Work Machine Vehicle Having Joystick Controls on an Adjustable Suspended Seatbar
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1. A work machine vehicle comprising:
- an operator protective structure;
a seat positioned in the operator protective structure;
an adjustable seatbar assembly suspended from the seat, the adjustable seatbar assembly including a seatbar positionable in front of an operator sitting on the seat;
vehicle controls integrated with the adjustable seatbar assembly such that the vehicle controls and the operator sitting on the seat are maintained at constant relative positions with respect to each other even as the work machine vehicle moves over rough terrain and the seat moves up and down.
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Abstract
Disclosed are work machine vehicles having an adjustable seatbar assembly in the operator protective structure. The adjustable seatbar assembly is suspended from a seat in the operator protective structure. Vehicle controls are integrated with the adjustable seatbar assembly such that the vehicle controls and the operator sitting on the seat are maintained at constant relative positions with respect to each other even as the work machine vehicle moves over rough terrain and the seat moves up and down on a seat suspension.
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18 Claims
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1. A work machine vehicle comprising:
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an operator protective structure; a seat positioned in the operator protective structure; an adjustable seatbar assembly suspended from the seat, the adjustable seatbar assembly including a seatbar positionable in front of an operator sitting on the seat; vehicle controls integrated with the adjustable seatbar assembly such that the vehicle controls and the operator sitting on the seat are maintained at constant relative positions with respect to each other even as the work machine vehicle moves over rough terrain and the seat moves up and down. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A work machine vehicle comprising:
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an operator protective structure; a seat positioned in the operator protective structure, the seat having a seatback portion and a seat cushion portion, the seat being allowed to move up and down on a seat suspension as the vehicle moves over rough terrain; an adjustable seatbar assembly suspended from the seat, the adjustable seatbar assembly including a seatbar positionable in front of an operator sitting on the seat; joystick vehicle controls coupled to and suspended from the adjustable seatbar assembly such that the joystick vehicle controls and the operator sitting on the seat are maintained at constant relative positions with respect to each other even as the work machine vehicle moves over rough terrain and the seat moves up and down on the seat suspension. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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