Automatic coupling system
US11738812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D53/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An auto-coupling system for coupling a trailer and a towing vehicle includes a base plate between a vehicle frame and a fifth wheel of the towing vehicle, an extendable arm rotatably coupled to the base plate at a first point and configured to extend in response to relative movement of the towing vehicle and the trailer, a spring fixedly coupled to the base plate at a second point and coupled to the extendable arm, the spring being configured to exert a retractive force onto the extendable arm, and an alignment assembly rotatably coupled to the extendable arm and configured to move against an outer perimeter of the trailer.
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