US 12,280,993 B2
System for vehicle lift monitoring and prognostics
Darian Smith, Madison, IN (US); Rob Elliott, Madison, IN (US); and Austin Deuerling, Madison, IN (US)
Assigned to Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed by Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/346,320.
Application 18/346,320 is a division of application No. 16/862,527, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,731,867.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/853,248, filed on May 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339736 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B66F 3/00 (2006.01); B66F 3/46 (2006.01); B66F 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 17/00 (2013.01) [B66F 3/46 (2013.01); B66F 2700/05 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle lift system, comprising:
a plurality of mobile lift columns, each of the plurality of mobile lift columns further including an inclinometer for detecting an amount of tilt of the plurality of mobile lift columns;
a control unit associated with the plurality of lift columns for controlling operation of the plurality of mobile lift columns, the control unit further receiving a signal indicative of the amount of tilt of the plurality of mobile lift columns and providing a warning signal if any mobile lift column has an amount of tilt exceeding a predetermined amount, wherein the control unit determines if two or more mobile lift columns are tilted too far in opposite directions that could cause errors during lifting.