A measuring device (60) is configured for measuring forces or torques between a motorized vehicle (1) and a trailer or attachment which is towed or pushed thereby. The measuring device (60) has at least three sensor elements (79, 80) arranged on a carrier (71), transversely with respect to a virtual longitudinal axis of the motorized vehicle (1) and spaced apart from one another. The measuring device (60) is arranged in a coupling region between the motorized vehicle (1) and the pulled or pushed trailer or attachment. In order to transmit their measured values, the sensor elements (79, 80) are connected to an evaluation device (40), which is configured to convert these measured values into signals for force displays and/or torque displays according to magnitude and direction.

A tie down apparatus for securing an item is shown and described herein. The tie down apparatus may include first and second body members, where the first body member is configured to be located and rotated about a first axis within a first receiving member and the second body member is configured to be located and rotated about a second axis within a second receiving member. The tie down apparatus may also include first and second locking members each extending through the first and second body members, respectively, where rotating the first and second body members about the respective first and second axes engages the first and second locking members and generally prevents removal of the first and second body members from the first and second receiving member, and a safety chain holding member selectively engaged with either of the first and second body members.

Certain driver-assist features of a vehicle require incredibly precise longitudinal control of the vehicle. Achieving the precise control requires up-to-date knowledge of performance parameters of a brake system of the vehicle, which may vary extensively based on a wide set of influences outside the control of the brake system. The present disclosure proposes techniques to determine these parameters, for example, by stopping the vehicle early in maneuvering in order to study the brake performance, so that precise longitudinal control of the vehicle may be realized.

Vehicle coupling assemblies suitable for facilitating a resilient coupling between a rear vehicle and a vehicle wheel on a front vehicle may include a coupling assembly arm. The coupling assembly arm may be resiliently length-variable responsive to application of a longitudinal extension force on the coupling assembly arm. A wheel engagement member may include an engagement member body rotatably carried by the coupling assembly arm. The engagement member body may be suitably sized and configured for engagement with the vehicle wheel on the front vehicle in substantially concentric relationship with respect to the vehicle wheel.

A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, an electric energy system configured to store power and supply power to the refuse vehicle, and a power control system configured to measure one or more electrical attributes of the refuse vehicle and determine a power profile for the refuse vehicle, the power profile describing a length of time the refuse vehicle can continue to operate based on a remaining power of the electrical energy system, and wherein the power control system controls operation of a lift assembly of the refuse vehicle based on the power profile.

A mobility connection system including a left driveshaft and a right driveshaft having an internally hollow shaft shape, and connected to a left wheel portion and a right wheel portion, respectively; a connection shaft having a shaft shape provided inside the left driveshaft or inside the right driveshaft, and slid to the outside of a vehicle to be inserted into and coupled to the inside of the driveshaft of another vehicle which is disposed adjacent to the side thereof when the vehicle is laterally coupled to another vehicle; and a wheel detecting sensor provided at the left side or the right side of the vehicle, and for detecting whether the driveshafts facing each other when the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle have been aligned with each other or the spacing distance therebetween is formed.

A mobility connection system including a left driveshaft and a right driveshaft having an internally hollow shaft shape, and connected to a left wheel portion and a right wheel portion, respectively; a connection shaft having a shaft shape provided inside the left driveshaft or inside the right driveshaft, and slid to the outside of a vehicle to be inserted into and coupled to the inside of the driveshaft of another vehicle which is disposed adjacent to the side thereof when the vehicle is laterally coupled to another vehicle; and a wheel detecting sensor provided at the left side or the right side of the vehicle, and for detecting whether the driveshafts facing each other when the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle have been aligned with each other or the spacing distance therebetween is formed.

A vanity plate assembly includes a plate that has indicia printed thereon. A strip is positionable against the plate. A pair of brackets is provided and each of the brackets releasably engages the strip. A pair of fasteners is each extendable through the plate, the strip and the brackets for coupling the plate, the strip and the brackets together. A pair of couplers is provided and each of the couplers releasably engages a respective one of the brackets. Each of the couplers releasably engages a respective one of a pair of chain supports on a hitch receiver of a vehicle. In this way the plate is suspended beneath the hitch receiver without interfering with using the hitch receiver.

A lift link assembly of a three-point hitch. The lift link assembly includes a yoke, a shaft, and a retractor. The yoke includes a main housing and first and second side arms that extend downwardly therefrom. The shaft includes a shank and a head positioned on a lower-end thereof, and the shank is positioned in the upper-end through hole. When the lift link assembly is in a retracted mode, the retractor is positioned above the head, the retractor is configured to apply a downward force to the head, and the retractor is configured to apply an upward force to the yoke.

Provided are multi-tread vehicles and methods of operating such vehicles to access small interior spaces. A multi-tread vehicle may include two or more tread sections such that each pair of adjacent tread sections is interconnected by a connector section. Furthermore, each pair may have one or more degrees of articulations, such as being pivotable with respect to each other around one or more axis and/or being bendable with respect to each other around one or more axis. These articulation degrees may be provided by the connector section and/or by couplings between the connector section and each tread section. In some embodiments, each tread section may include two portions detachably coupled to each other. This detachable coupling may be used for disassembly of the multi-tread vehicle after or even during its use, for example, when only a portion of the vehicle needs to be retrieved from an interior space.