Load-sensing in draw-bar couplings for vehicles

A draw bar coupling for a vehicle combination, tractor and trailer, incorporates a sensor assembly for sensing the loads acting on the coupling in more than one plane, specifically two or three planes at right angles to each other. The assembly has a housing 5 with a mounting plate 6 secured to the...

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1. Verfasser:	PETER GEORGE STURGESS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MEASURING MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES TESTING TRAILERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF VEHICLE CONNECTIONS VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A draw bar coupling for a vehicle combination, tractor and trailer, incorporates a sensor assembly for sensing the loads acting on the coupling in more than one plane, specifically two or three planes at right angles to each other. The assembly has a housing 5 with a mounting plate 6 secured to the tractor. Sheer webs 12, 13 join a central core 11 to the plate 6 and a loading pin 15, through which loads are transferred to the trailer, is mounted in the core. The load on the pin 15 is transferred to the core 11 through resilient buffers 16, 17. Strain gauges attached to the sheer webs 12, 13 measure horizontal and vertical forces. Overload stops prevent overload damaging the sheer webs.