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Method and control system for a fifth wheel coupling sliding device having a distance measurement for detecting obstructions

  • US 8,297,639 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2010
  • Issued: 10/30/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for control of a sliding device for a fifth wheel coupling arranged on a towing vehicle, wherein the sliding device comprises a substructure having at least, one guide rail oriented in a driving direction, a movable slide, which supports the fifth wheel coupling and engages on the guide rail, and a control unit, to which a motorized drive unit for moving the slide and an actuator for fixing the slide relative to the guide rail are connected, comprising the steps of performing a distance measurement to detect an obstruction in front of the towing vehicle, processing the signal of the measurement into a control signal in the control unit and initiating a start-up of one or more of the motorized drive unit and the actuator therewith.

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