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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Josef Thaler, Traunreut, DE;
Hermann Meyer, Schneizlreuth, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH, Traunreut, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34 ;
Abstract
A rotary encoder including a housing having a wall which forms a bottom of the housing and has a center and at least one opening, a cover for closing the at least one opening, with the housing wall having an attachment region which encloses the wall center and has at least one attachment point at which the cover is attached to the housing wall, and a fastening element for securing the cover to the housing wall and rotatable at the attachment region to provide for connection of the fastening element with the at least one attachment point.