Hand grip with microprocessor for controlling a power machine
AssigneeClark Equipment Company
InventorsKenneth A. Brandt, Scott R. Rossow
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Abstract
A control system controls actuation of a hydraulic cylinder on a skid steer loader. The control system includes a movable element, such as a hand grip. The hand grip is intelligent in that each contains a microprocessor or other digital controller which monitors user actuable elements (such as switches, buttons, paddles, etc.). The controller sends a communication signal to a main control computer. The communication signal is indicative of the state of the user actuable elements and is, in one embodiment, a serial communication signal.
Claims22
A control system for a power machine having actuators, the control system comprising:
- a main electronic controller providing outputs to control the actuators;
- a first user input device, remote from the main electronic controller, receiving user inputs;
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- a first input electronic controller, mounted on the first user input device and coupled for communication with the main electronic controller, receiving a signal indicative of user inputs and providing a communication signal to the main electronic controller, the communication signal being based on the user inputs.
A user input system mountable to a power machine to provide user inputs for controlling the power machine, the user input device comprising:
- a first handle receiving user inputs;
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- a first input electronic controller, mounted to the first handle and coupled for communication with a remotely located electronic controller, the first input electronic controller receiving a signal indicative of user inputs and providing a communication signal based on the user inputs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.