Invention entitled ‘Ball coupling for connecting vehicles, especially trailed agricultural machinery and equipment with tractors’ (Pat.216093/P.393057)
Description:
The object of the invention is a ball coupling for connecting vehicles, especially trailed agricultural machinery and equipment with tractors for detachable hitching of the drawbar with a ball coupling attached to the frame of the car or tractor.
In the solution according to the invention, the components are placed and connected together into a functional whole in a single body, which also contains the socket for the ball coupling, which results in increased reliability and safety of operation and increases the safety of use of the trailed agricultural machinery and equipment.
Benefits:
- increased reliability
- increased safety,
- automatic lever locking.
Status of legal protection:
The technology consists of patent Pat.216093 granted by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, in force from 26 November 2010.
The property rights to the invention are vested in 100% in the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology.
Contact person:
Marek Szychta
Główny specjalista ds. konstrukcji maszyn rolniczych i leśnychGrupa Badawcza Konstrukcji
Tel.: +48 514 796 358