A coupler assembly, arranged at a front end of a vehicle head of a rail vehicle, includes: a coupler mounting base fixed to the vehicle head; a coupler fixedly mounted to the coupler mounting base, and a supporting component provided at each of two sides of the coupler mounting base. The supporting component has a guiding slide way inclined longitudinally, a front end of the guiding slide way is higher than a rear end of the guiding slide way; a sliding component is fixedly provided at each of the two sides of the coupler mounting base, and the sliding component slidably cooperates with the guiding slide way at a respective side; and the coupler assembly is configured such that in an initial state, the coupler mounting base is fixedly connected to the supporting component, and the sliding component is located at a front end of the guiding slide way.

A coupler assembly, arranged at a front end of a vehicle head of a rail vehicle, includes: a coupler mounting base fixed to the vehicle head; a coupler fixedly mounted to the coupler mounting base, and a supporting component provided at each of two sides of the coupler mounting base. The supporting component has a guiding slide way inclined longitudinally, a front end of the guiding slide way is higher than a rear end of the guiding slide way; a sliding component is fixedly provided at each of the two sides of the coupler mounting base, and the sliding component slidably cooperates with the guiding slide way at a respective side; and the coupler assembly is configured such that in an initial state, the coupler mounting base is fixedly connected to the supporting component, and the sliding component is located at a front end of the guiding slide way.

A coupler face of a coupler head for a rail vehicle has a plurality of contact surface segments which are distributed over the coupler face and elevated with respect to regions of the coupler face adjacent to the contact surface segments, characterized in that the plurality of contact surface segments is formed as a plurality of pads which are removably attached to the coupler face so as to be replaceable upon maintenance or repair services.

A coupling head for a central buffer coupling for vehicles that are able to be coupled has a coupling head housing and an end plate that terminates the coupling head housing on the end face and is releasably connected to the coupling head housing. The coupling head housing has a first connection region for coupling to the end plate and a second connection region for establishing the connection to a coupling rod. The coupling head housing is designed in one piece as a forged component. The first connection region is formed on the coupling head housing by at least two contact surfaces arranged separately from one another in order to be at least indirectly supported on partial surfaces of the end plate and the coupling head housing is connected to the end plate in the first connection region by non-positive connections.

A coupling head for a central buffer coupling for vehicles that are able to be coupled has a coupling head housing and an end plate that terminates the coupling head housing on the end face and is releasably connected to the coupling head housing. The coupling head housing has a first connection region for coupling to the end plate and a second connection region for establishing the connection to a coupling rod. The coupling head housing is designed in one piece as a forged component. The first connection region is formed on the coupling head housing by at least two contact surfaces arranged separately from one another in order to be at least indirectly supported on partial surfaces of the end plate and the coupling head housing is connected to the end plate in the first connection region by non-positive connections.

The present invention relates to a coupler for a railway vehicle, the coupler comprising a front portion (20) comprising a coupler head (21), a rear portion (30) comprising a mounting structure (31) for mounting on a railway vehicle, a coupler shank (26) comprising a through hole (27) having a first width (w1), the coupler shank (26) being arranged on a pin (32) extending through the through hole (27) and the pin (32) having a second width (w.sub.2) that is smaller than the first width (w.sub.1) of the through hole (27), wherein one of the coupler shank (26) and the pin (32) is connected to the coupler head (21) of the front portion (20) and the other of the coupler shank (26) and the pin (32) is connected to the mounting structure (31) of the rear portion (30), and wherein the coupler (10) further comprises a biasing device (40) arranged in the through hole (27) of the coupler shank (26), the biasing device (40) being configured to bias the pin (32) to one side of the through hole (27).

The present invention relates to a coupler for a railway vehicle, the coupler comprising a front portion (20) comprising a coupler head (21), a rear portion (30) comprising a mounting structure (31) for mounting on a railway vehicle, a coupler shank (26) comprising a through hole (27) having a first width (w1), the coupler shank (26) being arranged on a pin (32) extending through the through hole (27) and the pin (32) having a second width (w.sub.2) that is smaller than the first width (w.sub.1) of the through hole (27), wherein one of the coupler shank (26) and the pin (32) is connected to the coupler head (21) of the front portion (20) and the other of the coupler shank (26) and the pin (32) is connected to the mounting structure (31) of the rear portion (30), and wherein the coupler (10) further comprises a biasing device (40) arranged in the through hole (27) of the coupler shank (26), the biasing device (40) being configured to bias the pin (32) to one side of the through hole (27).

A coupling assembly (100) in a first car (12) configured to move relative to a second car (18), the coupling assembly (100) includes an extender (88) and a connector (99). While the first and second cars (12, 18) are both in motion, the extender (88) is configured to extend away from the first car (12) for connecting with the second car (18). The connector (99) is coupled to the extender (88) and is configured to perform the following while the first and second cars (12, 18) are both in motion: (i) connect with a mating connector (98) of the second car (18) when connecting between the first and second cars (12, 18), and (ii) disconnect from the mating connector (98) when disconnecting the first car (12) from the second car (18).

A coupling assembly (100) in a first car (12) configured to move relative to a second car (18), the coupling assembly (100) includes an extender (88) and a connector (99). While the first and second cars (12, 18) are both in motion, the extender (88) is configured to extend away from the first car (12) for connecting with the second car (18). The connector (99) is coupled to the extender (88) and is configured to perform the following while the first and second cars (12, 18) are both in motion: (i) connect with a mating connector (98) of the second car (18) when connecting between the first and second cars (12, 18), and (ii) disconnect from the mating connector (98) when disconnecting the first car (12) from the second car (18).