VEHICLE COUPLING LINES STORAGE AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220288985A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17804672

    申请日:2022-05-31

    Abstract: A storage arrangement for lines from a tractor truck to a trailer including at least one of an electrical line, a first pneumatic line and a second pneumatic line includes a housing member configured to be secured to the truck, a first receiver connected to the housing and configured to couple to a select one of the electrical and pneumatic lines and a control arrangement operably coupled to the first receiver such that upon coupling of the select one of the lines with the first receiver the control arrangement allows an operator to unlock a kingpin from a fifth wheel hitch plate assembly, wherein the control arrangement prevents the operator from unlocking the kingpin from the fifth wheel hitch plate assembly prior to the select one of the lines being coupled with the first receiver.

    Uncoupled trailer power and communication arrangements

    公开(公告)号:US11351867B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16247988

    申请日:2019-01-15

    Abstract: A vehicle electrical power supply arrangement includes a towing vehicle, a primary power supply source position within the towed vehicle, a towed vehicle operably coupled to the towing vehicle for towing behind the towing vehicle, wherein the towed vehicle is configured to be electrically coupled and uncoupled from the towing vehicle, an auxiliary power supply source positioned within the towed vehicle and configured to store an electronic charge, a sensor arrangement attached to the towed vehicle and configured to monitor a vehicle operating parameter, and an electronic control unit operably coupled to the sensor arrangement, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to receive an electrical charge from at least one of the primary power source and the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically coupled to the towing vehicle, and from the auxiliary power source when the towed vehicle is electrically uncoupled from the towing vehicle.

    Fifth wheel mounting bracket with isolation areas assisting in force measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11192598B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16485305

    申请日:2018-01-12

    Inventor: Randy Schutt

    Abstract: A fifth wheel mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket including a coupling portion configured to pivotally couple to a fifth wheel hitch plate, the mounting bracket including an innermost surface and an outermost surface defining a mounting bracket thickness, at least one isolation area having isolation area thickness that is less than the mounting bracket thickness, and at least one strain gauge positioned within the at least one isolation area and configured to measure a strain of the fifth wheel mounting bracket arrangement.

    Vehicle coupling lines storage and control arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US10850782B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US15897818

    申请日:2018-02-15

    Abstract: A vehicle component actuation arrangement includes a vehicle component movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, an actuator configured to move the vehicle component between the first configuration and the second configuration, and a pneumatic valve arrangement pneumatically coupled to a vehicle air supply line, a vehicle pneumatic source and the actuator, where the valve arrangement is configured to move the vehicle component between the first and second configurations via the actuator when an air pressure is removed from within the vehicle air supply line.

    Fifth wheel hitch assembly having direct-mount mounting brackets

    公开(公告)号:US10661621B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US14996908

    申请日:2016-01-15

    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch assembly is provided that includes a mounting bracket adapted to support a fifth wheel hitch plate and having a substantially vertical surface, a vehicle frame rail having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion; and a support bracket having a first portion secured to the substantially vertical portion of the vehicle frame rail and a second portion secured to the substantially vertical surface of the mounting bracket, and having a plurality of mounting positions spaced longitudinally along the support bracket from one another, wherein the mounting bracket is releasably secured to less than a total number of the mounting positions.

    MULTI-VEHICLE ARTICULATION ANGLE SENSING ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190217674A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-18

    申请号:US16246037

    申请日:2019-01-11

    Inventor: Randy L. Schutt

    CPC classification number: B60D1/30

    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a first vehicle having a first longitudinal axis, a second vehicle coupled with the first vehicle and having a second longitudinal axis, and a controller arrangement that includes a global positioning system receiver, a sensor arrangement including a first sensor connected with the first vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the first longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a second sensor connected with the second vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the second sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the second longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a controller operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the controller is configured to calculate an angular offset between the first and second longitudinal axes.

    FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY SAFETY COUPLING ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190176912A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US15837700

    申请日:2017-12-11

    CPC classification number: B62D53/10 F15B11/10 F15B15/06 F15B2211/7053

    Abstract: A fifth wheel assembly safety coupling arrangement includes a fifth wheel hitch including a top support surface and a recess configured to receive a kingpin member therein, a locking arrangement moveable between a locked position, wherein the kingpin is prevented from being removed from within the recess by the locking arrangement, and an unlocked position, wherein the kingpin is not prevented from being removed from within the recess by the locking arrangement, and a pneumatic cylinder assembly configured to receive a first pneumatic input from a first air supply exerting a first force on the pneumatic cylinder assembly, and a second pneumatic input from a second air supply exerting a second force on the pneumatic cylinder assembly, wherein the pneumatic cylinder assembly prevents the locking arrangement from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the sum of the biasing force and the first force is greater than the second force.

    Disc brake arrangement
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    公开(公告)号:US10231928B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15250298

    申请日:2016-08-29

    Abstract: A vehicle braking arrangement includes an axle member, a brake torque plate having a first portion fixedly coupled to the axle member, and a second portion laterally offset from the first portion, and a brake caliper member coupled to the second portion of the brake torque plate such that the first portion of the brake torque plate is spaced from the brake caliper.

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