Patent ID: 11886218
Assignee: ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY NA, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  E | IPC B  E  G

Claim 6:
7. A joystick for operating at least four components of a crane, comprising:
a joystick base providing an electrical output for left, right, forward, and backward movements;
an outer base ring extends from a top of said joystick base, said left and right movements of said outer base ring are associated with moving a first component of the at least four components, said forward and backward movements of said outer base ring are associated with moving a second component of the at least four components;
an inner base ring is rotatably retained in an inner perimeter of said outer base ring, wherein rotation of said inner base ring in one direction is associated with a first movement of a third component of the at least four components, rotation of said inner base ring in an opposite direction is associated with a second movement of the third component; and
a rotatable cylinder bar is rotatably retained in said inner base ring, an axis of said rotatable cylinder bar is rotated relative to said inner base ring, said rotatable cylinder bar is sized to be grasped, wherein rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in one direction is associated with a first movement of a fourth component of the at least four components, rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in an opposite direction is associated with a second movement of the fourth component of the at least four components.