Roll Motor Control Using Stored Output Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Medium feeding apparatuses face challenges in maintaining appropriate operation of the roll driving portion after a stop period, where output values change, requiring re-measurement, which is time-consuming and inefficient.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a storage portion to store output measured values and a roll control portion that corrects these values based on stop time, rotation speed, weight, and temperature changes, allowing for continued appropriate operation without re-measuring.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If output measured values are stored and used after a stop period, then operation continuity is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates because the values become outdated and inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation continuityVSAvoidoutput measured value accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary correction of output measured values based on stop time before using them after a stop period. The roll control portion calculates correction values in advance based on the duration of the stop, thereby preparing accurate control parameters without requiring re-measurement after the stop, thus maintaining both operation continuity and measurement precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of the stored output measured values by applying correction values that are calculated based on stop time. This parameter transformation allows the outdated measured values to be adjusted to reflect current conditions, resolving the accuracy issue while maintaining the benefit of stored values

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If re-measurement of output values is performed after stop period, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of time increases due to the time required for re-measurement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoutput measured value accuracyVSAvoidre-measurement time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of performing re-measurement after the stop period, the system performs preliminary correction of the stored measured values based on stop time. This eliminates the time-consuming re-measurement process while still providing accurate control parameters through computational correction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If correction values are updated based on stop time, rotation speed, weight, and temperature, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple correction parameters

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation adaptability to different conditionsVSAvoidcorrection system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes multiple parameters (stop time, rotation speed, weight, temperature) to calculate comprehensive correction values. By updating these parameters and their corresponding correction values, the system achieves high adaptability to different operating conditions while managing complexity through a systematic parameter-based approach

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10421634B2Medium feeding apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.09.24 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

A medium feeding apparatus includes a roll motor which applies torque for rotating a roll body to the roll body, a storage portion which stores output measured value, which is measurement result of output value to the roll motor for rotating the roll body, and a roll control portion which corrects the output measured values stored in the storage portion to correction value in accordance with stop time of the roll motor, and controls the roll motor based on the corrected output measured values.