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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventor:
Larry Allan McGuire, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
LIPPERT COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING, INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); B66F 3/08 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); B60S 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/142 (2013.01); B60S 9/06 (2013.01); B66F 3/08 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A jack leveling apparatus utilizes a Hall effect sensor to determine a rate of movement of the jack leveling apparatus. The rate of movement is correlated to loading or unloading of the jack level device. When a load is applied to the jack level, the rate of movement will slow while alternatively, if a load is removed, the rate of movement will increase. Utilizing these values, the controller may also determine the position of the leg of the jack level device.