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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Saf-holland Gmbh, Bessenbach, DE;
Randy Kübler, Gottmadingen, DE;
Mario Sebastian Köster, Bodman-Ludwigshafen, DE;
SAF-HOLLAND GmbH, Bessenbach, DE;
Abstract
A fifth wheel coupling includes a fifth wheel coupling plate having a bearing surface having a normal and an retraction opening for a king pin and configured to prevent the king pin from being moved out of the retraction opening when in a closed position, and allow the king pin to be moved out of the retraction opening when in an open position, an actuating device having an actuating area extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to transfer the locking mechanism from the closed position to the open position, and a transmission area configured to transfer forces to the locking mechanism, and a safety device including a locking arrangement pivotably mounted about a pivot axis such that the locking arrangement can be moved into a locking position and into a release.