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US 12,600,419 B2Granted
Control station for compact vehicles
AssigneeJLG Industries, Inc.
InventorsShane J. Mastronardi, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Zeno Poltronieri, Roberto Marchesini, Matteo Lavagnini
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Abstract
A vehicle control station includes a hand rest and at least one micro-joystick positioned relative to the hand rest such that the hand rest is configured to locate an operator's hand and fingers in position to operate the at least one micro-joystick. A function enable switch may be configured to activate the at least one micro-joystick.
Claims18
A vehicle control station comprising:
- a left side hand rest;
- a right side hand rest;
- a pair of first micro-joysticks cooperable with one of the left and right side hand rests, wherein the one of the left and right side hand rests is configured to enable an operator to operate the pair of first micro-joysticks with one hand;
- at least one second micro-joystick cooperable with the other of the left and right side hand rests, wherein the other of the left and right side hand rests is configured to enable the operator to operate the at least one second micro-joystick with an opposite hand;
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- first and second function enable switches incorporated into each of the left and right side hand rests, respectively, the first and second function enable switches being configured to activate the pair of first micro-joysticks and the at least one second micro-joystick, respectively,
- wherein at least one of the left and right side hand rests includes a forward surface, a side surface, and a back surface opposite the forward surface,
- wherein the corresponding one of the pair of first micro-joysticks or the at least one second micro-joystick is at least partially enclosed by the back surface of the at least one of the left and right side hand rests extending at least partially over the corresponding one of the pair of first micro-joysticks or the at least one second micro-joystick.
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A vehicle control station comprising:
- a hand rest including a grab portion, a forward surface, a side surface, and a back surface opposite the forward surface;
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- a micro-joystick controller positioned relative to the hand rest such that the hand rest and micro-joystick controller are configured to locate an operator's hand and fingers in position to operate the micro-joystick controller with one hand while grasping the grab portion with the one hand, wherein the micro-joystick controller is at least partially enclosed by the back surface of the hand rest extending at least partially over the micro-joystick controller.
A vehicle control station comprising:
- a left side hand rest including a first grab portion;
- a right side hand rest including a second grab portion;
- a first micro-joystick controller positioned relative to the left side hand rest such that the left side hand rest and first micro-joystick controller are configured to locate an operator's hand and fingers in position to operate the first micro-joystick controller with one hand while grasping the first grab portion with the one hand;
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- a second micro-joystick controller positioned relative to the right side hand rest such that the right side hand rest and second micro-joystick controller are configured to locate an operator's opposite hand and fingers in position to operate the second micro-joystick controller with the opposite hand while grasping the second grab portion with the opposite hand,
- wherein at least one of the left side hand rest or the right side hand rest includes a forward surface, a side surface, and a back surface opposite the forward surface, wherein the corresponding one of the first micro-joystick controller or the second micro-joystick controller is at least partially enclosed by the back surface of the at least one of the left side hand rest or the right side hand rest extending at least partially over the corresponding one of the first micro-joystick controller or the second micro-joystick controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.