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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
James Casasanta, Auburn, NY (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/01 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/015 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tractor trailer coupling assist system includes a back-up sensor mountable to one of a rear surface of the tractor and a forward surface of the trailer. The back-up sensor is configured and disposed to determine a position of the tractor relative to the trailer. A driver feedback system is mountable to one of the tractor and the trailer. The driver feedback system is configured and disposed to provide visual feedback corresponding to the position to the driver.