What is the mechanical interface?
The mechanical interface consists in all those components that allow the coupling of the encoder to the machine or device of application, which are:
- An axle, connected to the shaft of the machine in rotation, designed in accordance to the type of fixing:
solid shaft, blind and through hollow shaft; - A flange, which fixes and adjusts the encoder to its support;
- A case (or body), which contains and protects the disc and the electronic components.
Elastic couplings can also be employed to adapt the fixing between the motor shaft and the encoder.
