Control system for a transit mixer vehicle
AssigneeKimble Mixer Company
InventorsLeopha Chester Randolph, III, Adam Herbert Wade
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Abstract
A transit mixer vehicle includes a chassis. Various vehicle components are mounted to the chassis. A mixer system for construction material is supported by the chassis. The mixer system includes a container and an agitator capable of stirring construction material disposed within the container. The transit mixer vehicle also includes a component communications system including a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus in communication with the plurality of vehicle components. A receiver is coupled with CAN bus. The receiver is operative to wirelessly receive instructions from a remote-control unit and direct at least one of the vehicle components based upon the instructions received from the remote-control unit.
Claims33
A transit mixer vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a container for construction material supported by said chassis;
- an agitator associated with said container for stirring construction material disposed within said container;
- a plurality of vehicle components mounted to said chassis;
- a component communication system including a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus coupled with the plurality of vehicle components;
- and
- a receiver coupled with said CAN bus, said receiver operative to wirelessly receive instructions from a remote-control unit and direct at least one of the plurality of vehicle components based upon the instructions received.
A combination of a transit mixer vehicle and a remote-control unit comprising:
- a transit mixer vehicle including:
- a chassis;
- a container for construction material supported by said chassis;
- an agitator associated with said container for stirring construction material disposed within said container;
- a plurality of vehicle components mounted to said chassis;
- a component communication system including a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus coupled with the plurality of vehicle components;
- and
- a receiver coupled with said controller area network;
- and
- a remote-control unit for communication with said receiver, said remote-control unit operative to wirelessly transmit instructions to the receiver,
- where said receiver is operative to wirelessly receive said instructions from said remote-control unit and direct via the CAN bus at least one of the plurality of vehicle components based upon the instructions received.
A combination of a receiver and a remote-control unit comprising:
- a remote-control unit operative to wirelessly issue instructions;
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- a receiver coupled with a component communication system, said receiver operative to wirelessly receive instructions from the remote-control unit and relay the instructions to at least one of a plurality of vehicle components of a transit mixer vehicle based upon the instructions received.
A method for controlling a transit mixer vehicle comprising:
- sending a signal from a remote-control unit
- receiving, with a receiver associated with a transit mixer vehicle, the signal;
- in response to receiving the signal, subsequently directing a component of the transit mixer vehicle via a component communication system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.