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

Claim 12:
13. 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;
a rotatable cylinder bar is rotatably retained in said outer base ring, an axis of rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar is perpendicular to an axis of said outer base ring, said rotatable cylinder bar is sized to be grasped, wherein rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in one direction causes a third component of the at least four components to have a first movement, rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in an opposite direction causes the third component to have a second movement; and
a rocker switch is located on said rotatable cylinder bar, said rocker switch in one position causes a fourth component of the at least one component to have a first movement, said rocker switch in a second position causes the fourth component to have a second movement.