Wireless vehicle lift system with enhanced electronic controls
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1. A wireless mobile column lift system comprising:
- at least two portable lifts, wherein each of said lifts includes—
a base for supporting said lift on a floor or the ground,a post rigidly coupled to said base and extending upwardly therefrom,a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said carriage assembly is coupled to said post and configured for vertical shifting relative to said post, anda lift actuator for raising and lowering said carriage assembly relative to said post, andone or more batteries configured to provide power for said lift; and
an electronic control system for controlling said lift system, wherein said electronic control system includes—
a wireless communication device associated with each of said lifts for sending and receiving wireless communications, anda remote user interface for wirelessly communicating with each of said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to permit a user to control said lifts remotely from said lifts,wherein said remote user interface is configured to receive wireless signals from each lift, with such received wireless signals including height information for each lift, and wherein said remote user interface is configured to send wireless signals to each lift, with such sent wireless signals configured to coordinate movement of the lifts,wherein said remote user interface includes a display screen and an emergency stop control switch, wherein upon activation of said emergency stop control switch, said remote user interface is configured to send a wireless signal to each lift instructing each lift to halt operation.
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Wireless portable vehicle lift system incorporating one or more enhanced communication and/or control features. The lift system can incorporate enhanced touch screen-enabled functionalities and/or enhanced wireless communication features.
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1. A wireless mobile column lift system comprising:
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at least two portable lifts, wherein each of said lifts includes— a base for supporting said lift on a floor or the ground, a post rigidly coupled to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said carriage assembly is coupled to said post and configured for vertical shifting relative to said post, and a lift actuator for raising and lowering said carriage assembly relative to said post, and one or more batteries configured to provide power for said lift; and an electronic control system for controlling said lift system, wherein said electronic control system includes— a wireless communication device associated with each of said lifts for sending and receiving wireless communications, and a remote user interface for wirelessly communicating with each of said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to permit a user to control said lifts remotely from said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to receive wireless signals from each lift, with such received wireless signals including height information for each lift, and wherein said remote user interface is configured to send wireless signals to each lift, with such sent wireless signals configured to coordinate movement of the lifts, wherein said remote user interface includes a display screen and an emergency stop control switch, wherein upon activation of said emergency stop control switch, said remote user interface is configured to send a wireless signal to each lift instructing each lift to halt operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless mobile column lift system comprising:
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at least two portable lifts, wherein each of said lifts includes— a base for supporting said lift on a floor or the ground, a post rigidly coupled to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said carriage assembly is coupled to said post and configured for vertical shifting relative to said post, and a lift actuator for raising and lowering said carriage assembly relative to said post, and one or more batteries configured to provide power for said lift; and an electronic control system for controlling said lift system, wherein said electronic control system includes— a wireless communication device associated with each of said lifts for sending and receiving wireless communications, and a remote user interface for wirelessly communicating with each of said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to permit a user to control said lifts remotely from said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to receive wireless signals from each lift, with such received wireless signals including height information for each lift, wherein said remote user interface comprises a lift control processor for coordinating operation of said lifts based on the height information received via the received wireless signals, and wherein said remote user interface is configured to send wireless signals to each lift, with such sent wireless signals configured to coordinate movement of the lifts, wherein said remote user interface includes a display screen and an emergency stop control switch, wherein upon activation of said emergency stop control switch, said remote user interface is configured to send a wireless signal to each lift instructing each lift to halt operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless mobile column lift system comprising:
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at least two portable lifts, wherein each of said lifts includes— a base for supporting said lift on a floor or the ground, a post rigidly coupled to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said carriage assembly is coupled to said post and configured for vertical shifting relative to said post, and a lift actuator for raising and lowering said carriage assembly relative to said post, and one or more batteries configured to provide power for said lift; and an electronic control system for controlling said lift system, wherein said electronic control system includes— a wireless communication device associated with each of said lifts for sending and receiving wireless communications, and a remote user interface for wirelessly communicating with each of said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to permit a user to control said lifts remotely from said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to receive wireless signals from each lift, with such received wireless signals including height information for each lift, and wherein said remote user interface is configured to send wireless signals to each lift, wherein said remote user interface includes a display screen and an emergency stop control switch, wherein upon activation of said emergency stop control switch, said remote user interface is configured to send a wireless signal to each lift instructing each lift to halt operation, wherein said remote user interface is configured to send the height information of each lift to each of the other lifts via the sent wireless signals, wherein each of said lifts includes a lift control processer for coordinating operation of said lifts based on the height information received from said remote user interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A wireless mobile column lift system comprising:
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at least two portable lifts, wherein each of said lifts includes— a base for supporting said lift on a floor or the ground, a post rigidly coupled to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, a carriage assembly configured to engage a wheel of a vehicle, wherein said carriage assembly is coupled to said post and configured for vertical shifting relative to said post, and a lift actuator for raising and lowering said carriage assembly relative to said post, and one or more batteries configured to provide power for said lift; and an electronic control system for controlling said lift system, wherein said electronic control system includes— a wireless communication device associated with each of said lifts for sending and receiving wireless communications, and a remote user interface for wirelessly communicating with each of said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to permit a user to control said lifts remotely from said lifts, wherein said remote user interface is configured to receive wireless signals from each lift, with such received wireless signals including height information for each lift, and wherein said remote user interface is configured to send wireless signals to each lift, with such sent wireless signals configured to coordinate movement of the lifts, wherein said remote user interface includes a display screen and an emergency stop control switch, wherein upon activation of said emergency stop control switch, said remote user interface is configured to send a wireless signal to each lift instructing each lift to halt operation, wherein said remote user interface comprises a lift control processor for coordinating operation of said lifts based on the height information received via the received wireless signals, wherein said lifts do not wireless communicate directly with each other, wherein said remote user interface is configured to display a battery status, wherein said electronic control system is configured to automatically detect the existence of an unsynchronized condition, wherein said display screen is configured to provide a visual indication of said unsynchronized condition.
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