Dynamic chassis and tire status indications

US11623519B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PACCAR Inc · US

Inventors

• Steven Karl Jahns · Bellingham, US
• Jonathan Duncan · Seattle, US
• Ryan Anthony Reed · Kenmore, US
• Jon Forrest Acton · Dallas, US
• Jacob Michael White · Flower Mound, US
• David Leetz · Denton, US
• Mark Wagner · Bellevue, US
• Hervé Cecchi · Santa Clara, US
• Anna-Magdalena Schatz · Bensheim, DE
• Christina Nenke · Zwingenberg, DE
• Marc George Wilczak · Sylvia Park, US
• Nicole Johnson · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 11, 2023
• Expiry date: May 14, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D61/12
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media provide dynamic chassis and tire status indications associated with a vehicle. Lift axle status data may be graphically represented by a lift axle indicator dynamically provided in a shared notification/messaging space positioned within the driver's line of sight during a lift axle transition. The lift axle indicator may include a side-view representation of the vehicle including a plurality of axle sections indicating the status of each axle. The lift axle indicator may be suppressed when air pressure is stabilized. Additionally, a graphical representation of data associated with statuses (e.g., air pressure, temperature) of each tire may be provided in a top-down view representation of the vehicle including its associated tire/axle configuration and the tire pressure for each tire. The graphical representation may be configured to reflect the correct number of axles and tires per position, and may further include a tractor versus trailer designation.