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Mechanism for remotely controlling equipment

a technology of remote control and equipment, applied in adaptive control, program control, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of severely restricting the user's ability to view the actual operation of the cutting machine, requiring user to take unnecessary risks, and affecting the safety of users

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-05-12
TERYDON
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Often operating devices commonly used in industry are both manually controlled by a user as well as dangerous to the user.
Water jet cutting is an extremely dangerous activity, as the pressurized stream of water can cut through materials as hard as metal.
Therefore, the user is in a fixed position which may force the user to take unnecessary risks to remain in the fixed position while the water jet cutting machine passes close thereby.
Further, the immovable nature of the control station may severely limit the user's ability to view the actual operations of the cutting machine.
Still further, current water jet cutting machines do not account for whether the user is actually in control of the machine.

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[0018]As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention pertains to a system and method for wireless control, a first embodiment thereof hereinafter referred to as system 1. System 1 is adapted to provide control of an operating device having at least one operation, which may be embodied in a device such as a water jet cutting machine, hereinafter referred to as water jet cutting machine 2. System 1 provides control by way of a computing device, hereinafter referred to as a remote control 4.

[0019]Water jet cutting machine 2 may be of any type of water jet device. For the present example, water jet cutting machine 2 is generally divided into a working unit 3 and a pump unit 5 interconnected by various components necessary and commonly used in the field of water jet technology, for example, a line for high pressure water, electrical power, and related mechanical elements and circuitry. Water jet cutting machine 2 further includes a control system or control unit 7 for controlling all of the v...

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[0034]As shown in FIG. 3-6, the present invention is shown as system 101, which includes a portable control unit 131 in communication with remote control 4. Portable control unit 131 includes a wireless module 115, similar to the previously discussed wireless module 15 of water jet system 1. Portable control unit 131 further includes a set of connectors 132, similar to connectors 32 of control station 31. In system 101, control unit 131 is connected to equipment 29 in place of control station 31. An operator or user such as user 35 operating system 101 manually locates control unit 131 in close proximity to equipment 29. User 35 then manually disconnects lines 33 from connectors 32 of control station 31 and reconnects those lines 33 to the appropriate connectors 132 of control unit 131. User 35 then initiates a Bluetooth pairing of control unit 131 with remote control 4 via wireless module 115 of control unit 131 and wireless module 23 of remote control 4. Once control unit 131 is p...

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The present invention provides a system and method for wirelessly controlling a water jet machine by way of a wireless connection between the water jet machine and a computing device. The computing device provides an interface for controlling the operating device either directly to the water jet machine or via a control unit which is removably connected to the water jet machine. The water jet machine or control unit communicates wirelessly with the computing device, allowing a user to move about freely while still controlling the water jet machine. The control unit may include at least one valve for use in controlling the operating device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 204,451, filed Mar. 11, 2014, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 821,433, filed May 9, 2013, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates to control of devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing wireless control capabilities to an operating device. Specifically, the present invention relates to providing wireless control of a machine through a computing device connected wirelessly to the machine.[0004]2. Background Information[0005]Often operating devices commonly used in industry are both manually controlled by a user as well as dangerous to the user. A water jet cutting machine is an example of such an operating device. Water jet cutting is an extremely dangerous activity, as the pressurized stre...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B24C7/00G05B19/406
CPCB24C7/0015G05B2219/45036G05B2219/39447G05B19/406B26D5/00B26D7/22B26F3/004G05B9/02G05D7/0617G05D7/0676G06F3/01G06F3/04886
Inventor GROMES, SR., TERRY D.GROMES, JR., TERRY D.SHOCKEY, JR., JON M.JACKSON, WILLIAM C.
Owner TERYDON