US 12,436,623 B2
Joystick control system for refuse vehicles
Cody D. Clifton, Mapleton, MN (US); Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US); Joshua Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US); and Joseph Nelson, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/811,301.
Application 18/811,301 is a continuation of application No. 18/204,507, filed on Jun. 1, 2023, granted, now 12,111,980.
Application 18/204,507 is a continuation of application No. 17/879,947, filed on Aug. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,703,956.
Application 17/879,947 is a continuation of application No. 16/851,229, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,442,556.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,634, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0411384 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B65F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0338 (2013.01) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B65F 3/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A joystick control system for a refuse vehicle, the joystick control system comprising:
a plurality of joystick input devices comprising:
a first joystick input device configured to operate one or more controllable elements of the refuse vehicle when a selector is in a first state; and
a second joystick input device configured to operate one or more controllable elements when the selector is in a second state; and
a controller configured to:
receive a user input from the first joystick input device or the second joystick input device; and
provide control signals to the one or more controllable elements of the refuse vehicle in response to either (a) receiving the user input from the first joystick input device and the selector being in the first state or (b) receiving the user input from the second joystick input device and the selector being in the second state.