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

Claim 11:
12. A clutch and control assembly, comprising:
a controllable clutch assembly including first and second clutch members supported for rotation relative to one another about a rotational axis, the first clutch member having a first clutch face having a plurality of locking member pockets, each of the pockets receiving a locking member, the second clutch member having a second clutch face having a set of locking formations;
a selector plate rotatable about the rotational axis and made of an electrically conductive material and mounted for controlled shifting movement between the first and second clutch faces relative to the locking members for controlling position of the locking members, the selector plate allowing the locking members to engage the locking formations in a first position of the selector plate and the selector plate maintaining the locking members in their locking member pockets in a second position of the selector plate, and the selector plate includes a sensor aperture; and
a rotary position sensor configured to create a changing magnetic field to induce eddy currents in the electrically conductive material of the selector plate and at least partially axially aligned with the sensor aperture of the selector plate during the shifting movement of the selector plate between the first and second positions, wherein the shifting movement of the selector plate changes the magnetic field caused by the eddy currents, the sensor providing a position feedback signal for vehicle transmission control, wherein the signal is correlated with the position of the selector plate.