Shock detector circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10152026-B2
Application number	US-201515507373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2015
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device including: a calculation unit configured to generate a signal representative of a physical magnitude, for a motor driving a display device, the motor including two terminals, one positive and one negative, via which the calculation unit controls the motor; at least one shock detection circuit connected between the calculation unit and one terminal of the motor for detection of an external shock applied to the motor. The shock detection circuit includes a comparison part comparing an induced voltage generated in the motor following a shock to a predetermined reference voltage to identify a shock, and a selection part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a calculation unit configured to generate a signal representative of a physical variable, for a motor driving a display device, the motor comprising two terminals, one positive and one negative, via which the calculation unit controls the motor;
at least one circuit configured for shock detection connected between the calculation unit and one terminal of the motor for the detection of an external shock applied to the motor capable of moving a rotor of the motor;
wherein the circuit configured for shock detection includes a selection part directly connected to one of the motor terminals, to vary an induced voltage generated in the motor following a shock with a movement of the rotor to improve sensitivity of the shock detector circuit, and a comparison part including a positive input and a negative input and connected to the selection part for comparing an output signal from the selection part to a predetermined reference voltage to identify a shock; and
wherein the selection part comprises a series of series connected resistors, a first of the resistors being connected to the motor connection terminal and a last resistor of the series connected to ground;
the selection part further comprising a selector including an output connected to the positive input of the comparison part and a plurality of selection points, each connected to one resistor.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises two circuits configured for shock detection each connected between the calculation unit and one terminal of the motor for detection of an external shock applied to the motor, one circuit configured for shock detection being connected to the positive terminal whereas the other is connected to the negative terminal.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the selection part further comprises an activation transistor in series with the series of resistors for activating or deactivating the shock detection circuit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined reference voltage is connected to the negative terminal of the comparison part.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined reference voltage is negative or positive.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the comparison part includes a first pair and a second pair of series connected transistors, each pair comprising one p-type transistor and one n-type transistor, gates of the transistors of same type being connected together, gates of the p-type transistors being connected to a current source, a gate of the n-type transistor of the first pair being connected to a drain thereof, drains of the p-type transistors being connected to a supply voltage, a source of the n-type transistor of the first pair being connected to the output of the selection part, whereas a drain of the n-type transistor of the second pair is connected to ground.

Assignees

• Em Microelectronic Marin Sa

Inventors

• Godat Yves
• Jeannet Nicolas

Classifications

• G04C3/143 Primary

  Means to reduce power consumption by reducing pulse width or amplitude and related problems, e.g. detection of unwanted or missing step · CPC title

• H02P8/02

  specially adapted for single-phase or bi-pole stepper motors, e.g. watch-motors, clock-motors · CPC title

• G01P15/00

  Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration · CPC title