US 11,840,178 B2
Fifth wheel coupling with a camera
Stephan Gitzen, Riedstadt (DE); Mark Müller, Frankfurt (DE); and Swen Saupe, Mainz (DE)
Assigned to JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Neu-Isenburg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/785,606
Filed by JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Neu-Isenburg (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/061375
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123991, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019008919.7 (DE), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026584 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B62D 53/0807 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fifth wheel coupling with a camera, comprising:
a coupling plate and a bearing element, with which the coupling plate is secured to a towing vehicle,
wherein the coupling plate has a centrally arranged locking region for receiving a king pin, as well as an insertion opening running along a longitudinal axis (x) and bordered on both sides by two insertion flanges,
wherein the camera is secured to the bearing element, and
wherein the bearing element is arranged in a force flow between the coupling plate and a vehicle frame of the towing vehicle.