Cruise control on a work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11767656-B2
Application number	US-202217856312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2022
Priority date	Jul 26, 2018
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

A cruise control system for work machines. The system comprises one or more levers for controlling the velocity of the work machine and one or more magnet assemblies. The magnet assemblies comprise means of overcoming the neutral bias of a control lever so that the velocity of the work machine may be maintained without manual input from the operator. The magnets may act directly upon a control lever or a surface adjacent a control lever. Additional controls may be employed to set a maximum cruising speed for the work machine when cruise control is engaged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a work machine, comprising:
a control assembly, comprising:
a first power supply, configured to power a first operating parameter of the work machine;
a dial having a range of positions, the dial being set at one of the range of positions, wherein the dial is configured to reduce the maximum power provided by the first power supply to a value corresponding to one of the range of positions of the dial;
a first lever configured to c…

Assignees

• Charles Machine Works

Inventors

• Kukuk Brant D
• Trimble Christopher

Classifications

• E02F9/2012 Primary

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• G05D9/04

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05G5/005

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05G9/02

  Physics · mapped topic

• F16H61/47 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic