{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The invention relates to a trailer coupling for a motor vehicle (K), with a coupling arm (11) for coupling a trailer or a rear load carrier, wherein the coupling arm (11) is mounted on a vehicle bracket (20; 420; 220) that can be or is fastened to the motor vehicle (K) by means of a bearing…",
  "path": "/patents/968363",
  "publishedAt": "2014-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60D1/06",
    "WESTFALIA AUTOMOTIVE GMBH [DE]"
  ],
  "textContent": "The invention relates to a trailer coupling for a motor vehicle (K), with a coupling arm (11) for coupling a trailer or a rear load carrier, wherein the coupling arm (11) is mounted on a vehicle bracket (20; 420; 220) that can be or is fastened to the motor vehicle (K) by means of a bearing arranged on the vehicle bracket (20; 420; 220) between a use position (G) provided for coupling the trailer or the rear load carrier and a non-use position (N) adjusted closer to the motor vehicle (K), wherein a bearing base body (33) of the bearing is arranged in a fixed manner on a vehicle bracket part (21; 421; 221) of the vehicle bracket (20; 420; 220) provided for fastening to the motor vehicle (K), on which at least one bearing element that carries the coupling arm (11) is movably mounted, wherein the trailer coupling has a fixing device for fixedly fixing the coupling arm (11) in the use position (G) and/or the non-use position (N), wherein the fixing device has at least one fixing element (60) movable between a fixing position (F) for fixing the coupling arm (11) and a release position (L) in which the coupling arm (11) is movable, and a fixing drive (80) for driving the at least one fixing element (60). The fixing device comprises a clamping holder which has a first clamping leg (61) formed by the at least one fixing element (60) and a second clamping leg (62) which are moved toward each other in the fixing position (F) and fix the bearing element carrying the coupling arm (11) to the vehicle-fixed vehicle bracket (20; 420; 220).",
  "title": "Trailer coupling"
}