Abstract:
A load driving circuit in which an emergency switch for forced stoppage and a service switch for controlling current are connected in series with a load power-feeding circuit. An emergency switch (SWA) and a service switch (SWB) are connected in series with the load power-feeding circuit and the switch (SWB) is periodically turned off for a short time in accordance with the control signal (X) of a service switch control circuit (30). The turn-off state of the switch (SWB) is monitored through the output signal (AC) of a monitoring circuit (40). When the output signal (AC) of the circuit (40) is not generated for more than the off-delay time of an off-delay circuit (21), the control signal (Z) of an emergency switch control circuit (20) is stopped and the switch (SWA) is forcedly turned off.
Abstract:
A fail-safe timer circuit which does not generate such an erroneous output that shortens delay time when a fault occurs and an on-delay circuit. The timer circuit comprises an oscillator circuit (11) which generates a timer output from the cathode terminal of a PUT prescribed period after an input signal (VIN) is received and a monitoring circuit (12) which monitors the operation of the oscillator circuit (11). The on-delay circuit comprises a latch (13) which has a first terminal (a) for receiving the input signal (VIN) and a second terminal (b) for receiving an output signal (VO) that the monitoring circuit produces only when it is confirmed that the oscillator circuit (11) is normal by detecting a fall of a cathode terminal voltage of the circuit (11). The latch generates an output signal only when both the input signals are higher in level than the power supply potential, and maintains the state.
Abstract:
A sensor capable of confirming the stop of revolution of a motor inclusive of rotation due to inertia. Signal input lines (A, B, C) are connected to three power feed lines (u, v, w) of an A.C. three-phase motor. A high frequency signal current is supplied to one of the power feed lines, and the difference between current values flowing through the other two power feed lines is extracted from the signal input lines connected to these two power feed lines and is used as the output for a sensor portion (3). Threshold value computation processing of this sensor output is executed by a signal processing circuit (7) and the result of this threshold value calculation output is output as a judgement output (P1) for judging the motor revolution or non-revolution from an ON/delay circuit (8).
Abstract:
A device for confirming the stop of a motor, particularly a rotation sensor for extracting the rotation signals of the motor. In the first invention, a high-frequency current signal is supplied to the winding of a tachometer generator incorporated in a motor, and a modulated signal obtained by modulating the high-frequency signal with the output signal of the tachometer generator is output from the rotation sensor to direct the rotation of the motor. In the second invention, the rotation of the motor is extracted after converting the rotation into the variation of the oscillation frequency of an oscillator by utilizing a transducer coil as part of the oscillator. In the third invention, the rotation of the motor is extracted after converting the rotation into the variation of the terminal voltage of a resonance circuit by means of the resonance circuit incorporating the transducer coil.
Abstract:
An on-delay circuit using a fail-safe electronic circuit. An input signal higher than a power source potential is inputted to a PUT oscillation circuit. A pulse signal generated with a predetermined time constant is once converted to a level within the range of the power source potential by a level conversion circuit. This signal is inverted and differentiated at its leading edge. The input signal of the PUT oscillation circuit is applied to one input terminal of a fail-safe two-input window comparator and the differential signal is inputted to the other input terminal for self-retention. An output of a logic value 1 is generated from the window comparator with a predetermined delay time. Accordingly, there is provided a fail-safe on-delay circuit the delay time of which is not reduced due to breakdown of a circuit constituent element.
Abstract:
A movable body controlling device for improving the flexibility and maintainability of an operation control system for movable bodies in which the running control of movable bodies can be effected by allowing ultrasonic signals to be transferred between movable bodies without any intervention by a ground device. An ultrasonic signal transmitter (1) is provided on a train (A) and an ultrasonic signal receiver (10) and a signal-processing circuit (13) are provided on another train (B), timings of transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals are synchronised by means of a timing signal-generating circuit (2, 11) provided on respective trains, and ultrasonic signals are transmitted and received via a metallic transmitting medium (30). The signal-receiving train (B) measures the transmitting time of ultrasonic signals by means of the signal-processing circuit (13) and produces information needed to control the trains based on the measured value.
Abstract:
A counting device having an excellent fail-safe function. According to a first invention, a counter (1) counts pulse signals (P1) to be counted and then counts the cycles of a high-frequency signal (P2). When the frequency of the high-frequency signal (P2) is a predetermined value, a frequency judging circuit (30) generates a judgement signal representing that the counter is normal. According to a second invention, a counter (100) is preset by a preset signal, the counter resetting is confirmed based on the output of a self-hold circuit (102), and another self-hold circuit (104) generates a count output. According to a third invention, such a counting device is used as a timer circuit (203, 300, 400) to determine the rate of generation of the revolution detection pulse signal (Ip) generated based on a sensor signal, thereby detecting the stop of revolution of a rotating body.
Abstract:
A fail-safe signal transmitter whose output signals do not include errors even if multiple troubles occur in its circuits inclusive of a power supply device. Particularly, the transmitter is provided with a power supply monitor device, which includes a fail-safe window comparator and a fail-safe on-delay circuit for monitoring the power supply device. The output signal from the transmitter represents the conjunction of a power supply monitor signal, a signal to be transmitted, and a carrier.
Abstract:
A trouble monitor device for a bridge circuit which can reliably detect any trouble of a bridge circuit even when multiple troubles occur in a sensor circuit utilizing the bridge circuit. The change of an unbalanced output signal of the bridge circuit is monitored by a first window comparator (WC1) and the undesirable change of a power supply current for amplifying the bridge circuit (11) is monitored by a second window comparator (WC2) so that an output having a logical value "1" representing normality of the bridge circuit can be generated from an AND gate (13) when both monitor outputs are a logical value "1" representing normality.
Abstract:
A slide operation control apparatus of a fail-safe press machine which has a simple circuit construction. To monitor over-run and confirm the OFF state of the power switch, which are important functions in a slide operation control of a press machine, the press machine has a fail-safe electronic circuit for signal processing in place of relay contacts.