Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9423279-B2
Application number	US-201414526535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2014
Priority date	Nov 5, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

An optical module includes: a light source configured to emit diffusion light to tracks; one light receiving array and another light receiving array which are arranged across the light source in a width direction substantially vertical to the measurement direction; a light receiving array arranged between the one light receiving array and the light source, and configured to receive light which is reflected at the tracks having a first incremental pattern; and a light receiving array arranged between the another first light receiving array and the light source, and configured to receive light which is reflected at the tracks having a second incremental pattern which pitch is longer than a pitch of the first incremental pattern.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An encoder comprising:
tracks respectively having reflectors arranged along a measurement direction;
a point light source configured to emit diffusion light to the tracks;
one first light receiving array configured to receive light which is reflected at a track having an absolute pattern of said tracks and another first light receiving array configured to receive light which is reflected at a track having an absolute pattern of said tracks, wherein the one first light receiving array and the another first light receiving array are arranged across the point light source in a width direction substantially perpendicular to the measurement direction;
a second light receiving array arranged in the width direction between the one first light receiving array and the point light source, and configured to receive light which is reflected at a track having a first incremental pattern of said tracks; and
a third light receiving array arranged in the width direction between the another first light receiving array and the point light source, and configured to receive light which is reflected at a track having a second incremental pattern of said tracks, a pitch of which is longer than a pitch of the first incremental pattern.

2. The encoder according to claim 1 , wherein
the measurement direction is a circumferential direction centering a central axis, and
the third light receiving any is arranged on a side closer to the central axis than the second light receiving array.

3. The encoder according to claim 1 , further comprising:
two light amount adjusting light receiving elements configured to control an amount of light received at the one first light receiving array and the another first light receiving array, the two light amount adjusting light receiving elements being arranged on both sides of the third light receiving array in the measurement direction.

4. The encoder according to claim 2 , further comprising;
two light amount adjusting light receiving elements configured to control an amount of light received at the one first light receiving array and the another first light receiving array, the two light amount adjusting receiving elements being arranged on both sides of the third light receiving array in the measurement direction.

5. A motor with an encoder comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator; and
the encoder according to claim 1 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor.

6. A motor with an encoder comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator; and
the encoder according to claim 2 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor.

7. A motor with an encoder comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator; and
the encoder according to claim 3 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor.

8. A motor with an encoder comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator; and
the encoder according to claim 4 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor.

9. A servo system comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator;
an encoder according to claim 1 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor; and
a controller configured to control the linear motor or the rotary motor based on a result detected by the encoder.

10. A servo system comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator;
an encoder according to claim 2 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor; and
a controller configured to control the linear motor or the rotary motor based on a result detected by the encoder.

11. A servo system comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator;
an encoder according to claim 3 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor; and
a controller configured to control the linear motor or the rotary motor based on a result detected by the encoder.

12. A servo system comprising:
a linear motor in which a movable element moves with respect to an stator, or a rotary motor in which a rotor moves with respect to a stator;
an encoder according to claim 4 , configured to detect at least one of a position and a speed of the movable element or the rotor; and
a controller configured to control the linear motor or the rotary motor based on a result detected by the encoder.

Assignees

• Yaskawa Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yoshida Yasushi
• Matsutani Yasuhiro
• Yoshidomi Shiro
• Takada Hiroshi
• Arinaga Yuji
• Murokita Ikuma
• Harada Masanobu
• Kondo Hiroki

Classifications

• G01D5/3473 Primary

  Circular or rotary encoders · CPC title

• G05B1/04

  with sensing of the position of the pointer of a measuring instrument · CPC title

• G01D5/2458

  with incremental and absolute tracks on separate encoders · CPC title

• G01D5/34792

  with only digital scales or both digital and incremental scales · CPC title