AU589526B2

AU589526B2 – Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer
– Google Patents

AU589526B2 – Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer
– Google Patents
Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer

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Publication number
AU589526B2

AU589526B2
AU73267/87A
AU7326787A
AU589526B2
AU 589526 B2
AU589526 B2
AU 589526B2
AU 73267/87 A
AU73267/87 A
AU 73267/87A
AU 7326787 A
AU7326787 A
AU 7326787A
AU 589526 B2
AU589526 B2
AU 589526B2
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
truck trailer
controlled steering
steering dolly
dolly
controlled
Prior art date
1986-05-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Ceased

Application number
AU73267/87A
Other versions

AU7326787A
(en

Inventor
Christopher B. Winkler
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

University of Michigan

Original Assignee
University of Michigan
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1986-05-22
Filing date
1987-05-21
Publication date
1989-10-12

1987-05-21
Application filed by University of Michigan
filed
Critical
University of Michigan

1987-11-26
Publication of AU7326787A
publication
Critical
patent/AU7326787A/en

1989-10-12
Application granted
granted
Critical

1989-10-12
Publication of AU589526B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU589526B2/en

2007-05-21
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Ceased
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS

B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS

B62D53/00—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains

B62D53/04—Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle’s load by having supporting means for the front or rear part of the other vehicle

B62D53/08—Fifth wheel traction couplings

B62D53/0857—Auxiliary semi-trailer handling or loading equipment, e.g. ramps, rigs, coupling supports

B62D53/0864—Dollies for fifth wheel coupling

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS

B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS

B62D13/00—Steering specially adapted for trailers

B62D13/04—Steering specially adapted for trailers for individually-pivoted wheels

AU73267/87A
1986-05-22
1987-05-21
Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer

Ceased

AU589526B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US866453

1986-05-22

US06/866,453

US4768802A
(en)

1986-05-22
1986-05-22
Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU7326787A

AU7326787A
(en)

1987-11-26

AU589526B2
true

AU589526B2
(en)

1989-10-12

Family
ID=25347663
Family Applications (1)

Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU73267/87A
Ceased

AU589526B2
(en)

1986-05-22
1987-05-21
Controlled steering dolly for a truck trailer

Country Status (4)

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Link

US
(1)

US4768802A
(en)

AU
(1)

AU589526B2
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1289986C
(en)

NZ
(1)

NZ220371A
(en)

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Assignee
Title

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(en)

*

1988-06-20
1989-06-13
Homer J. Beliles
Method and apparatus for connecting a rear trailer in a tandem tractor-trailer assembly

US5280939A
(en)

*

1989-09-28
1994-01-25
Advance Engineered Products Ltd.
Steering control systems for «C» dollies and the like

US5579228A
(en)

*

1991-05-21
1996-11-26
University Of Utah Research Foundation
Steering control system for trailers

US5244226A
(en)

*

1991-09-23
1993-09-14
Bergh C John
Trailer and steerable wheels therefor

US5924716A
(en)

*

1996-10-23
1999-07-20
Chassis Dynamics, Inc.
Method and apparatus for connecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle

US6318746B1
(en)

*

1999-07-03
2001-11-20
Ty-Crop Manufacturing Ltd.
Connector system for coupling a trailer suspension frame

US6450523B1
(en)

1999-11-23
2002-09-17
Nathan E. Masters
Steering method for a trailing section of an articulated vehicle

US6796572B1
(en)

*

2002-05-24
2004-09-28
American Heavy Moving & Rigging Inc.
Method for steering a transport vehicle and apparatus therefor

DE20305794U1
(en)

2003-04-10
2003-07-10
Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone

Dolly axle with steerable wheelset

US20070040353A1
(en)

*

2005-08-16
2007-02-22
Jolain Dallaire
Off-road dolly for displacement of a trailer in an off-road environment

US7793965B2
(en)

*

2006-02-10
2010-09-14
Padula Santo A
Trailer steering system for a tractor/trailer combination

US8132999B2
(en)

*

2007-12-18
2012-03-13
Lundin Recovery Equipment Llc
Semi trailer dolly

US8317452B2
(en)

*

2007-12-18
2012-11-27
Lundin Recovery Equipment Llc
Converter dolly for a tandem trailer

US8322945B2
(en)

*

2008-06-13
2012-12-04
Concaten, Inc.
Mobile barrier

US7740265B2
(en)

*

2008-07-02
2010-06-22
Lundin Recovery Equipment Llc
Semi tractor dolly assembly

US9051007B2
(en)

2012-03-30
2015-06-09
T&T Engineering Services, Inc.
Mechanically steered articulating dolly transport system

US8919803B2
(en)

*

2013-03-28
2014-12-30
Joseph P. Jamieson
Automated axle steering control system

DE102017212127A1
(en)

*

2017-07-14
2019-01-17
Goldhofer Ag

Axle assembly for a heavy duty vehicle and heavy duty vehicle having at least one such axle assembly

US11066000B2
(en)

2018-08-13
2021-07-20
United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for engaging and transporting objects

US10377404B1
(en)

2018-08-24
2019-08-13
Von Rohr Equiptment Corp.
Steerable paired dolly system

US11429106B2
(en)

2019-09-17
2022-08-30
United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.
Methods and systems for shifting objects

EP3967528A1
(en)

*

2020-09-14
2022-03-16
Van Eck Trailers B.V.
A connector assembly for long vehicles

US11691680B2
(en)

*

2020-09-28
2023-07-04
Randal D Walton
Trailer dolly apparatus

US20220192092A1
(en)

*

2020-12-18
2022-06-23
Deere & Company
Position detectors for steering systems of agricultural header transport systems

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Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4162082A
(en)

*

1978-07-13
1979-07-24

Auto Steering Trailers Limited

Self-steering dolly

US4451058A
(en)

*

1982-02-03
1984-05-29

Curry Norman R

Transport converter dolly with forced steering

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Assignee
Title

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(en)

*

1960-04-07

US3448999A
(en)

*

1966-12-22
1969-06-10
Melvin M Kollander
Trailer suspension with steerable axle

ES353433A1
(en)

*

1967-06-24
1970-01-16
Sauer Achsenfab
Twin axle bogie

US3880439A
(en)

*

1973-12-20
1975-04-29
Russell Ltd Levy
Self steering mechanism

US3899188A
(en)

*

1974-02-11
1975-08-12
Auto Steering Trailers Ltd
Self-steering bogies for trailers

US4463966A
(en)

*

1982-02-11
1984-08-07
Stoddard Ronald L
Trailer towing and steering system

DE3207582A1
(en)

*

1982-03-03
1983-09-22
Ackermann-Fruehauf Corporation & Co Ohg, 5600 Wuppertal
Semi trailer

US4460194A
(en)

*

1982-05-17
1984-07-17
American Hoist Of Canada Limited
Towed vehicle with means for connection to fifth wheel of a towing vehicle

1986

1986-05-22
US
US06/866,453
patent/US4768802A/en
not_active
Expired – Fee Related

1987

1987-05-19
NZ
NZ220371A
patent/NZ220371A/en
unknown

1987-05-20
CA
CA000537473A
patent/CA1289986C/en
not_active
Expired – Fee Related

1987-05-21
AU
AU73267/87A
patent/AU589526B2/en
not_active
Ceased

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

US4162082A
(en)

*

1978-07-13
1979-07-24
Auto Steering Trailers Limited
Self-steering dolly

US4451058A
(en)

*

1982-02-03
1984-05-29
Curry Norman R
Transport converter dolly with forced steering

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

US4768802A
(en)

1988-09-06

AU7326787A
(en)

1987-11-26

NZ220371A
(en)

1989-10-27

CA1289986C
(en)

1991-10-01

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