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.
SELECTOR LEVER WITH FAILURE INDICATION FEATURES
2016-03-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch