LIFTGATE CONTROLLER

• US 20100241320A1
• Filed: 08/20/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RS Drawings, LLC
• Original Assignee: RS Drawings, LLC
• Inventors: Lugash, Casey, Lafferty, Sheralin, Lugash, Maxine, Stratton, Brent, Bark, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/544,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20100241320A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/4471 General means for controlling movements of the loading platform, e.g. hydraulic systems

Abstract

A controller for a lift, includes a communication module configured to transmit data (via wireless or wired connection) relating to the personnel operating and operating conditions of a lift to a remotely located station. The remote station wirelessly sends satisfaction or non-satisfaction messages to the lift controller in response to received input data or sensed conditions relating to the operation of the lift. The lift controller includes circuitry for obtaining and/or storing the sensed conditions and received input data, where the communication module then transmits this information in report form to a remote station using a wired or wireless network either public or private depending on the desired application. In accordance with one implementation, the sensed conditions can include a lift state, a motion of the lift, a load applied to the lift, a lift temperature, a hydraulic fluid pressure, a wait time for recharging a hydraulic pump, a low voltage condition, a high motor temperature condition, motor on time, number of shutdowns (due to other parameters), an operator safety condition and a number of cycles of operation of the lift.

Claims

1. A Lift system comprising:

a lift;

a measuring system configured to measure at least one lift operation parameter;

a recording system configured to record the measurements relating to the at least one lift operation, said recording system further comprising a report generator configured to generate reports relating to the recorded measurements relating to the at least one lift operation; and

a response system configured to respond to the recorded measurements.

2. The lift system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring system comprises at least one sensor associated with the lift and operating components thereof.

3. The lift system according to claim 2, wherein the recording system further comprises a connection port for enabling downloading of the generated reports.

4. The lift system according to claim 3, wherein the generated reports correlate measured data from at least two different sensors.

5. The lift system according to claim 4, wherein said connection port further comprises a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the generated reports to a predetermined maintenance advisor.

6. The lift system according to claim 2, wherein said response system comprises a central station remotely located from the lift.

7. The lift system according to claim 2, wherein said recording system further comprises a display for displaying the generated reports at the lift.