Invention Application
- Patent Title: BALL-JOINT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTERNAL SENSOR AND DETENT MECHANISM
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Application No.: PCT/IB2022/056852Application Date: 2022-07-25
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Publication No.: WO2023002463A1Publication Date: 2023-01-26
- Inventor: YPMA, Kirk , XU, Dapeng , ZHANG, Shavin , LUO, Rorbin
- Applicant: GHSP, INC.
- Applicant Address: 701 S. Waverly Road
- Assignee: GHSP, INC.
- Current Assignee: GHSP, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 701 S. Waverly Road
- Agency: CALLAGHAN, Terry S.
- Priority: US17/870,943 2022-07-22
- Main IPC: F16H59/10
- IPC: F16H59/10 ; F16H63/38 ; F16H63/34 ; B60K20/02 ; F16H59/02
Abstract:
A selector assembly includes a housing having a spherical cavity and a detent cavity. A positioning sensor is positioned within a sensor cavity and is in communication with the spherical cavity. A selector operates about a center point of the spherical cavityand includes a spheroid member that slidably engages a guide surface of the housing.The spheroid member includes a magnet in electromagnetic communication with the positioning sensor. A first pivot and a second pivot include respective first and second rotational axes that each extend through the center point. A detent pin is biased towardand slidably engages a detent surface of the detent cavity to define a plurality of selectorpositions of the selector. Operation of the selector within the spherical cavity and along the detent surface defines the plurality of selector positions that are communicated to a controller via the magnet and the positioning sensor.
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