Multi-function joystick for concrete mixer vehicle
US11186009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controller for a concrete mixer vehicle includes a base, an elongated shaft extending from the base, and a control portion positioned at free end of the elongated shaft. The control portion has a grip portion and a button interface providing at least one of a plurality of controls. The plurality of controls facilitate selectively operating (i) a hopper actuator to reposition a charge hopper between a first position and a second position, (ii) a first chute actuator to pivot a chute about a lateral axis to raise and lower a distal end of the chute, (iii) a second chute actuator to pivot the chute about a vertical axis to move the distal end left and right, (iv) a drum driver to control at least one of a speed or a rotational direction of a mixing drum, and (v) a transmission of the concrete mixer vehicle in one of a plurality of modes.
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