Patent ID: 6234511
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A bearing system for a trailer coupling for a motor vehicle, comprising:a bearing element, said bearing element bearing one end of a ball neck, said ball neck having one end region being angled and bearing a coupling ball and another end region being adapted for connection to said bearing element, anda bearing stationary with respect to the vehicle and mounting the bearing element, wherein:the bearing element is movable from an operative position, in which the ball neck connected to said bearing element extends essentially along a vertical longitudinal plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, into a rest position in which the bearing element extends approximately transversely to the vertical longitudinal plane, and vice versa,said bearing system further comprising a drive having a motor provided for carrying out the movement between said operative and said rest position, wherein the drive acts on the bearing element via a self-locking gearing for carrying out a pivoting movement about a pivot axis.