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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Masanobu Harada, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Masanobu Harada, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34 (2006.01); H01J 40/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An encoder includes a first substrate including a point light source that emits light onto reflective slits formed on a disc and a light-receiving element that receives light emitted from the point light source and reflected by the reflective slits, a second substrate onto which the first substrate is mounted, a lustrous connecting portion configured to electrically connect the first substrate and the second substrate, and a covering material configured to cover the connecting portion in the manner that the point light source and the light-receiving element are exposed.