Patent ID: 6580352
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: F02D,G05G

Abstract:
A manual control apparatus, comprising:(a) a base; (b) a pivot mounted to said base that defines an axis of rotation, said pivot comprising a pivot shaft; and (c) an angular position sensor comprising a housing fixed to said base and coupled to said pivot to sense rotation thereof, said housing comprising a first abutment that defines a first datum plane perpendicular to said axis of rotation and a second abutment that defines a second datum plane perpendicular to said axis of rotation, wherein the first and second abutments are integrally molded in the housing, a rotor within said housing fixed to said pivot shaft, said pivot shaft being received within an opening in said housing, a sensing element comprising a surface having electrically conductive paths thereon in sliding electrical contact with the rotor to indicate an angular position thereof relative to said base, said sensing element resting upon said first abutment and said sensing element surface being substantially in a single plane parallel to the first datum plane, and a rotor spring biasing said rotor in sliding contact against said second abutment.