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Granted Patent B2
US 12,723,896 · App. 18/551,970 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Absolute encoder

Inventors: Katsunori Saito (Nagano, JP); Hiroki Negishi (Nagano, JP); Takeshi Sakieda (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
G01D5/2497G01D5/04G01B7/30G01D3/08G01D5/28G01D2205/26
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Patent No.
US 12,723,896
App. No.
18/551,970
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

To improve the detection accuracy of a rotation angle of a rotation shaft caused by the magnetic flux distribution of a magnet. In an absolute encoder, a support shaft has one end fixed to a gear base part as a substrate, and includes a flange part at the other end. A first bearing and a second bearing as at least one bearing include inner rings fixed to the support shaft. The first bearing and the second bearing are disposed between the gear base part and the flange part in an axial direction. A spacer is disposed between the first bearing and the second bearing, and a magnet (Mq), in the axial direction of the support shaft. The spacer is in contact with outer rings of the first bearing and the second bearing from the axial direction inside a bearing fixing part.

Claims (21)

1 . An absolute encoder comprising:

a support shaft having one end fixed to a substrate, and including a flange part at an other end, the support shaft being formed of a magnetic material;

at least one bearing including an inner ring fixed to the support shaft;

a magnetized magnet;

a spacer disposed between the bearing and the magnet in an axial direction of the support shaft;

a magnet holder configured to hold the magnet;

a washer disposed between the substrate and the bearing in the axial direction; and

a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic flux from the magnet, wherein the magnet holder includes:

a bearing fixing part being a recess part exposed at one side in the axial direction, and fixed to an outer ring of the bearing, and

a magnet holding part being a recess part formed at an other end side of the bearing fixing part,

the bearing is disposed between the substrate and the flange part in the axial direction,

the spacer is in contact with the outer ring of the bearing from the axial direction inside the bearing fixing part,

the substrate includes a hole, the support shaft being insertable into the hole and a nut disposed in the hole, and

the support shaft includes a male screw part at the one end, and

the support shaft is fixed to the substrate together with the bearing by screwing the male screw part into the hole and the nut.

2 . The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein

the spacer is in contact with the inner peripheral part of the bearing fixing part in a radial direction, and is in contact with the outer ring of the bearing in the axial direction.

3 . The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein

the flange part has a surface at one end side in the axial direction facing a disk part of the inner ring of the bearing.

4 . The absolute encoder according to claim 1 , wherein

the spacer is formed in an annular shape, and the flange part is disposed inside an inner peripheral surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2023
From: SAITO, KATSUNORI; NEGISHI, HIROKI; SAKIEDA, TAKESHI
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-062047 · Mar 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240175670A1 · May 30, 2024
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