| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6352241 |
Butterfly valve body |
March 5, 2002 |
| A throttle body (1) which has a throttle housing (2) made of plastic, a throttle butterfly (5) being pivotably mounted in a conduit section (3) of the throttle housing (2), wherein, a metal cylinder (12) is provided in the conduit section (3) over at least part of the pivoting range of t |
| 6352003 |
Combination instrument |
March 5, 2002 |
| A combination instrument (1) has an instrument carrier which is designed as a tubular, transparent hollow body (2) which is closed off at its ends by means of two side parts (3, 4). A plurality of display instruments (6, 7, 8, 9) arranged on a common circuit board (5) can in this way be |
| 6351435 |
Display having at least one hand, in particular for timepieces |
February 26, 2002 |
| A display having at least one hand which can be driven by an electric drive, it being possible for the hand or the hands to execute rotations of more than 360.degree. in a first direction, wherein it is provided that the hand or the hands (Z) can be rotated in a second direction (CCW) wh |
| 6351080 |
Circuitry for dimming a fluorescent lamp |
February 26, 2002 |
| In a circuit arrangement for the dimmable operation of a fluorescent lamp at the operating frequency (f1), having an apparatus for switching the operating frequency (f1) on and off at a dimming frequency (f2), the pulse width (W2) of the dimming frequency (f2) being variable, and where |
| 6348772 |
Control device |
February 19, 2002 |
| In a control device (1) having an actuator (2) which can be activated manually, an arresting element (8) is used to provide haptic feedback for a rotating sensation which is associated with the selected function. This rotating sensation, for example individual latching steps, is represen |
| 6343983 |
Ventilation box for arrangement in a motor vehicle |
February 5, 2002 |
| In a ventilation box (2) of a motor vehicle, the ventilation box being composed of a plurality of housing parts (5-7), housing parts (6, 7) arranged in the region of a steering column (3) are formed to be fastened selectively on the left or the right side of the motor vehicle. As a r |
| 6343494 |
Locking device |
February 5, 2002 |
| The locking device (10) for doors, in particular of vehicles, has an inside door opener and an outside door handle (12) which can be used to actuate at least one lock for locking the door. Locking devices of this type are conventionally very complicated mechanically, since the mechanical |
| 6339970 |
Telescopic steering column with a deformation body |
January 22, 2002 |
| In a steering column (1) which is telescopic in the event of a crash, an outer column tube (6) is connected to a stem (7) by means of a shearing body (10). This two-piece shearing body (10) has a shearing area which is reduced relative to its external dimensions and is determined by a |
| 6336377 |
Pedal |
January 8, 2002 |
| A pedal having a pivotably mounted pedal mounted pedal arm, which is prestressed into an initial position by means of a restoring-spring element designed as a leg spring, has a friction body which is prestressed against a friction surface by means of the restoring-spring element. The |
| 6335864 |
Indicator module |
January 1, 2002 |
| An indicator module, suitable for a vehicle, has a holder engaging over an indicator element for fastening the indicator element to a carrier board such as a printed circuit board. The holder is connected by one leg to the carrier board by a catching of the leg into a recess of the carri |
| 6335487 |
Method for connecting a cable to a printed circuit board, and a housing having a cable connected |
January 1, 2002 |
| A housing (1) for holding a printed circuit board (10) has a cable receptacle (2) which is configured as a cutout open toward the side of the printed circuit board (10). A cable (7) is freed from its insulation at its free end, and then positioned over the cable receptacle (2) such that |
| 6330833 |
Magnetoelastic torque sensor |
December 18, 2001 |
| A magnetoelastic torque sensor for measuring the magnitude of torque applied to a member, comprising a magnetoelastic element which is disposed on and encircles the member, an outer flux guide extending across the magnetoelastic element in an axial direction and adjacent to the opposite |
| 6317178 |
Liquid crystal display device having active & passive cell wherein a heater is disposed inside t |
November 13, 2001 |
| A display device, in particular for a vehicle, has a viewing screen including a liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal cell having a front cell wall and a rear cell wall and a liquid crystal substance arranged in the cell space between these cell walls, and with a heating device by |
| 6317110 |
Method for representing variable information by combination of liquid crystal displays of differ |
November 13, 2001 |
| A invention relates to a method for representing variable information on a display device, in particular in a motor vehicle, having a first, dot matrix display having a liquid crystal cell, and having a second display having a liquid crystal cell, the second display being arranged optica |
| 6317035 |
Apparatus and method for enabling a security device, in particular an access device for a motor |
November 13, 2001 |
| In an apparatus and a method for enabling and/or activating/deactivating a security device, in particular an access device for a motor vehicle, in which, after receiving a stimulation sequence which is transmitted by a transmitter of a transmission device, coded information (enable signa |
| 6316935 |
Sensor of angle of a shaft with a base separating the shaft from a magnetoresistive sensing elem |
November 13, 2001 |
| A sensor for measurement of shaft angle values of a rotatable magnetized shaft employs a plurality of bridge circuits with corresponding magnetoresistive sensing elements disposed spaced-apart from a magnet disposed in an end of the shaft. The bridge circuits are held by a base which |
| 6314908 |
Pointer instrument |
November 13, 2001 |
| A pointer instrument having a connecting sleeve (3) which holds an essentially transparent pointer (4), and an illuminating means (10) that radiates directly into a flag (12) of the pointer (4), the connecting sleeve (3) having conductors (17), 18) and contact surfaces (15, 16) of co |
| 6314006 |
DC/DC converter |
November 6, 2001 |
| In a DC/DC converter for producing a DC voltage from a supplied DC voltage with a reversible direction of action, a transformer operating in push-pull on the primary and secondary sides, the respective center taps are connected to a first terminal for the respective DC voltage, and f |
| 6313585 |
Method for dimming a fluorescent lamp arranged in the secondary circuit of a transformer and arr |
November 6, 2001 |
| A method for dimming a fluorescent lamp, in which a transformer is driven by an AC voltage in a push-pull manner. In a method which ensures flicker-free light emission over a wide temperature range at the highest possible dimming rate, a resonant circuit containing the current transf |
| 6312773 |
Front frame and method for producing it |
November 6, 2001 |
| A combination instrument (1) has a front frame (2) having a cover (7) which has a plurality of recesses (4, 5) for indicating instruments or other displays. The cover (7) is covered with a decorative element which is formed as a molding (3) and around which a section (8), which is design |
| 6312011 |
Steering wheel having a steering wheel hollow |
November 6, 2001 |
| A steering wheel is fastened on a steering column by a steering wheel hollow (1). Within this steering wheel hollow (1), an airbag (15) is fastened on a plate (11) which in the rest position bears against the base (2) of the steering wheel hollow (1) and, as the airbag (15) inflates, the |
| 6311578 |
Pedal |
November 6, 2001 |
| A pedal having a pedal arm (3) which is mounted pivotably and is prestressed into an initial position by a restoring spring (5), which is designed as a leg spring, has a frictional damper (7) having a slotted sleeve (8) whose end regions overlap and are prestressed against each other |
| 6308564 |
Method and apparatus for determining the quantity and quality of a fluid |
October 30, 2001 |
| A method and an apparatus are proposed for determining and/or monitoring the quantity and quality of a fluid in which a lowering of the boiling temperature is symptomatic of a deterioration in quality. For this, the filling level and the condition of the fluid--in particular a hygroscopi |
| 6305240 |
Vehicle pedal |
October 23, 2001 |
| A vehicle pedal has a pedal bar (16) and a pedal shaft (18) which is connected to the latter in a rotationally fixed manner and on which bearing locations (28, 32) are arranged. Up until now, the pedal bar (16) has usually been pinned to the pedal shaft (18) with the aid of an alumin |
| 6304043 |
Circuit arrangement for signal coupling between circuit parts having supply lines isolated from |
October 16, 2001 |
| A circuit arrangement for signal coupling between circuit parts having supply lines isolated from one another whereina) the circuit arrangement comprises a first circuit part (1) and at least one further circuit part (2), the first circuit part (1) being connected to a first supply line |
| 6302639 |
Feed pump |
October 16, 2001 |
| Feed pumps operating on the side channel or peripheral principle are known from use in fuel feed units of motor vehicles. These feed pumps often have rings of blade chambers, which are delimited by moving blades, said rings being located opposite one another in an impeller. Impellers, of |
| 6297981 |
Compact electrical device, especially a switched-mode power supply |
October 2, 2001 |
| The invention relates to A compact electrical device, especially a switched-mode power supply, comprising a transformer for matching different electrical voltages, and an electrical circuit and a plug-in device, which can be connected to a reference voltage, at least one primary wind |
| 6294986 |
Method and system for determining a regulator object |
September 25, 2001 |
| A method for determining a control object which is situated in an expected traveling corridor of a vehicle whose distance from the control object is measured and adjusted to a desired distance. The method for reliably determining the control object which enables reliable distance control |
| 6291954 |
Method and circuit arrangement for monitoring the operating state of a load |
September 18, 2001 |
| A invention relates to a method for monitoring the operating state of a load which is driven cyclically by a control signal, especially for an electric motor in a motor vehicle, the cyclic drive being provided by a pulse-width-modulated drive signal. In a method which permits the det |
| 6281788 |
Indicating instrument |
August 28, 2001 |
| In an indicating instrument (1) for a motor vehicle, a light-emitting polymer (8) enclosed between two electrodes (9, 10) serves as the light source. The polymer (8) can at the same time be activated by a suitable segmentation in such a way that a direct representation of symbols or |
| 6279972 |
Closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door of a vehicle |
August 28, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door, a flap or the like, of a vehicle, having a rotary latch which arrests or releases a closing bolt, it being possible for the rotary latch to be arrested by a detent pawl to effect a closed position |
| 6279883 |
Bearing module for an actuating element |
August 28, 2001 |
| The bearing module (10) is used to support an actuating element which can be displaced counter to the force of at least one return spring (32) with a force hysteresis due to friction. With previous bearing modules, complex friction mechanisms which ensure the desired hysteresis are provi |
| 6279544 |
Pressure-maintaining arrangement |
August 28, 2001 |
| In a pressure-maintaining device for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine (1) of a motor vehicle, a pressure reservoir (5) is arranged in a supply line (7) leading to the internal combustion engine (1). The pressure reservior (5) has a pressure chamber (13), which is |
| 6279533 |
Load adjustment device |
August 28, 2001 |
| A load adjustment apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a torsion spring (4) which is attached in a positively locking manner to a control shaft (3) for a throttle valve and a supporting part (2). At one end, the torsion spring (4) is bent in a U-shape in order to engage around |
| 6276739 |
Sub-assembly for a motor vehicle dash board area |
August 21, 2001 |
| An assembly for a cockpit area of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, having a cross member extending approximately over the width of a vehicle interior, the cross member having attachment points at its end regions for the connection to a vehicle cell and an attachment point whi |
| 6276201 |
Fuel tank for a motor vehicle |
August 21, 2001 |
| In a fuel tank (1) for a motor vehicle, a carrier (12) of a fuel level sensor (8) is manufactured in one piece with a wall of the baffle (4). As a result, the fuel tank (1) is composed of a very small number of components and can be mounted in a particularly simple way. In the region |
| 6275025 |
Magnetic position sensor |
August 14, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a magnetic position sensor in which at least two stator elements are arranged in a magnetic field, a magnetic field probe being located in the air gap between the stator elements, a means that follows the movement of an object being arranged parallel to the plane |
| 6273492 |
Operating mechanism for a folding top of a convertible |
August 14, 2001 |
| An operating mechanism for a folding top (1) of a convertible has an electric motor (10) with a rotational speed that can be regulated for driving a hydraulic gear mechanism (11). A control unit (7) for actuating the electric motor (10) has a memory (18) for rotational speeds intended |
| 6272942 |
Worm gear unit |
August 14, 2001 |
| A worm gear unit having at least one worm shaft displaceable in the axial direction, means with which the worm shaft can be secured once in the axial direction in order to set the play being provided according to the invention, the means being permanently secured after the play has been |
| 6267103 |
Fuel delivery unit |
July 31, 2001 |
| A fuel delivery unit for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The fuel delivery unit has a fuel pump (5) which is clamped in between a retaining part (1) and an elastically configured pump-retaining means (6) which is clipped on the retaining part (1). The retaining part (1) is open toward one |
| 6265840 |
Electronic device |
July 24, 2001 |
| An electronic device for a motor vehicle, having an electronics unit designed for switching high currents in a two-part housing, a capacitor unit being arranged in the housing to suppress the interference signals produced by said high currents.In an electronic device which is easy to man |
| 6265832 |
Driving circuit for light-emitting diodes |
July 24, 2001 |
| In a driving circuit for a plurality of light-emitting diodes, in which the current (I.sub.LED) through each of the light-emitting diodes can be set by a respective current source, and in which a plurality of current sources are combined in an integrated circuit, a plurality of current |
| 6263916 |
Tank system |
July 24, 2001 |
| In a tank system, in particular a fuel tank system, which comprises a tank (1) with at least one filling level transmitter (7, 8) and also a display (11) for indicating the filling level of the tank (1), a measurable and indicatable reserve volume (3V) which is arranged in the tank and i |
| 6260771 |
Windsheild washer valve |
July 17, 2001 |
| A valve device, in particular a window and lens cleaning device in motor vehicles, comprising a housing (1) with a duct (2) and at least one nozzle (3), and also a tubular connecting piece (4) for feeding a pressurized fluid, in particular a cleaning liquid, into the duct and to the nozz |
| 6259184 |
Load shifting device |
July 10, 2001 |
| Load adjusting device having an actuating device, in particular an electric motor, which, in a throttle valve housing (18) having an electrical connection, adjusts a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine, wherein, a mounting plate (1) having electrically conductive regions is |
| 6257500 |
Window and lens glass cleaning system for a motor vehicle |
July 10, 2001 |
| A window and lens glass cleaning system for a motor vehicle has a constructional unit comprising a washer fluid container (1), a plurality of control units (7-9) and an evaluating device (12) of a fluid-level sensor (12a). This enables all of the essential components of the window an |
| 6250836 |
Tolerance-compensation device |
June 26, 2001 |
| Production-induced tolerances in the assembly of components involve very high outlay if, after the assembly, these components have to be located in a certain position in relation to one another. The novel tolerance-compensation device is intended to render the position of the compone |
| 6250176 |
Pedal |
June 26, 2001 |
| A pedal having a pivotably mounted pedal arm, which is prestressed into an initial position by means of a restoring-spring element designed as a leg spring, has a friction body which is prestressed against a friction surface by means of the restoring-spring element. The friction body is |
| 6247653 |
Heatable washer system which is intended for a motor vehicle |
June 19, 2001 |
| In a washer system (9) which is intended for a motor vehicle, a delivery unit (1) is used to supply a washer nozzle (11) which is connected by a pipe element (10). To protect against damage at low ambient temperatures, a heating element (5) is arranged on a housing (7) of a pump chamber |
| 6247652 |
Nozzle holder to be fixed to a motor vehicle |
June 19, 2001 |
| A nozzle assembly (2) for a washing nozzle (6) of a windshield washing system is pivotably mounted in a recess (3) of a body panel (4). The nozzle assembly (2) has an eccentric (11), by which the angle of inclination of the washing nozzle (6) can be set in relation to a windshield (1 |
