Tow weight evaluation system for wreckers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11820372
APP PUB NO 20210078576A1
SERIAL NO

17022582

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A tow aid system used while operating a wrecker adapted to tow a vehicle, the wrecker comprising an underlift arm extending rearward from the wrecker, wherein the underlift arm is adapted to lift at least a part of the vehicle for towing. The tow aid system comprises: axle load sensors mounted along different longitudinal positions on the wrecker, the axle load sensors generating signals indicative of loads along the different longitudinal positions; an underlift arm load sensor mounted about the underlift arm, the underlift arm load sensor generating signals indicative of a load applied on the underlift arm while holding the vehicle in a towing position; and a controller processing the signals from the axle load sensors and the underlift arm load sensor to calculate operating limits of the wrecker.

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  • INDUSTRIES N.R.C. INC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caron, Normand Granby, CA 4 3
Daigneault, Sébastien Roxton Pond, CA 3 0
Dionne, Francis Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA 3 0
Giguère, Philippe Granby, CA 3 0

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