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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Martin Lavern Ruhter, Dubuque, IA (US);
Michael Eugene Kennedy, Dubuque, IA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Lavern Ruhter, Dubuque, IA (US);
Michael Eugene Kennedy, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly, or by a console and structure independent of the operator seat assembly of the motor grader. The joysticks are positioned such that they are easy to reach while the operator's arms are supported by armrests supported by the operator seat assembly or structure independent of the operator seat assembly.