SELECTOR LEVER WITH FAILURE INDICATION FEATURES

摘要

A selector lever with redundant detent pins and detent plates and a method for using the selector lever to test for a failure of one or more detent pins. The detent plates include a plurality of slots connected by a channel that corresponds to a disengaged position, enabling the detent pin to be moved from one slot to another. The selector lever includes one or more obstructing features in the channels of the detent plates. The selector lever further includes indicators for comparing the location of the shaft with the location of the obstructing features while the slide is in the disengaged position.

主权项

1. A selector lever, comprising:
a shaft having a proximal end disposed within a housing, the shaft having a distal end extending from the housing; a slide arranged to be movable along the shaft; a first detent pin operatively connected to the slide; a second detent pin operatively connected to the slide; a first detent plate disposed in the housing and having a first plurality of slots for receiving the first detent pin, the first plurality of slots connected by a first channel, the first channel containing one or more first obstructing features; and a second detent plate disposed in the housing and having a second plurality of slots for receiving the second detent pin, the second plurality of slots being connected by a second channel, the second channel containing one or more second obstructing features, wherein the second plurality of slots are arranged to align with the first plurality of slots, and wherein the one or more second obstructing features are arranged to be not aligned with the one or more first obstructing features.