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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Columbia Trailer Co. Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventor:
Karl Williams, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Trailer Co. Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/16 (2006.01); B60P 1/28 (2006.01); B60P 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/162 (2013.01); B60P 1/045 (2013.01); B60P 1/28 (2013.01); B60P 1/283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trailer tipper features multi-use tilt sensors for automating leveling and tipping operations. In an example, a computerized method for controlling operation of a trailer tipper is disclosed. The trailer tipper includes a frame at least partially supported relative to a ground surface by a set of outriggers. The trailer tipper further includes a tipping platform that is rotatable relative to the frame about a hinge axis. The computerized method includes a plurality of operations that may be used to at least partially automate leveling and tipping operations.