Front cover for a rail vehicle coupler

Abstract

The present invention relates to a front cover for a coupler for a rail vehicle, the front cover (1) comprising a cover body (10) for covering a front end of the coupler, wherein the cover body (10) comprises at least one deformation zone (12), said deformation zone (12) having a cover portion (16) that is configured to break or deform when subjected to a collision force for providing access through the cover body (10) at the at least one deformation zone (12) during a collision. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a front cover on a coupler, and to a method for deforming a front cover.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.