Patent ID: 7344351
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B66C,E02F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A height setting system for automatically adjusting a boom position on a work vehicle, the work vehicle including a cab, a mast, a boom pivotally connected to the mast, a power device capable of moving the boom about the mast, a work tool connected to a free portion of the boom, and a boom manipulating lever operatively connected to the power device, the lever having at least one detent position, the boom including a boom arm, the system comprising: a boom position sensor, the boom position sensor including a spring, a follower arm and a positional sensor, the spring capable of biasing the follower arm against a surface of the boom such that the follower arm contacts and follows the boom through a rotational movement of the boom, the positional sensor detecting at least one boom position; a detent release mechanism capable of releasing the lever from the at least one detent position; and an automatic boom position adjustment device connected to the positional sensor and operatively connected to the detent release mechanism, the automatic boom adjustment device including a switch, the switch locatable in the cab, the automatic boom position adjustment device creating at least one recorded position by recording the at least one boom position detected by the boom position sensor at an operation of the switch, the automatic boom position adjustment device moving the boom to the at least one recorded position when the lever is placed in the at least one detent position by releasing the lever, via the detent release mechanism, when the at least one recorded position is deteced via the positional sensor.