| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE36834 |
Electrical switch |
August 29, 2000 |
| An electrical switch comprises a housing provided with at least one fixed contact part and one switching contact part, which moves in cooperation therewith. At least one actuating element is movably mounted in the housing. The actuating element influences switching positions of the s |
| RE35422 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a windshield wiping system |
January 14, 1997 |
| An apparatus and method for controlling a windshield wiping system, including a motor and windshield wipers, by detecting when a wiper passes over the portion of the windshield monitored by an optoelectronic sensor for the last time during a complete wipe cycle. In addition to the sensor |
| 7435923 |
Electrical switching device |
October 14, 2008 |
| A switch having an actuating handle, a restoring mechanism, a contact carrier, and a rocker. The handle is rotatable to be movable upward and downward and moves downward in response to being actuated. The restoring mechanism is movable upward and downward and is biased to move upward. |
| 7417563 |
Process to determine the absolute angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel |
August 26, 2008 |
| A method for determining the absolute value of a rotational angle includes imaging a continuous segment of a code track of a code carrier on a sensor array such that the sensor array generates a corresponding output signal. The code track includes a code provided over an angular range of |
| 7414237 |
Optoelectronic sensor device for a motor vehicle |
August 19, 2008 |
| A sensor for detecting moisture on a pane includes a coupler having prisms arranged in coupling areas for coupling light from a transmitter into the pane at an input angle and prisms arranged in decoupling areas for decoupling light reflected from the pane to a receiver at a correspondin |
| 7397394 |
Process to determine the absolute angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel |
July 8, 2008 |
| A method for determining the absolute value of a rotational angle includes imaging a continuous segment of a code track of a code carrier on a sensor array such that the sensor array generates a corresponding output signal. The code track has a light and dark transition pattern over an |
| 7390228 |
Chamber housing for forming an electrical plug-in connection part |
June 24, 2008 |
| A chamber housing of an electrical plug-and-socket connector includes rows of chambers which open onto a front housing side to receive elements. Springs respectively extend into the chambers for locking the elements. A slider channel extends along a middle row, connects with the middle r |
| 7345597 |
Process to determine the absolute angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel |
March 18, 2008 |
| A method for determining absolute value of a rotational angle includes imaging a segment of a code track onto a sensor such that the sensor generates a corresponding output signal. The track includes a code in the form of a light and dark transition pattern over an angular range. The |
| 7322755 |
Camera arrangement for a motor vehicle |
January 29, 2008 |
| A camera arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a camera aimed onto a glass pane of a vehicle. The camera arrangement further includes a light-transmitting body having a solid and optically transparent material. The light-transmitting body is arranged between the camera and the gla |
| 7297932 |
Vehicle optoelectronic precipitation sensor with adjustable lens holder |
November 20, 2007 |
| An optoelectronic sensor for sensing wetting of a windshield includes a first circuit, and a radiation emitter and a radiation detector both arranged on the first circuit to emit radiation toward the windshield and to detect radiation reflected from the windshield. Beam shapers paral |
| 7295941 |
Method for correcting a characteristic curve derived from a magnetoresistive sensor signal |
November 13, 2007 |
| A method for correcting a characteristic curve having values corresponding to displacement between a magnetic sensor element and a magnetic ruler of a sensor within a displacement range includes determining whether the characteristic curve has a jump discontinuity by comparing a first va |
| 7282817 |
Electrical circuit arrangement for controlling an electromotor in a motor vehicle |
October 16, 2007 |
| A motor control arrangement includes a device connected to positive power such that device drives motor upon connecting to negative power. A switch connects to positive power upon actuation. A first transistor connects to switch via controller and connects between device and negative pow |
| 7257473 |
Steering column switch system comprising an emergency operation function |
August 14, 2007 |
| A steering column switch system includes a device for recording the position of the steering column switch. The device converts the switching position that has been adopted by the steering column switch into a bit pattern. A decoding unit assigns a switching function to the bit pattern |
| 7128470 |
Bipolar optical connector |
October 31, 2006 |
| A bipolar optical plug-and-socket connector for connecting two optical fibers with other optical fibers and electro-optical transmission and receiving devices includes an optical housing for holding two fiber end sleeves in which each sleeve terminates a fiber. The optical housing in |
| 7079964 |
Method for determining the frequency of the current ripple in the armature current of a commutat |
July 18, 2006 |
| A method for determining the frequency of current ripples contained in the armature current signal of a commutated direct current (DC) motor includes determining frequency spectral results of the current signal and of a motor electric operating parameter. The frequency spectral results |
| 7054616 |
Method for pairing the components of an authentication device, and an authentication device |
May 30, 2006 |
| A method for pairing an identification (ID) transmitter and a base of an authentication device includes a programmer initializing the base by transferring an assigned base identification and a code to the base via a first link. The first link differs from a control link used by the ID |
| 7019476 |
Method for recognizing an obstructive situation in a motor driven element |
March 28, 2006 |
| A method for recognizing an obstructed situation of a traveling element. The method includes evaluating a variable containing information about the motor's rotational speed as the motor is driving the element. Starting from a current detection time point, the sequence of values of th |
| 7018223 |
Connecting device |
March 28, 2006 |
| A connecting device includes first and second housing parts which are rotatable relative to one another and are coupled together to define a space therebetween. At least one flexible cable is provided in the space defined by the housing parts. Each cable includes first and second end |
| 7002813 |
Assembly comprised of a panel-like constructed module and of a connection unit, production metho |
February 21, 2006 |
| An arrangement which has a panel-like electrical/electronic module, such as a solar power module, and a connection unit which are electrically connected to one another. The module and the connection unit each have an essentially flat printed conductor structure with connecting sections. |
| 6995354 |
Optoelectronic sensor device |
February 7, 2006 |
| An optoelectronic sensor device for detecting precipitation on an outer surface of a transparent pane. The sensor device includes a beam guide attached to an inner surface of the pane and a circuit board offset from the inner pane surface. A beam transmitter is arranged on the circuit |
| 6989526 |
Device for the optoelectronic detection of switching positions of a switching element |
January 24, 2006 |
| A device for detecting switching positions of an element movable along a detent curve. The device includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. A shutter is between the transmitter and the receiver. The shutter moves relative to the transmitter and the receiver in response to |
| 6975390 |
Optoelectronic monitoring device for a motor vehicle |
December 13, 2005 |
| A motor vehicle optoelectronic monitoring device includes a sensor, imaging systems, a shutter, and a controller. Each sensor element outputs a sensor element signal based on the intensity of a light signal received by the sensor element. Each imaging system is associated with a sensor r |
| 6962502 |
Electrical plug-and-socket connector having a latching element |
November 8, 2005 |
| An electrical plug-and-socket connector includes first and second connector parts which each have a chamber housing to respectively hold complementary first and second contacts. The second part includes a catch. A latching element is adjustably connected to the first part to be movable f |
| 6903291 |
Multi-way electric switch having operator control supported by two orthogonal parallel linkages |
June 7, 2005 |
| A multi-way electric switch includes an articulated suspension having parallel first and second linkages for movably mounting an operator control. Each linkage has a pair of rockers which are articulately coupled at first ends to an intermediate part such that the linkages are orthog |
| 6892602 |
Device for fastening a casing tube switch module to the casing tube of a motor vehicle steering |
May 17, 2005 |
| A device for fastening a casing tube switch module to a casing tube of a steering wheel shaft when a steering wheel is mounted on the steering shaft. The device including a clamping element and a bearing. The clamping element is arranged coaxially between the casing tube and the switch |
| 6888357 |
Electric circuit arrangement and method for checking the intactness of a photodiode array |
May 3, 2005 |
| An electric circuit arrangement and method for checking intactness of both a photodiode array and an electrical connection between an array output and a microprocessor input. The array output has a high resistance when the array is inactive and intact. In case of array error, the array o |
| 6888126 |
Coded disc for an optoelectronic displacement or angle measuring device |
May 3, 2005 |
| An optoelectronic position measuring device includes an encoder disk having a coding with a digital code and an analog coded track. The analog track includes segments which are in a series and whose width changes. An illuminator images the coding onto a sensor having transducers. The sen |
| 6867581 |
Sensor device for detecting a physical measured quantity |
March 15, 2005 |
| A sensor device for measuring a physical value includes a sensor element for generating an output signal in response to measuring a physical value. A processor is operable with the sensor element for comparing the output signal to a reference signal in order to generate a primary signal |
| 6861966 |
Method for providing a digital current fluctuation signal |
March 1, 2005 |
| A method for providing a digital current signal from an analog armature current signal of a motor. The method includes subjecting the analog current signal to an analog-to-digital conversion to produce a first digital current signal having current ripples for each current ripple of t |
| 6859030 |
Method for determining the rotational position of the drive shaft of a direct current motor |
February 22, 2005 |
| A method for determining the position of an element driven along a travel segment by a shaft of a motor includes counting current ripples detected in an armature current signal of the motor as the motor shaft rotates to drive the element. A first time interval between when the motor is t |
| 6847914 |
Method for determining the rotational position of the drive shaft of a commutated DC motor |
January 25, 2005 |
| A method for determining the position of a shaft of a commutated direct current (DC) motor based on the current ripples contained in an armature current signal includes digitally sampling the armature current signal to generate signal values at sampling points. The signal value correspon |
| 6845337 |
Method for correcting the determination of the rotating position of a drive shaft of a commutate |
January 18, 2005 |
| A method for determining the rotational position of a motor drive shaft includes counting detected ripples contained in a motor current signal as the shaft is driven. Whether a ripple expected to be contained in the current signal at a probable time is absent from within a tolerance band |
| 6843356 |
Rotating actuator |
January 18, 2005 |
| A rotating actuator includes a shaft (24) and a mechanical stop device (23) for generating a stop to limit the rotation of the shaft in a direction of rotation. The stop device acts upon the shaft to prevent the shaft from rotating further in the direction of rotation by blocking the sha |
| 6841767 |
Device for detecting objects on a windscreen of a motor vehicle |
January 11, 2005 |
| A device for detecting objects on a windshield of a motor vehicle having a hood includes an imaging unit having a lens and a sensor positioned within the interior of the motor vehicle. The lens images a windshield section associated with a primary field of vision onto the sensor. The sen |
| 6839653 |
Method for correcting the determination of the rotational position of a commutated DC motor driv |
January 4, 2005 |
| A method for determining the position of an element driven by the drive shaft of a commutated direct current (DC) motor includes counting current ripples detected in an armature current signal as the motor rotatably drives the shaft. A frequency spectral analysis of the armature current |
| 6838976 |
Keyless access control device and method for motor vehicles |
January 4, 2005 |
| A keyless access control device and method for a vehicle having a door and a door handle includes transmitting a code from a transceiver while a cover covers the door handle to prevent a user from actuating the door handle. A transponder of the user transmits an answer to the transceiver |
| 6832937 |
Subassembly for forming an electrical connector component |
December 21, 2004 |
| A subassembly for forming an electrical plug connection component, formed by a contact element housing 2 with chambers K for seating electrical contact elements, whereby the chambers have a radial opening 4 as the engagement opening for a locking element 11 for latching a contact element |
| 6828693 |
Electric circuit |
December 7, 2004 |
| An electric circuit for a vehicle electrical system powered by a voltage supply. The circuit includes a control stage having a switching device, a switching module, a signal output, and a connecting line connecting the signal output to the electrical system. The switching device includes |
| 6818884 |
Optoelectronic sensor having transparent cover shaped as light deflecting element |
November 16, 2004 |
| An optoelectronic sensor includes optoelectronic converter elements having photosensitive surfaces arranged in a one or two dimensional array. A transparent cover protects the photosensitive surfaces of the optoelectronic converter elements. At least one portion of the transparent co |
| 6817891 |
Arrangement for labeling a subassembly made of at least two parts |
November 16, 2004 |
| An arrangement for labeling a subassembly having first and complimentary parts in which the subassembly labeling includes a label portion of each part. The first part has a first label portion and a window. The complimentary part is connectable with the first part in different spatial |
| 6809488 |
Method for determining the position of an element driven by the drive shaft of a direct current |
October 26, 2004 |
| A method for determining the position of an element drivable by a motor within a travel segment between first and second positions. The method includes energizing a motor to drive the element along the travel segment. Current ripples contained in an armature current signal of the motor a |
| 6803851 |
Method for carrying out a keyless access authorization check and keyless access authorization ch |
October 12, 2004 |
| A method and device for checking keyless vehicle access authorization of an operator. The method includes transmitting a code signal from a base station to a mobile identification (ID) transmitter carried by the operator. In response to receiving the code signal, the ID transmitter p |
| 6800839 |
Device for the optoelectronic detection of switching positions of a switching element |
October 5, 2004 |
| An optoelectronic switch position detection apparatus for detecting the switch positions of a switch element movable in switch position steps in a switch direction with each switch position step corresponding to a switch position includes receivers, a light, and a shutter. The receivers |
| 6799481 |
Torsion module of a torque detection device |
October 5, 2004 |
| A torsion module includes first and second rings (9, 9') and a spoked wheel (8). The first ring is attachable to a steering wheel (13). The spoked wheel is attached on top and bottom sides to the rings and has bending spokes which join a rim to a hub. The bending spokes bend in response |
| 6797898 |
Switching device |
September 28, 2004 |
| A switching device having a housing, an indexing bolt, a spring, and guiding ribs. The bolt is mounted in a longitudinal direction in a guide channel of the housing to move axially through the guide channel. The bolt has a tip at a front end. The spring is connected between the housing a |
| 6787716 |
Multiple way switch assembly and switch module |
September 7, 2004 |
| A multiple position switch assembly includes two or more switch modules. The switch modules are each suited as an individual switch module for use in a two-way switch assembly. Two switch modules of like kind but complementary to one another may be combined with one another such that |
| 6768282 |
Method for detecting the rotational position of the drive shaft a dc motor |
July 27, 2004 |
| A method for determining the rotational position of the drive shaft of a DC motor includes providing a period of a reference current ripple indicative of proper operation of the motor. The period of the reference current ripple is then compared with the period of each current ripple cont |
| 6756550 |
Electric switch unit |
June 29, 2004 |
| A switch assembly includes a rotary-push switch group placed on a switch lever. The switch group includes rotary and push switches each having movable contacts supported on corresponding fixed contacts. The rotary switch includes a rotary actuating element actuable to rotate about a |
| 6755007 |
Device for producing electrical contact parts |
June 29, 2004 |
| A device for producing individual metal contact parts for electrical connectors includes a processing machine for processing a semi-finished product to assemble the electrical contact parts as one unit on a strip. The device includes a packaging device connected downstream of the pro |
| 6747544 |
Electric switch |
June 8, 2004 |
| An electric switch (1) having digital switch position detection includes a switching device (2) for contacting switch contacts associated with individual code tracks (A, B, C), different switch contacts being contacted by the switching device in different switch positions in totality |
