a program stored in the ROM.
- the transport roller 150 is rotationally driven by the driving force generated by the drive motor 57 being transmitted through a drive transmission mechanism such as a gear (not shown).
- the drive motor 57 is a servo motor such as a direct current brushless motor.
- the drive motor 57 is an inner rotor type in which a plurality of electromagnets are provided on a yoke, and a rotor (rotor) connected to a motor output shaft 48 (see FIG. 3) is provided inside the yoke.
- a DC brushless motor is used.
- the drive motor 57 is a servo motor whose rotational speed is feedback-controlled based on a speed signal indicating the actual rotational speed of the drive motor 57 detected by a rotational speed detector 99 (see FIG. 3) described later. It is not limited to a direct current brushless motor.
- the image forming apparatus 10 includes a rotation speed detection unit 99 that detects the actual rotation speed of the drive motor 57.
- the rotation speed detection unit 99 in this embodiment is a rotary encoder.
- the rotation speed detection unit 99 includes a pulse plate 70 having a disc shape and a photo interrupter 71.
- a large number of slits (not shown) extending in the radial direction are formed radially in a circumferential direction with a predetermined rotation angle.
- the pulse plate 70 is fixed to the motor output shaft 48 of the drive motor 57.
- the photo interrupter 71 includes a light emitting unit 71A and a light receiving unit 71B that are opposed to each other with a predetermined interval.
- the pulse plate 70 passes through the gap between the light emitting unit 71A and the light receiving unit 71B.
- the signal levels of the signals output from the light receiving unit 71B are different. Therefore, when the pulse plate 70 rotates, a pulse signal is output from the light receiving unit 71B.
- the pulse signal output from the light receiving unit 71B is output to the motor control unit 58 as the speed signal of the rotation speed detection unit 99.
- the sheet conveying apparatus 100 includes a driving motor 57, a motor driving apparatus 111, and a conveying roller 150.
- Motor drive device 111 includes a speed command unit 900 and a motor control unit 58.
- the speed command unit 900 is communicably connected to the control unit 90, and receives a command signal indicating commands such as driving start and end of the drive motor 57 from the control unit 90.
- the speed command unit 900 receives a command signal indicating a command to start driving the drive motor 57 from the control unit 90
- the speed command unit 900 outputs a drive pulse signal to be described later to command the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 to the motor control unit 58.
- the motor control unit 58 is communicably connected to the drive motor 57 and the speed command unit 900, and controls the drive current supplied to the drive motor 57 when receiving the drive pulse signal from the speed command unit 900.
- the conveying roller 150 rotates using the driving force transmitted from the driving motor 57 controlled by the motor control unit 58 and conveys the sheet member P1.
- the speed command unit 900 includes an electronic circuit such as an integrated circuit (ASIC) and an internal memory.
- the speed command unit 900 may be configured by a microcomputer having a CPU or the like, similarly to the control unit 90.
- the motor control unit 58 has a speed control unit 591.
- the speed control unit 591 includes an electronic circuit such as an integrated circuit (ASIC) and an internal memory.
- ASIC integrated circuit
- the speed controller 591 generates the drive current by a PWM method (pulse width modulation method) and supplies it to the drive motor 57. Further, the speed control unit 591 feedback-controls the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 based on a later-described driving pulse signal input from the speed command unit 900 and the speed signal output from the rotational speed detection unit 99. . Specifically, the drive current supplied to the drive motor 57 is increased or decreased so that the rotation speed indicated by the speed signal becomes the rotation speed indicated by the drive pulse signal. This command speed will be described later.
- the speed control unit 591 includes a phase comparison unit 592, a PWM control unit 593, and a drive circuit unit 594.
- the phase comparison unit 592 Based on the phase difference between the driving pulse signal input from the speed command unit 900 and the speed signal input from the rotational speed detection unit 99, the phase comparison unit 592, for example, a well-known PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) ) Control.
- PID Proportional-Integral-Derivative
- the PWM control unit 593 generates a PWM signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the control amount obtained by the PID control by the phase comparison unit 592.
- the drive circuit unit 594 applies a voltage proportional to the duty ratio of the PWM signal output from the PWM control unit 593 to the drive motor 57 and supplies the drive motor 57 with the drive current.
- the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 is so-called trapezoid controlled by the motor control unit 58. That is, the period during which the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is controlled includes an acceleration control period H1, a constant speed control period H2, and a deceleration control period H3.
- a constant speed control period H2 follows the acceleration control period H1
- a deceleration control period H3 follows the constant speed control period H2.
- the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is gradually increased from zero speed to a predetermined target rotational speed. Thereby, the conveyance roller 150 accelerates to a rotational speed at which the sheet member P1 is conveyed at a predetermined conveyance speed.
- the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is maintained at the target rotational speed. Thereby, the conveyance roller 150 is maintained in the state which conveys the sheet member P1 at the said conveyance speed. Thereafter, in the deceleration control period H3, the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is gradually decreased from the target rotational speed to zero speed. Thereby, the conveyance roller 150 decelerates from the conveyance speed and stops.
- the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is commanded from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 in each period H1 to H3.
- the acceleration control period H1 from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 (such that the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 gradually increases until the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 reaches the target rotation speed.
- the rotational speed is commanded to the speed controller 591) a plurality of times. That is, the command speed from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 increases stepwise.
- the increase in the rotational speed in steps is referred to as an increasing tendency.
- the motor control unit 58 is repeatedly instructed by the speed command unit 900 to rotate the drive motor 57 at a constant rotation speed.
- the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 are configured so that the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 gradually decreases from the target rotation speed until the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 becomes zero.
- the rotational speed is commanded a plurality of times. That is, the command speed from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 decreases stepwise.
- the reduction in the rotational speed in steps is referred to as a deceleration tendency.
- the command of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 (speed control unit 591) is performed by the driving pulse signal output from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the motor control unit 58.
- the driving pulse signal includes an acceleration pulse signal SG1, a constant speed pulse signal SG2, and a deceleration pulse signal SG3 (see the upper diagram in FIG. 5), all of which are rectangular wave signals.
- One rectangular wave that is, a HIGH signal that is a waveform portion from the rising edge E1 (see the middle diagram in FIG. 5) to the subsequent falling edge E2 (see the middle diagram in FIG. 5) is an example of the pulse of the present invention. It is.
- Each of the acceleration pulse signal SG1, the constant speed pulse signal SG2, and the deceleration pulse signal SG3 includes a plurality of HIGH signals.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 corresponds to the first pulse signal of the present invention.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1, the constant speed pulse signal SG2, and the deceleration pulse signal SG3 may be collectively referred to as drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3.
- the duty ratio of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3 is a predetermined constant value regardless of the magnitude of the command speed, and the cycle of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3, that is, the HIGH
- the command speed is commanded according to the signal width of the signal.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1 output from the pulse signal output unit 902 during the acceleration control period H1 in which the command speed increases stepwise is driven as described above. It is a signal for accelerating the rotation speed of the motor 57.
- the cycle of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 and the signal width of the HIGH signal are gradually shortened.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 is a rectangular wave signal having a plurality of HIGH signals in which the signal width gradually decreases from zero speed to the target rotation speed.
- the signal width of each HIGH signal of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 indicates the command speed, that is, the rotation speed at which the drive motor 57 should rotate after one cycle of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 has elapsed.
- the one cycle means from the rising edge of the current HIGH signal to the rising edge of the next HIGH signal. The same applies to one cycle described below.
- the signal width is gradually reduced.
- the signal width corresponds to the pulse width of the present invention.
- the constant speed pulse signal SG2 output from the pulse signal output unit 902 during the constant speed control period H2 where the command speed is constant is a signal for maintaining the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 at the target rotational speed.
- the cycle of the constant speed pulse signal SG2 and the signal width of the HIGH signal do not change. That is, the constant speed pulse signal SG2 in the constant speed control period H2 is a rectangular wave signal having a plurality of HIGH signals having the same signal width.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 output from the pulse signal output unit 902 during the deceleration control period H3 where the command speed decreases stepwise is a signal for reducing the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 as described above.
- the cycle of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the signal width of the HIGH signal are gradually increased. That is, the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 is a rectangular wave signal having a plurality of HIGH signals in which the signal width gradually increases from the target rotational speed to the speed zero.
- the signal width of each HIGH signal of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 indicates the command speed, that is, the rotational speed at which the drive motor 57 should rotate after one cycle of the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the signal width gradually increases. This is because the rotational speed at which the drive motor 57 should rotate after one cycle of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has passed is the previous HIGH signal. It shows that it is slower than the rotation speed indicated by the signal width.
- the signal width of the HIGH signal corresponds to the command speed.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 gradually decreases with the increase in the command speed
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 has the signal width with the decrease in the command speed.
- the cycle of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the signal width gradually increase.
- such a gradually increasing signal width is referred to as an increasing tendency.
- the absolute value of the acceleration in the deceleration control period H3 is the same as the absolute value of the acceleration in the acceleration control period H1. Therefore, in the deceleration control period H3, the pulse signal output unit 902 reduces the command speed from the target rotation speed to the same time as the time during which the command speed is increased from zero to the target rotation speed in the acceleration control period H1. Decrease until.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs a HIGH signal having the same signal width as each of the HIGH signals included in the acceleration pulse signal SG1 output in the acceleration control period H1 to the acceleration control period H1. Output in the reverse order. Therefore, the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 gradually decreases as the command speed increases, and the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 decreases as the command speed decreases. The signal width increases gradually. As described above, the period and the signal width of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 tend to increase according to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 during the deceleration control.
- the signal width of the HIGH signal that is finally output by the pulse signal output unit 902 in the deceleration control period H3 is the same as the signal width of the HIGH signal that is output first by the pulse signal output unit 902 in the acceleration control period H1. It becomes width. Note that the same signal width includes not only a case where the signal widths completely match but also a case where the signal width is within a predetermined error range. Further, the magnitude of the absolute value of the acceleration in the deceleration control period H3 may be different from the magnitude of the absolute value of the acceleration in the acceleration control period H1.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 of the speed command unit 900 stops the output of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 to the motor control unit 58.
- the motor control unit 58 is instructed to stop the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 57 that the pulse edge of the HIGH signal cannot be detected. In some cases, it cannot be determined. Therefore, the supply of the drive current from the motor control unit 58 to the drive motor 57 cannot be reliably stopped only by the pulse signal output unit 902 stopping the output of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 to the motor control unit 58. .
- the conventional motor control unit is configured to stop the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 57 when the pulse edge cannot be detected during a predetermined standby time.
- the conventional motor control unit in order to stop the supply of the drive current, supplies the drive current during the standby time. Delay from the timing that should be stopped.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs the stop signal for instructing the stop of the supply of the drive current to the motor control unit 58 separately from the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- a new signal line for the stop signal is required. Therefore, it is necessary to add signal lines, connection terminals, and the like, and when the control device is configured using a printed circuit board, the wiring pattern of the circuit board increases, resulting in an increase in the size of the circuit board.
- the following configuration is used to stop the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 57 at the timing at which the drive motor 57 should be stopped without complicating and increasing the circuit configuration. Yes.
- the speed command unit 900 includes a command speed storage unit 901 and a pulse signal output unit 902.
- the command speed storage unit 901 stores command speed information for the drive motor 57 in each period H1 to H3 in advance.
- the command speed information is specifically information on the signal width of each HIGH signal in each period H1 to H3.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 generates a drive pulse signal based on the command speed information stored in the command speed storage unit 901 and outputs it to the motor control unit 58.
- the speed control unit 591 of the motor control unit 58 performs the acceleration control, the constant speed control, and the deceleration control.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 sends a stop pulse signal SG4 described later to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 591). 58).
- the motor control unit 58 receives the stop pulse signal SG4 from the speed command unit 900.
- the stop pulse signal SG4 is also a rectangular wave signal.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a predetermined rule corresponding to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed during the deceleration control. That is, the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 has a constant duty ratio, and the period of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the signal width of the HIGH signal gradually increase from the target rotation speed to zero speed.
- the predetermined rule is a rule that the signal width gradually increases as time passes.
- the stop pulse signal SG4 is a pulse signal that does not follow the rule of such a signal width.
- the stop pulse signal SG4 has a duty ratio that is smaller than the duty ratio of the deceleration pulse signal SG3. Further, the stop pulse signal SG4 has a period smaller than the length of one period including the last HIGH signal among the HIGH signals in the deceleration pulse signal SG3. Therefore, the signal width of the HIGH signal in the stop pulse signal SG4 is smaller than the signal width of the last HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 uses the stop pulse signal SG4, which is irregular with respect to the change in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 during the deceleration control, as a signal to command the control stop of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57. It outputs to the control part 58 (speed control part 591).
- the stop pulse signal SG4 is an example of a second pulse signal of the present invention.
- the stop pulse signal SG4 may be a signal including at least two HIGH signals.
- the motor control unit 58 includes an arithmetic processing unit 595. Similar to the control unit 90, the arithmetic processing unit 595 includes a microcomputer having a CPU and the like, and circuit elements.
- the ROM of the arithmetic processing unit 595 stores a processing program for causing the CPU to execute various processes.
- the arithmetic processing unit 595 functions as an edge detection unit 571, a counting unit 573, a duty ratio calculation unit 574, a determination processing unit 576, and an end processing unit 577 by executing the processing program using the CPU. To do.
- the ROM includes a duty ratio storage unit 575.
- the circuit element constitutes a clock output unit 572.
- the edge detector 571 detects the rising edges E1 and E3 and the falling edges E2 and E4 of the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG4 output from the pulse signal output unit 902.
- the clock output unit 572 outputs a reference clock signal having a cycle shorter than the signal width of the HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG4, as shown in the lower signal waveform of FIG.
- the reference clock signal is a high-frequency (for example, 10 MHz) rectangular wave signal generated by an oscillation circuit including a crystal oscillator (not shown) that is the circuit element.
- a waveform portion from a rising edge to a subsequent falling edge, that is, a HIGH level signal is referred to as a clock pulse.
- the counting unit 573 outputs the clock pulse output from the clock output unit 572 during the period from the rising edge, which is the output period of each HIGH signal in the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stopping pulse signal SG4, to the subsequent falling edge.
- Count the number of The number of the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal is, for example, the same as the number of rising edges of the clock pulse. Therefore, the count unit 573 counts the number of rising edges of the clock pulse as the number of clock pulses.
- the count value of the count unit 573 is proportional to the signal width of the HIGH signal.
- the number of clock pulses output from the clock output unit 572 during the period from the falling edge that is the output period of each LOW signal in the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stopping pulse signal SG4 to the subsequent rising edge is calculated.
- Count The number of the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal is, for example, the same as the number of rising edges of the clock pulse. Therefore, the count unit 573 counts the number of rising edges of the clock pulse as the number of clock pulses.
- the count value of the count unit 573 is proportional to the signal width of the LOW signal.
- the count unit 573 is an example of a measurement unit of the present invention.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 calculates the duty ratio of the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 based on the number of clock pulses counted by the counting unit 573 in each of the output periods of the HIGH signal and the LOW signal. calculate. That is, as described above, the count value of the count unit 573 is proportional to the signal widths of the HIGH signal and the LOW signal. Accordingly, the ratio of the count value of the HIGH signal to the sum of the count value of the HIGH signal and the count value of the LOW signal is the duty ratio. Therefore, the duty ratio calculation unit 574 calculates the ratio of the count value of the HIGH signal to the sum of the count value of the HIGH signal and the count value of the LOW signal as the duty ratio. The duty ratio calculation unit 574 performs the duty ratio calculation process as described above each time the rising edge of the HIGH signal is detected by the edge detection unit 571.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is the stop pulse signal SG4. Specifically, the determination processing unit 576 performs comparison processing for comparing the duty ratio calculated this time by the duty ratio calculation unit 574 with the duty ratio calculated last time. That is, the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the duty ratio calculated this time is the same as the duty ratio calculated last time. In other words, the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time is one of the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 according to the signal rule, or does not follow the signal rule. It is determined whether the stop pulse signal SG4. Note that the same duty ratio includes not only the case where the duty ratios completely match, but also the case where the duty ratio is within a predetermined error range.
- the pulse signal corresponding to the currently calculated duty ratio is any of the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3. It is determined that the pulse signal is not the stop pulse signal SG4.
- the case where the duty ratio calculated this time is the same as the duty ratio calculated last time means that the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time is a pulse signal in accordance with the signal rule described above. .
- the determination processing unit 576 stores the duty ratio calculated by the duty ratio calculation unit 574 in the duty ratio storage unit 575 for the next comparison process.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time is the stop pulse signal SG4, and drives It is determined that the control stop of the rotation speed of the motor 57 has been commanded.
- the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time is not for the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 according to the signal rule but for stopping. This is the case with the pulse signal SG4.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines that an instruction to stop the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 has been issued from the speed command unit 900.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is included in the stop pulse signal SG4.
- the end processing unit 577 instructs the PWM control unit 593 to stop generating the PWM signal. Is determined from the speed command unit 900. Then, the termination processing unit 577 stops the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 by outputting a stop signal for stopping the switching operation to the PWM control unit 593, for example.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing speed command processing performed by the speed command unit 900
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 58.
- the process shown in FIG. 7 is performed when the edge detection unit 571 detects the rising edge E1 of the first HIGH signal while the drive motor 57 is stopped.
- steps S601,..., Step S701,... represent processing procedures (step numbers).
- the pulse signal output unit 902 of the speed command unit 900 determines whether a start condition for starting control of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 is satisfied.
- the start condition is a condition that the control unit 90 has instructed to start control of the transport roller 150 when an operation to instruct the image forming apparatus 10 to start image forming processing is performed. is there.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 determines that the start condition is not satisfied (NO in step S601), the pulse signal output unit 902 executes the process of step S601 again.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 performs step S602.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 generates an acceleration pulse signal SG1 based on information on the command speed for the drive motor 57 in the acceleration control period H1 stored in advance in the command speed storage unit 901, and outputs it to the speed control unit 591. To do.
- Step S603 When the command speed reaches the target rotation speed, the pulse signal output unit 902, based on information on the command speed for the drive motor 57 in the constant speed control period H2 stored in advance in the command speed storage unit 901, A constant speed pulse signal SG2 is generated and output to the speed controller 591.
- Step S604 The pulse signal output unit 902 determines whether or not an end condition for ending the control of the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 is satisfied.
- the end condition is a condition that the control unit 90 has instructed to end the control of the transport roller 150 when the image forming process by the image forming apparatus 10 is ended. If the pulse signal output unit 902 determines that the end condition is not satisfied (NO in step S604), the pulse signal output unit 902 executes the process of step S604 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the end condition is satisfied (YES in step S604), the pulse signal output unit 902 performs step S605.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 generates a deceleration pulse signal SG3 based on information on the command speed for the drive motor 57 in the deceleration control period H3 stored in advance in the command speed storage unit 901, and outputs it to the speed control unit 591. To do.
- Step S606 When the command speed reaches zero, the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs a stop pulse signal SG4 to the speed control unit 591.
- Step S701> As shown in FIG. 7, when the edge detecting unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 in the motor control unit 58 detects the rising edge E1 of the first HIGH signal, the counting unit 573 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 detects the reference clock signal. Start counting of the included clock pulses.
- Step S702 The edge detection unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 determines whether or not the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal has been detected. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S702), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S702 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal is detected (YES in step S702), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S703.
- Step S703> The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal, resets the count value, and then restarts the count. Further, the speed control unit 591 executes feedback control of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 based on the drive pulse signal input from the speed command unit 900 and the speed signal input from the rotational speed detection unit 99. Start.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 stores the count value by the count unit 573 in the duty ratio storage unit 575.
- Step S705 The edge detection unit 571 determines whether or not a rising edge E1 has been detected for a HIGH signal subsequent to the first HIGH signal. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S705), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S705 again. On the other hand, when the edge detection unit 571 determines that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal is detected (YES in step S705), the arithmetic processing unit 595 executes the process of step S706.
- Step S706> The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal, resets the count value, and then restarts the count.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 calculates the duty ratio using the current count value by the count unit 573 and the previous count value stored in the duty ratio storage unit 575 and stores it in the duty ratio storage unit 575.
- Step S708 The edge detection unit 571 determines whether or not the falling edge E2 of the HIGH signal has been detected. If it is determined that the falling edge E2 of the HIGH signal has not been detected (NO in step S708), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S708 again. On the other hand, when the edge detection unit 571 determines that the falling edge E2 of the HIGH signal has been detected (YES in step S708), the count unit 573 executes the process of step S709.
- Step S709 The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses, resets the count value, and then restarts the count.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 stores the count value obtained by the count unit 573 in the duty ratio storage unit 575.
- Step S711 The edge detection unit 571 determines whether or not the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal has been detected. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S711), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S711 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal has been detected (YES in step S711), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S712.
- Step S712> The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal, resets the count value, and then restarts the count.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 calculates the duty ratio using the current count value by the count unit 573 and the previous count value stored in the duty ratio storage unit 575.
- Step S714> The determination processing unit 576 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 compares the duty ratio calculated this time by the duty ratio calculation unit 574 with the previous duty ratio stored in the duty ratio storage unit 575. When the duty ratio calculated this time is the same as the previous duty ratio (YES in step S714), the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time is the driving pulse signal SG1 ⁇ It is determined that it is one of SG3. And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S715.
- the determination processing unit 576 uses the stop pulse signal SG4 as the pulse signal corresponding to the duty ratio calculated this time. Judge that there is. And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S716.
- Step S715 The determination processing unit 576 stores the duty ratio calculated this time by the duty ratio calculation unit 574 in the duty ratio storage unit 575. Then, the motor control unit 58 executes the process of step 708.
- Step S716> The end processing unit 577 determines that an instruction to stop the control of the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 has been issued from the speed command unit 900, and stops the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a signal rule that the duty ratio is constant and the signal width tends to increase according to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 during the deceleration control. is there.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs a stop pulse signal SG4 irregular to this signal rule to the speed control unit 591 of the motor control unit 58.
- the motor control unit 58 determines whether or not the received pulse signal is a pulse signal according to the signal rule, and determines that the received pulse signal is not a pulse signal according to the signal rule, that is, is a stop pulse signal SG4. In this case, the PWM signal generation process by the PWM control unit 593 is stopped. Therefore, the timing for stopping the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 is not delayed.
- a signal line for the stop signal is newly required as in the configuration in which the speed command unit 900 outputs a stop signal instructing the stop of the supply of the drive current to the motor control unit 58 separately from the pulse signal. Therefore, there is no need to add signal lines and connection terminals.
- the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 57 can be stopped at the timing at which the supply of the drive current to the drive motor 57 should be stopped without complicating and increasing the circuit configuration.
- the duty ratio calculation unit 574 and the duty ratio storage unit 575 are not provided in the arithmetic processing unit 595 of the motor control unit 58, but the count value storage unit 575A is provided. This is different from the first embodiment described above, and other configurations are common. Therefore, also about the sheet conveying apparatus 100 of this embodiment, description of a structure common to the above-mentioned 1st Embodiment is abbreviate
- the sheet conveying apparatus 100 includes a driving motor 57, a motor driving apparatus 111, and a conveying roller 150.
- Motor drive device 111 includes a speed command unit 900 and a motor control unit 58.
- the speed command unit 900 includes a command speed storage unit 901 and a pulse signal output unit 902.
- the speed command unit 900 receives a command signal indicating a command to start driving the drive motor 57 from the control unit 90, the speed command unit 900 outputs a drive pulse signal that commands the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 to the motor control unit 58.
- the motor control unit 58 is communicably connected to the drive motor 57 and the speed command unit 900. When receiving the drive pulse signal from the speed command unit 900, the motor control unit 58 controls the drive current supplied to the drive motor 57.
- the conveying roller 150 rotates using the driving force transmitted from the driving motor 57 controlled by the motor control unit 58 and conveys the sheet member P1.
- the motor control unit 58 includes a speed control unit 591 and an arithmetic processing unit 595.
- the speed control unit 591 includes a phase comparison unit 592, a PWM control unit 593, and a drive circuit unit 594.
- the command of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 from the speed command unit 900 to the motor control unit 58 (speed control unit 591) is performed by the driving pulse signal output from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the motor control unit 58.
- the driving pulse signal includes an acceleration pulse signal SG1, a constant speed pulse signal SG2, and a deceleration pulse signal SG3 (see the upper diagram in FIG. 9), all of which are rectangular wave signals.
- One rectangular wave that is, a HIGH signal that is a waveform portion from the rising edge E1 (see the middle diagram in FIG. 9) to the subsequent falling edge E2 (see the middle diagram in FIG. 9) is an example of the pulse of the present invention. It is.
- Each of the acceleration pulse signal SG1, the constant speed pulse signal SG2, and the deceleration pulse signal SG3 includes a plurality of HIGH signals.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 corresponds to the first pulse signal of the present invention.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1, the constant speed pulse signal SG2, and the deceleration pulse signal SG3 may be collectively referred to as drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3.
- the duty ratio of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3 is a predetermined constant value regardless of the magnitude of the command speed, and the cycle of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3, that is, the HIGH
- the command speed is commanded according to the signal width of the signal.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1 output from the pulse signal output unit 902 during the acceleration control period H1 in which the command speed increases stepwise is the rotation of the drive motor 57. It is a signal for accelerating the speed.
- the cycle of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 and the signal width of the HIGH signal are gradually shortened.
- the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 is a rectangular wave signal having a plurality of HIGH signals in which the signal width gradually decreases from zero speed to the target rotation speed.
- the signal width of each HIGH signal of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 in the acceleration control period H1 indicates the command speed, that is, the rotation speed at which the drive motor 57 should rotate after one cycle of the acceleration pulse signal SG1 has elapsed.
- the one cycle means from the rising edge of the current HIGH signal to the rising edge of the next HIGH signal. The same applies to one cycle described below.
- the signal width is gradually reduced.
- the signal width corresponds to the pulse width of the present invention.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 sends a stop pulse signal SG41, which will be described later, to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 591). 58).
- the motor control unit 58 receives the stop pulse signal SG41 from the speed command unit 900 when the deceleration control period H3 ends.
- the stop pulse signal SG41 is also a rectangular wave signal.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a predetermined rule corresponding to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed during the deceleration control. That is, the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 has a constant duty ratio, and the period of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the signal width of the HIGH signal gradually increase from the target rotation speed to zero speed.
- the predetermined rule is a rule that the signal width gradually increases as time passes.
- the stop pulse signal SG41 is a pulse signal that does not follow the rule of such a signal width.
- the duty ratio of the stop pulse signal SG41 is the same as the duty ratio of the deceleration pulse signal SG3. Further, the stop pulse signal SG41 has a period smaller than the length of one period including the last HIGH signal among the HIGH signals in the deceleration pulse signal SG3. Therefore, the signal width of the HIGH signal in the stop pulse signal SG41 is smaller than the signal width of the last HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 uses the stop pulse signal SG41, which is irregular with respect to the change in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 during the deceleration control, as a signal to command the control stop of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57. It outputs to the control part 58 (speed control part 591).
- the stop pulse signal SG41 is an example of a second pulse signal of the present invention.
- the motor control unit 58 includes an arithmetic processing unit 595. Similar to the control unit 90, the arithmetic processing unit 595 includes a microcomputer having a CPU and the like, and circuit elements.
- the ROM of the arithmetic processing unit 595 stores a processing program for causing the CPU to execute various processes.
- the arithmetic processing unit 595 functions as an edge detection unit 571, a counting unit 573, a determination processing unit 576, and an end processing unit 577 by executing the processing program using the CPU.
- the ROM includes a count value storage unit 575A.
- the circuit element constitutes a clock output unit 572.
- the edge detector 571 detects the rising edges E1 and E3 and the falling edges E2 and E4 of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG41 output from the pulse signal output unit 902.
- the clock output unit 572 outputs a reference clock signal whose cycle is shorter than the signal width of the HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG41, as shown in the lower signal waveform of FIG.
- the reference clock signal is a high-frequency (for example, 10 MHz) rectangular wave signal generated by an oscillation circuit including a crystal oscillator (not shown) that is the circuit element.
- a waveform portion from a rising edge to a subsequent falling edge, that is, a HIGH level signal is referred to as a clock pulse.
- the counting unit 573 outputs from the clock output unit 572 during the period from the rising edges E1 and E3, which are output periods of the HIGH signals in the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stopping pulse signal SG41, to the subsequent falling edges E2 and E4.
- the number of clock pulses to be output is counted.
- the number of the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal is, for example, the same as the number of rising edges of the clock pulse. Therefore, the count unit 573 counts the number of rising edges of the clock pulse as the number of clock pulses.
- the count value of the count unit 573 is proportional to the signal width of the HIGH signal.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is the stop pulse signal SG41. . Specifically, the determination processing unit 576 performs comparison processing for comparing the current count value by the count unit 573 with the previous count value. That is, the determination processing unit 576 determines whether the signal width of the current HIGH signal is larger or smaller than the signal width of the previous HIGH signal based on the current count value and the previous count value. In other words, the determination processing unit 576 determines whether the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is any one of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3 or the stop pulse signal SG41.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines that the current count value is greater than the previous count value, the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is determined to be the deceleration pulse signal SG3 instead of the stop pulse signal SG41. . In this case, the determination processing unit 576 stores the current count value by the count unit 573 in the count value storage unit 575A for the next comparison process.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is the stop pulse signal SG41.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is included in the stop pulse signal SG41.
- the end processing unit 577 stops the PWM signal generation processing of the PWM control unit 593 in response to the determination. Then, it is determined that an instruction to stop the control of the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 has been issued from the speed command unit 900. Then, the termination processing unit 577 stops the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 by outputting a stop signal for stopping the switching operation to the PWM control unit 593, for example.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a speed command process performed by the speed command unit 900
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a motor control process performed by the motor control unit 58. 6 and FIG. 10, steps S601,..., Step S1701,... Represent processing procedures (step numbers).
- step S606 when the command speed reaches zero, the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs a stop pulse signal SG41 to the speed control unit 591.
- the motor control process shown in FIG. 10 is performed when the rising edge E1 of the first HIGH signal is detected by the edge detector 571 while the drive motor 57 is stopped.
- Step S1701> As shown in FIG. 10, when the edge detection unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 in the motor control unit 58 detects the rising edge E1 of the first HIGH signal, the counting unit 573 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 counts the clock pulses. To start.
- Step S1702 The edge detection unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 determines whether or not the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal has been detected. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S1702), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S1702 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the falling edge E2 of the first HIGH signal is detected (YES in step S1702), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S1703.
- Step S1703> The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal and resets the count value. Further, the speed control unit 591 executes feedback control of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 based on the drive pulse signal input from the speed command unit 900 and the speed signal input from the rotational speed detection unit 99. Start.
- Step S1704> The count unit 573 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 stores the count value in the count value storage unit 575A.
- Step S1705 The edge detection unit 571 determines whether or not the rising edge E1 has been detected for the next HIGH signal. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S1705), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S1705 again. On the other hand, when the edge detection unit 571 determines that the rising edge E1 of the HIGH signal is detected (YES in step S1705), the arithmetic processing unit 595 executes the process of step S1706.
- Step S1706> The count unit 573 resumes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal.
- Step S1707 The edge detection unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 determines whether or not the falling edge E2 of the next HIGH signal has been detected. If the edge detection unit 571 determines that the falling edge E2 of the next HIGH signal is not detected (NO in step S1707), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S1707 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the falling edge E2 of the next HIGH signal has been detected (YES in step S1707), the edge detection unit 571 executes the process of step S1708.
- Step S1708> The count unit 573 finishes counting the clock pulses included in the reference clock signal, stores the count value in the count value storage unit 575A, and then resets.
- Step S1709 The determination processing unit 576 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 determines whether or not it is the deceleration control period H3 by determining whether or not the constant pulse width has increased from the previous pulse width. If the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse width has not increased from the previous pulse width and is not in the deceleration control period H3 (NO in step S1709), the arithmetic processing unit 595 executes the processing in step S1705. . On the other hand, if the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse width is greater than the previous pulse width and is in the deceleration control period H3 (YES in step S1709), the determination processing unit 576 executes the process of step S1710.
- Step S1710 The determination processing unit 576 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 compares the current count value by the count unit 573 with the previous count value. Immediately after it is determined that the deceleration control period H3 is determined in step S1709, the determination processing unit 576 determines that the current count value has increased from the previous count value. The process of step S1711 is executed.
- step S1711 the determination processing unit 576 stores the current count value by the count unit 573 in the count value storage unit 575A. Then, the arithmetic processing unit 595 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S1705 to S1709. Note that when repeatedly executing the processes of steps S1705 to S1709, the deceleration control period determination process in step S1709 may be omitted.
- step S1710 the determination processing unit 576 compares the current count value by the count unit 573 with the previous count value. If the current count value is greater than the previous count value (YES in step S1710), determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is deceleration pulse signal SG3. To do. And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S1711.
- the determination processing unit 576 outputs the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value as the stop pulse signal SG41. Is determined. And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S1712.
- Step S1712> The end processing unit 577 determines that an instruction to stop the control of the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 has been issued from the speed command unit 900, and stops the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a constant duty ratio, and the signal width tends to increase according to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 during deceleration control.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs an irregular stop pulse signal SG41 to the speed control unit 591 of the motor control unit 58 with respect to the increasing tendency of the signal width.
- the duty ratio of the stop pulse signal SG41 is the same as the duty ratio of the deceleration pulse signal SG3, and one period thereof is the length of one period including the last HIGH signal among the HIGH signals in the deceleration pulse signal SG3. The cycle is smaller than that.
- the stop pulse signal SG41 is a pulse signal including the HIGH signal having a signal width smaller than the signal width of the last HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the motor control unit 58 determines whether or not the received pulse signal is a pulse signal having a signal width according to the increasing tendency.
- the pulse signal is not a pulse signal having a signal width according to the increasing tendency, that is, when it is a stop pulse signal SG41 including a HIGH signal having a signal width smaller than that of the last HIGH signal of the deceleration pulse signal SG3,
- the PWM signal generation process by the PWM control unit 593 is stopped. Therefore, the timing for stopping the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 is not delayed.
- one cycle of the pulse signal is from the rising edge to the next rising edge, and the signal width of the HIGH signal is set to be shorter than the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- one cycle of the pulse signal may be from the falling edge to the next falling edge, and the signal width of the LOW signal may be set shorter than the deceleration pulse signal SG3. Good.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 sends a stop pulse signal SG42 described later to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 591). 58).
- the motor control unit 58 receives the stop pulse signal SG42 from the speed command unit 900.
- the stop pulse signal SG42 is also a rectangular wave signal.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a predetermined rule corresponding to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed during the deceleration control. That is, the deceleration pulse signal SG3 in the deceleration control period H3 has a constant duty ratio, and the period of the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the signal width of the HIGH signal gradually increase from the target rotation speed to zero speed.
- the predetermined rule is a rule that the signal width gradually increases as time passes.
- the stop pulse signal SG42 is a pulse signal that does not follow the rule of such a signal width.
- the stop pulse signal SG42 has the same duty ratio as the deceleration pulse signal SG3, and is the same as the length of one cycle including the last HIGH signal among the HIGH signals in the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the signal width of the HIGH signal in the stop pulse signal SG42 is the same as the signal width of the last HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 uses the stop pulse signal SG42, which is irregular with respect to the change in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 during the deceleration control, as a signal to command the control stop of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57. It outputs to the control part 58 (speed control part 591).
- the stop pulse signal SG42 is an example of a second pulse signal of the present invention.
- the edge detection unit 571 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 detects the rising edges E1 and E3 and the falling edges E2 and E4 of the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG42 output from the pulse signal output unit 902. To do.
- the clock output unit 572 outputs a reference clock signal whose cycle is shorter than the signal width of the HIGH signal in the deceleration pulse signal SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG42, as shown in the lower signal waveform of FIG.
- the reference clock signal is a high-frequency (for example, 10 MHz) rectangular wave signal generated by an oscillation circuit including a crystal oscillator (not shown) that is the circuit element.
- a waveform portion from a rising edge to a subsequent falling edge, that is, a HIGH level signal is referred to as a clock pulse.
- the count unit 573 outputs from the clock output unit 572 from the rising edges E1 and E3, which are output periods of the HIGH signals in the driving pulse signals SG1 to SG3 and the stop pulse signal SG42, to the subsequent falling edges E2 and E4.
- the number of clock pulses to be output is counted.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is the stop pulse signal SG42. . Specifically, the determination processing unit 576 performs comparison processing for comparing the current count value by the count unit 573 with the previous count value. That is, the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the signal width of the current HIGH signal is the same as the signal width of the previous HIGH signal based on the current count value and the previous count value. In other words, the determination processing unit 576 determines whether the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is any one of the drive pulse signals SG1 to SG3 or the stop pulse signal SG42. The same count value includes not only the case where the count values completely match but also the case where the count values are within a predetermined error range.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines that the current count value is not the same as the previous count value, the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is not the stop pulse signal SG42 but the deceleration pulse signal SG3. judge. In this case, the determination processing unit 576 stores the current count value by the count unit 573 in the count value storage unit 575A for the next comparison process.
- the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is determined to be the stop pulse signal SG42.
- the determination processing unit 576 determines whether or not the pulse signal input from the pulse signal output unit 902 to the speed control unit 591 (motor control unit 58) is included in the stop pulse signal SG42.
- the end processing unit 577 stops the PWM signal generation processing of the PWM control unit 593 in response to the determination. Then, it is determined that an instruction to stop the control of the rotation speed of the drive motor 57 has been issued from the speed command unit 900. Then, the termination processing unit 577 stops the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 by outputting a stop signal for stopping the switching operation to the PWM control unit 593, for example.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing speed command processing performed by the speed command unit 900
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing motor control processing performed by the motor control unit 58. 6 and FIG. 12, steps S601,..., Step S1701,... Represent processing procedures (step numbers).
- step S606 when the command speed reaches zero, the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs a stop pulse signal SG42 to the speed control unit 591.
- the motor control processing shown in FIG. 12 is performed when the rising edge E1 of the first HIGH signal is detected by the edge detector 571 while the drive motor 57 is stopped.
- the motor control process is performed by the motor control unit 58 according to the procedure of steps S1701 to S1712 shown in the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the motor control process differs from the second embodiment described above in that the determination process in step S1710A is performed instead of the determination process in step S1710, and the other procedures are the same as those in the second embodiment described above. And in common. Therefore, in the following, the process of step S1710A will be described.
- step S1709 when the determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse width is not greater than the previous pulse width and is not in the deceleration control period H3 (NO in step S1709), the arithmetic processing unit 595 performs the process in step S1705. Execute the process. On the other hand, when determining that the pulse width is greater than the previous pulse width and is in the deceleration control period H3 (YES in step S1709), determination processing unit 576 executes the process of step S1710A.
- Step S1710A The determination processing unit 576 of the arithmetic processing unit 595 compares the current count value by the count unit 573 with the previous count value. Immediately after it is determined that the deceleration control period H3 is determined in step S1709, the determination processing unit 576 determines that the current count value has increased from the previous count value. The processing of step S1711 is executed, and then the processing of steps S1705 to S1709 is repeatedly executed. In step S1710A again, determination processing unit 576 compares the current count value by count unit 573 with the previous count value.
- determination processing unit 576 determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is deceleration pulse signal SG3. . And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S1711.
- step S1710A determines that the pulse signal corresponding to the current count value is the stop pulse signal SG42. judge. And the arithmetic processing part 595 performs the process of step S1712.
- the deceleration pulse signal SG3 has a constant duty ratio, and the signal width tends to increase according to the deceleration tendency of the rotational speed of the drive motor 57 during deceleration control.
- the pulse signal output unit 902 outputs an irregular stop pulse signal SG42 to the speed control unit 591 of the motor control unit 58 with respect to the increasing tendency of the signal width.
- Stop pulse signal SG42 includes a pulse having the same pulse width as the last pulse in deceleration pulse signal SG3.
- the motor control unit 58 determines whether or not the received pulse signal is a pulse signal having a signal width according to the increasing tendency, and uses the stop pulse signal SG42 that is not a pulse signal having a signal width according to the increasing tendency. If it is determined that there is, the PWM signal generation process by the PWM control unit 593 is stopped. Therefore, the timing for stopping the PWM signal generation processing by the PWM control unit 593 is not delayed.
- the command speed storage unit 901 and the pulse signal output unit 902 of the speed command unit 900 are provided independently of the control unit 90, but the speed command unit 900 is provided in the control unit 90. May be provided.
- the motor control unit 58 and the speed command unit 900 provided in the control unit 90 are examples of the motor drive device of the present invention.
- the edge detection unit 571, the clock output unit 572, and the count unit 573 execute processing in the acceleration control period H1 and the constant speed control period H2, but have entered the deceleration control period H3. In this case, the process may be started.
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図1は、本発明の第1実施形態に係る画像形成装置10の構成を示す図である。なお、以下の説明で、図1で示される上下方向2、左右方向3、及び前後方向4を用いることがある。
図6に示されるように、速度指令部900のパルス信号出力部902は、駆動モーター57の回転速度の制御を開始する開始条件が成立したか否かを判定する。例えば、前記開始条件は、画像形成装置10に対して画像形成処理の開始を指示する操作が行われたことにより、制御部90から搬送ローラー150の制御を開始するように指示されたという条件である。パルス信号出力部902は、前記開始条件が成立していないと判定した場合には(ステップS601でNO)、再度ステップS601の処理を実行する。一方、パルス信号出力部902は、前記開始条件が成立したと判定した場合には(ステップS601でYES)、ステップS602を行う。
パルス信号出力部902は、指令速度記憶部901に予め記憶されている加速制御期間H1における駆動モーター57に対する指令速度の情報に基づいて、加速用パルス信号SG1を生成して速度制御部591に出力する。
そして、前記指令速度が前記目標回転速度に達すると、パルス信号出力部902は、指令速度記憶部901に予め記憶されている定速制御期間H2における駆動モーター57に対する指令速度の情報に基づいて、定速用パルス信号SG2を生成して速度制御部591に出力する。
パルス信号出力部902は、駆動モーター57の回転速度の制御を終了させる終了条件が成立したか否かを判定する。例えば、前記終了条件は、画像形成装置10による画像形成処理が終了したことにより、制御部90から搬送ローラー150の制御を終了させるように指示されたという条件である。パルス信号出力部902は、前記終了条件が成立していないと判定した場合には(ステップS604でNO)、再度ステップS604の処理を実行する。一方、パルス信号出力部902は、前記終了条件が成立したと判定した場合には(ステップS604でYES)、ステップS605を行う。
パルス信号出力部902は、指令速度記憶部901に予め記憶されている減速制御期間H3における駆動モーター57に対する指令速度の情報に基づいて、減速用パルス信号SG3を生成して速度制御部591に出力する。
そして、前記指令速度が零に達すると、パルス信号出力部902は、停止用パルス信号SG4を速度制御部591に出力する。
図7に示されるように、モーター制御部58における演算処理部595のエッジ検出部571が最初のHIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出すると、演算処理部595のカウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを開始する。
演算処理部595のエッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS702でNO)、再度ステップS702の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS702でYES)、ステップS703の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をリセットした後、前記カウントを再開する。また、速度制御部591は、速度指令部900から入力される駆動用パルス信号と回転速度検出部99から入力される前記速度信号とに基づいて、駆動モーター57の回転速度のフィードバック制御の実行を開始する。
演算処理部595のデューティー比算出部574は、カウント部573によるカウント値をデューティー比記憶部575に格納する。
エッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の次のHIGH信号について立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS705でNO)、再度ステップS705の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571が、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS705でYES)、演算処理部595は、ステップS706の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をリセットした後、前記カウントを再開する。
デューティー比算出部574は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値と、デューティー比記憶部575に格納されている前回のカウント値とを用いてデューティー比を算出してデューティー比記憶部575に格納する。
エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS708でNO)、再度ステップS708の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS708でYES)、カウント部573は、ステップS709の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をリセットした後、前記カウントを再開する。
デューティー比算出部574は、カウント部573によるカウント値をデューティー比記憶部575に格納する。
エッジ検出部571は、HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS711でNO)、再度ステップS711の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS711でYES)、ステップS712の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をリセットした後、前記カウントを再開する。
デューティー比算出部574は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値と、デューティー比記憶部575に格納されている前回のカウント値とを用いてデューティー比を算出する。
演算処理部595の判定処理部576は、デューティー比算出部574により今回算出されたデューティー比とデューティー比記憶部575に格納された前回のデューティー比とを比較する。判定処理部576は、今回算出されたデューティー比が前回のデューティー比と同一である場合には(ステップS714でYES)、今回算出されたデューティー比に対応するパルス信号は、駆動用パルス信号SG1~SG3のいずれかであると判定する。そして、演算処理部595は、ステップS715の処理を実行する。
判定処理部576は、デューティー比算出部574により今回算出されたデューティー比をデューティー比記憶部575に格納する。そして、モーター制御部58は、ステップ708の処理を実行する。
終了処理部577は、駆動モーター57の回転速度の制御を停止する指示が速度指令部900からなされたと判定し、PWM制御部593によるPWM信号の生成処理を停止させる。
以下、本発明の第2実施形態について説明する。なお、上述の第1実施形態の構成と共通の構成及び処理などについては、上述の第1実施形態で用いた符号を付し示すことにより、その構成の説明を省略し、異なる構成及び処理について説明する。具体的には、本実施形態は、上述の第1実施形態と比較して、画像形成装置10の主な構成(図1参照)、駆動モーター57及び回転速度検出部99の構成(図3参照)、駆動モーター57の指令速度の変化(図4のグラフを参照)、そして、速度指令部900で行われる速度指令処理(図6のフローチャート参照)が共通しているため、これらの具体的な説明は省略する。また、本実施形態のシート搬送装置100においては、モーター制御部58の演算処理部595にデューティー比算出部574及びデューティー比記憶部575が設けられておらず、カウント値記憶部575Aが設けられている点が上述の第1実施形態とは相違しており、その他の構成は共通する。そのため、本実施形態のシート搬送装置100についても、上述の第1実施形態と共通する構成の説明を省略し、異なる構成について説明する。
図10に示されるように、モーター制御部58における演算処理部595のエッジ検出部571が最初のHIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出すると、演算処理部595のカウント部573は、前記クロックパルスのカウントを開始する。
演算処理部595のエッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS1702でNO)、再度ステップS1702の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571は、前記最初のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS1702でYES)、ステップS1703の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をリセットする。また、速度制御部591は、速度指令部900から入力される駆動用パルス信号と回転速度検出部99から入力される前記速度信号とに基づいて、駆動モーター57の回転速度のフィードバック制御の実行を開始する。
演算処理部595のカウント部573は、カウント値をカウント値記憶部575Aに格納する。
エッジ検出部571は、次のHIGH信号について立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS1705でNO)、再度ステップS1705の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571が、前記HIGH信号の立ち上がりエッジE1を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS1705でYES)、演算処理部595は、ステップS1706の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを再開する。
演算処理部595のエッジ検出部571は、前記次のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したか否かを判定する。エッジ検出部571は、前記次のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出していないと判定した場合(ステップS1707でNO)、再度ステップS1707の処理を実行する。一方、エッジ検出部571は、前記次のHIGH信号の立ち下がりエッジE2を検出したと判定した場合(ステップS1707でYES)、ステップS1708の処理を実行する。
カウント部573は、前記基準クロック信号に含まれる前記クロックパルスのカウントを終了し、カウント値をカウント値記憶部575Aに格納した後に、リセットする。
演算処理部595の判定処理部576は、一定であった前記パルス幅が前回のパルス幅より増大したか否かを判定することにより、減速制御期間H3であるか否かを判定する。判定処理部576は、前記パルス幅が前回のパルス幅より増大しておらず減速制御期間H3ではないと判定した場合(ステップS1709でNO)、演算処理部595は、ステップS1705の処理を実行する。一方、判定処理部576は、前記パルス幅が前回のパルス幅より増大し減速制御期間H3であると判定した場合(ステップS1709でYES)、ステップS1710の処理を実行する。
演算処理部595の判定処理部576は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値と前回のカウント値とを比較する。ステップS1709において減速制御期間H3であると判定された直後においては、判定処理部576は、今回のカウント値が前回のカウント値より増大していると判定するため、演算処理部595は、次のステップS1711の処理を実行する。
ステップS1711では、判定処理部576は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値をカウント値記憶部575Aに格納する。そして、演算処理部595は、ステップS1705~S1709の処理を繰り返し実行する。なお、ステップS1705~S1709の処理を繰り返し実行する際に、ステップS1709における減速制御期間の判定処理は省略してもよい。
終了処理部577は、駆動モーター57の回転速度の制御を停止する指示が速度指令部900からなされたと判定し、PWM制御部593によるPWM信号の生成処理を停止させる。
以下、本発明の第3実施形態について説明する。なお、上述の第2実施形態の構成と共通の構成及び処理などについては、上述の第2実施形態で用いた符号を付し示すことにより、その構成の説明を省略し、異なる構成及び処理について説明する。具体的には、本実施形態は、上述の第2実施形態と比較して、画像形成装置10の主な構成(図1参照)、シート搬送装置100の構成(図8参照)、駆動モーター57及び回転速度検出部99の構成(図3参照)、駆動モーター57の指令速度の変化(図4のグラフを参照)、そして、速度指令部900で行われる速度指令処理(図6のフローチャート参照)が共通しているため、これらの具体的な説明は省略する。本実施形態と上述の第2実施形態とが異なるところは、パルス信号出力部902が速度制御部591(モーター制御部58)に停止用パルス信号SG42を出力する点と、モーター制御部58で行われるモーター制御処理の手順の一部が異なる点である。以下においては、相違する部分のみ説明し、その他の共通する部分の説明は省略する。
演算処理部595の判定処理部576は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値と前回のカウント値とを比較する。ステップS1709において減速制御期間H3であると判定された直後においては、判定処理部576は、今回のカウント値が前回のカウント値より増大していると判定するため、演算処理部595は、次のステップS1711の処理を実行し、その後、ステップS1705~S1709の処理を繰り返し実行する。そして、再びステップS1710Aにおいて、判定処理部576は、カウント部573による今回のカウント値と前回のカウント値とを比較する。判定処理部576は、今回のカウント値が前回のカウント値と同一ではない場合には(ステップS1710AでNO)、今回のカウント値に対応するパルス信号は、減速用パルス信号SG3であると判定する。そして、演算処理部595は、ステップS1711の処理を実行する。
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- 駆動モーターに対する指令速度に応じたパルス幅のパルスを複数含む減速制御用の第1のパルス信号に基づいて、前記駆動モーターの回転速度を所定の目標回転速度から零まで減速させる減速制御を実行可能な速度制御部と、
前記減速制御時における前記回転速度の減速傾向に応じた所定の規則に従って前記パルス幅が変化する前記第1のパルス信号及び前記所定の規則に従わない第2のパルス信号を生成し、前記第1のパルス信号を前記速度制御部に出力した後に前記第2のパルス信号を前記速度制御部に出力するパルス信号出力部と、
前記パルス信号出力部から前記速度制御部に入力される入力信号に前記第2のパルス信号が含まれているか否かを判定する判定処理部と、
前記判定処理部により前記入力信号に前記第2のパルス信号が含まれていると判定されると、前記速度制御部による前記減速制御を終了させる終了処理部と、
を備えるモーター駆動装置。 - 前記所定の規則は、前記第1のパルス信号のデューティー比が一定であり、且つ、前記減速傾向に応じて前記第1のパルス信号の前記パルスのパルス幅が増大傾向になるという規則である請求項1に記載のモーター駆動装置。
- 前記第1のパルス信号よりも小さい周期のクロック信号を出力するクロック出力部と、
前記パルス幅及び今回の前記パルスの立ち下がりエッジから次の前記パルスの立ち上がりエッジまでの幅を、前記クロック出力部から出力される前記クロック信号の数に基づいて計測する計測部と、
前記計測部の計測結果を用いて前記パルス信号のデューティー比を算出するデューティー比算出部と、
を更に備え、
前記判定処理部は、前記デューティー比が前記第1のパルス信号のデューティー比と異なる信号を前記第2のパルス信号と判定し、前記入力信号に前記第2のパルス信号が含まれていると判定する請求項2に記載のモーター駆動装置。 - 前記速度制御部は、前記第1のパルス信号と前記駆動モーターの実回転速度を示す速度信号とを用いて、前記駆動モーターの回転速度のフィードバック制御を実行する請求項1に記載のモーター駆動装置。
- 請求項1に記載のモーター駆動装置と、
前記モーター駆動装置により制御される前記駆動モーターから伝達される駆動力を用いて回転してシート部材を搬送する搬送ローラーと、
を備えるシート搬送装置。 - 請求項5に記載のシート搬送装置と、
前記シート搬送装置により搬送される前記シート部材に画像を形成する画像形成部と、
を備える画像形成装置。 - 前記所定の規則は、前記第1のパルス信号のデューティー比が一定であり、且つ、前記減速傾向に応じて前記第1のパルス信号の周期が増大するという規則であり、
前記第2のパルス信号は、前記第1のパルス信号とデューティーが同一且つ前記第1のパルス信号における最後のパルスよりもパルス幅の小さいパルスを少なくとも1つ含むものである請求項1に記載のモーター駆動装置。 - 前記速度制御部は、前記第1のパルス信号と前記駆動モーターの実回転速度を示す速度信号とを用いて、前記駆動モーターの回転速度のフィードバック制御を実行する請求項7に記載のモーター駆動装置。
- 請求項7に記載のモーター駆動装置と、
前記モーター駆動装置により制御される前記駆動モーターから伝達される駆動力を用いて回転してシート部材を搬送する搬送ローラーと、
を備えるシート搬送装置。 - 請求項9に記載のシート搬送装置と、
前記シート搬送装置により搬送される前記シート部材に画像を形成する画像形成部と、
を備える画像形成装置。 - 前記所定の規則は、前記減速傾向に応じて前記第1のパルス信号のパルス幅が増大するという規則であり、
前記第2のパルス信号は、前記第1のパルス信号における最後のパルスと同一のパルス幅のパルスを少なくとも1つ含むものである請求項1に記載のモーター駆動装置。 - 前記速度制御部は、前記第1のパルス信号と前記駆動モーターの実回転速度を示す速度信号とを用いて、前記駆動モーターの回転速度のフィードバック制御を実行する請求項11に記載のモーター駆動装置。
- 請求項11に記載のモーター駆動装置と、
前記モーター駆動装置により制御される前記駆動モーターから伝達される駆動力を用いて回転してシート部材を搬送する搬送ローラーと、
を備えるシート搬送装置。 - 請求項13に記載のシート搬送装置と、
前記シート搬送装置により搬送される前記シート部材に画像を形成する画像形成部と、
を備える画像形成装置。
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