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Disconnect apparatus and a method of sensing a state thereof

US11371567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC · US

Inventors

Korneel BOLLE · Wondelgem, BE
Michael Z. Creech · Ann Arbor, US
Stijn Goossens · Haaltert, BE
Gaurav Krishnaraj · Ypsilanti, US
Mitchell R. Lawson · Perrysburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 2019
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2300/18
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A disconnect apparatus including a first clutch member and a second clutch member in selective engagement with the first clutch member. The disconnect apparatus also includes a cam mechanism and a sensor assembly. The cam mechanism includes an axially movable first cam member and an axially fixed second cam member, wherein the sensor assembly generates a pulse pattern which is utilized to determine a position of the first cam member, and thereby a state of the disconnect apparatus.

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