Title:
SNOW GROOMER HAVING IMPROVED ELECTRONIC CONTROLS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001055511
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A snow grooming device (1) suitable for grooming ski hills, trails, or other snow park areas is provided with one or more of a series of improved electronic controls (100) and/or instrumentation that can include track adjustment position control (50), tiller pressure control, ignition control and data collection, slope angle, halfpipe tool angle, tiller positioning, winch operational data, figure-8 counter, snow profiler, vehicle trace, and weather information. Depending on the particular result desired and the actual operating conditions, these controllers and instruments can be used independently or, in various combinations to improve the performance of the device, the efficiency of the snow grooming operation, the life of particular components, and the information available for the evaluation and tracking of slope condition.
Inventors:
FORTIN MANON (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2001/000088
Publication Date:
November 29, 2001
Filing Date:
January 29, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOMBARDIER INC (CA)
FORTIN MANON (CA)
FORTIN MANON (CA)
International Classes:
B62D49/08; B62D55/116; B62D55/30; E01H4/02; (IPC1-7): E01H4/02; B62D55/30; B62D55/116; B62D49/08
Foreign References:
| GB2330563A | 1999-04-28 | |||
| US5482126A | 1996-01-09 | |||
| US5372212A | 1994-12-13 |
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