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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Coh Yoshizaki, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60D 1/40 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/065 (2013.01); B60D 1/246 (2013.01); B60D 1/38 (2013.01); B60D 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a retractable towing hitch includes a towing hitch assembly. The towing hitch assembly includes a coupler portion. The coupler portion is configured to be movable relative to a bumper of the vehicle such that the coupler portion is positioned farther from the bumper when the coupler portion is in an extended position than when the coupler portion is in a towing position and a retraction mechanism.