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US 11,535,378 B2Granted
Tractable pendant assembly for rescue hoists
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsRichard Bryson, Robert Humble
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Abstract
A pendant assembly for a rescue hoist may comprise a pendant, an interface box discrete from the pendant, and a display screen discrete from the pendant. The pendant may include a hoist input. The interface box may be configured to receive a control input from the pendant. The display screen may be configured to receive a display command from the interface box.
Claims17
A pendant assembly for a rescue hoist, the pendant assembly comprising:
- a hand held pendant including a hoist input and a housing for locating in a hand of a hoist operator, the hoist input is configured to control a rotational speed of the rescue hoist, the hoist input comprises at least one of a push button, a toggle switch, a wheel, a joy stick, or a touch pad, wherein the hoist operator manipulates the hoist input to provide a control input;
- an interface box discrete from the hand held pendant and configured to receive the control input from the pendant;
- a display screen discrete from the pendant and configured to receive a display command from the interface box;
- and
- a visor, wherein the display screen is mounted to the visor, and
- wherein the display screen is disposed to allow the hoist operator to view a hoist load and the display screen simultaneously.
3 more elements
A hoist and rescue system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a hoist;
- and
- a pendant assembly configured to control the hoist, the pendant assembly comprising:
- a hand held pendant including a housing for locating in a hand of a hoist operator and a hoist input, the hoist input is configured to control a rotational speed of the rescue hoist, the hoist input comprises at least one of a push button, a toggle switch, a wheel, a joy stick, or a touch pad, wherein the hoist operator manipulates the hoist input to provide a control input;
- an interface box configured to receive a control input from the pendant;
- a display screen discrete from the pendant and configured to receive a display command from the interface box;
- and
- a helmet including a visor, wherein the display screen is mounted to the visor, and
- wherein the display screen is disposed to allow the hoist operator to view a hoist load and the display screen simultaneously.
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A pendant assembly for a rescue hoist, the pendant assembly comprising:
- a hand held pendant including a housing for locating in a hand of a hoist operator and a hoist input, the hoist input is configured to control a rotational speed of the rescue hoist, the hoist input comprises at least one of a push button, a toggle switch, a wheel, a joy stick, or a touch pad, wherein the hoist operator manipulates the hoist input to provide a control input;
- and
- a display screen discrete from the pendant and configured to display data corresponding to an operating state of the rescue hoist;
- and
- a helmet including a visor, wherein the display screen is mounted to the visor, and
- wherein the display screen is disposed to allow the hoist operator to view a hoist load and the display screen simultaneously.
3 more elements
A pendant assembly for a rescue hoist, the pendant assembly comprising:
- a hand held pendant including a hoist input and a housing for locating in a hand of a hoist operator, the hoist input is configured to control a rotational speed of the rescue hoist, the hoist input comprises at least one of a push button, a toggle switch, a wheel, a joy stick, or a touch pad, wherein the hoist operator manipulates the hoist input to provide a control input;
- an interface box discrete from the hand held pendant and configured to receive the control input from the pendant;
- and
- a display screen discrete from the pendant and configured to receive a display command from the interface box,
- wherein the display screen is disposed to allow the hoist operator to view a hoist load and the display screen simultaneously.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.