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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Michael Stoffers, Berlin, DE;
Uwe Gillmann, Berlin, DE;
Henning Koschke, Berlin, DE;
Joachim Meyer-Quade, Berlin, DE;
Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A joystick includes a mechanism for facilitating the changing of a grip assembly. An actuation mechanism moves a ram into a position where the operator can press down on a locking pin to release the grip assembly. The ram will be in a default position that does not interfere with the operations of the joystick during normal operation. A relatively low amount of force is used to place the ram into position as the force needed to press down on the locking pin comes from the operator. A small electromagnetic that does not interfere with the joystick operations can be used in the actuation mechanism.