公开(公告)号：US12027804B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17885183

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Inventor： Robert O. Southworth ,  Karanjit Singh Saini ,  Robert DiTommaso ,  Austin Waid-Jones

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  G01D5/14 ,  H01R13/447 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: H01R13/6683 ,  G01D5/145 ,  H01R13/447 ,  H01R13/5213

Abstract: A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.

公开(公告)号：US11431136B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16549617

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Inventor： Robert O. Southworth ,  Karanjit Singh Saini ,  Robert DiTommaso ,  Austin Waid-Jones

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/447 ,  G01D5/14

Abstract: A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.

公开(公告)号：US20200067239A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16549617

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Inventor： Robert O. Southworth ,  Karanjit Singh Saini ,  Robert DiTommaso ,  Austin Waid-Jones

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  G01D5/14 ,  H01R13/447 ,  H01R13/52

Abstract: A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.

公开(公告)号：US20220385002A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17885183

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Inventor： Robert O. Southworth ,  Karanjit Singh Saini ,  Robert DiTommaso ,  Austin Waid-Jones

IPC: H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/447 ,  G01D5/14

Abstract: A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.