Vehicle backup camera for viewing a mid-chassis mounted trailer hitching structure

A trailer hitch, vehicle technology, applied in the direction of optical observation device, tractor-trailer combination, vehicle parts, etc., can solve the problems such as driver's difficulty

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-04-03
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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[0003] Backing up a vehicle to align a vehicle-mounted trailer hitch structure with a trailer-mounted trailer hitch structure can be a difficult job for many drivers for a number of reasons

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[0013] figure 1 The light truck 100 provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The light truck 100 includes a chassis 102, a rear axle 104, a passenger compartment 106 (ie, vehicle occupant structure), and a cargo compartment 108. The present invention discloses that a vehicle provided according to the present invention may have a plurality of rear axles relative to the axle at the front end of the vehicle. The rear axle 104, the passenger compartment 106, and the cargo compartment 108 are attached to the chassis 102. It can be seen that the passenger compartment 106 is located in front of the rear axle 104 and the cargo compartment 108 is attached to the chassis 102 above the rear axle 104. However, the present specification discloses that the passenger compartment 106 and / or the cargo compartment 108 may be provided with a single body (ie, an integrated body) structure, and the entire vehicle structure method is well known in the related fie...

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A pick-up truck comprises a chassis, a rear axle attached to the chassis, a passenger cabin, a cargo bed, a trailer hitching structure, and a first image capturing device. The passenger cabin is attached to the chassis forward of the rear axle. The cargo bed is attached to the chassis over the rear axle. The trailer hitching structure is attached to the chassis at a position rearward of the vehicle occupant structure and has a trailer engaging portion accessible within the cargo bed. The first image capturing device is attached to the passenger cabin. The first image capturing device is mounted in a manner allowing the first image capturing device to capture an image of the trailer engaging portion of the trailer hitching structure.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a vehicle reversing camera, and more specifically, to a vehicle reversing camera for observing a trailer hitch structure mounted on a middle chassis. Background technique [0002] Gooseneck-shaped trailer hitches and fifth (5th) wheel trailer hitches are two examples of trailer hitch structures mounted on the middle chassis. In this specification, the term "middle chassis" refers to the position above the rear axle of the vehicle preferably forward. Compared with the trailer hitch structure installed on the bumper / back of the vehicle, the advantages of the trailer hitch structure installed on the middle chassis include, but are not limited to, for example, improvements due to the downward load on the hitch above or in front of the rear axle of the vehicle Weight distribution and better vehicle-trailer maneuverability due to the pivot point of the trailer close to the front wheel. Both the gooseneck-shaped trailer...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R11/04H04N5/225
CPCB60R11/04H04N5/225B60R1/003B60R1/00H04N5/2252B60D1/36B60D1/62B60D1/488B62D53/08H04N23/51
Inventor 约瑟夫·古德柯克·安德鲁·帕里什
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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