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Title:
ABSOLUTE ENCODER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/228949
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This absolute encoder comprises: a main shaft gear that rotates with a main shaft; a first magnet that rotates with the main shaft; a first magnetic sensor that detects a change in a magnetic flux generated by the first magnet; an idle gear that has a smaller number of teeth than the number of teeth of the main shaft gear and that rotates according to the rotation of the main shaft gear; a first secondary shaft disposed parallel to the main shaft; a first driven gear that is attached to the first secondary shaft and that meshes with the idle gear; a second magnet that rotates with the first secondary shaft; a second magnetic sensor that detects a change in a magnetic flux generated from the second magnet; a second secondary shaft disposed parallel to the main shaft; a second driven gear that is attached to the second secondary shaft, that has a different number of teeth from the number of the teeth of the first driven gear, and that meshes with the idle gear; a third magnet that rotates with the second secondary shaft; and a third magnetic sensor that detects a change in a magnetic flux generated from the third magnet.

Inventors:
SATO NORIKAZU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/019197
Publication Date:
November 30, 2023
Filing Date:
May 23, 2023
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Assignee:
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC (JP)
International Classes:
G01D5/245; G01D5/04; G01D5/12
Foreign References:
JP2016109431A2016-06-20
JP2018063212A2018-04-19
JP2005188928A2005-07-14
US20120119731A12012-05-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITOH, Tadashige et al. (JP)
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