Land vehicles – Body elevation or tilt – Static site leveling
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Body elevation or tilt
Static site leveling
C280S006156
Reexamination Certificate
active
06948722
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatically leveling a vehicle is provided. Having a plurality of legs, a sensor and a controller. The sensor is mounted to the vehicle to sense pitch and roll of the vehicle relative to a reference level plane. The sensor produces an orientation signal representing the vehicle pitch and roll. The controller is coupled to each of the legs and to the sensor, and monitors the orientation signal received from the sensor and in response to that signal the controller causes at least one of the legs to retract to move the vehicle downwardly relative to the ground surface, for orienting the vehicle with the reference level plane within a tolerance.
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Eichhorn Mark M.
Posley Alice
Seiy Michael
Sproatt James
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Days Corporation
Dunn David R.
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