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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Enrique Denicia Aguilar, Miguel Hidalgo, MX;
Jose Uriel Hernandez, Tultitlan, MX;
J. Elias Ruiz, Atizapan, MX;
Cesar Sanchez Razo, Tlalnepantla de Baz, MX;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trailer electrical connector system for a motor vehicle includes a housing configured to be connected to the motor vehicle, a plurality of electrical connectors each configured to connect to a plug-in trailer connector to provide electrical power to a trailer, and a normally closed switch electrically coupled to a pair of the electrical connectors, wherein the normally closed switch is in a closed state when the plug-in trailer connector is not connected to the plurality of electrical connectors and moves to an open state when the plug-in electrical connector is connected to the electrical connectors. The system also includes a controller sensing an electrical signal across the pair of electrical connectors through the normally closed switch and detecting a state of the electrical connection of the trailer to the vehicle based on the detected state.
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