Patent ID: 11958419
Assignee: STONERIDGE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a vehicle arm assembly, comprising:
rotating a support arm including one of a first detent ring or a second detent ring relative to a carrier base having the other of the first detent ring or the second detent ring, wherein the first detent ring is configured to intermesh with the second detent ring;
limiting rotation of the support arm relative to the carrier base in a first rotational direction with a first stop surface fixed relative to the carrier base engaging a stop fixed relative to the support arm, wherein the first detent ring and the second detent ring are in a non-intermeshed relationship when the stop engages the first stop surface;
wherein the first detent ring includes a plurality of first channels separating a plurality of first projections, and the plurality of first projections include at least two first projections each extending a first arcuate distance around the first detent ring and a single first projection extending a second arcuate distance around the first detent ring with the second arcuate distance being greater than the first arcuate distance; and
wherein the single first projection, one of the first channels, and one of the at least two first projections extend an arcuate distance of at least 60 degrees and less than 120 degrees around the first detent ring.