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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2000
Dieter Rückert, Reilingen, DE;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An actuator/sensor assembly is mounted on a housing of an operating handle. The assembly includes a sensor with a sensor casing, from which protrudes a rotatable sensor shaft. The sensor casing includes a threaded section which extends concentric to the sensor shaft and which is inserted into an opening in the housing. A bearing member is screwed onto the threaded section to clamp the housing between the sensor casing and the bearing member and fix the sensor to the housing. The actuator, such as a control knob, is coupled to the sensor shaft by a coupler. The actuator is rotatably supported on the bearing member and consequently on the housing. Transverse forces acting upon the knob are absorbed by the bearing member and transmitted to the housing so that the sensor shaft is not subject to lateral forces from the knob. The coupler transmits rotational movements from the knob to the sensor shaft and allows for misalignment between the knob and the sensor shaft.
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