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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Avesta Goodarzi, Whitby, CA;
Norman J. Weigert, Whitby, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/10 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/30 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01); B62D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/10 (2013.01); B60D 1/246 (2013.01); B60D 1/30 (2013.01); B60D 1/58 (2013.01); B62D 13/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tow configuration may include a tow vehicle and first and second trailers. The intermediate trailer hitch angle with the tow vehicle is controlled with one objective being to improve the off-tracking performance of the other trailer. The hitch angle may be controlled through steerable wheels at the intermediate trailer or through wheel differential steering at the intermediate trailer.