Abstract: A connecting system and a method for connecting a towing vehicle to a semitrailer includes a first plug unit configured to be fixed to a rotor of a semitrailer unit rotatably mounted on the semitrailer unit about an axis of rotation and having a first coupling portion, and a second plug unit having at least one mounting portion configured to be attached to a coupling plate of a commercial vehicle and a second coupling portion, wherein the first and second coupling portions are configured to be coupled together along a coupling axis such that the coupling axis is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and spaced from the axis of rotation, and such that the first coupling portion is displaceable relative to the rotor and/or the second coupling portion is displaceable relative to the mounting portion along the coupling axis to engage or disengage the respective opposite coupling portion.

Abstract: A kingpin arrangement for an automatic coupling system including a kingpin extending in a kingpin direction, a turntable mounted rotatably about the kingpin direction relative to the kingpin and mounted on a plain-bearing, the turntable having an opening, through which the kingpin extends, and a support structure extending in a radial direction, the support structure including a fastener for indirectly and/or directly fastening and/or for mounting a plug connector, the support structure being fixed indirectly and/or directly to an end of the turntable.

Abstract: A drum brake includes a brake drum with an attaching region for arranging the brake drum on a vehicle part, such as a wheel hub, and a shell region with a first contact face, and a friction lining with a second contact face which faces toward the shell region, the first and second contact face being curved along or in a radial plane.

Abstract: A brake drum for utility vehicles configured to mount rotatably about an axis of rotation and including a friction section and a connection section, wherein the friction section includes a friction surface and a plurality of transmission structures, wherein the connection section comprises at least one mounting surface and a plurality of transfer structures, wherein the transfer structures engage positively and/or nonpositively in the respective complementary transmission structures so that a torque about the axis of rotation can be transmitted positively, and wherein the mounting surface serves to fix the brake drum indirectly or directly to a hub.

Abstract: A container assembly, in particular of an air pressure system of a utility vehicle, includes a first region and a second region, wherein the first and the second region together enclose at least part of a container interior, wherein the first and the second region are connected to each other via a joining region, and wherein the joining region is subjected to a shearing load in the event of loading from the container interior side.

Abstract: A brake device for braking a wheel includes a brake drum, a brake pad carrier which is arranged or can be arranged in the brake drum and has at least one brake pad, and an actuator apparatus for the reversible transfer of the brake pad carrier between a braking state, in which the brake pad is operatively connected to the brake drum, and a freewheeling state, in which the operative connection between the brake pad and the brake drum is canceled, the brake pad carrier being elastically deformable for the transfer from the freewheeling state into the braking state.

Abstract: A chassis system for commercial vehicles includes a trailing arm and a plunger piston which are connected or can be connected to one another via a connecting region, the connecting region having an adjusting device which includes an engagement element and a guide element, and it being possible for the engagement element to be moved relative to the guide element in such a way that a displacement, in particular a translational movement, of the plunger piston relative to the trailing arm is made possible.

Abstract: A holding mount for a commercial vehicle trailer includes two side walls which extend along a vertical axis and which form an arrangement region for arranging the holding mount on a load-bearing element, the holding mount further including an insert part which has a connecting section and a reinforcing section, the connecting section forming the arrangement region, and the reinforcing section extending between the side walls along the vertical axis for the reinforcement purposes.

Abstract: A frame unit for utility vehicles includes outer and inner parts and a transverse region, wherein the transverse region extends substantially transversely to the outer part and/or the inner part, wherein the transverse region is integrally formed with the outer part or the inner part, the outer part and/or the inner part has a fastening region for being secured to a vehicle frame, the outer part has an outer bearing region and the inner part has an inner bearing region, an axle guide can be arranged between the outer and inner bearing regions and can be secured to the bearing regions such that the axle guide can pivot about a bearing axis, and wherein the transverse region secures the outer part and/or the inner part against pivoting about an orthogonal in relation to the bearing axis.

Abstract: A trailer control device for mounting on a trailer, wherein the trailer control device includes a receiver unit configured to receive a signal from an external transmitter unit, a comparator connected to the receiver unit and configured to compare the received signal with a pre-defined signal stored in the comparator, and a transmitter unit connected to the comparator and configured to send a response signal to an external receiver unit for locating and/or identifying the trailer control device if the received signal matches the pre-defined signal.

Abstract: A brake shoe, in particular of a drum brake for utility vehicles, comprising a lining carrier with an arrangement face for arranging a brake lining, a fastening area which is configured to be placed in engagement with a fastening means for fastening the brake lining, wherein the fastening area is embodied so as to be movable in a resettable fashion with respect to the arrangement face.

Abstract: Actuation mechanism for a wedge-actuated drum brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, includes a spreading unit which has an actuating element which is displaceable along an actuating direction, wherein the spreading unit is configured in such a way that the displacement of the actuating element can occur directly via a fluid or a fluid pressure.

Abstract: An actuating unit for use in a steering stabilizing apparatus that includes a housing, a first transmission element and a second transmission element, wherein the first transmission element and the second transmission element protrude into the housing from the outside and are configured to be displaced along a restoring axis, wherein the first transmission element engages a first pressure element at the first end of the first transmission element and wherein the second transmission element engages a second pressure element at the first end of the second transmission element, and wherein the first pressure element and the second pressure element are disposed within a chamber of the housing and are subjected by a restoring arrangement to a restoring force acting along the restoring axis.

Abstract: A height-adjustable support for a vehicle having an outer support pipe, an inner support pipe displaceably supported in the outer support pipe and deployable out of and retractable into the outer support pipe by a drive spindle, a gear unit arranged in the outer support pipe and a drive unit for driving the gear unit for moving the inner support pipe relative to the outer support pipe, wherein the drive unit has a motor arranged outside the cross section of the outer support pipe and a transmission unit, wherein a rotation axis defined by a motor shaft extends outside the outer support pipe and the transmission unit is configured to transmit a torque from the motor shaft to the gear unit, and wherein the transmission unit has a housing and a drive pinion protruding out of the housing and engaging the gear unit.

Abstract: A brake unit for use in utility vehicles includes an actuating element and a piston element, wherein the actuating element is displaceable along an actuation axis, wherein the piston element is displaceable along a piston axis and is secured against displacement transversely to the piston axis, wherein the actuation axis and the piston axis stand substantially transversely to each other, wherein the actuating element comprises an actuating face and wherein the piston element comprises a piston face, and wherein a plurality of roller bodies is arranged between the actuating face and the piston face for transmission of an actuating force between the actuating element and the piston element.

Abstract: A brake drum including a shell portion that has a friction face which is arranged with rotational symmetry with respect to an axis of rotation, and an attachment portion which has a mounting section, wherein the shell portion and the attachment portion are made of different materials and are connected to one another.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for utility vehicles includes an auxiliary drive, a hydraulic pump and a first valve arrangement, wherein, in an operating mode, the auxiliary drive is supplied with hydraulic energy by the hydraulic pump via the first valve arrangement, wherein, in addition to the auxiliary drive, the hydraulic pump supplies at least one further hydraulically operated system with hydraulic energy, wherein the hydraulic pump is arranged on a tractor vehicle, and wherein the auxiliary drive is arranged on a trailer, which is able to be coupled to the tractor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention concerns an axle unit, in particular for use in utility vehicles with a hydraulic or compressed air system, comprising an axle tube and an actuation unit, wherein the axle tube has a receiving opening, wherein the actuation unit has a cylinder, a piston rod and a piston, wherein the piston divides a chamber of the actuation unit into a first chamber region and a second chamber region, wherein the piston rod is in engagement with the piston and is designed such that it can be brought into engagement with a leg of the axle unit in order to transmit a force to the leg, wherein the actuation unit is arranged in the receiving opening of the axle tube and is secured against moving transversely relative to a tube axis and at least in one direction parallel to the tube axis.

Abstract: An axle unit, includes a control arm and a clamping unit that surround a tube region, wherein a first side of the control arm faces away from the tube region, and a second side of the control arm forms a boundary face on the control-arm side of the tube region, wherein the clamping unit can be brought into supporting abutment with the first side of the control arm and has a boundary face on the clamp side, which face defines the tube region, wherein the clamping unit has a first and second clamping parts each having a wedge portion, wherein the wedge portions are formed in such a way that a displacement of the clamping parts substantially in parallel with a clamping axis toward one another results in a narrowing of the tube region transversely to the clamping axis.