| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6246127 |
Transmission control device |
June 12, 2001 |
| A control device (1) for a motor vehicle, for an automatic or semi-automatic transmission, is provided on a supporting arm (2). The control device comprises two actuation elements (7, 8), comprising as touch contact switches (5, 6), and a liquid crystal display (3) which, in addition |
| 6237411 |
Limit-level sensor and method of determining the undershooting or overshooting of an intended le |
May 29, 2001 |
| A limit-level sensor for measuring level of a liquid has a resistance element which has an electric resistance which suddenly varies a transition temperature which lies above the maximum liquid temperature. The resistance element is first heated by electric current. Thereupon, the el |
| 6234410 |
Cleaning device |
May 22, 2001 |
| A cleaning device for a motor vehicle headlight lens, a washer nozzle (6) is arranged on a support (11) having tubes (12, 13) which can be moved in the manner of a telescope. An outer tube (12) of the support (11) can be moved by an adjusting arrangement (5) having an electric motor (19) |
| 6234151 |
Fuel supply system |
May 22, 2001 |
| In a fuel supply system for diesel engines, which comprisesa fluidic series connection of a fuel pump (5) sucking out of a tank (1), of a fuel filter (7) and of a high-pressure pump (9),a parallel connection, located downstream of the high-pressure outlet (14) of the high-pressure pump (9), |
| 6231201 |
Display unit |
May 15, 2001 |
| A display unit, in particular in a vehicle, has a display (1.) which can be transilluminated by a transilluminating device (2) in a prescribed direction. Light launched from a light source (3) into an optical conductor (4) is aligned by a first optical element (5) and deflected into |
| 6227871 |
Device for contact-connecting a circuit board |
May 8, 2001 |
| In a device (23) for contact-connecting two circuit boards (17, 18) for a control device of a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, contacts (24, 25) of one of the circuit boards (17) are arranged on a holding part (20). The holding part (20) is prestressed |
| 6226646 |
Storage medium carrying geographical location data |
May 1, 2001 |
| A storage medium (202) carries data structures (220-222) with attribute values (224-232) for a plurality of geographical locations. On the basis of a given code the storage medium is accessed by a system in order to read the attribute values of the data structure (222) corresponding to t |
| 6224389 |
Component for contacting a measuring unit and method for its production |
May 1, 2001 |
| The component (5) has a substrate (6), which comprises a number of contact bridges (7) corresponding to the number of contact elements (2) of the meter (1) which are to be electrically bonded, the contact bridges (7) having soldering tags (8, 9) bent at right angles to one another. The |
| 6218790 |
Connection assembly with selective establishment of intensity of light-emitting diode |
April 17, 2001 |
| In order to code its light intensity class, a light-emitting diode (1) has a number of contact elements (3-8) which are connected to series resistors (13-16) situated outside a physical unit comprising the contact elements (3-8), a connection element (2) and the light-emitting diode (1). |
| 6216085 |
Navigation system for a vehicle |
April 10, 2001 |
| A navigation system (100) guiding a driver of a vehicle has a receiver (102) for the reception of traffic message. The navigation system has a filter module (104) that determines the delay caused by the event of the received traffic message. The filter module only transfers the traffic |
| 6215415 |
Parking aid for a motor vehicle having sensors with substantially the same detection area |
April 10, 2001 |
| A parking aid for a motor vehicle, which measures the distance between an object and the motor vehicle in a contactless manner and has a plurality of sensors which are arranged on the motor vehicle, each sensor emitting a signal and receiving the signal reflected from an object located i |
| 6209314 |
Air/fuel mixture control in an internal combustion engine |
April 3, 2001 |
| A method for regulating the fuel/air ratio of an internal combustion engine, the output signal from a first lamba probe, which is arranged in the exhaust duct of the internal combustion engine upstream of a catalyst, being supplied to a controller, and the controller emitting a manipulat |
| 6202811 |
Clutch |
March 20, 2001 |
| A clutch for a motor vehicle has a sensor device (7) for detecting the limit of wear of friction linings (6), with an electric switch (11) having an electric conductor (13). The electric conductor (13) is severed by a rotatably mounted switching part (14) when the limit of wear is reache |
| 6200214 |
Tongue connection |
March 13, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a tongue connection, in particular for fixing an air vent on a wall in a passenger compartment, on a basic body which is to be arranged in a releasable manner on a border of a wall opening by way of at least two tongues which project from the basic body, the tong |
| 6195244 |
Electronic circuit with a screening case to attenuate high-frequency interference |
February 27, 2001 |
| In an electronic circuit, comprising electrical and electronic components and their connecting lines (3) on a printed circuit board (2), in which case a shielded housing encloses the electronic circuit, attenuating radiofrequencies, in order to prevent interference which acts on the |
| 6194797 |
Method for producing a multipole electric motor, and a multipole electric motor |
February 27, 2001 |
| A multipole electric motor having a plurality of pole laminations (8-11) guided from ends of coils (4, 5) to a permanent magnet (13) of a rotor (14), the pole laminations (8-11) are firstly produced as a coherent sheet-metal part, and is partially injection-coated with a plastic. Sub |
| 6186547 |
Motor vehicle with a position-adjustable steering wheel and a position-adjustable dashboard |
February 13, 2001 |
| To facilitate the joint raising and lowering and pivoting of the steering wheel (2) or the steering column (1) and the dashboard (4) of a motor vehicle, it is suggested to form an assembly consisting of the steering column (1) and the dashboard (4), which can be secured in a motor vehicl |
| 6182694 |
Fuel delivery unit having a line connection |
February 6, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a fuel delivery unit for use in fuel tanks of vehicles, having a pump with a housing (2) and at least one outlet opening (3) arranged laterally thereon, having a reservoir (1) which can be filled with fuel and into which the pump can be inserted with little later |
| 6178940 |
Intake system for an internal combustion engine |
January 30, 2001 |
| An intake system for an internal combustion engine, in particular an internal combustion engine driving a vehicle, having a resonator, wherein the resonator is designed as a resonator module (1), the resonator module (1) comprising a resonator housing (2) and a resonator-housing cover (2 |
| 6178917 |
Pointer instrument |
January 30, 2001 |
| A pointer instrument (1) has two pointer flags (3, 4) which can pivot in a common plane about a common axis (2). For this purpose, the pointer flags (3, 4) can each be deflected independently of each other in the region of a separate sector of a circle by a pointer drive (6, 6'), by of a |
| 6177864 |
Device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle |
January 23, 2001 |
| A device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle has a picture-taking sensor unit (21) for monitoring the passenger compartment (1) of the motor vehicle and a evaluation unit (22) for recognizing pictures of the picture-taking sensor unit (21). If the piece of electroni |
| 6176134 |
Filling level sensor |
January 23, 2001 |
| A filling level sensor for generating electrical signals as a function of the filling level, in which a regulator is integral to a guider of a carrier part, (6). An actuator of the regulator is connected to a mounting arm. (9) via a coupling element (8). As a result, the mounting arm (2) |
| 6175176 |
Electric motor |
January 16, 2001 |
| An electric motor with a stator having two magnetic shells (2, 3) has a spring element (6) which prestresses the magnetic shells (2, 3) against a stop fixed to the housing. The spring element (6) bears on both magnetic shells (2, 3) with in each case two bearing points. The spring elemen |
| 6171133 |
Contact-making device |
January 9, 2001 |
| In a contact-making device having a connector strip (1) that is to be fixed on a circuit board (2), a guide plate (3) is arranged between the circuit board (2) and the connector strip (1). The guide plate (3) has cutouts (8) for contact legs (7) of the connector strip (1) and aligns the |
| 6167778 |
Gas pedal for a motor vehicle |
January 2, 2001 |
| A gas pedal for a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission has a kick-down stop having a movable or elastic supporting part (5) which is fastened on or in a pedal arm (2) when the pedal arm (2) has been pressed down virtually to the full extent, the supporting part (5) strikes agains |
| 6162090 |
Printed circuit board with a coupling element of a plug-in device |
December 19, 2000 |
| A printed circuit board, in particular for a display instrument in a motor vehicle, having a coupling element of a plug-in device and having one or more clearances and one or more terminal contacts of the coupling element which pass through the clearances, the coupling element having a b |
| 6155875 |
Multi-angle electrical connector |
December 5, 2000 |
| An electrical connector having a housing, a plurality of conductive terminals supported within the housing, and a flange extending outward from the housing. The flange has a plurality of selectively removable portions to permit the connector upon removal of one of the portions to be |
| 6155299 |
Windshield washer valve |
December 5, 2000 |
| A valve device, in particular a window and lens cleaning device in motor vehicles, includes 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 nozzle |
| 6152688 |
Fuel pump |
November 28, 2000 |
| A fuel pump is developed as a side-channel pump with two conveyor chambers for the conveying of a liquid to an outlet channel, and has two inlet channels arranged one behind the other seen in the direction of flow. One of the inlet channels debouches into a radially inwardly arranged |
| 6152495 |
Hose coupling for connecting a hose with a second component |
November 28, 2000 |
| A hose coupling for connecting two hoses (3, 4) has two hose fittings (1, 2), which each have a coupling part (5, 6). One coupling part (5) has a radially encircling guide collar (7), which engages in a groove (9) made in a sleeve (8) of the other coupling part (6). The sleeve (8) is of |
| 6152174 |
Surge pot for arrangement in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle |
November 28, 2000 |
| A surge pot intended for mounting in a fuel tank has a walling with a circumferential elastic insert. In this way, the surge pot has in a mounting position a small cross section with which it can be passed through a mounting opening in the fuel tank. After the mounting, the elastic i |
| 6151974 |
Sensor, particularly temperature sensor, and injection molding apparatus for the manufacture of |
November 28, 2000 |
| For the manufacture of a sensor (1) having a pre-assemblable transmitter insert (3) with a transmitter element (4) with connecting lines (6, 7), the transmitter insert (3) is first of all fastened on a core of an injection molding apparatus and then introduced into an injection mold. |
| 6150811 |
Magnetic field sensor for stable magnetic field measurement over a wide temperature range |
November 21, 2000 |
| A magnetic field sensor consists of a cylinder (2) with a core of premagnetized amorphous ferromagnetic metal. The inductance of the coil (2) is controlled by earth magnetic field H.sub.E and forms part of an L.C. oscillator (1). An adjusting device is provided to smooth out fluctuat |
| 6148977 |
Free-wheel clutch |
November 21, 2000 |
| Known free-wheel clutches are directionally operated clutches, which permit a shaft (12) and a hub (16) to carry each other along in one relative direction of rotation, for example by means of frictional connection. From time to time it is desired, on the one hand, to permit free-wheelin |
| 6144927 |
Data transmission device for a motor vehicle, comprising a pulse generator and a monitoring unit |
November 7, 2000 |
| A data-transmission device has a pulse generator (1) and a monitoring unit (20) for use in a vehicle. A signal generated by the sensor (2) is transmitted from the pulse generator (1) to the monitoring unit (20) by a signal line (9) and also, when requested by the monitoring unit, is |
| 6142523 |
Steering spindle provided for mounting on a body part of a motor vehicle |
November 7, 2000 |
| A profile steering spindle of a motor vehicle has a telescopic profile piece, which can be displaced in the axial direction by an adjusting tube, and into which project a first profile piece close to the steering wheel and a second profile piece remote from the steering wheel, intended f |
| 6138857 |
Fuel tank and method for the mounting of lines in a fuel tank |
October 31, 2000 |
| Lines to be mounted on a fuel tank are prestressed against an inside of the fuel tank by means of spring elements. The mounting of the lines thereby becomes very simple, particularly in the case of fuel tanks manufactured by the blowing method. Furthermore, fuel vapors are reliably preve |
| 6138648 |
Intake device for a supercharged engine which can be installed in the rear of a motor vehicle |
October 31, 2000 |
| An intake device for a supercharged internal combustion engine is installed in a motor vehicle. In particular, the engine is a supercharged otto engine which can be installed in the rear of a motor vehicle, and has an air filter box which receives an air filter element, and a supercharge |
| 6133546 |
Process and device for heating windscreen washer liquid |
October 17, 2000 |
| Only a small useful quantity of washing water as close as possible to the spray nozzles of the windshield wiper system is heated. As a result of corresponding miniaturization, the heating time can be reduced to 5 to 10 seconds. A sufficient cleaning effect can be achieved in most cases b |
| 6128053 |
Liquid crystal display with heater |
October 3, 2000 |
| 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 |
| 6126130 |
Device for bracing and centering two components |
October 3, 2000 |
| A device for bracing two components has a spring ring (10) which is designed to be corrugated in each case in the radial and the axial direction. The spring ring (10) can be compressed axially or radially, without, in each case, losing its spring effect in the other direction. It is |
| 6116664 |
Lock, in particular for car doors or the like |
September 12, 2000 |
| A lock, in particular for motor vehicle doors or the like, having a rotary latch which can be locked via a pawl and can be released by the pawl. For this purpose, a release force acts or does not act on the pawl via a coupling member movable by an actuator as a function of commands by an |
| 6112564 |
Lock, in particular for motor vehicle doors |
September 5, 2000 |
| A lock, particularly for the door of a motor vehicle, having lock elements including at least one lock element which can be connected by connecting elements to at least one manipulator. A coupling device is arranged in a force transmission path between the manipulator and the at least on |
| 6109133 |
Control arrangement |
August 29, 2000 |
| A control arrangement, in particular a power-control arrangement for engines of vehicles, having an actuating lever (1), in particular a pedal, and a damping device (5-8; 10) which counteracts a movement of the actuating lever (1), comprising a freewheel (9; 16, 17; 18) which at least |
| 6104315 |
Navigation system for guiding a driver |
August 15, 2000 |
| A navigation system (100) includes a vehicle position determining module (110) for determining the current position of the vehicle and a planning module (114) for planning a route between the current position and a desired destination. The navigation system (100) further includes a g |
| 6100869 |
Display screen device |
August 8, 2000 |
| In an illuminating system for a display screen device, there is at least one lamp located in an accessory unit (2). This lamp (3) is connected via a light guide (4) with a display field (6) of the display screen device (1). This arrangement serves for illumination of the display field (6 |
| 6100476 |
Operating device with two-dimensional dialogue movement |
August 8, 2000 |
| An operating device with a two-dimensional dialogue movement for selecting and calling functions and groups of functions, especially for use in motor vehicles. The dialogue can be moved in a first dimension by rotating a rotary switch that is in a first axial position. The dialogue can b |
| 6087829 |
Method for measuring the rotation angle of a rotatable shaft, especially a rotatable switch, and |
July 11, 2000 |
| In a method for detecting the rotational angle (.alpha.) of a rotatable shaft, in which two sinusoidal signals are generated by rotation of the shaft, the signals having a phase shift of 90.degree. with respect to one another, and being standardized, and in which the signal values of the |
| 6086474 |
Ventilation device for a motor vehicle |
July 11, 2000 |
| A ventilating device (1) for a motor vehicle, having a ventilation opening (5) arranged in the central region of an instrument panel (2) and/or a ventilation opening (5) arranged in a center, console which can be connected optionally to a suction side or a pressure side of a fan having |
| 6084417 |
Method for determining the moisture impinging on a resistive rain sensor |
July 4, 2000 |
| In a method and a system for the operation of a resistive moisture sensor, conductance of the sensor is measured, whereby current through the moisture sensor is measured preferably during an application of a voltage to the moisture sensor. In order to avoid electrolytic phenomena, the |
