EP4646347A1 - Maneuvering system - Google Patents
Maneuvering systemInfo
- Publication number
- EP4646347A1 EP4646347A1 EP24731231.7A EP24731231A EP4646347A1 EP 4646347 A1 EP4646347 A1 EP 4646347A1 EP 24731231 A EP24731231 A EP 24731231A EP 4646347 A1 EP4646347 A1 EP 4646347A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- tail lift
- vehicle
- sensor
- trailer
- ultrasonic sensor
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W30/00—Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
- B60W30/18—Propelling the vehicle
- B60W30/18009—Propelling the vehicle related to particular drive situations
- B60W30/18036—Reversing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
- B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
- B60D1/24—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by arrangements for particular functions
- B60D1/245—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by arrangements for particular functions for facilitating push back or parking of trailers
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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
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- 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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- 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
- B60T7/00—Brake-action initiating means
- B60T7/12—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
- B60T7/20—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger specially for trailers, e.g. in case of uncoupling of or overrunning by trailer
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- 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
- B60T7/00—Brake-action initiating means
- B60T7/12—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
- B60T7/22—Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle, or by means of contactless obstacle detectors mounted on the vehicle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
- B60P1/44—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
- B60W2300/14—Tractor-trailers, i.e. combinations of a towing vehicle and one or more towed vehicles, e.g. caravans; Road trains
Definitions
- the invention relates to the maneuvering system, which deactivates the reverse approach system in the trailer during loading/unloading operations and allows the vehicle to carry our short maneuvers.
- the said application relates to a tail lift connection equipment, which is used in trailer vehicles towed by a motor vehicle to carry load on highways and consists of a kingpin assembly, an intermediate chassis assembly connected to the rear of the kingpin assembly, an axle set connected to the rear of the intermediate chassis assembly, a rear chassis assembly connected to the rear of the axle set and a tail lift, and which allows the tail lift to be connected to the rear chassis assembly both vertically and horizontally.
- the reversing assistance system on the trailer is disabled when opening the tail lift to allow the trailer to maneuver during the reverse movement.
- the maneuvering system includes an ultrasonic sensor (1), a distance sensor (2), relay (3), and EBS module (4).
- Ultrasonic sensor (1) is a sensor that is connected to the tail lift to enable it to detect objects behind the vehicle during reverse movement.
- the distance sensor (2) transmits the electrical signal as the magnets in two parts of the sensor close to each other and change their positions. When this happens, it is detected whether the tail lift or front cover is closed.
- Relay (3) is the switching element that energizes the ultrasonic sensor (1) or de-energizes the ultrasonic sensor (1) according to the signal from the distance sensor (2) by changing the position of the contact inside.
- the distributor unit is the unit over which the ultrasonic sensor (1) connections are made.
- the EBS module (4) controls the signals from the sensors.
- the EBS (4) module is an electronic system that receives information from the distance sensor (2) via the relay (3) about whether the tail lift is open in order to improve the maneuverability of the vehicle during reverse movement by means of the embedded software and turns off the ultrasonic sensor (1) on the tail lift if the tail lift is open.
- the reverse approach system is disabled when the tail lift is opened to allow the vehicle to maneuver in a short space.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) prevent the vehicle from maneuvering as they will detect the ground when the tail lift is activated.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) provide protection while approaching the objects behind the vehicle when the tail lift (rear door of the vehicle) is closed.
- the driver may want to move the vehicle closer to the loading/unloading point by performing a short maneuver while the doors are open.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) prevent this as they will detect the ground when the doors are open.
- the driver When the Twindeck vehicles are equipped with the optional reversing ultrasonic sensor (1) together with the maneuvering system, the driver will be able to do this if they need to carry out short maneuvers during loading/unloading actions. Because, the ultrasonic sensors sensitive to objects in the vehicle (1) will be disabled when the tail lift is opened. When the tail lift is closed, the ultrasonic sensors of the reversing system (1) will be re-activated. The distance sensor (2) on the tail lift transmits to the system the information that the tail lift is open. When the tail lift is opened, these ultrasonic sensors (1) measuring the distance are disabled again. The vehicle is now able to carry out short maneuvers in the loading/unloading area. Once the operation is completed the tail lift is closed. The distance sensor (2) detects that the tail lift is closed. This information is sent to the system. After this, the reversing system sensors are re-activated.
- the tail lift is the section at the rearmost side of the vehicle and not only serves as the rear door of the vehicle but also used as a lift during loading/unloading operations. All the Twindeck vehicles manufactured at the Van Eck factory are equipped with a tail lift. There is a distance sensor (2) on the tail lift to detect the distance. This distance sensor (2) changes its position by means of the magnet inside it when the tail lift is closed or opened. In this way, the status information is transmitted to.
- ultrasonic sensors (1) fitted on the vehicle’s rear door, which are used for safety purposes during the reverse movement.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) detect the objects behind the vehicle. They transmit this information via the cables to the vehicle's EBS (Electronic Breaking System) module (4).
- the EBS module (4) is a part of the EBS.
- An audible warning is issued by means of an audible warning unit to warn the driver in the cabin with an increasing frequency as the vehicle approaches the object behind it.
- the energy of these ultrasonic sensors (1) is controlled via the relay (3).
- the relay (3) draws current when the tail lift is closed and creates an energy flow to the ultrasonic sensors (1).
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) activate.
- the contacts of the relay (3) change their positions and the power supply to the ultrasonic sensors (1) is cut off.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) controlled by means of a wired connection over the EBS (Electronic Breaking System) module (4) are disabled.
- the EBS is the “brain” of the vehicle and all functions are managed from there.
- the ultrasonic sensors (1) above the doors prevent maneuvering, as they will see and detect the ground. This issue is removed when the power supply of the ultrasonic sensors (1) are cut off while the tail lift is open. In such a case, the ultrasonic sensors (1) used for reverse movement are not activated.
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- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
- Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| TR202302212 | 2023-02-28 | ||
| PCT/TR2024/050166 WO2024181951A1 (en) | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | Maneuvering system |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP4646347A1 true EP4646347A1 (en) | 2025-11-12 |
| EP4646347A4 EP4646347A4 (en) | 2026-05-06 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP24731231.7A Pending EP4646347A4 (en) | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | MANEUVERING SYSTEM |
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| EP (1) | EP4646347A4 (en) |
Family Cites Families (5)
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| DE102011110409A1 (en) * | 2011-08-12 | 2013-02-14 | Wabco Gmbh | Rear space monitoring device for a vehicle, electronic control device and vehicle with a rear space monitoring device |
| TWM545718U (en) * | 2016-07-28 | 2017-07-21 | Hong-Wei Liu | Monitoring system for lifting/descending of back door |
| DE102017008268A1 (en) * | 2017-09-04 | 2019-03-07 | Wabco Gmbh | Method for assisting the driver of a vehicle and electronic brake system |
| US20190152387A1 (en) * | 2017-11-21 | 2019-05-23 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Ajar tailgate detection system |
| CN112339637B (en) * | 2020-10-30 | 2024-05-07 | 福龙马集团股份有限公司 | Tailgate safety control system and method based on foreign matter monitoring |
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| EP4646347A4 (en) | 2026-05-06 |
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