Remote Control Transmitter With Detachable Portable Computer Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control arrangements for lifting devices and industrial/agricultural systems have inflexible connections between remote control electronics and displays, making it costly and difficult to update or change display options or add new functions, limiting versatility and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A bidirectional standard interface allows for communication between remote control electronics and a portable computer, enabling the transfer of signals for displaying control-relevant data, device analysis, and setting transmitter settings, as well as controlling remote-controlled objects, using a detachable or wireless connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the display is firmly connected to the remote control electronics, then the structural stability is improved, but the adaptability and ease of updating display functions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the remote control system into separate modules: the transmitter housing with control elements and the portable computer as a detachable display unit. This segmentation allows each component to be independently updated or replaced without affecting the other, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a universal interface (USB, Bluetooth, or wireless) that can connect various types of portable computers to the transmitter. This universal connection method enables the same transmitter to work with multiple different display devices, improving adaptability while maintaining stable control functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the display is integrated into the housing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ease of repair and cost of updating deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the display function from the main housing by using a separate portable computer. This extraction allows the display to be easily replaced or repaired without affecting the transmitter electronics, significantly improving ease of repair and reducing update costs while maintaining operational convenience through wireless or wired connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a portable computer that can be detached and replaced with another portable computer running appropriate software. This copying approach allows users to replace a damaged display unit with a functional one, enabling easy repair without specialized service intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If new display functions are added, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and coordination requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standardized communication interface (USB, Bluetooth, or wireless protocol) as an intermediary between the transmitter and portable computer. This intermediary handles all communication and coordination, allowing new display functions to be added through software on the portable computer without increasing the complexity of the transmitter itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable computer runs software that automatically configures and adapts to the transmitter's capabilities. This self-service approach allows new display functions to be implemented through software updates on the portable computer without requiring complex coordination or reconfiguration of the transmitter hardware.
4Manufacturing precision
If a proprietary display is used, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the ease of manufacture and cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a universal interface standard (USB, Bluetooth, or wireless) that is compatible with commercially available portable computers. This universality allows the use of off-the-shelf display devices with high manufacturing precision while avoiding the high costs of developing and producing proprietary display-housing integrations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a remote-control arrangement (2) for remotely controlled objects (4), such as in particular lifting systems and/or working devices, which remote-control arrangement has a handheld transmitter (6) which has a housing (8) on which multiple adjustable-position operating elements (10) for the input of control commands are held, and in which remote control electronics (12) are accommodated, by means of which control commands input via the operating elements (10) can be converted into signals (SS), which can be emitted to control the objects (4), and a display held on the housing (8) for displaying control-relevant information. According to the invention, the display is formed by a computer display (24) of a portable computer (22) produced separately from the transmitter (6), and a standard interface (30A; 30B), via which the portable computer (22) can be detachably connected to the remote-control electronics (12) of the transmitter (6), is provided on the housing (8).