Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080239529 | Combined roof and front mirror description - The invention concerns an external mirror arrangement comprising a front mirror of the Group of the Directive 2005/27/EG for the visual transmission of a first field of view and for the visual transmission of a second field of view contains a safety mirror. In accord with the invention, the front mirror and the safety mirror are integrated in one mirror head. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239530 | Mirror pane with a substrate of plastic, a method for its manufacture and an external mirror having such a mirror pane - A mirror pane comprising a substrate of plastic having a front side and a rear side, each having a metal coating, and a surface heating apparatus with at least one resistance heating strip and electric connection contacts, wherein the metal coating placed on the front side of the substrate serves as a reflective mirror surface, and the at least one resistance heating strip possessing the electrical connection contacts is located within recesses in the rear side of the recesses reproducing a negative image of the at least one resistance heating strip and being furnished with connection contacts. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247046 | Glare free mirror pane as well as a rear view mirror with such a mirror pane - Proposed is a glare free pan for a rear view service in motor vehicles, possessing a curved transparent substrate, the front surface of which forms the exposed surface of the said mirror. Upon the rear surface of said substrate is applied, in appropriate thicknesses, by sputtering at least four successive and contiguous layers of respectively niobium pentoxide, silicon dioxide, chromium and a protect covering of lacquer. The chromium layer provides the effective reflecting quality of the said mirror. The composition and thicknesses of the layers allows the mirror to reflectively function in visible light wavelengths suitable for both night and day service. Proposed also is a method for the manufacture of the above as well as its assembly into a rear view mirror ready for vehicle installation. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247751 | Printed circuit board assembly - A printed circuit board comprises at least one printed circuit board with at least one electrical contact and one circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a printed circuit board provided with one or several open tracks on at least one side for connection with electrical contact(s) of the printed circuit board. | 10-09-2008 |
20100091379 | Wide-angle objective lens system and camera - A vehicle camera and wide-angle objective lens system are disclosed wherein the wide-angle objective lens has image aberrations or errors that do not deteriorate the detection of obstructions or obstacles in its field of view. | 04-15-2010 |
20110080667 | MOUNTING PLATE FOR MIRROR GLASS - A glass carrier plate that includes a front side, a back side and a circumferential edge zone. A mirror plate with a mirror plate front side, a mirror plate back side and a circumferential edge, wherein the mirror plate back side is attached by means of an adhesive layer on the front side of the glass carrier plate. Holding bars extend from the circumferential edge zone of the front side of the glass carrier plate. The holding bars are distributed over the circumferential edge zone and the circumferential edge of the mirror plate engages the holding bars so that the mirror plate is spaced from and positioned over the front side of the glass carrier plate. | 04-07-2011 |
20110083300 | LOCKING HINGE FOR AN EXTERIOR VEHICLE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A first locking arm connected to a second locking arm on a locking hinge axis. A pair of bearing surfaces on the first locking arm have a first axial spacing, and the second locking arm having a bearing block carrying bearing counter surfaces engaging the bearing surfaces providing a hinged connection between the locking arms. The bearing counter surfaces having a second axial spacing. A first locking element having a first locking surface affixed on one of the bearing surfaces, and a second locking surface affixed on one of the bearing counter surfaces engaging the first locking surface. A spring element biasing the first and the second locking surfaces together. The first axial spacing is less than the second axial spacing so that there is a second spring force acting on the first and second locking surfaces superimposed on the first spring force. | 04-14-2011 |
20110102923 | MIRROR HEAD WITH OVERLAPPING FIELD OF VIEW - A coupling between a primary mirror and additional mirror so that adjustment of at least one of said mirrors is executed in a way that their fields of view overlap or directly juxtapose. In doing so, the occurrence of a gap in the coverage of the fields of view in the border area shared between mirrors is avoided for the user. | 05-05-2011 |
20110115913 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SURROUNDING AREA MONITOR AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - At least a first and second monitoring device that outputs display signals to a control device. A display device connected with the control device is able to display the display signals from the monitoring devices in at least two sections in split screen mode. The control device is connected to an actual state of motion signal line, so that depending on the actual state of motion of the vehicle, the display device displays at least two display signals originating from at least two different monitoring devices in split screen mode. | 05-19-2011 |
20110176235 | ADAPTER FOR PRECISE AND ACCURATE ATTACHMENT OF A MIRROR UNIT TO A SUPPORT ARM - A tubular frame section directly or indirectly attached to the vehicle and a mirror unit, attached by a clamping connection to the tubular frame section, whereby the mirror unit in interconnection to an adapter is attached to the tubular frame section. The adapter, which is torque-proof, displacement-resistant and coupleable with a fastening section of the mirror unit, can balance the diameter difference between the fastening section of the mirror unit and the tubular frame section. An inner contour of the adapter is designed so that the adapter can be connected in a form lock for the accurate attachment of the mirror unit to the tubular frame section in such a way that a longitudinal movement of the adapter on the tubular frame section is hindered and the degrees of freedom of the adapter are at least limited in the circumferential direction of the tubular frame section. | 07-21-2011 |
20120200664 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VISUALLY-DEPICTING FIELDS OF VIEW OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE - A display device for visually depicting legally-prescribed fields of view of a commercial vehicle in a driver's cab of the commercial vehicle includes at least one display unit. The display device permanently and in real time displays at least two fields of view, which are legally-prescribed to be permanently displayed during operation of the vehicle, on the display unit in the driver's cab in a common image. | 08-09-2012 |
20120307387 | MIRROR HOUSING CLAMP ARRANGEMENT - A mirror head releasably fastened to a support structure, whereby the mirror head has at least one recess complementary to the support structure, into which the support structure or a partial segment of support structure is inserted and which is secured by means of a fastening device. Matching surface segments are formed in at least one recess and the corresponding surface segment of the support structure, and the fastening device is formed as an elastic component that pre-stresses ratchet surfaces in the recess and on support structure into interlocking engagement. The support structure ratchet surface may be formed on a separate locking component with a surface that at least partially matches the surface contour of the support structure, where the position of the locking component relative to the support structure can be fixed in its circumferential and axial direction. | 12-06-2012 |
20130120938 | Modular Monitor Enclosed In A Housing With A Novel Rear Panel - A monitor has a rear panel formed by injection molding plastic around a metal cooling element. The monitor includes a display panel, control electronics, a module support, and a monitor housing. The housing includes a front frame, the cooling element and a rear panel frame. The cooling element has cooling ducts formed between cooling fins. The rear housing panel frame has fin extensions that extend the fins of the cooling element into the rear housing panel frame. The display panel attaches to one side of the module support, while the control electronics attach to the other side. The front frame and the rear panel frame screw together, and the display panel and control electronics are clamped between the front frame and the rear panel frame. The monitor can be attached to a vehicle by slipping a retaining member into a T-shaped duct formed between two fins on the cooling element. | 05-16-2013 |
20130202347 | Fastening System for Add-On Parts on a Vehicle Having a Profile-Like Connection Part - A fastening system for add-on parts to vehicles allows the add-on parts to be easily installed and removed. The fastening system includes a connection part that lies against the vehicle and the add-on part, which includes a base. The connection part is designed as a profiled element whose outer surface corresponds to the outer surface of a prism having a cross section of a regular polygon with at least one interior angle deviating from 90°. The base has a trapezoidal groove with opposing surfaces on opposing sides of a base surface that are arranged at an angle from each other. The two opposing surfaces lie flush with wiggle-free engagement against two lateral surfaces of the connection part. A hole extends through the base symmetrically with respect to the groove. A connecting element is inserted through an opening in the base and engages in a receptacle of the connection part. | 08-08-2013 |
20130273824 | Housing for Accommodation and Temperature Regulation of an Electronic Device and Vehicle Provided with such Housing - A novel housing for an electronic device is located in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The housing is used to maintain the temperature of the electronic device within its operating temperature range. The housing includes air inlets and outlets through which the temperature-regulated air current from the air conditioning system of the vehicle passes. The temperature-regulated air currents from the air conditioning system that are used to maintain a comfortable temperature in the passenger compartment are also used to regulate the temperature of the electronic device. Thus, the housing allows the temperature of the electronic device to be regulated exclusively using the air current from the air conditioning system. The air duct from the air conditioning system can be connected directly to the housing or can end a distance from the housing so that the air current from the duct is directed to strike the outside of the housing. | 10-17-2013 |
20130314539 | Monitoring of the Close Proximity Around a Commercial Vehicle - A system for capturing and displaying not directly-viewable spaces near a vehicle includes an apparatus for image capturing and an apparatus for image display. The apparatus for image capturing captures at least two arbitrary points Q and R. A ground plane is spanned by the Cartesian coordinates xv and yv, and xv lies in the vehicle middle plane. The display displays an image that includes an image Q′ of the point Q and an image R′ of the point R on a display plane spanned by the Cartesian coordinates xv′ and yv′, with xv′ lying on a reproduction of the vehicle middle plane. A projection QR,xv of the vector QR onto xv and a projection Q′R′,xv′ of a vector Q′R′ onto xv′ have the same direction, and a projection QR,yv of the vector QR onto yv and a projection Q′R′,yv′ of a vector Q′R′ onto yv′ have the same direction. | 11-28-2013 |
20140036079 | External Camera Device That Thermally Couples Camera Optics To A Vehicle's Ventilation System - An external camera device for a motor vehicle prevents condensation on the camera optics by thermally coupling the optics to an air stream from the vehicle's ventilation system. The camera optics are disposed adjacent to an optical window in a camera holder that is attached to an outer surface of the motor vehicle. A flow channel guides the air stream through the camera holder. An inlet of the flow channel is connected to the ventilation system, and the flow channel is thermally coupled to the camera optics. The device is mounted onto the vehicle through a mounting surface of the camera holder. The inlet of the flow channel passes through the mounting surface. The outlet of the flow channel can either pass through the mounting surface or exit adjacent to the optical window, in which case a fluid-guide element guides the air stream from the outlet towards the optical window. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036081 | MIRROR REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A mirror replacement system for a vehicle includes an image capture unit, a supply unit, and an image reproduction unit. The image reproduction unit is adapted to be disposed in the vehicle interior in a manner viewable by the driver. The image capture unit and the supply unit are disposed in spaces, which are separated from each other and are separately sealed. Further, the image capture unit and the supply unit are each disposed separated from and outside the image reproduction unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140111879 | LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE EXTERIOR MIRROR ARRANGEMENT - An exterior mirror arrangement for motor vehicles, in particular utility vehicles, has s a holder mounted on a vehicle, a housing which is fastened, preferably latchably articulatedly connected, to the holder, and a holding member, which is displaceably received in the housing, for a vehicle exterior mirror. The housing has a housing portion which is formed in one piece from plastic and which alone guides the holding member. | 04-24-2014 |
20140131159 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING CLUTCH FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE EXTERIOR MIRROR ADJUSTMENT MEANS - A clutch device transmits rotational energy between a drive input and a drive output, in particular between an electric actuating unit and an actuating element of an adjustable motor vehicle exterior mirror. The clutch device permits a transmission of a load torque M | 05-15-2014 |
20140211333 | Device That Electrically and Rotationally Adjusts An Indirect Visual System Of A Vehicle - A adjusting device for a vehicular mirror directly transmits any forces exerted on the mirror between a base member and a rotating member when the mirror is not being adjusted. This permits a small electric motor to be used that can withstand only comparatively small forces exerted on the mirror while the mirror is being adjusted. The device includes the motor, a cylindrical base, a rotating member and a driven member. The mirror is adjusted when the motor drives the rotating member, and the rotating member is uncoupled from the base member. When the motor rotates the driven member, the rotating member is forced axially apart from the base member as a decoupling element on the rotating member slides up an inclined portion on the driven member. When the motor is not driving the rotating member, the rotating member is uncoupled from the motor and couples to the base member. | 07-31-2014 |
20140247353 | Viewing System For Monitoring The Area Surrounding A Vehicle - A viewing system for displaying to a driver inside a vehicle cabin an outside field surrounding the vehicle includes a deflection device, a recording device, a carrier arm and a reproduction device. The carrier arm is attached to an outer wall of the vehicle. The recording device is disposed in a first part of the carrier arm, and the deflection device is disposed in the second part of the carrier arm. The recording device is separated by a distance from the deflection device. The deflection device is disposed farther from the outer wall of the vehicle than is the recording device. The reproduction device is disposed inside the vehicle, and the deflection device is disposed outside the vehicle. The deflection device reflects an image of the outside field surrounding the vehicle onto the recording device, the recording device records the image, and the reproduction device displays the image. | 09-04-2014 |