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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Brent Ryan Frazier, Morton, IL (US);
David Allen Ober, Peoria, IL (US);
Bryan Everett Copeland, Bartonville, IL (US);
Todd Bartholomew Smith, Peoria, IL (US);
Shane C. Mcbride, Denver, CO (US);
Brent Ryan Frazier, Morton, IL (US);
David Allen Ober, Peoria, IL (US);
Bryan Everett Copeland, Bartonville, IL (US);
Todd Bartholomew Smith, Peoria, IL (US);
Shane C. McBride, Denver, CO (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An operator interface for advanced transmission control of a vehicle is disclosed. The operator interface may include a hand operated joystick mounted on a vehicle and a roller mounted on the joystick, the roller having at least two detents for providing at least four distinct states of speed control, the at least four distinct states including one or more increasing states and one or more decreasing states. In another embodiment, the roller of the operator interface may include at least one detent for providing at least three distinct states of speed control, the at least three distinct states including at least one increasing state, at least one decreasing state, and at least one other speed state provided in one of either an increasing state or a decreasing state.