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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Takayuki Nakasho, Anjo, JP;
Masahiko Sakabe, Kariya, JP;
Kazunori Ono, Tokai, JP;
Assignee:
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A towing assistance device includes an acquirer, a determiner, and a notifier. The acquirer acquires a coupling angle between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle. The determiner determines whether the towed vehicle is movable backward in a coupling posture with the coupling angle maintained, when the towing vehicle is moved backward at a current steering angle. The notifier issues information on a steering angle at which the towed vehicle is movable backward in the coupling posture, among selectable steering angles of the towing vehicle.