Patent ID: 7214111
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B63H,F16H

Abstract:
1. A position detector for a shift assist mechanism, comprising: a first component having a first surface; a second component having a second surface, said first and second surfaces being movable relative to each other; a first depression formed in said first surface; and a first probe movably supported by said second component, said first probe being movable with respect to said first surface and at least partially movable into said first depression when said first probe and said first depression are aligned with each other, said first probe and said first depression being configured to cooperate with each other to provide a first electrically conductive characteristic when said first probe is in said first depression and a second electrically conductive characteristic when said first probe is in contact with said first surface, said first and second electrically conductive characteristics being measurably distinct from each other, whereby alignment or nonalignment of said first probe and said first depression with each other can be determined as a function of said first and second electrically conductive characteristics.