Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for detecting when dolly tongue in position for locking to a vehicle
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Application No.: US16781394Application Date: 2020-02-04
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Publication No.: US11260707B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Rommel B. Ceniza , Eddie Estanqueiro , Jason L. Turner , Jayson I. Piel
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B60D1/02
- IPC: B60D1/02 ; B60D1/36 ; B62B5/00 ; B60D1/24

Abstract:
A vehicle is structured for exerting a force on a dolly to move the dolly along a ground surface includes a locking pin mechanism having a locking pin, and a dolly tongue receptacle coupled to the locking pin mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the locking pin mechanism to a first position and a second position. A switch is coupled to the dolly tongue receptacle and structured to be operated by movement of the dolly tongue receptacle from the first position to the second position. The locking pin mechanism is structured to extend the locking pin into an opening formed in the portion of the dolly tongue responsive to operation of the switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210237523A1 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WHEN DOLLY TONGUE IN POSITION FOR LOCKING TO A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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