JP5751391B2 - Conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and conveying method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a conveyance device, an image forming apparatus, and a conveyance method .

  Many stepping motors are mounted on devices and apparatuses including image forming apparatuses. Stepping motors are often controlled at a constant current, but it is known that stepping motors cause a phenomenon called out-of-step where the pulse rate signal and motor rotation lose synchronization due to overload or rapid speed change. In order to reduce this step-out phenomenon, the magnitude of the coil current flowing through the stepping motor is set to be higher so that the torque to be generated is larger than the expected load torque (ensuring safety factor). However, since the power consumption of the stepping motor is determined by this coil current, the current for securing the safety factor is a wasteful current that does not contribute to work. Depending on the idea of the control of the stepping motor, the current for ensuring the safety factor reaches at least 1.3 to 1.5 times the minimum coil current that does not cause a step-out, depending on the case. Can double.

  Therefore, a technique for reducing power consumption in a stepping motor has been considered (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a stepping motor that determines a necessary torque for acceleration, constant speed, and deceleration of a stepping motor from a current speed, a target speed, and a load condition, and controls the required driving current to match a coil current. A drive control device is disclosed. Since the required torque is determined from the driving conditions including the load, it is possible to reduce the extra energy when driving the stepping motor.

  However, as in Patent Document 1, even when the required torque is determined based on the driving conditions, it is necessary to secure a margin in anticipation of the worst situation, resulting in useless power consumption that does not contribute to work. There is no change in respect.

  Here, since the generated torque of the DC motor is proportional to the drive current, if the generated torque is controlled so that the target rotational speed becomes the target with respect to the load torque, only the load torque is consumed. Further, the stepping motor consumes power even when stopped (rotation speed is zero), but the DC motor consumes little power unless there is a deviation between the target position and the actual rotational position.

  Therefore, it is considered that it is effective to reduce power consumption if a stepping motor mounted on the apparatus is replaced with a DC motor.

  However, since the driving method differs between the stepping motor and the DC motor, the rotation of the DC motor cannot be appropriately controlled even if only the motor portion is replaced. For this reason, it is necessary to replace not only the motor portion but also the driver and control IC. However, replacing not only the motor portion but also the driver and control circuit increases costs. Further, when the stepping motor control IC is incorporated in an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or the like integrally with another control circuit, an expensive ASIC may be redesigned only for the stepping motor control IC. It may not be realistic.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a transport apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a transport method capable of converting a control signal for a stepping motor into a control signal for a DC motor without changing or minimizing the control IC. The purpose is to provide.

In view of the above problems, the present invention includes a motor control device that can communicate with a controller that outputs a first pulse signal that can drive a stepping motor, and a DC motor that drives a conveyance unit that conveys a medium. The motor control device outputs a second pulse signal for controlling driving of the DC motor based on the first pulse signal and a rotation signal corresponding to the rotation of the DC motor. A conveying device is provided.

It is possible to provide a transport apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a transport method that can convert a control signal of a stepping motor into a control signal of a DC motor without changing or minimizing the control IC.

It is an example of the figure which illustrates the outline of the motor control device of this embodiment typically. 1 is an example of an overall configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus 200. FIG. 2 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus 200. FIG. It is an example of the hardware block diagram of a motor control apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block diagram of a motor control apparatus. It is an example of the figure which illustrates a pulse rate table typically. It is a figure which shows an example of the excitation method information F determined by the excitation method, the encoder resolution information M determined by the encoder resolution, and the gear ratio information N determined by the gear ratio. It is an example of the figure which shows the control system of a control part as a block diagram. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the procedure in which a motor control apparatus converts profile data into a PWM signal. It is an example of the flowchart figure explaining the process of the motor control apparatus of step S70 in detail. It is an example of the functional block diagram of a motor control apparatus (Example 2). It is an example of the block diagram of PLL. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the procedure in which a motor control apparatus converts a pulse rate signal into profile data. (Example 3) which is an example of the functional block diagram of a motor control apparatus. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the procedure in which a motor control apparatus converts a pulse rate signal into a PWM signal. It is an example of the flowchart figure which shows the process sequence of the counter A, counter B, and control part after S14 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting example to the image forming apparatus of a motor control apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting example to the image forming apparatus of a motor control apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting example to the image forming apparatus of a motor control apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting example to the image forming apparatus of a motor control apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the mounting example to the image forming apparatus of a motor control apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Outline of motor controller]
FIG. 1 is an example of a diagram schematically illustrating an outline of a motor control device 100 according to the present embodiment. The upper part of FIG. 1 shows an example of a block diagram of a control system for a stepping motor, and the lower part of FIG. 1 shows an example of a block diagram of a control system for a DC motor.

  A stepping motor controller (hereinafter referred to as STMC) outputs a pulse rate signal for rotationally driving a stepping motor (hereinafter referred to as STM) to the STM driver. The STM driver creates serial data corresponding to each excitation phase based on a pulse rate signal and a predetermined or designated excitation method, performs a switching process based on the serial data, and applies each excitation phase of the stepping motor. Control the flowing current. In each excitation phase of the stepping motor, current flows sequentially in the rotation direction, and the STM rotates.

  On the other hand, a DC motor controller (hereinafter referred to as DCMC) feedback-controls the rotation of DCM from the rotation position and rotation speed of DCM, and determines a duty ratio in a PWM signal having a predetermined constant frequency. The DCM driver controls the drive current supplied to the DCM based on the PWM signal.

  The motor control apparatus 100 of the present embodiment makes it possible to control the DCM using the pulse rate signal generated by the STMC without changing the STMC or minimizing the change. That is, it is one of the features of the motor control device 100 of the present embodiment that the pulse rate signal output from the STMC is converted into a PWM signal.

  In addition, even if the STM has the same frequency of the pulse rate signal output from the STMC (that is, the amount corresponding to the rotation speed instruction), the angle of one step of the STM differs depending on the STM excitation method.

  Further, the DCM is feedback-controlled by the rotational position detected by the encoder, but generally, the angle corresponding to the resolution of the encoder does not match the angle of one step of the STM. Even if they match, if STMC switches the STM excitation method, it may not match. For this reason, when the motor control apparatus 100 feedback-controls DCM, it is necessary to adjust a pulse rate signal according to the excitation method and the resolution of the encoder.

  As described above, adjusting the pulse rate signal peculiar to the STM according to the excitation method and the resolution of the encoder so as to adapt to the feedback control of the DCM is one of the characteristics of the motor control device 100 of the present embodiment. It is.

  Further, the rotational speed of the rotated body driven by the STM is determined according to the specifications of the device (for example, an image forming apparatus) on which the STM is mounted, but there is a reduction gear between the STM and the rotated body. The rotation speed of the STM and the rotated body may be the same. Therefore, the pulse rate signal output from the STMC is designed on the assumption that the STM and the rotated body rotate at the same rotational speed. On the other hand, when the STM is replaced with DCM, the rated rotational speed of the DCM is generally not the same as the rotational speed of the rotated body, so the rotational speed of the DCM is reduced with a gear to drive the rotated body. To do. For this reason, it is necessary to adjust the pulse rate signal output from the STMC by the gear reduction ratio.

  One feature of the motor control device 100 according to the present embodiment is that a pulse rate signal peculiar to the STM is adjusted according to a gear ratio between the DCM and the rotated body.

[Image forming apparatus]
The motor control apparatus 100 can be applied when replacing the STM mounted on the device with DCM, but in the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus will be described as an example. Although various motors are mounted on the image forming apparatus and may increase in the future, DCM is partly mounted and STM is partly mounted. As described above, in order to achieve further power consumption, the manufacturer of the image forming apparatus has a policy of replacing STM with DCM. In the image forming apparatus, the rotated body driven by the STM includes a paper feeding motor, a registration motor, a scanner motor, a double-sided motor, and peripheral motors (ADF motor, finisher, etc.).

FIG. 2 shows an example of an overall configuration diagram of the image forming apparatus 200. The image forming apparatus 200 includes an automatic document feeder (ADF) 140, a document reading unit 130, a writing unit 110, an image forming unit 120, and a paper feeding unit 150.

  The ADF 140 transports the originals stacked on the original feeder on the contact glass of the image reading unit one by one with the ADF motor, and after the original image data is read, the ADF motor (STM) discharges the originals. Eject onto the tray. A single ADF is equipped with a plurality of ADF motors.

  The document reading unit 130 includes a contact glass 11 for placing a document and an optical scanning system, which includes an exposure lamp 41, a first mirror 42, a second mirror 43, a third mirror 44, and a lens. 45 and a full-color CCD 46. The exposure lamp 41 and the first mirror 42 are mounted on the first carriage, and the first carriage moves in the sub-scanning direction at a constant speed by a scanner motor (STM) when reading a document. The second mirror 43 and the third mirror 44 are mounted on the second carriage, and the second carriage moves at a speed approximately half that of the first carriage by a scanner motor (STM) when reading a document. As the first carriage and the second carriage move, the image surface of the document is optically scanned, and the read data is imaged on the light receiving surface of the full-color CCD 46 by a lens and is photoelectrically converted.

  Next, the image data photoelectrically converted to each color of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) by the full color CCD (or full color line CCD) 46 is A / D converted by an image processing circuit (not shown). After that, various kinds of image processing (γ correction, color conversion, image separation, gradation correction, etc.) are performed by the image processing circuit.

  When the user instructs a copying operation or when the image forming apparatus 200 is used as a printer, the writing unit 110 forms a latent image on the photosensitive drum for each color. In the figure, four photoconductor units 13 (13y for yellow, 13m for magenta, 13c for cyan, and 13k for black) are arranged in parallel along the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt 14. Each of the photosensitive units 13y, 13m, 13c, and 13k includes drum-shaped photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k that are image carriers, and a charging device 48y that charges the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k. 48m, 48c, 48k, exposure devices 47y, 47m, 47c, 47k, developing devices 16y, 16m, 16c, 16k and cleaning devices 49y, 49m, 49c, 49k.

  The exposure devices 47y, 47m, 47c, and 47k include, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) array and a lens array arranged in the axial direction (main scanning direction) of the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k in the illustrated example. Exposure is performed using an LED writing method. The exposure devices 47y, 47m, 47c, and 47k emit LEDs according to the image data photoelectrically converted for each color to form electrostatic latent images on the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k. In the developing devices 16y, 16m, 16c, and 16k, the developing roller that carries the developer rotates and visualizes the electrostatic latent images formed on the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k with toner. A toner image is formed every time.

  The toner images formed on the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k are intermediate transfer belts at positions where the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k are in contact with the intermediate transfer belt 14 (hereinafter referred to as primary transfer positions). 14 is transferred. On the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k, intermediate transfer rollers 26y, 26m, 26c, and 26k are arranged to face the photosensitive units 13y, 13m, 13c, and 13k, respectively, via the intermediate transfer belt 14. . Each of the intermediate transfer rollers 26y, 26m, 26c, and 26k is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt 14 to bring the intermediate transfer belt 14 into contact with the surface of each photoconductor. By applying a voltage to each of the intermediate transfer rollers 26y, 26m, 26c, and 26k, an intermediate transfer electric field for transferring the toner images on the photosensitive drums 27y, 27m, 27c, and 27k to the intermediate transfer belt 14 is generated. To do. A toner image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 14 by the action of the intermediate transfer electric field. The toner images of the respective colors are superimposed and transferred, and a full color toner image is formed on the intermediate transfer belt 14.

  When image formation and transfer of all colors have been completed, the paper feed rotor feeds the recording paper 53 from the paper feed tray 22 in synchronization with the intermediate transfer belt 14, and the secondary transfer unit 50 uses the intermediate transfer belt. The toner images are secondarily transferred to the recording paper 53 simultaneously from the four colors of 14.

  The recording paper 53 is selected from any of the first tray 22a, the second tray 22b, the third tray 22c, the fourth tray 22d, or a duplex unit (the recording sheet is reversed by a duplex motor that is an STM). Each of the paper feed trays 22a to 22d individually feeds a plurality of recording papers 53 that have been multi-fed by the paper feed roller 28 and the paper feed roller 28 that sequentially feed the recording paper 53 accommodated therein from the top. A separation roller 31 is provided that is separated and sent to the conveyance path 23. As a result, the recording paper 53 is started to be transported toward the transport path 23. The series of paper feed rollers 28 is driven by a paper feed motor (STM).

  The sheet feeding unit 150 includes a plurality of conveyance roller pairs 29 and the like appropriately provided in the middle of the conveyance path 23. A transport roller pair 29 driven by a paper feed motor (STM) feeds the recording paper 53 transported from the paper feed tray 22 toward the transport roller pair 29 at the subsequent stage and the paper feed path 32 of the writing unit 110. The recording paper 53 fed into the paper feed path 32 is abutted against the registration roller 33 and stops once when a predetermined time elapses after the leading edge is detected by the registration sensor 51. The registration roller 33 is driven by a registration motor (STM), and feeds the sandwiched recording paper 53 to the position of the secondary transfer roller 18 at a predetermined timing (in synchronization with the sub-scanning effective period signal (FGATE)). The predetermined timing is a timing at which the full-color superimposed toner image is conveyed to the position of the secondary transfer roller 18 by the rotation of the intermediate transfer belt 14.

  The secondary roller 18 is disposed opposite to the repulsive roller 17. The image forming apparatus 200 causes the secondary transfer roller 18 to contact the intermediate transfer belt 14 during printing. The secondary roller 18 is controlled by a secondary motor so that the outer peripheral speed of the secondary motor is the same as the surface speed of the intermediate transfer belt 14.

  The recording paper 53 is separated from the intermediate transfer belt 14 by a separator (not shown) and then conveyed to the fixing device 19 by the conveying belt 24, and the fixing device 19 fixes the toner image on the recording paper 53. In the case of single-sided printing, the recording paper 53 after fixing is discharged onto the paper discharge tray 21 by a paper discharge roller driven by a paper discharge motor (STM).

  As an example, the above-described STM paper feed motor or the like is a target for replacement with DCM. FIG. 2 illustrates an image forming apparatus that forms an image on the recording paper 53 by an electrophotographic method. However, an ink jet method, a sublimation thermal transfer method, and a dot impact method that form an image by ejecting ink droplets. The device can also replace STM with DCM.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a hardware configuration diagram of the image forming apparatus 200. The image forming apparatus 200 is, for example, a printer, a facsimile, a copying machine, a scanner, or an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) having a plurality of functions among them.

  The image forming apparatus 200 includes a controller 80, a scanner engine 73, a print engine 74, a PSU (Power Supply Unit) 13, and an operation panel 71. The controller 80 includes a motor control device 100, a CPU 61, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 62, a scanner processing unit 63, a print processing unit 64, a timer 65, an HDD 66, a memory 67, and a network I / F 68 that are connected to each other via a bus. And FAX I / F69.

  The operation panel 71 has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) integrally with the touch panel. In many cases, a numeric keypad, a start button, a reset button, an application switching button, and the like are provided adjacent to the operation panel 71.

The scanner engine 73 is a reading unit that optically reads a document, and corresponds to the document reading unit 130 of FIG. The print engine 74 is a printing unit that prints an image on paper, and corresponds to the writing unit 110, the image forming unit 120, and the paper feeding unit 150 in FIG.

  The CPU 61 controls the entire image forming apparatus 200 in an integrated manner. The ASIC 62 is an LSI for image processing that provides various types of image processing necessary for scanner processing and print processing, motor rotation speed control, and the like. The ASIC 62 is connected with DCM replaced with STM. Although only DCM is shown in the figure, an STM that has not been replaced with DCM may be mounted. As described above, the DCM is a paper feed motor, a registration motor, a scanner motor, a double-sided motor, and peripheral motors (ADF motor, finisher, etc.). In addition, the ASIC 62 is connected to various clutches, solenoids, and sensors.

  In the ASIC 62, the STMC 76 that controlled the STM before being replaced with the DCM is mounted without being changed. Since the STMC 76 is integrated with the ASIC 62, it is not easy to replace the STMC 76 with the DCMC even if the STM is replaced with the DCM. Is possible.

  The memory 67 stores various applications executed by the CPU 61 and various data used when executing the applications. The HDD 66 is a non-volatile memory for storing image data, various programs, font data, various files, and the like. An SSD (Solid State Drive) may be mounted on a part or all of the HDD 66.

  The network I / F 68 is connected to the LAN. The network I / F 68 is a NIC (Network Interface Card), for example, and realizes communication between the image forming apparatus 200 and a server or the like by a predetermined protocol. The FAX I / F 69 is connected to a telephone line. The FAX I / F 69 demodulates facsimile data from the telephone line to generate image data, and when the FAX application 44 is activated, the image data read by the scanner engine 73 is processed and modulated for facsimile to make a telephone call. Output to the line. The PSU 75 controls the supply of power to the controller 80, the operation panel 71, the scanner engine 73, and the print engine 74.

  Hereinafter, the motor control device 100 will be described with reference to examples.

  4 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of the motor control device 100, and FIG. 5 is an example of a functional block diagram of the motor control device 100. The motor control device 100 has a microcomputer or IC as an entity, and includes a CPU 101, an input / output interface 102, a main storage device 103, an auxiliary storage device 104, and other circuits 105 connected to each other via a bus.

A part of the processing performed by the motor control device 100 is handled by the hardware other circuit 105, and a part thereof is handled by software processing. Software processing is provided when the CPU executes a program stored in the auxiliary storage device 104. This program is stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 at the time of shipment of the image forming apparatus as a built-in type, but is distributed in a state of being stored in the storage medium 72 and read out from the storage medium I / F 70 by the motor control from the ASIC 62. The data may be transferred to the auxiliary storage device 104 of the device 100. The program may be distributed by downloading from a server (not shown) in addition to being distributed by the storage medium 72.

  The auxiliary storage device 104 is a ROM composed of, for example, a flash memory, and stores a program executed by the CPU 101 and also stores necessary files, data, and the like. The input / output interface 102 is an IO port that receives an input of a pulse rate signal (or profile data) and an encoder pulse from the STMC 76 and outputs a PWM signal to the DCM driver 88. The other circuit 105 is a dedicated circuit useful for pulse rate signal conversion.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the functions provided by the motor control device 100 in software or hardware include counters (hereinafter referred to as counter A and counter B) 81 and 82, comparators (hereinafter referred to as comparator A). , Comparator B) 83, 84, differentiating circuits (hereinafter referred to as differentiating circuits A, B) 85, 86, and a control unit 87, respectively. For example, the counter A is realized by hardware, and the remaining counter B, comparator A, comparator B, differentiation circuit A, differentiation circuit B, and control unit 87 are realized by software. It may be realized in software including the counter A.

  In FIG. 5, the description will be made assuming that the encoder 90 is attached to the rotating shaft of the DCM 89, not the rotated body that is the controlled object. Where the encoder 90 is attached affects the gear ratio information N described later.

  First, the STMC 76 will be described. It is assumed that the STMC 76 has been designed for both hardware and software and does not change, or even if it is changed, the change range does not affect the ASIC 62. The STMC 76 outputs a pulse rate signal. In this embodiment, the STMC 76 adjusts the pulse rate signal according to the excitation method, the resolution of the encoder, and the gear ratio, and outputs the adjusted signal to the motor controller 100. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the STMC adjusts the pulse rate signal, but the adjusted pulse rate signal is referred to as “profile data”.

  The STMC 76 stores a pulse rate table shown in FIG. 6A, and determines the frequency of the pulse rate signal before feedback control based on the pulse rate table. The pulse rate table defines the frequency of the pulse rate signal with respect to time. This frequency is proportional to the number of rotations of the STM before being replaced with DCM 89. As shown in the figure, the frequency of the pulse rate signal gradually increases after the start of the STM rotation drive (t = 0), then becomes constant, and then gradually decreases after the rotation stop request (t = E). Become. Step-out is surely prevented by gradually accelerating or decelerating.

  The STMC 76 outputs a pulse rate signal shown in FIG. 6B with reference to the pulse rate table. If the frequency of the pulse rate signal is small, the pulse interval becomes large (low rotation), and if the frequency of the pulse rate signal is large, the pulse interval becomes small (high rotation).

  Each time one pulse is input, the STM driver switches the current that flows in the STM excitation phase in accordance with the STM rotation direction. For example, in the case of two-phase excitation, every time one pulse is input, A phase and B phase, B phase and A-phase, A-phase and B-phase, B-phase and A-phase in this order. Switch over.

  As a result, the STM rotates by a rotation angle corresponding to the excitation method every time one pulse is input. Therefore, the STM driver controls the rotational position according to the number of pulses of the pulse rate signal. Further, as shown in the figure, if the frequency of the pulse rate signal changes, the number of pulses output by the STMC 76 per unit time also changes, so the STM driver controls the STM rotation speed according to the frequency of the pulse rate signal.

The STMC 76 of this embodiment does not output the pulse rate signal as it is based on the pulse rate table, but adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal according to the excitation method, encoder resolution, and gear ratio.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of excitation method information F determined by the excitation method, encoder resolution information M determined by the encoder resolution and excitation method, and gear ratio information N determined by the gear ratio.

  First, an example in which the frequency of the pulse rate signal is adjusted by the excitation method information F will be described. Stepping motor includes 1 phase excitation, 2 phase excitation, 1-2 phase excitation, W1-2 phase excitation (4 divisions), 2W1-2 phase excitation (8 divisions), 4W1-2 phase excitation (16 divisions), etc. There is an excitation method, but in 1-phase excitation and 2-phase excitation, it is rotated by 2 A degrees (for example, 1.8 degrees) with one pulse, but in 1-2 phase excitation, it is A degree (for example, 0.9 degrees with one pulse). It only rotates. Thus, for example, when STMC generates a pulse rate signal based on two-phase excitation (when the pulse rate table is generated based on two-phase excitation), when driving an STM with 1-2 phase excitation The frequency of the pulse rate signal must be halved.

  The STMC 76 receives an excitation method instruction or excitation method information F (= 1/2) from the ASIC 62 and adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate table according to the excitation method (in this example, it is multiplied by “½”). When the excitation method is fixed in the image forming apparatus 200, the STMC 76 can also read the excitation method information F from the nonvolatile memory.

  The STMC 76 adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal by multiplying the excitation method information F by the frequency of the pulse rate table.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram exemplifying the excitation method information F in accordance with the STM excitation method and the reference excitation method. A reference excitation method is defined when the motor control device 100 is designed. For example, when the reference excitation method is two-phase excitation, “F = 1” for one-phase excitation, “F = 1” for two-phase excitation, “F = 0.5” for 1-2-phase excitation, W1- “F = 0.25” for two-phase excitation, and “F = 2” for two-phase excitation, “1-2” for one-phase excitation when the reference excitation method is 1-2-phase excitation. In excitation, “F = 1”, and in W1-2 phase excitation, “F = 0.5”.

  Next, an example in which the frequency of the pulse rate signal is adjusted by the encoder resolution information M will be described. The excitation method information F determines the rotation angle of the STM that is rotated by one pulse (one step) of the pulse rate signal. For example, when the STM is driven by two-phase excitation, the STMC 76 controls the rotational position on the assumption that it rotates 1.8 degrees in one step. In this case, when 200 pulses of the pulse rate signal are supplied, the STM rotates once.

On the other hand, the minimum angle of the rotational position of the DCM 89 detected by the encoder 90 is determined by the resolution of the encoder 90. For example, if the resolution of the encoder 90 is 400 pulses per rotation, the rotation angle for one pulse is 0.9 degrees, so two pulses detected by the encoder 90 correspond to one STM pulse. Become. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the frequency of the pulse rate signal by a value obtained by dividing the rotation angle per pulse of the pulse rate signal by the rotation angle of one pulse of the encoder 90. A value calculated for adjustment is encoder resolution information M.
Encoder resolution information M = rotation angle per pulse of the pulse rate signal / rotation angle of one pulse of the encoder 90 In the above example, the encoder resolution information M is “2 (= 1.8 degrees / 0.9 degrees)”. Become. Since the resolution of the encoder 90 is fixed, the encoder resolution information M is also fixed if the excitation method is fixed. However, the excitation method may be fixed or not fixed by one image forming apparatus 200. Therefore, the ASIC 62 notifies the STMC 76 of a value (encoder resolution information M) obtained by dividing the “rotation angle per pulse of the pulse rate signal” determined by the excitation method by the fixed “rotation angle of one pulse of the encoder”.

  Also, the STMC 76 may store encoder resolution information M associated with various excitation methods. In this case, the STMC 76 can acquire the excitation method from the ASIC 62 and determine the encoder resolution information M. When the excitation method is fixed in the image forming apparatus, the STMC 76 can read the encoder resolution information M from the nonvolatile memory.

  The STMC 76 adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal by multiplying the encoder resolution information M by the frequency of the pulse rate table.

  FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating the encoder resolution information M according to the STM excitation method and the encoder resolution. For example, when the resolution of the encoder is 400 pulses / 360 degrees, “M = 2” for 1-phase excitation, “M = 2” for 2-phase excitation, “M = 1” for 1-2 phase excitation, and W1-2 phase When excitation is “M = 0.5” and encoder resolution is 800 pulses / 360 degrees, “M = 4” for 1-phase excitation, “M = 4” for 2-phase excitation, “M” for 1-2-phase excitation = 2 ”and“ M = 1 ”in the W1-2 phase excitation.

  If M is not an integer, the decimal part is rounded off, for example, to extract the integer part. Further, when the encoder 90 is attached to the rotated body, the encoder resolution information M may be “1”.

  Next, an example of adjusting the frequency of the pulse rate signal based on the gear ratio information N will be described. Even if it is driven at the rated rotational speed of the DCM 89 to be driven (the rotational speed at which it can be rotated most efficiently), the rotational speed of the DCM 89 is reduced after being reduced by the gear so that the rotational body rotates at a desired rotational speed. Is transmitted to.

  For example, when the target rotation speed of the object to be rotated is 300 [rpm], the frequency of the pulse rate signal in the pulse rate table is generated so that the STM is 500 [rpm]. On the other hand, when the rated rotational speed of the DCM 89 is 2000 [rpm], there is a four-fold difference with respect to the frequency of the pulse rate signal. [rpm] does not rotate. Since how many times the frequency of the pulse rate signal is multiplied (in this case, four times) is equal to the gear ratio, the gear ratio information N can be determined as a fixed value from the gear ratio. The STMC 76 adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate table by the gear ratio information N acquired from the ASIC 62 or the gear ratio information N stored in the STMC 76.

  FIG. 7C illustrates the gear ratio information N according to the rated rotation speed of the DCM 89 and the rotation speed of the rotated body (that is, according to the gear ratio). For example, when the rotational speed of the rotating object is 500 [rpm], “N = 1” when the rated rotational speed is 500 [rpm], “N = 2” when the rated rotational speed is 1000 [rpm], and the rated rotational speed is At 2000 [rpm], “N = 4”, and when the rated rotational speed is 3000 [rpm], “N = 6”. When the rotational speed of the rotating object is 1000 [rpm], when the rated rotational speed is 500 [rpm], “N = 0.5”, when the rated rotational speed is 1000 [rpm], “N = 1”, and the rated rotational speed is At 2000 [rpm], “N = 2”, and when the rated rotational speed is 3000 [rpm], “N = 3”.

  Finally, the STMC 76 determines the frequency of the pulse rate signal by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate table by the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N. In this way, the DCM 89 can be controlled without changing the pulse rate table and the STMC 76. In the present embodiment, the pulse rate signal having the adjusted frequency is referred to as profile data.

  Next, the motor control device 100 will be described. The counter A of the motor control device 100 counts the number of pulses of the pulse rate signal every predetermined time. Hereinafter, the count value of the counter A is referred to as a count value A. As described above, since one pulse corresponds to the control signal for rotating the STM by one step, the count value A means the target position of the DCM 89. This target position is compared with the actual rotational position of the DCM 89, and the control amount of the DCM 89 is determined according to the comparison result. For this reason, the counter A counts the number of pulses of the profile data while initializing the count value A every control cycle.

  The counter B counts the pulses detected by the encoder 90. Hereinafter, the count value of the counter B is referred to as a count value B. Since the count value B is compared with the count value A, the counter B similarly counts the number of pulses detected by the encoder 90 while initializing the count value B for each control cycle. The count value B represents the actual rotational position of the DCM.

  The count A and the count value B are output to the differentiation circuit A and the differentiation circuit B, respectively, every control cycle. The differentiation circuit A differentiates the count value A at the time interval of the control cycle. Thereby, the differentiation circuit A calculates speed information A. Since the count value A is the target position of the DCM 89, the speed information A means the target speed of the DCM 89. The differentiation circuit B differentiates the count value B at the time interval of the control cycle. Thereby, the differentiation circuit B calculates the speed information B. Since the count value B is the actual rotational position of the DCM 89, the speed information B means the actual rotational speed of the DCM 89.

  The comparator A calculates a deviation 1 between the count value A and the count B, and the comparator B calculates a deviation 2 between the speed information A and the speed information B and inputs them to the control unit 87. That is, the control unit 87 feedback-controls the DCM 89 based on the rotational position and rotational speed of the DCM 89.

The controller 87 outputs a PWM signal to be output to the DCM driver 88 based on the deviation 1 and the deviation 2.
FIG. 8 is an example of a diagram illustrating a control system of the control unit 87 as a block diagram. The control unit 87 includes a P control system that feedback-controls the rotational position, and a feedback control PI control system that controls the rotational speed. First, the control unit 87 multiplies the deviation 1 by a constant Kp1 that is a gain (control amount 1). In addition, the control unit 87 multiplies the deviation 2 by a constant Kp2 that is a gain, integrates the deviation 2 with time, multiplies the constant 2 by a gain KI, and adds both (control amount 2). Finally, the control unit 87 adds the control amount 1 and the control amount 2 to determine the duty ratio of the PWM signal.

  The control amount 1 can reduce the deviation between the target position and the rotation position, and the control amount 2 can reduce the deviation between the target speed and the rotation speed with good responsiveness (by I control). Further, since the duty ratio of the PWM signal is determined not only by the rotation position but also by the rotation speed, it is possible to prevent the rotation speed from becoming too large with respect to the target speed when the positional deviation is reduced.

  That is, for example, if the deviation 1 is large as a positive value, the controller 87 increases the duty ratio of the PWM signal because the actual rotational position is delayed with respect to the target position, and conversely if the deviation 1 is large as a negative value. Since the rotational position of is advanced, the duty ratio of the PWM signal is reduced. Similarly, for example, if the deviation 2 is large as a positive value, the controller 87 increases the duty ratio of the PWM signal because the actual rotational speed is faster than the target speed. Conversely, if the deviation 2 is large as a negative value, Since the rotation speed is slow, the duty ratio of the PWM signal is reduced.

  The controller 87 outputs a PWM signal (voltage signal) having the determined duty ratio to the DCM driver 88. When the DCM 89 is a three-phase brushless motor, the DCM driver 88 generates control signals for turning on / off the six FETs according to the duty ratio, and generates a U-phase, V-phase, W-phase, U-phase, V-phase and W-phase. -Control each phase current. As a result, the DCM 89 rotates at a rotational speed that is repeatedly controlled to rotate to a rotational position corresponding to the duty ratio of the PWM signal.

[Operation procedure]
FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the STMC 76 generates profile data and the motor control device 100 converts the profile data into a PWM signal. The procedure of FIG. 9 starts when, for example, the STMC 76 receives a DC motor rotation request from the ASIC 62.

  First, the STMC 76 acquires excitation method information F (S10). The STMC 76 may acquire the excitation method information F in a form notified from the ASIC 62, or may acquire it by reading information stored in the nonvolatile memory of the STMC 76.

  Next, the STMC 76 acquires encoder resolution information M (S20). The STMC 76 may acquire the encoder resolution information M in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may read out information stored in the nonvolatile memory of the STMC 76.

  Next, the STMC 76 acquires gear ratio information N (S30). The STMC 76 may acquire the gear ratio information N in a form notified from the ASIC 62, or may acquire the gear ratio information N by reading information stored in the nonvolatile memory of the STMC 76.

  The STMC 76 determines the multiplication value for adjusting the frequency of the pulse rate signal by multiplying the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N (S40).

  Then, the STMC 76 reads the pulse rate table, extracts the frequency of the pulse rate signal corresponding to time, and multiplies this by the multiplication value to determine the frequency of the profile data (S50).

  The STMC 76 outputs profile data to the motor control device 100 (S60).

  The motor control device 100 starts feedback control of the DCM 89 according to the profile data (S70).

  FIG. 10 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the process of the motor control device 100 in step S70 in more detail. FIG. 10A shows an example of a procedure in which the motor control device 100 calculates the count value A and the speed information A from the profile data. FIG. 10B shows an example of a procedure in which the motor control device 100 calculates the count value B and the speed information B from the pulses of the encoder 90. FIG. 10C shows an example of a procedure in which the motor control device 100 generates a PWM signal from the deviation 1 and the deviation 2. The procedures of FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B are executed in parallel. The procedure of FIG. 10C is executed after the execution of FIGS. 10A and 10B. However, even during the execution of the procedure of FIG. 10C, the procedures of FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B are executed in parallel.

  The counter A counts up one count value A when one pulse of profile data is input (S72).

  Next, the counter A refers to the timer to determine whether or not the control cycle time has elapsed (S74). If the control cycle time has not elapsed (No in S74), since the counter A should continue to count the profile data pulse, the process returns to step S72.

  When the control cycle time has elapsed (Yes in S74), the counter A outputs the count value A to the comparator A and the differentiation circuit A (S76). As a result, the count value A becomes the target position.

  Next, the differentiating circuit A differentiates the count value A by the control cycle time to calculate speed information A and outputs it to the comparator B (S78). As a result, the speed information A becomes the target speed.

  Turning to FIG. 10B, on the other hand, the counter B counts up the count value B by one when one pulse of the encoder 90 is inputted (S82).

  Next, the counter B refers to the timer and determines whether or not the control cycle time has elapsed (S84). If the control cycle time has not elapsed (No in S84), since the counter B should continue the pulse counter of the encoder 90, the process returns to step S82.

  When the control cycle time has elapsed (Yes in S84), the counter B outputs the count value B to the comparator A and the differentiation circuit B (S86). As a result, the count value B becomes the actual rotational position.

  Next, the differentiating circuit B differentiates the count value B with the control cycle time to calculate the speed information B and outputs it to the comparator B (S88). As a result, the speed information B becomes an actual rotation speed.

  Moving to FIG. 10C, the comparator A compares the count value A and the count value B, calculates the deviation 1, and outputs it to the control unit 87 (S92).

  Further, the comparator B compares the speed information A and the speed information B to calculate the deviation 2 and outputs it to the control unit 87 (S94).

  The control unit 87 calculates the control amount 2 by multiplying the deviation 1 by Kp1 and multiplying the deviation 2 by Kp2 and multiplying the integral value of the deviation 2 by KI and adding them to each other. Then, the duty ratio of the PWM signal is determined from the control amount 2 (S96).

  Then, the control unit 87 outputs a PWM signal having the determined duty ratio to the DCM driver 88 (S98). Therefore, the DCM 89 can be feedback controlled by adjusting the frequency of the pulse rate signal based on the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N without changing the pulse rate table or the STMC 76. .

  As described above, the motor control device 100 according to the present embodiment can replace the STM with the DCM 89 without changing the STMC 76. Therefore, even when the STMC 76 is incorporated in the ASIC 62, the ASIC 62 is not affected.

  Replacing the STM with DCM 89 has yielded experimental results that can reduce power consumption by about 40%, thus greatly reducing power consumption. In addition, if the number of STMs mounted in the image forming apparatus is large, the effect of power consumption due to the replacement of STMs is also increased.

  In this embodiment, a motor control device 100 having a PLL (Phase Locked Loop) 91 will be described.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the motor control device 100. 11, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The motor control device 100 of FIG. 11 has a PLL 91, and the STMC 76 is different in that a pulse rate signal is input to the PLL 91 instead of profile data.

  First, the STMC 76 outputs a pulse rate signal having a frequency determined based on the pulse rate table to the PLL 91 as it is. Then, the PLL 91 generates profile data from the pulse rate signal based on the magnetic system information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N. The subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The PLL 91 generates profile data of a frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate signal by the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N (multiplied by a multiplication value). Therefore, the generated profile data is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a configuration diagram of the PLL 91. Since a known PLL 91 can be used, it will be described briefly. The PLL 91 includes a phase comparator 911, an LPF (low pass filter) 912, a VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) 913, and a frequency divider 914. When the frequency of the output signal from the frequency divider 914 becomes higher than the pulse rate signal, the phase comparator 911 generates an error vibration pulse. When the error vibration pulse passes through the LPF 912, a DC voltage proportional to the error signal is obtained. The VCO 913 lowers the frequency of the output signal according to the DC voltage. Therefore, the frequency of the signal output from the frequency divider 914 is equal to the frequency of the pulse rate signal. Since the frequency divider 914 performs “1 / N” on the signal output from the VCO 913, the frequency of the signal output from the VCO 913 is equal to a value obtained by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate signal by N. Therefore, the PLL 91 can output a signal having a frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate signal by the value N set in the frequency divider. This signal is profile data.

  The motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment generates profile data obtained by multiplying the pulse rate signal by the multiplication value of the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N. (= Excitation method information F × encoder resolution information M × gear ratio information N) is set.

  The motor control device 100 acquires the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, the gear ratio information N, or a multiplication value that is a value obtained by multiplying them from the ASIC 62. When the excitation method is fixed, when the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N are also fixed, the motor control device 100 transmits the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N to the motor. The data may be read from the auxiliary storage device 104 of the control device 100. Alternatively, only the excitation method information F and encoder resolution information M may be acquired from the ASIC 62 and the gear ratio information N may be read from the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  In addition, the motor control device 100 may acquire the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, the gear ratio information N, or a multiplication value that is a value obtained by multiplying these via the STMC 76 instead of the ASIC 62. Since the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N can be acquired using the connection between the motor control device 100 and the STMC 76, the connection between the motor control device 100 and the ASIC 62 can be reduced.

  By mounting the PLL 91, it is not necessary for the STMC 76 to calculate a multiplication value or generate profile data, so that changes to the STMC 76 can be further reduced. Since the PLL 91 is a general-purpose component, it is relatively inexpensive and can suppress an increase in cost.

[Operation procedure]
FIG. 13 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the motor control device 100 converts a pulse rate signal into profile data. The procedure in FIG. 13 starts when the motor control device 100 receives a request for rotation of the DC motor from the STMC 76, for example.

  First, the control unit 87 (or a program executed by the CPU) of the motor control device 100 acquires the excitation method information F (S11). The control unit 87 may acquire the excitation method information F in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may read out information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  Next, the control unit 87 acquires encoder resolution information M (S21). The control unit 87 may acquire the encoder resolution information M in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may read out information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  Next, the control unit 87 acquires gear ratio information N (S31). The control unit 87 may acquire the gear ratio information N in a form notified from the ASIC 62, or may acquire the gear ratio information N by reading information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  The control unit 87 multiplies the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N to determine a multiplication value for adjusting the frequency of the pulse rate signal, and sets it to the frequency divider of the PLL 91 (S41).

  Then, the STMC 76 reads the pulse rate table, extracts the frequency of the pulse rate signal corresponding to the time (S51), and outputs the pulse rate signal to the motor control device 100 (S61).

  The PLL 91 of the motor control device 100 generates profile data having a frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency of the pulse rate signal by a multiplication value, and outputs the profile data to the counter A (S71). Since the subsequent procedure is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description is omitted.

  In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can convert a pulse rate signal into profile data only by mounting a general-purpose PLL 91 in the motor control apparatus 100. Therefore, the STMC 76 further than the first embodiment. Can reduce the changes that occur.

  In this embodiment, a motor control apparatus 100 in which the counter A or the counter B adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal instead of the STMC 76 will be described.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the motor control device 100. 14, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The motor control device 100 of FIG. 14 differs from the second embodiment in that the counter A acquires the excitation method information F and the gear ratio information N, and the counter B acquires the encoder resolution information M.

  While the excitation method information F and the gear ratio information N are information on the target position, the encoder resolution information M is information on detection of the rotational position. Therefore, it is not necessary to handle the excitation method information F, the gear ratio information N, and the encoder resolution information M in the same functional block as in the first and second embodiments, and calculate the multiplication value, as shown in FIG. In addition, the gear ratio information N can be handled separately for adjusting the pulse rate, and the encoder resolution information M can be handled separately for adjusting the pulse of the encoder 90.

  First, the STMC 76 outputs a pulse rate signal to the counter A. The counter A counts the pulses of the pulse rate signal one by one. When the control cycle time elapses, the counter A multiplies the counted value by the excitation method information F and the gear ratio information N. Hereinafter, this value is referred to as a count value A ′. The count value A ′ calculated by the counter A becomes the target position of the DCM 89 reflecting the excitation method information F and the gear ratio information N. Therefore, the count value A ′ can be calculated by a relatively simple process of multiplying the real number without changing the frequency of the pulse rate signal.

  For example, when the excitation method is 1-2 phase excitation (F = 1/2 (when 2 phase excitation is used as a reference)) and the gear ratio information N = 4, the counter A is the value counted. Is multiplied by N × F = “2” to calculate the count value A ′.

  Similarly, the counter B counts the pulses of the encoder 90 one by one. When the control cycle time elapses, the counter B multiplies the counted value by the reciprocal of the encoder resolution information M. The reason for the reciprocal is that the count value of the counter B, not the counter A, is corrected. Hereinafter, the count value B obtained by changing the reciprocal of the encoder resolution information M is referred to as a count value B ′. The count value B ′ calculated by the counter B becomes the rotational position of the DCM 89 reflecting the encoder resolution information M.

  When the encoder resolution information M = 2, the counter B calculates the count value B ′ by multiplying the counted value by 1 / M = “1/2”.

  The counter A adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal to a value corresponding to the rotational position of the DCM 89 with the gear ratio information N, and adjusts the frequency of the pulse rate signal to a value corresponding to the excitation method with the excitation method information F. The counter B adjusts the rotation angle per pulse of the pulse rate signal depending on the excitation method to a value corresponding to the resolution of the encoder 90 with the encoder resolution information M. Therefore, the count value A ′ and the count value B ′ should be equal, and the DCM 89 can be feedback controlled from the deviation between the two.

  Note that the method in which the counter A obtains the excitation method information F and the gear ratio information N and the method in which the counter B obtains the encoder resolution information M are the same as those in the second embodiment, and will be omitted.

[Operation procedure]
FIG. 15 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the motor control device 100 converts a pulse rate signal into a PWM signal. The procedure in FIG. 15 starts when the motor control device 100 receives a request for rotation of the DCM 89 from the STMC 76, for example.

  First, the counter A of the motor control device 100 acquires the reduction ratio information N (S12). The counter A may acquire the reduction ratio information N in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may be acquired by reading information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  Next, the counter A acquires excitation method information F (S13). The counter A may acquire the excitation method information F in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may read out information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  In parallel with the processing of the counter A, the counter B acquires the encoder resolution information M (S22). The counter B may acquire the encoder resolution information M in a form notified from the ASIC 62 or may read out information stored in the auxiliary storage device 104 of the motor control device 100.

  Then, the STMC 76 reads the pulse rate table, extracts the frequency of the pulse rate signal corresponding to the time, and outputs the pulse rate signal to the motor control device 100 (S61).

The counter A starts counting the pulse rate signal (S14).
When the DCM 89 starts rotating, the counter B starts counting pulses of the encoder 90 (S23).

  FIG. 16 is an example of a flowchart illustrating processing procedures of the counter A, the counter B, and the control unit 87 after S14 and S23 in FIG. FIG. 16A shows an example of a procedure in which the counter A or the like calculates the count value A ′ and the speed information A ′ from the pulse rate signal. FIG. 16B shows an example of a procedure in which the counter B or the like calculates the count value B ′ and the speed information B ′ from the pulse of the encoder 90. FIG. 16C shows an example of a procedure in which the motor control device 100 generates a PWM signal from the deviation 1 ′ and the deviation 2 ′. The procedures of FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B are executed in parallel. The procedure of FIG. 16C is executed after the execution of FIGS. 16A and 16B. However, even during the execution of the procedure of FIG. 16C, the procedures of FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B are executed in parallel.

  The counter A counts up by one when one pulse of the pulse rate signal is input (S721).

  Next, the counter A refers to the timer to determine whether or not the control cycle time has elapsed (S741). If the control cycle time has not elapsed (No in S741), the counter A should continue counting pulses of the pulse rate signal, so the process returns to step S721.

  When the control cycle time has elapsed (Yes in S741), the counter A multiplies the counted value by both the reduction ratio information N and the excitation method information F (S751). This value is the count value A ′.

  The counter A outputs the count value A ′ to the comparator A and the differentiation circuit A (S761). As a result, the count value A ′ becomes the target position.

  Next, the differentiating circuit A calculates the speed information A ′ by differentiating the count value A ′ with the control cycle time, and outputs it to the comparator B (S781). As a result, the speed information A ′ becomes the target speed.

  16B, on the other hand, the counter B counts up one count value when one pulse of the encoder 90 is input (S821).

  Next, the counter B refers to the timer and determines whether or not the control cycle time has elapsed (S841). If the control cycle time has not elapsed (No in S841), the counter B should continue the pulse counter of the encoder 90, and the process returns to step S821.

  When the control cycle time has elapsed (Yes in S841), the counter B multiplies the counted value by the encoder pulse resolution information M (S851). This value is the count value B ′.

  The counter B outputs the count value B ′ to the comparator A and the differentiation circuit B (S861). As a result, the count value B ′ becomes the actual rotational position.

  Next, the differentiating circuit B differentiates the count value B ′ with the control cycle time to calculate speed information B ′, and outputs it to the comparator B (S881). As a result, the speed information B ′ becomes an actual rotation speed.

  Moving to FIG. 16C, the comparator A compares the count value A ′ with the count value B ′, calculates the deviation 1 ′, and outputs it to the control unit 87 (S921).

  Further, the comparator B compares the speed information A ′ and the speed information B ′, calculates the deviation 2 ′, and outputs it to the control unit 87 (S941).

The control unit 87 calculates the control amount 2 by multiplying the deviation 1 ′ by Kp1 and multiplying the deviation 2 ′ by Kp2 and multiplying the integral value of the deviation 2 ′ by KI and adding the two. The duty ratio of the PWM signal is determined from the control amount 1 and the control amount 2 (S961).
Then, the control unit 87 outputs a PWM signal having the determined duty ratio to the DCM driver 88 (S981). Therefore, the DCM 89 can be feedback controlled by adjusting the frequency of the pulse rate signal based on the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N without changing the pulse rate table or the STMC 76. .

  In addition to the effects of the second embodiment, the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment generates a PWM signal from the pulse rate signal only by providing a multiplication function for the counter A and the counter B without using a general-purpose PLL 91. Can do.

  The motor control apparatus 100 described so far can replace the STM with the DCM 89 without changing the STMC 76. However, it may be difficult to replace all of the plurality of STMs mounted on one image forming apparatus 200 with a DC motor. For example, if there is a limit on the space where DCM 89 is installed, if a cost reason arises, the STM to be replaced is not driven so much, and even if the STM is replaced with DCM 89, the power consumption is slightly reduced. In such a case, it is mentioned.

  Even in such a case, it would be convenient if one STMC 76 integrated with the ASIC 62 can control both the replaced DCM 89 and the original STM that is not replaced. By installing the motor control device 100, it is not necessary to change the STMC 76 even in a situation where the STM and the DCM 89 replaced with the STM coexist.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of mounting the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment on an image forming apparatus. In FIG. 17, the same parts as those of FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment on the image forming apparatus. In FIG. 18, the same parts as those in FIG.

The motor control device 100 of FIG. 17 is the same as that of FIG. 18 is the same as that shown in FIG. However, in FIGS. 17 and 18, the STMC 76 is connected to the STM driver 92, and the pulse rate signal output from the STMC 76 is also supplied to the STM driver 92. That is, the motor control device 100 and the STM driver 92 share one pulse rate signal, the motor control device 100 controls the DC motor, and the STM driver 92 controls the STM 93. Incidentally, STM driver 92 in figure 1 Tsuda, may be two or more.

  Further, if necessary, the STMC 76 can control rotation / non-rotation for each STM with an ENABLE signal (Low: rotation High: rotated), for example.

  Therefore, even if a plurality of STMs are connected to the STMC 76 and only a part of the STMs is replaced with the DCM 89, the change given to the STMC 76 can be minimized. Therefore, the image forming apparatus can be designed flexibly even in the process of replacing STM with DCM 89 (product version transition process).

  Further, instead of the pulse rate signal, the pulse rate table 94 can be shared by a plurality of STMCs 76.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of mounting the motor control device 100 according to the present embodiment on an image forming apparatus. In FIG. 19, the same parts as those in FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment on the image forming apparatus. 20, the same parts as those in FIG. 14 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the motor control device 100 according to the present embodiment on the image forming apparatus. In FIG. 21, the same parts as those in FIG.

  19 to 21, not only the STMC 76 formed integrally with the ASIC 62 but also another STMC formed integrally with the ASIC 62 or an STMC formed independently of the ASIC 62 includes one pulse rate table 94. Have been supplied. The pulse rate table 94 is stored in the memory 67 of the ASIC 62, for example.

The plurality of STMCs determine the frequency of the pulse rate signal based on the same single pulse rate. That is, the STMC 76 that controls the DCM 89 and the STMC 92 that controls the STM 93 can share a single pulse rate table 94 and independently generate pulse rate signals. Incidentally, STM driver 92 In figure 1 Tsuda, may be two or more.

  Further, if necessary, each of the STMCs 76 and 92 can control rotation / non-rotation for each STM 93 by, for example, an ENABLE signal (Low: rotation High: rotated).

  Therefore, even if only a part of the plurality of STMs 93 is replaced with the DCM 89, the configuration on the motor side with respect to the pulse rate table 94 is not changed at all. That is, the STMC does not need to change the control of the ENABLE signal. Therefore, the image forming apparatus can be designed flexibly even in the process of replacing STM with DCM 89 (product version transition process).

  As described above, the motor control apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment adjusts the pulse rate signal based on the excitation method information F, the encoder resolution information M, and the gear ratio information N, so that the STMC 76 is not changed or changed. The control signal of the stepping motor can be converted to the PWM signal of the DC motor with a minimum.

62 ASIC
76 STMC (Stepping Motor Controller)
80 Controller 81 Counter A
82 Counter B
83 Comparator A
84 Comparator B
85 Differentiation circuit A
86 Differentiation circuit B
87 Control unit 88 DCM driver 89 DCM
90 Encoder 91 PLL
92 STM driver 93 STM
94 Pulse rate table 100 Motor controller 101 CPU
102 I / O interface 103 Main storage device 104 Auxiliary storage device 105 Other circuit 200 Image forming apparatus

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Claims (10)

  A motor control device capable of communicating with a controller that outputs a first pulse signal capable of driving a stepping motor;
  A DC motor for driving a conveying means for conveying the medium,
  The motor control device outputs a second pulse signal for controlling driving of the DC motor based on the first pulse signal and a rotation signal corresponding to the rotation of the DC motor. Conveying device. 2. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein the first pulse signal is determined in relation to a gear ratio between the DC motor and a rotated body driven by the DC motor.   The transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first pulse signal is determined in association with an excitation method of a stepping motor. The transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first pulse signal is determined in relation to a resolution of the rotation signal. The transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second pulse signal is a PWM signal.   An encoder on the rotating shaft of the DC motor;
  The transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation signal is output by the encoder.   The transport device includes the controller that generates the first pulse signal,
  The transport device according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates the first pulse signal based on rotation instruction information stored in advance in a storage unit.   The said conveyance apparatus is provided with the stepping motor controller which produces | generates the rotation control signal which drives a stepping motor based on the rotation instruction information memorize | stored in the memory | storage means previously. Transport device.   An image forming apparatus comprising the transport device according to claim 1.   A motor control device capable of communicating with a controller that outputs a first pulse signal capable of driving a stepping motor; a DC motor whose drive is controlled by the motor control device; and a conveying means driven by the DC motor, A transport method carried out by a transport device having
  A step of conveying the medium by the conveying means;
  And a step of outputting a second pulse signal for controlling driving of the DC motor based on the first pulse signal and a rotation signal corresponding to the rotation of the DC motor. .

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