Absorbing apparatus

An absorbing apparatus comprising:

• a shock-absorbing unit comprising a front plate, a first rear plate, and a shock-absorbing core arranged between the front plate and the first rear plate, wherein the front plate is configured to cooperate with a coupler head and a front abutment of a coupler chamber of a vehicle and comprises a mandrel that protrudes from a surface of the front plate facing the first rear plate and extends through a central hole in the first rear plate;
• a base connected to the first rear plate, the base comprising a second rear plate and an energy absorbing element connected to the first rear plate and mounted in the second rear plate, the second rear plate comprising a cutting unit to cut a surface of the energy absorbing element;
• a side shield configured to surround at least partially the shock-absorbing core, one end of the side shield connected to the front plate or the first rear plate, the other end of the side shield spaced-apart from the other of the front plate or the first rear plate;
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• friction reducing elements arranged on the rear plate of the shock-absorbing unit and reducing friction between the absorbing apparatus and a vehicle structure or a coupler chamber.

An absorbing apparatus comprising:

• a shock-absorbing unit comprising a front plate, a first rear plate, and a shock-absorbing core arranged between the front plate and the first rear plate;
• a base connected to the first rear plate, the base comprising a second rear plate and an energy absorbing element connected to the first rear plate and mounted in the second rear plate, the second rear plate comprising a cutting ring to cut a surface of the energy absorbing element;
• a side shield configured to surround at least partially the shock-absorbing core, one end of the side shield connected to the front plate or the first rear plate, the other end of the side shield spaced-apart from the other of the front plate or the first rear plate;
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• friction reducing elements arranged on the rear plate of the shock-absorbing unit and reducing friction between the absorbing apparatus and a vehicle structure or a coupler chamber.