Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik Gmbh

Saf-holland Verkehrstechnik Gmbh

Dirk Schneider

Christian Roth-Schuler

A fifth wheel comprises a coupling plate and at least two pillow blocks for the supported mounting of the coupling plate on a vehicle chassis of the tractor vehicle, the pillow block comprising a support region and a mounting region. The mounting region is designed for the detachable mounting of the pillow block to a transverse strut of the vehicle chassis of the tractor vehicle.

Fifth wheel

A semitrailer coupling comprising a coupling plate and a bearing block used for movably fastening the coupling plate to a frame of a tractor. The bearing block is provided with a bearing area and a fastening area. The bearing area is embodied such that the coupling plate can be pivotably mounted while the fastening area is configured such that the coupling plate can be detachably fixed to a frame of the tractor. The bearing area has a larger cross section than the fastening area, the cross section extending in the direction of travel (x) and parallel to the pivoting axis (y).

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Munich, Germany

Dirk Schneider