Anti-jackknife and steering control system

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1984-06-13

1986-04-29

Love, John J.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280446B, 403116, B62D 5308

Patent

active

045852480

ABSTRACT:
An instrumentality for preventing jackknifing of a vehicle commonly referred to as a tractor trailer and a steering control system therefor including a plate disposed on a bottom face of the trailer adjacent the fifth wheel, a housing disposed on a leading edge of the fifth wheel through an anchor plate, the housing including an upwardly extending locking pin adapted to be placed within the opening on the trailer connecting plate, a system for putting the locking pin into and out of engagement with the opening, first and second sensors deployed with the locking pin indicative of the motion of travel within the opening by the locking pin, a control console disposed within the cab of the tractor indicating the status of the locking pin and coupled with an engine speed sensor for denoting slow moving conditions with the locking pin in effect, and an actuator to cause the locking pin to move from a first to a second position as desired within the ready grasp of the driver.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2400738 (1946-05-01), Brown
patent: 2454626 (1948-11-01), Borzell
patent: 3733090 (1973-05-01), Keller
patent: 3883160 (1975-05-01), Meyers et al.
patent: 3895827 (1975-07-01), Padrick
patent: 4341395 (1982-07-01), Miller et al.

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