A trailer hitch system for a vehicle 10 includes a hitch assembly 12 and a controller 30. The hitch assembly includes a receiver 24 configured to attach with first and second chains 36, 40 of a trailer. The first and second chains each have a sensor 38, 42 which indicates a position of the corresponding chain. The controller is configured to, in response to the data indicating a crossed or crisscrossed position of the chains, display via an interface 34 a crossed status of the chains. The interface may also display an uncrossed status of the chains, if the data indicates an uncrossed position. A light 32 attached to the receiver may illuminate to identify the status of the chains. Contact between the sensors may illuminate the light, indicating a proper connection between the chains. The light may blink at different frequencies to indicate a correct or incorrect connection between the chains. The connection status may also be transmitted to a device 35 paired with the interface over a network.
Trailer safety chain attachment monitoring system
2017-07-26
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |