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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Kenichi Iesaki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Kenichi Iesaki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A motor control device comprises: a motor control unit; and a signal output unit, wherein the motor control unit controls a motor based on an output signal of the signal output unit, wherein the motor control unit is configured to function as: a first control unit performs a first motor control, in which a current upper limit is estimated based on a rotation speed of the motor and is input to the motor, a second control unit performs a second motor control, in which a second driving current, which is a driving current lower than the first driving current at the end of the first motor control is input, a third control unit performs a third motor control, in which a third driving current to be input to the motor is determined, and a switching unit that sequentially switches the first, second, and third control units.