Patent ID: 6918237
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for a rotational position sensor for mounting on a first member and sensing a rotational position of a second member supported on the first member for rotation relative thereto, comprising: a transfer shaft having a first end cooperatively engageable with a rotatable sensor element of the sensor for rotating the sensor element when the transfer shaft is rotated, and a second end cooperatively engageable with, and non-rigidly attached to, the second member for rotation of the transfer shaft therewith; and a housing for supporting and holding the sensor and the transfer shaft with the first end of the shaft in engagement with the rotatable sensor element and the second end positioned for engaging the rotatable second member, the housing being mountable in a fixed position and orientation on the first member such that the second end of the transfer shaft is engaged with the rotatable second member for rotation therewith.