Joystick arrangement

• US 20060007144A1
• Filed: 05/26/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps (Bitten Og Mads Clausens Fond)
• Original Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Aps (Bitten Og Mads Clausens Fond)
• Inventors: Mathiasen, Ken Allan, Olsen, Jesper Bloch
• Application Number:
  US11/138,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007144A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/161
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04774 with additional switches or sensors on the handle
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 9/047 the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks for switches H01H25/04
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention concerns a joystick arrangement (1) with a basic unit (3) and a movable handle unit (2), which comprises at least one electrical function element (15) with an energy supply connection and an endpoint of a wireless signal transmission path. It is endeavoured to simplify the mounting. For this purpose, the energy supply connection is connected with a power receiver (16) located in the handle unit (2), which power receiver (16) can be supplied with energy via a wireless power transmission path (20).

Claims

1. A joystick arrangement with a basic unit and a movable handle unit, comprising at least one electrical function element with an energy supply connection and an endpoint of a wireless signal transmission path, wherein the energy supply connection is connected with a power receiver located in the handle unit, which power receiver can be supplied with energy via a wireless power transmission path.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the energy transmission path has a high frequency field.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a power transmitter is located in the basic unit.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the power receiver has an energy accumulator, for example a battery or a capacitor.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the electrical function element is connected with a circuit in the handle unit, which has a permanent, variable memory.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the signal transmission path has a second end point, which is connected with a bus interface.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the handle unit is detachably connected with the basic unit.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the basic unit is optionally connected with one of several handle units, which have different embodiments.

9. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the basic unit is optionally connectable with one of several handle units, in which the individual electrical function elements have different characteristics.

10. The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein driver-specific data are stored in at least one handle element, said data being automatically transferable to the basic unit when mounting the handle unit.

11. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein at least one electrical function element has a theft protection function, which can only be deactivated, when a handle unit is mounted.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the basic unit is detachably mounted on a vehicle or a driven machine.

13. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one additional basic unit is provided, and the handle unit communicates optionally with one of the basic units.

14. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the handle unit has a display.

15. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the function element can be configured via the signal transmission path.