Disconnect apparatus and a method of sensing a state thereof
US11644067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2042 |
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- 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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