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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Hirosato Yoshida, Yamanashi, JP;
Nobuyuki Ootake, Yamanashi, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
An encoder and a manufacturing method thereof, by which the encoder can be manufactured by a few processes at a low cost. The encoder has a rotating slit rotatable about an axis, a printed circuit board for measuring a rotational displacement of the rotating slit, a flange to which the printed circuit board is fixed after positioning the printed circuit board, a first connector fixed to the flange, and a second connector mounted on the printed circuit board and connected to the first connector. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is a floating connector having a structure configured to absorb a displacement at least in a direction perpendicular to the axis