KR100847475B1 - Rotation control apparatus capable of auto-centering and auto-centering method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a rotation control device and an automatic position alignment method capable of automatic position alignment. A rotation control apparatus for controlling the rotation of a predetermined device, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a position alignment signal for automatically aligning a position of a predetermined device; And a controller for outputting an alignment control signal for controlling a predetermined device to be aligned at a position corresponding to preset reference position information when a position alignment signal is received. . The user can automatically align a predetermined device (for example, a display device) to a preset reference position only by pressing a predetermined one-touch button provided in the remote control device, thereby providing the user with simplicity and convenience of position alignment. It can be effective.

Display device, remote control device, rotation sensing element, hall sensor.

Description

Rotation control apparatus capable of auto-positioning and auto-centering method

1a to 1c is a view showing the structure of a rotation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are views for explaining an example of rotation of the display device using the rotation control device of the present invention.

2C is a view for explaining an example of automatic position alignment in the rotation control device of the present invention.

3A and 3B are views for explaining another example of rotation of the display device using the rotation control device of the present invention.

4 is a view showing an example of a remote control device used for the rotation and automatic position alignment of the display device using the rotation control device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a rotation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing an example of a circuit diagram for implementing a driving circuit unit in the rotation control device of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a rotation control method in a rotation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining the principle of outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of rotation of the display device in the rotation sensing element used in the rotation control device of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a flow chart for explaining the automatic position alignment method of the rotation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: rotation control device

120: receiver

130: control unit

140: rotation sensing element

145 amplification circuit

150: storage unit

102: drive motor unit

The present invention relates to a rotation control device and method for rotating the display device, and more particularly to a rotation control device and an automatic position alignment method capable of automatic position alignment for automatically aligning the position of the display device using a remote control device. It is about.

Flat panel display devices such as TVs and monitors using LCDs, PDPs, OLEDs, etc. have a clearer picture quality than CRT-type TVs and monitors. It's been in the spotlight recently. For this reason, the demand for flat panel display devices is increasing and is expected to replace CRT type TV or monitor in the future.

In response to this trend, manufacturers of display devices are introducing not only existing fixed stand products, but also rotating stand products that allow the display device to be rotated about a pedestal so that the display device can be rotated in a desired direction. .

However, the conventional rotary stand product has a hassle that must be manually operated by the user to rotate the display device. That is, the user is inconvenient to move to the place where the display device is located to manually rotate the display device in order to rotate the display device in a desired direction.

Recently, a method and apparatus for automatically manipulating the rotation of a display apparatus using a remote control apparatus such as a remote controller have been proposed as a related art for solving the inconvenience of manual operation. However, the recently proposed automatic operation method and apparatus merely controls the operation of the motor by using a signal received from a remote control device such as a remote controller, and the amount of rotation (eg, rotation position, angle, It is not a method of controlling the rotation of the display device by performing the calculation of the distance. Therefore, there is a problem that precise position control (adjustment) cannot be performed in the display apparatus using only the existing automatic operation method and apparatus.

In addition, the prior art does not include (include) an auto-centering function for automatically aligning the position of the display device, and for this reason, the user may select a predetermined reference position (for example, the front of the display device). It is inconvenient to repeat the operation of rotating the display device every time in order to align the position to a preset position. In addition, in the case of the position alignment of the display device by the rotation operation of the user there is a problem that it is difficult to accurately position alignment.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for automatically aligning a display device to a preset reference position without the need of repeating an operation of a direction key only by pressing a predetermined one touch button provided in a remote control device.

Accordingly, the present invention enables the user to automatically align a predetermined device (eg, a display device) to a preset reference position only by pressing a predetermined one-touch button provided in the remote control device, thereby simplifying the position alignment and the user. It is to provide a rotation control device and an automatic position alignment method capable of automatic position alignment with convenience.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a rotation control device and an automatic position alignment method capable of more accurate position alignment by calculating the amount of rotation of a predetermined device using a rotation sensing element and a controller (for example, a microprocessor).

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a rotation control device for controlling the rotation of a predetermined device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a position alignment signal for automatically aligning the position of the predetermined device; And a controller for outputting an alignment control signal for controlling a predetermined device to be aligned at a position corresponding to preset reference position information when a position alignment signal is received. .

The present invention may further include a driving motor unit receiving a alignment control signal output by the controller and providing a rotational force for aligning a predetermined device to a position corresponding to the reference position information.

Here, the alignment control signal output by the controller may correspond to position difference information corresponding to a difference between current position information and reference position information corresponding to a position of a predetermined device at the time when the position alignment signal is received. In this case, the present invention may further include a storage unit for storing the reference position information and the current position information.

The present invention may further include a rotation sensing element that outputs a sensing signal corresponding to the amount of rotation when the predetermined device rotates in a predetermined direction, and the controller calculates a rotation amount corresponding to the sensing signal output from the rotation sensing element. In this case, the current position information may be a rotation amount calculated by the controller. Here, the rotation sensing element may be a hall sensor, a gyro sensor or a potentio meter, and the present invention may further include an amplifying circuit for amplifying the sensing signal output from the rotation sensing element. Can be.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for automatically aligning a position of a device by a rotation control device, the method comprising: (a) receiving a position alignment signal for automatically aligning a position of a device; And (b) aligning a predetermined device with a position corresponding to preset reference position information when a position alignment signal is received.

Here, step (b) may further include calculating position difference information corresponding to the difference between the current position information and the reference position information corresponding to the position of the predetermined device at the time when the position alignment signal is received. .

In addition, the present invention further includes the step of storing the respective position information corresponding to each time a position change occurs due to the rotation of the predetermined device before step (a), but the current position of step (b1) The information may be determined as the last stored position information based on the time point at which the alignment signal is received.

In addition, before the step (c), the present invention comprises the steps of: (d) outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of rotation when the predetermined device is rotated in a predetermined direction; And (e) calculating an amount of rotation of the predetermined device from the output detection signal, wherein the positional information stored through step (c) may be the amount of rotation calculated in step (e).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a rotation control device capable of automatic position alignment and an automatic position alignment method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the same or corresponding components regardless of the reference numerals refer to the same reference numerals And duplicate description thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When a component is referred to herein as being "coupled" or "connected" to another component, etc., it may be directly coupled to or directly connected to the other component, but there may be other components in between. It should be understood. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly coupled" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments of the invention only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprise" or "have" herein are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described on the specification, and that one or more other features It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of adding or presenting numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, before describing the rotation control device, a device for sensing the rotation amount of a predetermined device will be described.

Here, the device for detecting the amount of rotation of the predetermined device is not limited to the type mentioned in the present specification, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of rotation amount detection device can be applied. In addition, the following rotation amount sensing device is a technique known to those skilled in the art, it will be briefly described in order to clarify the gist of the present invention.

As a device for detecting a rotation amount (ie, displacement angle or position) of a predetermined device such as a display device including a TV, etc., a potentiometer, a hall sensor and a magnetic element, and a gyro system And the like.

Potentiometers, also known as potentiometers, are devices that accurately measure DC voltage. Accurately matching the value with a known resistance allows the DC current to be measured accurately. Therefore, when the potentiometer is used in the rotation amount sensing device, the voltage value can be measured while adjusting the resistance value of the potentiometer by biting the gear on the rotation shaft, and the rotation amount can be calculated by the controller based on the measured voltage value.

The gyro system is a rotation amount sensing device using a gyro sensor. A gyro sensor is a sensor that detects "angular velocity (how big or small an angle is in 1 second)". When a moving object rotates, a force of "Colliorism" is applied perpendicularly to the speed direction. The gyro sensor uses this physics to detect the angular velocity from the force of the Coriolis. In general, the output form of the gyro sensor is an analog signal, and the analog signal may be converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter and processed by a controller to calculate the rotation amount of a predetermined device.

The hall sensor is a magnetoelectric conversion element using the Hall effect. The position sensing system using a magnet and a hole sensor fixes the magnetic body to the rotational axis of the motor and detects the rotational or positional change by identifying the positional shift of the magnetic body as the variation of the voltage output value of the Hall sensor when the rotational axis rotates. By the principle of sensing.

In the present specification, in order to facilitate the understanding and explanation of the present invention, in the case of detecting the amount of rotation of a predetermined device using a magnetic material and a hall sensor, the rotation according to an embodiment of the present invention. Although the control device is described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited.

1a to 1c is a view showing the structure of a rotation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the rotation control device 100 of the present invention collectively referred to an integrated intermediate coupling device for coupling the first body and the second body so that the second body (2nd body) can be rotated with respect to the first body (1st body). do. Therefore, in all the drawings below, the first body is a support portion, and the second body is a case where the display device is described, but the rotation control device 100 of the present invention is not limited thereto. Of course, the device and the device can be used without limitation.

1A to 1C, the rotation control apparatus 100 of the present invention provides a driving motor unit 102 and a driving motor unit 102 that provide a driving force (that is, rotational force) for rotation of a display device in a predetermined direction. Drive circuit unit 101 for controlling and detecting the operation of the &lt; RTI ID = 0.0 &gt;

Here, the drive motor unit 102 is a motor 50, a gear box 55, a motor housing 60, a motor rotation shaft 65, a hinge pin 70, a hinge 75 and a magnetic body (80) It may include. However, in the case of Figure 1c the motor housing 60 is omitted to show the motor rotation shaft (65).

At this time, the gear box 55 is a combination of one or more gears, a motor that rotates in a predetermined direction under the control of the driving circuit unit 101 (more precisely, the control unit 130 included in the driving circuit unit 101) ( 50) to adjust (deceleration) the self-rotation speed of the display device to a speed suitable for the actual rotation of the display device. Therefore, the rotation speed output from the motor rotation shaft 65 may be the same as the actual rotation speed of the display device. The motor housing 60 is a case for fixing the motor 50 and the gear box 55, and serves to fix the motor rotation shaft 65 so as not to shake or change.

The hinge pin 70 and the hinge 75 are coupled to the motor rotation shaft 65 protruding out of the motor housing 60 to rotate in a predetermined direction corresponding to the rotation of the motor rotation shaft 65.

The hinge pin 70 and the hinge 75 may be coupled (connected) with the display device to induce rotation of the display device. Alternatively, the hinge pin 70 and the hinge 75 are coupled (connected) with the support part, the motor 50 and the gear box 55 are coupled (connected) with the display device, and the support part is fixed, thereby rotating the motor shaft. 65 may be fixed and the rotational force of the motor rotation shaft 65 may rotate the motor 50 itself in the opposite direction to induce rotation of the display device. In the following description, assuming examples of the former, it is obvious that this does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The magnetic body 80 is coupled to the motor rotating shaft 65 (more precisely in the present embodiment, directly coupled with the hinge pin 70 coupled to the motor rotating shaft 65), so that the magnetic body 80 can rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the display device. . For example, in the case of the present embodiment, the magnetic body 80 is manufactured in the form of a semi-circle of an angle of 180 ° is coupled to the motor rotation shaft 65, the rotation of the motor rotation shaft 65 (resultingly the rotation of the display device) As a result, the position of the magnetic body 80 is also changed (rotated). However, in the present invention, it is assumed that the display device can rotate with a total rotation range of 180 ° angle up to 90 ° in clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to the rotation axis of the display device (see FIG. 8 to be described later). In consideration of the detection efficiency (or characteristics) of the change in the magnetic flux by the rotation sensing element 140 to be described later, the magnetic body 80 is also manufactured in a semi-circular shape with an angle of 180 ° in accordance with the rotation range of the display device. Of course, depending on the designer's choice can have a variety of forms without particular limitations. In addition, the above-described coupling position of the magnetic body 80 is not necessarily limited to the motor rotation shaft 65, but may be positioned without any limitation as long as it is a predetermined position that can rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the display device. . In addition, as the magnetic body 80, it is obvious that any object having magnetic properties including a permanent magnet, an electromagnet, or the like may be used without limitation.

The driving circuit unit 101 includes a predetermined configuration unit (for example, a receiving unit, a control unit, etc. to be described later) and a circuit board 103 and a driving motor unit for controlling the operation of the driving motor unit 102. A rotation sensing element 140 for sensing the operation (rotation) of the 102, the rotation sensing element 140 being connected by a circuit board 103 and a flexible printed circuit board 104. (See FIG. 1C).

Here, the rotation sensing element 140 outputs a sensing signal corresponding to a change in magnetic flux from the magnetic body 80 according to the rotation of the display device. For example, as the display device rotates, the magnetic body 80 also rotates in association with it, causing a change in magnetic flux due to a change in position of the magnetic body 80, which is detected by the rotation sensing element 140 and induced therefrom. It will output the sense voltage. In this case, a Hall sensor or a magnetoresistive element may be used as the rotation sensing element 140. At this time, in order to more accurately detect the change in the magnetic flux according to the position change (rotation) of the magnetic body 80, the rotation sensing element 140 may be disposed adjacent to the position opposite to the position where the magnetic body 80 is provided, In addition, the position of the rotation sensing element 80 is preferably fixed without being changed regardless of the rotation of the display device. To this end, the rotation sensing element 140 may be fixed to the motor housing 60 after being placed at a position of the upper surface of the gear box 55 (see A of FIG. 1C). The configuration and function of the driving circuit unit 101 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

2A and 2B are views for explaining an example of rotation of the display apparatus using the rotation control apparatus of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate another example of rotation of the display apparatus using the rotation control apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a remote control apparatus used for rotating the display apparatus using the rotation control apparatus of the present invention.

First, an example of rotation when the rotation control apparatus of the present invention is applied to a stand type display apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.

FIG. 2A illustrates a front view of a stand type display device, in which the display device 10 and the support part 20 are coupled by a swivel type stand 30, and in the rotatable stand 30. The rotation control device 100 of the present invention is provided so that the rotation of the display device 10 corresponds to the rotation of the rotation control device 100 (more specifically, the motor rotation shaft 65 of the drive motor unit 102). Happens.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2B. 2B is a view of the display device 10 viewed from above.

2A and 2B, the center 11 of the motor rotation shaft 65 (or the center 11 of the motor rotation shaft 65 of the rotation control apparatus 100 extends to the display apparatus 10). The clockwise rotation of the motor rotation shaft 65 (or the display device 10) in the first direction rotation 12 and the counterclockwise rotation of the motor rotation shaft 65 based on the center 11 'of the rotated rotation shaft. Assume that the rotation in the direction is the second direction rotation 13, and assuming that the reference position of the display apparatus 10 is set as the B-B 'line, the display apparatus 10 may be configured to rotate the rotation control apparatus 100. Make the first rotation 12 ′ with the same direction as the first direction rotation 12 (ie, clockwise) and the same amount of rotation, the same direction as the second direction rotation 13 (that is, counterclockwise) and The second rotation 13 'has the same amount of rotation. In this case, the reference position (B-B 'line) of the display device 10 may be preset in the manufacturing step of the display device, or may be arbitrarily set by the user after the installation of the display device is completed.

For example, when the rotation control device 100 rotates the second direction by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction, the display device 10 is formed by the rotation control device 100 from the reference position (B-B 'line). It is moved to another position (C-C 'line) rotated by the same amount of rotation in the same direction corresponding to the two-direction rotation (see (c) of FIG. 2).

An example of rotation when the rotation control device of the present invention is applied to a wall mount type display device will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

3A illustrates a side view of the wall-mounted display device, in which the support 20 is fixed to the wall 40 and the display device 10 is coupled to the support 20 by the rotary stand 30. By rotating in accordance with the rotation of the rotation control device 100 of the present invention provided in the rotary stand (30).

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3B. 3A and 3B are views when the display apparatus 10 is projected from the front.

In the case of the wall-mounted display device of FIG. 3B, as in the stand-type display device of FIG. 2B, the display device 10 has a motor rotation axis when the center 11 of the motor rotation axis 65 of the rotation control device 100 is referred to. Corresponding to the first direction rotation 12 in the clockwise direction of 65, the first direction 12 ′ has the same direction and amount of rotation, and the second direction in the counterclockwise direction of the motor rotation shaft 65. Corresponding to the rotation 13 has the same direction and amount of rotation and makes a second rotation 13 ′. Here, the line 'D-D' indicates a reference position of the display apparatus 10.

For example, when the rotation control device 100 rotates the second direction by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction, the display device 10 is formed by the rotation control device 100 from the reference position (D-D '). It is moved to another position (E-E 'line) rotated by the same amount of rotation in the same direction corresponding to the two-direction rotation (see (b) of FIG. 3).

As described above, the display apparatus 10 rotates corresponding to the rotation of the rotation control apparatus 100, and the rotation of the rotation control apparatus 100 in a predetermined direction (first direction rotation 12 or second direction rotation ( 13) may be controlled by an arrow key provided in the remote control apparatus 110 as illustrated in FIG. 4 or through an input device (not shown) provided in the display apparatus 10.

For example, in the remote control device 110 of FIG. 4, the left direction key 201 corresponds to the first direction rotation 12 of the rotation control device 100, and the right direction key 202 corresponds to the second direction rotation ( Assume that the case is set to correspond to 13, the rotation control device 100 receives a predetermined radio signal output from the remote control device 110 to perform the second direction rotation in response to the user presses the right direction key (202). can do. Hereinafter, a wireless signal output from the remote control apparatus 110 according to an operation of pressing the left direction key 201 is called a first direction signal, and the remote control apparatus 110 according to an operation of pressing the right direction key 202. The radio signal to be output is called a second direction signal.

Alternatively, the display device 10 may be provided with an input device. Here, the input device is configured to receive input corresponding to the left direction key 201 and the right direction key 202 of the remote control device 110, as described above, the first direction rotation 12 or the second direction It may also receive a signal to rotate (13).

Hereinafter, a direction button of the remote control device 110 or a predetermined button or switch of the input device of the display device 10 will be collectively referred to as a direction key.

In this case, the amount of rotation of the rotation control apparatus 100 (or the amount of rotation of the display device accordingly) may be preset or set later by the user so as to be appropriately adjusted according to the time and method of pressing the direction key. For example, in response to the user pressing the direction key intermittently, the rotation control device 100 rotates by a predetermined distance, speed, or angle, or is proportional to the time when the user continuously presses the direction key. It may be set in advance or later to rotate by distance, speed or angle.

An operation principle of the rotation control device 100 according to the received signal will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 below.

In addition, the remote control apparatus 110 or the input apparatus of the display apparatus of FIG. 4 may further include an alignment button 205 for aligning the position of the display apparatus. An automatic position alignment method of the display apparatus using the alignment button 205 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 9.

5 is a schematic block diagram of a rotation control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a view showing an example of a circuit diagram for implementing the driving circuit unit in the rotation control device of the present invention, 7 is a flowchart illustrating a rotation control method in a rotation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, although the driving circuit unit 101 of FIG. 5 shows each component as a separate block, this is merely shown by dividing each component into functions in charge, and all or part of each component is more subdivided or implemented. Of course, it can also be implemented as an integrated chip. In addition, in implementing the driving circuit unit 101 of the present invention, various circuits may be implemented in addition to the circuit diagram of FIG. 6. However, hereinafter, the description will be made based on the circuit diagram of FIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 5, the rotation control apparatus 100 of the present invention operates the driving motor unit 102 and the driving motor unit 102 to provide a driving force (that is, rotational force) for rotation in a predetermined direction of the display apparatus. It includes a driving circuit 101 for controlling and detecting the. The driving circuit unit 101 may include a power supply unit 115, a receiving unit 120, a control unit 130, a rotation sensing element 140, an amplifier circuit 145, and a storage unit 150. An example of an actual circuit diagram for implementing 101 is shown.

Here, the power supply unit 115 is used as an operating power source for the operation of each component and the drive motor unit 102 in the drive circuit unit 101, the drive motor unit 102 is shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C. As described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The role (function) of each component of the other driving circuit unit 101 will be easily understood through the description of the flowchart of FIG. 7. Hereinafter, the rotation control device with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The rotation control method by 100 will be described.

Referring to step S710 of FIG. 7, the predetermined direction signal output from the remote control apparatus 110 is received by the receiving unit 120 of the driving circuit unit 101.

For example, the first direction signal or the second direction signal output from the remote control device 110 according to the user pressing the left direction key 201 or the right direction key 202 provided in the remote control device 110 of FIG. 4. The direction signal is received by the receiver of the receiver 120 (see identification number 121 of FIG. 6). As described above with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the receiving unit 120 of the present invention wirelessly receives the direction signal from the remote control apparatus 110 as illustrated in FIG. 4. Of course, the receiving unit 120 at 100 may receive a direction signal (wired reception) from a predetermined input device provided in the display device itself.

In this case, the first direction signal or the second direction signal received by the receiver 120 is input to the controller 130 along a predetermined path (circuit). That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the output terminal 122 of the receiver 120 is connected to one predetermined input terminal 122 ′ of the controller 130, whereby the first direction signal or the second direction signal inputted therein is The control unit 130 may be divided into a first line 123 or a second line 124.

Referring to step S720 of FIG. 7, the controller 130 outputs a predetermined rotation signal corresponding to the received direction signal. That is, when the first direction signal or the second direction signal received by the receiver 120 is input, the controller 130 may include a first rotation signal or a second rotation corresponding to the input first direction signal or the second direction signal. Output the signal.

In this case, the first rotation signal or the second rotation signal output by the controller 130 may be a predetermined output terminal (for example, the first control terminal 125 of FIG. 6 connected to an input terminal of the driving motor unit 102). And transmitted (input) to the driving motor unit 102 through the second control terminal 126, and the driving motor unit 102 drives the motor 50 in response to the input first or second rotation signal. Rotate

Here, the rotation signal output from the control unit 130 and transmitted to the driving motor unit 102 may be different according to the motor control method, for example, digitized or modulated according to voltage, current, power, or the like. It may be a predetermined signal or pulse (adjusted). For example, in the case of using a pulse width modulation (PWM) method as a motor control method, the rotation signal may be a voltage value adjusted by adjusting a pulse width based on a maximum voltage value that can be supplied from the power supply unit 115.

At this time, the magnitude of the rotation signal output by the controller 130 increases in proportion to the number of times the user presses the direction key of the remote control device 110 intermittently or continuously, and is transmitted to the driving motor unit 102. The amount of rotation (eg, rotation angle, speed or distance, etc.) of the motor 50 is adjusted in accordance with the magnitude of the line signal.

In addition, the rotation direction of the motor 50 is the same as the first direction rotation 12 of FIGS. 2B and 3B in the case of the first rotation signal according to the first rotation signal or the second rotation signal output by the controller 130. Direction, and the second rotation signal may have the same direction as the second direction rotation 13 of FIGS. 2B and 3B. When the motor control of the PWM method described above for the purpose of distinguishing the rotation direction of the motor 50 is described as an example. For example, in the case of outputting the rotation signal, the controller 130 adjusts the first control terminal 125 of FIG. 6 to be (+) and the second control terminal 126 to be (−). Transmits the adjusted voltage value to the driving motor unit 102, and in the case of the second rotation signal, the first control terminal 125 receives the negative value and the second control terminal 126 adjusts the adjusted voltage value to be positive. The rotational direction of the motor 50 may be controlled by the method of transmitting to the driving motor unit 102. That is, the rotation direction of the motor 50 may be changed by using a method of changing the polarity of the voltage input to the first control terminal 125 and the second control terminal 126.

Referring to step S730 of FIG. 7, when the display device rotates in the same direction by rotating the motor 50 of the driving motor unit 102 in a predetermined direction according to the rotation signal, the rotation sensing element 140 displays the display device. It outputs a detection signal corresponding to the rotation amount of.

Here, the rotation sensing element 140 may be disposed adjacent to a position opposite to the magnetic body 80 that rotates in conjunction with the display device in combination with the motor rotation shaft 65 of the driving motor unit 102 (FIGS. 1A through 1). 1C), a detection signal (eg, an induced voltage) is output from a change in magnetic flux corresponding to the rotation of the magnetic body 80 linked to the rotation of the display device. The output principle of the sensing signal in the rotation sensing element 140 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 8.

At this time, the sensing signal output by the rotation sensing element 140 is an input terminal (identification number 142 of FIG. 6) connected to the output terminal of the rotation sensing element 140 (see identification number 142 of FIG. 6). The reference signal may be input to the amplifying circuit 145.

Referring to step S740 of FIG. 7, when the sensing signal output from the rotation sensing element 140 is input to the amplifying circuit 145, the amplifying circuit 145 amplifies the sensing signal to a predetermined size.

In this case, the amplifying circuit 145 may use various amplifying elements including an OP-AMP. For example, in the case of FIG. 6, the amplifying circuit 145 may be used using an inverting OP-AMP. Implement.

The amplification process of the detection signal using the amplifying circuit 145 of the step (S740) by increasing the size of the detection signal output from the rotation sensing element 140, the accuracy of the calculation of the rotation amount of the display device by the controller 130 later Since it is for improving (precision), it is not necessarily necessary step in the rotation control method of the rotation control apparatus 100 of this invention, and may be abbreviate | omitted.

The sense signal amplified by the amplifying circuit 145 is a predetermined other input terminal of the control unit 130 connected to the output terminal of the amplifying circuit 145 (see identification number 143 of FIG. 6) (see identification number 143 ′ of FIG. 6). It may be input to the control unit 130 through. Of course, if the step (S740) is omitted, the detection signal output from the rotation sensing element 140 will be directly input to the controller 130 as it is not amplified.

Referring to step S750 of FIG. 7, the controller 130 calculates the amount of rotation of the display apparatus from the input detection signal. Here, the controller 130 may be implemented using, for example, a microprocessor. A detailed description of the method of calculating the amount of rotation in the controller 130 will be given below with the description of the principle of outputting the detection signal in the rotation sensing element 140 through FIG. 8.

In this case, after the step S750, the step of storing the rotation amount calculated by the controller 130 in the storage unit 150 may be further included.

That is, the controller 130 stores all of the calculated rotation amounts in the storage unit 150 whenever the position change (that is, the change in the detection signal) occurs due to the rotation of the display device, or the rotation of the display device is completed. The rotation amount corresponding to the final position at a time (for example, when there is no position change for a predetermined time (about 5 minutes) or the like) may be stored in the storage unit 150. The storage unit 150 may be implemented as a temporary memory device such as a register or a nonvolatile memory device such as a flash memory, or may be implemented using both the temporary memory device and the nonvolatile memory device. . For example, the controller 130 temporarily stores the rotation amounts calculated each time (ie, sequentially) in a temporary storage device such as a register whenever a change in the detection signal occurs, and then temporarily stores the rotation amount of the display device. The amount of rotation corresponding to the position of the display device when the rotation is completed may be stored in the nonvolatile memory device. This is because the position information corresponding to the final position when the rotation of the display device is completed (that is, the amount of rotation) is not erased (remembered) even when the power supply to the display device is cut off. Because. In addition, various storage methods and settings of the rotation amount by the controller 130 may be possible according to the needs of the designer or the user. In addition, various storage methods and settings of the rotation angle by the controller 130 are possible according to the needs of designers or users.

8 is a view for explaining the principle of outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of rotation of the display device in the position sensing element used in the rotation control device of the present invention.

Here, FIG. 8A illustrates a first rotation 12 ′ in a clockwise direction and a second rotation 13 ′ in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the rotation axis 11 ′ of the display device. 8B is a view corresponding to rotation amounts of the display apparatus according to rotations of the display apparatus in a predetermined direction (that is, the first rotation 12 'and the second rotation 13'). A diagram illustrating a sensing signal output from the sensing element 140. However, in FIG. 8, the rotation angle of the display device will be described based on the rotation angle, which is an example. The detection signal output from the rotation sensing element 140 may be derived from a change in magnetic flux according to rotation of the magnetic body 80. (I.e., sensing voltage), it will be described on the assumption.

At this time, the rotation control device 100 of the present invention as shown in Fig. 8 (a) when the reference position (see identification code O) of the display device is set to 0 ° clockwise up to 90 ° angle, counterclockwise Assume that there is a total rotation range of 180 ° angle up to a maximum 90 ° angle, it is assumed that (b) of FIG. 8 represents the sense voltage outputted from the rotation sensing element 140 without passing through the amplifier circuit 145. Shall be. However, the rotation range (that is, the rotation range of the display device) of the rotation control device 100 of the present invention may be larger or smaller than the 180 ° angle, which is preset (limited) by the designer to have a predetermined rotation range or It may be set later by a method in which a user manipulates a predetermined button included in the remote control apparatus 110. In addition, as a method of limiting the rotation range of the rotation control device 100 as described above, a method of physically inhibiting rotation by a stopper formed in the form of a protruding convex-concave, a predetermined rotation range (rotation angle) or more. When rotated, various methods may be used, such as a method in which the controller 130 restricts the operation of the motor 50 of the driving motor unit 102 (for example, cuts off power supply). In addition, in FIG. 8B, the sensing voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 is changed while having a sine curve in accordance with the rotation angle of the display device. Or may have a shape of a corresponding waveform and vary.

Hereinafter, the principle of outputting the sensed voltage in the rotation sensing element 140 according to the rotation of the display apparatus will be described using the case where the hall sensor is used as the rotation sensing element 140.

The hall sensor is a sensor that can be used for measuring (detecting) the rotational speed or the rotational angle of a driving device (for example, a motor) by applying a hall effect. The Hall effect is to place a solid such as a metal or a semiconductor in a position where a magnetic field (magnetic field) is formed and to flow a current in a direction perpendicular to the formed magnetic field. Electric field) is formed, and thus electromotive force (ie, voltage) is induced. In other words, the Hall effect is closely related to Lorentz's law where a charged particle (for example, an electron) moves in a magnetic field and receives a force in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement (the Lorentz force). Therefore, when it is assumed that the magnitude and speed of the current flowing in the solid are constant, the magnitude of the induced voltage is determined in proportion to the strength of the formed magnetic field, and the polarity (direction) of the induced voltage is determined in correspondence with the direction of the formed magnetic field. . Since the voltage induced by the Hall effect is determined by the strength and direction of the magnetic field, the magnitude or polarity of the induced voltage also corresponds to a change in the strength or direction of the magnetic field (ie, a change in magnetic flux). Will change. Therefore, the Hall sensor can detect the change in the magnetic flux by applying the above-described Hall effect and output the corresponding sensing voltage.

In the case of the rotation control device 100 of the present invention, the change of the magnetic flux is generated by the change of the position of the magnetic body 80 which rotates in association with the rotation of the display device, and the rotation sensing element 140 (the above-described example). Hall sensor, etc.) detects the change in the magnetic flux and outputs a corresponding sensing voltage.

At this time, the sensing voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 has a different polarity according to the rotation direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the display device, and the magnitude of the sensing voltage also has a different value corresponding to the rotation angle. . That is, in the case of (b) of FIG. 8, for example, when the display device is in the N position rotated 30 degrees clockwise (that is, rotated -30 degrees from the reference position (see identification code O)), the sensing voltage is V. _N , and when the display device is in the Q position rotated 60 ° counterclockwise, the sense voltage becomes V _Q and rotates up to 90 ° clockwise (that is, from the reference position (see identifier O)- At the L position rotated 90 ° and at the R position rotated up to 90 ° counterclockwise, the sensing voltages are V _L and V _R , respectively.

Here, the sensed voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 is a variety of design conditions (rotational speed and rotation angle of the display device, the intensity and direction of the magnetic field formed by the magnetic body 80, the magnetic body in the rotation control device 100 It is determined according to the separation distance between the 80 and the rotation sensing element 140, the sensitivity (sensitivity, etc.) of the rotation sensing element 140, but in general, the control unit 130 is implemented by a digital device such as a microprocessor The voltage preferably has a voltage value within a predetermined range that can be processed (calculated) in the digital device. For this reason, the sensed voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 can be adjusted or amplified to a value within the range of 0 to 5V or-5V to + 5V, which is a voltage range that can be processed by the digital device, for example, the display device is a reference position. (Refer to identification code O in FIG. 8 (a)) 2.5 V, 0.5 V for the maximum rotational position in the clockwise direction, 4.5 V for the maximum rotational position in the counterclockwise direction, 4.5 Can be adjusted to be V.

As described above, since the sensing voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 has a one-to-one correspondence with the rotation angle according to the rotation of the display device, the controller 130 is input using the relation between the sensing voltage and the rotation angle. The rotation angle corresponding to the value of the sensed voltage can be calculated. This is because, in the manufacturing of the rotation control apparatus 100 of the present invention, if the above design conditions are determined in advance, a corresponding relationship between the rotation angle of the display device and the sensing voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 may be predetermined. The one-to-one correspondence between the rotation angle and the sensed voltage may be used to calculate the rotation angle by the controller 130 by being stored in the controller 130 or in a separate storage device.

In addition, the following method may be used as another method of calculating the rotation angle of the display apparatus by the controller 130. According to the rotation of the display device, the sensing voltage output from the rotation sensing element 140 has a sine curve shape as shown in FIG. If the change is made, the controller 130 may calculate the rotation angle of the display device by analyzing a trend curve (or hysterisis curve) for the change of the sensed voltage. For example, the controller 130 may use various methods, such as calculating a rotation angle by using a change slope of a sensed voltage or calculating a rotation angle by using a proportional relationship of a straight line linearized with a sense voltage curve. Can be.

As such, the rotation control device 100 of the present invention can remotely control the rotation of the display device, as well as detect the change in the magnetic flux according to the rotation of the display device and output the detection signal and the detection signal. From the control unit 130 for calculating the amount of rotation of the display device there is an advantage that can be more precise control in the rotation of the display device.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically aligning a position of a rotation control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the sensing signal output from the rotation sensing element 140 and the amount of rotation calculated by the controller 130 will be described below on the assumption that the sensing voltage and the rotation angle are respectively as described in FIG. 8. Therefore, the position information corresponding to the position of the display apparatus may be information regarding other rotation amounts such as rotation distance information including direction information when the reference position of the display apparatus is referred to, but the rotation sensing element 140 will be described below. It is assumed that the rotation angle information calculated by the controller 130 corresponding to the sensed voltage (that is, the sensed signal) output from the control unit 130 is calculated.

Hereinafter, an automatic position alignment method in the rotation control apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2B and 2C centering on the flowchart of FIG. 9. 2C is a view for explaining an example of automatic position alignment in the rotation control apparatus of the present invention.

Referring to S910 of FIG. 9, the receiver 120 receives a position alignment signal output from the remote control apparatus 110.

For example, in response to the user pressing the alignment button 205 of the remote control device 110 illustrated in FIG. 4, the remote control device 110 outputs a predetermined radio signal (ie, a positioning signal). The output position alignment signal may be received through the receiver 120 of the rotation control apparatus 100. Of course, the receiver 120 may receive (align) a position alignment signal from a predetermined input device provided in the display device itself, not the remote control device 110 as described above. At this time, in order to prevent the display device from being aligned by the user's inadvertent button operation (for example, the user presses the alignment button 205 by mistake), the user may select a predetermined time (for example, three seconds). The position alignment signal may be output from the remote controller 110 only when the abnormal alignment button 205 is pressed.

Referring to S920 of FIG. 9, when the alignment signal is received by the receiver 120, the controller 130 may determine position information corresponding to the position of the display device at the time when the alignment signal is received (hereinafter, the current position information). And position difference information corresponding to the difference between the reference position information corresponding to the preset reference position.

A method of calculating position difference information by the controller 130 in this step S920 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2B and 2C.

As shown in (c) of FIG. 2B, the second display 13 'is rotated at a preset reference position (B-B' line) by the user pressing the right direction key 202 of the remote control apparatus 110. FIG. In this case, whenever the position change according to the second rotation 13 ′ of the display device occurs, the controller 130 calculates and stores the respective position information (ie, rotation angle) corresponding to the position in the storage unit 150. do. In this case, as a method of storing the rotation angle, various methods including an updating method as described above with reference to FIG. 7 may be used. In this case, it is assumed that the final position when the second rotation by the remote operation of the user is completed is the same as the line CC ′ of FIG. 2C.

In the case where the display device is located along the line C-C 'of FIG. 2C, the receiver 120 is positioned as shown in S910 of FIG. 9 by the user pressing the alignment button 205 of the remote control device 110. Upon receiving the alignment signal, the controller 130 may set a rotation angle (ie, current position information) corresponding to the current position (that is, the C-C ′ line) of the display device at the time when the position alignment signal is received, and the preset reference. The rotation angle (reference position information) corresponding to the position B-B 'is compared to generate (calculate) position difference information corresponding to the angle corresponding to the difference. In this case, reference position information corresponding to the reference position (B-B 'line) may be preset (for example, set to a default value having a rotation angle of 0 °) and stored in the storage 150. The current position information corresponding to the current position (C-C ') of may be determined as position information (ie, rotation angle) last stored in the storage unit 150 based on the time when the position alignment signal is received. .

For example, reference position information corresponding to the reference position (B-B 'line) is set to the rotation angle 0 °, and current position information corresponding to the current position (C-C' line) of the display device is rotated angle + Assuming a case of 30 °, the position difference information calculated by the controller 130 may be −30 °.

Referring to S930 of FIG. 9, the controller 130 outputs an alignment control signal for controlling the display device to be aligned to a position corresponding to the reference position information according to the position difference information calculated through S920 of FIG. 9. .

For example, assuming that the position difference information is −30 °, the controller 150 rotates (ie, rotates by −30 ° from the current position of the display device (for example, the C-C ′ line of FIG. 2C). , An alignment control signal for controlling the first rotation 12 ′ in the clockwise direction by 30 ° may be output and transmitted to the driving motor unit 102. In addition, the alignment control signal is output from the control unit 130 by the same or similar principle and method (for example, the PWM control as described above) as the rotation signal described above in step S720 of FIG. Can be delivered (input). That is, the alignment control signal is a rotation signal which is a control signal output by the control unit 130 when the direction signal is received to emphasize that the alignment signal is a control signal output by the control unit 130 when the position alignment signal is received. Although only the names thereof are different from each other, the alignment control signal and the rotation signal are both output by the controller 130 and may be the same or similar control signals as a control signal for controlling the driving motor unit 102. .

When the alignment control signal output from the controller 130 is input to the driving motor unit 102 as described above, the driving motor unit 102 displays the display device at the reference position (B-B 'line) corresponding to the input alignment control signal. The display device is rotated so as to be aligned (returned) (see S940 of FIG. 9) (see FIG. 2C).

By the above-described method, the rotation control device 100 of the present invention can automatically align the display device to a preset reference position, whereby the user can more easily align the position of the display device without having to repeat a direction key operation. Will be. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the display device is powered off (e.g., when the user turns off the TV) within the principles of the above-described position alignment method (i.e., the principle of alignment to the reference position through calculation of the rotation amount) It will be readily appreciated that the way in which the display device is controlled to align (return) to a reference position is also possible.

As described above, according to the rotation control apparatus and the automatic position alignment method capable of automatic position alignment according to the present invention, the user can move the predetermined apparatus to a preset reference position only by pressing a predetermined one-touch button provided in the remote control apparatus. Automatic sorting has the effect of providing the user with the convenience and convenience of position alignment.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of more accurate position alignment by calculating the amount of rotation of the predetermined device using the rotation sensing element and the controller (for example, a microprocessor).

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be readily understood that modifications and variations are possible.

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In the rotation control device for controlling the rotation of the display device, A receiver which receives a position alignment signal for automatically aligning the position of the display device; And When the position alignment signal is received, the position difference information corresponding to the difference between the current position information corresponding to the position of the display device at the time when the position alignment signal is received and the preset reference position information is calculated, and the position difference A control unit for outputting an alignment control signal for allowing the display device to be aligned to a position corresponding to the reference position information in response to the information Rotation control device capable of automatic position alignment comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a driving motor unit configured to receive the alignment control signal output by the controller and provide a rotational force for aligning the display device to a position corresponding to the reference position information. Device. delete The method of claim 1, And a storage unit for storing the reference position information and the current position information. The method of claim 4, wherein Further comprising a rotation sensing element for outputting a sensing signal corresponding to the amount of rotation when the display device is rotated, The controller calculates a rotation amount corresponding to the detection signal output from the rotation detection element, And the current position information is an amount of rotation calculated by the controller. The method of claim 5, And the rotation sensing element is a hall sensor, a gyro sensor, or a potentio meter. The method of claim 5, And an amplifier circuit for amplifying the sensed signal output from the rotation sensing element. In the rotation control device to automatically align the position of the display device, (a) receiving a position alignment signal for automatically aligning the position of the display device; calculating position difference information corresponding to a difference between current position information corresponding to a position of the display apparatus at a point in time when the position alignment signal is received and preset reference position information; And (c) outputting an alignment control signal for allowing the display device to be aligned to a position corresponding to the reference position information corresponding to the position difference information; Automatic positioning method comprising a. delete The method of claim 8, Before step (a) above, (d) storing each position information corresponding to each change of position caused by rotation of the display apparatus, And the current position information of the step (b) is determined as the last stored position information on the basis of the time point at which the position alignment signal is received. The method of claim 10, Prior to step (d), (e) outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of rotation when the display device is rotated; And (f) calculating an amount of rotation of the display apparatus from the output detection signal, The position information stored in the step (d) is a rotation amount calculated in the step (f).

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