| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090009970 | Control device housing for an electronic brake - A control device housing for an electronic brake system includes a lid, a housing part closable by the lid, a component support member for electronic components, and a cooling element that is in direct or indirect thermal contact with at least part of the electronic components. The cooling element may be either a planar additional cooling plate or a lid that is at least partly made of metal. The cooling element and the component support member are spaced from each other, and thin heat conductive elements are arranged in the resulting intermediate space between the cooling element and the electronic components that are to be cooled or the component support member. The heat conductive elements are configured flexibly for tolerance compensation and inhere good heat conductivity in addition. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090021363 | Tire Pressure Monitoring System and Method for the Allocation of Tire Modules in a Tire Pressure Monitoring System - Disclosed is a tire pressure monitoring system for motor vehicles, including a central unit ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090200124 | Parking Brake System for Motor Vehicles - A parking brake system for a motor vehicle comprising a control element and at least two electromechanical actuators. Each electromechanical actuator is configured for generating a parking brake force at one wheel of the motor vehicle. The electromechanical actuators are each provided with wheel electronic systems. The control element is connected via a brake controller to the wheel electronic system of a first electromechanical actuator by at least a first signal line. The control element is connected via a brake controller to the wheel electronic system of a second electromechanical actuator by a second signal line. At least a third signal line connects the control element directly to the wheel electronic systems or to one of the electromechanical actuators to convey a driver's request. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090243830 | Tire Module With Piezoelectric Converter - A tire module for sensing deflection of a tire and a method of sensing deflection of the tire. The tire module includes a piezoelectric converter that is configured for installation on an inside surface of the tire. The piezoelectric converter includes at least one elastically deformable region that is formed from piezoelectric material. A deflection limiting means is configured to delimit deflection of the elastically deformable region. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090295221 | Hydraulic Trailer Brake System - A trailer device for driving stabilization of vehicle combinations is provided. In order to design a device for driving stabilization of passenger vehicle trailers in a cost-effective and simple manner, a brake system for braking the trailer by an overrun brake and for stability regulation is designed so as to have separating valves, switching valves, inlet and outlet valves and a pressure build-up pump. A stabilizing coupling is also connected by means of a second pressure medium pump to actuators which can vary the clamping force of the stabilizing coupling between the trailer and tractor vehicle if the second pressure medium pump conveys pressure medium from the storage tank into or out of the actuators. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100241330 | COMBINED BRAKING SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A combined braking system, comprising hydraulic brakes associated with a vehicle axle and brakes actuatable by electromechanical actuators associated with a different vehicle axis, each electronic control unit associated with the electromechanical actuators having at least two high-speed busses, of which one is connected directly to a further electronic control unit and the other is directly or indirectly connected to an electronic or electrohydraulic control unit associated with the hydraulic brakes. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100276044 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PROFILE DEPTH OF A TIRE AND/OR A TIRE CHARACTERISTIC, AND A TIRE - A method used for determining a profile depth or wear on a tread of a tire of a vehicle, and/or a tire characteristic, a magnetic field being detected by a magnetic field sensor disposed in the interior of the tire, particularly in the area of the tread on the tire interior, or at a distance from the tire, particularly in the area of a wheel housing or a wheel well of the vehicle, the magnetic field being transmitted or changed by at least one indicator element disposed in the tread on the tire exterior. The current wear state of the tread and/or the tire characteristic, particularly a tire type and/or permissible top speed, is determined based on output signals of the magnetic field sensor. The invention further relates to tires. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110033322 | ELECTRICAL MOTOR ACTIVATION METHOD HAVING LOAD TORQUE ADAPTATION - An electrical motor activation method for an electric motor including a rotor, connected to a motor shaft, and a stator having brushes. The stator comprises multiple commutator laminations for the commutation of windings disposed on the rotor and is activated by a pulsed or linearly controllable power source. The motor shaft is connected to a radially driven load, in particular a pump, which has a nonlinear torque curve via a motor revolution. A waviness signal is obtained from a voltage potential applied to the motor and/or from the motor current and rotor position information is obtained from the curve of said waviness signal. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110096495 | CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR THERMALLY STRESSED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR IN MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - Circuit board arrangement, in particular multiple layer circuit board arrangement with at least one low-power circuit path, wherein the circuit board arrangement is suitable for population with at least one electronic circuit board element to be cooled, wherein the circuit board consisting of a nonconductive material includes at least one cooling inlay embedded in the circuit board for cooling of the power component, wherein the cooling inlay forms at least in part, a high power guide element for the at least one electronic power component, wherein the line cross section or the power carry capacity of the high power guide element is significantly greater than the line cross section or the current carry capacity of the low power circuit path, and wherein the high power guide element is used and/or is also used for electrical contacting of the power component. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098902 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR DRIVING AND/OR CONTROLLING ACTUATORS FOR INFLUENCING A BRAKING FUNCTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Brake control device for controlling actuators for influencing a braking function of a vehicle, including at least one logic circuit for controlling at least one braking function, wherein the control device controls at least one function of an electronic braking system and one parking brake function, wherein the brake control device includes electric power supply connections of at least the first kind and the second kind, wherein the first kind is connected to a reference potential and the second kind is connected to a different potential than the reference potential, and wherein the first kind or second kind is electrically connected to at least one functional element for controlling the electronic braking system and to at least one functional element for controlling the parking brake function, and/or is electrically connected to at least one functional element for controlling the electronic braking system and the parking brake function. | 04-28-2011 |