Patents Assigned to Bucyrus Intl. Inc.
  • Patent number: 8380402
    Abstract: Heavy equipment includes a main body, a drivetrain, a work implement, and a control system. The drivetrain includes a first and second actuator providing speed and direction movement of the heavy equipment. The work implement includes a third and fourth actuator providing position and orientation of the work implement. The control system includes first and second main interfaces and first and second auxiliary interfaces, to allows an operator to simultaneously control the drivetrain and the work implement. The first main interface is operated by a first hand of the operator, and the control system operates the third actuator responsive to a signal from the first main interface. The first auxiliary interface is integrated with the first main interface, and operates simultaneously with the first main interface by a finger of the first hand. The control system operates the first actuator responsive to a signal from the first auxiliary interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bucyrus Intl. Inc.
    Inventor: Lane C. Hobenshield