Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100248000 | DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A device for storing electrical energy is provided, especially for a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one rechargeable storage cell and a cooling unit which is in thermal contact with the storage cell. The storage cell is accommodated in a retaining element and is in thermal contact with the retaining element, mating molded sections on the retaining element and the cooling unit mechanically interconnecting the retaining element and the cooling unit in a self-locking manner. | 09-30-2010 |
20100257883 | DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A device for storing electrical energy, especially for a motor vehicle is provided. The device comprises a plurality of flat cells that are stacked one on the other with their flat sides substantially in parallel, the flat cells defining at least one first stack. A cooling element is arranged between adjacent flat cells of the at least one first stack. The cooling element has at least one opening into which a heat transfer element is inserted. | 10-14-2010 |
20110132580 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A VEHICLE BATTERY - A device for cooling a vehicle battery is provided that includes a plurality of electrical storage elements, and a cooling element having ducts for a fluid to flow through, wherein the electrical storage elements are in thermal contact with the cooling elements and heat can be transmitted from the storage elements to the fluid, and wherein the cooling element which comprises the ducts is embodied as at least one extruded profile. | 06-09-2011 |
20110174004 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A HEAT SOURCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle is provided that includes a cooling body which has a plurality of feed flow channels and a plurality of return flow channels. At least a multiplicity of the feed flow channels and return flow channels are arranged adjacent to one another in an alternating fashion in the cooling body. | 07-21-2011 |
20110206966 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A VEHICLE BATTERY - A device for cooling a vehicle battery is provided that includes a plurality of electric storage elements, and a cooling body being flowed through by a coolant fluid, wherein at least one of the electric storage elements is fixed at least on one cooling plate in thermal contact, and wherein the cooling plate is connected to the cooling body so that heat may be transferred from the storage element to the fluid, wherein the cooling plate has a planar mechanical connection to the cooling body. | 08-25-2011 |
20110296851 | EVAPORATOR FOR A REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT - A vaporizer for a cooling circuit, particularly for a motor vehicle, is provided that includes a vaporization region, wherein a coolant flowing through the vaporization region takes up heat from an outside region, wherein the vaporization region is downstream of a first expansion element on the inlet side in the direction of flow of the coolant, wherein an exchanger member is provided between the vaporization region and the first expansion element, and wherein heat can be transferred from the coolant upstream of the vaporization region to the coolant downstream of the vaporization region. | 12-08-2011 |
20120171543 | DEVICE FOR THE THERMAL CONNECTION OF AN ENERGY STORAGE - A device for thermal connection of an energy store to a cooling plate and/or a contact element, and a cooling plate on a contact element and/or a fluid is provided. The device for thermal connection has a first region having a first heat transfer property and at least one other region having another heat transfer property, wherein the first region and the at least one other region are arranged next to one another in relation to the heat transfer surface. | 07-05-2012 |
20120196168 | APPARATUS FOR RESTRAINING AN ENERGY STORE - A device for restraining an energy store is provided that includes one or more cells disposed between a first side of the energy store and a second side of the energy store vertically opposite to the first side. The device has at least one first mounting device designed for transferring a first clamping force acting in the direction of the second side to the first side of the energy store, and at least one second mounting device designed for transferring a second clamping force acting in the direction of the first side to the second side o the energy store, and at least one elastic clamping device designed for providing the first and second clamping forces and further designed for adapting a distance between the at least one first mounting device and the at least one second mounting device to a permissible distance between the first and the second side. | 08-02-2012 |
20120224326 | MODULAR BATTERY STRUCTURE - A module system is provided that includes at least one module support and at least one module support and at least one energy storage module that is connected to the at least one module support. The module support and the energy storage module have cooling fluid connections, electric contacts, and coupling elements that are adapted to each other. | 09-06-2012 |
20130309545 | DEVICE FOR PRESSING A COOLER AGAINST A BATTERY - The invention relates to a device for pressing a cooler against a battery, said cooler having at least one cooling surface for absorbing or dissipating thermal energy, and the battery having at least one contact surface for the cooling surface of the cooler to rest on. The device comprises a pressure part having at least one spring-elastic pressure element for transmitting a contact pressure onto a section of the surface of the cooler facing away from the battery. The device further comprises at least one suspension unit for suspending the pressure part on the battery, said suspension unit being designed such as to generate a suspension force which is counter to the contact force when the cooler is arranged on the battery and the suspension unit is suspended on the battery. | 11-21-2013 |
20140090803 | CONNECTING SYSTEM FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - Connecting system for a heat exchanger, the housing of which is formed by a housing top part and a housing bottom part, wherein the connecting system has a first and a second connecting element, by means of which the housing bottom part is connected to the housing top part by a positive and/or material connection. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090810 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a housing, having a fluid inlet and having a fluid outlet, wherein the heat exchanger is in fluid communication via the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet with a fluid circuit, having a flow-guiding element in the interior of the housing, wherein the housing is formed from a substantially planar housing upper part and a substantially trough-like housing lower part, wherein the housing lower part has a base region and an encircling side wall, wherein the housing lower part is formed by a supporting structure and an encasement and the supporting structure is at least partially surrounded by the encasement, wherein the supporting structure is formed from a metallic material, and the encasement is formed substantially from a plastic, wherein the housing upper part is formed from a plastic and the housing lower part is connected to the housing upper part substantially by means of plastic-on-plastic contact. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090811 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140090812 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a first collecting box and having a second collecting box, having at least one tube arranged between the two collecting boxes, wherein a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are provided which are arranged individually on in each case one of the collecting boxes or on a single one of the collecting boxes, wherein the tube is received at the ends in an opening in in each case one of the collecting boxes and is in fluid communication with the collecting boxes, wherein the opening is surrounded by an opening edge whose contour corresponds to the outer contour of the tube, and in that the opening is designed such that the opening cross section narrows toward the interior of the collecting box and the tube can be inserted, under preload at the circumference, into the opening. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090813 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a housing, having a first fluid port and having a second fluid port, wherein the housing is in fluid communication with a fluid source via the fluid ports, wherein the housing can be traversed by a flow of a fluid, wherein the housing is of multi-part design and has a housing upper part and a housing lower part, wherein the housing upper part and/or the housing lower part has a base region and an at least partially encircling turned-up edge region, wherein housing the two parts are formed from a plastic or a fiber composite material. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090823 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger with a first and a second collecting tank, with at least one tube arranged between the two collecting tanks, each having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. At least one tube end is in fluid communication with a collecting tank and is connected to the collecting tank via a form-fitting and/or integrally bonded connection, wherein the opening is surrounded by an opening edge. | 04-03-2014 |
20140220397 | THERMAL TRANSFER DEVICE, TEMPERATURE-CONTROL PANEL, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A thermal transfer device for generating a thermal transfer between an energy store and a temperature-control panel for the temperature-control of the energy store. The thermal transfer device has a thermal insulation layer made of an unevenly distributed insulation material and a tolerance compensating layer made of a compressible material for compensating different material strengths of the thermal insulation layer. | 08-07-2014 |
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20080266052 | Distance Measuring Device and Method for Testing the Operation of a Distance Measuring System - A distance measuring device for measuring a distance of a vehicle to an obstacle and a method for testing the operation of a distance measuring system. Two measuring systems are provided, each operating according to a different measuring method. Reliable operation of the second measuring system is established when the second measuring system detects an obstacle which has already been detected by the first measuring system. | 10-30-2008 |
20100329510 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE - In a method for displaying on a display device the surroundings of a vehicle, the surroundings are detected by at least one detection sensor as an image of the surroundings while the vehicle is traveling or at a standstill. A surroundings image from a given surrounding area is ascertained by the detection sensor in different vehicle positions, and/or at least one surroundings image from the given surrounding area is ascertained by each of at least two detection sensors situated at a distance from one another, and in each case a composite surroundings image is obtained from the surroundings images and displayed by the display device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110241857 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR MOVING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driver assistance method for moving a motor vehicle, in particular for avoiding collisions, using at least one first sensor system which provides first items of obstacle information within a first detection zone for notifying the motor vehicle driver of an obstacle while an obstacle is located in the first detection zone, and using at least one second sensor system, which provides second items of obstacle information within a second detection zone which is located at an angle greater than 0° in relation to the first detection zone even if the obstacle is no longer located in the second detection zone. It is provided that the first and second items of obstacle information are combined in such a way that detection errors of the sensor systems are corrected and an updated item of obstacle information is provided. Also described is a driver assistance device, in particular for carrying out the driver assistance method according to the aforementioned embodiments. | 10-06-2011 |
20120001287 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor and a method for manufacturing an image sensor are described in which the image sensor includes at least one substrate having a plurality of light-sensitive elements forming a sensor field and first microfilter elements for wavelength-selective filtering of incident light. The first microfilter elements are attached to a transparent carrier made of glass or a transparent film, for example. A first microfilter element is situated in front of a portion of the light-sensitive elements for wavelength-selective filtering of light striking the light-sensitive element. No microfilter element is situated in front of a further portion of the light-sensitive elements. | 01-05-2012 |
20120026318 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A STATE OF A VEHICLE WINDOW PANE - A camera system for detecting a state of a vehicle window pane is described, having at least the following: a camera having an image sensor for detecting a first radiation emitted by the vehicle surroundings and for outputting image signals; and a radiation source for emitting a second optical radiation. At least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation is detectable by the image sensor as a function of a state of the window pane. The camera system is set up in such a way that a state of the vehicle window pane is determinable on the basis of the image signals output by the image sensor during measurements in which the vehicle window pane is illuminated differently by the second optical radiation. For this purpose, an evaluation unit which determines a state of the vehicle window pane on the basis of the image signals output by the image sensor during the measurements may be provided to record the image signals and to ascertain a state of the window pane. Measurements may be carried out in particular when the radiation source is switched on or off. | 02-02-2012 |
20140321701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING DIRECTIONAL STRUCTURES ON A WINDOW PANE OF A VEHICLE - A method for recognizing directional structures on a window pane of a vehicle is described. The method includes carrying out an assessment of image points of an image of the window pane, which image points are disposed along an evaluation path, a course of the evaluation path being dependent on an expected orientation of the directional structures on the window pane. The method further includes recognizing a directional structure based on the assessment. | 10-30-2014 |