US Patent Issued to THK on Sept. 22 for "Linear encoder, guide mechanism, and method for attaching linear encoder" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,666, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to THK Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Linear encoder, guide mechanism, and method for attaching linear encoder" was invented by Akira Ishihara (Tokyo) and Yukihiro Sugiura (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To improve workability in a mounting work of a linear encoder, while enhancing detection accuracy of the linear encoder. A base (12) is provided with a linear scale (26) extending in a first direction (D1), and a table (14) is provided with a reading head (34) which is provided to face the linear scale (26) and which reads scale marks of the linear scale (26). A scale mounting surface (12d) via which ...