Device for supplying power to lights on vehicle trailers, and circuit for said lights

摘要

The invention relates to a device for supplying power to lights on vehicle trailers (2) and to a circuit for said lights. The socket (4), on the vehicle side, of the trailer lighting (illumination) (9) is connected to the power supply (3) of the vehicle (1) by means of its own line (6) and a switching device (7) which switches the trailer lighting (9) as a function of the switching position of the lighting circuits (10) on the vehicle side. For this purpose, the switching device (7) has a plurality of measuring lines (12) which are connected in parallel to the lighting circuits (10) of the vehicle (1) and pick up the switching signals from the lighting circuit of the vehicle without consuming power. <IMAGE>