Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1998-08-05
2000-07-11
Bucci, David A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
74527, G05G 516
Patent
active
060856122
ABSTRACT:
An elastomer detent assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a plurality of recesses formed in a surface thereof. The second member is engagable with the plurality of recesses and includes at least one detent finger. A dimension of the at least one detent finger is sized relative to a comparable dimension of the surface such that, upon application of a force, the at least one detent finger will move in finite increments relative to the first member providing a detent mechanism. At least one of the first and second members further includes an elastomer portion and a radially extending flange for limiting axial motion between the members. Embodiments including elastomer bonded to either an inner or an outer member are provided.
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Braeger Denise M.
Thorn Richard P.
Bucci David A.
Kim Chong H.
Lord Corporation
Wayland Randall S.
Wright James W.
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