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Communications and control system for tractor/trailer and associated method

  • US 5,488,352 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1993
  • Issued: 01/30/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a tractor and a trailer connected thereto;

    a plurality of electrical conductors extending between said tractor and said trailer;

    a connector electrically connected in series with said plurality of electrical conductors, said connector including disengageable first and second connector portions to facilitate disconnecting said tractor and said trailer, a plurality of electrically conducting pins carried by said first connector portion, and mating electrically conductive contacts carried by said second connector portion;

    first and second controllers carried by said tractor and said trailer respectively; and

    a communications channel interconnecting said first and second controllers, said communications channel comprising inductive coupling means carried by said connector for inductively coupling thereacross, said inductive coupling means comprising first and second portions inductively coupled together and respectively carried by said disengageable first and second connector portions of said connector.

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