Patent ID: 11874142
Assignee: MEANS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F  H | IPC F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A coupling and control assembly, comprising:
a controllable coupling assembly including first and second coupling members supported for rotation relative to one another about a rotational axis, the first coupling member having a first coupling face having a locking member pocket which receives a locking member, the second coupling member having a second coupling face having a set of locking formations;
a control member rotatable about the rotational axis and made of an electrically conductive material and mounted for controlled shifting movement between the first and second coupling faces relative to the locking member for controlling position of the locking member, the control member allowing the locking member to engage one of the locking formations in a first position of the control member and the control member maintaining the locking member in the locking member pocket in a second position of the control member, and the control member includes a sensor aperture; and
a rotary position sensor configured to create a magnetic field to induce eddy currents in the electrically conductive material of the control member and at least partially axially aligned with the sensor aperture of the control member during the shifting movement of the control member between the first and second positions, wherein the shifting movement of the control member changes the magnetic field caused by the eddy currents, and the sensor providing a position feedback signal for vehicle transmission control, wherein the signal is correlated with the position of the control member.