Recorder motor with attached encoder and cover

Claim 2

A motor with an encoder for a recorder for forming an image on a record medium in accordance with image information, comprising: a motor having a rotary motor shaft thereof protruding from a closed end and an open end of a motor case; a mount plate serving as an end plate to close the open end of said motor case, the surface area of the mount plate being larger than the surface area of an end of the motor case and wherein said mount plate is composed of magnetic material, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect thereof; an encoder disposed outside the closed end of the motor case, said encoder including a coded disk secured to said rotary motor shaft and a sensor secured to said motor case for detecting coded information of said coded disk; and a dust-proof cover for covering said encoder, said dust-proof cover being a plastic mold and having an engagement area which is to be engaged with the motor case by utilizing elasticity of the plastic.

Claim 3

A motor with an encoder according to claim 1 further comprising a motor terminal, wherein said encoder has an encoder terminal, and said motor terminal and said encoder terminal are arranged on one board.

Claim 4

A motor with an encoder according to claim 1 wherein said dust-proof cover covers an outer periphery of said motor case.

Claim 5

A motor with an encoder according to claim 1 wherein said motor case has a positioning hole and a mount area, and said sensor is positioned and mounted by said positioning hole and said mount area.

Claim 6

A motor with an encoder according to claim 5 wherein said mount plate has a plated layer of a highly conductive metal such as aluminum formed thereon for use as a grounding member.

Claim 7

A motor with an encoder for a recorder for forming an image on a record medium in accordance with image information, comprising: a motor having a rotary motor shaft protruding from a closed end and an open end of a motor case; a mount plate serving as an end plate to close the open end of said motor case, the surface area of the mount plate being larger than the surface area of an end of the motor case and wherein said mount plate is composed of magnetic material, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect thereof; an encoder disposed outside the closed end of the motor case, said encoder including a coded disk secured to said rotary motor shaft and a sensor for detecting coded information of said coded disk; a dust-proof cover for covering said encoder, said dust-proof cover being a plastic mold and having an engagement area which is to be engaged with the motor case by utilizing the elasticity of the plastic; and a circuit board secured to a motor terminal of said motor, said sensor being secured to said circuit board.

Claim 8

A motor with an encoder for a recorder for forming an image on a record medium in accordance with image information, comprising: a motor having a rotary motor shaft protruding from a closed end and an open end of a motor case; a mount plate serving as an end plate to close the open end of said motor case, the surface area of the mount plate being larger than the surface area of an end of the motor case and wherein said mount plate is composed of magnetic material, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect thereof; an encoder disposed outside the closed end of the motor case, said encoder including a coded disk secured to said rotary motor shaft and a sensor for detecting coded information of said coded disk; a dust-proof cover for covering said encoder, said dust-proof cover being a plastic mold and having an engagement area which is to be engaged with the motor case by utilizing the elasticity of the plastic; and a circuit board secured to a motor terminal of said motor, said sensor being secured to said circuit board.

Claim 9

As stepping motor with an encoder comprising: a motor having a rotary motor shaft protruding from a closed end and an open end a motor case; a mount plate serving as an end plate to close the open end of said motor case, the surface area of the mount plate being larger than the surface area of an end of the motor case and wherein said mount plate is composed of magnetic material, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect thereof; an encoder disposed outside the closed end of the motor case, said encoder including a coded disk secured to said rotary motor shaft and a sensor for detecting coded information of said coded disk; a dust-proof cover for covering said encoder, said dust-proof cover being a plastic mold and engages the motor case by utilizing elasticity of the plastic; a retaining ring press-fitted to said rotary motor shaft, said retaining ring preventing escape of said coded disk; and a receiving member press-fitted to said rotary motor shaft, said receiving member holding said coded disk between itself and said retaining ring and being press-fitted and positioned to said rotary motor shaft simultaneously with said coded disk and said retaining ring.

Claim 10

As stepping motor with an encoder comprising: a motor having a rotary motor shaft protruding from a closed end and an open end a motor case; a mount plate serving as an end plate to close the open end of said motor case, the surface area of the mount plate being larger than the surface area of an end of the motor case and wherein said mount plate is composed of magnetic material, thereby enhancing the heat dissipation effect thereof; an encoder disposed outside the closed end of the motor case, said encoder including a coded disk secured to said rotary motor shaft and a sensor for detecting coded information of said coded disk; a dust-proof cover for covering said encoder, said dust-proof cover being a plastic mold and engages the motor case by utilizing elasticity of the plastic; a retaining ring press-fitted to said rotary motor shaft, said retaining ring preventing escape of said coded disk; and a receiving member press-fitted to said rotary motor shaft, said receiving member holding said coded disk between itself and said retaining ring and being press-fitted and positioned to said rotary motor shaft simultaneously with said coded disk and said retaining ring.

Claim 11

A stepping motor with an encoder according to claim 7 wherein said retaining ring has a spring having an end thereof press-fitted to said rotary motor shaft and a flat outer periphery for urging said coded disk.