Connecting system, coupling system and method for connecting a towing vehicle to a semitrailer

    公开(公告)号:US11945268B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17275866

    申请日:2019-08-21

    申请人: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH

    摘要: A connecting system and a method for connecting a towing vehicle to a semitrailer includes a first plug unit configured to be fixed to a rotor of a semitrailer unit rotatably mounted on the semitrailer unit about an axis of rotation and having a first coupling portion, and a second plug unit having at least one mounting portion configured to be attached to a coupling plate of a commercial vehicle and a second coupling portion, wherein the first and second coupling portions are configured to be coupled together along a coupling axis such that the coupling axis is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and spaced from the axis of rotation, and such that the first coupling portion is displaceable relative to the rotor and/or the second coupling portion is displaceable relative to the mounting portion along the coupling axis to engage or disengage the respective opposite coupling portion.

    Automatic tractor trailer coupling

    公开(公告)号:US11834111B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US16927791

    申请日:2020-07-13

    申请人: ISEE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B62D53/12 B60D1/64

    CPC分类号: B62D53/125 B60D1/64

    摘要: A system and method for automatically coupling at least one of an air line or an electrical line of a tractor to a trailer that is configured to be pulled by the tractor. A moveable arm is mounted to the tractor and is configured to exhibit at least one degree of freedom (DOF) of motion relative to the tractor. The moveable arm carries at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector. A trailer coupling head is mounted to the trailer and carries at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector that are configured to be connected to the at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector of the tractor. The trailer coupling head can be moved in at least a vertical DOF relative to the ground by the automatic coupling system.

    TRACTOR FIFTH WHEEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230347997A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18128474

    申请日:2023-03-30

    IPC分类号: B62D53/12 B60D1/01

    CPC分类号: B62D53/12 B60D1/015

    摘要: A safety system for a towing vehicle and a towed object including a towing vehicle coupling, a towed vehicle connection point that is engageable with the towing vehicle coupling, a coupling lock that is movable between a locked and unlocked positions, a lock sensor that is operative to detect whether the coupling lock is in the locked or unlocked position, a brake system that is moveable between a brake system engaged position and a brake system disengaged position, a controller, wherein the controller is in operative connection with the lock sensor and the brake system, and wherein the controller is operative to receive signals from the lock sensor, wherein in response to a signal from the lock sensor indicating the coupling lock is in the locked position, the controller is operative to enable the brake system to be in the disengaged position through manipulation of manual parking brake valve.

    Motor stall and trailer lift
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11787486B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17848152

    申请日:2022-06-23

    IPC分类号: B62D49/00 B62D53/08 B62D53/12

    摘要: A method detects and prevents stall of a drive motor of an autonomous electric tractor. A stall detector receives, at intervals, a motor current value from a drive circuit of the autonomous electric tractor, determines when the motor current value reaches or exceeds a first current threshold and applies brakes, inhibits a throttle controlling the drive motor, and sets a motor stall flag. A method determines a height above the ground of a landing gear of a trailer coupled with a tractor. A lift detector controls a hydraulic pump to pump a hydraulic fluid into a chamber of a piston coupled to a fifth wheel of the tractor to raise the fifth wheel. The lift detector senses, at intervals as the fifth wheel rises, a pressure value of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber and processes the pressure value to determine when the landing gear is lifted off the ground.

    PRIMARY COUPLING APPARATUS, SECONDARY COUPLING APPARATUS, FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING ARRANGEMENT AND AUTOMATIC COUPLING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230211837A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US17906803

    申请日:2021-03-17

    申请人: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH

    IPC分类号: B62D53/12

    CPC分类号: B62D53/12

    摘要: A fifth-wheel coupling arrangement includes a primary coupling apparatus and a fifth-wheel plate that includes a semitrailer surface having an outward-pointing normal, and an insertion opening that extends in an insertion direction, the primary coupling apparatus includes a main body, a drive mechanically connected to a cover apparatus via a coupling mechanism, and a plug element having energy conducting contacts that point in a plug-in direction, wherein the cover apparatus includes a cover element displaceable by the drive between a first position where the plug element is exposed, and a second position where the plug element is covered, and wherein the insertion direction is substantially parallel to the plug-in direction.

    System and method for pivoting a coupling component

    公开(公告)号:US11548574B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16982332

    申请日:2019-03-19

    申请人: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH

    IPC分类号: B62D53/12

    摘要: A system for pivoting a coupling component for a semi-trailer truck includes a rotation device configured to pivot the coupling component between a primary position and a secondary position, and at least one line, which is guided into the coupling component via the rotation device and wherein the system comprises a pivot arm for entraining the at least one line when the coupling component is pivoted between the primary position and the secondary position.

    CONNECTING SYSTEM, COUPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A TOWING VEHICLE TO A SEMITRAILER

    公开(公告)号:US20210284258A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17275866

    申请日:2019-08-21

    申请人: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH

    摘要: A connecting system and a method for connecting a towing vehicle to a semitrailer includes a first plug unit configured to be fixed to a rotor of a semitrailer unit rotatably mounted on the semitrailer unit about an axis of rotation and having a first coupling portion, and a second plug unit having at least one mounting portion configured to be attached to a coupling plate of a commercial vehicle and a second coupling portion, wherein the first and second coupling portions are configured to be coupled together along a coupling axis such that the coupling axis is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and spaced from the axis of rotation, and such that the first coupling portion is displaceable relative to the rotor and/or the second coupling portion is displaceable relative to the mounting portion along the coupling axis to engage or disengage the respective opposite coupling portion.

    Automatic Tractor Trailer Coupling
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210061376A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16927809

    申请日:2020-07-13

    申请人: ISEE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B62D53/12 B60D1/64

    摘要: A system and method for automatically coupling at least one of an air line or an electrical line of a tractor to a trailer that is configured to be pulled by the tractor. A moveable arm is mounted to the tractor and is configured to exhibit at least one degree of freedom (DOF) of motion relative to the tractor. The moveable arm carries at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector. A trailer coupling head is mounted to the trailer and carries at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector that are configured to be connected to the at least one of an air line connector or an electrical connector of the tractor. The trailer coupling head can be moved in at least a vertical DOF relative to the ground by the automatic coupling system.