QUICK CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING UNDERRIDE PROTECTION WITH A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A QUICK CONNECTING DEVICE

The invention relates to a quick-connect device for connecting an underrun protection device or an underrun protection barrier (100) to a frame (200) of a vehicle, wherein the quick-connect device comprises an underrun protection mounting element (10) and a frame connection element (50), wherein the underrun protection mounting element (10) and the frame connection element (50) have mutually complementary engagement regions (14, 62), so that the underrun protection mounting element (10) can be brought into engagement with the frame connection element (50), wherein a tool-free actuatable locking element (12) is arranged on the underrun protection mounting element (10) and/or the frame connection element (50) in order, in the event of engagement of the underrun protection mounting element (10) and the frame connection element (50), to lock the underrun protection mounting element (10) to the frame connection element (50).