Ramp assembly with tilt sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9271883
APP PUB NO 20140248109A1
SERIAL NO

13782721

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A ramp assembly for providing a transition surface between a vehicle floor and an alighting surface is disclosed. The ramp assembly includes a ramp portion that is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A target operably associated with the ramp portion so that the target reciprocates along a predetermined path when the ramp portion reciprocates between the stowed position and the deployed position. A sensor fitting maintains a fixed orientation relative to a horizontal plane. A sensor is mounted to the sensor fitting such that the sensor senses the target when the ramp portion is in a predetermined position.

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LIFT-U DIVISION OF HOGAN MFG INCP O BOX 398 ESCALON CA 95320

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, David Modesto, US 456 10383
Morris, Donald Littleton, US 89 1224

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