Patent ID: 11865884
Assignee: GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A cable system for a trailer, comprising:
a power cable, a ground cable, and at least one communication cable mounted to the trailer;
a master control circuit that is electrically connected to multiple power terminals of a truck tractor, the power cable, ground cable, and the at least one communication cable, wherein the master control circuit is configured to generate component control commands for controlling one or more trailer components mounted to the trailer based on power received via the multiple power terminals, and wherein the master control circuit is configured to send the control commands to the trailer components via the at least one communication cable; and
at least one trailer component connectors that is electrically connected to the power, ground, and the at least one communication cable, wherein the trailer component connector includes a slave control circuit that is configured to receive the control commands sent by the master control circuit and to selectively control at least one trailer component according to the control commands, wherein the slave control circuits has a mode identifier, wherein the control commands sent by the master control circuit include a target mode identifier, and wherein the slave control circuit is configured to compare the target mode identifier in the control commands with the mode identifier of the slave control circuit, and to activate and deactivate the at least one trailer component when the target mode identifier matches the mode identifier of the slave control circuit.