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Digital speed controller

Assignee: Lear Siegler Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-19
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1982-12-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles S Burlingham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:40
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P23/00; H02P23/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S388/00; Y10S388/907; Y10S388/911; Y10S388/912

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
IN A DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROL SERVO SYSTEM HAVING A SOURCE OF COMMAND PULSES INDICATIVE OF A DEISRED MOTOR SPEED, A SOURCE OF FEEDBACK PULSES INDICATIVE OF THE ACTUAL MOTOR SPEED, A REVERSIBLE BINARY COUNTER CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCES SO AS TO ACCUMULATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF PULSES DELIVERED BY EACH SOURCEW, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR VARYING THE MOTOR SPEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCUMULATED COUNT IN SAID COUNTER, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING INHIBITION MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCES AND SAID COUNTER AND TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID COUNTER TO PREVENT PULSES FROM REACHING SAID COUNTER WHENEVER SUCH PULSES WOULD OVERSATURATE SAID COUNTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
IN A DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROL SERVO SYSTEM HAVING A SOURCE OF COMMAND PULSES INDICATIVE OF A DEISRED MOTOR SPEED, A SOURCE OF FEEDBACK PULSES INDICATIVE OF THE ACTUAL MOTOR SPEED, A REVERSIBLE BINARY COUNTER CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCES SO AS TO ACCUMULATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF PULSES DELIVERED BY EACH SOURCEW, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR VARYING THE MOTOR SPEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCUMULATED COUNT IN SAID COUNTER, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING INHIBITION MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCES AND SAID COUNTER AND TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID COUNTER TO PREVENT PULSES FROM REACHING SAID COUNTER WHENEVER SUCH PULSES WOULD OVERSATURATE SAID COUNTER.

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