Pulse generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023347644-A1
Application number	US-202318307334-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 26, 2023
Priority date	Apr 28, 2022
Publication date	Nov 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pulse generator includes: a position calculating part configured to calculate a position of a driving object, based on a detection signal of a detection signal outputting part; an adjusting amount calculating part configured to calculate at least one adjusting amount previously set so that a value of the at least one adjusting amount is periodically changed with respect to the position of the driving object; and a timing adjusting part configured to determine an output timing, at which the timing pulse is to be output, based on the at least one adjusting amount.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A pulse generator configured to generate a timing pulse based on a detection signal obtained from a detection signal outputting part configured to output the detection signal every time the detection signal outputting part detects a displacement of a predetermined displacement amount, by a detection object, which is previously set, with a second transmitting member as the detection object, the second transmitting member being configured to transmit a driving force to a first transmitting member which is configured to transmit the driving force to a driving object and to move the driving object, the pulse generator comprising:
a position calculating part configured to calculate a driving object position, which is a position of the driving object, based on the detection signal of the detection signal outputting part; an adjusting amount calculating part configured to calculate, based on the driving object position calculated by the position calculating part, at least one adjusting amount previously set so that a value of the at least one adjusting amount is periodically changed with respect to the driving object position; and a timing adjusting part configured to determine an output timing, at which the timing pulse is to be output, by delaying or advancing the output timing, based on the at least one adjusting amount calculated by the adjusting amount outputting part, with respect to a reference output timing which is calculated based on the detection signal of the detection signal outputting part and which becomes to be a reference for the output timing.

2 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection object is a rotating body, and the detection signal outputting part is configured to output the detection signal by detecting a rotation of the rotating body as the displacement of the detection object.

3 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
a variation cycle of the displacement of the detection object is different from a variation cycle of a displacement of the driving object.

4 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the second transmitting member as the detection object includes a motor, and the detection signal outputting part is an encoder provided with an encoder disc attached to a rotation shaft of the motor.

5 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the first transmitting member is an endless belt provided along a moving direction of the driving object, and the second transmitting member includes a driving pulley provided on an end of the endless belt and a gear configured to transmit the driving force to the driving pulley, and the detection signal outputting part is an encoder provided with an encoder disc attached to the gear or to a rotation shaft of the gear.

6 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the first transmitting member is an endless belt provided along a moving direction of the driving object, the second transmitting member includes a driving pulley provided on an end of the endless belt, and the detection signal outputting part is an encoder provided with an encoder disc attached to the driving pulley or to a rotation shaft of the driving pulley.

7 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection signal outputting part is an encoder provided with an encoder disc attached to a shaft of a rotating body arranged at a position which is away from a driving force transmitting path in which the driving force is transmitted from a driving source to the driving object.

8 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one adjusting amount is set as a function in which the driving object position is a variable.

9 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one adjusting amount is configured so that a value, of the at least one adjusting amount, in a case that the driving object is positioned at a previously set initial position is settable for each of apparatuses having the pulse generator mounted thereon.

10 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one adjusting amount is a plurality of adjusting amounts, and the timing adjusting part is configured to determine the output timing by delaying or advancing the output timing based on a coupled adjusting amount calculated by linearly coupling of the plurality of adjusting amounts.

11 . The pulse generator according to claim 10 , wherein
the pulse generator is configured to select adjust amounts, of the plurality of adjusting amounts, which are linearly coupled.

12 . The pulse generator according to claim 8 , wherein
the function is a trigonometric function.

13 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
a period of the at least one adjusting amount is a driving amount required for a motor, which is configured to generate the driving force to be transmitted to the driving object, to make one rotation.

14 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
a period of the at least one adjusting amount is a cogging period of a motor which is configured to generate the driving force to be transmitted to the driving object.

15 . A pulse generator configured to generate a timing pulse based on a detection signal obtained from a detection signal outputting part configured to output the detection signal every time the detection signal outputting part detects a displacement of a predetermined displacement amount, by a detection object, which is previously set, with a second transmitting member as the detection object, the second transmitting member being configured to transmit a driving force to a first transmitting member which is configured to transmit the driving force to a driving object and to move the driving object, the pulse generator comprising:
a position calculating part configured to calculate a driving object position, which is a position of the driving object, based on the detection signal of the detection signal outputting part; an adjusting amount calculating part configured to calculate, based on the driving object position calculated by the position calculating part, at least one adjusting amount previously set so that a value of the at least one adjusting amount is periodically changed with respect to the driving object position; and a timing correcting part configured to determine an output timing, at which the timing pulse is to be output, by correcting the output timing based on the at least one adjusting amount calculated by the adjusting amount outputting part.

16 . The pulse generator according to claim 1 , wherein
the driving object is a conveying apparatus which is configured to move a discharging apparatus configured to discharge an ink toward a sheet, and the timing pulse indicates a timing at which the ink is discharged by the discharging apparatus.

17 . A pulse generator configured to generate a timing pulse based on a detection signal obtained from a detection signal outputting part configured to output the detection signal every time the detection signal outputting part detects a displacement of a predetermined displacement amount, by a detection object, which is previously set, with a rotating body, which is configured to transmit a driving force to a driving object configure to be movable in a moving direction along a predetermined direction, as the detection object, the pulse generator comprising:
a position calculating part configured to calculate a driving object position, which is a position of the driving object, based on th

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Arakawa Yuta
• Shirai Haruhisa
• Tanaka Nobumasa
• Sato Shoji
• Hoga Masahiro

Classifications

• B41J2/04573 Primary

  Timing; Delays · CPC title

• B41J2/04586

  controlling heads of a type not covered by groups B41J2/04575 - B41J2/04585, or of an undefined type · CPC title

• H02K11/21

  Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby (specially adapted for machines having non-mechanical commutating devices H02K29/06, H02K29/14) · CPC title

• B41J2/2135 Primary

  Alignment of dots · CPC title

• B41J19/205

  Position or speed detectors therefor · CPC title