Patent ID: 11870385
Assignee: ARCUS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A linear voice coil motor comprising:
a stationary magnetic assembly;
a coil assembly having at least one coil positioned to magnetically engage the stationary magnetic assembly for linear displacement of the coil assembly relative to the stationary magnetic assembly;
an encoder strip attached to the coil assembly; and
an encoder reader attached to the stationary magnetic assembly to read the encoder strip when the coil assembly is linearly displaced,
wherein the encoder reader is attached to an outer surface of an outer housing of the magnetic assembly, and wherein the encoder strip is attached to an outer surface of a coil of the coil assembly, the outer housing of the magnetic assembly being connected to a magnet structure that is positioned within the coil of the coil assembly.