Patent ID: 8783479

Claim:
A coupling arrangement ( 100 ) for the front of a tracked vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, wherein the coupling arrangement ( 100 ) comprises: a central buffer coupling ( 1 ) having a gladhand ( 2 ), a coupling shaft ( 3 ) supporting the gladhand ( 2 ) and a bearing ( 4 ) via which the coupling shaft ( 3 ) can be joined pivotable in at least one of a horizontal and vertical direction relative to the undercarriage of the vehicle; and an energy consuming device ( 50 ) allocated to the central buffer coupling ( 1 ) having at least one energy consuming element ( 65 ) with a destructive design, wherein: the coupling arrangement ( 100 ) additionally comprises a supporting structure ( 10 ) with two longitudinal beams ( 11 , 12 ) each arranged on the sides of the central buffer coupling ( 1 ) to limit a horizontal deflection of the central buffer coupling ( 1 ) and a crossbeam ( 13 ) arranged above the central buffer coupling ( 1 ) in such a way that a vertical deflection of the coupling shaft ( 3 ) relative to the undercarriage of the vehicle is limited by the crossbeam ( 13 ); the crossbeam ( 13 ) is joined with the two longitudinal beams ( 11 , 12 ) such that vertical forces applied from the central buffer coupling ( 1 ) onto the crossbeam ( 13 ) are transmitted from the crossbeam ( 13 ) to the two longitudinal beams ( 11 , 12 ); and the two longitudinal beams ( 11 , 12 ) each have respective beam longitudinal axes that extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of said energy consuming device ( 50 ) allocated to the central buffer coupling ( 1 ).