US 11,927,951 B2
Remote wireless hydraulic cab
Mark McKinley, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Brittney Bembenek, Milwaukee, WI (US); Matthew Seeger, Franskville, WI (US); and Steven Melotik, Kenosha, WI (US)
Assigned to ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY NA, INC., Yorkville, WI (US); and ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD, Changsha Hunan Province (CN)
Filed by ZOOMLION Heavy Industry NA, Inc., Yorkville, WI (US); and ZOOMLION Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Changsha Hunan Province (CN)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,675.
Prior Publication US 2023/0229157 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/073 (2006.01); F15B 15/20 (2006.01); F15B 19/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0016 (2013.01) [B62D 33/073 (2013.01); F15B 15/20 (2013.01); F15B 19/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote wireless hydraulic cab for communication with a remote wireless frame module having at least one tool, comprising:
an electric converter valve includes a plurality of hydraulic proportioning valves, each one of said plurality of hydraulic proportioning valves are controlled by an electrical signal input;
a cab member includes a cab enclosure and at least one hydraulic joystick, said at least one hydraulic joystick includes a plurality of hydraulic lines, wherein said at least one joystick is supplied with hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump; and
a plurality of hydraulic sensors terminate an end of said plurality of hydraulic lines, said plurality of hydraulic sensors measure hydraulic pressure from said plurality of hydraulic lines, said plurality of hydraulic sensors output a plurality of electrical signals which represent pressures of said hydraulic lines, said plurality of electrical signals are converted into a suitable form and wirelessly transmitted to the remote wireless frame module, said plurality of electrical signals are input by said plurality of hydraulic proportioning valves to control a movement of the at least one tool, said cab member is not attached to the remote wireless frame module, said cab member is at a different physical location than the remote wireless frame module.