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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Auto Truck Group, Llc, Bartlett, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Zielezinski, Manhattan, IL (US);
Bryan Schieler, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60K 28/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle load warning apparatus utilizing inductive proximity sensors to signal an alarm to an operator when a vehicle achieves a maximum weight. The vehicle load warning apparatus can also provide an intermediate warning to an operator when the vehicle approaches the maximum weight. The vehicle load warning apparatus can also utilize inductive proximity sensors at each end of both axles of a vehicle and provide imbalance warning signals if the weight on a vehicle is not equally distributed throughout the body of the vehicle.