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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Andrew A. Fredrickson, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Stuart R. Spencer, Cary, NC (US);
Sage F. Smith, Apex, NC (US);
Gareth Jones, Cary, NC (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A manual input device for a machine includes an elongate handle rigidly connected at one end to a frame of a machine and configured to be engaged by a hand of an operator, and a control portion connected to a free end of the elongate handle. The control portion includes a first plurality of control surfaces and a second plurality of control surfaces associated with sensors providing control signals. The first plurality of control surfaces is positioned and oriented relative to the handle portion so it is accessible for interaction by a thumb of the hand of the operator, and the second plurality of control surfaces is positioned and oriented relative to the handle portion so it is accessible for interaction by an index finger of the hand of the operator.