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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Naoto Seshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Yamauchi, Atsugi, JP;
Naoto Seshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Yamauchi, Atsugi, JP;
Igarashi Electric Works Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A small motor in a casing has a motor shaft, which has a worm outside the casing. A worm wheel is rotatably mounted to a housing for a reduction mechanism and meshes with the worm. The motor shaft is supported by radial bearings in the housing, and is supported at the bottom by a thrust bearing thereby simplifying the structure. Furthermore, a rotary disc is fixed to the motor shaft to rotate together with the motor shaft. An angle of rotation of the motor shaft is detected by a rotation detector via the rotary disc and converted to a digital signal by an electronic circuit.