25 results about "Truck-trailer" patented technology

A system includes at least one processor configured to: (i) determining a first distance between a center point of a wheel of an unloaded vehicle and a chassis spring of the vehicle based on first sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; (ii) determining a second distance between the center point and the chassis spring for the loaded vehicle based on second sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; (iii) based upon a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and characteristics of the chassis spring, determining a load at each wheel for determining a total mass of the vehicle and a first coordinates of a center of gravity of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis with respect to a front axle of the vehicle.

The invention relates to a rear light device (100) for a commercial vehicle (200), in particular a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, which is designed for illumination in the rear area, comprising: - a light guide (10) designed to be arranged in the rear area across the entire width of a commercial vehicle (200), - a lighting unit (20) designed to illuminate a work area located on the ground in the rear of the commercial vehicle (200).

An integrated connector filter for adapting a tractor or trailer to communicate data through a tractor / trailer cable includes a housing providing a first connector and a second connector in electrical communication with each other, the first connector being configured to removably connect to a cable electrically connecting the tractor and trailer to each other, the second connector being configured to removably connect to a cable electrically connecting the tractor and trailer to each other. The second connector is configured to connect to one of a tractor and a trailer. A filter is disposed within the housing and electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector by at least one wire. The first filter connector is electrically connected to the filter and is configured to transmit a signal. The filter is configured to superimpose a signal onto and / or split the signal from the at least one wire, and the first filter connector is configured to be electrically connected to the gateway.

A rear collision warning device for trailers that may include one or more sensors, a control circuit, and one or more warning devices. In one aspect, the sensors are configured to monitor a predetermined zone behind a trailer and to optionally trigger warnings as predetermined criteria are satisfied. In another aspect, the control circuit controls the warning devices to emit a warning signal in the form of flashing lights, strobes, audible alarms, and the like, or to send warning notifications to a remote server, an app, or to a cab mounted display. The sensors, circuits, and warning devices are optionally mounted together in a separate housing and mounted at or near the rear of the trailer.

A system includes at least one processor configured to: (i) determining a first distance between a center point of a wheel of an unloaded vehicle and a touch point on a ground surface of a first section of a driving path based on first sensor data of a first set of plurality of image sensors; (ii) determining a second distance between the center point and the touch point on the ground surface of the first section for the loaded vehicle based on second sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; and (iii) based upon a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and characteristics of a respective tire of each wheel, determining a load at each wheel for determining a total mass of the vehicle and a first coordinates of a COG of the vehicle with respect to a front axle of the vehicle.

A spill pallet including: a continuous, unitary, liftable sump-defining base having a bottom, side walls extending from and surrounding the bottom and terminating in an upper edge, a plurality of risers extending from the bottom, and a rim formed in the side walls below the upper edge; and at least one drum-supporting grate that is supportable on the plurality of risers and the rim of the base. Two fork channels that are accessible from a side of the base have a fork cavity height and a fork cavity width sufficient to permit the spill pallet to be lifted by a standard fork lift truck or by a standard pallet jack. The bases are configured such that they are stackable on and partially nestable within identical bases to form stacks, which can be shipped side-by-side as a partial load within a truck, trailer or container.

A system and method are provided for automated engaging of a truck trailer at a loading dock. Sensors measure a distance and an angle of alignment between the incoming trailer and a wall of the loading dock. An outside lighting system guides a truck driver backing the trailer toward the dock door. A vehicle restraint system fixates the trailer within the loading dock in response to signals from the sensors. An overhead dock door opens once the trailer is successfully fixated by the vehicle restraint system. A dock leveler deploys after the overhead dock door opens. An inside dock light indicates to dock personnel that the trailer is ready to be serviced. Once servicing of the trailer is finished, an automated release of the trailer from the loading dock may be initiated by PLC communication.

Devices, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for automatic odor detection and mitigation of incoming truck trailer. In one example, a controller may include a memory and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from an odor sensor, a sensor signal indicative of an odor sensor output, analyze an odor profile of a truck trailer based on the odor sensor output, determine a response based at least in part on the odor profile, and generate a control signal based on the response.

The utility model discloses a multifunctional trailer and relates to the technical field of fire fighting trailers. The anti-loosening trailer comprises a trailer frame fixedly connected with a U-shaped plate and further comprises an anti-loosening assembly, the anti-loosening assembly comprises a rotating sleeve, the rotating sleeve is rotationally connected with the U-shaped plate, a sliding rod is slidably connected into the rotating sleeve, a plurality of anti-loosening blocks are slidably connected to the rotating sleeve, and lug plates are fixedly connected to the circumferential side face of the sliding rod. When a water hose is loaded, the pull ring is pulled to drive the loosening blocks to move into the rotating sleeve, at the moment, limiting on the gear is released, the gear is rotated to drive the two racks to clamp the water hose on the trailer frame, and after the pull ring is released, the water hose on the trailer frame can be loosened. The springs push the anti-loosening blocks to be inserted into the inserting grooves in the inserting frame, locking of the rotating sleeve is completed, and the situation that the water hose is loosened and falls off due to the fact that fastening is loosened in the transportation and rescue period can be avoided.

A pneumatic brake system for a towing and towed vehicle includes means for supplying a supply pressure and means for supplying a control pressure to the towed vehicle. An electrical connection is provided between respective ECUs on the towing and towed vehicles which are able to exchange information and determine whether the brake system in both towed and towing vehicle is compatible with an electronic brake signal and whether the brake system is compatible with secondary supply pressure being applied via a control pressure line. If both conditions are fulfilled, the brake system actuates a switching device or devices on the towing and towed vehicles to direct air from the means for supplying a control pressure to a second pneumatic supply circuit in the towed vehicle.

A spatial awareness system that includes one or more sensors, a control circuit, and one or more warning devices. In one aspect, the sensors are configured to monitor a predetermined zone around a tractor-trailer. In another aspect, the control circuit controls the warning devices to emit sound or light, or to send warning notifications to other systems or devices when an object is detected within the detection zone. The system may be operable when backing up, or when the trailer is within certain defined speed ranges. The system may also define multiple detection zones at progressively closer distances to the trailer, and the system may provide different warnings as object move closer or farther away from the trailer.

The invention provides a container truck trailer operation guiding method and system, terminal equipment and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the image collection of a to-be-guided container truck trailer when the to-be-guided container truck trailer is detected to drive into a target yard bridge lane, and obtaining a trailer collection image; inputting the trailer acquisition image into a pre-trained target detection model for target detection to obtain an object detection position, and determining vehicle deviation information according to the object detection position; and generating an image guide prompt and a voice guide prompt according to the vehicle deviation information, and respectively performing image guide and voice guide on the container truck trailer to be guided according to the image guide prompt and the voice guide prompt. According to the invention, based on the image guide prompt and the voice guide prompt, visual and efficient guide information is provided by combining visualization and voice guide, and the accuracy of container truck trailer operation guide is improved.

Robotic carton loaders or unloaders combine 3D and 2D sensors to detect 3D point clouds and 2D images of carton stacks within transport vehicles such as truck trailers or shipping containers, respectively. Using the 3D point cloud, segments too small to be part of a product such as a carton are discarded to perform edge detection. Segments too large to correspond to a carton are processed by 2D image processing to detect additional edges. The results from 3D and 2D edge detection are transformed in the calibrated 3D space of the material carton loader or unloader to perform one of the loading or unloading of the transport vehicle. Image processing can also detect congestion in the product sequence from individual controllable sections of the conveyor of the robotic carton loader or unloader for individualized unloading.

Body (1) of a commercial vehicle (N), in particular a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, with a sliding roof (16) adjustable from a rear position that at least substantially closes a roof opening (17) to at least a front position that at least partially opens the roof opening (17) and with longitudinal beams (6) supporting the sliding roof (16), wherein the sliding roof (16) has a closing bar (18) adjustable from a closed position that engages behind the longitudinal beams (6) to an open position that does not engage behind the longitudinal beams (6), wherein the closing bar (18) in the open position is supported on the longitudinal beams (6) via a guide carriage (19) and is displaceable along the longitudinal beams (6), wherein the sliding roof (16) has at least one bow (20, 21) extending transversely to the longitudinal beams (6) and displaceable along the longitudinal beams (6), wherein the at least one bow (20,21) in the rear position of the sliding roof (16) is spaced further away from the guide carriage (19) in a direction parallel to the longitudinal beams (6) than in the at least one front position of the sliding roof (16), and wherein the at least one bow (20, 21) in the closed position of the sliding roof (16) is at least partially connected to the guide carriage (19) via at least one spring element (23) exerting a restoring force at least partially parallel to the longitudinal beams (6), characterized in that the restoring force and the effective length of the spring element (23) parallel to the longitudinal beams (6) are dimensioned such that, in the open position with the roof (3) inclined to the rear, the end bracket (18) is forcibly moved forward with the guide carriage (19) into a safety position that no longer projects beyond the rear wall (11) after the sliding roof (16) has been unlocked.

The present invention is an improvement mechanism and a method for a dump truck trailer to raise and lower the dump bed frame for easy disposal of material. The improvement mechanism comprises a cylinder mount frame, a telescopic cylinder and a cylinder top mount plate. The cylinder mount frame is attached to the trailer frame and the cylinder top mount plate is attached to the underside of the existing dump bed frame. The telescopic cylinder is attached to the cylinder mount frame by means of a trunnion mount and a plurality of fastening elements and to the cylinder top mount plate by means of the cylinder flush plate and the plurality of fastening elements.

A lever-type fastening device particularly for the door of the body of trucks, trailers and the like, comprising at least one rod (2), which is supported so that it can rotate along the door (3) and to which at least one lever (4) for opening and closing the door (3) manually is rigidly coupled at right angles, the lever (4) being able to rotate from a position for closing the door (3), in which it engages, by means of a substantially pawl-shaped lug (5), in a respective locator (8) that is rigidly coupled to the body, to a position for opening the door (3), in which the pawl-shaped lug (5) is disengaged from the locator (8), characterized in that it comprises, coaxially to the rod (2), a spring (10) for retaining the lever (4) in the closure position, which is associated with a spacer (11) that allows precision placement of the lever (4) with respect to the door (3) and allows to support the axial load that bears on the spring (10) during operation. <IMAGE>

A spill pallet including: a continuous, unitary, liftable sump-defining base having a bottom, side walls extending from and surrounding the bottom and terminating in an upper edge, a plurality of risers extending from the bottom, and a rim formed in the side walls below the upper edge; and at least one drum-supporting grate that is supportable on the plurality of risers and the rim of the base. Two fork channels that are accessible from a side of the base have a fork cavity height and a fork cavity width sufficient to permit the spill pallet to be lifted by a standard fork lift truck or by a standard pallet jack. The bases are configured such that they are stackable on and partially nestable within identical bases to form stacks, which can be shipped side-by-side as a partial load within a truck, trailer or container.

A spatial awareness system that includes one or more sensors, a control circuit, and one or more warning devices. In one aspect, the sensors are configured to monitor a predetermined zone around a tractor-trailer. In another aspect, the control circuit controls the warning devices to emit sound or light, or to send warning notifications to other systems or devices when an object is detected within the detection zone. The system may be operable when backing up, or when the trailer is within certain defined speed ranges. The system may also define multiple detection zones at progressively closer distances to the trailer, and the system may provide different warnings as object move closer or farther away from the trailer.

A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.

A rear collision warning device for trailers that may include one or more sensors, a control circuit, and one or more warning devices. In one aspect, the sensors are configured to monitor a predetermined zone behind and / or alongside a trailer and to optionally trigger warnings as predetermined criteria are satisfied. In another aspect, the control circuit controls the warning devices to emit a warning signal in the form of flashing lights, strobes, audible alarms, and the like, or to send warning notifications to a remote server, an app, or to a cab mounted display. The sensors, circuits, and warning devices are optionally mounted together in a separate housing and mounted at or near the side and / or rear of the trailer.

Functional unit for removing snow, ice and other roof loads on trucks, trailers and semi-trailers, characterized in that a second roof structure is mounted directly on the roof of the box body, or directly above any tarpaulin structure, in a force-fit or, if necessary, form-fit manner, which lies flat on the existing roof.

The application provides a nonlinear truck trailer system fuzzy control method in a networked environment, comprising: modeling a nonlinear truck trailer system as a piecewise T-S fuzzy model, and designing a piecewise fuzzy state feedback controller with state adaptive saturation, and giving a controller design condition; designing a new piecewise event triggering mechanism, wherein an event triggering rule follows different space region information of state variables of the system model, and researching an event triggering fuzzy control scheme; the application gives a new event triggering control scheme, which can guarantee system stability in the case that the system is affected by outliers, and overcomes the problem that the event triggering mechanism and the controller need to be designed coordinately in the prior application; finally, the effectiveness of the technical method of the application is verified through an actual truck trailer system.

A product transport and storage apparatus is disclosed in the form of bots which aid human activity. The invention makes the human activity less strenuous, more efficient and more productive. A primary field of use is urban and suburban food distribution. The Product Transport and Storage system comprising a truck with a truck trailer, at least one Porch Bot placeable in the truck trailer to store and transport cases of groceries, a Railed Crane Bot apparatus connected to a roof of the truck trailer to lift and place the Porch Bot(s) at least within the truck trailer, an elevator bot enabling Porch Bots to be loaded and unloaded from a truck, and a Mother Bot having a platform which is moveable vertically and horizontally to transport the Porch Bot(s) to and from the truck trailer to a porch, patio, or landing.

A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and / or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and / or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.