{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The invention refers to a coupling unit for vehicles, comprising a cross member to be mounted on a rear region of a vehicle body by body mounts, which are attachable to said rear region of said vehicle body and a connecting element fixed to said cross member and being adapted to carry a coupling…",
  "path": "/patents/1380924",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60D1/485",
    "ACPS Automotive GmbH"
  ],
  "textContent": "The invention refers to a coupling unit for vehicles, comprising a cross member to be mounted on a rear region of a vehicle body by body mounts, which are attachable to said rear region of said vehicle body and a connecting element fixed to said cross member and being adapted to carry a coupling element for coupling a trailer or a load carrier to said vehicle body for achieving improved stability, said cross member comprises two carrier elements extending between said body mounts and arranged subsequently with respect to each other in a X-direction of said coupling unit for supporting the connecting element by central sections thereof and that said carrier elements have a cross section with an extension in a Z-direction of said coupling unit which amounts to at least five times, preferably at least ten times, of the extension of said cross section of said carrier elements in X-direction.",
  "title": "COUPLING UNIT"
}