Title:
TOWING HITCH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020175783
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a towing hitch which absorbs an impact while inhibiting damage of a high voltage device mounted on a vehicle rear part when an impact load is input from the vehicle rear.SOLUTION: A towing hitch 30 is attached to rear side member rear parts 11, tows a towed vehicle, and includes: fixed brackets 31 attached to the rear side member rear parts 11, a cross member 32 which connects the fixed brackets 31, and a hitch arm 33 in which the front side is fixed to the cross member 32 and a hitch ball 37, to which the towed vehicle is coupled, is attached to the rear side. The hitch arm 33 includes a rigidity deterioration part 33a which deforms the hitch arm 33 in a collapsing manner in a vehicle fore and aft direction when receiving an impact load from the vehicle rear.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Inventors:
MATSUYAMA YOSHIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2019079556A
Publication Date:
October 29, 2020
Filing Date:
April 18, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR EAST JAPAN INC
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60D99/00; B60D1/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Corporation yki International Patent Office