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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160142491 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORWARDING INFORMATION - The invention relates to a method for forwarding information by means of a transmitting and receiving device in a first vehicle, having the following steps of: determining a stop state of the first vehicle, determining a position of the first vehicle, receiving information from a first transmitter in a vehicle and/or an infrastructure unit, forwarding the information from the first transmitter to a receiver in a second vehicle by means of the transmitting and receiving device if the position of the first vehicle is within a predefined area. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139255 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE LOCALIZATION OF A VEHICLE FROM A FIXED REFERENCE MAP - A method and a device for locating a vehicle from a fixed reference map in which objects are assigned one or more positions in the reference map. At successive points of a vehicle trajectory, in each case a radar impulse is emitted and subsequently, angle-resolved and time-resolved measurements of the radar impulse response are performed. Object positions are identified in the environment surrounding the vehicle from the radar impulse response, the current identified object positions forming an environment map. The vehicle position is identified in the reference map by comparing the environment map to the reference map, the reference map being created from the identified positions and is continuously updated. An object classification for the identified object positions in the current environment map and/or reference map is performed and the identification of the vehicle position is performed while taking the object classification into account. | 05-19-2016 |
20160129871 | INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A VEHICLE - An instrument panel for a vehicle, having an instrument panel upper part and a frame-like basic body, which can be mounted on a transverse mounting bar of the vehicle body, which basic body has receptacles for equipping with functional elements, for example radio, glove box, etc., and delimits at least one air channel of a vehicle ventilation system, in particular a defrost channel extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle along the windshield, wherein on the passenger side of the instrument panel an airbag arrangement is integrated which has a firing channel reaching to the instrument panel upper part and an airbag module mounted on a firing channel wall. According to the invention the basic body has at least one supporting section on which the firing channel wall is supported. | 05-12-2016 |
20160109528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATING POINT-DEPENDENT CHANGE IN RESISTANCE FACTOR AND VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for determining an operating point-dependent change in resistance factor (AF | 04-21-2016 |
20160109527 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CHANGE IN RESISTANCE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for determining a change in resistance (ΔR | 04-21-2016 |
20160107564 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE LIGHT EMISSION OF A REAR LIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method and device for controlling a light emission of a rear lamp of a vehicle. The rear lamp includes optical components having emission surfaces having at least three partial emission surfaces. At least a first and a second light function can be produced by the light emission of the emission surfaces. After a switchover process from the first to the second light function, the first partial emission surface, which emits light for the first light function, emits no light, the second partial emission surface, which emits light for the first light function, continues to emit light, and the third partial emission surface, which emits no light for the first light function, emits light. | 04-21-2016 |
20160101714 | TELESCOPIC COVER ELEMENT OF A RECEIVING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE SEAT - A receiving device on a vehicle seat for a holding element of a fastening system which has a receiving element of an equipment part to be fastened, which receiving element can be fixed on the holding element. The holding element is provided with a cover element having a cover opening. The receiving device has a holding part which is reversibly secured on the holding element. The cover element has a casing body which emerges from the cover opening and has cover-element slotted guides that are open with respect to the holding element within the casing body. The casing body of the cover element at least partially surrounds a body of the holding part, and the open side of the cover-element slotted guides of the cover element engages in the holding element whereby the cover element is mounted and is guided in a telescopically movable manner. | 04-14-2016 |
20160096509 | VEHICLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for an access system for a vehicle includes the steps of recording a first optical information in a specific area surrounding the vehicle and detecting an object approaching the vehicle as a function of the recorded first optical information. As a function of detecting the approaching object, a second optical information in the surrounding area is recorded, and gesture information of the object is identified as a function of the second optical information. A locking device or door opening device of the access system is triggered as a function of gesture information. | 04-07-2016 |
20160087311 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION FOR HIGH-ENERGY ANODES - An electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, and also the use of a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate component and lithium nitrate for improving the cycle stability and/or for increasing the performance of a lithium-ion battery. | 03-24-2016 |
20160016462 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for operating a hybrid vehicle which comprises at least one internal combustion engine with a fuel tank and a filter, and an additional motor for driving the vehicle. The filter is designed to receive fuel vapors from the fuel tank in a filtering mode and to discharge the fuel vapors to the internal combustion engine in a flushing mode. In the method, a current operating point of the internal combustion engine is detected and the flushing mode of the filter is activated according to the current operating point and an operating time of the vehicle. | 01-21-2016 |
20160001638 | AIR VENT ASSEMBLY - An air vent assembly, for example, for a motor vehicle, having an air vent, which has at least one air guide louver with a trailing edge and a leading edge, whereby the air guide louver with its leading edge is mounted pivotable about a rotation axis associated with the trailing edge, and having a decorative device. It is provided that the decorative device has at least one stationary decorative louver with a visible edge extending in the extension of the trailing edge, and that the air guide louver is mounted on the decorative louver pivotable about the rotation axis. | 01-07-2016 |
20150329002 | CONTROLLING A LOCKING DEVICE OF AN ELECTRIC CHARGING PORT - A method for controlling a locking device of an electric charging port of a vehicle. The vehicle has a keyless entry system, which makes it possible for the vehicle to be unlocked without the active operation of a vehicle key. Presence information of the vehicle key in the vicinity of the vehicle is detected and further a state of charge is detected that indicates whether a charging process is currently taking place via the charging port. The locking device is activated depending on the presence information and the state of charge. | 11-19-2015 |
20150300074 | CLOSING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLOSING DEVICE - A closing device includes an element which can be moved along a path, a drive, an operating element for detecting a closing request, and detector for detecting the position of an ID transmitter paired with the vehicle. The drive is designed to move the movable element along the path, and a closing movement of the movable element is started via the drive if the actuation of an operating element is detected, if an ID transmitter paired with the vehicle is detected in a first position region within a time window t following the actuation of the operating element, and if the ID transmitter paired with the vehicle is not detected in the first position region at least for a duration s, which begins at least within the time window t, after being detected in the first position region within the time window t. | 10-22-2015 |
20150266379 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A display method for a vehicle that includes an electric drive and an electric charge accumulator for storing electric energy for the electric drive. Multiple properties of multiple charging stations are provided, which are suitable for charging the electric charge accumulator of the vehicle, and multiple filter criteria are also provided. One particular filter criterion is assigned to one particular property of the multiple properties of the charging stations. The multiple charging stations are filtered, using the multiple filter criteria, for generating a filtered subset of charging stations in such a way that the filtered subset of charging stations has no more than a predetermined number of charging stations. The filtered subset of charging stations is displayed on a display device of the vehicle. | 09-24-2015 |
20150253804 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC DRIVING MODE - A method for operating a vehicle that can be operated in a manual driving mode and in an automatic driving mode and has at least one foot actuation device, which in the manual driving mode projects from a plane of a resting surface and can be actuated by a vehicle driver, wherein a switch from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode is detected and thereupon the at least one foot actuation device and/or the resting surface are moved relative to one another in such a way that the at least one foot actuation device and the resting surface form a substantially continuous plane or the resting surface forms a substantially continuous plane and the foot actuation device is covered by the plane of the resting surface. | 09-10-2015 |
20150229711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for providing multimedia data in a motor vehicle. At least one vehicle-internal hardware component serves to provide a first runtime environment for supporting at least one computer program application on the vehicle-internal hardware component. An interface serves for communication with at least one vehicle-external hardware component, which provides a second runtime environment for supporting the computer program application on the vehicle-external hardware component. Furthermore, either the vehicle-internal hardware component or the vehicle-external hardware component is selectable for executing the computer program application. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228988 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL COMPRISING ASSEMBLY OF THIS TYPE AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING SAID FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell that includes a membrane electrode unit with a membrane and two electrodes which make surface contact with both faces of the membrane. The membrane electrode assembly has a seal support that surrounds the periphery of the membrane and that overlaps the latter. The membrane electrode also has a connecting layer which continuously overlaps the membrane and the seal support, an inner edge section of the connecting layer being bonded to the membrane electrode unit and an outer edge section of the connecting layer being bonded to the seal support on the same flat face of the connecting layer. A seal is connected outside the membrane to the seal support. A fuel cell is provided that includes a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies. A motor vehicle includes the fuel cell and a method is provided for producing the membrane electrode assembly. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228987 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING ASSEMBLY OF THIS TYPE - A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell. The membrane electrode assembly has a membrane electrode unit and an integrally formed seal with a first sub-section and a second subsection. The membrane electrode unit has a perforation, along which the seal extends on both faces of the membrane unit. The first sub-section of the seal is situated on a first flat face and the second sub-section on a second flat face of the membrane electrode unit and the two sub-sections are integrally joined through the perforation. A fuel cell is also provided having a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226103 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOSING VALVE, AND CORRESPONDING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine comprises a charge-air cooler for cooling charge air and comprises a dosing valve. The charge air comprises exhaust gases which are conducted to the charge air cooler, with an adjustable exhaust-gas recirculation rate, from an exhaust tract of the internal combustion engine. In the method, a dosing valve temperature of the dosing valve is determined, and a charge-air temperature of the charge air is detected. Coolant is supplied to the dosing valve and to the charge-air cooler by means of a common adjustable coolant pump as a function of the dosing valve temperature. Furthermore, an exhaust-gas recirculation rate is adjusted as a function of the charge-air temperature and the dosing valve temperature. | 08-13-2015 |
20150221341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED TIME-LAPSE VIDEO GENERATION USING PANORAMIC IMAGERY - A system for periodically recording GPS coordinates of a vehicle during the vehicle driver's trip as trip coordinates, at times when the driver gazes away from the direction of travel, recording a potential point in interest in accordance with the current GPS coordinates and an angle of the driver's eye gaze, and after reaching the destination, sending the trip coordinates and the point of interest coordinates to a remote server. The remote server may then retrieve from a GPS coordinate-tagged image database, panoramic images corresponding to the trip coordinates and potential POI coordinates. The driver, or any other user of the system, can then create an enhanced time-lapse video of the driver's trip by converting the retrieved panoramic images into a video focusing on points of interest capturing the attention of the driver. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221295 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SOUND-GENERATING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN ARTIFICIAL ENGINE NOISE - A motor vehicle having at least one sound generating system for generating an artificial engine noise, which has at least one electrically controllable vibration exciter, wherein the vibration exciter is fastened to a component that is acoustically and/or vibrationally decoupled from a body of the motor vehicle. The component is retained on the motor vehicle by a retaining device, which covers the component at least to a large extent. By means of this measure, the acoustic properties of the sound-generating system can be significantly improved. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217782 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VEHICLE PARAMETERS - A method and a device for displaying vehicle parameters, which comprise at least a first and a second parameter is provided. A value of the first parameter and a value of the second parameter are determined and the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter are displayed on a display area. In addition, the value of the first parameter is changed and the change in the value of the first parameter at least in a first portion is converted into a change in the value of the second parameter. A first display element, via which the conversion of the change in the value of the first parameter into the change in the value of the second parameter is depicted graphically, is created on the display area. | 08-06-2015 |
20150180060 | HUMIDIFICATION DEVICE FOR HUMIDIFYING PROCESS GASES AND FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING SAME - A humidification device for humidifying process gases, in particular for fuel cells, having a stack of repeating components, including a steam-permeable membrane, a first layer arrangement arranged on a first side of the membrane having a first flow layer for conducting a process gas to be humidified, a multiplicity of flow channels running parallel to the membrane, a second layer arrangement arranged on a second side of the membrane having a second flow layer for conducting a humidified gas including a multiplicity of flow channels running parallel to the membrane, and two protective films which adjoin the second flow layer on both sides and have a multiplicity of through-openings. | 06-25-2015 |
20150179332 | COIL ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING A ROTATING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD AND POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN IDENTIFICATION TRANSMITTER - A coil arrangement is provided for generating a rotating electromagnetic field, comprising at least three coils, each having at least one associated coil winding. The coil arrangement further comprises a ferromagnetic coil yoke which establishes a magnetic coupling between the at least three coils. | 06-25-2015 |
20150175120 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity. | 06-25-2015 |
20150149040 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANEUVERING A TRAILER - A method and a device for maneuvering a combination of a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer is connected to the towing vehicle by a non-steerable tow-bar, and the towing vehicle observes the rear surroundings, including the trailer, by a rear-view camera. The method includes the steps: a) determining the actual articulation of the trailer relative to the towing vehicle; b) determining the length of the tow-bar and the maximum articulation of the trailer; c) inputting the intended articulation of the trailer; d) reversing the towing vehicle with at least active steering support until the intended articulation of the trailer is reached; e) fixing the direction of travel predetermined by the intended articulation; f) maneuvering the towing vehicle with at least active steering support while maintaining the predetermined direction of travel until an eventual parking position is reached. | 05-28-2015 |
20150142253 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE REALIZATION OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR A VEHICLE - In order to realize at least one application program for a vehicle, data of the vehicle is transmitted by the vehicle to an administrative unit via a wireless interface. Each application program acquires the data of the vehicle from the administrative unit via an interface of the administrative unit. Each application program thus executes a function in accordance with the data. | 05-21-2015 |
20150120151 | VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE COMPONENT - A vehicle system for activating at least one vehicle component to provide access to a vehicle. A first receiver is operative to obtain a wireless signal at least comprising first identification data of an electronic device; a memory device storing at least second identification data; at least a second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key, and the at least second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key if the first identification data match the at least second identification data. | 04-30-2015 |
20140373515 | EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT COMPONENT WITH AN HC ADSORBER FUNCTION AND EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH AN EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT COMPONENT - An exhaust gas aftertreatment component includes a ceramic carrier body with a plurality of axial flow channels, wherein the carrier body has an inner region and an outer region, which radially surrounds the inner region. A cell density of the carrier body is smaller in the inner region than a cell density in the outer region. At least the outer region of the carrier body has a coaling, wherein the coating of the outer region has an HC adsorber function for a reversible adsorption of unburnt hydrocarbons. An exhaust gas system, which is equipped with such an exhaust gas aftertreatment component, and a vehicle, which has such an exhaust gas system are also provided. | 12-25-2014 |
20140367371 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING DEVICE FOR HEATING A COMPONENT, CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SAME - The invention relates to a method and a control device for controlling a heating device ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140330506 | HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR REAL TIME TRIP COMPARISON - A method and system for comparing vehicle trip data of a current vehicle trip to historical vehicle trip data in real time includes recording vehicle trip data and creating a record of historical vehicle trip data and during the current vehicle trip, evaluating the current vehicle trip. The record of historical vehicle trip data includes vehicle trip data from at least one previously conducted vehicle trip. The evaluating includes recording vehicle data during the current vehicle trip, accessing the record of historical vehicle trip data, and comparing the vehicle trip data of the current vehicle trip to the historical vehicle trip data in real time during the current vehicle trip. | 11-06-2014 |
20140283773 | ADJUSTABLE CAMSHAFT DRIVE - A camshaft drive includes a drive shaft having at least one cam for actuating a valve of an internal combustion engine. A shaft-in-shaft system is disposed parallel to the drive shaft and has an inner shaft and an outer shaft each having at least one cam for actuating a valve. The outer shaft is connected to an outer shaft transmission element in a manner fixed against relative rotation. A hydraulic transmission device includes a stator, a rotor, and an intermediate member. The inner shaft is coupled to the drive shaft via the hydraulic transmission device which is operatively connected to an adjusting device and to a control device for setting a desired phase angle between the inner shaft and the outer shaft. A drive element is coupled to the drive shaft. The drive element is directly coupled both to the outer shaft transmission element and to the stator. | 09-25-2014 |
20140240114 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING ALERT MESSAGES OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for outputting alert messages of a driver assistance system in a vehicle in which data for moving the vehicle and data regarding accident risks in the surroundings of the vehicle are detected, the detected data is evaluated and attributed to a specific accident risk category and an alert message is output subject to the attributed accident risk category. The method according to the invention is characterized in that from the captured movement of the vehicle a planned movement of the vehicle is derived and it is tested whether without modification of the planned movement of the vehicle a collision of the vehicle with another object will occur, and the manner of outputting the alert message is carried out in dependence on the result of said collision testing. The invention further relates to an associated driver assistance system and to a vehicle having such a driver assistance system. | 08-28-2014 |
20140200765 | VEHICLE COMFORT SYSTEM FOR USING AND/OR CONTROLLING VEHICLE FUNCTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Vehicle with a comfort system having: a vehicle controller device, via which different vehicle systems and/or vehicle functions can be controlled; at least one vehicle communication device for exchanging data via wireless communication; a plurality of identification modules arranged in the vehicle that comprise an identification code readable in the vicinity of the identification modules, each identification code being assigned to an installation location of the identification module. The vehicle controller device is designed to set up a communication connection to a mobile device via the vehicle communication device to receive, via the communication connection, an identification code read out by the mobile device and, via the mobile device and the mobile communication connection, to allow or prohibit control or usage of individual or all vehicle functions and/or systems selectively on the basis of the received identification code. | 07-17-2014 |
20140182509 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device for a hybrid vehicle having a first drive source and at least one second drive source for driving the hybrid vehicle according to a load requirement by the driver. The display device has at least one display component for displaying a value of a load requirement predetermined by the driver at a specific time and, when the hybrid vehicle is driven exclusively by the at least one second drive at said time, at least one additional display component is provided for visualizing a limit of a maximum load requirement retrievable by the driver at said time, wherein if said load requirement is exceeded, the first drive source is also or exclusively activated for driving the hybrid vehicle. At least one further display component can be activated, via which the visualization of at least one such mode of operation of the hybrid vehicle is possible. | 07-03-2014 |
20140178774 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-OXYGEN BATTERY - A lithium-oxygen battery may include an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte between, and in contact with, the anode and the cathode. The anode may include lithium and/or a lithium alloy. In some examples, the cathode defines a surface that is predominantly metal oxide with an electron conductivity of at least 10 | 06-26-2014 |
20140165159 | METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for a motor vehicle in which a communication connection between the vehicle and a server outside the vehicle is provided. In addition, user authentication information for a user of the vehicle is transmitted to the server, and an application is executed on the server as a function of the user authentication information. Output information that is generated by the server is transmitted to the vehicle from the application. | 06-12-2014 |
20140136849 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE DEVICE BY MEANS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a mobile device, not assigned to a motor vehicle, via an electronic device with a display and operator control device of the motor vehicle is made available. The program has program parts for a user interface and for operator control sequences which are assigned a digital certificate. The user interface comprises fixed areas for displaying variable contents. The program parts are transmitted together with the digital certificate to the electronic device of the motor vehicle and are carried out when the certificate is successfully checked. The transmission of data without protection by a digital certificate is restricted to the variable contents for display in the fixed areas of the user interface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133277 | COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A composite assembly for a motor vehicle having at least one electroacoustic transducer for outputting sound waves and at least one wall element of the motor vehicle, behind which the transducer is mounted in a concealed manner, wherein an intermediate element for influencing the sound emission behavior is arranged between the transducer and the wall element, the intermediate element having a contact surface facing the wall element for passing on the sound waves. At least one recess is formed within the contact surface, in which recess no contact is made between the intermediate element and the wall element. In this way, it is possible to influence the emission characteristics of the electroacoustic transducer in a very flexible and need-oriented manner. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130495 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, a turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger situated in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine being driven by exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine, and a compressor of the exhaust gas turbocharger powered by the turbine and situated in a combustion air system of the internal combustion engine compressing combustion air, exhaust gas being diverted in a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop upstream from the turbine and mixed with the combustion air downstream from the compressor, exhaust gas being diverted in a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop downstream from the turbine and mixed with the combustion air upstream from the compressor, exhaust gas being purified by a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation filter in the LP-EGR loop, a predetermined value for a total exhaust gas recirculation flow. | 05-15-2014 |
20140110405 | MISFUELLING PREVENTION DEVICE FOR A FILLER NECK OF A FUEL TANK - A misfuelling prevention device for a filler neck of a fuel tank includes a tubular element with an inflow side and an outflow side and a closure element, which, when in an open state, permits a flow of fuel through the outflow side, and, when in a closed state, prevents a flow of fuel through the outflow side. In a shell surface of the tubular element there is formed at least one opening which permits a flow of fuel from an inner side of the tubular element through to an outer side of the tubular element. The tubular element can be mounted such that at least a part of the shell surface in which the at least one opening is formed is arranged spaced apart from an inner surface of the filler neck such that fuel flowing through the at least one opening can flow via the filler neck into the fuel tank. | 04-24-2014 |
20140106712 | Method for Data Communication in a Vehicle and Data Communication Device - A method for data communication in a vehicle between an in-vehicle device and a mobile device coupled with the vehicle includes transmitting, by the in-vehicle device, data via a data bus of the vehicle to an in-vehicle data communication device, a first data protocol being used for this purpose, in which an arbitration occurs. The data communication device converts the data, and the data communication device transmits the converted data via a data link to the mobile device. A second data protocol is used in the data transmission from the in-vehicle data communication device to the mobile device, in which no arbitration occurs. A data communication device by which the method of the invention may be implemented is also described. | 04-17-2014 |
20140102390 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has a working cylinder with two intake valves and two exhaust valves assigned thereto. A first camshaft and a second camshaft each actuate a respective one of the intake valves and a respective one of the exhaust valves. The first camshaft is a variable camshaft with an adjuster for adjusting valve control times and includes an outer shaft, which is a hollow shaft, and an inner shaft, which is disposed within the outer shaft. The outer shaft as well as the inner shaft are rotatable by the adjuster and are rotatable relative to one another by the adjuster such that relative positions of given cams controlling given ones of the intake and exhaust valves are changeable. The second camshaft is driven by a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and is configured as a fixed camshaft. | 04-17-2014 |
20140076261 | CYLINDER OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD, MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CYLINDER, SPARK PLUG, COMBUSTION ENGINE AND VEHICLE - A cylinder of a combustion engine for a vehicle includes at least one intake duct and a spark plug which in turn includes a ground electrode. The spark plug is mounted in the cylinder such that during an operation of the combustion engine the ground electrode is cooled in as optimum a manner as possible by an airflow generated by the at least one intake duct. A spark plug and a method for manufacturing a cylinder of a combustion engine are also provided. | 03-20-2014 |
20140052374 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT TRAVEL ROUTE PLANNING FOR A VEHICLE - A method and device for carrying out travel route planning for a vehicle, in which schedule data are transmitted to a calculation unit, which is coupled to a data memory, in which data relating to a path network for the vehicle and data relating to the geographic positions of energy supply facilities are stored. The calculation unit checks if a route sequence which connects the geographic positions of the destinations associated with the schedule data is calculable such that the destinations are reached at the associated time data of the schedule data, wherein the prognosticated residual energy amount in the energy store of the vehicle for travelling the route sequence is determined and taken into account, if no such route sequence is calculable using the calculation unit, the latter determines matched schedule data for which such a route sequence is calculable, and the matched schedule data are output. | 02-20-2014 |
20140008950 | VARIABLE LIGHTWEIGHT SEAT CONCEPT - A bench for a vehicle is provided, which bench comprises at least two seats that are arranged next to one another and are connected to one another. Provision is made for one of the at least two seats to act as a base seat that has at least one locking unit for the purpose of connection to a vehicle floor of a vehicle body, while the at least one other seat hovers above a vehicle floor since the other seat is reversibly connected solely to the base seat. | 01-09-2014 |
20130327249 | ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - Cathode or anode, wherein the cathode binder or the anode binder comprises or consists of cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives which are soluble only in ionic liquids, a process for the production thereof and the use of cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives which are soluble only in ionic liquids as binder for producing cathodes and anodes, in particular battery electrodes. | 12-12-2013 |
20130300152 | FRONT END FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a front end for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, which has diametrically opposed A pillars ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130269326 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH HC ADSORBER AND PARALLEL EXHAUST-GAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND VEHICLE HAVING AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OF SAID TYPE - The invention relates to an exhaust system ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130189559 | Frame System for Battery Cells and Battery Module - A quadrangular frame system for accommodating at least one battery cell and a battery module with the quadrangular frame system. The frame system is characterized by good force transmission, inexpensive production and simple fitting. | 07-25-2013 |
20130116878 | METHOD FOR PARKING A VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - Automatic monitoring to determine whether, during a parking process of a parking assistance system of the vehicle, the vehicle is at an end of a current maneuver of the parking process. If the vehicle is at the end of the current maneuver of the parking process, a braking request of the driver of the vehicle to activate a brake of the vehicle is generated automatically. | 05-09-2013 |
20130087678 | FASTENING DEVICE ON THE UNDERBODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A fastening device on an underbody of a motor vehicle is provided, via which a shifting device may be fastened to the underbody. The shifting device comprises a floor shift protruding into the vehicle interior and is covered by a central console, which may be fixedly connected to the underbody via at least one retaining element. A damping cap is provided, covering the shifting device and having a through-passage for the floor shift, and the retaining element may be fastened to the underbody by the interposition of the damping cap. | 04-11-2013 |
20130074987 | MISFUELLING PREVENTION DEVICE - A misfuelling prevention device, a fuel tank and a vehicle are described. The misfuelling prevention device includes an elongated support element arranged inside a tubular element. A first end of the elongated support element is coupled to the tubular element and a second end of the elongated support element and a central section of the elongated support element are arranged such that they are spaced apart from an inner surface of the tubular element. A blocking element is arranged at the second end of the elongated support element, thereby preventing misfuelling. | 03-28-2013 |
20130000618 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes providing at least one gas exchange valve that is used by at least one of the working cylinders of the internal combustion engine as an exhaust-gas recirculation valve. In a predetermined operating state of the internal combustion engine, the exhaust-gas recirculation valve is opened at least twice within a working cycle of 720 degrees of the crankshaft, wherein an opening duration of the first opening of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve at least overlaps in time with an opening of the outlet valve during the exhaust stroke and wherein an opening duration of the second opening of the exhaust-gas recirculation valve at least overlaps in time with an opening duration of the inlet valve during the intake stroke, wherein the exhaust-gas recirculation valve is closed between the first opening and the second opening. | 01-03-2013 |
20120083386 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an electric engine. A drive arrangement for the vehicle has a crankshaft-side clutch part rigidly connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, and the crankshaft-side clutch part may be coupled to a drive train shaft-side clutch part via a clutch. The clutch part on the drive train shaft side is mechanically connected to a drive train shaft via at least one element for torsional vibration isolation. The drive train shaft is configured at least partially as a rotor of the electric engine. The crankshaft-side clutch part, the clutch and the drive train shaft-side clutch part form at least one part of the primary mass of a dual-mass flywheel. The drive train shaft forms at least one part of the secondary mass of the dual-mass flywheel. | 04-05-2012 |
20120060499 | Internal combustion engine with an exhaust-gas recirculation and method for operating an internal combustion engine - An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. A method for operating an internal combustion engine is also provided. | 03-15-2012 |
20110162932 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TORQUE-TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND TORQUE-TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A method for operating a torque-transmitting system, which is coupled on the input side to an output shaft of a drive assembly and on the output side to an input shaft of a transmission. A torque flux from the drive assembly to the transmission passes via the torque-transmitting system. The torque-transmitting system includes a hydrodynamic torque converter via which a hydraulic path of the torque flux passes, a converter lockup clutch which is arranged functionally in parallel with the torque converter and via which a mechanical path of the torque flux passes, and a control unit which controls distribution of the torque flux between the hydraulic and mechanical paths in such a way that a predetermined overall torque profile is established at the input shaft of the transmission. | 07-07-2011 |
20110107827 | Method for Testing the Functionality of an Oxidation Catalyst of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method of testing the functionality of an oxidation catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine, of a motor vehicle, includes the following steps: (a) verifying whether the motor vehicle is at a standstill; (b) verifying whether the internal combustion engine is idling; (c) verifying whether a temperature lies within a predetermined range upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst. Then, if all of the steps (a) to (c) yield an affirmative result, an intervention in the engine management is made in such a way that a predetermined temperature is set in the oxidation catalyst; (e) hydrocarbons (HCs) are actively produced by post-injecting fuel at a late point in time; (f) a lambda value is measured upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst as soon as the predetermined temperature from step (d) has been reached, and while HCs are actively produced in step (e). Then, a difference is determined between the lambda values measured upstream and downstream of the oxidation catalyst. If the difference is less than a predetermined value, a conclusion is reached that the oxidation catalyst is damaged. | 05-12-2011 |
20110035103 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE BODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROLLABLE OR ADJUSTABLE WITH RESPECT TO ITS MOVEMENT PROCESSES AND VEHICLE - A method and a system generates signals for influencing the movement of the body of a vehicle, wherein the chain of movements of which can be controlled or adjusted. The movement of the vehicle body is determined by sensors in relation to at least three wheels of the motor vehicle and the vertical acceleration of the vehicle body, the sensor signals that correspond to the determined sensor values are fed to a shock absorber controller which delivers at least one control signal to control actuators, in particular semi-active or active shock absorbers which are used to influence the movement of the body. The control signal for controlling the actuators is determined by the shock absorber controller from the sensor signals, with the aid of condition-dependent adjustment algorithms, taking into consideration current and/or expected conditions in conjunction with selectable requirements for the movement of the vehicle body and driving safety requirements. | 02-10-2011 |
20110011336 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF WORKPIECES, PARTICULARLY VEHICLE BODIES - A treatment system for the surface treatment of workpieces, particularly vehicle bodies, includes a plurality of transport devices, on which at least one workpiece to be treated can be attached in a releasable manner. A conveying device moves the transport devices through the treatment system. At least one treatment bath is disposed in a first conveying plane of the treatment system and the transport devices with the workpieces arranged thereon are introduced into the treatment bath. At least one cleaning device, which is suitable and designed for cleaning the transport devices after the surface treatment of the workpieces, is disposed in a second conveying plane of the treatment system. The second conveying plane is offset in the vertical direction relative to the first conveying plane. | 01-20-2011 |
20100290243 | VEHICLE ILLUMINATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY REFLECTOR FOR LATERAL DEFLECTION OF A LIGHT PORTION OF A LIGHT SOURCE - A vehicle illuminating device for the integrated attachment in each edge region of a motor vehicle, has a housing with at least one chamber, a light source positioned in a bracket, a reflector, an intermediate light disc with a prism arranged therein in at least partial regions, wherein the intermediate light disc has at least one signal function region dyed in a signal color, and electric connection contacts and a cover housing disc are spaced from the light disc. The reflector has in a first chamber a lateral section provided in a predominantly horizontal, lateral direction facing away from the vehicle. The housing has a lateral light region extending into the lateral region of the vehicle body, an additional lateral intermediate light disc arranged in the region, wherein the cover housing disc covers also the lateral light region with the lateral intermediate light disc from the outside at a distance. | 11-18-2010 |
20100263641 | Internal Combustion Engine With an Exhaust-Gas Turbocharger and a Charge-Air Cooler and Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine includes an intake manifold in a fresh air system. The intake manifold opens into inlet ports of a cylinder head. An exhaust-gas turbocharger has a turbine and a compressor, which is driven by the turbine. The turbine is disposed in the exhaust-gas system. The compressor is disposed in the fresh air system. The turbine has a turbine wheel and a wastegate channel configured to allow a bypassing flow of exhaust-gas past the turbine wheel of the turbine. A wastegate valve is disposed in the wastegate channel for selectively opening and closing the wastegate channel. An electric actuator is provided for operating the wastegate valve. A charge-air cooler is disposed, downstream of the compressor, in the fresh air system. The charge-air cooler is integrated into the intake manifold and is embodied with a water-cooled heat exchanger. | 10-21-2010 |
20100230992 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR CLOSING CAPS OF A FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A motor vehicle has a fuel supply device provided in a bowl indentation of the vehicle body. A closing cap closes the fuel supply device and a cover flap is articulated on the motor vehicle that, in the closed state, covers the bowl body of the body. Vehicles of the same model series must have different closing caps for different sales markets. Here, at least two different holding devices for holding the closing cap are therefore provided in the region of the fuel supply device. Differently designed closing caps for closing the fuel supply device can thus be received. | 09-16-2010 |
20100193316 | ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A CLUTCH - An actuation device and a method for actuating a clutch, in particular for a hybrid drive, include a master cylinder having an interior separated by a master piston into master and slave oil chambers. The slave oil chamber is connected, via a valve in a first valve position, to a tank line leading to an oil reservoir and in a second valve position, to a pressure line of the oil reservoir. The master oil chamber is connected via a working line to an oil chamber of a slave cylinder and to a compensating tank via a compensating line as a function of the position of the master piston. The compensating tank has a compensating volume which has, at its highest point, an overflow which is connected to the tank line and in its first position the valve connects the slave oil chamber to the compensating tank via a return line. | 08-05-2010 |
20100132355 | Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine, in particular an Otto-cycle engine, has an exhaust gas turbocharger and a mechanical charger, wherein a compressor of the exhaust gas turbo charger is disposed upstream of the mechanical charger in the air channel for combustion air such that the compressor of the exhaust gas turbocharger draws combustion air directly from an air filter. A first charge air cooler is disposed downstream of the compressor of the exhaust gas turbocharger and upstream of the mechanical charger. A second charge air cooler is disposed downstream of the mechanical charger. The first charge air cooler, the second charge air cooler, the mechanical charger, and an intake manifold are all arranged in a single charge air cooling module, wherein direct fuel injection into the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine is provided for supplying fuel. | 06-03-2010 |
20100131178 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method relates to operating an internal combustion engine in the form of an Otto engine, especially of a motor vehicle. Otto engine fuel (i.e., carburetor fuel, spark ignition engine fuel), such as gasoline or ethanol (E85), are directly injected into at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine with at least one fuel injector. Optionally, instead of injecting ignition spark engine fuel or in addition, the internal combustion engine is operated with gas, especially CNG (compressed natural gas) or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). During operation of the internal combustion engine with gas only, the engine is automatically switched to the operation with spark ignition engine fuel for a predetermined period, or the engine is switched to the operation with spark ignition engine fuel in addition to the operation with gas, in such a manner that a predetermined quantity of the carburetor fuel flows through the at least one fuel injector. The engine is then automatically switched back to the operation with gas only. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131177 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine in the form of an Otto engine, especially of a motor vehicle, selectively uses carburetor fuel, especially gasoline or ethanol (E85) by direct injection into at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine by means of at least one fuel injector. Optionally, instead of injecting ignition spark engine fuel or in addition to injecting ignition spark engine fuel, the internal combustion engine is operated with gas, especially CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). A mixture adaptation value is continuously determined during the operation of the internal combustion engine with spark ignition engine fuel. An actual mixture adaptation value is stored in a memory during the operation of the internal combustion engine with the spark ignition engine fuel and, after a predetermined minimum duration of operation with gas, an actual mixture adaptation value is compared with the stored mixture adaptation value during the operation of the internal combustion engine with ignition spark engine fuel. The fuel injectors are scavenged when a difference between the actual mixture adaptation value and the stored mixture adaptation value exceeds a predetermined difference value. | 05-27-2010 |
20100088093 | Voice Command Acquisition System and Method - A voice command acquisition method and system for motor vehicles is improved in that noise source information is obtained directly from the vehicle system bus. Upon receiving an input signal with a voice command, the system bus is queried for one or more possible sources of a noise component in the input signal. In addition to vehicle-internal information (e.g., window status, fan blower speed, vehicle speed), the system may acquire external information (e.g., weather status) in order to better classify the noise component in the input signal. If the noise source is found to be a window, for example, the driver may be prompted to close the window. In addition, if the fan blower is at a high speed level, it may be slowed down automatically. | 04-08-2010 |
20100075766 | Shaft Assembly - A telescopable shaft assembly has at least two shaft elements capable of sliding in one another as an internal shaft element and an outer shaft element connected to one another in torque transmitting manner via at least one sliding splined portion. An axial fixation defines predetermined breaking point between the shaft elements. The axial fixation becomes ineffective once a predetermined impact force acting in a telescoping direction is reached. The shaft elements are movable relative to one another, once the axial fixation has become ineffective, in low-friction manner along the sliding splined portion under the action of the impact force. When the axial fixation is effective, an annular gap is formed between a splined portion runout on a free end of the outer shaft element and an unsplined portion of the inner shaft element. The annular gap, at least in the area of the free end of the outer shaft element, is at least partially filled with a sealant. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072795 | Headrest for Protecting Against Whiplash - The invention relates to a headrest ( | 03-25-2010 |
20090277431 | Internal combustion engine with an exhaust-gas recirculation and method for operating an internal combustion engine - An internal combustion engine has a high-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line with a low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system downstream of a turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and opens into a fresh-air system upstream of a compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. An exhaust-gas flap is disposed in the exhaust-gas system downstream from where the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line branches off from the exhaust-gas system. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line and configured such that the at least one pressure sensor determines a pressure difference in the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation line between a point upstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve and a point downstream of the low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation valve. A method for operating an internal combustion engine is also provided. | 11-12-2009 |
20090146615 | Hybrid Motor Vehicle and Method for Controlling Operation of a Hybrid Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a method for controlling an operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a hybrid drive unit ( | 06-11-2009 |
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20090079250 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR REMOVING A HEAD RESTRAINT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 202A (FMVSS 202A) - A head restraint is guided and at least indirectly held in a frame part of a seat, in particular of a backrest of a motor vehicle seat, via at least one holding element which can be positioned at various height levels relative to the frame part by way of an actuating element. The actuating element interacts with at least one locking element. The actuating element is operated with a first, second, and third operating action. A first operating action of the actuating element permits height adjustment of the head restraint and a second operating action permits removal thereof from the frame part of the seat. The second operating action, for removing the head restraint, can be carried out in parallel with or after a third operating action on at least one blocking member that is integrated in the actuating element. | 03-26-2009 |
20080236915 | Hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle and method for controlling a hybrid drive train - A hybrid drive train includes an internal combustion engine, an electromagnetic transmission downstream of the internal combustion engine and an axle drive downstream of the electromagnetic transmission. The electromagnetic transmission includes a first and a second electric machine and a stator in common for the first and the second electric machine. The first electric machine has a drive rotor connected to an input shaft. The second electric machine has an output drive rotor connected to an output shaft. An effective transmission ratio can be set by an axial displacement of the stator in relation to the drive rotor and the output drive rotor. A driving battery is connected to a short-circuit winding of the stator via switchable lines and power electronics having an associated controllable DC-DC converter, so that a flow of energy between the first and second electric machines and the driving battery can be controlled. | 10-02-2008 |
20080209886 | Method for Controlling an Operation of a Heatable Exhaust-Gas Sensor of a Motor Vehicle - A method is for controlling the operation of an exhaust-gas sensor disposed in an exhaust duct of a motor vehicle and equipped with an internal or external sensor heating device, the motor vehicle including a combustion engine and an automatic switchoff, which causes an automatic switching off of the combustion engine when at least one stop condition is present. It is provided that: (a) following an automatic switching off of the combustion engine by the automatic switchoff, a first future instant is determined at which the exhaust-gas temperature in the exhaust duct will drop below a condensation temperature below which condensate precipitation from the exhaust gas may occur; (b) a second instant is determined at which a heat output of the sensor heating device must be interrupted or reduced so that a sensor temperature of the exhaust-gas sensor will have dropped to a maximally allowed sensor temperature no later than the first future instant; and the heat output of the sensor heating device is interrupted or reduced when the second instant is attained. | 09-04-2008 |