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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1990
Minoru Yamada, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling an operating stroke of a reciprocating member to be reciprocated by a drive motor. The apparatus includes an encoder adapted to generate pulses each of which corresponds to a predetermined incremental distance of movement of the reciprocating member, a counter for counting the pulses during movement of the reciprocating member in a forward direction, a device for converting the operating stroke into the number of the pulses corresponding to a multiple of the incremental distance of movement, and a residual distance which is a difference between the operating stroke and the multiple, a device for converting the residual distance into a corresponding residual time, and a device for commanding the drive motor to stop an operation thereof causing a further forward movement of the reciprocating member, when the residual time has elapsed after a count of the counter is equal to the above-indicated number of the pulses.