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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shuuichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); G01D 5/26 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01L 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/085 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 5/26 (2013.01); G01L 3/1435 (2013.01); Y10S 901/15 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor includes a first support portion, a second support portion, an incremental encoder, a magnetic-flux generating source, and a magnetoelectric transducer. The incremental encoder includes a scale supported by the first support portion and a head supported by the second support portion. The magnetic-flux generating source is supported by one of the first support portion and the second support portion. The magnetoelectric transducer is supported by another of the first support portion and the second support portion.