Detent device for a control lever
US4922784A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 8, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20636
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A detent device for a control lever includes a cam which moves integral with a control lever by operation of the control lever. A piston is mounted such that the state wherein the end thereof comes into sliding contact with the cam, during movement of the cam, a pressure chamber is formed to communicate with a part of the piston opposite the sliding surface. A spring is provided within the pressure chamber to bias the piston toward the cam. The cam is provided with a detent portion in a part of the surface with which the piston contacts the detent portion. The sliding resistance of the end of the piston is greater at the detent position of the control lever, than at the other locations. A detector detects that the end of the piston is positioned at said detent portion. An oil-pressure supply device supplies oil pressure to the pressure chamber on the basis of a detection signal from the detector. The detector includes an electric contact constituted by a piston and a cam.
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