US 11,926,292 B1
Motorized landing gear for a tractor trailer
Ricky Strogen, Midlothian, TX (US)
Filed by Ricky Strogen, Midlothian, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/034,716.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,809, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Int. Cl. B60S 9/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/00 (2006.01); F16H 1/14 (2006.01); H01H 21/22 (2006.01); H02K 5/22 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02K 11/28 (2016.01)
CPC B60S 9/04 (2013.01) [B60R 16/005 (2013.01); F16H 1/14 (2013.01); H01H 21/22 (2013.01); H02K 5/225 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 11/28 (2016.01); H02K 2213/06 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric operating device, comprising:
a trailer having a side and a landing gear assembly, the landing gear assembly includes a driver's side support leg and a right-side support leg that are interconnected by a drive shaft;
a drive motor housing disposed at an upper side of the driver's side support leg, the drive motor housing adjacent to a hand crank;
a control switch station mounted on the side of the trailer directly above the landing gear assembly;
a weatherproof cover providing environmental protection for the control switch station;
an output bevel gear is axially connected to the drive shaft to allow for common equal driving of an extendable foot associated with the right-side support leg;
a standard electrical umbilical connection providing electrical power for the electric operating device; and
a wiring connection electrically connected to the drive motor housing, the wiring connection provides for electrical energization of the electric operating device;
wherein the driver's side support leg is provided with a main bevel gear which is axially connected to the extendable foot to allow for motion along the first travel path;
wherein the main bevel gear is driven by a first drive bevel gear that is axially connected to the hand crank coupling;
wherein the main bevel gear is driven by first drive bevel gear that is axially connected to a second drive bevel gear that is connected to a DC electric motor located inside of the drive motor housing; and,
wherein the control switch station is mounted on the side of the trailer directly above in a tractor hauling the trailer.