Pole-piece unit, method for assembling the same, and magnetic field generator

Abstract

A magnetic field generator comprises a pair of pole-piece units. The pair of pole-piece units respectively include plate yokes. Each of the plate yokes includes a surface facing the other's and provided with a permanent magnet group and a pole piece. The pole piece includes an annular projection having a plurality of annular-projection pieces and a permanent magnet for reduction of magnetic flux leakage installed on an outside surface of each annular-projection piece. When assembling the pole piece, first, the permanent magnet for reduction of magnetic flux leakage is fixed on the outside surface of each annular-projection piece. At this time, the permanent magnet is slid on the flat outside surface of the annular-projection piece, to a desired position on the annular-projection piece, and then fixed. Each of the annular-projection pieces mounted with the permanent magnet is fixed on a base plate. At this time, the annular-projection piece is lowered on a guide stake attached on the base plate, allowing the stake into a guide hole formed in the annular-projection piece, thereby guiding the annular-projection piece onto the base plate. The pair of pole-piece units are magnetically connected by a column yoke. The permanent magnet for reduction of magnetic flux leakage may be disposed with a magnetizing direction thereof being slanted with respect to a main surface of the permanent magnet group.

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