Fifth Wheel Backup Camera System and Method
AssigneeFontaine Fifth Wheel Company
InventorsAaron Puckett, Robert Laney
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Abstract
A system for facilitating coupling between a trailer kingpin and a fifth wheel of a vehicle includes at least one camera mounted on the vehicle and adapted to provide an image of the kingpin. A monitor is in communication with the camera and is adapted to display the image of the kingpin.
Claims20
A system for facilitating coupling between a trailer kingpin and a fifth wheel comprising
- a. a rearward facing camera adapted to be mounted to the vehicle in a position to provide an image of the kingpin
- b. a display in communication with the rearward facing camera and adapted to display the image of the kingpin.
A system for facilitating coupling between a trailer kingpin and a filth wheel comprising:
- a. a rearward facing camera adapted to provide an image of the kingpin;
- b. a forward facing camera adapted to provide an image of the fifth wheel;
- c. a display;
- d. a controller in communication with the forward and rearward facing cameras and the display, said controller programmed to display images from the forward and rearward facing cameras on the display.
A method of facilitating coupling a trailer kingpin to a fifth wheel of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- a. displaying a view of the kingpin to a driver of the vehicle;
- b. displaying a marking on the kingpin view of step a.;
- c. displaying a view of the fifth wheel to the driver of the vehicle.
A method of coupling a trailer kingpin to a fifth wheel of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- a. viewing a display showing an image of the kingpin:
- b. viewing a marking on the display of step a.;
- c. adjusting the height of the kingpin;
- d. backing the vehicle and fifth wheel towards the trailer kingpin;
- e. viewing a display showing an image of the fifth wheel;
- f. coupling the kingpin to the fifth wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.