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Apparatus for and method of controlling stepping motor

US5894209A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1998
Grant dateApr 13, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/42173
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for controlling a stepping motor used for moving a carriage having a pickup from a first position to a second position, the apparatus having: a calculating device for calculating a moving distance between the first position and the second position; a setting device for setting an acceleration area to accelerate the stepping motor and a deceleration area to decelerate the stepping motor, on the basis of the moving distance; and a driving device for driving the stepping motor by a one-two-phase excitation method until rotation velocity of the stepping motor increases to a predetermined velocity in the acceleration area, driving the stepping motor by a two-phase excitation method after rotation velocity of the stepping motor increases to the predetermined velocity in the acceleration area, driving the stepping motor by the two-phase excitation method until rotation velocity of the stepping motor decreases to the predetermined velocity in the deceleration area, and driving the stepping motor by the one-two-phase excitation method after rotation velocity of the stepping motor decreases to the predetermined velocity in the deceleration area.

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