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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2021
Saf-holland Gmbh, Bessenbach, DE;
Mario Sebastian Köster, Bodman-Ludwigshafen, DE;
Randy Kübler, Gottmadingen, DE;
SAF-HOLLAND GmbH, Bessenbach, DE;
Abstract
A fifth-wheel coupling arrangement includes a primary coupling apparatus and a fifth-wheel plate that includes a semitrailer surface having an outward-pointing normal, and an insertion opening that extends in an insertion direction, the primary coupling apparatus includes a main body, a drive mechanically connected to a cover apparatus via a coupling mechanism, and a plug element having energy conducting contacts that point in a plug-in direction, wherein the cover apparatus includes a cover element displaceable by the drive between a first position where the plug element is exposed, and a second position where the plug element is covered, and wherein the insertion direction is substantially parallel to the plug-in direction.