HANDHELD CONTROL UNIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE LIFT

摘要

An apparatus for operating a vehicle lift comprises at least one lifting assembly, a control unit, and a control pendant. The control pendant is configured to remotely control the motion of the vehicle lift through the control unit. The control pendant is configured to permit the lifting of a vehicle by the push of a single button on the control pendant. To permit lifting of a vehicle with a single button, the control pendant comprises a menu screen and a plurality of menu buttons. The menu screen and the plurality of menu buttons may be used together by a user to select one vehicle profile of a plurality of vehicle profiles. The selected vehicle profile may correspond to the vehicle being lifted. The selected vehicle profile provides specific data with respect to how the at least one lifting assembly should be moved for the particular vehicle being lifted.

主权项

1. An apparatus for operating a vehicle lift, the apparatus comprising:
(a) at least one lift assembly, wherein the at least one lift assembly is configured to lift at least a portion of a vehicle; (b) a control unit, wherein the control unit is in communication with the at least one lift assembly; and (c) a pendant control, wherein the pendant control is in communication with the control unit such that the pendant control is configured to remotely control the at least one lift assembly via the control unit, the pendant control comprising:
(i) a housing,(ii) a menu screen, wherein the menu screen is operable to display vehicle lift information,(iii) a plurality of menu switches, wherein the menu switches are configured to interface with the menu screen,(iv) a plurality of lift control switches, wherein each lift control switch is configured to toggle a movement axis of the vehicle lift assembly between an active and inactive state, and(v) a movement initiation switch, wherein the movement initiation switch is configured to selectively initiate motion of the at least one lift assembly,wherein the menu screen, menu switches, lift control switches, and movement initiation switch are together operable to actuate the vehicle lift in a lifting movement when the movement initiation switch is engaged by a user.