Variation control circuit having a displacement detecting function
AssigneeTokkyo Kiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHitoshi Choshitani, Takahide Osaka, Fumiaki Itojima, Masashi Yasuda
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Abstract
An active control precision damping table supported by air springs. Level displacement and vibrations of the table are detected by a sensor or sensors, and sensor outputs are fed to a variation adder which carries out an adding operation on one of the sensor outputs and an inversion signal produced by inverting the other sensor output 180 degrees. The adder outputs results of the operation to a drive circuit, which in turn outputs a drive signal to a control valve. The control valve is operable in response to the drive signal to adjust air pressure in pressure vessels of the air springs.
Claims2
A variation control circuit having a displacement detecting function, comprising a displacement detecting circuit including a level sensor for detecting a level displacement of a device and vibrations of the device due to a vibration source and outputting a displacement or variation signal voltage, a comparator for comparing the displacement signal voltage of said level sensor with a reference voltage and outputting an analog displacement signal voltage when the displacement signal voltage of said level sensor deviates from the reference voltage, a displacement pulse generator for generating constant pulses in accordance with an internal clock while the analog displacement signal voltage is output, and an adder for adding the pulses thereby to grasp the displacement as a digital value;
- an arithmetic circuit for outputting a variation detection signal in response to a variation signal received from the sensor as divided;
- a phase inverter for inverting phase of the variation detection signal 180 degrees, a level variation adder for adding an inversion signal output from the phase inverter and a level variation signal output from the adder of the displacement detecting circuit;
- and a drive circuit for generating a drive signal in response to an added variation signal received from the level variation adder.
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