Patent ID: 9714499
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A pivot angle sensor system comprising: a tool carrier connected at a first pivot point to a loader boom and at a second pivot point to a pivot linkage comprising a first link connected to a second link at a first link point, wherein the first link is connected to the loader boom at a pivot pin and the second link is connected to the tool carrier; a pivot angle sensor for sensing the angle between the tool carrier and the loader boom, wherein the sensor is within a loader boom cavity; and an actuating device comprising a first rotary lever connected to both the pivot angle sensor and a control arm and a second rotary lever connected to the first link, wherein the first rotary lever comprises two lever discs that form a pin receptacle configured to couple to the control arm, and wherein the second rotary lever is a transverse pin which extends through a transverse bore in the pivot pin and is connected to the first link at the pivot pin.