Patent ID: 9482122
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: F01L

Claim Text:
1. A detent assembly comprising: a first shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis and having an outer surface, with the first shaft defining a cavity having an opening defined by the outer surface; a camshaft defining an aperture along the longitudinal axis to present an inner wall of the camshaft that circumscribes the longitudinal axis, with the inner wall defining a plurality of recesses spaced from each other; and a self-contained plunger unit that is secured to the first shaft in the cavity as a unit, with a plunger of the self-contained plunger unit engaging the inner wall as the camshaft is disposed over the self-contained plunger unit so that the plunger rests in one of the recesses of the camshaft to selectively secure together the first shaft and the camshaft; wherein the self-contained plunger unit includes a housing secured to the first shaft in the cavity, and wherein the plunger is movably coupled to the housing.