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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Cory M. Crandall-Seibert, Roscoe, IL (US);
Erik Harrington, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Jeffrey Paul Jacobs, Roscoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/14 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01); G05G 1/04 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/14 (2013.01); G05G 1/04 (2013.01); G05G 5/06 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A selector lever includes a detent pin that travels along a shaft for being positioned within a detent slot of a detent plate for securing the selector lever in place. A magnetic detent pin alignment mechanism provides feedback to an operator for assisting in maneuvering the selector lever to a predetermined position wherein the detent pin may be positioned within a desired detent slot.