Motor control system and method for a laser scanning unit of an imaging apparatus
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B41J-015/14
B41J-027/00
출원번호
US-0633469
(2012-10-02)
등록번호
US-8836747
(2014-09-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Harris, Steven Jeffrey
Rattan, Simarpreet Singh
Schoedinger, Kevin Dean
Smith, Ryan Matthew
출원인 / 주소
Lexmark International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Esser, William F.
인용정보
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초록▼
A scanning system for use in an imaging apparatus includes a mirror assembly having a rotating mirror with a plurality of facets, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating mirror and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor. The mirror assembly generates a lock signal indicative of wheth
A scanning system for use in an imaging apparatus includes a mirror assembly having a rotating mirror with a plurality of facets, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating mirror and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor. The mirror assembly generates a lock signal indicative of whether or not the motor is substantially at a target speed. A controller is communicatively coupled to the mirror assembly for controlling rotation of the rotating mirror, the controller generating a reference signal received by the motor assembly indicating the target speed for the rotating mirror. The reference signal is varied based at least in part upon an acceleration profile that accelerates the motor so that overshoot of the target speed is substantially reduced.
대표청구항▼
1. A laser scan unit for an imaging apparatus, comprising: a mirror assembly comprising a rotating mirror having a plurality of facets, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating mirror and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor, the mirror assembly generating a lock signal indicative o
1. A laser scan unit for an imaging apparatus, comprising: a mirror assembly comprising a rotating mirror having a plurality of facets, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating mirror and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor, the mirror assembly generating a lock signal indicative of whether or not the motor is substantially at a target speed; anda controller communicatively coupled to the mirror assembly for controlling rotation of the rotating mirror, the controller generating a reference signal received by the mirror assembly, a characteristic of the reference signal indicating the target speed for the rotating mirror and varying based at least in part upon an acceleration profile. 2. The laser scan unit of claim 1, wherein the acceleration profile forms a substantially S-shape. 3. The laser scan unit of claim 2, wherein the characteristic of the reference signal is frequency. 4. The laser scan unit of claim 1, wherein the acceleration profile substantially gradually changes the characteristic of the reference signal. 5. The laser scan unit of claim 1, further comprising memory coupled to the controller, the memory storing a plurality of acceleration profiles and the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles. 6. The laser scan unit of claim 5, wherein the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles based upon a desired target speed for the motor. 7. The laser scan unit of claim 5, wherein the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles based upon at least one of an operating condition and an environmental condition of the imaging apparatus. 8. The laser scan unit of claim 1, wherein the acceleration profile accelerates the motor such that an integral error of the closed loop control circuitry reaches a substantially constant value without overshoot thereof. 9. An apparatus, comprising: a component configured to undergo movement;a motor and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor, the closed loop control circuitry generating a lock signal indicative of whether or not the motor is substantially at a target speed; anda controller communicatively coupled to the closed loop control circuitry for controlling movement of the component, the controller generating a reference signal received by the closed loop control circuitry, a frequency of the reference signal indicating the target speed for the component and varying based at least in part upon a predetermined acceleration profile. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the predetermined acceleration profile forms a substantially S-shape. 11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the predetermined acceleration profile substantially gradually changes the frequency of the reference signal. 12. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising memory coupled to the controller, the memory storing a plurality of acceleration profiles and the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles based upon a desired target speed for the motor. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller selects an acceleration profile from the plurality of acceleration profiles based upon at least one of an environmental condition and an operating condition of the apparatus. 15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the predetermined acceleration profile accelerates the motor toward the target speed without overshoot thereof. 16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the component is a rotatable polygonal mirror. 17. A system, comprising: a motor;a controller generating a reference signal having a frequency that indicates a speed for the motor, the controller gradually increasing the frequency of the reference signal over a time period from a predetermined initial frequency to a target frequency indicating a target speed for the motor; andclosed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor and the controller, and configured to receive the reference signal from the controller and generate a drive signal for the motor that substantially follows the gradually increasing of the frequency of the reference signal over the time period to accelerate the motor to the target speed, wherein the gradually increasing of the frequency of the reference signal accelerates the motor to the target speed without overshoot thereof. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the time period is from an initial ramping of the motor to a time when the motor reaches steady state at the target speed. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the frequency of the reference signal is gradually increased based upon a predetermined acceleration profile, the acceleration profile having a substantially S-shape. 20. The system of claim 17, wherein the closed loop circuitry generates a lock signal which is asserted thereby when the motor has reached the target speed, the lock signal being the only signal received by the controller from the closed loop circuitry.
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