Patent ID: 9505280
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B60D

Claim Text:
1. A trailer hitch structure, comprising: a rear frame disposed on each side of a vehicle body in a widthwise direction and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; and a trailer hitch that is connected to the rear frames and has a pair of fixed members fixed to the rear frames, a cross member connecting the fixed members to each other, and a hitch support fixed to the cross member, wherein a fixed bracket is provided in a rear portion of each of the rear frames in a fixed manner, wherein the fixed brackets support the respective fixed members in such a manner that the fixed members swing freely in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, wherein each of the fixed brackets has a main body fixed to a bottom of the corresponding rear frame and a hinge arm extending rearward and supporting the corresponding fixed member while being offset upward with respect to the main body, and wherein a lower portion of each of the hinge arms is set as an impact absorbing region.