Device for hitching between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle

摘要

The subject of the present invention is a device for hitching between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle comprising a hitching pivot 4 carried by the framework of the towed vehicle 2 or 2b and engaged and locked into a hitching fifth wheel 3 carried by the framework of the towing vehicle 1 or 2a. According to the invention, the hitching pivot 4 is mounted slidingly with respect to the framework of the towed vehicle or alternatively the hitching fifth wheel 3 is mounted slidingly with respect to the framework of the towing vehicle; it includes a hydraulic thrust cylinder 7 or 7' for moving the hitching pivot or the hitching fifth wheel and a rotation sensor 10 which is sensitive to the misalignment of the towing and towed vehicles and is suitable for commanding the thrust cylinder so as to move the towing and towed vehicles away from one another in a bend. IMAGE