Abnormality detecting device of power transmitting means, molding apparatus, and abnormality detecting method of power transmitting means

An abnormality detecting device of power transmitting means, comprising:

• an electric motor;
• a converting mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the electric motor into a linear motion and linearly moves a driving object;
• a first detector that detects rotation of the electric motor;
• a second detector that detects the movement of the driving object at a predetermined position;
• a storage device configured to store, as a reference value, a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected at normal time by the first detector and which is at a time when detecting the driving object by the second detector;
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• a confirming device configured to confirm the detection of the second detector, when a difference between the rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected by the first detector and the reference value stored in the storage device is not in excess of a threshold value.

An abnormality detecting method of power transmitting means which detects abnormality of the power transmitting means comprising:

• an electric motor;
• a converting mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the electric motor into a linear motion and linearly moves a driving object;
• a first detector that detects rotation of the electric motor;
• a second detector that detects the movement of the driving object at a predetermined position;
• and
• a storing section, the method comprising:
• storing, as a reference value in the storing section, a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected at normal time by the first detector and which is at a time when detecting the driving object by the second detector;
• detecting the movement of the driving object by the second detector;
• and
• comparing a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected by the first detector when the movement of the driving object is detected by the second detector, with the reference value stored in the storing section.

An abnormality detecting method of power transmitting means which detects abnormality of the power transmitting means comprising:

• an electric motor;
• a converting mechanism that converts a rotary motion of the electric motor into a linear motion and linearly moves a driving object;
• a first detector that detects rotation of the electric motor;
• a second detector that detects the movement of the driving object at a predetermined position;
• and
• a storing section, the method comprising:
• storing, as a reference value in the storing section, a rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected at normal time by the first detector and which is at a time when detecting the driving object by the second detector;
• judging whether or not a difference between the rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected by the first detector and the reference value stored in the storing section is in excess of a threshold value;
• and
• confirming detection and non-detection of the driving object by the second detector, when the difference between the rotation amount of the electric motor which is detected by the first detector and the reference value stored in the storing section is not in excess of the threshold value.