Title:
COMBINATION-VEHICLE RELATIVE ANGLE DETECTION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3641933
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination-vehicle relative angle detection system and a method for the system of a simple and low-cost structure, insusceptible to pitching and rolling.
SOLUTION: A turning angle detector 10 for generating detection signals according to its turning angle is disposed with its axis of rotation aligned with that of a coupler 3 connecting a tractor 1 to a trailer 2. Arms 11A and 11B are arranged with their one end connected to the associated side of the turning angle detector 10 and the other inserted for sliding motion in an associated slide type mounting tool 12A or 12B attached to a mount 8 set on the tractor 1. When the tractor 1 makes a turn of θ to the trailer 2, the arms 11A and 11B turn the turning angle detector 10 by the angle θ so that it detects the relative angle between the tractor 1 and the trailer 2. The sliding connection between the arms 11A and 11b and the mount 8 prevents rolling or pitching during tractor-trailer travel from influencing the turning angle detection.
Inventors:
Atsushi Takahashi
Application Number:
JP10218798A
Publication Date:
April 27, 2005
Filing Date:
March 30, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Isuzu Motors Limited
International Classes:
B62D13/02; B62D53/08; G01B5/24; (IPC1-7): B62D53/08; B62D13/02; G01B5/24
Domestic Patent References:
| JP5131957A | ||||
| JP63061305U | ||||
| JP4071385U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tomio Honjo
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