Embodiments generally relate to devices for compensating for the roll of a fifth-wheel coupling, such as on a prime mover towing a semi-trailer. Example embodiments relate to an automated compensation system for a fifth-wheel coupling mounted on a towing vehicle unit, the system comprising: a first pivoting support to support one lateral side of the fifth-wheel coupling; a second pivoting support to support an opposite lateral side of the fifth-wheel coupling; an actuator configured to cause movement of the first and second pivoting supports; a sensor to sense a parameter relevant to determining whether roll compensation is required for the vehicle; a controller configured to receive a sensor output of the sensor and to determine whether roll compensation is required based on the sensor output, the controller being further configured to issue a control signal to cause the actuator to move the first and second pivoting supports when the controller determines that roll compensation is required.
Automated compensator for fifth-wheel couplings
2022-10-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |