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US 2023/0141381 A1Published application
Coupling assembly with detent mechanism
AssigneeMeans Industries, Inc.
InventorsBrandon J. Voelker, Joshua D. Hand, Earl A. Getchel
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Abstract
A coupling assembly includes a multiple-position actuation mechanism and a detent assembly holding the actuation mechanism in a discrete position. The detent assembly may include a mechanical detent. In one example, the mechanical detent engages the actuation mechanism and holds the actuation member in a neutral or middle position.
Claims19
A coupling assembly comprising:
- a first coupling mechanism;
- a second coupling mechanism;
- an actuation mechanism including a carriage movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position;
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- a detent assembly holding the carriage in one of the first position, the second position, and the third position.
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A coupling assembly comprising:
- a first pocket plate, a first notch plate, and a first locking member;
- a second pocket plate, a second notch plate, and a second locking member;
- an actuation member movable between a first position wherein the actuation member engages the first locking member, coupling the first pocket plate to the first notch plate, a second position wherein the actuation member does not engage the first locking member and does not engage the second locking member, and a third position wherein the actuation member engages the second locking member, coupling the second pocket plate to the second notch plate;
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- a detent assembly holding the actuation member in the second position.
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A coupling assembly comprising:
- a first coupling mechanism;
- a second coupling mechanism;
- a translator assembly including a linear actuator, a carriage, and a translator plunger supported on the carriage, the carriage supported for reciprocal motion between the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism;
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- a detent assembly holds the translator plunger between the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism, wherein the translator plunger does not engage either the first or second coupling mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.