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

Claim 11:
12. 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; and

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,
an electrically conductive 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,
a 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, wherein the position sensor is configured to create a magnetic field to induce eddy currents in an electrically conductive sensor target wherein movement of the electrically conductive translator changes a magnetic field caused by the eddy currents, wherein the position sensor includes a printed circuit board having an active coil, wherein a gap between the active coil and the electrically conductive sensor target is variable throughout axial movement of the translator, wherein the printed circuit board is carried by a bracket carried through an opening in the control assembly housing and extends transversely with respect to the rotational axis.