Control panel

• US 7,102,623 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2003
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH (Liebherr-International AG)
• Original Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH (Liebherr-International AG)
• Inventors: Morath, Erwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Shalwala, Bipin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Nitin
• Application Number:
  US10/431,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20030214487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/169, 345/176, 345/158, 345/168, 345/170, 345/172, 340/685, 340/686, 340/631.1, 701/50, 701/207, 701/300, 701/29, 701/34, 342/357, 172/2, 172/9, 373/48
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/16 Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices in crane hooks B66C1/40; in safety gear B66C15/00; weighing-apparatus G01G; remote indicating in general G08
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 13/40 Applications of devices for transmitting control pulses; Applications of remote control devices control in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a control panel for construction equipment and/or cranes, preferably vehicle cranes, with a series of manually operable switches for triggering certain functions and control functions of the machine to be operated. In terms of the invention, the switch is formed on a touch-sensitive panel (touch-screen).

Claims

1. A control panel for construction equipment with a series of manually operable switches for triggering certain functions and control functions of the equipment to be operated, comprising a touch sensitive display panel screen wherein said switches are formed and displayed as symbols on the screen via a control computer which is capable of altering the appearance or function of the symbols.

2. The control panel according to claim 1, wherein the control panel contains its own control computer.

3. The control panel according to claim 2, wherein the control computer is connected to a host computer of the equipment via one or more bus systems.

4. The control panel according to claim 1, wherein the control panel is connected to a voice output device.

5. The control panel according to claim 1 wherein the control panel is divided into a pure input device with a touch-sensitive panel and a cabin computer whereby the input device is formed as a portable device.

6. The control panel according to claim 5, wherein the input device is connected to the cabin computer via a blue tooth connection.