EP 2181002 A1 20100505 - COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A HEAVY VEHICLE AND A TOWED UNIT, AND TOWING METHOD
Title (en)
COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A HEAVY VEHICLE AND A TOWED UNIT, AND TOWING METHOD
Title (de)
KUPPLUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR VERBINDUNG EINES SCHWERFAHRZEUGS MIT EINER GESCHLEPPTEN EINHEIT UND SCHLEPPVERFAHREN
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE LIAISON ENTRE UN VEHICULE LOURD ET UN ENGIN TRACTE ET PROCEDE DE TRACTION
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2008058938 W 20080709
- FR 0705167 A 20070716
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009010439A1] The invention relates to a coupling device (3) for connecting a heavy vehicle (1) and a towed unit (2) which, in the working position, are arranged on a ground forming a horizontal plane, said device (3) allowing the relative pitch movement between the towed unit (2) and the heavy vehicle (1). According to the invention, the distance (4) between the instantaneous centre of rotation (5) of the relative pitch movement of the towed unit (2) with respect to the heavy vehicle (1) and the orthogonal projection of said instantaneous centre of rotation (5) onto said horizontal plane is less than 1/9 of the outside diameter of the largest mounted assembly of the heavy vehicle and/or less than 25 centimetres. The invention also provides a method of towing a unit by a heavy vehicle.
IPC 8 full level
A01B 59/04 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01B 59/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B60D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B60D 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009010439A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009010439 A1 20090122; BR PI0814605 A2 20150127; BR PI0814605 A8 20171226; CA 2692624 A1 20090122; CA 2692624 C 20151117; EA 015433 B1 20110830; EA 201070146 A1 20100630; EP 2181002 A1 20100505; FR 2918840 A1 20090123; FR 2918840 B1 20120727; US 2010307781 A1 20101209
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2008058938 W 20080709; BR PI0814605 A 20080709; CA 2692624 A 20080709; EA 201070146 A 20080709; EP 08774943 A 20080709; FR 0705167 A 20070716; US 66971308 A 20080709