Method for measuring a load on a towing hook and a towing hook arrangement
AssigneeBrink Towing Systems B.V.
InventorTeunis Lassche
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Abstract
A method for measuring the applied load on a towing hook/or a tow bar accessory of a towing hook arrangement for a vehicle, and a towing hook arrangement for a vehicle. The towing hook arrangement comprises a towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory arranged on a tow bar, the towing hook arrangement also comprises a sensor arrangement having at least one actuator and at least one sensor, the sensor arrangement is adapted to detect an imparted vibration on the tow bar and use the detected imparted vibration to determine the applied load on the towing hook and/or the tow bar accessory.
Claims37
A method for measuring an applied load on a towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory of a towing hook arrangement for a vehicle, said towing hook arrangement comprising a towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory arranged on a tow bar, said towing hook arrangement comprising a sensor arrangement having at least one actuator and at least one sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) imparting a vibration to said tow bar using said at least one actuator, whereby said at least one actuator is positioned on said tow bar;
- b) detecting the imparted vibration using said at least one sensor arranged on said tow bar;
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- c) using said detected imparted vibration to determine the applied load on said towing hook and/or said tow bar accessory.
A towing hook arrangement comprising a towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory and a tow bar connectable to a vehicle, said towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory being attached to said tow bar, a sensor system for detecting an applied load on said towing hook and/or a tow bar accessory, said sensor system comprising at least one actuator positioned on said tow bar and at least one sensor arranged on said tow bar, said at least one actuator being adapted to impart said tow bar with a vibration, and said at least one sensor being adapted to detect said vibration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.