公开(公告)号：US4962338A

公开(公告)日：1990-10-09

申请号：US371668

申请日：1988-06-21

申请人： Kenneth E. Daggett ,  Eimei M. Onaga ,  Richard J. Casler, Jr. ,  Booth Barrett L. ,  Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Kenneth E. Daggett ,  Eimei M. Onaga ,  Richard J. Casler, Jr. ,  Booth Barrett L. ,  Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： G05B19/414

CPC分类号： G05B19/4141 ,  G05B2219/31094 ,  G05B2219/33053 ,  G05B2219/33167 ,  G05B2219/33169 ,  G05B2219/33209 ,  G05B2219/33337 ,  G05B2219/34044 ,  G05B2219/34076 ,  G05B2219/34194 ,  G05B2219/34196 ,  G05B2219/34225 ,  G05B2219/34428 ,  G05B2219/35585 ,  G05B2219/40523 ,  G05B2219/42062 ,  G05B2219/45083 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The partitioning of circuitry and software on electronic boards in a robot control is arranged to enable respective controls for varied types of robots to be readily assembled and packaged with use of a few standard boards.The basic control system is formed from an arm interface (AIF) board and a torque processor (TP) board and a servo control (SCM) board. The AIF board has a VME bus terminated in multiple pin connectors for interconnection with the TP and SCM boards and any other boards or additional units to be included in a particular robot control. An AIF connector is also provided for TP board connection on a VMX bus.Robot controls with extended control performance are packaged by including additional boards. For example, the system control board includes a VME bus connector for connection to the AIF board to provide a robot control with higher control capacity.Input/output devices such as programmable controllers, peripherals such as CRTs, and supervisory computers can also be coupled to the control through AIF interconnectors.The AIF board contains robot dependent circuitry so that different AIF boards can be used to assemble different controls for different robots. For example, different board circuitry is used for absolute position feedback as opposed to incremental position feedback or for brush type DC motors are opposed to brushless DC motors.

摘要翻译： 机器人控制器中的电子板上的电路和软件的分割被布置成使得能够使用几个标准板容易地组装和封装各种类型的机器人的相应控制。 基本控制系统由臂接口（AIF）板和扭矩处理器（TP）板和伺服控制（SCM）板组成。 AIF板有一个VME总线端接在多个引脚连接器中，用于与TP和SCM板以及要包含在特定机器人控制中的任何其他板或附加单元互连。 还提供了用于VMX总线上TP板连接的AIF连接器。 具有扩展控制性能的机器人控制包括附加电路板。 例如，系统控制板包括用于连接到AIF板的VME总线连接器，以提供具有更高控制能力的机器人控制。 诸如可编程控制器，诸如CRT的外围设备和监控计算机之类的输入/输出设备也可以通过AIF互连器耦合到控制器。 AIF板包含机器人相关电路，以便不同的AIF板可用于组装不同机器人的不同控制。 例如，与增量位置反馈相比，不同的电路板电路用于绝对位置反馈，或者刷式直流电动机与无刷直流电动机相对。

公开(公告)号：US4258356A

公开(公告)日：1981-03-24

申请号：US892814

申请日：1978-04-03

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H03M11/22 ,  H04L15/03

CPC分类号： B41J5/08

摘要： An encoding apparatus in which strikers actuated by the keys of a keyboard, for example, impact selected ones of a group of parallel bars (equivalent to sonic delay lines) at points substantially equally distant from single transducers located on each bar. A timer controls transfer of data signals--the transducer output of the bars--to a display, a printer, etc. The transfer includes storage in a multibit electronic latch.

摘要翻译： 一种编码装置，其中由键盘的键致动的撞击器例如在位于每个条上的单个换能器基本相等的点处影响一组平行杆（相当于声音延迟线）中的选定的一个。 定时器控制数据信号（条的传感器输出）到显示器，打印机等的传送。传送包括存储在多位电子锁存器中。

公开(公告)号：US5149986A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-22

申请号：US626390

申请日：1990-12-12

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： H01H9/16 ,  H03K17/18 ,  H03K17/94 ,  H03K17/96

CPC分类号： H01H9/161 ,  H03K17/18 ,  H03K17/94 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H01H2221/07 ,  H01H2239/054 ,  H03K17/964 ,  H03K2217/96011 ,  Y10T307/773

摘要： An electronic control or touch button, with no moving button parts and operated by sound absorption, including in a first embodiment (FIG. 1) a cylindrical, metal, outer casing (1) of comparable diameter to standard buttons. The casing holds a glass, ball-shaped button (2) serving as a sound transmitting medium, the exposed side of which serves as the button touch surface (3). Behind the ball-shaped button is a printed circuit board (4), carrying on it an integrated circuit (IC; 5), an ultrasound transducer (6), and a series of light emitting diodes (LED; 7). In operation the transducer routinely sends sound (or ultrasound) waves into the glass ball and then receives back the echoes of its transmission--in sonar fashion. If skin or other material comes into contact with the touch surface, some of the sound will be absorbed by the material, and the reduced echoes detected by the IC, which is analyzing the echoes. When the echoes are so reduced (compare upper and lower wave form traces in FIG. 4B), the IC then causes the electrical or electronic function controlled by the touch button to be activated (or deactivated, depending on the design, or otherwise altered). The LEDs then are activated, providing visual feedback to the button pusher. Additionally, tactile and/or audio feedback may be implemented. An exemplary circuit is illustrated in FIG. 3. A second embodiment (FIGS. 2 & 2A) uses a solid metal plate (11) having two button-like-configured depressions (13A & B) surrounded by two, concentric isolation rings (14A/14A & 14B/14B).

摘要翻译： 包括在第一实施例（图1）中包括与标准按钮相当的直径的圆柱形金属外壳（1）的电子控制或触摸按钮，其中没有移动的按钮部件并且通过吸声操作。 壳体保持用作传声介质的玻璃球形按钮（2），其露出侧用作按钮触摸表面（3）。 球形按钮后面是印刷电路板（4），承载有集成电路（IC; 5），超声波换能器（6）和一系列发光二极管（LED; 7）。 在操作中，传感器常规地将声（或超声）波发送到玻璃球中，然后接收其以声纳的传播方式的回波。 如果皮肤或其他材料与触摸表面接触，一些声音将被材料吸收，并且由分析回波的IC检测到的减小的回波。 当回波如此减小（比较图4B中的上下波形迹线）时，IC然后使由触摸按钮控制的电气或电子功能被激活（或取决于设计，或以其他方式改变） 。 然后LED被激活，向按钮推动器提供视觉反馈。 另外，可以实现触觉和/或音频反馈。 图1中示出了示例性电路。 第二实施例（图2和图2A）使用由两个同心隔离环（14A / 14A＆14B / 14B）包围的具有两个按钮状构造的凹陷（13A和B）的实心金属板（11）。

公开(公告)号：US6116381A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US274123

申请日：1999-03-23

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： B66B3/02 ,  B66B3/00

CPC分类号： B66B3/023

摘要： Hall call apparatus for a low-cost, low rise simplex elevator, all disposed on the hoistway doors, include a slider 25 which is released by depression of a hall call button 21 so that it is pulled upwardly by a spring 49 until it engages a stop 50. A clapper 33 overtravels when the slider stops and contacts a bell 34 to provide an audible indication that a call is registered. Holes 23, 24 in the hoistway doors form a chevron-like pattern through which colored chevron-like stripes 28 on the slider will show, to provide a visual, directional indication of the registration of the call. A passive transmitter disposed on the slider passes through flux of a permanent magnet 30 to cause a unique RF signal transmission from an antenna 31 that is picked up by an antenna 71 on the elevator car to indicate the floor and direction of the requested hall call, which may simply be applied to the car operating panel to force a car call in order to answer the request for service at a given floor. The slider is rest downwardly by a stationary reset arm when the doors are fully opened, and held in a downward position by a latch 43 until subsequently being released by pushing the hall call button 21. Instead of RF signals, each bell 34 may have a different tone sensed by a microphone to distinguish the different floors and directions of hall calls requested. Flags 36, 37 may be sensed, when the slider is in the call registering position, by sensors 60, 61 disposed on the elevator car as a backup method of determining the presence of hall calls.

摘要翻译： 全部设置在井道门上的低成本，低层单层电梯的霍尔呼叫装置包括滑块25，滑块25通过按下门厅呼叫按钮21而被释放，使得它被弹簧49向上拉动，直到它接合 当滑块停止并且接触钟形钟34以提供呼叫被登记的可听指示时，拍板33超越行程。 井道门中的孔23,24形成人字形样式，滑块上的彩色人字纹状条纹28将通过该图案显示，以提供呼叫注册的可视化的方向性指示。 设置在滑块上的无源发射器通过永久磁铁30的磁通，以使来自天线31的由天线71在电梯轿厢上拾取的独特的RF信号传输来指示所请求的门厅呼叫的楼层和方向， 这可以简单地应用于汽车操作面板以迫使车辆呼叫以便在给定楼层应答服务请求。 当门完全打开时，滑块由固定的复位臂向下保持，并且通过闩锁43保持在向下的位置，直到随后通过按下门厅呼叫按钮21而被释放。代替RF信号，每个铃声34可以具有 由麦克风感测到的不同音调，以区分所要求的门厅呼叫的不同楼层和方向。 当滑块处于呼叫登记位置时，可以通过设置在电梯轿厢上的传感器60,61作为确定门厅呼叫的存在的备用方法来检测标记36,37。

公开(公告)号：US5372221A

公开(公告)日：1994-12-13

申请号：US916918

申请日：1992-07-20

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： B60T17/22 ,  F16D55/224 ,  F16D55/2255 ,  F16D65/14 ,  F16D66/00 ,  F16D66/02 ,  G01D5/48 ,  G01L5/28 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/32 ,  G01N29/40 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01P3/48 ,  B60T17/18

CPC分类号： G01P3/48 ,  B60T17/22 ,  F16D55/2245 ,  F16D55/2255 ,  F16D66/00 ,  F16D66/02 ,  F16D66/021 ,  F16D66/028 ,  G01D5/48 ,  G01L5/28 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/326 ,  G01N29/40 ,  G01N29/42 ,  F16D2066/001 ,  F16D2066/003 ,  F16D2066/006 ,  F16D2121/005 ,  G01N2291/02881 ,  G01N2291/102 ,  G01N2291/269 ,  G01N2291/2696

摘要： An ultrasonic wave is propagated through a brake pad to determine various brake conditions including brake pad wear, brake status (engaged/disengaged), a wet brake failure or a brake drag failure. The propagation and reflection time of an echo signal generated at a far boundary of the pad is indicative of brake wear. Brake drum or disc speed is determined by using radial indicia on the periphery of the drum or disc to modulate an ultrasonic wave reflected from or transmitted through the drum or disc and demodulating the sensed modulated signal as a speed indication. The various other conditions are determined by means of filters, comparators and logic.

摘要翻译： 超声波通过刹车片传播，以确定各种制动条件，包括刹车片磨损，制动状态（接合/脱离），湿式制动器故障或制动阻力故障。 在垫的远边界处产生的回波信号的传播和反射时间表示制动磨损。 制动鼓或盘速度通过在鼓或盘的周边上使用径向标记来调节从鼓或盘反射或通过鼓或盘传送的超声波并且将感测到的调制信号解调为速度指示来确定。 各种其他条件通过滤波器，比较器和逻辑来确定。

公开(公告)号：US5276294A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-04

申请号：US804562

申请日：1991-12-10

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： B66B1/46 ,  G07C9/00 ,  B66B3/00 ,  G08B1/08 ,  H04B1/59

CPC分类号： B66B1/462 ,  B66B1/468 ,  G07C9/00714 ,  B66B2201/4661

摘要： The invention prioritizes elevator service by an electronic lock and key circuit which uses a pre-existing capacitive touch button, an electronic key for receiving a 10 KHz first button pulse train from the face of the capacitive touch button and modulating said capacitive touch button pulse train with a signal of a preset frequency. A modulated first pulse train is provided back to the capacitive touch button face and an electronic lock for modulating a demodulated first pulse train received at the capacitive touch button face so as to provide a high priority hall call or a car call.

摘要翻译： 本发明通过使用预先存在的电容触摸按钮的电子锁和键电路来优先进行电梯服务，电子钥匙用于从电容式触摸按钮的表面接收10KHz的第一按钮脉冲串并调制所述电容式触摸按钮脉冲串 具有预设频率的信号。 将调制的第一脉冲串提供回电容式触摸按钮面，以及电子锁，用于调制在电容式触摸按钮面处接收的解调的第一脉冲串，以提供高优先级的门厅呼叫或轿厢呼叫。

公开(公告)号：US4378552A

公开(公告)日：1983-03-29

申请号：US87854

申请日：1979-10-24

申请人： Vincent P. Jalbert

发明人： Vincent P. Jalbert

IPC分类号： H03K17/967 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H04L15/03

CPC分类号： H03K17/967 ,  B41J5/08 ,  H01H2239/054

摘要： Encoding apparatus for a business machine includes a resilient striker for inducing diverging sound waves within a rod by impact with it at a given location. Transducers positioned along the rod on each side of the striker and at unequal distances from it, convert the sound wave fronts into a first and a second output signal having a predetermined time interval between them which is dependent upon the location of impact with the rod. The transducers are connected to a logic unit which includes an oscillator-driven binary counter. The first output signal starts the counter and subsequent arrival of the second output signal determines the elapsed time, the counter output at that instant being a binary code value usable for any desired purpose: control, display, etc. The encoding apparatus may be incorporated in a keyboard having a number of keys and a corresponding number of strikers differentially positioned along the rod such that each key produces output signals with a predetermined time interval between them and accordingly a unique binary code may be obtained upon actuation of each key.

摘要翻译： 用于商业机器的编码装置包括弹性撞击器，用于通过在给定位置处与其碰撞而在棒内引起发散声波。 在撞击器的每一侧上沿着杆定位并且与其不相等的距离的传感器将声波前沿转换成具有在它们之间的预定时间间隔的第一和第二输出信号，其取决于与杆的冲击位置。 换能器连接到包括振荡器驱动的二进制计数器的逻辑单元。 第一输出信号启动计数器，第二输出信号的随后到达确定经过的时间，该时刻的计数器输出为可用于任何所需目的的二进制代码值：控制，显示等。编码装置可并入 具有多个键的键盘和相应数量的沿着杆差分定位的撞击器，使得每个键以它们​​之间的预定时间间隔产生输出信号，因此可以在每个键的启动时获得唯一的二进制代码。