COUPLING COMPONENT AND COUPLING ASSEMBLY HAVING A COUPLING COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR A CENTRAL BUFFER COUPLING

The invention relates to a coupling component (1) for a coupling assembly (16) for mechanically coupling track-bound vehicles, having a main body (2) which extends in a longitudinal direction, in particular along a longitudinal axis (L), is formed as a single piece, and comprises a first axial end region (3), a second axial end region (4) and a shaft region (10) formed between the end regions (3, 4), the first axial end region (3) being designed to provide a receiving region (6) for receiving coupling elements (19) and to form at least one connection region (5) for connecting or fastening a face plate (17). The first axial end region (3) is formed by a fork structure (7), comprising a fork base (12) and at least two fork parts (8.1, 8.2), which extend from the fork base (12) at a distance from each other along both sides of the longitudinal axis and form, at the end region pointing away from the fork base (12), the at least one connection region (5) for fastening a face plate (17).