A self-steering steering system 1 for a trailer (2, Figure 1) for towing a payload (3, Figure 1), such as a construction site cabin, with a towing vehicle (4, Figure 1) is provided. Steering system 1 communicates between a target point 5 on the payload and a coupling point (5a, Figure 1) on the trailer to automatically self-steer the trailer to the payload while reversing the trailer to correctly orient and position it under the payload for loading it on the trailer. Steering system 1 comprises a steering wheelset 11 which is movable between an operating position and a non-operating position, suitably by lowering and lifting, and which may comprise a pair of steering wheels 13, 14 connected by a sway bar 16. The signal is received using a movable signal receiver 26, which may be a potentiometer or an infra-red signal receiver and which may be mounted on a motor 32.
A system for steering a trailer towards a payload
2018-01-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |