Programmable wireless remote control system and method for snow plows
First Claim
1. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
- a plow controller for providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; and
a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control;
wherein said plow controller is arranged and configured to be capable of controlling any one of a plurality of different types of snow plows at a time; and
wherein said remote control is arranged and configured to have controls located thereupon to allow the user to control any one of said plurality of different types of snow plows at a given time.
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Abstract
A control system and method for operating a snow plow is disclosed which utilizes a programmable, wireless remote control for providing fully functional operation of a snow plow blade mounted on a vehicle. The system includes a remote control that can be used to operate both a snow plow and a spreader, with the system being configurable to work with any of a variety of different snow plows. The remote control may be programmed to perform a series of functions that can be sequentially performed by pressing a single button on the remote control.
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36 Claims
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1. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
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a plow controller for providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; and a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control; wherein said plow controller is arranged and configured to be capable of controlling any one of a plurality of different types of snow plows at a time; and wherein said remote control is arranged and configured to have controls located thereupon to allow the user to control any one of said plurality of different types of snow plows at a given time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
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a plow controller for providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; a spreader controller for providing electrical signals to a the spreader to control the spreader, said spreader controller being mountable on the spreader or the vehicle; and a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control; wherein said plow controller is arranged and configured to be capable of controlling the snow plow; and wherein said spreader controller is arranged and configured to control the spreader; and wherein said remote control is arranged and configured to have controls located thereupon to allow the user to control the snow plow and the spreader.
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33. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
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a plow controller for providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; and a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control; wherein said plow controller is arranged and configured to be capable of controlling any one of a plurality of different types of snow plows at a time; and wherein said remote control system is programmable to enable the user of said remote control to select a single command using controls on said remote control to cause said remote control system to operate said snow plow to perform a plurality of operations.
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34. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
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a plow controller for providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; and a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control; wherein said plow controller is arranged and configured to be capable of determining which one of a plurality of different types of snow plows said plow controller is operating at a time; and wherein said remote control is arranged and configured to have controls located thereupon to allow the user to control any one of said plurality of different types of snow plows at a time.
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35. A remote control system for a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said remote control system comprising:
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a plow controller for operating the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow; and a remote control for transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to operate the hydraulic system to control the snow plow; wherein said plow controller is capable of controlling any one of a plurality of different types of snow plows at a time; and wherein said remote control allows a user to control any one of said plurality of different types of snow plows at a time.
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36. A method of remotely controlling a snow plow mounted on a vehicle, the snow plow having a snow plow blade operated by a hydraulic system with solenoid valves that are operated by electrical signals to control the snow plow, said method comprising:
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with a plow controller, providing the electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow, said plow controller being mountable on the snow plow; and with a remote control, transmitting signals to said plow controller to cause said plow controller to provide electrical signals to the solenoid valves of the hydraulic system of the snow plow to control the snow plow as directed by a user of said remote control; arranging and configuring said plow controller to be capable of controlling any one of a plurality of different types of snow plows at a time; and arranging and configuring said remote control to have controls located thereupon to allow the user to control any one of said plurality of different types of snow plows at a time.
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