Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1997-03-31
1998-12-29
Boehler, Anne Marie
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804911, 280511, B60D 154
Patent
active
058531866
ABSTRACT:
In order to improve a trailer coupling for motor vehicles, in particular, passenger vehicles, comprising a coupling ball, a ball neck, wherein the coupling neck can be pivoted with the coupling ball as a result of pivoting about a single pivot axis from an operative position into a rest position and vice versa, such that this no longer affects the ground clearance in its rest position it is suggested that a projection of a coupling ball central axis onto the vertical longitudinal plane undergo a rotation through an angle of at least 80.degree. during pivoting of the ball neck about the pivot axis from the operative position into the rest position and that a lowest point of ball neck and coupling ball in the rest position be at least at the level of a lowest point of the ball neck in the operative position.
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Gentner Wolfgang
Kleb Emmerich
Riehle Hans
Riehle Joerg
Boehler Anne Marie
Cuff Michael
Hoppin Ralph F.
Lipsitz Barry R.
ORIS Fahrzeugteile Hans Riehle GmbH
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