Magnet carrier assembly
AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation
InventorsSalvador Hernandez-Oliver, Suraj K. Alva
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Abstract
A carrier assembly for attaching a magnet to a shaft of a valve assembly includes a carrier housing having a magnet holder portion, a shaft holder portion, and a plurality of fingers extending from the shaft holder portion. The carrier assembly includes a locking collar wherein the collar is installed over the carrier housing and moved from a open position to a closed position. The collar is further moved to a locked position to lock the carrier assembly to the shaft.
Claims20
A carrier assembly for attaching a magnet to a shaft of a valve assembly, the carrier assembly comprising:
- a housing having a magnet holder portion, a shaft holder portion, and a plurality of fingers extending from the shaft holder portion;
- a locking collar, wherein the locking collar is a cylinder having a front end, a rear end, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a channel extending longitudinally from the front end to the rear end along a center axis, and further comprising one or more arms extending circumferentially adjacent the front end;
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- wherein the locking collar is installed over the housing and moved from an open position to a closed position to engage the carrier assembly with the shaft, and wherein the locking collar is further moved to a locked position to lock the carrier assembly to the shaft.
A carrier assembly for attaching a magnet to a shaft of a valve assembly, the carrier assembly comprising:
- a housing having a magnet holder portion, a shaft holder portion, and a plurality of fingers extending from the shaft holder portion, wherein the shaft holder portion has a front end, a rear end, an inner surface, and an outer surface and further comprises one or more recessed areas on the outer surface, the shaft holder portion further comprising one or more grooves extending circumferentially along the outer surface from the recessed area to a distal end, wherein each of the one or more grooves has a latch opening at the distal end;
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- a locking collar, wherein the locking collar is installed over the housing and moved from an open position to a closed position to engage the carrier assembly with the shaft, and wherein the locking collar is further moved to a locked position to lock the carrier assembly to the shaft.
A carrier assembly for attaching a magnet to a shaft of a valve assembly, the carrier assembly comprising:
- a housing having a magnet holder portion, a shaft holder portion, and a plurality of fingers extending from the shaft holder portion, the housing having a window;
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- a locking collar having a window, wherein the locking collar is installed over the housing and moved from an open position to a closed position to engage the carrier assembly with the shaft, and wherein the locking collar is further moved to a locked position to lock the carrier assembly to the shaft, and wherein, the locked position, the window of the housing aligns with the window of the locking collar to provide visual confirmation that the shaft is fully loaded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.