Wireless Trailer Leveling With Remote LED Status Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle leveling systems are laborious, require complex installations, and lack a convenient method for remote monitoring, especially when leveling travel trailers or campers from a towing vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A wireless vehicle leveling system comprising a base module with extendable legs and a remote module for wireless communication, allowing users to monitor the leveling status from outside the vehicle, with LED indicators providing real-time feedback on balance and imbalance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional leveling systems are installed permanently within the vehicle, then leveling accuracy is improved, but installation complexity and time requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex permanent mechanical leveling installations with a portable wireless system using electronic sensors (accelerometers/gyroscopes) and wireless communication. The base module with sensors and remote module eliminate the need for permanent mechanical installations while maintaining leveling detection accuracy through digital sensing and wireless data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses electronic copies of leveling information through wireless transmission. The remote module receives and displays copied leveling data from the base module's sensors, allowing the operator to view leveling status remotely without physical connection or permanent installation, thus reducing installation complexity while preserving measurement precision.
2Loss of information
If the operator checks leveling status from inside the travel trailer, then leveling status can be monitored, but operator safety and convenience deteriorate when positioned in a towing vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication system as an intermediary between the leveling sensors and the operator. The base module captures leveling data, and the remote module transmits this information wirelessly to the operator's device, allowing monitoring from outside the vehicle without requiring the operator to enter the trailer or repeatedly approach it, thus improving safety and convenience while maintaining full information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to leveling monitoring by enabling remote viewing from outside the vehicle. Instead of requiring the operator to be physically inside the trailer at a fixed location, the wireless system allows monitoring from any position around or outside the vehicle, transforming the monitoring experience from a location-constrained task to a flexible, multi-position operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the trailer's position is frequently adjusted, then positioning flexibility is improved, but the ability to monitor leveling status from outside deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time wireless feedback of leveling status to the operator. As the trailer position is adjusted, the base module continuously detects changes in leveling status through its sensors and immediately transmits updated information to the remote module, providing continuous feedback to the operator regardless of trailer position changes, thus maintaining full visibility of leveling status throughout the positioning process.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a wireless vehicle leveling system. The wireless vehicle leveling system comprises a base module and a remote module. The base module comprising a plurality of extendable legs incorporating one or more first LED indicators. The remote module is configured to perform wireless communication with the base module. The remote module comprising one or more second LED indicators. The plurality of extendable legs is extendable along predefined directions and is configured to capture a level data associated with a vehicle along each of the predefined directions. Both the one or more first LED indicators and the one or more second LED indicators are configured to simultaneously indicate a leveling status of the vehicle.