Intuitive joystick control for a work implement
CA 1314790 C · Owner: Allen, William E. · Inventors: Hadank, John Martin; Allen, William E.; Bradbury, Walter J.
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Intuitive Joystick Control for a Work Implement Two multi-axis joysticks, one horizontal and the other upright, provide the operator of a material handling vehicle with an intuitive control interface to the vehicle. The control system also provides a coordinated control for spatial placement of the working device of the work implement. Movement up and down and in and out being controlled by the horizontal joystick as is the movement of the working device relative to its adjacent linkage. Swinging movement about an upright axis is controlled by the second joystick.
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- Granted March 23, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 23, 2010.
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