Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1981-10-02
1984-03-27
Braun, Leslie A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
267150, G05G 506
Patent
active
044386605
ABSTRACT:
A control lever assembly includes a housing with a pivot member rotatably mounted therein on a pivot pin. A pair of cam members are pivotally mounted on the pivot pin adjacent opposite sides of the pivot member. One cam member is frictionally coupled to the housing. The other cam member is biased to a neutral position by a centering spring. A cross arm is movable in the pivot member to alternately couple and uncouple one or the other of the cam members from the pivot member, depending upon the energization state of a mode-select solenoid. A detent follower releasably holds the pivot member in a displaced position when in the spring-centered mode. A rotary potentiometer coupled to the pivot member generates an electrical signal representing the position of the pivot member and a lever handle attached thereto.
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Exhibit Relating to Control Levers manufactured by OEM Controls, Inc. (4 pages), Jun. 1974.
Braun Leslie A.
Deere & Company
McKenzie Frank
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