Patent ID: 6980896

Claim:
An earth-moving vehicle comprising: a movable carriage, the carriage having a longitudinal axis; a station for driving and maneuvering, the station being adapted to rotate with respect to the carriage about a vertical axis, housing a plurality of controls and being oriented in a direction in which an operator is facing during maneuvering of the controls; a control assembly, the control assembly operating according to both a relative angular position, the relative angular position determined from the position of the station and the carriage with respect to the vertical axis, and according to a direction of movement of the carriage, when the direction of movement is opposite to the direction of orientation of the station, the control assembly further comprising a first sensor for detecting the relative angular position and second sensor for detecting which control of the plurality of controls has been actuated, the first sensor comprising a cam fixed to one of the carriage and the station about the vertical axis, and at least one tappet element carried by the other of the carriage and the station and operatively engaging the cam during at least part of the rotation of the station about the vertical axis; a signaling device the signaling device being activated by the control assembly; and a turret which carries the station and is coupled to the carriage in such a way that the station is able to rotate about the vertical axis by means of a coupling, the first sensor forming part of the coupling.