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System and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance

A system and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance is provided. A camera on board a vehicle is configured to image a target on a trailer that is aligned with the vehicle. A controller is in communication with the camera and is supplied a user-obtained measurement. The controller is configured to calculate a first horizontal distance and a second horizontal distance, and to sum the first and second horizontal distances to calculate a horizontal camera to target distance.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Trailer backing up device and method

The present invention helps a driver steer a vehicle while backing up a trailer. A trailer being pushed wants to turn around and be pulled (i.e., to jackknife). To compensate for this instability, the driver must skillfully control his steering to cause the trailer to alternately move to be pulled from the opposite side thereby repeatedly crossing the centerline of the pushing vehicle. The moment when the trailer crosses this centerline is the moment of greatest instability and the position in which the driver would most desire to have the trailer travel. A pointer indicates in what direction the trailer is presently being directed; to backup the trailer, the driver turns the vehicle's wheel such that the pointer is kept pointing in the direction of the intended trailer destination. The present invention can be adapted to most vehicle and trailer combinations with minimal cost and complexity.
Owner:SHEPARD BRITTA MRS +1

Kit for the cable-free control of a manoeuvring drive system for a vehicle, a manoeuvring drive system and a vehicle

A kit for the cable-free control of a manoeuvring drive system for a vehicle, in particular a vehicle without its own drive, the manoeuvring drive system having at least two drive units and a control device connected to the drive units, comprising a communication module which is designed to receive commands for control of the drive units in a cable-free manner, fastening means for fastening the communication module to the vehicle, in particular on the outside of the vehicle, and preferably on the bottom of the vehicle, and connection means for connecting the communication module to the control device so that the commands received, cable-free, for control of the drive units can be transmitted from the communication module to the control device. Moreover, the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular to a vehicle without its own drive, and to a manoeuvring drive system for the latter.
Owner:CARMAN ENTERPRISE

System and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance

A system and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance is provided. A camera on board a vehicle is configured to image a target on a trailer that is aligned with the vehicle. A controller is in communication with the camera and is supplied a user-obtained measurement. The controller is configured to calculate a first horizontal distance and a second horizontal distance, and to sum the first and second horizontal distances to calculate a horizontal camera to target distance.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Detachable tow hook assembly

A tow hook mount is adapted to resist movement of the tow hook in a towing direction. The mount is also adapted to release the tow hook by allowing the tow hook to move in a direction opposite to the towing direction when contacted by a force in such direction. The tow hook is an elongated member having a towing end and a mounting end. The mounting end includes a front mount and a rear mount, each having a slot extending substantially opposite to the towing direction. In a low impact collision, the tow hook is arranged to move or break away from the automobile upon application of an impact force to the tow hook which is less than an activation force required to activate an airbag on the vehicle.
Owner:FCA US

Synchronizer for slide-out room

The present invention provides a slide-out room synchronizing mechanism. In one preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the slide-out room synchronizer includes upper and lower timing belts fixed to the side of the slide-out room. Each belt is coupled to a synchronizing belt within the vehicle by a set of connecting gears. As the bottom of the slide-out room moves, the force is transferred through the gears and synchronizing belt to the top upper timing belts. In this respect, the movement of the top of the slide-out room is synchronized to the bottom, providing synchronized extension or retraction at equal or varying speeds.
Owner:IND AXLE CO LLC

Vehicle front-end quick connect hitch and lift assembly

A hitch and adapter assembly for connecting an implement to the front end of vehicles such as all terrain vehicle providing a rigid connection with limited motion for reduced vibration operation. The hitch has two spaced apart sockets on a rigid frame that pivotally connects to the vehicle providing a rigid extension thereof. The sockets receive and cooperatively engage respective pins on the implement providing a quick connection. An electrically powered hydraulic cylinder is connected at one end to the frame and the other end connects to the vehicle by a coupler that slip fits into a socket therefore on the vehicle. The frame pivotally connects to the vehicle at two spaced apart positions. There is a coarse and fine adjustment for varying the height and tilt positions of the implement.
Owner:ELLIOTT BARRY K

Trailer hitch with separated functions

A hitch assembly for coupling a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a number of assemblies, including converging links and a slide assembly, that effectively places the pivot point for the trailer ahead of the actual hitch assembly, which in turn enhances the stability of the combination tow vehicle and trailer, rendering it less susceptible to swaying or fishtailing. This is done without placing tongue weight on converging links or the slide assembly so that the hitch assembly can accommodate a larger gross trailer load.
Owner:JAMES C HENSLEY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST A

Method and apparatus for the lineal, straight, reverse movement of one or more vehicles in tow behind a prime mover

A secondary trailer hitch is provided by the present invention for allowing the lineal, straight, reverse movement of one or more vehicles in tow behind a prime mover. The secondary trailer hitch includes a housing configured for being connected with a first vehicle being towed. The secondary trailer hitch further includes an arm configured for being connected with the housing. The arm is further configured for being secured against a second vehicle when the housing is connected with the first vehicle. The secondary trailer hitch further includes a securing mechanism connected to the arm. The securing mechanism is configured for allowing a user to secure the arm against the second vehicle and is further configured for allowing a user to disconnect the apparatus from between the first vehicle and the second vehicle when the apparatus is under engagement tension from both the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
Owner:SWITCHQUICK

Pushing device

A pushing device that can be attached to a road paver or feeder vehicle. The pushing device is attachable to a chassis component of the road paver or the feeder vehicle and comprises a pushing unit that is attached in a movable manner to the chassis component by means of at least a spring-absorber unit. The pushing unit can be displaced relative to the chassis component in a first direction and a second direction, whereby the spring-absorber unit has a greater spring rate during a movement of the pushing unit in the first direction than in the second direction.
Owner:JOSEPH VOEGELE AG

Trailer Reversal Self-Correcting Assembly

A trailer reversal self-correcting assembly (10) adapted to be disposed between the tow bar (12) of a vehicle (14) and the tow member (16) of a trailer (18), the assembly (10) comprising a tow arm (20) pivotally connected to the tow bar (12) at its first end and to the tow member (16) at its second end, a first extension mount (26) extending laterally from the tow bar (12), and a second extension mount (30) extending laterally from the tow member (16), a first correcting linkage device having at least a first linkage member (38) connected between the first extension mount (26) and the second extension mount (30).
Owner:PERRI OTTAVIO

Bumper with energy absorber forming useful features

A bumper system for a vehicle comprises a beam having a face and having mounts adapted for mounting to a vehicle frame, and an energy absorber engaging the face and having end sections located outboard of ends of the beam, the energy absorber being made of a structural engineering polymeric material and the end sections having flat top surfaces for forming steps outboard of the ends of the beam.
Owner:EVANS DARIN

Shunting drive system and vehicle with shunting drive system

The invention provides a shunting drive system and a vehicle with the shunting drive system. The drive system comprises at least two drive units arranged on the vehicle and used for driving wheels ofthe vehicle, control devices used for controlling the drive units, communication modules used for receiving wireless commands to control the drive units, and storage batteries used for supplying electric energy to the drive units, wherein each drive unit comprises a drive element rotationally supported and a motor, the drive element can abut against the corresponding wheel of the vehicle, and themotor makes the drive element to rotate. Each drive unit is provided with one control device, one storage battery and one communication device, and each control device, the corresponding storage battery and the corresponding communication device are arranged on the corresponding drive unit. Energy consumption can be avoided, cost is reduced, and assembly is simple.
Owner:CARMAN ENTERPRISE

Road finishing machine with pushing device

The disclosure relates to a road finishing machine with a chassis and a pushing device. The pushing device comprises at least one docking assembly and at least one absorber unit. The absorber unit is fixed to the chassis of the road finishing machine and comprises at least one piston-cylinder unit which comprises a cylinder and a working piston movable therein which subdivides the piston-cylinder unit into at least one first and one second chambers and is coupled to the docking assembly. The docking assembly may be positioned, by the movably mounted working piston, relative to the chassis between an extended position and at least one retracted position. In the piston-cylinder unit, at least one flow channel is provided between the first and the second chambers for letting a fluid enclosed in the piston-cylinder unit pass through, the fluid being prestressed in the extended position.
Owner:JOSEPH VOEGELE AG

Front mounted hitch device and hitch alignment system

A hitch device for removably mounting to the front of a towing vehicle using the existing tow hooks or tow points of the towing vehicle so as to allow for front-coupling the towing vehicle with a trailer or other towed vehicle to make maneuvering and positioning the towed vehicle easier. Also, an alignment system for facilitating alignment of first and second complimentary coupling mechanisms of the towing and towed vehicles.
Owner:DOZIER CLINTON L JR

Trailer Towing-Control Apparatus

The invention relates to a trailer towing-control apparatus comprising a towing means connectable between a trailer and a towing vehicle; the towing means having a first connection means at its operative forward end pivotably connectable to a towing vehicle and a second connection means pivotably connectable to the trailer on the other side of the axis of the trailer relative to the first connection means; and a restraint means to selectively allow for articulation of the first connection means relative to the towing vehicle or to prevent articulation of the towing means relative to the towing vehicle in a horizontal plane.
Owner:ABEL

Accessory assembly for a bumper region of a vehicle and a vehicle bumper accessory assembly

An accessory assembly for a bumper region of a vehicle includes a support disposed in the bumper region, and an accessory mounted to the support. The accessory is accessible from the bumper region. The accessory assembly includes a cover attached to the accessory to conceal the accessory in a use position, and the cover is detachable from the accessory to provide access to the accessory in a removed position. A vehicle bumper accessory assembly includes a bumper defining an accessory region, and the support disposed in the accessory region of the bumper. The vehicle bumper accessory assembly includes the accessory that is accessible outside of the bumper. The vehicle bumper accessory assembly includes the cover attached to the accessory to conceal the accessory when the accessory is not in use, and the cover is detachable from the accessory to provide access to use the accessory.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

Paver or feeder vehicle with pushing device for a material handover process

A paver (1) or feeder vehicle (11) comprises a material bunker (4,12) for receiving a paving material (3), and a pushing means (10,10',14,14') fixed forward of the material bunker at a chassis, such that pushing rollers of the pushing means (10,10',14,14') may dock to rear tires (17) of a truck (15). The pushing rollers comprise a pair of first pushing rollers (19,19') mountable in a first position (P1,P1') in a seat of a traverse of the pushing means (10,10',14,14'). Either the pushing means (10,14) is expandable by at least one changeable attachment (21) to which the first pushing rollers (19) may be mounted in a second position (P2) further forward with respect to the first position (P1), or the pushing means (10',14') comprises a pair of second pushing rollers (25') which may be selectively positioned forward of the first pushing rollers (19').
Owner:JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
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