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US 12,504,752 · App. 17/873,602 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

On-board charging station for a remote control device

Inventors: Vern I. Woodruff, III (Kenton, OH); Trisha M. Luthman (Covington, OH); James Schloemer (New Bremen, OH); Steven R. Pulskamp (New Bremen, OH); Donald T. Meiring (Osgood, OH); Matthew T. Shinew (Ada, MI); Kent D. Pilcher (Holland, MI); Paul Duckworth (Holland, MI); Audrey Hendon (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
G05D1/0022B60L53/65B60L53/665B60L53/68B60L58/12G05D1/0016G05D1/0027H02J7/00034H02J7/0048H02J13/00022H04W4/40H04W4/80H04W76/11H04W76/20H04W76/36B60L2200/42B60L2240/70H02J2207/50
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Patent No.
US 12,504,752
App. No.
17/873,602
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a remote control device that is useable by an operator interacting with a materials handling vehicle. The remote control device includes a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter and a rechargeable power source. The system further comprises: a receiver at the vehicle for receiving transmissions from the wireless transmitter; a controller at the vehicle that is communicably coupled to the receiver, the controller being responsive to receipt of transmissions from the remote control device; and a charging station at the vehicle, the charging station for charging the rechargeable power source of the remote control device.

Claims (16)

1 . A system comprising:

a materials handling vehicle;

a remote control device comprising:

a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter; and

a rechargeable power source;

a receiver at the vehicle for receiving transmissions from the wireless transmitter;

a controller at the vehicle that is communicably coupled to the receiver, the controller being responsive to receipt of the transmissions from the remote control device;

a charging station at the vehicle, the charging station for charging the rechargeable power source of the remote control device;

a pairing system for establishing communication between the remote control device and the vehicle

wherein the system is configured such that when no vehicle-related activity takes place for greater than a first predetermined amount of time after communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established using the pairing system, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated and must be re-established using the pairing system.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the rechargeable power source is a super capacitor.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established concurrently during charging of the rechargeable power source at the charging station.

4 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein communication between the remote control device and the vehicle and charging of the rechargeable power source at the charging station are initiated with a single action.

5 . The system according to claim 4 , wherein the single action comprises physically contacting a component of the remote control device with an element of the charging station.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a pairing indicator that confirms the establishment of communication between the remote control device and the vehicle.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system is configured such that when no vehicle-related activity takes place for less than a second predetermined amount of time after the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is established, the second predetermined amount of time equal to or less than the first predetermined amount of time, the communication between the remote control device and the vehicle is terminated but can be reestablished, without requiring the pairing system, by performing a confirmation method utilizing the remote control device.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16718411 · Dec 18, 2019
Provisional Application 62800032 · Feb 1, 2019
Related Publication 20220365529A1 · Nov 17, 2022
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