Patent ID: 9134142
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
1. A rotary encoder with free floating flexible sensor carrier comprises: a bushing; an encoder disc; a sensor carrier; a sensor; the sensor carrier comprises a plurality of stabilizing arms; the bushing, the encoder disc, and the sensor carrier concentrically encircling a shaft, wherein the shaft is rotationally driven by a motor; the bushing being rotationally affixed to the shaft, wherein the bushing spins at the same angular speed as the shaft; the encoder disc being positioned concentrically and axially adjacent to the bushing; the encoder disc being connected to the bushing, wherein the encoder disc and the bushing spin at the same angular speed; and the sensor carrier being connected to a mounting surface by the plurality of stabilizing arms, wherein the sensor carrier is held rotationally stationary relative to the shaft by the plurality of stabilizing arms.