Patent ID: 11906005
Assignee: MEANS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A coupling and control assembly rotatable about a rotational axis,
and comprising:
a coupling assembly, including first and second coupling members rotatable about the rotational axis, wherein the first coupling member is a notch plate and the second coupling member is a pocket plate, and
a plurality of locking members to transmit torque between the first and second coupling members, wherein the plurality of locking members include a plurality of struts or a plurality of rockers;

a control assembly, including
a control assembly housing,
a stator including a stator housing carried in the control assembly housing, and having an electromagnetic source disposed therein,
a translator translatable along the rotational axis, rotatable about the rotational axis relative to the control assembly housing, and coupled to the second coupling member to be rotatable therewith, and including a hub, and
a linear inductive position sensor mounted to the control assembly housing on a side of the stator axially opposite that of the second coupling member to sense linear positions of the translator; and

a bearing supporting the control assembly housing,
wherein the linear inductive position sensor is located axially between the bearing and the stator.