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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Scott W. Keller, Charleston, IL (US);
Michael Taylor, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott W. Keller, Charleston, IL (US);
Michael Taylor, Sullivan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership LLP, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 69/08 (2006.01); F16P 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor for use with a transmission system, where the transmission system has a housing, an input driven by an engine and at least one rotating component, such as a shaft, located in the housing and driven by the input. The sensor is comprised of an actuator, which is inside the transmission system housing and able to detect the rotational direction of the rotating element, and a switch, which is located outside the transmission housing and is actuated by the actuator.