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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Ghsp, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Kirk Ypma, Rockford, MI (US);
Dapeng Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Shavin Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Rorbin Luo, Shanghai, CN;
GHSP, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A selector assembly includes a housing having a spherical cavity and a detent cavity. A positioning sensor is positioned within a sensor cavity and is in communication with the spherical cavity. A selector operates about a center point of the spherical cavity and includes a spheroid member that slidably engages a guide surface of the housing. The spheroid member includes a magnet in electromagnetic communication with the positioning sensor. A first pivot and a second pivot include respective first and second rotational axes that each extend through the center point. A detent pin is biased toward and slidably engages a detent surface of the detent cavity to define a plurality of selector positions of the selector. Operation of the selector within the spherical cavity and along the detent surface defines the plurality of selector positions that are communicated to a controller via the magnet and the positioning sensor.