Drive unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11569766-B2
Application number	US-202117336678-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2021
Priority date	Jul 2, 2020
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

A drive unit attached to a mobile entity is disclosed. The drive unit includes a motor, a first detector, and a controller. The first detector detects vehicle speed information regarding a vehicle speed of the mobile entity. The controller performs PWM control for the motor. The controller controls a duty cycle of a PWM signal in accordance with the vehicle speed information detected by the first detector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drive unit attached to a mobile entity, the drive unit comprising:
a motor;
a first detector configured to detect vehicle speed information regarding a vehicle speed of the mobile entity; and
a controller configured to perform PWM control for the motor, the controller further configured to control a duty cycle of a PWM signal in accordance with the vehicle speed information detected by the first detector,
the controller being further configured to selectively execute a first mode and a second mode, the controller performing control of increasing or reducing the duty cycle in accordance with the vehicle speed information in the first mode, the controller performing control of making the duty cycle constant regardless of the vehicle speed information in the second mode.

2. The drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to increase the duty cycle with increase in a rotational speed of the motor.

3. The drive unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first detector is further configured to detect a rotational speed of the motor as the vehicle speed information.

4. The drive unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second detector configured to detect a current of the motor, wherein
the controller is further configured to correct the duty cycle in accordance with the current of the motor detected by the second detector.

5. The drive unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor driver, wherein
the controller is further configured to control the motor through the motor driver.

6. A drive unit attached to a mobile entity, the drive unit comprising:
a motor;
a first detector configured to detect vehicle speed information regarding a vehicle speed of the mobile entity;
a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the motor; and
a controller configured to perform PWM control for the motor, the controller further configured to control a duty cycle of a PWM signal in accordance with the vehicle speed information detected by the first detector,
the controller being further configured to correct the duty cycle in accordance with the temperature of the motor detected by the temperature detector.

7. A drive unit attached to a mobile entity, the drive unit comprising:
a motor;
a first detector configured to detect vehicle speed information regarding a vehicle speed of the mobile entity;
a weight detector configured to detect a weight of an object put on the mobile entity; and
a controller configured to perform PWM control for the motor, the controller further configured to control a duty cycle of a PWM signal in accordance with the vehicle speed information detected by the first detector,
the controller being further configured to correct the duty cycle in accordance with the weight detected by the weight detector.

8. A drive unit attached to a mobile entity, the drive unit comprising:
a motor;
a first detector configured to detect vehicle speed information regarding a vehicle speed of the mobile entity;
a controller configured to perform PWM control for the motor, the controller further configured to control a duty cycle of a PWM signal in accordance with the vehicle speed information detected by the first detector; and
a correction value input device operated by a user,
the controller being further configured to correct the duty cycle in accordance with an operating amount of the correction value input device.

Assignees

• Exedy Corp

Inventors

• Ito Junichi
• Katsura Hitoshi
• Kitamura Taichi
• Baba Chika

Classifications

• B60L2240/421

  Speed · CPC title

• B60L2200/30

  Trolleys · CPC title

• B60L2200/44

  Industrial trucks or floor conveyors · CPC title

• B60L2200/34

  Wheel chairs · CPC title

• B60L15/20

  for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed · CPC title