Patent ID: 6140786
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
A method for controlling the temperature of an electric motor in a device, comprising the steps of:setting a temperature register value to the temperature of the motor at an initial time;repeatedly, at each passage of a unit time, determining said temperature based on the temperature register value and resetting said temperature register value to the determined value;waiting until an order is received to perform a printer motor cycle and if said order is received, then:if said temperature register value is not lower than a predetermined lower limit temperature, then waiting a predetermined delay time; then,performing said printer motor cycle, determining an increased value of the temperature of the motor based on the temperature register value and the time of said printer motor cycle, and resetting the temperature register value to said increased value; andproceeding again to said step of waiting until an order is received.