FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD STATE AND/OR WEAR STATE OF A FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING

FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD STATE AND/OR WEAR STATE OF A FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING

A fifth wheel configured to reversibly couple a trailer to a tractor including a coupling plate configured to receive a journal element of the trailer and a bearing block configured to pivotably bear the coupling plate about a pivot axis, in particular about a horizontally extending pivot axis, at l...

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Hauptverfasser: KÖSTER, Mario Sebastian, KÖBSCHALL, Kilian, HAßLER, Dominik, VORWERK-HANDING, Gunnar, SCHOLL, Patrick, DIETER, Daniel Dominik, POSS, Björn
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A fifth wheel configured to reversibly couple a trailer to a tractor including a coupling plate configured to receive a journal element of the trailer and a bearing block configured to pivotably bear the coupling plate about a pivot axis, in particular about a horizontally extending pivot axis, at least one distance sensor being provided which determines a distance with respect to a reference surface, the at least one distance sensor and/or the reference surface being arranged as part of the bearing block or on the bearing block.