| DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patent applications |
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| 20120116652 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120104817 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SUBASSEMBLY TO BE ADJUSTED - An adjusting device ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103708 | PROPULSION DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE WITH PORTAL AXLE COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A drive apparatus ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120098315 | BACKREST OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A backrest of a motor vehicle seat ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120095631 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a hybrid vehicle ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120085199 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM OF THIS KIND AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DRIVE SYSTEM OF THIS KIND - A drive system for a motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine; and an electric machine operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, the electric machine taking the switched-off internal combustion engine along in a purely electric operating state of the drive system. Also disclosed is a method for operating a drive system for a motor vehicle, the drive system having an internal combustion engine and an electric machine operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, and the electric machine taking the switched-off internal combustion engine along in a purely electric operating state of the drive system. Also disclosed is a motor vehicle having a drive system of this kind. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120071075 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE FOR GUIDING RADIATOR OUTLET AIR FOR A RADIATOR UNIT - Air guiding devices are provided in the front end of a vehicle in proximity to the front wheels. Each air guiding device has a laterally arranged air guiding duct with an air inlet opening for guiding radiator fresh air to a radiator and an outlet opening downstream behind the radiator unit for supplying the radiator outlet air to a wheel house. A closure element is arranged in the air outlet opening of the air guiding duct. The closure element is arranged transversely in the vehicle and has adjustable flaps. A separate flow duct is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The separate flow duct has an air entry opening arranged in the transverse plane of the closure element and an air exit opening directed toward a brake disk of a braking system in the front wheel of the vehicle. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120068498 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE - An air guiding device is arranged in a front end part of a motor vehicle and has an air guiding duct containing a radiator unit through which fresh air flows. A wheel house grille is arranged in the guiding duct downstream of the radiator unit. The wheel house grille has differently positioned air guiding slats for the passage of radiator outlet air. The air guiding slats are positioned so that part of the radiator outlet air is guided to the vehicle outside and a further part of the radiator outlet air can be supplied to the vehicle inside and via a deflecting blade to a wheel brake for cooling. The air guiding slats may also be closed over subregions by means of a facing such that no outlet air can flow through the slats in the subregions. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120031691 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive system ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120025045 | FASTENING APPARATUS FOR A BATTERY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A FASTENING APPARATUS OF THIS TYPE - A fastening apparatus ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024868 | FUEL TANK - A fuel tank has a cavity ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024849 | REFUELING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A REFUELING DEVICE - A refueling device ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120014815 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013146 | AIR GUIDING DEVICE - The air guiding device has one or more air guiding bodies. Each air guiding body has an elongate attachment that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle that bulges in a convex manner, is composed of a flexible or soft-elastic material and is embodied in the form of a half shell having a lateral elongate opening and can be adjusted automatically in the driving condition from a rest position into an operative position, in which it can be lowered in the direction of the roadway. In the rest position, the air guiding body is arranged close to the undersurface and, in the operative position, the air guiding body is held in a lowered position relative to the undersurface. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013145 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRONT SPOILER - A motor vehicle front spoiler has a spoiler lip ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013137 | BUMPER ATTACHMENT, BUMPER ARRANGEMENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper attachment ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012411 | COOLING AIR GUIDE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An outlet air guide is formed between a front skirt and a body shell undersurface of a vehicle. The guide has at least one outlet opening having an outlet gap configured so that an outlet air flow can be guided out parallel to the undersurface from a radiator. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120007389 | FRONT-END PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A front-end part of a motor vehicle has a front panel with air inlet openings in a central region and lateral regions. A central air-guiding element ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006152 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive system ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110318628 | COOLING DEVICE FOR A BATTERY - A cooling device is provided for a battery ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110309675 | ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND STARTING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND STARTING SYSTEM - An electrical supply and starting system for a motor vehicle has a variable-voltage on-board electrical system that can be operated by two different DC voltages for supplying the motor vehicle, and having a motor/generator system that operates as a generator to deliver electrical energy to the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle, and operates for starting an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309657 | BODY STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The body structure of a motor vehicle has a reinforcing support that runs directly adjacent to an upper cutout edge for the rear side window. The reinforcing support has a downwardly curved rear end held in a body-mounted supporting bracket and is connected to a reinforcing element. The reinforcing element is arranged adjacent to a rear edge of the rear side window and is connected to an inner side part. The reinforcing element forms a vertically oriented C pillar for force flux diversion into the body shell structure. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110304156 | METHOD FOR STARTING THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine, at least one electric drive motor and a starter. The internal combustion engine optionally can be started by the starter or the electric drive motor. However, the internal combustion engine is started by the starter when the vehicle is already being driven by the electric drive motor. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303300 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle with a fuel tank and a filler opening that can be closed by a cap. The filer opening and the cap can be covered by a tank flap that can be moved between a covering position and an exposure position. To simplify refueling of the motor vehicle, a pressure equalization between the fuel tank and the environment is carried out if opening or imminent opening of the tank flap is detected. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303202 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine, having at least one cylinder bank, the or each cylinder bank having two outer high pressure cylinders and a central low pressure cylinder, reciprocating pistons of the cylinders being coupled via connecting rods to a crankshaft, the valves of the cylinders being actuated via camshafts which can be driven from the crankshaft, crossflow channels for exhaust gas formed in the region of the or each cylinder bank between outlet valves of the high pressure cylinders and inlet valves of the respective low pressure cylinder, and each crossflow channel and the respective high pressure cylinder of the or each cylinder bank being designed in such a way that a dimensional ratio of a volume of the crossflow channel in cm | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110287295 | POUCH-CELL BATTERY ARRANGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE - A pouch-cell battery arrangement has a shrink sleeve covering ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285168 | ADJUSTING FIXTURE - A fixture ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110282531 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY PULSE HEATING MODE OF A TRACTION BATTERY OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method and a device are provided for controlling a battery pulse heating mode of a traction battery of a hybrid vehicle. The method includes detecting a traction battery temperature (T) upon start-up of the hybrid vehicle. The method then includes determining a dependency of fuel consumption (V) during a battery pulse heating mode on the distance (W) travelled for at least one predefined road type at the detected traction battery temperature (T). The method continues by displaying the determined dependency on a display device ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110281133 | METAL CASTING AND METAL CASTING PROCESS - A metal casting has a metal casting base body into which at least one metal insert body ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278775 | RESIDUAL PRESSURE HOLDING VALVE AND SUSPENSION STRUT - A residual pressure holding valve ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110270479 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has two drive units that can be operated jointly or individually to generate drive torque. The motor vehicle also has a device for predefining a driver's request. The device for predefining the driver's request is embodied so that a force level (K) with an increased restoring force is present within an adjustment range of the device. A control unit processes the driver's request and generates a control signal for actuating the drive units. The control unit operates so that, starting from a driving mode in which only one drive unit for generating a positive drive torque is active, switching over occurs from one drive unit to the other or the other drive unit also is activated when the force level is exceeded. At least one feature that characterizes the force level (K) can be varied based peripheral conditions. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266777 | AIRBAG HOUSING OF AN AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND AIRBAG SYSTEM - An airbag housing ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110260497 | WINDOW BLIND FOR A POLYGONAL WINDOW OF A VEHICLE DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A window blind has upper and lower outer edges that follow contours of the window and may be arched slightly to the outside. Upper and lower force-transmitting, low-expansion reinforcing elements made from a cord, a thread or a fiber network are joined fixedly to the outer edges of the knitted fabric of the blind. The reinforcing elements extend between a winding shaft and a pull-out profile that lies opposite the winding shaft on the end side. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259657 | VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC DRIVE - Different axle arrangements are provided for a hybrid vehicle or a vehicle that can be driven exclusively by an electric machine. The vehicle has a front and rear axles and at least one drive that comprises an electric machine for driving at least one wheel of one of the axles. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110254322 | ROOF MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roof module for a motor vehicle has an inner frame connected to a roof that has an opening for panorama roof parts that are displaceable in guide rails in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and have glass sections. A transversely running reinforcing support can be fit retrospectively in a central region of the inner frame of the roof module, as seen in the direction of travel, at a distance behind B pillars. Free ends of the reinforcing support are held in receiving brackets on frame parts on the longitudinal sides of the inner frame. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110246011 | OPERATING METHOD FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE WHICH IS DRIVEN ON A CIRCUIT - A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and a coolable electrical system having at least one connectable electrical machine, power electronics and energy store. The electrical machine can be operated as a motor or a generator. The acceleration profiles of the vehicle, power profiles of the electrical system and temperature profiles of the electrical system are recorded and stored during the respective lap that is being driven and, furthermore, the profile of the performance of the electrical system is optimized with respect to the thermal load capacity of the electrical system in the respective next lap. This allows an optimum power profile of the electrical machine during real operation when a circuit is driven around repeatedly. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240389 | FUEL TANK - A fuel tank of a motor vehicle is mounted on a body structure of the motor vehicle via fastening elements. The fuel tank has a glass fiber reinforced shaped plastic part ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110239741 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OSCILLATORY BEHAVIOR OF A BRAKE LINING IN THE FIELD OF MOTOR VEHICLES | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110215625 | SEAT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An adjustable seat structure ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110212801 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DRIVE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive system ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209934 | CHASSIS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL AXLE - A chassis ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110204695 | SEAT IN A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION - A seat for a transportation vehicle has a rigid seat cushion structure and a rigid seat back structure. The seat back structure has two rigid side parts and upper and lower crosspieces connecting the side parts. The upper crosspiece connects the two side parts to each other in the region of their upper ends, and the lower crosspiece connects the two side parts at a distance from the lower ends. The lower crosspiece is above that region of the rear part that supports the posterior of the occupant. The arrangement of the lower rigid crosspiece holds the posterior of the occupant between the lower crosspiece and the seat cushion structure. Thus, the occupant's back and head are not moved up, in particular are not moved beyond the region of the head restraint of the rear part. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110203860 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle has an internal combustion engine, an electric drive device and a transmission with two component transmissions that can be selected simultaneously. Torque can be transmitted from the electric drive device and/or the internal combustion engine to at least one axle of the vehicle, and a torque can be transmitted from the axle to the electric drive device and/or the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is adjusted from a deactivated state to an energized state. Torque is transmitted to the internal combustion engine by the axle and/or the electric drive device via one of two shifting elements to increase rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is adjusted to a target rotational speed via one of the shifting elements. The connection between the internal combustion engine and the axle is produced via one of the shifting elements upon reaching the target rotational speed. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110198139 | DRIVE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive system has a dual clutch transmission with two component transmissions, a dual clutch and an output shaft. The two component transmissions have a common main shaft and each has one component transmission input shaft that can be connected operatively to the main shaft. The main shaft and the output shaft are connected operatively to one another. A combustion engine selectively can be connected operatively to one of the component transmissions via the dual clutch and one of the component transmission input shafts to drive the output shaft via the main shaft. An electric machine can be connected positively and operatively to one of the component transmission input shafts and/or to the output shaft, or can be connected positively and operatively to one of the component transmission input shafts and/or to the main shaft. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110196557 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPECIFYING A BOOST CONTROL STRATEGY OF A HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE - A method and a device are provided for specifying a boost control strategy of a hybrid vehicle drive. The method includes predefining a driving track (R) with a multiplicity of track sections (G | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110196556 | COUPLED AXLE DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A coupled axle drive system for a vehicle has a first axle drive device for driving a first axle of the vehicle by a connected engine and a second axle drive device for driving a second axle of the vehicle. The second axle drive device has an electric machine for driving at least one wheel of the axle. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110196555 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING TWO AXLE DRIVE DEVICES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110195811 | DRIVETRAIN - A drivetrain has at least one drive machine ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192666 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle has a first drive apparatus for driving wheels on a first axle by an internal combustion engine and a second electrical drive apparatus with two electrical machines for driving wheels on a second axle. At least one electrical energy store can be discharged when the two electrical machines are operated as a motor and can be charged when the electrical machines are operated as a generator. The two electrical machines of the electrical drive apparatus are combined with a respectively associated gearbox in an electrical axle to drive the individually suspended wheels on the first axle via universally jointed shafts. Two electrical converters are associated respectively with the two electrical machines and are combined in one converter unit, such that a basic module has the mechanical link to a bodywork structure, the link to a cooling circuit and the electrical link to an electrical energy store. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192662 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for operation of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle has a first drive apparatus for driving the wheels on a first axle by an internal combustion engine, a second drive apparatus having two electrical machines for driving the wheels on a second axle, and at least one electrical energy store that can be discharged when an electrical machine is being operated as a motor and can be charged when an electrical machine is being operated as a generator. The method includes operating at least one driver-operated control for causing at least one of the electrical machines to output additional electrical drive torque to the axle that is not driven by the internal combustion engine. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110192661 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A HYBRID VEHICLE, BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a braking system of a hybrid vehicle that can be driven by an internal combustion engine and an electrical machine. A brake pressure for a mechanical brake in the braking system is reduced during braking with recuperation, in comparison to the brake pressure during braking without recuperation. A braking system and a vehicle having a braking system that functions in accordance with the method also are provided. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110186019 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine, a fuel tank and a tank ventilation device. The fuel tank is connected via a first and second tank ventilation lines to an intake tract of the internal combustion engine. A hydrocarbon store has first and second chambers separated by a diaphragm. The first chamber is connected in communicating fashion to the first tank ventilation line and the second chamber is connected in communicating fashion to the second tank ventilation line. Valves are arranged in the first tank ventilation line upstream and downstream of the first chamber. A valve is arranged in the second tank ventilation line between the second chamber and the intake tract. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110183802 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN - A hybrid drive train has an internal combustion engine ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182708 | ROBOT TOOL - A robot tool for setting plugs ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182032 | SUPPORT PART - A support part serves is arranged in an instrument panel of a motor vehicle to hold a vehicle data display unit having an integrated navigation or radio unit. The support part has a single-piece frame composed of a magnesium pressure die cast material with a central holding frame for the unit and lateral holding frames for the air outlets. The support part is connected at one side to the instrument panel and another side to the cockpit cross member. Centering receptacles for the unit and further centering receptacles for the air outlets are arranged in the central holding frame and in the two lateral holding frames. Centering elements are arranged on the unit and on the air outlet correspondingly to the centering receptacles of the holding frames. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181076 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body for a motor vehicle has a vehicle rear end with body inner side parts spaced apart from one another and delimiting an engine bay. An assembly support runs in the vehicle transverse direction between the two body-side side parts. The assembly support is formed as a light metal forged part. Weight-optimized stiffening of the vehicle rear end can be obtained in this way. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181066 | ONE-PIECE COVERING ELEMENT - A covering element for covering an air duct on a dashboard in a motor vehicle is of one-piece design and has two lateral air outflow areas and a loudspeaker area arranged therebetween. Each lateral air outflow area is subdivided into a central area that can be connected to communicate with the air duct, and at least one further air outlet area, via which waste heat from electronic assemblies can be discharged. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110176702 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR LOUDSPEAKERS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - To hold loudspeakers of different sizes in an instrument panel of a motor vehicle, a holding plate with a cutout for inserting a first variant of a circular loudspeaker is arranged in the wall part of a defroster duct, and the holding plate can, by means of predetermined breaking points arranged at the edge in the direction of the wall part, be detached in order to obtain a further, larger cutout for inserting a second variant of a rectangular loudspeaker. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110175402 | CONVERTIBLE HAVING A ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A convertible has a roof ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110175339 | PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH FUEL MODULE ARRANGED WITHIN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - A passenger motor vehicle ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110169299 | PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH REAR-SIDE AIR GUIDING DEVICE - A passenger motor vehicle has an air guiding device ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169298 | PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH REAR-SIDE AIR GUIDING DEVICE - An air guiding device ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110168476 | HYBRID DRIVE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid drive has first and second electrical machines ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110168461 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a battery system for driving an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle or of an electric vehicle. To improve the comfort, performance and/or the range of the vehicle, the battery system has an exchangeable component battery system ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110133514 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FASTENING, CLAMPING, OR ADJUSTING TWO COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER - A device and a method for fastening, clamping, or adjusting a molding part to a body-mounted part are provided. To allow the absorption of large tensile forces, a tensioning element designed as a tension strut is provided, which includes at least one oblong element made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The length of the tensioning element is adjustable between two end positions via a bracing device. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110115225 | STARTER-GENERATOR - A starter-generator is provided for a motor vehicle that has a drive train ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110114253 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS - A process for producing hollow fiber-reinforced components includes impregnating fibers with an impregnating material, preorienting the impregnated fibers, passing the pre-oriented fibers through a heated extrusion die to cure the impregnating material and to form a hollow profile and detaching segments from the hollow profile. The process further includes placing a separating film between the impregnated fibers at one position of the hollow profile prior to curing. The separating film prevents the fibers from bonding as the impregnating material is cured. A segment produced in this way is swung open at the position of the separating film. A subassembly is positioned inside the swung-open segment and then adjacent portions of the segment are permanently bonded together. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110113904 | FOLDING-TOP DRIVE - A folding-top drive has a motor ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110112710 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE RANGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method is provided for estimating the range of a motor vehicle based on a quantity of energy carried in the motor vehicle. The method enables a driver to limit a maximum permissible velocity and/or a maximum permissible acceleration and/or a maximum performance level for a comfort system. The method also detects the route profiles surrounding the motor vehicle, in particular an altitude profile and/or a road category. A computer device calculates and displays a still possible range at least on the basis of the limitation which has been carried out, the detected route profiles and the still available quantity of energy. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110101802 | COOLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE ARRANGEMENT - A cooling device ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100743 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has an actuator device for raising a bonnet in an accident to minimize injury to a pedestrian. The actuator device has at least two actuators for raising the bonnet. A control unit activates actuators with a time delay. Alternatively, the actuators differ in power. The time delay between activating the actuators or the differing power of the actuators reduces vibration while raising the bonnet, thereby ensuring proper raising of the bonnet and enhancing protection to the pedestrian. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100585 | COOLING APPARATUS - A cooling apparatus is provided for an electrical device that gives off heat during operation. The cooling apparatus has a housing ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110094809 | MIXED HYBRID - A hybrid drive train for a vehicle has an internal combustion engine, first and second electric machines and a transmission that are mechanically connected to one another to drive at least one axle of the vehicle. The internal combustion engine ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110087466 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPARENTLY DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method is provided for rating and/or highlighting information in an image of a motor vehicle ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110084644 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO A LOAD - A method is provided for supplying electrical power to a load, with a specific quantity of electrical power of different electrical power production types being drawn from an electrical power supply system by the load. The electrical power that is output by the electrical power supply system is identified in terms of its electrical power production type and the quantity of electrical power drawn by the load is detected separately in accordance with the electrical power production types. This provides the option of illustrating to the electrical power customer the origin of the electrical power which is drawn. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110069506 | PASSENGER VEHICLE - A passenger vehicle has a front or rear bodyshell structure with a respective lamp receiving space for receiving a lamp on a left and right vehicle side. One holder per vehicle side is fit laterally from the outside onto the bodyshell structure in the region of the respective lamp receiving space. One holding strip per vehicle side is fit from the outside on the front or rear side onto the bodyshell structure in the region of the respective lamp receiving space. A front or rear side panel is fit from the outside onto the two holders and onto the two holding strips on each vehicle side. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110057462 | BUMPER AND BUMPER CONSTRUCTION KIT - A bumper has a crossmember ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110029176 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL EVAPORATION RETENTION SYSTEM - A method is provided to prevent an undesirable flooding or breaching of an activated charcoal filter during the operation of a hybrid vehicle or of a motor vehicle with automatic start/stop. The method includes monitoring during the operation of the vehicle at least one factor that has an effect on the fuel evaporation and using the monitored factor to prevent an undesirable flooding or breaching of the activated charcoal filter. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025093 | CABRIOLET VEHICLE - A cabriolet vehicle has a body structure and a roof structure that can be attached to the body structure ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025088 | ROOF STRUCTURE FOR A CABRIOLET VEHICLE - A roof structure for a cabriolet vehicle has a top ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024203 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drive for motor vehicle has at least one combustion engine, an electric machine and an electric energy accumulator ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110018306 | PNEUMATIC SYSTEM - A pneumatic system has a compressor ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110012417 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has at least one vehicle seat ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110006623 | DEVICE FOR SEALING A COMPONENT HOUSING IN A MOTOR-VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A component housing in a motor-vehicle drive train is sealed by pressurization of the housing interior. The component is a hybrid module ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110001329 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND REAR DECK LID FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110000727 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100327631 | CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT - A connecting arrangement ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326785 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN - A hybrid drive train ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326195 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR QUALITY TESTING SHEET METAL PARTS - A device and a method are provided for quality testing sheet metal parts, particularly deep-drawn parts. The device has a pulse generator ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100313746 | CYLINDER BLOCK AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CYLINDER BLOCK - A cylinder block has functional surfaces machined by cutting and with at least one cylinder ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100283282 | SEAT FRAME FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seat frame ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100276958 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A passenger car configured as a convertible, with an underbody, which has a middle tunnel, and with a cockpit carrier, on which a steering column carrying a steering handwheel is mounted. Driving comfort can be increased if the cockpit carrier is attached solely to the middle tunnel fixedly in three directions perpendicular to one another. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100270776 | AIRBAG BRACKET - An airbag bracket has at least one airbag fastening section ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100244414 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat has a seat element that forms a seat surface and has a seat back ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100237669 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat has a pad carrier with a wire frame and a seat cushion that rests on the pad carrier. The seat cushion structure is connected to the pad carrier and absorbs energy by deformation in the event of high forces. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100237660 | COVERING PART - A motor vehicle has a wing ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100237652 | DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT - A drainage arrangement for a tailgate of a motor vehicle body has water outflow spouts in the inner panel of the tailgate. The water outflow spouts are arranged correspondingly to water outflow openings in a rear part or a rear-end trim panel of the body behind a vehicle licence plate as viewed in relation to the direction of travel. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100237651 | CABRIOLET TOP FOR A CABRIOLET, AND CABRIOLET WITH A CABRIOLET TOP - A cabriolet top ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100236237 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine with compression ignition or with spark ignition as a function of an operating point. A specific residual exhaust-gas quantity in the combustion space is set for compression ignition. The internal combustion engine is operated as a function of the operating point by an outlet cam, by which a first outlet opening phase and a second outlet opening phase take place. The second outlet opening phase commences during an inlet opening phase. At a first operating point in a compression-ignition mode, a residual exhaust-gas quantity in a combustion space is dimensioned as a function of a valve interference set between the inlet and the outlet valve during a charge exchange. At a second operating point in the compression-ignition mode the residual exhaust-gas quantity in the combustion space is dimensioned as a function of a duration of the second outlet opening phase. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100235029 | METHOD FOR INTERRUPTING THE FORCE FLUX IN THE DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH - A method is provided for interrupting the force flux in the drive train of a vehicle in the event of a crash. The method includes disconnecting an electric machine, which is provided in the drive train, from a driven axle. In the event of a crash an automatic transmission (G) that is arranged in the drive train between the electric machine (EM) and a driven axle (A) is shifted into a neutral position. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100228414 | INFORMATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle has an apparatus ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100225145 | DEVICE FOR ABSORBING SIDE FORCES - A device for absorbing side forces during a side impact of a motor vehicle has a reinforcing structure ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100194139 | ROOF ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONVERTIBLE, AND CONVERTIBLE WITH A ROOF ARRANGEMENT OF THIS TYPE - A roof arrangement ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100194132 | LOADING SPACE COVER - A loading space cover having a dimensionally stable housing and a flexible sheet like screen is rolled up in the housing. Fastening devices are disposed at the longitudinal end sides of the loading space cover. Each fastening device can be held releasably in associated loading-space fasteners of a motor vehicle. The fastening devices are of structurally simple and cost-effective design. Additionally, in the event of a crash, the fastening devices are held reliably in the loading-space fasteners and permit an energy-absorbing twisting of the loading space cover about its longitudinal axis. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193269 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle having a rear-mounted internal combustion engine, an electric energy accumulator, and at least one electric machine which is provided as a generator for charging the electric energy accumulator during an energy recovery phase and respectively as at least an additional drive to the internal combustion engine during a drive phase, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the rear axle of the hybrid vehicle, and wherein the electric machine, or each electric machine is provided at a distance from the rear axle, in particular in the region of the front axle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100187396 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT - A device is provided for electrically adjusting a vehicle seat ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100184312 | ELECTRICAL EARTH CONNECTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CONTACT AREAS FOR THE ELECTRICAL EARTH CONNECTION - A holder for a controller housing of a central airbag unit is arranged on a central tunnel of the vehicle and fixed using fastening bolts by union nuts. A blank paint-free contact area is created around the fastening bolts by the union nuts being mounted on the fastening screws before a painting process. After a painting process, the union nuts are removed from the screws and the controller housing is mounted on the contact areas and secured by the union nuts. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100156145 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A modular system is provided for producing motor vehicles having at least first and second vehicle variants that differ from one another by having different space requirements in an accessories compartment that is separated from a luggage compartment by a partition wall. The system has a first partition wall that is secured to a side of an upper crossmember facing the accessories compartment to produce a small accessories compartment on the first vehicle variant. The system also has a second partition wall that is secured to a side of the upper crossmember facing the luggage compartment to produce a large accessories compartment on the second vehicle variant | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156130 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has a luggage space bounded in part by a luggage space wall that has a closeable opening to a storage space in which a technical unit of the motor vehicle is accommodated. To make optimum use of the available storage space in the motor vehicle, a holding element is seated on the technical unit and has at least one recess for holding a technical device of the motor vehicle. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100155408 | TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM - A tank ventilation system for a motor vehicle has a fuel tank ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100152977 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PASSENGER SEAT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for adjusting a passenger seat ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100148532 | ARRANGEMENT OF A COMPONENT AND OF A DRIVE ELEMENT ASSIGNED TO THIS COMPONENT - An arrangement is provided for a component ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100146938 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID DRIVE - To improve the purification action of a catalytic converter that is being heated but has not yet reached a desired operating temperature, the internal combustion engine is driven by an electric machine to convey a flow of heating medium through a catalytic converter for heating purposes before the internal combustion engine is started. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100139603 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and an air intake system, with the air intake system formed from at least one distributor pipe, a plurality of intake pipes and at least one plenum, and with the plenum positioned between the distributor pipe and the intake pipes. Here, the combustion air is fed to the air intake system via an air guiding duct which opens out into the distributor pipe, with the charge pressure of the combustion air reduced between the outlet out of the compressor and the inlet into the combustion chamber. A distributor pipe length is dimensioned as a function of an equivalent distributor pipe diameter such that it is possible for a reduction in the charge pressure to be obtained within the air intake system by expansion taking place partially in the plenum in the respective intake pipe and/or within the distributor pipe. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100120317 | ARRANGEMENT OF A HEADLAMP SHELL, A SENSOR AND A PROTECTIVE PLATE FOR THE SENSOR IN A VEHICLE - A sensor mounting arrangement for a vehicle has a headlamp shell ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119927 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system with at least one cell having an adjacent temperature-equalizing structure that is provided alternately with the cells and is designed for a medium that carries heat and/or cold to pass through. The cells are individual cells ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100102587 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable vehicle seat ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100102586 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustable vehicle seat ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100096901 | MOUNT FOR AN ARMREST IN THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100096884 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body has a front or rear end region with a luggage compartment and an accessories compartment. The luggage compartment is bounded in the vehicle longitudinal direction by a first and second partition walls. The accessories compartment is bounded in the vehicle longitudinal direction by the second partition wall and a third partition wall. The luggage and accessories compartments are bounded in the transverse direction by two lateral longitudinal members. A sealing frame closes off from above the first partition wall, the second partition wall and the longitudinal members from the first partition wall to the third partition wall. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100090660 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CHARGE STATE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY - A method is provided for determining the charge state of a motor vehicle battery. An electrical voltage of the motor vehicle battery is detected and the electrical charge state of the motor vehicle battery is determined on the basis of the detected voltage of the motor vehicle battery. According to the method, the temperature of the motor vehicle battery is detected using a sensor that is separated spatially from the motor vehicle battery, and the charge state of the battery is determined on the basis of the detected voltage of the motor vehicle battery and on the basis of the detected temperature of the motor vehicle battery. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100090498 | COCKPIT CROSS MEMBER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cockpit cross member ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100087978 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN - A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle drive train having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and an electrical energy storage. An actual charge state of the electrical energy storage is detected and compared with an established setpoint charge state to determine one of several operating modes for the drive train. The setpoint charge state is determined as a function of an instantaneous driving state of the motor vehicle so that conclusions can be drawn about imminent deceleration, imminent acceleration or imminent cruise control, instantaneous transmission data and/or instantaneous hybrid drive data. Range boundaries and/or range extents of operating modes are shifted as a function of the setpoint charge state. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100078963 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A WIND DEFLECTOR, A ROOF ARRANGEMENT AND A REAR AIR-GUIDING DEVICE - A motor vehicle ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078925 | VEHICLE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle supporting structure ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100073156 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine for at least temporarily driving the motor vehicle, and for displaying operating-time-related data of the internal combustion engine. The display device is characterized in that the operating-time-related data are provided as portions of the operation of the motor vehicle with a switched-off internal combustion engine at entities (E, E′, E″, . . . ) occurring earlier on the route of the motor vehicle. The display device is configured to display these data in the manner of a histogram. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100065353 | HYBRID DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE - A hybrid drive ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100059299 | BATTERY ARRANGEMENT - A battery arrangement ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100052342 | FRONT STRUCTURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A front structure of a motor vehicle has a lower bumper that runs in the vehicle transverse direction, and an upper bumper arranged above the lower bumper. The lower bumper and upper bumper are supported on the vehicle structure via crash boxes. The lower bumper defines a closed hollow profile and is supported on a front-end body, in particular on a luggage compartment depression, of the motor vehicle via the associated crash boxes. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100028673 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A BENT ROD AND ROD - A method of producing a bent rod includes impregnating fibers ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026041 | FOLDING ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A folding roof arrangement has a folding top covering ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026040 | FOLDING ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A folding roof arrangement has a folding top covering ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026039 | FOLDING ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A folding roof arrangement has a folding top covering ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026038 | FOLDING ROOF ARRANGEMENT - A folding roof arrangement has a folding top covering ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025135 | VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MACHINE WHICH CAN BE OPERATED AS A GENERATOR - A vehicle has at least one electric machine that can be operated as a generator, an electrical energy accumulator and a control unit for controlling the at least one electric machine and the electrical energy accumulator. The control unit operates so that in a recovery phase the vehicle can be decelerated by the generator load of the electric machine operated as a generator ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025129 | DRIVE TRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090303740 | SUBASSEMBLY FOR THE MOUNTING OF A HEADLIGHT - A deformable subassembly ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090291626 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AIR DUCT SECTIONS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING OF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR SPACE - A motor vehicle has lower and upper air duct sections ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090284042 | WING ELEMENT - A wing element (W) on the spoiler (S) of a motor vehicle is characterized in that the lower side (U′, U″) of the wing element is provided in a manner to substantially planar below a limit speed and therefore has a small end surface in the direction of travel of the motor vehicle, and an aerodynamic profiling of the lower side, and therefore an increased end surface, is provided above said limit speed. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090280939 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE MACHINE AUXILIARY UNIT - A drive device ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090261619 | AIR-DIRECTING COMPONENT AND BODY FRONT END OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An air-directing component ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090254238 | IMPACT DETECTION ARRANGEMENT - An impact detection arrangement for a vehicle has at least one pressure body in a side door region of the motor vehicle. The at least one pressure body is connected to a pressure sensor via a connecting line. Additionally, the at least one pressure body is provided in an impact region that is relevant to a fixed pole side crash test, and is adapted to this region. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090236161 | PROTECTIVE HOUSING FOR A GALVANIC CELL IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A protective housing ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090195016 | Rear Wing Device - A rear wing device for a motor vehicle has a wing body which extends transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and horizontally and is disposed laterally between two side parts extending parallel to the longitudinal direction and vertically. The wing body is fastened to each side part by a retaining device, wherein the retaining devices permit adjustment of an angle of attack of a profile of the wing body in relation to a horizontal orientation. The adjustability of the wing body can be improved in that each retaining device has a guide body which can be adjusted by an adjusting screw along the adjusting screw and is coupled via a first guide pin to a wing support to which the wing body is attached. The wing support can be adjusted in a manner guided by a second guide pin and a third guide pin in slideways. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090160215 | Motor Vehicle With An Air-Conducting Device - A motor vehicle, especially a passenger car, is provided with an air-conducting device arranged in its rear area. The air conducting device can be moved by way of an adjusting mechanism from a rest position flush with the adjacent body of the rear area into a driven-out operating position. The adjusting mechanism includes two openers arranged in side areas of the air-conducting device for moving the air-conducting device. In order to be able to adjust an air-conducting element continuously from a lowered rest position and a raised operating position, each opener is connected via a swivel-joint on a bearing part that is fastened to the vehicle and aligned vertically. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090160213 | Spoiler - A spoiler device, especially a rear spoiler, is adjustable between a non-usage setting and at least one usage setting. The rear spoiler is joined at its rear end area as viewed in the direction of travel via a covering device having a folded structure with a body, especially with a trunk lid of a motor vehicle. The covering device is embodied as a two-component part. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090139783 | Hybrid Vehicle - A hybrid vehicle is optionally driven by an electrical machine which can be supplied with power from a galvanic cell or which, during a generating operation, supplies the galvanic cell with power, and by an internal-combustion engine which can be supplied with a combustible liquid from a tank. An activated carbon canister is assigned to the tank for collecting vapors of the combustible liquid, the activated carbon canister being connectible, as required, with the intake system of the internal-combustion engine for carrying out a scavenging, wherein the activated carbon canister is positioned in the area of the galvanic cell. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090124452 | Method for Starting a Piston Engine and Hybrid Drive for Performing the Method - A method is provided for starting a piston engine of a hybrid drive in an electric travel state. The hybrid drive includes at least the piston engine, an electric motor, a transmission, and a clutch situated between the piston engine and the electric motor. A converter lockup clutch, which is switchable into a slip state, is also provided. A slip is set at the converter lockup clutch, and a speed of the electric motor is then increased. The speed and the torque either do not change or only change in a predefined range at the output side of the converter lockup clutch. The clutch is closed to transmit a torque pulse, so that a first top dead center of the piston of the piston engine may be overcome. A predefined slip is then set at the clutch. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090045637 | Forward Structure of a Motor Vehicle - A forward structure of a motor vehicle, particularly of a passenger car, includes a bumper cross member and an energy absorption element, particularly a foam-type impact absorbing element, disposed in front of the bumper cross member in the driving direction. A plurality of recesses are shaped into the forward-side outer contour of the energy absorption element. To ensure optimal energy reduction while the mounting space is reduced, and thereby a best-possible protective function with respect to a leg impact, at least several of the recesses completely penetrate the energy absorption element along its entire depth, whereby a plurality of breakthroughs are arranged in the energy absorption element. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090030582 | Motor Vehicle, Indicating Device and Operating Method - An indicating device for a motor vehicle and an operating method are provided. The motor vehicle includes a drive train with at least one drive unit. The indicating device shows in a differentiable manner to the driver the drive states of accelerating, unpowered driving (coasting) and decelerating using the drive train, and at a minimum signals to the driver when the coasting state exists so as to permit the driver to optimize efficient use of the vehicle. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090029823 | Hybrid Vehicle - In a hybrid vehicle having at least one electric motor which is usable as a generator and charges a vehicle battery during a recuperation phase, there is provided an additional actuating element independent of a brake system which is used to transfer the electric motor into its recuperation state without activating the brake system. Alternatively, the additional actuating element may operate in conjunction with the brake system, such that the brake pedal may also be used to transfer the electric motor into its recuperation state. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026747 | Control Panel Configuration for a Motor Vehicle - A control panel configuration for a motor vehicle has a cross member that extends transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction and is retained on fixed lateral construction structures. A control panel provides coverage toward the vehicle interior, and a knee retainer has a section for fastening the knee retainer to the cross member. A force absorption section extends essentially in the direction of the knee of an occupant. To reduce an intrusion of the control panel bottom parts, the knee retainer can be a rod-shaped support element that is loaded essentially longitudinally to its axis. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026719 | Chassis System for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Driving Dynamics Regulation - A chassis system for a motor vehicle has a device for roll stabilization and a device for wheel camber adjustment. The device for roll stabilization and the device for wheel camber adjustment have one or more hydraulic actuating devices. The device for roll stabilization and the device for wheel camber adjustment are coupled to one another by a common hydraulic system. Accordingly, a link is provided between the roll stabilization arrangement and the camber adjustment arrangement in the motor vehicle. An active camber adjustment arrangement is realized by using the hydraulic power supply and the valves of the roll stabilization arrangement. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090020359 | Double-Flow Exhaust System For An Internal-Combustion Engine - A double-flow exhaust system for an internal-combustion engine, having exhaust-gas-carrying pipes and at least one muffler and catalyst housing. A separate end muffler is provided for each exhaust line, on which the end mufflers are both fluidically connected by at least one preferably mountable connection pipe. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090020354 | Drivetrain, Hybrid Vehicle, and Operating Methods Therefor - A drivetrain for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a transmission and electric machine, and an electrical energy store. The electric machine is usable as a generator for charging the electrical energy store and/or as a motor while discharging the electrical energy store. The electrical energy store is implemented as a flywheel mass accumulator having an assigned second electric machine. The flywheel mass accumulator is able to be mechanically coupled to the internal combustion engine via a separate clutch, and thus also is mechanically chargeable and dischargeable. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090015955 | Exterior Rearview Mirror for Vehicles, in Particular Passenger Vehicles - An exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, in particular for passenger vehicles, has a mirror foot which can be fixed on a front door below a vehicle belt line. The vehicle has a door formed of an outer panel which is provided with an opening, and an inner reinforcement. An extremely rigid, play-free and simply configured connection of the mirror foot to the inner reinforcement of the door is obtained in that a lower end region of a supporting part of the mirror foot is guided through the opening in the outer panel and is connected within the door directly to the inner reinforcement of the door via a self-centering mounting and a central fastening screw. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090015023 | Method for Controlling a Drivetrain and Drivetrain - A method for controlling a drivetrain for a road vehicle, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, is provided. The drivetrain includes at least an electric motor, an electric energy accumulator, and an active connection to at least one drivable axle. In the recuperation mode, thus, when an electric motor is operating as a generator for generating electric energy for charging an electric energy accumulator, the generated electric energy is transmitted at least partly to at least one electric heating resistor in order to convert the energy into heat. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090005925 | Method For Controlling A Drivetrain For A Hybrid Vehicle - A method for controlling a drivetrain for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The drivetrain has at least one internal combustion engine, a torque converter and an operational link to at least one drivable axle, an electrical energy store, and an electrical machine, which is usable as a generator for charging the electrical energy store during a recuperation operation. The electrical machine is provided on the pump wheel and the operational link being provided on the turbine wheel of the torque converter. A torque is introduced from the drivable axle via the operational link and through the turbine wheel into the liquid of the torque converter in recuperation operation in order to be dissipated as heat. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080314188 | Steering Column Arrangement For A Motor Vehicle - A steering column arrangement includes a steering spindle, which rotates about its longitudinal axis and serves to transfer a torque, generated by a steering wheel, to a steering gear, and a blocking device, which prevents the rotational motion of the steering spindle, especially in the event of a collision. The blocking device includes a stator, which is stationary in relation to the rotational motion of the steering spindle, and against which a blocking element is mounted in a relatively moveable manner. To prevent, in a reliable manner, an undesired twisting of the steering wheel, especially in the event of a collision, the blocking element is moveable into a locked position in a radial direction toward the steering spindle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080309054 | Vehicle Body - A vehicle body of a motor vehicle includes side members. Each side member exhibits pillars, to which a pillar covering is assigned. A roof side member extends above the pillars of each side member. In the region of the roof side member, ahead airbag, which, when triggered in the region of the C pillar, impinges on the C pillar covering assigned to the C pillar, opens the C pillar covering along a desired opening line formed by a material recess. The head airbag is assigned a catch strap, where one end of the catch strap engages with the head airbag, and the opposite end of the catch strap engages with the C pillar. The C pillar, or a component, adjacent to the C pillar, is assigned a guide element, which is intended for the head airbag as well as the catch strap, and which, on triggering the head airbag, guides this head airbag as well as the catch strap. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080289293 | Device and Method for Fastening, Clamping, or Adjusting Two Components to One Another - A device and a method for fastening, clamping, or adjusting a molding part to a body-mounted part are provided. To allow the absorption of large tensile forces, a tensioning element designed as a tension strut is provided, which includes at least one oblong element made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The length of the tensioning element is adjustable between two end positions via a bracing device. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080283318 | Protective Housing for a Vehicle Battery - A protective housing for a battery in a motor vehicle includes two transverse walls and two longitudinal walls, which together form a lateral enclosure for a battery receptacle chamber. The protective housing is fastened to at least one longitudinal girder of the vehicle in the installed state in an installation chamber of the vehicle. The transverse walls and the longitudinal walls are each formed by separate components, which are assembled into the enclosure. The installation chamber is located between two longitudinal girders of the vehicle chamber, and the enclosure is fastened to both longitudinal girders. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080283317 | Protective Housing for a Vehicle Battery - A protective housing for a vehicle battery, and a motor vehicle equipped therewith are provided. The protective housing has two transverse walls and two longitudinal walls, which together form a lateral enclosure for a battery receptacle chamber. A floor structure delimiting the battery receptacle chamber on the bottom is provided, which has at least two floor cross members fastened to the enclosure. A ceiling structure delimiting the battery receptacle chamber on top is provided, which has at least two ceiling cross members fastened to the enclosure. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080271536 | Apparatus and Method for Testing Flow Noise - An apparatus and method for testing flow noise of a motor vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a blast nozzle device having at least one blast nozzle, and a transport device. The blast nozzle device is designed for the targeted impingement of the outer skin of the motor vehicle by air flow, and the transport device is designed such that the blast nozzle device and the motor vehicle may be moved relative to one another. A microphone array is positioned in the interior of the motor vehicle and measures the flow noise in the interior of the motor vehicle. The microphone array is preferably a spherical array. The flow noise in the interior of the motor vehicle generated by the air flow is measured by use of the microphone array. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080262675 | Method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle - A method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle are provided. On the basis of a measured transverse acceleration or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, actuating signals are generated for actuators which are associated with a front axle and a rear axle of the motor vehicle and which provide support torques on the front axle and/or on the rear axle for roll stabilization. To ensure a satisfactory self-steering effect of the motor vehicle, a torque distribution between the support torque provided on the front axle and the support torque provided on the rear axle is modified on the basis of a first signal which allows conclusions to be drawn concerning the actuation of a gas pedal, and/or on the basis of a second signal which allows conclusions to be drawn concerning the actuation of a brake pedal. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080258501 | Rearward-Side Vehicle Body Structure - A rearward-side body structure of a vehicle, particularly a passenger car, has two side members mutually connected by a cross member. On each vehicle side, one console is provided, which in each case covers a junction node in a flat and form-integrated manner from below, in which junction node the cross member is to be fastened to the respective side member. The console has a bearing plate, on which a subframe of the vehicle can be supported. The bearing plate has at least one passage opening through which the subframe can be screwed to the vehicle body structure. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080257029 | System for Setting a Spatial Position for a Motor Vehicle - A system for setting a spatial position of a vehicle relative to a foundation, on which the vehicle is standing with its wheels, in particular in a wind tunnel, is provided. The adjusting system includes a plurality of linear actuating devices, which are assigned to each one of the wheels and which are mounted on the vehicle in the area of the respective wheel and with which in the area of the respective wheel a distance between the foundation and a vehicle chassis can be set. The adjusting system includes a plurality of measuring devices, which are assigned to each one of the actuating devices, for determining the distance between the foundation and the vehicle chassis in the area of the respective wheel. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080251038 | Body and Front Axle Bearing for a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle chassis and a water-cooled internal combustion engine attached thereto has a cooling system comprising coolant-conducting pipes least one radiator element, and a coolant pump produces forced flow in the cooling circuit. A portion of the cooling pipe system as a distributor pipe module is attached to the vehicle's axle support. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080245586 | Device and Method for Heating a Crankcase Ventilation System in a Hybrid Vehicle - A device and method for heating a positive crankcase ventilation system in a hybrid vehicle includes a ventilation device, provided on a crankcase, and a supercooling cycle for cooling power electronics for an electric motor of the hybrid vehicle. The ventilation device is heatable by way of the supercooling cycle in order to prevent icing of the ventilation device. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080236950 | Internal-Combustion Engine Having a Pressure Lubrication System According to the Dry-Sump Principle - An internal-combustion engine having a pressure lubrication system according to the dry-sump principle, particularly for an opposed-cylinder engine, having a crankcase in which an oil scavenging space is constructed in the lower part feeds the lubricating oil by way of an oil return feed pump equipped with an oil scavenging pipe to an oil storage tank. The lubricating oil situated in the oil storage tank is fed by way of a main feed pump to the consuming devices. The oil storage space forming the wet sump is also integrated in the crankcase of the internal-combustion engine. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080210503 | Motor Vehicle Brake Power Proportioning Method and Device with an Elastic Element - A motor vehicle brake power proportioning device has a brake control force proportioned by a balance-beam-type device at a variable ratio onto different brake cylinders, particularly to the master brake cylinders of the front and rear axle of the motor vehicle. The balance-beam-type device is configured so that a lever arm adjustment, that is continuously a function of the brake control force, can be achieved for a constant course of the proportioning of the brake control force onto the brake cylinders. For achieving the lever arm adjustment as a function of the brake control force, at least one section of the balance-beam-type device is continuously deformable as a function of the brake control force. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080210502 | PRESSURE MEDIUM BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pressure medium brake system for a motor vehicle such as a racing vehicle having at least one axle with two wheels and respectively assigned wheel brake cylinders includes devices for determining a cornering of the motor vehicle. A respective wheel brake cylinder of the axle can be controlled as a function of the curve. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080210480 | Drive Train, Pertaining Operating Method and Motor Vehicle - Method is disclosed for operating a drive train having an electric machine and an internal-combustion engine with a supercharger having at least one additional electric machine for the optional drive of a power transmission. An optimal operating point of the at least one additional electric machine is selected as a function of the definable operating point of the internal-combustion engine such that the electric energy flowing during the operation of the at least one additional electric machine at the optimal operating point flows between electric machines without any detouring. | 09-04-2008 |
