Deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system
View Patent ↗A deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system is provided. The deactivation arrangement includes a trailer hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle and arranged to receive a trailer hitch. A switch assembly is provided that is associated with the vehicle park assist system and includes a switch arranged to engage the trailer hitch when the trailer hitch is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver. The switch assembly is arranged to deactivate the vehicle park assist system when the trailer hitch is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver and engages the switch.
1. A deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system, the deactivation arrangement comprising:
a trailer hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle, the trailer hitch receiver arranged to receive a trailer hitch; and
a switch assembly, the switch assembly operably connected with the vehicle park assist system and including a switch arranged to engage the trailer hitch when the trailer hitch is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver;
wherein the switch assembly is arranged to deactivate the vehicle park assist system when the trailer hitch is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver and engages the switch.
2. The deactivation arrangement of claim 1 , wherein upon removal of the trailer hitch from the trailer hitch receiver, the switch is arranged to disengage from the trailer hitch and thereby reactivate the vehicle park assist system.
3. The deactivation arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the switch assembly is arranged to be affixed to the trailer hitch receiver.
4. The deactivation arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the trailer hitch engages the switch by depressing the switch upon insertion of the trailer hitch into the trailer hitch receiver.
5. The deactivation arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the switch assembly further comprises a biasing member, the biasing member arranged to bias the switch so as to maintain activation of the park assist system in the absence of a trailer hitch being inserted into the trailer hitch receiver and thereby overcoming the bias and depressing the switch.
6. The deactivation arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the switch assembly further comprises a biasing member arranged to bias the switch to maintain activation of the park assist system, and wherein the trailer hitch is arranged to engage the switch and overcome the bias and thereby deactivate the park assist system upon inserting the trailer hitch into the trailer hitch receiver.
7. A vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
a deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system, the deactivation arrangement comprising:
a trailer hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle, the trailer hitch receiver arranged to receive a mating trailer hitch; and
a switch assembly, the switch assembly operably connected with the vehicle park assist system and including a switch arranged to engage the trailer hitch when the trailer hitch is inserted into the trailer hitch receiver;
wherein the switch assembly is arranged to deactivate the park assist system upon insertion of the trailer hitch into the trailer hitch receiver and the trailer hitch engaging the switch.
8. The deactivation arrangement of claim 7 , wherein upon removal of the trailer hitch from the trailer hitch receiver, the switch is arranged to disengage from the trailer hitch and thereby reactivate the park assist system.
9. The deactivation arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the switch assembly is arranged to be affixed to the trailer hitch receiver.
10. The deactivation arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the trailer hitch engages the switch by depressing the switch upon insertion of the trailer hitch into the trailer hitch receiver.
11. The deactivation arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the switch assembly further comprises a biasing member, the biasing member arranged to bias the switch so as to maintain activation of the park assist system in the absence of a trailer hitch being inserted into the trailer hitch receiver and thereby overcoming the bias and depressing the switch.
12. The deactivation arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the switch assembly further comprises a biasing member arranged to bias the switch to maintain activation of the park assist system, and wherein the trailer hitch is arranged to engage the switch and overcome the bias and thereby deactivate the park assist system upon inserting the trailer hitch into the trailer hitch receiver.