Methods for assembling and adjusting a magnetic encoder device
US5081756A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4902
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods are provided for assembling a magnetic encoder wherein fluctuation of a magnetic gap arising from a change in temperature is minimized. The magnetic encoder comprises a magnetic scale having thereon a magnetic pattern which can be detected by a magnetic sensor, a sensor retainer for securely retaining the magnetic sensor with a magnetic gap left between the magnetic scale and the magnetic sensor, and a supporting member to which the sensor retainer is secured. According to the invention, a jig is affixed to a surface of the sensor retainer, and the jig is moved until the gap between the magnetic scale and the magnetic sensor reaches a predetermined width. The sensor retainer may be secured to a supporting member by first and second securing agents, the second securing agent being the harder and applied closer to the magnetic sensor than the first securing agent.
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