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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew Niedert, New Hudson, MI (US);
Kevin Stanton Giaier, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Elliott Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Anton Rogness, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johannes Gießibl, Amerang, DE;
Chad Reed, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a dual reacting, single load sensing element coupled to a hitch receiver are disclosed herein. An example computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed, cause one or more processors to determine a location of a hitch ball of a hitch of a vehicle, determine a load condition of the hitch based on the location and data received from a sensor of a first pin of the hitch, the hitch including a second pin, the first pin to react loads in a first direction and a second direction, the second pin to react loads in the first direction and in response to the load condition satisfying an alert threshold, alert a user of the load condition.