Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1997-11-25
1999-10-12
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804913, B60D 162
Patent
active
059644753
ABSTRACT:
In order to provide a trailer coupling for motor vehicles, in particular passenger vehicles, comprising a coupling ball, a coupling neck, the one end region of which is angled and bears the coupling ball, and a contact unit for providing a connection between a vehicle electrical system and a trailer electrical system, which is more easily accessible it is suggested that the contact unit be held on a pivoting arm, that the pivoting arm be mounted on a pivot bearing stationary with respect to the vehicle so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis and that the contact unit be movable with the pivoting arm from an operative position into a rest position and vice versa as a result of a pivoting movement about the pivot axis.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4078827 (1978-03-01), Pilhall
patent: 4283072 (1981-08-01), Deloach, Jr.
Gentner Wolfgang
Kleb Emmerich
Riehle Hans
Riehle Joerg
Hoppin Ralph F.
Lipsitz Barry R.
Oberleitner Robert J.
ORIS Fahrzeugteile Hans Riehle GmbH
Yeagley Daniel
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