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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark E Fasse, Lexington, NE (US);
Herbert C Glesmann, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Pathfinder Systems, Inc., Lexington, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K / ; B61F / ; B62D / ; F61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1042441 ; 180131 ; 403108 ; 403328 ; 464 41 ;
Abstract
A clutch mechanism for use in an automatic steering system is disclosed. The clutch mechanism allows an operator to manually override the automatic steering mechanism by use of the conventional steering gear. It also prevents damage to the automatic steering mechanism, which might be produced by large displacements in a steering gear feedback mechanism. Both angular and linear displacement dissipation devices are described.