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Positioning assembly including a thermally de-coupled torque motor and system incorporating the same

US6509996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 2001
Grant dateJan 21, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/10
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A positioning assembly including a motor, a position sensor, an isolator for coupling the motor to the sensor. The motor may have all surface areas, except that surface area coupled to the sensor via the isolator, exposed to a cooling medium such as air. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention may be utilized in an optical scanning system.

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