Trailer hitch for motor vehicle i.e. passenger car, has molded part moved and pressed into recess of hitch ball support when moving locking key into locking position and moved back into through hole of accommodation pipe

摘要

The hitch has a locking device comprising a locking key (6) arranged at an accommodation pipe (2) in a guidance and moved by an electric motor (8). A molded part is arranged in through holes of the accommodation pipe in a movable manner and serves as a locking ball (4). The molded part is moved and pressed into a recess of a hitch ball support (1) when moving the locking key into a locking position. The molded part is moved back into the through hole of the accommodation pipe when moving the locking key into a release position.