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AssigneeZf Cv Systems Europe BV
InventorsFinn Schaeper, Thomas Wolf
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A method for identifying and/or controlling a coupling procedure between a towing vehicle and a vehicle trailer that is embodied as a semi-trailer includes determining a contact between the coupling plate of the towing vehicle and the fifth wheel plate of the semi-trailer by way of a change of an adjusting speed with which a distance between the at least one rear axle of the towing vehicle and the locking device of the coupling plate is increased. The towing vehicle comprises a coupling plate and the semi-trailer comprises a fifth wheel plate having a king pin that is fixed in the coupled state in a locking device of the coupling plate and the towing vehicle comprises a pneumatic level controlling device by way of which it is possible to set different distances between at least one rear axle of the towing vehicle and the locking device of the coupling plate.
A method for identifying and/or controlling a coupling procedure between a towing vehicle including a coupling plate and a semi-trailer including a fifth wheel plate having a king pin, the method comprising:
A level controlling device of a towing vehicle, comprising:
A towing vehicle for towing a semi-trailer, the towing vehicle comprising a level controlling device comprising a control device configured to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.