Snow protection assembly for a coupling region of a rail vehicle

A snow protection configuration for a coupling region of a rail vehicle, the rail vehicle having at a front side a recess formed therein which is intended to be protected from the snow and in which a coupling of the rail vehicle is at least partially disposed, the snow protection configuration comprising:

• a fixed housing at least partially surrounding the recess, said fixed housing having in a travel direction of the rail vehicle an opening formed therein from which the coupling partially protrudes in a predetermined angular position in order to enable a coupling operation with an additional rail vehicle,
• a first sealing element, said opening of said fixed housing is peripherally defined by said first sealing element;
• a second sealing element being rotatably connected to the coupling and wherein the second sealing element at least partially surrounding the coupling;
• and
• said first and second sealing elements at least partially overlap each other in a region of the opening in different angular positions of the coupling, said first and second sealing elements are coupled to each other by means of pressure in order to protect said opening from penetration by the snow.