System for Control of Mobile Hydraulic Equipment
AssigneeMagneTek, Inc.
InventorsEugene Novak, Eric J. Zacherl
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Abstract
A controller for mobile hydraulic equipment includes a radio receiver, hydraulic controller, and display unit. The controller further includes terminals configurable to function as a combination of analog or digital inputs or outputs according to the system requirements. A user interface included on the controller permits an operator to select a desired function for each terminal and to configure the controller according to the application requirements.
Claims20
A controller for mobile hydraulic equipment, comprising:
- a housing;
- a receiver mounted at least partly within the housing and configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of transmitted control signals;
- a processor mounted within the housing and operatively connected to the receiver to receive the control signals and generate a plurality of output signals for operating the mobile hydraulic equipment;
- a memory device mounted within the housing and operatively connected to the processor, the memory device storing at least one parameter corresponding to control of the mobile hydraulic equipment;
- a display mounted to the housing and operatively connected to the processor, the display configured to provide a visual indication to an operator of at least one parameter corresponding to control of the mobile hydraulic equipment;
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- a user interface mounted to the housing and configured to receive input from the operator to adjust the parameter on the display.
A controller for mobile hydraulic equipment, comprising:
- a housing;
- a receiver mounted at least partly within the housing and configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of transmitted control signals;
- a processor mounted within the housing and operatively connected to the receiver to receive the control signals and generate a plurality of output signals for operating the mobile hydraulic equipment;
- a temperature sensor providing a signal to the processor corresponding to an ambient temperature at the controller. and
- a plurality of terminals operatively connected to the processor and selectively configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes, wherein a portion of the terminals are configured to provide an output signal compensated as a function of the ambient temperature.
A controller for mobile hydraulic equipment, comprising:
- a housing;
- a receiver mounted at least partly within the housing and configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of transmitted control signals;
- a processor mounted within the housing and operatively connected to the receiver to receive the control signals and generate a plurality of output signals for operating the mobile hydraulic equipment;
- a display mounted to the housing and operatively connected to the processor, the display configured to provide a visual indication to an operator corresponding to control of the mobile hydraulic equipment;
- a plurality of buttons accessible to the operator through at least one opening in the housing and configured to receive input from the operator to adjust control of the mobile hydraulic equipment;
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- a plurality of terminals operatively connected to the processor and selectively configured to operate in one of a plurality of modes, wherein the mode is configured from the user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.