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(21) Application number: 08001845.0
(22) Date of filing: 31.01.2008
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(54) Servomotor neutral position setting apparatus of wireless remote-control model
Vorrichtung zur Einstellung der Nullposition eines Stellmotors fr ein Funkfernsteuerungsmodell
Appareil de configuration de position neutre de servomoteur pour modle de contrle distance sans fil
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR
HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT
RO SE SI SK TR
(30) Priority: 26.02.2007 JP 2007045460
(43) Date of publication of application:
27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35
(73) Proprietor: Thunder Tiger Corporation
Taichung City (TW)
(72) Inventor: Taya, Shigetada
Yokohama City
Kanagawa Prefecture (JP)
(74) Representative: Strehl Schbel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 Mnchen (DE)
(56) References cited:
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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a servo appa-
ratus used for controlling a wireless remote-control mod-
el, and more particularly to a servomotor neutral position
setting apparatus of a wireless remote-control model that
can set a neutral position of a servo rudder piece installed
on a servomotor output shaft easily and precisely
Description of the Related Art
[0002] Wireless controlled models such as remote-
control helicopters or vehicles are also known as wireless
models or wireless remote controls, not only applied in
the area of amateur hobbies, but also used extensively
in many industries. A wireless remote-control model gen-
erally includes a signal receiver for receiving instruction
signals from a signal transmitter, and a plurality of elec-
tronic control machines (or operating/controlling ma-
chines), a servomotor, a speed controller, a gyroscope,
a battery for controlling the flying and driving of the wire-
less remote-control model.
[0003] The aforementioned operation is controlled by
a servo apparatus composed of a servomotor, and rotary
components of a servo rudder piece installed at an output
shaft of the servomotor. The servo apparatus reduces
the rotation speed of the motor and drives the output
shaft to rotate the servo rudder piece on the output shaft,
and controls the controlled components by a link rod con-
nected to the servo rudder piece. The output shaft of the
motor is connected to a rotary axle of a potential meter
(rheostat) for comparing the signal formed by the corre-
sponding resistance value of the potential meter and the
received signal represented by a rotation angle of the
output shaft, and corresponding the operating magnitude
of the signal transmitter side to control the rotation of the
motor precisely.
[0004] In this type of servo apparatuses, the precision
of connecting the output shaft and the servo rudder piece
of the motor directly affects the control performance. The
application of precisely setting a neutral position of a ser-
vo apparatus in this type of servomotors has been dis-
closed in a patent literature (Japan Patent Laid Open
Publication No. 2004-243026 of KOKAI gazette).
[0005] Referring to FIG 10 for a schematic model view
of a prior art servo apparatus, an output shaft 2 of a ser-
vomotor 1 is substantially in a cylindrical shape, and an
external circumferential longitudinal groove known as
serration (hereinafter refereed to as "external serration")
3 is formed around its periphery. Further, the servo rudder
piece 4 forms an embedding hole having an internal cir-
cumferential longitudinal groove (hereinafter referred to
as "internal serration") 5 for embedding the external ser-
ration 3 of the output shaft 2. The internal serration 5 of
the servo rudder piece 4 is embedded into an external
circumferential longitudinal groove of the output shaft 2
of the servomotor 1, and the servo rudder piece 4 is fixed
around the output shaft 2 of the servomotor 1 and rotated
within a predetermined angular range. Further, the output
shaft 2 has a potential meter 1A disposed at the same
axis of the output shaft 2.
[0006] In the rotation within the foregoing angular
range, such as in a preferred embodiment of controlling
the rudder, it is necessary to set a neutral position as a
standard for left and right turns of the rudder. In view of
the described above, the neutral position of the servo-
motor 1 is determined by the resistance value of a po-
tential meter and corresponding to a neutral signal pulse
of the standard. However, the rotation angle of the output
shaft 2 rotated with respect to the potential meter cannot
be determined because the neutral position cannot be
achieved due to the error of the resistance value of the
potential meter.
[0007] Referring to FIG 11 for a schematic view of a
servo rudder piece installed to the output shaft 2 of a
servomotor 1 and deviated from the neutral position, and
the angle of the internal serration 5 being engaged with
the external serration 3 (which is an angle on a plane
parallel to the rotary surface) is determined by a step
angle (which is a central angle in a tooth-groove unit) of
the discrete serration, even when the servo rudder piece
is installed at the most appropriate position of the output
shaft 2 and the servomotor 1 is situated at a neutral po-
sition. In FIG 11, c is the desired setting central angle
(at a neutral position), o is a central line on a rotary
surface of the servo rudder piece 4 when one of the teeth
is moving, and s is a minimum angle deviated from the
central angle c.
[0008] In general, the step angle of the teeth formed
on an output shaft of a widely used servomotor is approx-
imately 15 degrees (o), and the servo rudder piece can-
not be installed with a precision smaller than this angle.
As a result, the angle s deviated from the central angle
c is approximately (15/2) degrees to the left or to the
right. Therefore, there will be a difference between the
left turn and right turn movements according to the con-
nection between the servo rudder piece 4 and the con-
trolled portion, or there will be a difference between the
maximum rotation angle to the left or to the right even if
the neutral pulse is moved to obtain the best installation
angle.
[0009] In JP 2004-243026 A, a two-section serrated
structure named angular adjustment mechanism is in-
stalled between the output shaft of the servomotor and
the servo rudder piece for achieving the effect of setting
the neutral position precisely, but the angular adjusting
mechanism generally comes with a very complicated
structure and requires many components.
[0010] A neutral position setting apparatus for a ser-
vomotor with the features in the preamble of claim 1 is
described in US 2004/160133 A1. A further related de-
vice is disclosed in JP 01 260931 A.
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Summary of the Invention
[0011] It is a primary objective of the present invention
to provide a servomotor neutral position setting appara-
tus of a wireless remote-control model, wherein a simple
structure of a servo rudder piece being embedded onto
an output shaft of a servomotor can set neutral position
with a high precision.
[0012] The present invention is defined in claim 1. Fur-
ther advantageous features are set out in the dependent
claims.
[0013] Further, the prism can be a quadrangular prism,
and the cross-section of the convex bar can be substan-
tially in a circular or elliptic shape, and the prism can be
in a shape of having a lateral portion coupled to an ex-
ternal sidewall of the prism and buried into the external
side wall.
[0014] The present invention can provide a wireless
remote-control model with a high precision of the instal-
lation of a servomotor and a servo rudder piece to en-
hance the mechanical precision of a control system, and
make the assembling process, the setup of a neutral po-
sition, and the mass production of various types of wire-
less remote-control model more easily without or with
very small discrepancy, so as to improve a flight or driving
the performance.
[0015] The above and other objects, features and ad-
vantages of the present invention will become apparent
in the following detailed description of the preferred em-
bodiments together with the attached drawings for the
detailed description of the invention.
[0016] Preferred embodiments of this invention have
been illustrated in the drawings, but it should be pointed
out that modifications or variations of some elements of
the invention or the arrangement of elements are con-
ceivable within the scope of the patent claims of this in-
vention.
[0017] To make it easier for our examiner to under-
stand the objective of the invention, its structure, innova-
tive features, and performance, we use preferred em-
bodiments together with the attached drawings for the
detailed description of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018]
FIG 1 is a perspective view of important portions of
a servomotor neutral position setting apparatus of a
wireless remote-control model in accordance with a
first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG 2 is a schematic view of an example of a stop
mechanism for limiting the maximum rotation angle
of a servomotor;
FIG 3 is a schematic view of an external appearance
of a potential meter;
FIG 4 is an oblique view of a servomotor output shaft
with a correction in accordance with the present in-
vention;
FIG 5 is a schematic view of an output pulse content
of a signal transmitter and a position of a servo rudder
piece when the neutral position is set automatically
and simply in accordance with a preferred embodi-
ment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a system assembly
when a wireless remote-control model sets a neutral
position automatically and precisely in accordance
with a preferred embodiment of the present inven-
tion;
FIG 7 is a flow chart of a sequence for setting a neu-
tral position of a wireless remote-control model au-
tomatically and precisely in accordance with a pre-
ferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG 8 is a schematic view of the content of an input
pulse from a signal transmitter and the position of a
servo rudder piece when a neutral position is set
automatically and precisely in accordance with a pre-
ferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG 9 is an overall view of a radio control helicopter
applicable for a wireless remote-control model in ac-
cordance with the present invention;
FIG 10 is a schematic view of a servo apparatus
assembly in accordance with a preferred embodi-
ment of the present invention; and
FIG 11 is a schematic view of a servo rudder piece
installed to servomotor output shaft and deviated
from the neutral position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EM-
BODIMENTS
[0019] In the related figures of a preferred embodiment
of a wireless remote control helicopter in accordance with
the present invention, the same referring numerals are
used for the same components for the illustration of the
invention.
[0020] Refer to FIG 1 for an oblique view of importation
portions of a servomotor neutral position setting appara-
tus of a wireless remote-control model in accordance with
the present invention, FIG 2 for a schematic view of a
stop mechanism for limiting the maximum rotation angle
of a servomotor, and FIG 3 for a schematic view of an
appearance of a potential meter. In FIG 1, a servomotor
1 is installed at a body frame 6 of a radio control helicop-
ter. In this embodiment, the servomotor 1 constitutes an
aileron controlled servo apparatus. At the position of the
servomotor 1, a potential meter 1A (as shown in FIG 3)
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is installed coaxially onto a rotary axle (or a rotary axle
driven by a pulse for a step rotation) of a retarded servo-
motor 1. The potential meter 1A is replaceably installed
onto a rotary axle protruded from an opposite side of the
output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1 or fixed into the frame
body 6 of the servomotor 1.
[0021] In the output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1 of this
embodiment as shown in FIG 1, the cross-section of a
protruded portion latched with a servo rudder piece 40
is substantially in a quadrangular prism shape, and a
sidewall of the output shaft 20 in a prism shape forms a
convex bar 20A extended towards the installation direc-
tion of the servo rudder piece 40. The convex bar 20A is
an indicator of the neutral position, and it also has the
function of limiting the installation direction of the servo
rudder piece 40 to a single direction to prevent the in-
stalled portion of the output shaft 20 and the servo rudder
piece 40 from being loosened, wherein the output shaft
20 is in a quadrangular prism shape. The convex bar 20A
is in a rod shape formed on a sidewall, but the present
invention is not limited to such arrangement. The cross-
section of the output shaft 20 can be in a triangular, pen-
tagonal, or polygonal shape, or a non-circular cross-sec-
tion. Further, the shape and the quantity of the convex
bars 20A may vary freely.
[0022] An embedding hole 50 is formed at the position
of the servo rudder piece 40 for inserting and installing
the output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1, and a bottom
wall having a screw hole 50D is formed at the top of the
embedding hole 50, and the top of the output shaft 20
abuts the bottom wall to restrict the installation height of
the servo rudder piece 40. In this assembly, a connecting
rod latching hole 50B,50C is formed at a predetermined
distance from the embedding hole 50 of the servo rudder
piece 40, but the servo rudder piece comes with various
shapes and latching holes corresponding to its controlled
target. Further, a screw hole 20B is formed at the top of
the output shaft 20 for passing a screw (not shown in the
figure) from an external side of the screw hole 50D at the
top of the embedding hole 50 and secured to the screw
hole 20B of the output shaft 20. The left and right maxi-
mum rotation angles of the servomotor 1 are limited by
a mechanical stop mechanism composed of a rotary-side
rotation angular component on a side of the rotary axle
of the servomotor, and a fixed-side rotation angle limit
component at a side of the housing of the servomotor.
[0023] In FIG 2, the stop mechanism is composed of
a fixed-side rotation angle limit component 60 installed
at a frame body 80, and a rotary-side rotation angular
component 70fixed onto a rotary axle (output shaft) of
the servomotor 1. The rotary-side rotation angular com-
ponent 70 is rotably and freely assembled to an internal
side of the fixed-side rotation angle limit component 60.
The fixed-side rotation angle limit component 60 forms
a withdrawn section difference 60A withdrawn from the
center of the output shaft 20 to the external side, and the
rotary-side rotation angular component 70 forms a pro-
truded section difference 70A protruded from the center
of the output shaft 20 the external side.
[0024] When the output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1
is installed into the embedding hole 50 of the servo rudder
piece 20, the installation posture is determined by the
cross-sectional shape of the output shaft 20 and the em-
bedding hole 50. By then, not only the external sidewall
of the output shaft 20 in a prism shape is coupled with
the internal sidewall of the embedding hole 50, but the
convex bar 20A and concave bar 50A are also engaged,
so that a higher installation precision can be achieved.
FIG 4 shows that the closer to the cross-section of the
convex bar 20A, the larger is the root portion of the output
shaft 20. As a result, the servo rudder piece 40 can be
fixed securely onto the output shaft 20. This idea can be
applied to the output shaft 20 as well. The length of the
output shaft is exaggerated in FIG 4 simply for the illus-
tration purpose.
[0025] In a neutral position of a servomotor output shaft
20 as shown in FIG 2, the rotation angle range of a
rotary surface in the output shaft 20 in a direction (such
as a left rotation direction) and an opposite direction (such
as a right rotation direction) is mechanically set to the
same angle. The servomotor has a fixed-side rotation
angle limit component 60 on a side of the frame body for
limiting the maximum rotation angle of the output shaft
20 of the servomotor 1 in a direction (such as the left-
side direction as shown in FIG 2) and the maximum ro-
tation angle in an opposite direction (such as the right-
side direction as shown in FIG 2). The fixed-side rotation
angle limit component 60 can be formed by punching an
appropriate board, or fixed into the frame body 80, or
integrally formed at a portion of the frame body 80.
[0026] Further, a rotary-side rotation angle limit com-
ponent 70 is installed at a position where the output shaft
20 of the servomotor 1 is connected to the rotary axle for
limiting the position of a maximum rotation angle in a
direction of the output shaft and a maximum rotation an-
gle in an opposite direction. The rotary-side rotation angle
limit component 70 is a component formed separately
from a rotating member (rotor) of the servomotor 1, or
manufactured as a portion of the rotating member. The
structure of the fixed-side rotation angle limit component
60 and the rotary-side rotation angle limit component 70
is not limited to that illustrated by the drawings, but it can
be composed of simple protruding members connected
with each other. Further, the rotation angle limit compo-
nent can be installed at a connected and operated por-
tion.
[0027] After the neutral position is set mechanically, a
standard neutral position sets the medial of each output
value of the potential meter as the standard neutral po-
sition of the output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1, if the
output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1 is rotated at the afore-
mentioned direction and situated at a position of the max-
imum rotation angle in the aforementioned opposite di-
rection (which is the position of the rotary-side rotation
angle limit component 70 abutting and connecting the
fixed-side rotation angle limit component 60), and the
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sequence of the procedure is described as follows.
[0028] After the servo rudder piece 40 is installed to
the output shaft 20 of the servomotor 1, a simple auto-
matic neutral position setup operation (standard auto-
correction) is performed to set the neutral position, and
the simple automatic neutral position setup operation
comprises the steps of:
(1) starting the correction from the personal compu-
ter (PC) or a device installed to a body frame;
(2) starting to rotate the output shaft (rotary axle) of
the servomotor in any direction;
(3) stopping the rotary axle by limiting the assembly
of the fixed-side rotation angle limit component 60
and the rotary-side rotation angle limit component
70 to its maximum rotation angle, and reading the
resistance value by potential meter 1A when the ser-
vomotor is situated at a stop position.
[0029] The foregoing procedure is repeated for several
times, and the average resistance obtained by the po-
tential meter 1A within this time period is set as the re-
sistance value of the maximum rotation position. The op-
eration is performed for both left and right rotation direc-
tions, such that the median of resistance values of the
maximum rotation position in left and right rotation direc-
tions of the potential meter is set as the neutral position
of the output shaft. The potential meter is used for meas-
uring the resistance value of the maximum rotation po-
sition, but the invention is not limited to such arrange-
ment, and any other current value, or testing mechanisms
such as an optical mechanism or a magnetic testing
mechanism can be used instead, and the testing mech-
anism for the maximum rotation position will not be de-
scribed here.
[0030] Referring to FIG 5 for a schematic view of an
output pulse content of a signal transmitter and a position
of a servo rudder piece when the neutral position is set
automatically and simply in accordance with a preferred
embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined
pulse width and the actual pulse width (which is the pulse
width when the signal transmitter is operated), the oper-
ating angle (left maximum, neutral and right maximum)
of the joystick of the signal transmitter, and the rotation
angle of the servomotor when the joystick of the signal
transmitter is actually operated are shown, and the POW-
ER OFF in the column of the operating angle of the joy-
stick of the signal transmitter as shown in FIG 5 indicates
a status of non-transmitted waves.
[0031] The error of the neutral position obtained after
implementing the aforementioned correction standard is
much smaller than the error of the prior art servomotor
teeth, which is sufficient for the applications, but the au-
tomatic high-precision neutral position setup (or automat-
ic high-precision correction, hereinafter referred to as
"Automatic High-Precision Setup") is conducted for a
stricter precision, In the automatic high-precision setup,
a very small discrepancy of the neutral position signal
(neutral pulse wave) of each control channel of the signal
transmitter is compensated and corrected, and a com-
munication line is used for connecting the wireless re-
mote-control model and the signal transmitter for trans-
mitting electric waves from the signal transmitter to the
wireless remote-control model, when both signal trans-
mitter and wireless-control model are powered on.
[0032] Further, the same measure is taken, such that
the neutral point obtained by the standard auto-setup op-
eration and the neutral position signal of each control
channel of the signal transmitter are consistent, and such
operating sequence as described as follows. The resist-
ance value of the potential meter when operating at a
maximum rotation angle is consistent with the control
pulse wave of the operating joystick of the signal trans-
mitter when operating at its maximum, so as to achieve
the linearity of a full range coverage of an operating joy-
stick of the signal transmitter and the output of the ser-
vomotor can be achieved.
[0033] Referring to FIG 6 for a schematic view of a
system assembly when a wireless remote-control model
sets a neutral position automatically and precisely in ac-
cordance with a preferred embodiment of the present
invention, a central controller (CPU) 3, a set value storage
(memory) 4, a control signal manufacture portion 5 and
other loops are installed at a position for driving the con-
trol loop 101 of the radio control helicopter 100. The radio
control helicopter 100 has a connector 12, and a com-
munication line 13 connected between a connector 14
of PC and an external device. The signal receiver 2 has
a high-frequency (RF) processing portion 2A, a wave de-
tection portion and a decoding portion 2B, and 17 stands
for a battery.
[0034] Referring to FIG 7 for a flow chart of a sequence
for setting a neutral position of a wireless remote-control
model automatically and precisely in accordance with a
preferred embodiment of the present invention, the signal
transmitter of an assembly as shown in FIG. 6 is powered
ON (P-1). The main power supply of the radio control
helicopter (RC) 100 is turned on (P-2). The communica-
tion line is connected to the PC 200 and the radio control
(RC) helicopter 100 (P-3). The correction of neutral po-
sition is started on the PC 200 (P-4). The joystick of the
signal transmitter is operated to read the numeric value
of the potential meter (P-5). The right joystick is operated
(P-6) to read the numeric values of the potential meter
at the left maximum position, the right maximum position,
the top maximum position, the bottom maximum position,
and the neutral position (P-8). The left joystick is operated
(P-7) to read the numeric values of the potential meter
at the left maximum position, the right maximum position,
the top maximum position, the bottom maximum position,
and the neutral position (P-8). The aforementioned re-
sults are stored in the PC (P-9).
[0035] Referring to FIG 8 for a schematic view of the
content of an input pulse from a signal transmitter and
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the position of a servo rudder piece when a neutral po-
sition is set automatically and precisely in accordance
with a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
the predetermined pulse width and the actual pulse width
(which is the pulse width when the signal transmitter is
operated), the operating angle (left maximum, neutral
and right maximum) of the joystick of the signal transmit-
ter, and the rotation angle of the servomotor when the
joystick of the signal transmitter is actually operated are
shown.
[0036] Referring to FIG 9 for an overall view of a radio
control helicopter applicable for a wireless remote-con-
trol model in accordance with the present invention, a
control mechanism having an action motor 7, a battery
8, a servomotor 1 or a gyroscope is installed on the frame
body of the radio control helicopter, and a main rotor ML
and a gear GA are installed at the body frame, and a tail
rotor TL is installed at the axle body CS. The control
mechanism or action motor is activated by a start button
10, and the control instruction is received by an antenna
ANT for controlling the control mechanism for implement-
ing the flying operation.
[0037] This invention is not limited to an application to
a radio control helicopter only, but also applicable for
other wireless remote-control models. Further, the inven-
tion has the advantage of allowing a user to recur the
neutral status of a servomotor, even when the user
changes the potential meter.
[0038] In view of the detailed description above, the
present invention can be achieved by those ordinarily
skilled in the art and is in compliance with the require-
ments of patent application, and thus is duly filed for pat-
ent application.
[0039] While the invention has been described by way
of examples and in terms of preferred embodiments, it
is to be understood that the invention is not limited there-
to. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modi-
fications and similar arrangements and procedures, and
the scope of the appended claims therefore should be
accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass
all such modifications and similar arrangements and pro-
cedures.
Claims
1. A servomotor neutral position setting apparatus of a
wireless remote-control model, comprising:
a servomotor (1), having an output shaft (20)
adapted to rotate within a predetermined angu-
lar range in a frame body (6, 80);
a servo rudder piece (40), having an embedding
hole (50) for embedding said output shaft (20),
and a latching hole (50B, 50C) for latching a link
rod adapted to be connected to a controlled
component; and
a potential meter (1A), installed and adapted to
be rotated coaxially with said output shaft (20)
of said servomotor (1);
wherein the portion of said output shaft (20),
which is embedded into the embedding hole (50)
of said servo rudder piece (40), is a prism, and
at least one surface of the external sidewall of
said prism has a convex bar (20A) formed in a
direction parallel to an inserting direction of said
embedding hole (50); and
said embedding hole (50) of said servo rudder
piece (40) is an angular hole for embedding said
prism, and at least one surface of the internal
sidewall of said angular hole has a concave bar
(50A) formed in the same direction as said con-
vex bar (20A) in order to engage with said con-
vex bar (20A);
characterized in that
a fixed-side rotation angle limit component (60)
is disposed on a lateral side of said frame body
(6, 80), for limiting a maximum rotation angle in
a direction and an opposite direction of said out-
put shaft (20), while a rotary-side rotation angle
limit component (70) is fixedly disposed on a lat-
eral side of said output shaft (20), for limiting a
maximum rotation angular position in a direction
and a maximum rotation angle in an opposite
direction of said output shaft (20);
wherein the servomotor neutral position setting
apparatus is adapted to determine the median
of the output values of said potential meter (1A)
as the standard neutral position of said output
shaft (20), when said output shaft (20) is situated
at a position of the maximum rotation angle in
said direction and said opposite direction.
2. The servomotor neutral position setting apparatus
of a wireless remote-control model as recited in claim
1, wherein said prism is a quadrangular prism, and
said convex bar (20A) has a cross section substan-
tially in a circular or elliptic shape, and said prism
comprises a lateral portion coupled to and buried
into an external sidewall of said prism.
3. The servomotor neutral position setting apparatus
of a wireless remote-control model as recited in claim
2, wherein said convex bar (20A) has a cross section
tapering from the base of said prism.
Patentansprche
1. Vorrichtung zum Setzen eines Servomotors in eine
neutrale Stellung fr ein Modell mit kabelloser Fern-
bedienung, umfassend:
einen Servomotor (1) mit einer Ausgabewelle
(20), die dazu ausgelegt ist, innerhalb eines vor-
gegebenen Winkelbereichs in einem Rahmen-
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krper (6, 80) zu rotieren;
ein Servoruderteil (40) mit einem Einbettungs-
loch (50) zum Einbetten der Ausgabewelle (20)
und einem Einrastloch (50B, 50C) zum Einra-
sten einer Verbindungsstange, die dazu ausge-
legt ist, mit einer gesteuerten Komponente ver-
bunden zu werden; und
ein Potentiometer (1A), das dazu installiert und
ausgelegt ist, koaxial mit der Ausgabewelle (20)
des Servomotors (1) gedreht zu werden;
wobei der Abschnitt der Ausgabewelle (20), der
in das Einbettungsloch (50) des Servoruderteils
(40) eingebettet ist, ein Prisma ist und minde-
stens eine Oberflche der ueren Seitenwand
des Prismas ein konvexes Schienenelement
(20A) aufweist, das in einer zur Einfhrrichtung
des Einbettungslochs (50) parallelen Richtung
gebildet ist; und
das Einbettungsloch (50) des Servoruderteils
(40) ein eckiges Loch zum Einbetten des Pris-
mas ist und mindestens eine Oberflche der in-
neren Seitenwand des ekkigen Lochs ein kon-
kaves Schienenelement (50A) aufweist, das in
derselben Richtung wie das konvexe Schienen-
element (20A) gebildet ist, um mit dem konve-
xen Schienenelement (20A) in Eingriff gebracht
zu werden;
gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass
eine Rotationswinkelbegrenzungskomponente
(60) auf der festen Seite seitlich des Rahmen-
krpers (6, 80) zum Begrenzen eines maxima-
len Rotationswinkels in einer Richtung und einer
entgegengesetzten Richtung der Ausgabewelle
(20) angeordnet ist, whrend eine Rotationswin-
kelbegrenzungskomponente (70) auf der rotie-
renden Seite seitlich der Ausgabewelle (20) zum
Begrenzen einer maximalen Rotationswinkel-
position in einer Richtung und eines maximalen
Rotationswinkels in einer entgegengesetzten
Richtung der Ausgabewelle (20) fest angeord-
net ist;
wobei die Vorrichtung zum Setzen eines Servo-
motors in die neutrale Stellung dazu ausgelegt
ist, den Median der Ausgabewerte des Poten-
tiometers (1A) als den Standard fr die neutrale
Position der Ausgabewelle (20) zu bestimmen,
wenn sich die Ausgabewelle (20) an einer Po-
sition maximalen Rotationswinkels in der Rich-
tung und der entgegengesetzten Richtung be-
findet.
2. Vorrichtung zum Setzen eines Servomotors in die
neutrale Stellung fr ein Modell mit kabelloser Fern-
bedienung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Prisma ein
viereckiges Prisma ist und das konvexe Schienen-
element (20A) einen Querschnitt im Wesentlichen in
einer kreisfrmigen oder elliptischen Form aufweist,
und das Prisma einen mit einer ueren Seitenwand
des Prismas verbundenen und in diese eingelasse-
nen seitlichen Abschnitt umfasst.
3. Vorrichtung zum Setzen eines Servomotors in die
neutrale Stellung fr ein Modell mit kabelloser Fern-
bedienung nach Anspruch 2, wobei das konvexe
Schienenelement (20A) einen sich von der Basis des
Prismas verjngenden Querschnitt aufweist.
Revendications
1. Dispositif de rglage de position neutre de servomo-
teur dune maquette tlcommande sans fil,
comprenant :
un servomoteur (1), comportant un arbre de sor-
tie (20) adapt pour tourner dans une plage an-
gulaire prdtermine dans un corps de chssis
(6, 80) ;
une pice de servogouvernail (40) comportant
un trou de logement (50) pour loger ledit arbre
de sortie (20), et un trou de verrouillage (50B,
50C) pour verrouiller une bielle de liaison adap-
te pour tre connecte un composant
command ; et
un potentiomtre (1A), install et adapt pour
tre mis en rotation coaxialement avec ledit ar-
bre de sortie (20) dudit servomoteur (1) ;
dans lequel la partie dudit arbre de sortie (20),
qui est loge dans le trou de logement (50) de
ladite pice de servogouvernail (40), est un pris-
me, et au moins une surface de la paroi latrale
externe dudit prisme comporte une barre con-
vexe (20A) forme dans une direction parallle
une direction dinsertion dudit trou de logement
(50) ; et
ledit trou de logement (50) de ladite pice de
servogouvernail (40) tant un trou angulaire
pour loger ledit prisme, et au moins une surface
de ladite paroi latrale interne dudit trou angu-
laire comportant une barre concave (50A) for-
me dans la mme direction que ladite barre
convexe (20A) afin de cooprer avec ladite barre
convexe (20A) ;
caractris en ce que
un composant de limitation dangle de rotation
ct fixe (60) est dispos sur un ct latral dudit
corps de chssis (6, 80) pour limiter un angle de
rotation maximal dans un sens et un sens op-
pos dudit arbre de sortie (20), tandis quun
composant de limitation dangle de rotation ct
rotatif (70) est dispos de manire fixe sur un
ct latral dudit arbre de sortie (20), pour limiter
une position angulaire de rotation maximale
dans un sens et un angle de rotation maximale
dans un sens oppos dudit arbre de sortie (20) ;
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vomoteur tant adapt pour dterminer la m-
diane des valeurs de sortie dudit potentiomtre
(1A) comme la position neutre standard dudit
arbre de sortie (20), lorsque ledit arbre de sortie
(20) est situ une position de langle de rotation
maximale dans ledit sens et ledit sens oppos.
2. Dispositif de rglage de position neutre de servomo-
teur dune maquette tlcommande sans fil selon
la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit prisme est un
prisme quadrangulaire, et ladite barre convexe (20A)
a une section sensiblement de forme circulaire ou
elliptique, et ledit prisme comprend une partie lat-
rale couple et enfouie dans une paroi latrale ex-
terne dudit prisme.
3. Dispositif de rglage de position neutre de servomo-
teur dune maquette tlcommande sans fil selon
la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite barre convexe
(20A) a une section seffilant depuis la base dudit
prisme.
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