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Encoder having an overmolded cover, encoder system with an encoder having an overmolded cover, and method for manufacturing an encoder having an overmolded cover

US8497468B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2007
Grant dateJul 30, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D11/245
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An encoder includes a rotor including: a shaft and a code disk attached to the shaft; a stator including a scanning unit configured to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an angular position of the code disk; a cable configured to transfer the electrical signal; and a cover overmolded onto the stator, where the scanning unit is sealed from an outer environment by the cover.

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