METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATION OF SADDLE-HITCH MECHANISM LINEAR POSITION Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B62D53/08 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to roadtrains and is intended for regulation of towing vehicle saddle-hitch mechanism linear position during vehicle movement. System for regulation of towing vehicle saddle-hitch mechanism position (4) comprises switching device and control unit. Towing vehicle control unit contains actuators, memory, data storage medium. During regulation of saddle-hitch mechanism linear position (4) the saddle-hitch mechanism (4) is moved forward in response to vehicle acceleration to decrease gap between control cabin (3) and semitrailer (2) at higher speed when towing vehicle (1) performs gear shifting, than when towing vehicle (1) does not perform gear shifting. Command to brake semitrailer (2) relative to towing vehicle (1) is given when saddle-hitch mechanism (4) should be moved back to increase gap control cabin (3) and semitrailer (2) in response to vehicle deceleration thus assisting to move back the saddle-hitch mechanism (4).

EFFECT: regulation of gap towing vehicle cabin and semitrailer during vehicle movement, better manoeuverability, lower fuel consumption.

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