SELECTOR LEVER WITH INDEPENDENT SLIDES

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 selector lever includes at least two slides for independently moving the detent pins within the detent plates. The independent slides allow one detent pin to remain engaged. With only one detent pin engaged, the operator may test the ability to move the shaft and conclude whether or not the detent pin has failed.

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 first slide arranged to be movable along the shaft and a second slide arranged to be movable along the shaft; a first detent pin arranged on the shaft and operatively connected to the first slide and a second detent pin arranged on the shaft and operatively connected to the second slide; a first detent plate disposed in the housing and having a first plurality of slots for receiving the first detent pin; and a second detent plate disposed in the housing and having a second plurality of slots for receiving the second detent pin.