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US 10,479,151 B2Granted
Trailer coupling comprising a sensor
AssigneeWestfalia-Automotive GmbH
InventorsRene Brinkmann, Bernhard Sielhorst, Tim Stockhaus
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AssigneeWestfalia-Automotive GmbH
InventorsRene Brinkmann, Bernhard Sielhorst, Tim Stockhaus
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A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle including a coupling arm for attaching a trailer or for carrying a load carrier, and including at least one sensor for detecting a deformation, caused by a load engaged on the bearing element, of a bearing element of the trailer coupling, wherein at least one recess is provided on the bearing element for the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is provided for measuring a spacing of reference surfaces of the at least one recess. The reference surfaces move toward one another or away from one another during a deformation of the bearing element and extend in a transverse manner in relation to a support section of the bearing element which deforms during stress applied by the load and/or are free from a flow of forces through the support section of the bearing element.
A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle comprising a coupling arm for attaching a trailer or for carrying a load carrier, and comprising at least one sensor for detecting a deformation, caused by a load engaged on a bearing element of the trailer coupling, whereby at least one recess for the at least one sensor is provided on the bearing element, whereby the at least one sensor is provided for measuring a distance of reference surfaces of the at least one recess, wherein the reference surfaces move toward or away from one another during the deformation of the bearing element and extend in a transverse manner to a support section of the bearing element, which deforms during the application of stress by the load or is free from the flow of forces as a result of the support section of the bearing element, which is transferred from the support section by the load engaged on the bearing element.
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