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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Jost-werke Deutschland Gmbh, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Mark Müller, Frankfurt, DE;
Benjamin Kaufhold, Seeburg, DE;
Steffen Haber, Gross-Gerau, DE;
Stephan Gitzen, Riedstadt, DE;
Anton Schlemm, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Jost-Werke Deutschland GmbH, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Abstract
A coupling device for a towing vehicle with an object detection device attached to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device has a coupling body in form of a fifth wheel plate and a locking mechanism, with which a coupling device in form of a kingpin is releasably held on the coupling body in its end position (E), wherein the coupling body includes an available space which is limited by a coupling device guiding contour and extends along a longitudinal axis (x), wherein the coupling device is at least partially immersed during coupling into the available space until reaching an end position (E).