MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTROL FOR A WORK VEHICLE

摘要

A multifunction control for a work vehicle provides a control lever mounted control grip forming a hand rest, pommel and control face. The hand rest is ergonomically contoured to support an under side of a vehicle operator's hand in a neutral position. The operator can position the control front to back and laterally with the hand in a relaxed state. The operator can move the control in one lateral direction by contacting the pommel with a finger and in the opposite direction by contacting the control face, or guard thereon, with a thumb. One or more control switches can be mounted on the control face in reach of the thumb and also at a frontal location in reach of a finger. The switches can be activated without straining or repositioning the hand on the hand rest.

主权项

1. A multifunction palm-on-top control grip for a work vehicle, the control grip comprising:
a hand rest ergonomically contoured to support an under side of a human hand; a control face mounting at least one control switch operatively coupled to a component of the work vehicle, the at least one control switch being arranged to be manipulated by a thumb of the hand without repositioning the hand on the hand rest; and a pommel defining at least one raised surface between at least a portion of the hand rest and the control face configured to be acted against by a finger of the hand without repositioning the hand on the hand rest.