Vehicle, particularly motor driven utility vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAlbrecht Morlok, Fritz Hacker, Peter Kolling
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Abstract
A vehicle of the type having a motor driven vehicle unit and a wheeled auxiliary hook-up unit coupled thereto. A towing coupling is provided for enabling the auxiliary unit to be coupled to the vehicle unit in an articulated manner. A centering device is provided for centering the vehicle unit relative to the auxiliary hookup unit and a tightening fixture is provided to act on the towing coupling so as to displace the auxiliary towing unit relative to the vehicle unit so that it can be fixedly secured by a locking device.
Claims14
A vehicle of the type having a motor driven vehicle unit and a wheeled auxiliary hook-up unit coupled thereto, comprising:
- (a) towing coupling means pivotally connected at a first end to said auxiliary unit for enabling towing of said auxiliary unit.
- (b) hook-up coupling means for securing a second, opposite, end of said towing coupling means to said vehicle unit and forming a pivotal interconnection therebetween.
- (c) tightening fixture means mounted to said vehicle unit for displacing the towing coupling means, when it is secured to said hook-up coupling means, between a first position wherein said hook-up unit is towable behind said vehicle unit in an articulated manner and a second position wherein said hook-up unit is drawn adjacent said vehicle unit and is towable rigidly coupled to said vehicle unit.
- (d) centering means for centering said vehicle unit relative to said auxiliary hook-up unit and including a centering member mounted in association with each of said units in surrounding relationship to said towing coupling means, said centering means being operable to guide said towing coupling means into a position within said tightening fixture means wherein it is securable to said hook-up coupling means, and
- (e) locking means for fixedly securing said auxiliary unit to said vehicle unit, when said hook-up unit is drawn adjacent said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.