COUPLING DEVICE FOR A TOWING VEHICLE, COMPRISING OBJECT DETECTION MEANS ATTACHED THERETO

A coupling device for a towing vehicle with an object detection means (10) attached thereto is described, wherein the coupling device comprises a coupling body (30) in the form of a fifth wheel coupling plate (40) and a locking mechanism (31) with which a coupling means (50) arranged on a trailer vehicle in the form of a king pin (51) is releasably held on the coupling body (30) in its end position (E), and the coupling body (30) has a free installation space (33) bounded by a coupling means entry contour (32), extending along a longitudinal axis (x), into which the coupling means (50) is at least partially immersed during the coupling process until its end position (E) is reached. The object of the invention was to arrange an object detection means (10) with low risk of damage as close as possible to the longitudinal axis (x) of the towing vehicle. The object is achieved in that the object detection means (10) is movably mounted in the coupling means entry contour (32) between a functional position (11) projecting into the free installation space (33) and an evasion position (12) recessed in the coupling means entry contour (32).