invention IS A AUTOMATED ANGLE DETCTOR AND ANGLE CONVERTER FOR SEMI DUMPING TRAILES AND R.V. TRAVEL TRAILERS THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVENTION IS TO GIVE THE DRIVER OF THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES A TILT MEASUREMENT IN THE CAB OF THE TOWING VEHICLE THE ANGLE IN WHICH THE TRAILER 15 TILTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN DUMPING AN END DUMP TRAILER THE DRIVER IS TO DUMP ON FLAT LEVEL GROUND CR RISK TIPPING THE TRAILER OVER IF THE GROUND IS UNEVEN, POSSIBLY HURTING OR KILLING A PERSON THAT MAY BE STANDING NEAR THE DUMPING TRAILER. THE INVENTION WHEN PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LET THE DRIVER KNOW IN WHAT POSITION LEFT OR RIGHT TILT THE TRAILER IS EXPERIANCING. THE IN-CAB METER DISPLAYS A PIONTER THAT POINTS TO THE TILT ANGLE AND THE MICRO PROCESSOR IN SIDE THE METER WILL CONVERT DEGREES OF ANGLE INTO INCHES OR CENTIMETERS OR FEET AUTOMATICALLY. YOUR AVERAGE PERSON CAN ONLY VISUALIZE A 360 DEGREE CIRCLE AND 1 DEGREE IS JUST A SMALL PART OF THE CIRCLE. THIS INVENTION AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATES THE DEGREE OF ANGLE AND CONVERTS IT TO AN INCH OR CENTIMETER OR FOOT FOREMAT,SO THE OPERATER NOW CAN SEE THAT THE TRAILER 15 TILTING 5 INHES TO THE RIGHT, INSTEAD OF JUST A REFERANCE POINT WITH A DEGREE OF TILT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE IN INCHES HOW MUCH THE TRAILER IS TILTING. THE SCOPE OF THE DUMPING TRAILERS ANGLE OF TILT HAD TO BE NARROWED DOWN TO A MAXIMUM 10 INCH. TEST REVEALED THAT A FRAMELESS TYPE END DUMP LOADED WITH FILL DIRT TIPPED OVER AT A MERE 6 INCHES. THIS INVENTION WILL HELP SAFE LIVES. USING THE INVENTION ON AN R.V. TRAVEL TRAILER IS NOT FOR SAVING LIVES WHEN THE INVENTION IS ATTACHED TO A TRAVEL TRAILER THE INCH CONVERSION WILL SHOW IF THE TRAILER IS LEVEL OR NOT,WHEN PARKING FOR THE NIGHT THE DRIVER DOES NOT NEED TO EXIT THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH BLOCKING HE WILL NEED TO RAISE THE TRAILER TO A LEVEL POSITION. TRAVEL TRAILERS MUST BE LEVEL SIDE TO SIDE FRONT TO BACK IN ORDER TO NOT DAMAGE THE REFRIDGERATER. IF THE TRAILER IS TILTING 6 INCHES TO THE LEFT, THEN THE DRIVER KNOWS EXACTLY HOW MANY BLOCKS TO USE TO PUT UNDER THE WHEELS TO RAISE THE TRAILER TO GET LEVEL LEFT OR RIGT TILT.T METER CAN BE USED TO AUTOMATICALLY SET OFF WARNING LITE AND ALARM


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    Title :

    AUTOMATED ANGLE DETECTOR/CONVERTER FOR DUMPING TRAILERS AND RV TRAVEL TRAILERS


    Additional title:

    CONVERTISSEUR/DETECTEUR D'ANGLE AUTOMATISE DESTINE AUX CAMIONS A BENNE ET AUX REMORQUES DE VR


    Publication date :

    2018-11-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS , Messen der Länge, der Dicke oder ähnlicher linearer Abmessungen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion



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