The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A linear motor includes a coil for receiving an electrical current and a first plurality of permanent magnets. The coil and the first plurality of permanent magnets move relative to each other in a direction of relative movement when an electrical current flows through the coil. The permanent magnets are arrayed in the direction of relative movement to form a first array. The direction of polarity of each permanent magnet in the first plurality of permanent magnets is oriented 90.degree. relative to the direction of polarity of an adjacent permanent magnet in the first plurality of permanent magnets. The first plurality of permanent magnets has a main portion and an end portion comprising plural corrective permanent magnets. Each of the plural corrective permanent magnets is smaller than the permanent magnets in the main portion having the same or opposite direction of polarity.