FIFTH WHEEL, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD CONDITION AND/OR A WEAR CONDITION OF A FIFTH WHEEL AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A FIFTH WHEEL

FIFTH WHEEL, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD CONDITION AND/OR A WEAR CONDITION OF A FIFTH WHEEL AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A FIFTH WHEEL

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: Dieter, Daniel Dominik, Haßler, Dominik, Köbschall, Kilian, Vorwerk-Handing, Gunnar, Poss, Björn, Scholl, Patrick, Köster, Mario Sebastian
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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.