Door panel position sensor assembly

A door position sensor for a transit vehicle for indicating whether a vehicle door is in an open or closed position, said door being movable along a predetermined path of travel between the open and closed positions, and said door position sensor comprising:

• switch means, mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the path of travel of the door, for indicating the position of the door, said switch means including a door position signalling switch and a single rotatable actuator lever, rotatable between a first position closely adjacent to the path of travel of the door and a second position adjacent to but further removed from the path of travel of the door, for controlling actuation and de-actuation of said door position signalling switch means;
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• door-mounted actuator means, mounted on the trailing edge of the vehicle door, for controlling rotation of said single actuator lever between said first and second positions, said door-mounted actuator means including a first rigid actuator and a second, directionally flexible actuator which is rigid for one direction of travel of the door and which is flexible for the opposite direction of travel of the door so as to permit passage thereof past said single actuator lever when the latter is in the first position thereof adjacent the path of travel of the door, said second actuator being spaced from said first actuator in the direction of travel of the door.

A door position sensor assembly for sensing the position of the door of a transit vehicle and for indicating whether the door is in the open or closed position thereof, said door being movable along a predetermined path between the open and closed positions thereof and said door position sensor comprising:

• a mounting bracket mounted on the trailing edge of the door and comprising first and second, longitudinally spaced actuator members spaced apart along said predetermined path, said second actuator member being located closest to the trailing edge of the door and comprising a directional flexible actuator which is rigid for one direction of travel of the and is flexible for the other direction of travel of the door;
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• a second mounting bracket mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the path of travel of the door, actuator means mounted on said second mounting bracket and including a single actuator arm pivotable between a first position in which the actuator is engageable by both of said actuator members and a second position in which the actuator is engageable by only said first actuator, said single actuator arm normally being in the second position thereof when the door is open and being pivoted to the first position thereof by said first actuator arm during the movement of the door to the closed position and being pivoted from the first position thereof to the second position thereof during movement of the door to the open position, and switch means, mounted on said second mounting bracket and actuated responsive to pivoting of said single actuator arm to the first position thereof, for signalling that the door is closed.