Motor control device and game machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10008964-B2
Application number	US-201715628366-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	Jul 8, 2016
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A motor control device includes: a communication interface receiving from an external device a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor; a sensor interface connected with a first rotation angle sensor outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle or a second rotation angle sensor outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle larger than the first angle; a controller obtaining a measured value of a rotation speed of the motor based on a reception interval of the first or second detection signal, to decide a set value of the rotation speed to bring the measured value close to the target rotation speed; and a drive signal generator generating a drive signal for rotating the motor according to the set value, and outputting the drive signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor control device for controlling a motor, the device comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive from an external device a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor;
a sensor interface configured to be connected with any of a first rotation angle sensor for outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle and a second rotation angle sensor for outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle that is larger than the first angle;
a controller configured to obtain a measured value of a rotation speed of the motor based on a reception interval of first detection signals or a reception interval of second detection signals, and configured to decide a set value of the rotation speed of the motor so as to bring the measured value close to the target rotation speed; and
a drive signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for rotating the motor in accordance with the set value of the rotation speed, and configured to output the drive signal.

2. The motor control device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a terminal configured to be inputted with a signal representing which of the first rotation angle sensor and the second rotation angle sensor is to be connected,
wherein
the controller obtains the measured value based on the reception interval of the first detection signals when the signal shows that the first rotation angle sensor is to be connected, while the controller obtains the measured value based on the reception interval of the second detection signals when the signal shows that the second rotation angle sensor is to be connected.

3. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein in the case of obtaining the measured value based on the second detection signal, the controller changes the reception interval corresponding to each individual rotation speed in a speed measurement table, which represents a relation between the reception interval of the first detection signals and the rotation speed of the motor, in accordance with the reception interval of the second detection signals at a predetermined rotation speed to correct the speed measurement table, and obtains the measured value based on the corrected speed measurement table and the reception interval of the second detection signals.

4. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the sensor interface receives both the first detection signal and the second detection signal, and
the controller obtains the measured value based on the reception interval of the first detection signals when the measured value is estimated to be not higher than a predetermined speed in accordance with the target rotation speed or an index representing the measured value, while the controller obtains the measured value based on the reception interval of the second detection signals when the measured value is estimated to be higher than the predetermined speed.

5. A game machine comprising:
a game machine body;
a movable body movably disposed on a front surface of the game machine body;
a motor configured to drive the movable body;
a rotation angle sensor that is any of a first rotation angle sensor for outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle and a second rotation angle sensor for outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle that is larger than the first angle;
a motor control device configured to control the motor; and
a presentation controller configured to control presentation in accordance with a state of a game,
wherein
the presentation controller generates a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor in accordance with the state of the game, and transmits the control command to the motor control device, and
the motor control device is the motor control device according claim 1 .

6. A game machine comprising:
a game machine body;
a movable body movably disposed on a front surface of the game machine body;
a motor configured to drive the movable body;
a rotation angle sensor that is any of a first rotation angle sensor for outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle and a second rotation angle sensor for outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle that is larger than the first angle;
a motor control device configured to control the motor; and
a presentation controller configured to control presentation in accordance with a state of a game,
wherein
the presentation controller generates a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor in accordance with the state of the game, and transmits the control command to the motor control device, and
the motor control device is the motor control device according claim 2 .

7. A game machine comprising:
a game machine body;
a movable body movably disposed on a front surface of the game machine body;
a motor configured to drive the movable body;
a rotation angle sensor that is any of a first rotation angle sensor for outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle and a second rotation angle sensor for outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle that is larger than the first angle;
a motor control device configured to control the motor; and
a presentation controller configured to control presentation in accordance with a state of a game,
wherein
the presentation controller generates a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor in accordance with the state of the game, and transmits the control command to the motor control device, and
the motor control device is the motor control device according claim 3 .

8. A game machine comprising:
a game machine body;
a movable body movably disposed on a front surface of the game machine body;
a motor configured to drive the movable body;
a rotation angle sensor that is any of a first rotation angle sensor for outputting a first detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a first angle and a second rotation angle sensor for outputting a second detection signal in every rotation of the motor at a second angle that is larger than the first angle;
a motor control device configured to control the motor; and
a presentation controller configured to control presentation in accordance with a state of a game,
wherein
the presentation controller generates a control command for defining a target rotation amount and a target rotation speed of the motor in accordance with the state of the game, and transmits the control command to the motor control device, and
the motor control device is the motor control device according claim 4 .

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Ibuki Hiroyuki
• Ishii Akihiro

Classifications

• H02P7/2805

  whereby the speed is regulated by measuring the motor speed and comparing it with a given physical value · CPC title

• H02P7/04

  by means of a H-bridge circuit · CPC title

• A63F7/02

  using falling playing bodies or playing bodies running on an inclined surface, e.g. pinball games · CPC title

• H02P7/0094

  wherein the position is detected using the ripple of the current caused by the commutator · CPC title

• H02P7/03 Primary

  for controlling the direction of rotation of DC motors · CPC title