Incremental coder

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and upper left perspective view of an incremental coder showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear and upper left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof from the left of FIG. 5, the side opposite that shown in FIG. 7 being the mirror image thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D213563 March 1969 Mabuchi
D298228 October 25, 1988 Hoshino
4728834 March 1, 1988 Kumar et al.
4806811 February 21, 1989 Mayumi et al.
Other references
  • Encoders on p. 350 of Design News, Circle No. 453, Oct. 3, 1988. Incremental Encoder on p. 127 of Design News, Feb. 13, 1989.
Patent History
Patent number: D354476
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1992
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 1995
Assignee: Hohner Automation, Societe Anonyme (Eckbolsheim)
Inventor: Michel Ehrhart (Strasbourg)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Young & Thompson
Application Number: 7/917,275
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