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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christian Hajzler, Annecy, FR;
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; G01B / ; G01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
32420722 ; 324174 ; 32420725 ; 384448 ;
Abstract
An encoder ring with multiple North and South poles around its circumference is connected to the rotatable race of a bearing assembly for rotation with the rotatable race. A sensor is connected to the fixed race. The encoder ring is kept in slidable contact with the sensor. The slidable contact is maintained by a flexible member which keeps the encoder ring in slidable contact with the sensor.