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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Fukuoka, JP;
Kenichi Sadakane, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Inoue, Fukuoka, JP;
Masanobu Kakihara, Fukuoka, JP;
Takuya Sato, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Takada, Fukuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An encoder includes a rotating body that is rotatable around a rotation axis; a disk that is fixed to the rotating body and has a scale formed in a ring shape; an optical module that is disposed to face the disk and detects the scale; a first magnet that is disposed on one side from the disk in a direction of the rotation axis and fixed to the rotating body; and a first magnetic detector that is disposed on a remaining side from the disk in the direction of the rotation axis and detects magnetism of the first magnet.