Apparatus and method for controlling power to interior trailer functions of a heavy duty vehicle
US6089588A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q3/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and methods are provided for controlling power to interior functions of a trailer of a heavy duty vehicle. The apparatus preferably includes a vehicle trailer adapted to be connected to a heavy duty vehicle and having an interior cargo storage chamber and at least one door for providing access to the interior cargo storage chamber, a power supply connected to the trailer, at least one light source connected to the power supply and mounted within the interior cargo storage chamber of the trailer, and a light controller mounted to the trailer, connected to the power supply and the light source, and responsive to open and closed positions of the at least one door for controlling the power to the at least one light during predetermined periods of time when the at least one door of the trailer is in an open position and a closed position so that when the at least one door is in the open position the at least one light is in an on position having power supplied thereto and when the door is in a closed position the power is prevented from being supplied to the at least one light and thereby cause the at least one light to be in an off position.
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