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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
Shota Okai, Himeji, JP;
Itoh Electric Company, Limited, Himeji, JP;
Abstract
A DC motor control apparatus includes Hall effect devices each generating a pulse each time a DC motor rotates a predetermined angle. When a control circuit judges, based on the pulse signals generated by the Hall effect devices, that the rotation rate of the motor has decreased below a predetermined rate, with a command to stop the motor given, the control circuit generates a servo command signal. When the servo command signal is generated, the control signal also generates, based on the pulse signals, a rotation direction indicating signal to indicate that the motor should be driven to rotate in the opposite direction. After generating the servo command signal, the control circuit generates and holds a braking force indicating signal indicating the braking force in accordance with the actual rotation rate of the motor. A driver drives the motor in the direction indicated by the rotation direction indicating signal with a braking force indicated by the braking force indicating signal.