An electronic height indicator for a heavy goods vehicles (HGV) comprises a box including a microprocessor for attachment to a trailer, and a video display unit (VDU) for attachment in the tractor cab. A user is able to program the microprocessor with the trailer height and other data (e.g. date, origin and destination of load, content of shipment) via a computer. The microprocessor outputs the height data via vehicle cabling/wiring to the VDU screen to display this e.g. in metric or imperial units. This assists the driver in determining the maximum height of bridge or overpass the trailer can negotiate. The box may be fixed to the trailer headboard and may also include a micro display window (see figure 1), a printer port, a power input port and a battery. The indicator may cooperate with a satellite navigation system to automatically take the height data into account when calculating routes.
Electronic HGV trailer height indicator
19.05.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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