An indication system associated with a coupler assembly 200 comprising a sensing element 304 affixed to the coupler assembly, where the sensing element is arranged and positioned proximate to a hydraulic assembly 214 of the coupler assembly and the sensing element is configured to generate a signal indicative of an extension of a piston pin 222 of the hydraulic assembly. The indication system also includes an indicator assembly coupled to the sensing element where the indicator assembly is configured to receive the signal indicative of the extension of the piston pin and the indicator assembly is also configured to determine if the piston pin is in an extended state based on the received signal. The indicator assembly may comprise an output module and be configured to trigger a notification based on the determined state. The engagement state of the coupler assembly may be determined based on at least the determination of the piston pin position. Also claimed is a coupler assembly and method of indicating position state of coupler assembly.
Indication system
2017-01-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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