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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Hiroyoshi Misumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyoshi Misumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for driving a stepping motor, including a plurality of push-pull circuits each of which is capable of controlling a push state in which a current is supplied to a terminal and a pull state in which a current is drawn through the terminal and which are connected to coils to operate the stepping motor utilizing the bipolar driving. In the apparatus of the present invention, at least one of the push-pull circuits is connected to a common terminal having one ends of the coils of different phases connected thereto, thereby reducing the number of circuits and driving lines.