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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Applicant:
Yoshimitsu Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshimitsu Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An encoder sensor for reading plural slits of an encoder scale includes a light emitting part configured to emit light and a light receiving part configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitting part. The light emitting part is configured to emit the light from plural areas arranged in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the plural slits are arranged.