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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:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H Fowler, Novi, MI (US);
Edward G VanNimwegen, North Ogden, UT (US);
Assignees:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bourns Inc., Riverside, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 200 / ; 200 / ; 464183 ;
Abstract
In an electronic position encoder (or other panel control) of the type having a shaft-retracted position for storage and a shaft-extended position for adjustment, an anti-backlash coupling substantially eliminates backlash between a rotor and a shaft. The anti-backlash coupling includes a first wedge member fixedly coupled to the shaft and a second wedge member fixedly coupled to the rotor. The second wedge member is adapted to mate with the first wedge member when the shaft is in the extended position.