Barrel hoop driving apparatus and electric drive
OwnerEricus Andreas Van Kleef, James C. Alley +1inventors
InventorsEricus Andreas Van Kleef, James C. Alley, Robert Scott Feldmeier
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and processes control an electric motor to drive a hoop onto a wooden barrel, among other purposes. A controller may be connected to the electric motor and configured to receive user input data and generate one or more control signals for the electric motor that correspond to a torque generation of the electric motor and/or a rotation speed of the electric motor. A barrel hoop driver may comprise the controller and electric motor, where the electric motor drives a press member for driving hoops onto wooden barrels.
Claims26
An apparatus comprising:
- a servo motor;
- a mechanical linkage coupled to the servo motor and having a movable press member coupled to the mechanical linkage and configured to travel along a linear axis responsive to rotation of the servo motor, said movable press member configured to apply a linear force to a workplace positioned between a fixed support and said movable press member;
- and
- a controller in communication with the servo motor and configured to drive the servo motor using variable torque and speed limit inputs, the variable torque input controlling torque generation by the servo motor and the variable speed limit input controlling a maximum rotational speed of the servo motor while being controlled by the variable torque input.
An apparatus for use in controlling an electric motor coupled to a mechanical linkage having a press member configured to travel along a linear axis responsive to rotation of the electric motor, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a
- memory;
- and
- program code stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to receive user input data, and process the user input data to generate and communicate to the electric motor one or more control signals for speed-constrained torque generation by the electric motor, so that said electric motor moves the press member towards a workpiece positioned between a fixed support member and the press member in order to apply a linear force to the workpiece.
A method for controlling an electric motor coupled to a mechanical linkage having a press member configured to travel along a linear axis responsive to rotation of the electric motor, comprising:
- receiving user input data at a controller;
- and
- processing, with the controller, the user input data to generate one or more control signals for the electric motor corresponding to speed-limited torque generation of the electric motor to control movement of the press member of the mechanical linkage along the linear axis and to apply a linear force to a workpiece positioned between a fixed support member and the press member.
A method for controlling an electric motor comprising:
- receiving user input data at a controller;
- processing the user input data to generate processed input data;
- and
- generating, with the controller, one or more control signals based at least in part on the processed input for the electric motor that correspond to a torque generation of the electric motor and a rotation speed limit of the electric motor and wherein the electric motor is configured to move a press member along a linear axis and to apply a linear force to a workpiece positioned between a fixed support member and the press member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.