A coupling/locking mechanism, that includes a first and second coupling/locking portion, each having their respective housing that includes (i) first/second prongs comprising first/second cavities and tapered engaging ends, (ii) first/second semi-spherical ball locks configured in the cavities, and (iii) first/second openings. During engagement, the first tapered end is configured to contact a face of the second semi-spherical ball lock locking portion through the second opening, and the second tapered end is configured to contact a face of the first semi-spherical ball lock locking portion through the first opening to rotatably align the first and second semi-spherical balls along a joining plane to form a spherical ball lock in the cavity of the first prong and the cavity of the second prong. A spur gear engages with the spherical ball lock to rotatably offset the spherical ball lock from the joining plane to a configured offset plane.
VEHICLE TRAILER COUPLING MECHANISM AND VEHICLE SUPPORT
2025-05-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS |
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