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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Saf-holland Gmbh, Bessenbach, DE;

Inventor:

Mario Sebastian Köster, Bodman-Ludwigshafen, DE;

Assignee:

SAF-HOLLAND GmbH, Bessenbach, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/12 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/125 (2013.01); B62D 53/0842 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fifth wheel includes a fifth wheel plate, a plug, a drive, and a guide arrangement for the plug, wherein the fifth wheel plate has a semi-trailer surface that has an outwardly pointing normal, that is parallel to a vertical direction wherein the fifth wheel plate has an insertion opening that extends in an insertion direction, wherein the plug is displaceable by the drive from a first, in particular retracted, position into a second position, in particular an extended position, wherein the plug is guided from the first position into the second position and/or from the second position into the first position by the guide arrangement, wherein an offset in the vertical direction and in the insertion direction is present between the first position and the second position.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Köster, Mario. (2026). Fifth wheel, fifth wheel coupling system, commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle combination (U.S. Patent No. 12630237). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12630237

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