Hamburger Patent Schmiede Gmbh

Neuland Beton H. Burgis Kg (gmbh & Co.)

Rmm Metternich Mechatronik Gmbh

Heinz-Ruediger Metternich

A dust cap assembly including a semi-trailer () and a towing vehicle (). The dust cap assembly is for closing a king pin () which has been hollowed out with a borehole () for automatic fifth-wheel coupling. A dust cap device () is arranged in contact with the underside () of the semi-trailer () and such that it can rotate about the king pin (). In order to mount the dust cap device () such that it can rotate about the king pin (), a circular ring-shaped bearing disc () having a circular bearing seat () is provided, which is secured coaxially to the king pin () on the underside () of the semi-trailer (). The circular bearing seat () on the circular ring-shaped bearing disc () has a first sliding bearing edge () on the inner circular opening and a second sliding bearing edge () on the outer rim, in which the dust cap device () engages. Also, a dust cap device for this assembly.

Dust cap assembly and dust cap device for this assembly

A dirt protection cover arrangement with a semi-trailer () and a towing vehicle (), for closing a hollow-bored king pin () on the semi-trailer () for an automatic fifth-wheel coupling, the king pin () being arranged on the underside () of the semi-trailer () as a counter-bearing for a fifth wheel () of the towing vehicle (), a dirt protection cover device () being arranged such that it is adjacent to the underside () of the semi-trailer () and can rotate about the king pin (), said dirt protection cover device including a dirt protection cover () for covering the borehole () in the king pin (), and the dirt protection cover () being configured on the dirt protection cover device () such that, during the coupling process, it can be displaced from a base position covering the borehole () in the king pin () into a coupled position exposing the borehole. Also, a dirt protection cover device () for a dirt protection cover arrangement, and a coupling method involving same.

Dirt protection cover arrangement, dirt protection cover device for said arrangement, and coupling method involving same

A fifth-wheel coupling for releasably coupling a fifth-wheel tractor () to a semitrailer (). A kingpin on s semitrailer can be brought into engagement with a fifth-wheel plate on the fifth-wheel tractor. A first insertion coupling part is arranged on the fifth-wheel plate in such a way that it can be moved by means of a lifting device from a decoupled, retracted idle position into a protruding coupling position. A centering unit, e.g., conical centering pins, is provided on the lifting device which centers the relative position of the first insertion coupling part in the decoupled position. The centering is mounted floating against the force of springs on the fifth-wheel plate. The centering is released in the coupling position after the coupling process. After coupling the semitrailer to the fifth-wheel tractor, during insertion the first plug-in coupling part can easily move laterally for safe insertion due to the released centering, in the case of any small misalignments between the fifth-wheel plate and the kingpin of the semitrailer. After coupling, an undesirable relative movement between the two plug-in coupling parts is prevented, thus minimizing wear.

Fifth-wheel coupling and coupling method therefor

Kingpin cover

A locking device for locking a container on a loading surface. A locking head of the mechanism protrudes through a standardized reception opening and projects above the loading surface to engage and behind a wall of a corner fitting of the container to lock the container on the loading surface. A grooved bushing is disposed below the standardized reception opening. The locking device is guided in the grooved bushing so that it can be lowered to a first position below the loading surface. The locking device is supported on the grooved bushing, protruding upwards beyond the loading surface, in a second position. A securing ring holds the locking device below the loading surface in a mounting opening in the first position. The locking device has a (semi-) automatic locking mechanism in a cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing is guided through the grooved bushing, the mounting opening and the securing ring.

Locking device

A locking device () for locking a container () onto a loading surface, in particular for road vehicles or railway container wagons, with a first locking lever () which is arranged pivotably about an shaft () oriented perpendicularly to the loading and unloading direction (Z) and which is preloaded in the direction of a basic position of a spring (), wherein the shaft of the first locking lever () is guided displaceably in the loading and unloading direction (Z), and a toggle lever () is provided, the toggle lever being coupled pivotably at one end to the first locking lever () and at the opposite end pivotably to a fixing point () in the housing () such that the shaft () of the first locking lever (), in the loading position of said shaft, is displaced towards the corner fitting () and, in the basic position of said shaft, is displaced in the opposite direction.

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