Patent ID: 7984662
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16H,G01P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining the rotational direction of a rotatable drive component mounted in a housing for a transmission, the apparatus comprising: an actuator mechanism engaged to the drive component and comprising at least one arm rotating with the drive component when the drive component is rotating, the arm having a first and a second orientation with respect to the drive component, wherein the arm is in the first orientation when the drive component is rotating in a first direction and the arm is in the second orientation when the drive component is rotating in a second direction; and a switch engaged to the actuator mechanism, wherein the switch is off when the arm is in the first orientation and the switch is actuated when the arm is in the second orientation, and wherein the switch is positioned proximate to both the actuator mechanism and the drive component, and the switch does not contact either the actuator mechanism or the drive component.