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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:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael C Brauer, Burlington, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
32420725 ; 3242072 ; 32420721 ; 32420722 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing rotation of a rotary member comprising a fixed sensor, the sensor being stationary relative to the rotary member. An encoder rotates with the rotary member and is disposed adjacent the sensor. A biasing member for biasing the encoder is in close proximity into the sensor. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor or a magnetic resistive sensor. The biasing member may be a well known biasing device such as a spring washer, a magnetic device, a hydraulic or pneumatic device.