Patent ID: 8651302

Claim:
An electrical contact coupling for a track-borne vehicle, particularly a railway vehicle, wherein the electrical contact coupling comprises the following: a coupling housing having a housing opening configured on one housing end face and a seal at least sectionally encircling the housing opening; and a protective flap which is articulated to the coupling housing such that the protective flap can be pivoted relative to the coupling housing about a fixed axis of rotation from a first position, in which the housing opening is covered, into a second position, in which the housing opening is exposed, wherein the seal exhibits an upper sealing area running substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and a lower sealing area running substantially parallel to the axis of rotation, wherein the protective flap has a contact area which contacts the seal in order to seal the coupling housing in the first position of the protective flap, wherein the section of the contact area which contacts the upper sealing area in the first position of the protective flap is configured as a sealing face aligned substantially perpendicular to the housing end face, and wherein the section of the contact area which contacts the lower sealing area in the first position of the protective flap is configured as a sealing face aligned substantially parallel to the housing end face.