SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A COVER OF AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the traile...

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Hauptverfasser:	Waid-Jones, Austin, Southworth, Robert O, DiTommaso, Robert, Saini, Karanjit Singh
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CURRENT COLLECTORS ELECTRICITY LINE CONNECTORS MEASURING MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PHYSICS TARIFF METERING APPARATUS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A trailer tow connector including: at least one set of terminals for coupling to corresponding terminals of a trailer connector; a cover having a closed position for covering the terminals and an open position for providing access to the terminals for connecting corresponding terminals of the trailer connector thereto; a magnet coupled to the cover; and a magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field sensor being configured to provide a first output when the cover is in the closed position and a second output different from the first output when the cover is in an open position.