System for hitching a trailer to a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for coupling a tow bar of a trailer a trailer coupler of a motor vehicle, with an image sensor located in the coupling area, wherein the coupling process involves connecting a trailer coupler (4) of the motor vehicle (1) and a tow bar (3) of the trailer (2), wherein coupling is detected by the image sensor (5) detecting a movement of a locking element (8) associated with the trailer coupler (4), whereupon upon the detection of coupling a process of braking the motor vehicle (1) is initiated.
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Abstract
A system for coupling a trailer (2) to a motor vehicle (1), in particular a trailer (2) to a motor tractor (1), is provided with an image sensor (5), which is located in the coupling area. The coupling process involves connecting a trailer coupler (4) of the motor vehicle (1) and a tow bar (3) of the trailer (2), which is detected by an image sensor (5) detecting a movement of a locking element (8) associated with the trailer coupling (4). Thereupon a process of braking of the motor vehicle (1) is initiated.
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1. A system for coupling a tow bar of a trailer a trailer coupler of a motor vehicle, with an image sensor located in the coupling area,
wherein the coupling process involves connecting a trailer coupler (4) of the motor vehicle (1) and a tow bar (3) of the trailer (2), wherein coupling is detected by the image sensor (5) detecting a movement of a locking element (8) associated with the trailer coupler (4), whereupon upon the detection of coupling a process of braking the motor vehicle (1) is initiated.
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