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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey L Carpenter, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mark L Lanting, Portage, MI (US);
Michael J Huggins, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David L Wadas, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; F16H / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74335 ; 7447 / ; 74DI / ; 32420716 ; 32420724 ; 32420726 ; 340456 ;
Abstract
A transmission shifting mechanism (10) and position sensor assembly. The shifting mechanism includes a member (32) of known flux-conducting or flux-insulating properties movable therewith, which will variably extend (42, 44, 46) into an electric coil (36), which is periodically charged and then allowed to discharge. The rate of discharge is variable with the position of the member in the coil and, thus, provides a signal indicative to mechanism condition (H, N, L).