B-train electric truck
OwnerGiuseppe IERADIinventor
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Abstract
A system for actuating a telescopic actuator that is mechanically connected to a back end of a first trailer of a truck and a front end of a second trailer of the truck is disclosed herein. The system has one or more data processors; and non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions executable by the one or more data processors. The instructions when executed by the one or more data processor is configured to determine, using data indicative of a geographical location of the truck, an initiation time at which to initiate actuation of the telescopic actuator. The instructions when executed by the one or more data processors is then configured to automatically initiate actuation of the telescopic actuator at the initiation time.
Claims9
A trailer defining an interior space, the trailer comprising:
- a floor;
- and a compartment located within the space that is defined by at least the floor of the trailer and two walls that each extend along a length of the floor, wherein:
- a first wall of the two walls extends from a first side of the floor to an intersection between the first wall and the second wall;
- a second wall of the two walls extends from a second side of the floor that is opposite the first side of the floor to the intersection between the first wall and the second wall;
- the first wall and the second wall being at an angle relative to the floor;
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- the intersection between the first wall and the second wall being at a height greater than a height of the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.