CN109070669A - Vehicle couples route storage and control device - Google Patents

Vehicle couples route storage and control device Download PDF

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CN109070669A
CN109070669A CN201680084141.3A CN201680084141A CN109070669A CN 109070669 A CN109070669 A CN 109070669A CN 201680084141 A CN201680084141 A CN 201680084141A CN 109070669 A CN109070669 A CN 109070669A
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J·D·肯特利
G·W·亨格林克
M·莫利托
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/58—Auxiliary devices
    • B60D1/62—Auxiliary devices involving supply lines, electric circuits, or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/58—Auxiliary devices
    • B60D1/62—Auxiliary devices involving supply lines, electric circuits, or the like
    • B60D1/64—Couplings or joints therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T17/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of power brake systems not covered by groups B60T8/00, B60T13/00 or B60T15/00, or presenting other characteristic features
    • B60T17/04—Arrangements of piping, valves in the piping, e.g. cut-off valves, couplings or air hoses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T17/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of power brake systems not covered by groups B60T8/00, B60T13/00 or B60T15/00, or presenting other characteristic features
    • B60T17/04—Arrangements of piping, valves in the piping, e.g. cut-off valves, couplings or air hoses
    • B60T17/043—Brake line couplings, air hoses and stopcocks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T17/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of power brake systems not covered by groups B60T8/00, B60T13/00 or B60T15/00, or presenting other characteristic features
    • B60T17/18—Safety devices; Monitoring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T17/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of power brake systems not covered by groups B60T8/00, B60T13/00 or B60T15/00, or presenting other characteristic features
    • B60T17/18—Safety devices; Monitoring
    • B60T17/22—Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices

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Abstract

A kind of storing unit of the route for tractor, comprising: housing member, the housing member are fixed on outside the driver's cabin of tractor；Receiver, the receiver connect with shell and are configured to couple with selected from one of electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit；And control device, the control device couples with receiver, so that when one of described route couples with the first receiver, control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the brake of tractor, discharge the brake of trailer and make stub and the locking of traction seat hanging plate module cancels；Wherein control device performed the following operation before preventing selected one of the operator in the route from coupling with receiver at least one of: discharge tractor brake, discharge trailer brake and make stub and traction seat hanging plate module cancels locking.

Description

Vehicle couples route storage and control device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of storage and control device, the storage and control device are used to connect tractor and trailer Electric wiring and pneumatic circuit store these routes, for conveying route and associated traction seat hitch assembly when being not used The connection of coupled situation and brake and fifth wheel assemblies for controlling associated tractor and trailer.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, a kind of storing unit for the route between tractor and trailer, the line are provided Road includes electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit, which includes: housing member, the housing member It is configured to be fixed on tractor outside the driver's cabin of tractor；First receiver, first receiver are connect simultaneously with shell And it is configured to couple with selected from one of electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit；And control device, The control device is operatively coupled with the first receiver, so that when the first receiver and being selected from electric wiring, first pneumatically In route and the second pneumatic circuit selected one connection when, control device allow operator perform the following operation at least One: discharging the brake of tractor, discharge the brake of trailer and lock stub and traction seat hanging plate module cancels； Wherein control device prevents operator in the first receiver and selected from electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic wire At least one of in being performed the following operation before selected one connection in road: it discharges the brake of tractor, discharge trailer Brake and lock stub and traction seat hanging plate module cancels.
In another embodiment, a kind of storing unit for the route between tractor and trailer, the line are provided Road includes electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit, which includes: housing member, the housing member It is configured to be fixed on tractor outside the driver's cabin of tractor；First receiver, first receiver are connect simultaneously with shell And it is configured to couple with selected from one of electric wiring, the first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit；And control device, The control device is operatively coupled with the first receiver, so that when the first receiver and being selected from the first pneumatic circuit and second When selected one in pneumatic circuit couples, control device state of activation indicator, the positioning indicator is provided to operator The instruction of the coupled situation of selected one and storing unit in the first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit.
In another embodiment, a kind of vehicle part actuation means include: vehicle part, which can be first It is converted between configuration and the second configuration；Actuator, the actuator be configured to make vehicle part the first configuration and the second configuration it Between convert；And pneumatic valve device, the pneumatic valve device pneumatically join with vehicle gas supply route, vehicle launch source and actuator It connects, wherein valve gear is configured to make vehicle part first by actuator when removing air pressure from vehicle gas supply route It is converted between configuration and the second configuration.
In another embodiment, a kind of vehicle part actuation means include: vehicle part, which can be first It is converted between configuration and the second configuration；Actuator, the actuator be configured to make vehicle part the first configuration and the second configuration it Between convert；And pneumatic valve device, the pneumatic valve device include valve member, valve opening is divided by valve member supplies route with vehicle First Room of pneumatic communication and with the second Room of pneumatic source pneumatic communication, third room and fourth ventricle, wherein valve member energy It is enough to move between the first location and the second location, wherein in first position, second Room and pneumatic source pneumatic communication and first Room and actuator pneumatic communication, and in the second position, third room and pneumatic source and actuator pneumatic communication, and wherein valve member It is configured to be moved to the second position from the first position when removing air pressure out of vehicle gas supply route, thus logical Crossing actuator converts vehicle part to the second position from the first position.
In another embodiment, a kind of vehicle part actuation means include: vehicle part, which can be first It is converted between configuration and the second configuration；Actuator, the actuator be configured to make vehicle part the first configuration and the second configuration it Between convert；And pneumatic valve device, the pneumatic valve device and vehicle gas supply route pneumatically couple, by the first transfer valve the Pneumatically couple at one position with vehicle launch source and is moved by the second transfer valve in the second place and vehicle launch source gas Ground connection, wherein the second position is spaced apart with first position, and is pneumatically coupled with the actuator, and wherein valve gear constructs When removing air pressure in Cheng Dangcong vehicle gas supply route by actuator make vehicle part the first configuration and the second configuration it Between convert, and wherein pneumatic valve device is configured to when at least one of the first transfer valve and the second transfer valve break down And feedback is provided to operator when removing air pressure out of vehicle gas supply route.
In another embodiment, a kind of vehicle part actuation means include: vehicle part, which can be first It is converted between configuration and the second configuration；Actuator, the actuator be configured to make vehicle part the first configuration and the second configuration it Between convert；And pneumatic valve device.Pneumatic valve device includes: the first valve member, which is divided into the first valve opening With vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication the first Room and with the second Room of pneumatic source pneumatic communication, third room, fourth ventricle and 5th Room, wherein the first valve member is configured to be moved to the first valve second position from the first valve first position；And the second valve structure Part, second valve member by the second valve opening be divided into vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication the first Room and with pneumatic source gas Second Room, third room, fourth ventricle and the 5th Room of dynamic connection, wherein the second valve member is configured to from the movement of the second valve first position To the second valve second position.When the first valve member and the second valve member are in the respective second position, the 5th of the first valve opening the The third room pneumatic communication of room and the first valve opening, the third room of the first valve opening and the third room pneumatic communication of the second valve opening, and The third room of second valve opening and actuator pneumatic communication, and when removing air pressure out of vehicle gas supply route, the first valve structure Part and the second valve member are moved to the second position from first position, so that air is allowed to be transferred to actuator from pneumatic source, so that Actuator converts vehicle part to the second configuration from the first configuration.
Storage of the invention helps to ensure to cut or anticipate when trailer couples with tractor disconnection with control device The electric wiring and pneumatic circuit of outer damage connection tractor and trailer.Storage with control device also to operator provide about The state positioned opposite of the line and the state of the connection of entire unit and associated stub and traction seat hitch assembly Feedback, to improve operational safety and reduce the possibility that operator is injured and damages to tractor and trailer Property, and make what operator was easier to complete stub and fifth wheel assemblies to couple and disconnect connection.Disclosed system is also used In making associated fifth wheel hitch when pneumatic circuit disconnects and coupling with trailer, connection/disconnection couples automatically.Herein Disclosed system alerts the potential system failure of operator by providing feedback to operator, to further increase Operational safety.Storage and the configuration of control device allow it to be used for new Vehicle structure, and simply and are cheaply suitable for The repacking of substantially any tractor platform.The storage and control device service efficiency are high, long service life, and particularly suitable for The purposes proposed.
Those skilled in the art are after having studied following description, claims and attached drawing it will be understood and appreciated that each reality Apply the these and other feature, advantages and purpose of example.
Detailed description of the invention
Figure 1A is tractor-trailer combination side view, and wherein trailer couples with tractor；
Figure 1B is the side view of tractor and trailer, and wherein trailer couples with tractor disconnection；
Fig. 2 is attached to the storage of the rear panel of tractor and the rearview of control device；
Fig. 3 is the top perspective of storage with control device；
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of storage with control device；
Fig. 5 is the top perspective of storage with control device, and wherein the cover of housing unit is removed to show internal portion Part；
Fig. 6 is the exploded front perspective view of storage with control device；
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of traction seat hanging plate component；
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of storage with the alternate embodiment of control device；
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of the automotive vehicle component actuating device in first position；
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram of the component actuating device in the second position；
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of safety automation vehicle part actuation means, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are equal In respective first position；
Figure 12 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are in respective first Position；
Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are in second It sets；
Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are in second It sets；
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are in first It sets；
Figure 16 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member and the second valve member are in first It sets；
Figure 17 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member is in the second position and at the second valve member In first position；
Figure 18 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member is in the second position and at the second valve member In first position；
Figure 19 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member is in first position and at the second valve member In the second position；And
Figure 20 is the schematic diagram of the actuation means of Figure 11, wherein the first valve member is in first position and at the second valve member In the second position.
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For purpose described herein, term " on ", "lower", " right side ", " left side ", " rear ", " preceding ", "vertical", "horizontal" And its each embodiment that derivative words Ying Yuru is oriented in figure 1A is related.It is to be understood, however, that some embodiments can be with Using a variety of alternative orientation and sequence of steps, unless otherwise clearly opposite explanation.It is also to be appreciated that illustrating in the accompanying drawings And the specific device and process that describe in the following description be innovation concept defined in the appended claims example Property embodiment.Therefore, specific size relevant to embodiment disclosed herein and other physical characteristics are understood not to limit Property processed, except expressly stated otherwise in non-claimed.
Tractor-trailer combination 10 (Figure 1A and Figure 1B) includes tractor 12 and trailer 14, and wherein tractor 12 includes body Existing storage and control device 16 (Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 2) of the invention.In the example shown, tractor 12 includes support Drive the chassis assembly 18 of chamber component 20 and traction seat hanging plate component 22.Trailer 14 includes trailer bodies 24 and King-pin assembly 26, which extends downwardly from trailer bodies 24 and is suitable for the traction with traction seat hanging plate component 22 in a usual manner Seat hanging plate 28 couples and locks.
Tractor-trailer combination 10 further includes the multiple control routes and communication line for coupling tractor 12 and trailer 14. Specifically, tractor-trailer combination 10 includes electric wiring 30, and electric wiring 30 is in electrical outlet associated with tractor 12 Extend between 32 and electrical and pneumatic inlet device 34 associated with trailer 14.The conveying of airline 36 is repaired by tractor 12 Service brake or parking brake control air, and provide the electrical of associated with tractor 12 pneumatic outlet device 38 and trailer 14 and Pneumatic communication between pneumatic inlet device 34.Supply or emergency airline 40 tractor 12 pneumatic outlet device 38 Extend between the electrical and pneumatic inlet device 34 of trailer 14 and the pneumatic communication between them is provided.Alternatively, second Electric wiring 31 can extend between tractor 12 and trailer 14, and wherein electric wiring 30 provides electric power to trailer 14 to be used for The project of operation such as trailer illumination etc, and the electric brake system of the second electric wiring operation trailer 14.
In the example shown, the electrical outlet 32 of tractor 12 is by the power supply 42 of tractor 12, such as battery, alternating current generator Deng, be provided with electric power.Pneumatic outlet device 38 by the pneumatic source 44 of tractor 12, such as compressor, gas tank, by gas supply route 45 It is provided with air pressure.
Storage includes casing device 46 with control device 16 (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3), and casing device 46 includes shell 48 and top cover 50, top cover 50 removably couples with shell 48 to allow close to the inside of shell 48.Casing device 46 by multiple bolts or Screw, adhesive etc. are connected to the rear panel 51 for driving chamber component 20.This device make unit 16 be easily attached and be retrofitted to it is several Any tractor construction, and if unit 16 damages the degree of unrepairable, also allow easily to replace unit 16.It is single Member 16 further include be arranged in the front surface 54 of shell 48 and the receiver that is covered by movable weather proof lid or socket cover 56 or Electric coupler or socket 52.Lid 56 can move between open position and closed position (as shown in Figure 3), wherein in open position Set down, the plug 58 of electric wiring 30 allowed to couple with electric coupler 52, and under closed position, when plug 58 not with thermocouple When clutch 52 couples, electric coupler 52 is protected without being influenced by other elements.
Unit 16 further includes receiver or gas path joint connector or hanger 60, receiver or gas path joint connector or Hanger 60 is attached to the side wall 61 of shell 48 and is suitable for releasedly coupling and supporting the gas circuit of maintenance airline 36 to connect First 62.Another receiver or gas path joint connector or hanger 64 are attached to another side wall 66, and are configured to releasedly Couple and support emergency or supplies the gas path joint 68 of airline 40.
Unit 16 can also include actuator switch 70, actuator switch 70 be arranged in the front surface 54 of shell 48 and It is covered by movable weather proof lid or switch cover 72.Actuator switch 70 is suitable for controlling traction seat locking/releasing as described below Lock actuator.Unit 16 can also include indicator 74 and for operator provide current system conditions system mode screen or System status display 76, wherein indicator 74 is configured to provide to operator about associated traction seat hanging plate component 22 and King-pin assembly 26 whether in both can make the state for safely disconnecting connection visually indicate and/or electric wiring 30, it repairs airline 36 and/or whether supply airline 40 is correctly connected to visually indicating for unit 16, it as follows will be right Both is further described respectively.
The schematic diagram of storage to control device 16 and relevant tractor and trailer component is shown in FIG. 4.? In the example shown, control device 80 includes logical circuit 82, the logical circuit 82 and electric wiring 30, maintenance airline 36 It is operatively coupled and is received from electric wiring 30, maintenance airline 36 and supply air line with supply airline 40 The input on road 40.Logical circuit 82 can be set to electric logic circuit 83 (Fig. 5), pneumatic logic circuit or combinations thereof.Such as figure Electricity input power supply shown, that logical circuit 82 is provided by electric wiring 30.However, it is also possible to by extending from power supply 42 and Electric power is provided with the individual electric wiring 84 that electric coupler 52 is operatively coupled, or direct from the power supply 42 of tractor 12 Electric power is provided to unit 16 and logical circuit 82.Latter selects to need for unit 16 to be hard wired to the power supply 42 of tractor 12.
Unit 16 includes optical sensor arrangement 86 (Fig. 6), and it is gentle that optical sensor arrangement 86 is located in casing device 46 In pipeline connector connector 64, and it is configured to optically sense positioning of the gas path joint 68 in gas path joint connector 64.? Similar optical sensor arrangement (not shown) is located in shell structure 46 and gas path joint connector 60, is connect with sensing gas circuit First 62 positioning in gas path joint connector 60.Alternatively, other optical sensor arrangement (not shown) sense can be used Survey positioning of the plug 58 of electric wiring 30 in electric coupler 52.Optics can also be replaced to pass with alternative sensor device Sensor arrangement 86, such as contact-making switch, toggle switch, proximity sensor.In another alternate embodiment, when 62 He of gas path joint When gas path joint 68 couples with gas path joint connector 60 and gas path joint connector 64, airline 36 and/or supply are repaired Airline 40 can pneumatically couple with unit 16 and provide pneumatic input to unit 16, to enhance or substitute from light Learn the electricity input or light input of sensor device to logical circuit 82.
In operation, pneumatic air pressure is provided to unit 16 by the pneumatic source 44 of tractor 12.It is shown in FIG. 4 In example, pneumatic source 44 is arranged to the form of air accumulator, however, it is possible to using other sources, including with storage and control device 16 or the associated compressor of trailer 14 or auxiliary air reservoir 88, to allow not from the pneumatic defeated of tractor 12 Whole system is operated in the case where entering.The air supply supplied from pneumatic source 44 is filled by the valve controlled by logical circuit 82 Set 90 receptions.Before valve gear 90 is opened by logical circuit 82, valve gear 90 prevents air pressure from propagating beyond valve gear 90 Except.
During trailer 14 and tractor 12 disconnect, the operator of vehicle must determine tractor-trailer 10 Certain components are under correct configuration, safely to disconnect trailer 14 and tractor 12.For example, operator must It must determine that the electrical and pneumatic inlet device 34 of electric wiring 30, maintenance route 36 and supply airline 40 and trailer 14 is correct Ground disconnects, so that these lines are not cut off or damage when tractor 12 is dislodged trailer 14.In order to ensure will not be right Route 30,36 and 40 damages, and whole system is suitable for the brake using tractor, using the brake of trailer, and/or Person prevents King-pin assembly 26 from unlocking with traction seat hanging plate component 22.These situations the 7,548th of Schutt et al., It is described in more detail in No. 155 United States Patent (USP)s, the complete disclosure of the patent is herein incorporated by reference.Will be electrical Before at least one in route 30, maintenance airline 36 and supply airline 40 couples with unit 16, valve gear 90 is in Closed position.When valve gear 90 is in close state, at least one in several configurations of tractor-trailer combination 10 is needed A, such as tractor 12 brake cannot be disengaged, the brake of trailer 14 cannot be disengaged and/or main Pin assemblies 26 cannot unlock with traction seat hanging plate component 22.As described below, the unlatching of valve gear 90 allows operator Member be disengaged the brake of tractor 12, be disengaged the brake of trailer 14, and/or make King-pin assembly 26 with Traction seat hanging plate component 22 unlocks.In the example shown, electric wiring 30 is bonded on the electric coupler 52 of unit 16 It is interior, to provide electric power to unit 16.In the configuration, only powered by electric wiring 30 to unit 16.Logical circuit 82 can To be configured to sense the power supply from electric wiring 30, to automatically open valve gear 90, hereafter tractor-trailer group Closing 10 whole system can automatically be such that the brake of tractor 12 is disengaged, and be disengaged the brake of trailer 14, And/or King-pin assembly 26 is made to unlock with traction seat hanging plate component 22.Alternatively, unit 16 includes and actuator The auxiliary valve gear 92 that switch 70 is operatively coupled and the operator that is started by actuator switch 70 is controllable.Show at this In example, logical circuit 82 opens valve gear 90, so that air supply be made to extend to the auxiliary valve dress operated by actuator switch 70 Set 92.Then, vehicle operator can be determined whether there is by the visual inspection to whole system to make trailer 14 The safe condition coupled is disconnected with tractor 12.It should be noted that actuator switch 70 can be located in unit 16, to make operator Member can couple King-pin assembly 26 with the disconnection of traction seat hanging plate component 22 without being again introduced into driver's cabin 20.Alternatively, Operator can by hardwire,Mobile phone signal, infrared signal, radio signal, touch screen The modes such as interface, voice activation carry out activation system via remote switch device.Alternatively, the indicator 74 of unit 16 can be to Operator provides the visual feedback for the safe condition whether instruction system is in for disconnecting connection.These states may include It monitors electric wiring 30, maintenance airline 36 and/or supply airline 40 couples with unit 16 and/or King-pin assembly 26 relative positioning in traction seat hanging plate component 22.Although this example include be configured to determine electric wiring 30 whether with electricity The connection of coupler 52 is returned to determine whether there is the logic of the safe condition for coupling trailer 14 with the disconnection of tractor 12 Road 82, but replacement device can also be used.Specifically, unit 16 may be configured so as to include electric wiring 30, maintenance Any one of three routes including airline 36 and supply airline 40 correctly couple with unit 16, route 30,36 With 40 in both any combination correctly couple with unit 16 in the case where, or only all three routes 30,36 and 40 all In the case where correctly coupling with unit 16, logical circuit 82 determines that there are safe conditions.Similar device can be structured as being used for Including those of the first electric wiring 30, the second electric wiring 31, the first airline 36 and the second airline 40 system.It is excellent Selection of land, unit 16 and logical circuit 82 will be configured so that unless logical circuit 82 determines that route 30,36 and 40 is respectively or each Person correctly couples with unit 16, otherwise indicator 74 will not indicate to exist and be suitable for making trailer 14 and tractor to operator 12 disconnect the safety condition of connection, to prevent to cut off or damage route when making trailer 14 disconnect and couple with tractor 12 completely 30,36 and 40 a possibility that.
Unit 16 can be also used for that driver is helped to link up trailer 14 and tractor 12.Specifically, such as Schutt Et al. as disclosed in the 7th, 548, No. 155 United States Patent (USP), logical circuit 82 can be configured to receive from traction seat The input of sensor device or component 94.Traction seat sensor device 94 can be configured to couple the phase in trailer 14 and tractor Between provide to logical circuit 82 about whether having been carried out King-pin assembly 26 relative to the correct right of traction seat hanging plate component 22 Quasi- input.Traction seat sensor device 94 and unit 16 can hardwired each other, or can pass through Etc. being communicated.Control device 80 can be configured so that if not yet realizing the correct right of King-pin assembly 26 and board group part 22 Standard, then valve gear 90 remains turned-off, to prevent trailer 14 from coupling with the dangerous of tractor 12.Once traction seat sensor fills It sets 94 and senses being correctly aligned for King-pin assembly 26 and board group part 22, logical circuit 82 can be configured to open valve gear 90, from And so that air supply is passed to auxiliary valve gear 92, and give operator by actuator switch 70 by King-pin assembly 26 with lead The ability that introduction hanging plate component 22 locks.
If best seen from, the output of control device 80 can be electricity output 96, pneumatic output 98 or combinations thereof in Fig. 4, This depends on the component to be manipulated and desired output.It is configured to mount King-pin assembly 26 from traction seat for example, Fig. 7 is shown The traction seat of the automation to unlock in board group part 22 couples/disconnects the schematic diagram of coupling arrangement 100.Traction seat connection/disconnected Open union connection device 100 can be pneumatic, electronic, hydraulic or combinations thereof.As described above, the output of control device can root Couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100 according to needing to configure with operating system and sub-component, traction seat as shown.
Another embodiment of storage Yu control device 16 is indicated generally in appended drawing reference 16a (Fig. 8), wherein unit 16a It is all electric device.Since storage and control device 16a are similar to previously described unit 16, so appearing in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7 It is indicated respectively with identical respective figure label with the like in Fig. 8, the difference is that having behind the appended drawing reference of Fig. 8 Suffix " a ".In the illustrated example, unit 16a receives the electricity input from electric wiring 30a.Associated logical circuit is (not Show) receive the input from traction seat sensor device 94a.Logical circuit can be configured to determine King-pin assembly 26 and traction With the presence or absence of correctly any one of arrangement and/or route 30a, 36a and 40a or entirely between seat hanging plate component 22 Whether portion is correctly connected to unit 16a.Control device 80a allows operator by being opened by actuator after can be configured to Pass 70a actuating traction seat couples/disconnects coupling arrangement 100a and coupled King-pin assembly 26 with traction seat hanging plate component 22 Come or disconnect with it to couple.
Storage may be configured to support and/or operate additional function or guidance lighting with control device 16.For example, single Member 16 can also include LED utility light device 110 (Fig. 2), LED utility light device 110 be positioned to illuminate unit 16 by route 30,36 and 40 couple the region around relevant region and/or traction seat hanging plate component 22 to unit 16, to allow to operate Personnel more easily check King-pin assembly 26 and the physical alignment of traction seat hanging plate component 22 and couple.In addition, indicator light can To be controlled by logical circuit 82 and be arranged in traction seat hanging plate component 26 nearby and be color coded, to be passed to driver The signal correctly coupled is had been realized in up between King-pin assembly 26 and traction seat hanging plate component 22, for example, " red " indicates It is dissatisfied or dangerous, and " green " is satisfied with or safety.
The system may be configured to operate position far from unit 16 positioning indicator lighting device 200 (Figure 1A and 1B).Positioning indicator lighting device 200 by rigid line 205 (Fig. 6), Deng with unit 16 operationally Connection, and unit 16 couples with sensor module or device 94, so that lighting device 200 is anti-to operator's offer vision Feedback, what instruction had been obtained between King-pin assembly 26 and fifth wheel hitch 22 correct couples.In the illustrated example, shape State indicator lighting device 200 is positioned to allow the operator to easily observe in rearview mirror 203, to allow to operate Personnel pay attention to and visually monitor trailer 14 position and viewed status indicator lighting device 200 simultaneously.It is incited somebody to action when manually When King-pin assembly 26 couples with the disconnection of traction seat hanging plate component 22, the position of lighting device 200 is also provided for operator Convenient for observation position.For this purpose, lighting device 200 also can be positioned at operator can easily observe without The other positions for the operation that trailer 14 is carefully seen below, the position such as indicated by appended drawing reference 201 and 203.
In another alternate embodiment, storage further includes that automatic vehicle part actuating fills with control device 16 (Fig. 2) Set 205 (Fig. 9).In the illustrated example, actuation means 205 include activating the valve device 202, activate the valve device 202 and are connect by T shape First 204 and valve supply airline 206 be pneumatically connected to supply airline 40, by the first airline 208 and second Airline 209 is pneumatically connected to pneumatic source 44 and is pneumatically connected to vehicle part by airline 210, such as leads Introduction couples/disconnects coupling arrangement 100.Automatic component actuating device 205 is configured to when associated with supply airline 40 Automatically actuated vehicle when being connect from associated with the trailer 14 electrical and pneumatic interruption of inlet device 34 open union of gas path joint 68 Component, such as traction seat couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100.
In the illustrated example, valve gear 202 includes valve module 214, and valve module 214 includes the valve casing with valve opening 218 Body 216 and the valve member 220 being slidably received in valve opening 218.Valve member 220 includes first end 222 and second end 224 And it is configured to limit the first Room 226, second Room 228, third room 230 and fourth ventricle 232 in valve opening 218.Spring member 234 Along 236 biases valve member 220 of direction.As shown, valve chest 216 include: with the first Room 226 and by airline 206 with Supply the first port 238 of 40 pneumatic communication of airline；With second Room 228 and pass through the first airline 208 and pneumatic source The second port 240 of 44 pneumatic communications；Couple/disconnection connection dress with traction seat with third room 230 and by airline 210 Set the third port 242 of 100 pneumatic communications；And the 4th port 244 with 44 pneumatic communication of fourth ventricle 232 and pneumatic source.
In operation, the first Room is provided to from the air pressure that supply airline 40 is supplied to airline 206 226, which acts in the first end 222 of valve member 220 with spring member 234 to compel pressure valve along direction 236 together Component.In this state, the air pressure in the second air chamber 228 and third air chamber 230 is in equilibrium state, because Each air pressure moves valve member 220 in valve opening 218.Air pressure is also supplied to fourth ventricle from pneumatic source 44 It 232 and acts in the second end 224 of valve member 220, but the air pressure is not enough to overcome when supply airline 40 and drag When the inlet device 34 of vehicle 14 connects and is pressurized by the first Room 226 air pressure and spring member 234 be applied to valve structure Power in the first end 222 of part 220.It during further operation, can be by removing air pressure from supply airline 40 And automatically activate traction seat couple/disconnect coupling arrangement.Removing air pressure from supply airline 40 can be by operator Selection in driving chamber component of the member by being located at tractor 12 switchs to complete, or by that will supply the gas of airline 40 Pipeline connector 68 disconnects to complete with inlet device 34.Once being removed from the first Room 226 to automatically supply the sky of airline 40 Atmospheric pressure, the air pressure in fourth ventricle 232 supplied by pneumatic source 44 just compel valve member (Figure 10) along direction 250, until Both second port 240 and third port 242 all with 230 pneumatic communication of third room, to allow the air from pneumatic source 44 Pressure marches to traction seat along air path 251 and couples/disconnect coupling arrangement 100, so that hanging plate component 22 and stub 26 It disconnects connection or therefrom unlocks.
In another alternate embodiment, storage includes replacing automatic component actuating device 200 with control device 16 Safety automation vehicle part actuation means 300 (Figure 11 and Figure 12).In the illustrated example, component actuating device 300 includes 302 are activated the valve device, 302 is activated the valve device and airline 206 and supply air is supplied by T junction 204 (Figure 12) and valve Route 40 pneumatically couples, pneumatically couples and pass through with pneumatic source 44 by airline 209 and spiral piping arrangement 308 Airline 210 couples/disconnects coupling arrangement 100 with vehicle part, such as traction seat, pneumatically couples.Although using traction seat Connection/example of the disconnection coupling arrangement 100 as vehicle part, but other vehicle fittings can also by actuation means 300 into Row control, such as automatic lifting/lowering support rack device, auxiliary lifting shaft device.Safety automation component actuating device 300 be configured to The supply associated gas path joint 68 (Fig. 2) of airline 40 couples later automatically with the electrical and pneumatic disconnection of inlet device 34 Actuated vehicle component, such as traction seat couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100, while preventing fifth wheel assemblies 22 and stub 26 unexpected Ground disconnects connection.Alternatively, traction seat couples/disconnects coupling arrangement 100 and can be passed through by operator positioned at tractor 12 Drive the selection actuation of the switch in chamber component.In addition, alternatively, vehicle part may include landing gear and/or auxiliary Shaft assembly is lifted, it includes the pressure for conveying the necessity being supported by landing gear and/or auxiliary lifting shaft assembly Sensor and ride-height sensor etc..
In the illustrated example, activating the valve device 302 includes the first valve module 310 and the second valve module 311, the first valve group Part 310 and the second valve module 311 include valve chest 312, and valve chest 312 has slidably receive the first valve member 316 the One valve opening 314 and the second valve opening 318 for slidably receiving the second valve member 320.First valve member 316 includes first end 322 and second end 324, and be configured to limit the first Room 326, second Room 328, third room 330, in the first valve opening 314 Four Room 332 and the 5th Room 334.The surface area of the first end 322 of first valve member 316 is greater than the surface area of second end 334, so that First valve member is pressed to the 5th Room 334 by equal air pressure in first Room 326 and the 5th Room 334.Second valve member 320 tool There are first end 336 and second end 338, and is configured to limit the first Room 340, second Room 342, third in the second valve opening 318 Room 344, fourth ventricle 346 and the 5th Room 348.The surface area of the first end 336 of second valve member 320 is greater than the table of second end 338 Area, so that the second valve member 320 is pressed to the 5th Room 348 by air pressure equal in the first Room 340 and the 5th Room 348.
As is illustrated by figs. 11 and 12, valve chest 312 includes: first port 350, second port 352, third port 354, Four ports 356, the 6th port or exhaust port 358 (Figure 14) and the 7th port or exhaust port 360, first port 350 with First Room 326 of the first valve opening 314, with the first Room 340 of the second valve opening 318 and via T junction 44 and airline 206 With supply 40 pneumatic communication of airline；5th Room 234 of second port 352 and the first valve opening 314 and via airline 209 and spiral piping arrangement 308 and 44 pneumatic communication of pneumatic source；5th Room 348 of third port 354 and the second valve opening 318 and Via airline 209 and spiral piping arrangement 308 and 44 pneumatic communication of pneumatic source；4th port 356 via airline 210 with Traction seat couples/disconnects 100 pneumatic communication of coupling arrangement；6th port or exhaust port 358 (Figure 14) and the second valve opening 318 342 pneumatic communication of second Room；344 pneumatic communication of third room of 7th port or exhaust port 360 and the second valve opening 318.Showing In configuration and position out, valve chest 312 further include: provide the first valve opening 314 the first Room 326 and the second valve opening 318 the First conduit 362 of the pneumatic communication between one Room 340；It provides between the second Room 328 and fourth ventricle 332 of the first valve opening 314 Pneumatic communication the second conduit 364；There is provided the first valve opening 314 third room 330 and the second valve opening 318 second Room 342 it Between pneumatic communication third conduit 366；The fourth ventricle 332 of first valve opening 314 and the third room 344 of the second valve opening 318 are provided Between pneumatic communication the 4th conduit 368；And provide the first valve opening 314 fourth ventricle 332 and the second valve opening 318 the 4th 5th conduit 370 of the fluid communication between room 346.
First spring member 372 abuts the first end 322 of valve chest 312 and the first valve member 316, thus along direction 374 The first valve member of bias 316.Second spring component 376 abuts the first end 336 of valve chest 312 and the second valve member 320, thus Along 378 biased second valve component 320 of direction.
Spiral piping arrangement 308 includes the first solenoid 380 and the second solenoid 382, the first solenoid 380 and the second helical Pipe 382 passes through airline 209, T junction 384 and a pair of of airline 386 and 44 pneumatic communication of pneumatic source.Solenoid 380 With 382 control from airline 386 to respectively with the corresponding air line of 354 pneumatic communication of second port 352 and third port The air stream on road 388.Although also can be used suitable it should be noted that being shown in the illustrated embodiment spiral piping arrangement 308 Other valve gears of the application.
During vehicle operation, both solenoid 380 and solenoid 382 are turned off, so that air is not flowed from pneumatic source 44 To the 5th Room 334 of the first valve opening 314 and the 5th Room 348 of the second valve opening 318, so that the first valve member 316 and second Valve member is kept in first position or closed position as is illustrated by figs. 11 and 12.Once vehicle stops and parks, then pass through Determination step that operator takes, such as by starting switch the input of (not shown), open solenoid 380 and 382, or Solenoid 380 and 382 is automatically turned on when executing the task of parking brake that vehicle is such as set etc in operator.Spiral shell Once opening, air pressure is just supplied in the 5th Room 334 and the 5th Room 348 through port 352 and 354 spool 380 and 382.It answers Note that in this state, acting in the first end 332 of the first valve member 316 and the first end 336 of the second valve member 320 Air pressure and the biasing force being respectively applied on valve member 316 and 320 in spring 372 and 376 each sum greater than applying The power being added in the second end 324 of valve member 316 and the second end 338 of valve member 320, so that valve member 316 and 320 does not exist It is moved in corresponding valve opening 314 and 318.Then, it is automatically activated and removing air pressure out of supply airline 40 Traction seat couples/disconnects coupling arrangement 100.Position can be passed through by operator by removing air pressure out of supply airline 40 Realized in the selection switch in the driving chamber component of tractor 12, or the gas path joint 68 by that will supply air line 40 and Inlet device 34 disconnects connection and is automatically realized.Once air pressure is removed out of the first Room 326 and the first Room 340, the Air pressure in five Room 334 and the 5th Room 348, which just respectively overcomes, to be applied on the first valve member 316 and the second valve member 320 Biasing force so that the first valve member 316 is moved along direction 390 and the second valve member 320 is moved along direction 392.First valve Component is moved along direction 390, until the 5th Room 334 of the first valve opening 314 pass through the second conduit 364 and the first valve opening 314 the Three Room, 330 pneumatic communication.Second valve member is moved along direction 392, until the 5th Room 348 of the second valve opening 318 is led by the 5th 334 pneumatic communication of the 5th Room of pipe 370 and the first valve opening 314, the first valve opening 314 third room 330 by third conduit 366 with 344 pneumatic communication of third room of second valve opening and the third room 344 of the second valve opening 318 and the 4th port 356 fluid communication, Couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100 to allow air to march to traction seat from pneumatic source 44 along gas circuit 393 and activate traction Seat connection/disconnection coupling arrangement 100.Alternatively, traction seat couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100 can by landing gear and/ Or auxiliary lifting shaft device replaces or as its supplement, wherein the air from pneumatic source can with actuated landing gear device and/or Auxiliary lifting shaft device.Specifically, monitoring system configuration and state, such as trailer weight, air spring pressure, trailer row are configured to Sail height, traction seat couples/disconnects the additional sensor of coupled situation etc. and communicates with control device 16, and matching according to system It sets and is automatically unfolded and/or packs up landing gear assembly and/or auxiliary lifting shaft assembly with state.For example, working as and airline 40 When associated gas path joint 68 and electronics and the disconnection of pneumatic inlet device 34 couple, or when fifth wheel assemblies 22 be moved to it is disconnected When opening coupled position, or when operator by be located at control device 16 at or tractor 12 driving it is indoor selection open When closing actuating auxiliary lifting shaft assembly, auxiliary lifting shaft assembly can be packed up automatically.In latter case, control device 16 It can be configured to only just allow auxiliary lifting axis after gas path joint 68 couples with electronics and the disconnection of pneumatic inlet device 34 Component is packed up or is unfolded.
After traction seat disconnects connection process, solenoid 380 and 82 by the 5th Room 334 of the first valve opening 314 (Figure 15 and Air pressure emptying Figure 16) and in the 5th Room 348 of the second valve opening 318, to allow the bias of spring member 372 and 376 Power urges the first valve member 316 and the second valve member 320 along direction 396 and 398 respectively.First valve member 316 is moved along direction 396 It is dynamic, until the first valve opening 314 second Room 328 by 328 pneumatic communication of fourth ventricle of the second conduit 364 and the first valve opening 314, The fourth ventricle 346 of second valve opening 318 passes through the fourth ventricle 328 of the 5th conduit 370 and the first valve opening 314 fluid communication, the first valve The third room 344 of the fourth ventricle 328 in hole 314 and the second valve opening 318 be in fluid communication and the third room 344 of the second valve opening 318 with Traction seat couples/disconnects 360 pneumatic communication of coupling arrangement 100 and exhaust port, to allow to mount in associated traction seat Spring force in board group part 22 makes traction seat couple/disconnect coupling arrangement 100 to be back to unactuated position, and traction seat joins The air pressure in coupling arrangement 100 is connect/disconnects to advance along gas circuit 399 and by the 4th port 356 and exhaust port 360.
The component actuating device 300 of safety automation is also configured to exist by warning operator to 380 He of solenoid One of 382 potential damage prevents unintentionally or accidental activation couples/disconnect coupling arrangement 100.As described above Pressure is removed out of supply airline 40 by switch input or when gas path joint 64 and input unit 34 disconnect When pressure from supply airline 40 in remove in the case where, operator can detecte any in solenoid 380 and 382 The failure of person.For example, when operator disconnects gas path joint 64 and input unit 34, the first solenoid 380 Failure make air enter the 5th Room 334 by the first solenoid and through second port 352, to urge the along direction 400 One valve member 316.First valve member 316 is advanced along direction 400, until the 5th Room 334 of the first valve opening 314 passes through the 5th conduit 370 and second valve opening 318 346 pneumatic communication of fourth ventricle and pass through the third room of the second conduit 364 and the first valve opening 314 330 pneumatic communications, the first valve opening 314 third room 330 pass through 342 fluid of second Room of third conduit 366 and the second valve opening 318 It is connected to and the second Room 342 of the second valve opening 318 and exhaust port 358 is in fluid communication, so that received by second port 352 Air advances along gas circuit 401 and leaves exhaust port 358.Leave exhaust port 358 air generate it is audible " hissing " Noise, to alert operator in the presence of the potential damage or faulty operation to one of solenoid 380,382.
If the second solenoid 382 breaks down so that air passes through the second solenoid 382 and reaches the second valve opening 318 the 5th Room 348 then also generates similar audible noise alarm.Specifically, when operator make gas path joint 64 with When input unit 34 disconnects, the failure of the second solenoid 382 makes air pressure by the second solenoid 382 and through third Port 354 enters the 5th Room 348, to urge the second valve member 320 (Figure 19 and Figure 20) along direction 404.Second valve member 382 It advances along direction 404, until the 5th Room 348 of the second valve opening 318 passes through the fourth ventricle of the 5th conduit 370 and the first valve opening 314 332 are in fluid communication, the fourth ventricle 332 of the first valve opening 314 passes through 328 fluid of second Room of the second conduit 364 and the first valve opening 314 It is connected to and passes through the 4th of the fluid communication of fourth ventricle 346 of the 4th conduit 368 and the second valve opening 318 and the second valve opening 318 the Room 346 and exhaust port 360 are in fluid communication, so that by the received air of third port 354 along the traveling of gas circuit 405 and the row of leaving Gas port 360.Leave exhaust port 360 air generate it is audible " hissing " noise, exist pair to alert operator The potential damage or faulty operation of one of solenoid 380 and 382.
In another alternate embodiment, unit 16 can also can be operated with traction seat sensor device or component 94 (Fig. 4) Ground connection, to provide individually audible or visual cautionary to operator, there are unsafe coupled situations for warning.Specifically Ground, as described in the 7th, 548, No. 155 United States Patent (USP) of Schutt et al., T junction 420 (Fig. 2) can be empty along supply The length positioning of gas route 40, to supply air to pressure switch 412, pressure switch 412 again with traction seat sensor device Or 94 electronic communication of component.As previously mentioned, traction seat sensor device 94 is communicated with logical circuit 82, logical circuit 82 again can Electronics output 96 is provided.In this example, electronics output can be used for providing audible or visual warning to driver.Specifically Ground, logical circuit 82 receive the signal that instruction Pneumatic pressure has been supplied to supply airline 40 from pressure switch 412, then lead to It crosses and determines whether to have met linkage arrangement appropriate from 94 received signal of traction seat sensor device.If not yet met suitable When linkage arrangement, then logical circuit 82 provide electronics output 94, then using the electronics output 94 to driver provide instruction Audible/or visual cautionary of incorrect or dangerous coupled situation.
Storage helps to ensure to cut when making trailer disconnect and couple with tractor with the various embodiments of control device The electric wiring and pneumatic circuit of disconnected or accidental damage connection tractor and trailer.Storage is also mentioned to operator with control device For the shape positioned opposite about line and the state of the connection of entire unit and associated stub and traction seat hitch assembly The feedback of state, to improve operational safety and reduce the possibility that operator is injured and tractor and trailer is damaged Property.Disclosed system is also used to make associated fifth wheel hitch automatic when disconnecting pneumatic circuit with trailer Ground connection/disconnection connection.System disclosed herein is by providing feedback, to operator to which to alert operator potential System failure and further increase operational safety.Storing the configuration with control device is allowed for new vehicle to construct, and And it can simply and be inexpensively applicable in when reequiping substantially any tractor platform.The storage and control device service efficiency Height, can longtime running, and be especially suited well for proposed purposes.
In description in front, the person skilled in the art will easily understand do not departing from concepts disclosed herein In the case where, it can modify to the present invention.These modifications should be considered being contained in appended claims, unless these are weighed Benefit requires to have made specific phase antirepresentation by its language.

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1. a kind of storing unit for the route between tractor and trailer, the route includes electric wiring, first pneumatic At least one of route and the second pneumatic circuit, the storing unit include:
Housing member, the housing member are configured to be fixed on the tractor outside the driver's cabin of the tractor；
First receiver, first receiver are connect with the shell, and first receiver is configured to and is selected from The connection of one of the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and described second pneumatic circuit；And
Control device, the control device are operatively coupled with first receiver, so that when being selected from the electric wire It is described when selected one in road, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit couples with first receiver Control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge described in the brake of the tractor, release The brake of trailer and lock stub and traction seat hanging plate module cancels；Wherein the control device prevents operator In the selected one and described first in the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit At least one of in being performed the following operation before receiver connection: it discharges the brake of the tractor, discharge the trailer Brake and lock the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels.
2. storing unit according to claim 1, further includes:
Second receiver, the second receiver are connect with the shell, and the second receiver is configured to and is selected from In the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to join with first receiver One of connect connection；And
Wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the second receiver, so that when being selected from the electric wiring, institute State selected the two and first receiver and the second receiver in the first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit When connection, the control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the braking of the tractor Device, the release trailer brake and lock the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And wherein The control device prevents operator selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic wire Selected the two in road couples at least one in performing the following operation before with first receiver and the second receiver : it discharges the brake of the tractor, the brake of the release trailer and mounts the stub and the traction seat Board group part unlocks.
3. storing unit according to claim 2, further includes:
Third receiver, the third receiver are connect with the shell, and the third receiver is configured to and selected from described In electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to couple with first receiver One connection and couple with the other of first pneumatic circuit and the second pneumatic circuit；And
Wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the third receiver, so that working as the electric wiring, described first Pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit couple with first receiver, the second receiver and the third receiver When, the control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the brake of the tractor, release It puts the brake of the trailer and locks the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And the wherein control Device processed prevents operator in the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and described first At least one of in being performed the following operation before receiver, the second receiver and third receiver connection: release institute It states the brake of tractor, the brake of the release trailer and makes the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels Locking.
4. storing unit according to any one of claim 1 to 3, further includes:
First sensor, the first sensor are selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and institute for sensing Whether at least selected one stated in the second pneumatic circuit couples with first receiver, wherein the first sensor and institute Control device is stated to be operatively coupled.
5. storing unit according to claim 4, wherein the first sensor is optical sensor.
6. the storing unit according to any one of claim 4 and 5, further includes:
Second receiver, the second receiver are connect with the shell, and the second receiver is configured to and selected from described In electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to couple with first receiver One connection；Wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the second receiver, so that when being selected from the electric wire Selected the two in road, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit connects with first receiver and described second When receiving device connection, the control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the tractor Brake, the release trailer brake and lock the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And Wherein the control device prevents operator selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second gas Both selected in moving-wire road couples with first receiver and the second receiver perform the following operation before in extremely One item missing: it discharges the brake of the tractor, the brake of the release trailer and makes the stub and the traction seat The locking of hanging plate module cancels；And
Second sensor, the second sensor are selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and institute for sensing Whether at least selected one stated in the second pneumatic circuit couples with the second receiver, wherein the first sensor and institute Control device is stated to be operatively coupled.
7. storing unit according to claim 6, wherein the second sensor is optical sensor.
8. the storing unit according to any one of claim 6 and 7, further includes:
Third receiver, the third receiver are connect with the shell, and the third receiver is configured to and selected from described In electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to couple with first receiver One couples and couples with selected from the other of first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit；The wherein control Device is operatively coupled with the third receiver, so that when the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and described the When two pneumatic circuits couple with first receiver, the second receiver and the third receiver, the control device Allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the brake of the tractor, the system of the release trailer It moves device and locks the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And wherein the control device prevents from operating Personnel are in the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and first receiver, described the At least one of in being performed the following operation before two receivers and third receiver connection: discharge the braking of the tractor Device, the release trailer brake and lock the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And
3rd sensor, the 3rd sensor are selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and institute for sensing Whether at least selected one stated in the second pneumatic circuit couples with the second receiver, wherein the first sensor and institute Control device is stated to be operatively coupled.
9. storing unit according to claim 8, wherein the 3rd sensor is optical sensor.
10. storing unit according to any one of claim 1 to 9, wherein the control device is that electrical control is returned Road.
11. storing unit according to any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein the control device is only from described electrical Line receiver electric energy.
12. storing unit according to any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein the control device is independently of the electricity Gas route and directly from the power supply source of the tractor receive electric energy.
13. storing unit according to any one of claim 1 to 9, wherein the control device is that pneumatic control is returned Road.
14. storing unit according to claim 13, wherein the control device is only from two pneumatic circuits At least one receives pneumatic input.
15. storing unit according to claim 13, wherein the control device independently of first pneumatic circuit and Second pneumatic circuit and receive pneumatic input from the pneumatic source of the tractor.
16. storing unit described in any one of 3 to 15 according to claim 1, wherein the pneumatic source includes air accumulator.
17. according to claim 1 to storing unit described in any one of 16, further includes:
Actuator switch, the actuator switch are configured to and are suitable for making the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels The actuator of locking is operatively coupled, wherein being selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and described second Before at least selected one in pneumatic circuit couples with first receiver, the actuator switch disabling.
18. storing unit according to claim 17, wherein the actuator switch is attached to the housing member.
19. according to claim 1 to storing unit described in any one of 18, further includes:
Light source, the light source are attached to the shell and are configured to illuminate the regions of the casing surroundings and examined with assist operators The electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit are looked between the tractor and the trailer Connection.
20. storing unit according to claim 19, wherein the light source includes at least one LED.
21. according to claim 1 to storing unit described in any one of 20, further includes:
Positioning indicator, the positioning indicator are used to provide the stub and the traction seat hanging plate component to operator Coupled situation instruction.
22. storing unit according to claim 21, wherein the positioning indicator is visual.
23. the storing unit according to any one of claim 21 and 22, wherein the positioning indicator includes traction seat The illumination image of hanging plate.
24. according to claim 1 to storing unit described in any one of 23, wherein the control device be suitable for sensing institute At least one sensor for stating positioning of the stub relative to the traction seat hanging plate component is operatively coupled.
25. according to claim 1 to storing unit described in any one of 24, further includes:
Positioning indicator, the positioning indicator are used to provide the electric wiring and first pneumatic circuit to operator And the instruction of the coupled situation of second pneumatic circuit and the storing unit.
26. storing unit according to claim 25, wherein the positioning indicator is visual.
27. a kind of storing unit for the route between tractor and trailer, the route includes electric wiring, first pneumatic At least one of route and the second pneumatic circuit, the storing unit include:
Housing member, the housing member are configured to be fixed on the tractor outside the driver's cabin of the tractor；
First receiver, first receiver is connect with the shell and first receiver is configured to and is selected from institute State the connection of one of electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and described second pneumatic circuit；And
Control device, the control device are operatively coupled with first receiver, so that when being selected from first gas When selected one in moving-wire road and second pneumatic circuit couples with first receiver, the control device activates shape State indicator, the positioning indicator provide to operator and are selected from first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit In selected one and the storing unit coupled situation instruction.
28. storing unit according to claim 27, wherein the positioning indicator is visual.
29. storing unit according to claim 27, further includes:
Second receiver, the second receiver are connect with the shell, and the second receiver is configured to and is selected from In the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to join with first receiver Connection one of is connect, and wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the second receiver, so that when selected from institute State selected the two in electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and first receiver and institute When stating second receiver connection, the control device state of activation indicator, the positioning indicator, which provides, is selected from the electricity The coupled situation of selected the two and the storing unit in gas route, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit Instruction.
30. storing unit according to claim 29, wherein the positioning indicator is visual.
31. storing unit according to claim 29, further includes:
Third receiver, the third receiver are connect with the shell, and the third receiver is configured to and is selected from In the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and be not configured to first receiver and One of second receiver connection connection, and wherein the control device operationally joins with the third receiver It connects, so that when the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and first receiver, described When second receiver and the third receiver couple, the control device activates the positioning indicator, the state instruction Device provides the coupled situation of the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and the storing unit Instruction.
32. storing unit according to claim 31, wherein the positioning indicator is visual.
33. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 32, wherein the positioning indicator includes traction seat The illumination image of hanging plate.
34. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 33, wherein the control device is configured so as to work as When first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit couple with first receiver, the control device allows to operate Personnel perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the brake of the tractor, the brake of the release trailer and Lock stub and traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And wherein the control device prevents operator selected from described Selected one in first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit carries out following behaviour before coupling with first receiver At least one of in work: it discharges the brake of the tractor, the brake of the release trailer and makes the stub and institute State the locking of traction seat hanging plate module cancels.
35. storing unit according to claim 34, further includes:
Second receiver, the second receiver are connect with the shell, and the second receiver is configured to and is selected from In the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and it is not configured to join with first receiver Connection one of is connect, and wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the second receiver, so that when selected from institute State selected the two in electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and first receiver and institute When stating second receiver connection, the control device activates the positioning indicator, and the positioning indicator, which provides, is selected from institute State coupling for both the selected and storing unit in electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit The instruction of state, and
Wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the second receiver, so that when being selected from the electric wiring, institute State selected the two and first receiver and the second receiver in the first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit When connection, the control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the braking of the tractor Device, the release trailer brake and lock the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And wherein The control device prevents operator selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic wire Selected the two in road couples at least one in performing the following operation before with first receiver and the second receiver : it discharges the brake of the tractor, the brake of the release trailer and mounts the stub and the traction seat Board group part unlocks.
36. storing unit according to claim 35, further includes:
Third receiver, the third receiver are connect with the shell, and the third receiver is configured to and is selected from In the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and be not configured to first receiver and One of second receiver connection connection, and wherein the control device operationally joins with the third receiver It connects, so that when the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and first receiver, described When second receiver and the third receiver couple, the control device activates the positioning indicator, the state instruction Device provides the coupled situation of the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and the storing unit Instruction, and
Wherein the control device is operatively coupled with the third receiver, so that working as the electric wiring, described first Pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit couple with first receiver, the second receiver and the third receiver When, the control device allow operator perform the following operation at least one of: discharge the brake of the tractor, release It puts the brake of the trailer and locks the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels；And the wherein control Device processed prevents operator in the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit and described first At least one of in being performed the following operation before receiver, the second receiver and third receiver connection: release institute It states the brake of tractor, the brake of the release trailer and makes the stub and the traction seat hanging plate module cancels Locking.
37. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 36, further includes:
First sensor, the first sensor are selected from first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit for sensing In selected one whether couple with first receiver, wherein the first sensor and the control device are operationally Connection.
38. the storing unit according to claim 37, wherein the first sensor is optical sensor.
39. the storing unit according to any one of claim 37 and 38, further includes:
Second sensor, the second sensor are selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and institute for sensing State whether the selected one in the second pneumatic circuit couples with the second receiver, wherein the first sensor and the control Device processed can operate connection.
40. storing unit according to claim 39, wherein the second sensor is optical sensor.
41. the storing unit according to any one of claim 39 and 40, further includes:
3rd sensor, the 3rd sensor are selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and institute for sensing State whether the selected one in the second pneumatic circuit couples with the second receiver, wherein the first sensor and the control Device processed is operatively coupled.
42. storing unit according to claim 41, wherein the 3rd sensor is optical sensor.
43. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 42, wherein the control device is that electrical control is returned Road.
44. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 43, wherein the control device is only from described electrical Line receiver electric energy.
45. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 43, wherein the control device is independently of the electricity Gas route and directly from the power supply source of the tractor receive electric energy.
46. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 45, further includes:
Actuator switch, the actuator switch are configured to and are configured to make stub and the locking of traction seat hanging plate module cancels Actuator is operatively coupled, wherein being selected from the electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic wire Before at least selected one in road couples with first receiver, the actuator switch disabling.
47. storing unit according to claim 46, wherein the actuator switch is attached to the housing member.
48. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 47, further includes:
Light source, the light source are attached to the shell and are configured to illuminate the regions of the casing surroundings and examined with assist operators The electric wiring, first pneumatic circuit and second pneumatic circuit are looked between the tractor and the trailer Connection.
49. storing unit according to claim 48, wherein the light source includes at least one LED.
50. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 49, further includes:
Second positioning indicator, second positioning indicator to the stub that operator provides the trailer with described for leading Draw the instruction of the coupled situation of the traction seat hanging plate component of vehicle.
51. storing unit according to claim 50, wherein second positioning indicator is visual.
52. the storing unit according to any one of claim 50 and 51, wherein second positioning indicator includes leading The illumination image of introduction hanging plate.
53. the storing unit according to any one of claim 27 to 52, wherein the control device be suitable for sensing institute At least one sensor for stating positioning of the stub relative to the traction seat hanging plate component is operatively coupled.
54. a kind of vehicle part actuation means, comprising:
Vehicle part, the vehicle part can be converted between the first configuration and the second configuration；
Actuator, the actuator are configured to turn the vehicle part between first configuration and second configuration It changes；And
Pneumatic valve device, the pneumatic valve device pneumatically couple with vehicle gas supply route, vehicle launch source and the actuator, Wherein the valve gear is configured to make when removing air pressure from vehicle gas supply route by the actuator described Vehicle part is converted between first configuration and second configuration.
55. vehicle part actuation means according to claim 54, wherein the vehicle part is traction seat mounting board group Part.
56. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 and 55, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
57. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 56, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet It includes: the first Room with vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication；With the second Room of vehicle launch source pneumatic communication；With it is described The third room of actuator pneumatic communication；And the fourth ventricle with the actuator pneumatic communication.
58. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 57, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Valve member is included, the valve member can move between closed position and open position, in the closed position, the vehicle portion Part keeps being in first configuration, and in the open position, the actuator makes the vehicle part from first configuration It converts to second configuration.
59. vehicle part actuation means according to claim 58, wherein the pneumatic valve device includes biasing member, The biasing member is from the open position towards valve member described in the closed position bias.
60. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 58 to 59, wherein the valve member include with The vehicle supplies the first end of route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, wherein described first The surface area having is held to be greater than the surface area of the second end.
61. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 60, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle supply air pressure from the vehicle It is removed in route.
62. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 61, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
63. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 62, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet It includes: the first Room with vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication；With the second Room of vehicle launch source pneumatic communication；With it is described The third room of actuator pneumatic communication；And the fourth ventricle with the actuator pneumatic communication.
64. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 63, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Valve member is included, the valve member can move between closed position and open position, in the closed position, the vehicle portion Part keeps being in first configuration, and in the open position, the actuator makes the vehicle part from first configuration It converts to second configuration.
65. vehicle part actuation means according to claim 64, wherein the pneumatic valve device includes biasing member, The biasing member is from the open position towards valve member described in the closed position bias.
66. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 54 to 65, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle It supplies in route and removes.
67. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 64 and 66, wherein the valve member include with The vehicle supplies the first end of route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and wherein described The surface area that first end has is greater than the surface area of the second end.
68. a kind of vehicle part actuation means, comprising:
Vehicle part, the vehicle part can be converted between the first configuration and the second configuration；
Actuator, the actuator are configured to turn the vehicle part between first configuration and second configuration It changes；And
Pneumatic valve device, the pneumatic valve device include valve member, and valve opening is divided by the valve member supplies route with vehicle First Room of pneumatic communication and with the second Room of pneumatic source pneumatic communication, third room and fourth ventricle, wherein the valve member It can move between the first location and the second location, wherein in the first position, the second Room and the pneumatic source gas Dynamic connection and first Room and the actuator pneumatic communication, and in the second position, the third room and the gas Dynamic source and the actuator pneumatic communication, and wherein the valve member is configured to when removal is empty out of the vehicle gas supply route It is moved to the second position from the first position when atmospheric pressure, to make the vehicle part from institute by the actuator It states first position and is moved to the second position.
69. vehicle part actuation means according to claim 68, wherein the vehicle part is traction seat mounting board group Part.
70. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 and 69, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
71. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 70, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include biasing member, the biasing member is from the open position towards valve member described in the closed position bias.
72. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 71, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle It supplies in route and removes.
73. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 72, wherein the valve member include with The vehicle supplies the first end of route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and wherein described The surface area that first end has is greater than the surface area of the second end.
74. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 73, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
75. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 74, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include biasing member, the biasing member is from the open position towards valve member described in the closed position bias.
76. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 75, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle It supplies in route and removes.
77. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 68 to 76, wherein the valve member include with The vehicle supplies the first end of route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and wherein described The surface area that first end has is greater than the surface area of the second end.
78. a kind of vehicle part actuation means, comprising:
Vehicle part, the vehicle part can be converted between the first configuration and the second configuration；
Actuator, the actuator are configured to turn the vehicle part between first configuration and second configuration It changes；And
The pneumatic valve device: pneumatic valve device pneumatically couples with vehicle gas supply route；By the first transfer valve at first The place of setting and pneumatically coupled with vehicle launch source in the second place by the second transfer valve, wherein the second position and institute First position is stated to be spaced apart；And pneumatically couple with actuator, wherein the valve gear is configured to supply when from the vehicle Make the vehicle part in first configuration and second configuration by the actuator when removing air pressure in route Between convert, and wherein the pneumatic valve device is configured in first transfer valve and second transfer valve at least To operator in the case that one breaks down and in the case where removing air pressure out of the vehicle gas supply route Feedback is provided.
79. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 78, wherein the vehicle part is traction seat mounting board group Part.
80. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 and 79, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
81. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 80, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include the first valve member that can be moved between the first location and the second location and can first position and the second position it Between the second valve member for moving, wherein when first valve member and second valve member are each in corresponding described first When position, the vehicle part keeps being in first configuration, and wherein when first valve member and second valve When component is each in the corresponding second position, the actuator make the vehicle part from first configuration convert to Second configuration.
82. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 81, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include the first biasing member, first biasing member is from the second position towards the first valve structure described in the first position bias Part.
83. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 82, wherein the pneumatic valve device includes the second bias structure Part, second biasing member is from the second position towards the second valve member described in the first position bias.
84. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 83, wherein the first valve member packet The second end with the first end of vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication is included, and wherein The surface area that the first end has is greater than the surface area of the second end.
85. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 84, wherein the second valve member packet The second end with the first end of vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication is included, and wherein The surface area that the first end of second valve member has is greater than the surface area of the second end of second valve member.
86. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 85, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle It supplies in route and removes.
87. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 86, wherein the feedback is audible 's.
88. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 87, wherein the actuator includes gas Dynamic cylinder.
89. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 88, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include the first valve member that can be moved between the first location and the second location and can first position and the second position it Between the second valve member for moving, wherein when first valve member and second valve member are each in corresponding described first When position, the vehicle part keeps being in first configuration, and wherein when first valve member and second valve When component is each in the corresponding second position, the actuator make the vehicle part from first configuration convert to Second configuration.
90. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 89, wherein the pneumatic valve device packet Include the first biasing member, first biasing member is from the second position towards the first valve member described in the bias of first position.
91. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 90, wherein the pneumatic valve device includes the second bias structure Part, second biasing member is from the second position towards the second valve member described in the bias of first position.
92. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 91, wherein the first valve member packet The second end with the first end of vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication is included, and wherein The surface area that the first end has is greater than the surface area of the second end.
93. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 92, wherein the second valve member packet The second end with the first end of vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication is included, and wherein The surface area that the first end of second valve member has is greater than the surface area of the second end of second valve member.
94. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 93, wherein the vehicle supplies route It is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle It supplies in route and removes.
95. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 78 to 94, wherein the feedback is audible 's.
96. a kind of vehicle part actuation means, comprising:
Vehicle part, the vehicle part can be converted between the first configuration and the second configuration；
Actuator, the actuator are configured to turn the vehicle part between first configuration and second configuration It changes；And
Pneumatic valve device, comprising:
First valve member, first valve member by the first valve opening be divided into vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication the first Room with And with the second Room of pneumatic source pneumatic communication, third room, fourth ventricle and the 5th Room, wherein first valve member be configured to from First valve first position is moved to the first valve second position；And
Second valve member, second valve member by the second valve opening be divided into vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication the first Room with And with the second Room of pneumatic source pneumatic communication, third room, fourth ventricle and the 5th Room, wherein second valve member be configured to from Second valve first position is moved to the second valve second position, and
Wherein when first valve member and second valve member are in the respective second position, first valve opening The 5th Room and first valve opening third room pneumatic communication, the third room of first valve opening with it is described The third room pneumatic communication of second valve opening, and the third room of second valve opening pneumatically connects with the actuator It is logical, and
Wherein when removing air pressure out of the vehicle gas supply route described in the first valve member and second valve member from The respective first position is moved to the respective second position, so that it is described to allow air to be transferred to from the pneumatic source Actuator, so that the actuator converts the vehicle part to second configuration from first configuration.
97. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 96, wherein when first valve member and second valve When component is in the respective first position, the described 4th of the second Room of first valve opening and first valve opening the Room pneumatic communication, the fourth ventricle pneumatic communication of the fourth ventricle of first valve opening and second valve opening, described The third room pneumatic communication of the fourth ventricle of one valve opening and second valve opening, and described the of second valve opening Three Room are connected to the actuator, and wherein when to vehicle gas supply route addition air pressure and from first valve When removing air pressure in the 5th Room in hole and the 5th Room of second valve opening, first valve member and described Second valve member is moved to the respective first position from the respective second position, to allow air from the actuating Device is transmitted to exhaust port.
98. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 97, wherein when first valve member is in described second Position and when second valve member is in the first position, the 5th Room of first valve opening and second valve The fourth ventricle in hole, which is in fluid communication, to be simultaneously in fluid communication with the third room of first valve opening, first valve opening it is described The second Room of third room and second valve opening is in fluid communication, and the second valve chamber and first exhaust of second valve opening Port flow connection, so that air be allowed to be transferred to the first exhaust port from the pneumatic source.
99. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 98, wherein the 5th Room of second valve opening and institute State the fourth ventricle pneumatic communication of the first valve opening, described the of the fourth ventricle of first valve opening and first valve opening Two Room are in fluid communication and are in fluid communication with the fourth ventricle of second valve opening, and the fourth ventricle of second valve opening With second exhaust port pneumatic communication, so that air be allowed to be transferred to the first exhaust port from the pneumatic source.
100. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 99, wherein be transferred to described first from the pneumatic source The air of exhaust port provides audible alarm to operator.
101. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 100, further includes:
First control valve, first control valve are configured to control the 5th Room from the pneumatic source to first valve opening Fluid communication.
102. vehicle part actuation means described in 01 according to claim 1, further includes:
Second control valve, second control valve are configured to control the 5th Room from the pneumatic source to second valve opening Fluid communication.
103. vehicle part actuation means described in 02 according to claim 1, wherein first control valve includes the first helical Pipe valve, and wherein second control valve includes the second solenoid valve.
104. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 103, wherein the vehicle part is Traction seat hitch assembly.
105. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 104, wherein the actuator includes Pneumatic linear actuator.
106. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 105, wherein the pneumatic valve device Including from the second position towards the first biasing member of the first valve member described in the first position bias and from described Second biasing member of the second position towards the second valve member described in the first position bias.
107. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 106, wherein first valve member Including the first end with vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and its Described in the surface area that has of first end be greater than the surface area of the second end.
108. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 107, wherein second valve member Including the first end with vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and its Described in the second valve member the surface area that has of the first end be greater than second valve member the second end surface Product.
109. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 108, wherein the vehicle air supply line Road is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle Gas supply route in remove.
110. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 96, wherein when first valve member is in described the Two positions and when second valve member is in the first position, the 5th Room and described second of first valve opening The fourth ventricle of valve opening is in fluid communication and is in fluid communication with the third room of first valve opening, the institute of first valve opening The second Room for stating third room and second valve opening is in fluid communication, and the second valve chamber and first row of second valve opening Gas port flow connection, so that air be allowed to be transferred to the first exhaust port from the pneumatic source.
111. vehicle part actuation means described in 10 according to claim 1, wherein be transferred to described first from the pneumatic source The air of exhaust port provides audible alarm to operator.
112. the vehicle part actuation means according to claim 96, wherein the 5th Room of second valve opening with The fourth ventricle pneumatic communication of first valve opening, the fourth ventricle of first valve opening are described with first valve opening Second Room be in fluid communication simultaneously with the fourth ventricle of second valve opening be in fluid communication, and the fourth ventricle of second valve opening with Second exhaust port pneumatic communication, so that air be allowed to be transferred to the first exhaust port from the pneumatic source.
113. vehicle part actuation means described in 12 according to claim 1, wherein be transferred to described first from the pneumatic source The air of exhaust port provides audible alarm to operator.
114. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 113, further includes:
First control valve, first control valve are configured to control the 5th Room from the pneumatic source to first valve opening Fluid communication.
115. vehicle part actuation means described in 14 according to claim 1, further includes:
Second control valve, second control valve are configured to control the 5th Room from the pneumatic source to second valve opening Fluid communication.
116. vehicle part actuation means described in 15 according to claim 1, wherein first control valve includes the first helical Pipe valve, and wherein second control valve includes the second solenoid valve.
117. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 116, wherein the vehicle part is Traction seat hitch assembly.
118. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 117, wherein the actuator includes Pneumatic linear actuator.
119. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 118, wherein the pneumatic valve device Including from the second position towards the first biasing member of the first valve member described in the first position bias and from described Second biasing member of the second position towards the second valve member described in the first position bias.
120. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 119, wherein first valve member Including the first end with vehicle gas supply route pneumatic communication and the second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication, and its Described in the surface area that has of first end be greater than the surface area of the second end.
121. vehicle part actuation means described in 20 according to claim 1, wherein second valve member includes and the vehicle The first end and second end with the pneumatic source pneumatic communication of gas supply route pneumatic communication, and wherein second valve The surface area that the first end of component has is greater than the surface area of the second end of second valve member.
122. the vehicle part actuation means according to any one of claim 96 to 121, wherein the vehicle air supply line Road is connect with gas path joint, wherein the gas path joint and disconnecting for towed vehicle make the air pressure from the vehicle Gas supply route in remove.
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