Method and apparatus are disclosed for capacitive monitoring of vehicle hitches. An example vehicle includes a hitch that includes a body, a hitch ball, and a sleeve that electrically insulates the hitch ball from the body. The example vehicle also includes a hitch module including a capacitive switch electrically coupled to the hitch ball. The hitch module is to wirelessly emit an alert that a trailer has decoupled from the hitch responsive to the capacitive switch detecting, via the hitch ball, a predetermined increase in capacitance.


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    Titel :

    Capacitive monitoring of vehicle hitches


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    28.08.2018


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS



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