Continental Automotive GmbH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160138542 | Fuel Injection Valve For A Combustion Engine - A fuel injection valve for a combustion engine comprises a valve body with a valve cavity and a nozzle body. The nozzle body may limit a free volume of the valve cavity and comprises at least one nozzle aperture. The nozzle body may comprise a surface facing a combustion chamber of the combustion engine and at least partially surrounding the at least one nozzle aperture. The surface comprises a first area designed to form a wetting angle (θ) with a fluid, which is larger than 90°. | 05-19-2016 |
20160108878 | Filter For A Fluid Injection Valve, Fluid Injection Valve And Method For Producing A Filter For A Fluid Injection Valve - A filter for a fluid injection valve includes a filter sleeve and a fastening element. The fastening element includes a fitting portion for fastening the filter in the fluid injection valve and a connection portion mechanically interacting with a first part of the filter sleeve for connecting the filter sleeve and the fastening element. The filter sleeve includes a second part arranged inside the fastening element and disposed at a distance from the fitting portion of the fastening element. A fluid injection valve and a method for producing the filter are also disclosed. | 04-21-2016 |
20160102640 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection valve includes a housing with a cavity, a valve needle, an actuator including a magnetic coil arranged in a coil casing, and an armature in the cavity. The housing includes a separation ring positioned between the armature and the coil casing and configured to lead the electromagnetic flux to the armature. The separation ring includes a first part and a second part. The first part is made of a first material and the second part is made of second material that differs from the first material. The first material and the second material are magnetic materials. | 04-14-2016 |
20160102639 | VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH A GUIDING ELEMENT AND FLUID INJECTOR - A valve assembly includes a valve body, a valve needle and a first guiding element that axially guides the valve needle. The first guiding element is bottle shaped and is axially deformable at least in part. The first guiding element is fixedly coupled to the valve needle in a bottle neck section of the first guiding element, and coupled to the wall of the valve body in an axial end section of the first guiding element remote from the bottle neck section. Based on these features of the first guiding element, an axial displacement of the valve needle away from the closing position results in a widening of an outer shape of the first guiding element at least in a fixation section to press it against the wall of the valve body. | 04-14-2016 |
20160102628 | Method And Device For Determining A Reference Current Progression For A Fuel Injector, For Determining The Instant Of A Predetermined Opening State Of The Fuel Injector - A method for determining a reference current curve for a fuel injector having a magnetic coil drive in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes: (a) applying a first voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive to open the fuel injector, (b) applying a holding voltage to the magnetic coil drive to hold the fuel injector open, (c) switching off the holding voltage, (d) waiting for substantially no current to flow through the magnetic coil drive for a predetermined time period that is sufficiently short that the fuel injector remains open, (e) applying a second voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive, and (f) recording a time-based curve of the current that flows through the magnetic coil drive during the second voltage pulse, which forms the reference current curve. This reference current curve is used for determining a time of a predetermined opening state of the fuel injector. | 04-14-2016 |
20160097335 | IMethod and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine, with at least one cylinder (Z | 04-07-2016 |
20160089988 | Wireless Battery Charging System Having Emergency Shutdown For A Traction Battery Of An Electric Vehicle - A vehicle-side, electronic charging device of a wireless battery charging system receives, converts and feeds energy into a rechargeable traction battery of an electric vehicle traction motor. The traction battery is charged by an external charging system via a wireless link and the vehicle-side charging device. The vehicle-side charging device includes a first LC resonant circuit between first and second output ports, and a current rectifier having first and second AC voltage inputs and first and second DC voltage outputs. Either (i) the first and second DC voltage outputs of the current rectifier, or (ii) the first and second AC voltage inputs of the current rectifier, or (iii) the first and the second output ports of the first LC resonant circuit, or (iv) a first and a second connection of the reception coil are switchably connected to one another via an actuable kill switch. | 03-31-2016 |
20160087571 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT HAVING REDUNDANT HALF BRIDGES FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A circuit arrangement for operating an electric machine, which has a plurality of lines, each for one phase of an alternating current to the electric machine, each line having a plurality of series-connected switching elements that form a half bridge, the half bridge having a terminal between two switching elements, and the circuit arrangement being electrically couplable to the electric machine via the terminals of the half bridge. The circuit arrangement is characterized in that each line has a plurality of half bridges, which are electrically connected parallel to each other. | 03-24-2016 |
20160082843 | Method For Operating A Regenerative Braking Device Of A Motor Vehicle And Regenerative Braking Device For A Motor Vehicle - A method for operating a regenerative braking device of a motor vehicle includes the steps of detecting a prespecified braking power value, and converting kinetic energy from the motor vehicle into electrical regenerative power in line with a setpoint braking power value which corresponds to the prespecified braking power value. The regenerative power is routed to an electrical storage device in order to charge the electrical storage device. The occurrence of a deviation between the setpoint braking power value and an actual braking power value, with which the motor vehicle is braked, is detected. The regenerative power is redirected from the storage device to a power resistor when, during routing of the regenerative power to the storage device, the occurrence of the deviation between the setpoint braking power value and the actual braking power value is detected. | 03-24-2016 |
20160078661 | ANIMATION ARRANGEMENT - An animation arrangement for a vehicle is provided. The animation arrangement has a display device, configured to display an animation based on an instruction set, a storage device configured to store a first instruction set and a second instruction set for displaying the same animation on the display device, and a calculating device configured to select one of the first and second instruction sets for displaying an animation on the display device. The calculating device is configured to select one of the first and second instruction sets for displaying an animation on the display device based on a load parameter of the calculating device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077141 | Method For Determining The Opening And/Or Closing Time Of The Nozzle Needle Of An Injection Valve - A method is provided for determining the opening and/or closing time of the nozzle pin in an injection valve in an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The nozzle pin is directly driven by a piezo actuator. The piezo voltage and/or the piezo charge at the respective piezo actuator functioning as a sensor is measured for the corresponding injection pulse in a plurality of cylinders of the internal combustion engine, and the median value of the measured voltage and/or charge values of the piezo actuators for the plurality of cylinders for the corresponding injection pulse is calculated. The obtained median value is then used as a replacement value for determining the opening and/or closing time in case of non-detectability or disruption of the needle opening and/or needle closing information. | 03-17-2016 |
20160069290 | Method For Adapting An Injection Quantity - A method for adapting an injection quantity in an injection system of an internal combustion engine of a mild-hybrid motor vehicle or motor vehicle having a starter-generator or integrated starter-generator is disclosed. In an operating phase in which the e-machine of the motor vehicle drives the internal combustion engine, at least one small-quantity test injection is performed into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The associated injection quantity is determined based on a resulting torque. Corresponding correction variables for the adaptation of the injection quantity are determined therefrom. The method may eliminate the need to perform test injections during overrun phases of the internal combustion engine. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069289 | Method For Measuring Fresh Air By Evaluating An Internal Cylinder Pressure Signal - A method for determining an air mass air in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. A first filling equivalent is determined during a compression phase of the cylinder, wherein the first filling equivalent corresponds to a first average pressure difference in a first angle range of a crank angle in the compression phase. A second filling equivalent is determined during an expansion phase of the cylinder, wherein the second filling equivalent corresponds to a second average pressure difference in a second angle range of the crank angle of the expansion phase. A differential filling equivalent is calculated by subtracting the first filling equivalent from the second filling equivalent. The air mass in the cylinder is determined based on the differential filling equivalent. | 03-10-2016 |
20160053734 | Valve for Injecting Gas - A valve for injecting fuel in an internal combustion engine includes a housing having an inflow section and an outflow section for the fuel and a drive section situated between the inflow section and the outflow section. A first control element is provided which is assigned to the inflow section and which enables or prevents the supply of the fuel in a manner dependent on a switching position of the first control element. A second control element is provided which is assigned to the outflow section and which enables or prevents the discharge of the fuel in a manner dependent on a switching position of the second control element. An actuating drive is provided which is arranged in the drive section and which is coupled to both control elements such that the control elements can be moved into an open position independently of one another. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053731 | Valve Assembly For An Injection Valve And Injection Valve - A injection valve assembly includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity between a closing position that prevents a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion and further position that release the fluid flow, an electro-magnetic actuator unit that actuates the valve needle and includes an armature that is axially movable in the cavity and which includes a main body and a hydraulic damper fixedly coupled to the main body. The hydraulic damper includes an inner surface facing the main body and arranged for contact with the valve needle. The hydraulic damper also has a first opening and second opening (s), wherein the valve needle extends through the first opening, and the second opening (s) provide a fluid passage from the fluid inlet portion to the fluid outlet portion. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053704 | Method And Device For Injecting Fuel Into An Internal Combustion Engine - An injection system for an injection system includes at least one injection valve for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine. A closing element of the injection valve is moved in recurring injection cycles such that the closing element hits an upper stop at an actual opening time and/or hits a closing position at an actual closing time and thereby triggers a characteristic signal of a sensor element of the injection valve, wherein a signal course of the sensor element over time is detected and a part of the signal course contained in a searching time period of the injection system is examined, wherein a searching method is performed in subsequent injection cycles if the characteristic signal is not detected in said part of the signal course over time. | 02-25-2016 |
20160017854 | Nozzle Body, The Valve Assembly And Fluid Injection Valve - A nozzle body for a fluid injection includes a cavity and a bottom wall delimiting the cavity at a fluid outlet end. The bottom wall is perforated by an injection hole having an inlet opening at an inner surface of the bottom wall and an outlet opening at an outer surface of the bottom wall. The outlet opening has an elongated slit shape having a centerline which is a circular arc with respect to the longitudinal axis. The inlet opening is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis by a radial distance. The inner surface has a concave shape extending away from the fluid outlet end from an apex of the inner surface. Further, the inlet opening is spaced apart from the apex by an axial distance that is smaller than said radial distance. | 01-21-2016 |
20160017853 | Valve Body and Fluid Injector - A valve body for a fluid injector includes a central longitudinal axis and a one-piece base body. The base body has a side wall defining a recess extending from a fluid inlet side to a fluid outlet side of the base body. The side wall has a thin portion having a decreased wall thickness relative to further portions of the side wall that adjoin the thin portion along the longitudinal direction towards the fluid inlet side and the fluid outlet side. The valve body includes a metallic reinforcement jacket that is rigidly coupled to the base body and which axially overlaps the thin portion having the decreased wall thickness. | 01-21-2016 |
20160005558 | BREAK-OFF-RESISTANT CONTROL DEVICE - Control device, including:
| 01-07-2016 |
20160003206 | Valve Assembly for a Fluid Injection Valve and Fluid Injection Valve - A valve assembly for a fluid injection valve has a longitudinal axis and includes a valve seat and a valve disc. The valve seat has an orifice that is laterally offset from the longitudinal axis. The valve disc has a fluid passage which, in a first angular position of the valve disc, is positioned in such fashion that it overlaps the orifice at an interface of the valve disc and the valve seat to establish a fluid path through the valve disc and the valve seat for dispensing fluid from the valve assembly. The valve disc is rotatable around the longitudinal axis with respect to the valve seat from the first angular position to a second angular position, wherein the valve seat and the valve disc mechanically interact to seal the orifice in the second angular position. | 01-07-2016 |
20160003183 | Determining The Opening Energy Of A Fuel Injector - A method for determining the opening energy of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes (a) operating the engine in a steady-state operating state, wherein electrical excitation is applied to the fuel injector to cause a fuel injection in each working cycle of the engine, (b) applying additional electrical excitation to the fuel injector for subsequent working cycle(s) for a possible additional partial fuel injection, wherein the additional electrical excitation is initially insufficient to cause an additional partial fuel injection, (c) successively increasing the additional electrical excitation until an additional partial fuel injection occurs, which brings about a second operating state of the engine different from the steady-state operating state, (d) detection of the second operating state, and (e) determination of the opening energy for the fuel injector based on the energy of the additional electrical excitation needed to bring about the second operating state of the engine. | 01-07-2016 |
20150378368 | Method For Operating A Switch Valve - A method for operating a switch valve which opens and closes a fluid line is disclosed. The switch valve is actuated by a pulse width modulated signal. The switch valve is actuated outside of the active operating time of the switch valve using PWM signals with an increasing or decreasing duty cycle. The duty cycle in which the switch valve is opened is determined, and the duty cycle corresponding to the opening time is then used to actuate the switch valve to open and close the switch valve during the active operating time of same. In this manner, the switch valve can be actuated in a particularly precise manner. | 12-31-2015 |
20150369198 | An Ignition Device For An ISG-Equipped Vehicle Using LGP As A Fuel - An ignition device is provided for an idle stop & go system (ISG)-equipped vehicle using a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel. A separately installed auxiliary LPG switch detects the ON/OFF state of the LPG switch, drives fuel cut-off solenoid valves, and switches on/off together with the LPG switch. The ON/OFF state of the LPG switch can be determined based on an output voltage of the auxiliary LPG switch, and then ISG control can be implemented. After the fuel cut-off solenoid valves are driven, the fuel pipeline pressure remains in the state before the idle stop to improve the engine starting performance upon restarting. Also, in an emergency, the LPG and auxiliary LPG switches are simultaneously switched off, the fuel cut-off solenoid valves are quickly switched off and the fuel pump motor is stopped to quickly cut off the fuel supply and prevent a secondary accident in advance. | 12-24-2015 |
20150367846 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH PARKING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - Method for assisting with the parking of a motor vehicle, includes the steps of:
| 12-24-2015 |
20150363213 | Method For Model-Based Generation Of Startup Configurations Of Embedded Systems - A method for model-based generation of startup configurations of embedded systems that includes importing into a modeling module a first startup configuration in textual representation by a system synchronization module, generating a graphical representation of the startup configuration by the modeling module, and modifying the graphical representation of the first startup configuration generating from the modified graphical representation a second, modified startup configuration in textual representation by the modeling module, and exporting the second modified startup configuration into the system synchronization module, which can simplify generation of startup configurations of an embedded system. | 12-17-2015 |
20150357879 | Rotor Assembly For An Electric Machine And Method For Producing A Rotor Assembly - A rotor assembly for an electric machine includes a rotor having an axis of rotation extending in an axial direction of the rotor and at least one first hole extending parallel to the axis of rotation and radially spaced from the axis of rotation by a first radial distance, and at least one first balancing element for compensating an unbalance of the rotor in rotation about the axis of rotation. The at least one first balancing element can be provided in the at least one first hole and can be fastened in the at least one first hole by means of a press fitting connection between the at least one first hole and the at least one first balancing element. Thus, a simple and economical possibility of balancing the rotor is provided. | 12-10-2015 |
20150357303 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT - A power semiconductor circuit includes at least one semiconductor having at least one contact area, and at least one bonding conductor strip having at least one contact region fastened on at least one of the contact areas. The contact region of the bonding conductor strip includes cutouts. | 12-10-2015 |
20150354516 | Fuel Injector - A fuel injector includes a valve with a needle that is movable along a longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position, for opening or closing the valve. The fuel injector also includes an actuator including an armature and a pole piece, the armature being axially movable and operable to interact mechanically with the needle, such that the needle is moved towards the open position by a movement of the armature in axial direction towards the pole piece. The fuel injector also includes a first spring for biasing the armature in axial direction away from the pole piece. The spring force of the first spring is configured to stop said movement of the armature when the needle is in the open position. | 12-10-2015 |
20150349638 | Apparatus for Voltage Conversion and Onboard Electrical System Having Said Apparatus - A device for voltage conversion includes a first, transformerless direct voltage converter unit having a first output potential connection and a second transformerless direct voltage converter unit having a second output potential connection. The two direct voltage converter units have a common input potential connection and a common reference potential connection. The first direct voltage converter unit generates, from the input voltage potential, a first output voltage potential on the first output potential connection, which has a higher voltage potential value relative to the reference voltage potential. The second direct voltage converter unit generates, from the input voltage potential, a second output voltage potential on the second output potential connection, which has a lower voltage potential value relative to the reference voltage potential. The device can be cost-effectively produced and provides sufficient safety. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346056 | Method and Device for the Operation of a Binary Lambda Sensor Arranged in an Exhaust Gas Tract of an Internal Combustion Engine - A binary lambda sensor has a first electrode arranged on the exhaust gas side, a second electrode arranged contiguous to a reference air volume, and a power source arranged between the first and second electrode. A potential difference between the first and second electrodes forms a measurement signal of the sensor. In a measurement operation of the sensor, the power source is operated in a measurement operating state and provides the measurement signal. To adjust a specified oxygen concentration in the reference air volume, the power source is operated in a regeneration operating state. If a specified condition is fulfilled and the engine is operating in a coasting mode, the power source is operated in the measurement operating state, and a power source adjustment signal is determined for the regeneration operating state based on the measurement signal, for the adjustment of the specified oxygen concentration in the reference air volume. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345449 | Valve for a Pump - A valve for a pump for delivering fuel includes a closing element mounted in a valve body so as to be movable along an axis, wherein the closing element is designed to close off a duct of the pump, wherein an actuator is provided which is operatively connected to the closing element, wherein the closing element has a first contact surface, wherein the actuator has a second contact surface, wherein the closing element and the actuator are in contact with one another via the contact surfaces, and wherein the contact surfaces are at least partially in the form of spherical surfaces. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345444 | Electromagnetic Actuator Assembly For A Fluid Injection Valve And Method For Operating A Fluid Injection Valve - An electromagnetic actuator assembly for a fluid injection valve includes a first coil and a second coil, which are configured for moving an armature, and an electrical connection circuit for connecting the first and second coils to a power supply. The electrical connection circuit is configured to energize the first coil without energizing the second coil in a first operating mode of the actuator assembly and to energize both the first coil and the second coil in a second operating mode of the actuator assembly. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345443 | Piezo Injector - A piezo injector with an actuator chamber, in which a piezo actuator is arranged, includes an upper section (the injector body) and a lower section (the nozzle body). The piezo injector also has a control piston bore formed in the nozzle body, wherein a control sleeve, in which a control piston is received, is arranged in the control piston bore. The control sleeve seals against an intermediate plate with a first front face facing the piezo actuator. The control piston has a first side facing the piezo actuator, wherein the first front face of the control piston and the section of the control sleeve facing the piezo actuator form a first control chamber. | 12-03-2015 |
20150338650 | LOW-DEFINITION DISPLAY WITH A COMPACT OPTICAL SUPERPOSITION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENT SET - A display device ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150337790 | Method And Device For Detecting Autoignitions On The Basis Of Measured And Estimated Internal Cylinder Pressure Values Of An Internal Combustion Engine - A method is provided for detecting autoignition in a spark-ignited internal combustion engine, wherein values for the combustion chamber pressure are measured during a compression stroke of the internal combustion engine at defined crankshaft angles within an evaluation window, a filtered pressure value is determined from the measured values for the combustion chamber pressure, and theoretical pressure values in the combustion chamber that would arise if no combustion took place in the combustion chamber are determined for the defined crankshaft angles. The value of the slope between two defined crankshaft angles for filtered pressure values is determined, the value of the slope between two defined crankshaft angles for theoretical pressure values is determined, and a difference of the slope values is calculated therefrom. This difference is compared with a specified threshold value, and, if the threshold value is exceeded, an autoignition in the combustion chamber is inferred. | 11-26-2015 |
20150336442 | Method For Controlling The Recuperation Power Of A Recuperation-Capable Drive, And Device For This Purpose - A method for controlling a recuperation power of a recuperation-capable drive of a motor vehicle includes first determining a future temperature-control effort that represents the energy required to cool or heat the motor vehicle, and then conducting to a temperature-control device a temperature-control proportion of a recuperation power that has been extracted from the kinetic energy of the motor vehicle. The temperature-control device uses the temperature-control proportion of the converted recuperation power to heat or cool a motor vehicle interior of the motor vehicle. The magnitude of the temperature-control proportion is controlled based on the future temperature-control effort. An increasing temperature-control proportion is conducted to the temperature-control device in response to an increasing temperature-control effort. | 11-26-2015 |
20150333899 | Synchronization Of Data Packets In A Data Communication System Of A Vehicle - Synchronizing data packets from an unclocked data communication network with a clocked data communication network includes: receiving clocked data packets in a gateway at clock cycles of the clocked network; packing data from the clocked data packets into first unclocked data packets for the unclocked data communication network in the gateway; providing the unclocked data packets with a time stamp, from which a clock cycle of a clocked data packet can be reconstructed; transmitting the first unclocked data packets via the unclocked network to a receiver node of the unclocked network; reading the time stamps out of the first unclocked data packets and reconstructing the clock cycle of the clocked network from the time stamps, a transmission frequency, a number of clocked data packets and/or a local clock in the receiver node; and transmitting second unclocked data packets in a clock cycle which is synchronous with the reconstructed clock cycle. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330812 | POSITION-DETECTING UNIT HAVING REDUCED OFFSET VOLTAGE, AND METHOD USING SUCH A UNIT - To eliminate measurement errors, such as “offset voltages” in sensors of the inductive type by modifying the architecture of the assembly of elements used for signal processing, the architecture of the apparatuses processing the signal from the secondary windings is modified as follows:
| 11-19-2015 |
20150330342 | Valve - A valve includes a housing that surrounds a fluid outlet, a valve element with a longitudinal axis, a valve seat body that surrounds a fluid inlet and which has a sealing seat such that the valve is closed when the valve element bears against the sealing seat and which is coupled to the housing. The valve element is movable relative to the valve seat body in a direction of the longitudinal axis to enable a fluid flow from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, the valve seat body surrounds a guide surface to which the valve element is coupled in order to guide the movement of the valve element, and the valve seat body is formed from a harder material than the housing. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330334 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RECYCLED AIR FLOW RATE AND THE QUANTITY OF OXYGEN AVAILABLE AT THE INLET OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CYLINDER - A method includes:
| 11-19-2015 |
20150316020 | Method And Device For Detecting Auto-Ignitions On The Basis Of Measured And Estimated Internal Cylinder Pressure Values Of An Internal Combustion Engine - A method is disclosed for detecting an auto-ignition in a spark-ignited internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder, wherein values for the combustion chamber pressure are measured during a compression stroke of the internal combustion engine at defined crankshaft angles within an evaluation window, a filtered pressure value is determined from the measured values for the combustion chamber pressure, theoretical pressure values in the combustion chamber that would arise if no combustion took place in the combustion chamber are determined for the defined crankshaft angles, the value of the pressure difference between the filtered pressure value and the theoretical pressure values is calculated, the value of the pressure difference is compared with a specified threshold value, and, if the threshold value is exceeded, an auto-ignition in the combustion chamber is inferred. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315988 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL SUPPLIED BY A BI-DIRECTIONAL SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method and device for processing a signal (CRK) provided by a bidirectional sensor, the method includes the following steps:
| 11-05-2015 |
20150314740 | Method For The Controlled Connection Of A Plurality Of On-Board Power System Branches Of A Vehicle, Control Unit For Carrying Out The Method And On-Board Power System - A method for controlled connection of a plurality of on-board power system branches is disclosed, wherein electrical power is exchanged between first and third on-board power system branches if an uncritical supply state is present and electrical power is exchanged between second and the third on-board power system branches if a critical supply state is present in the first or third on-board power system branch. In a critical supply state, the first on-board power system branch is disconnected from the third on-board power system branch by opening a first switching device, and the second on-board power system branch is then connected to the third on-board power system branch via a second switching device. A second actuation device that actuates the second switching device receives a switch state signal from the first actuation device and closes the second switching device only if the received signal signals an open first switching device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150308427 | Method for emptying a device for providing a liquid additive - A method for operating a device for providing a liquid additive includes feeding the liquid additive along a feeding path. The feeding path has at least one first portion in which a peristaltic pump is disposed. The pump, in particular, has a reversible feeding direction and can be damaged by deposits discharged from the liquid additive. The feeding path also has at least one second portion in which a component susceptible to freezing is disposed. At first liquid additive is fed along the feeding path of the device. Subsequently, the feeding of the liquid additive is stopped. The feeding path is then partially emptied in such a way that liquid additive remains in the at least one first portion of the feeding path while the at least one second portion is emptied. A device for providing a liquid additive is also provided. | 10-29-2015 |
20150307109 | Method And Device For Estimating The Residual Energy Of An Energy Accumulator Of A Motor Vehicle And A Method And Device For Operating A Hybrid Motor Vehicle - A method is disclosed for estimating the residual energy of an electric energy accumulator that supplies an electric assistance traction drive of a motor vehicle with electrical energy. The method includes determining a future operating intensity of the assistance traction drive based on at least one input that characterizes the driving style of a section of route lying ahead, and reserving an energy component of a total quantity of energy available from the energy accumulator. The reserved energy component is determined from the determined future operating intensity based on a predefined consumption parameter. The consumption parameter characterizes the drive-specific consumption of electrical energy via the electrical assistance traction drive. The method further includes estimating the residual energy by reducing the total amount of energy available by the reserved energy component. | 10-29-2015 |
20150306925 | METHOD OF LOCATING VEHICLE WHEELS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC BOX - A method for locating the wheels of a vehicle equipped with an electronic module, according to which the transmission, by transmitting antennas mounted on the vehicle, of a predetermined number of identification request signals is commanded, and the values representative of the rates of reception of these signals by the electronic modules are analyzed. According to the method, centroid calculations are performed to determine, for each wheel position, the “ideal position” {right arrow over (LA | 10-29-2015 |
20150300917 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL SUPPLIED BY A BI-DIRECTIONAL SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method and device for processing a signal (CRK) provided by a bidirectional sensor, the method includes the following steps:
| 10-22-2015 |
20150298553 | Method For Operating A Recuperation Brake Of A Motor Vehicle And Recuperation Brake - A method for operating a recuperation brake of a motor vehicle is disclosed. First, a future operating intensity of the recuperation brake is estimated for a section of route to be travelled on by the motor vehicle based on an input which characterizes the driving style of the section of route to be travelled on. In addition, a maximum slip-free vehicle braking power for the section of route is estimated as a function of the input. In addition, the braking power of the recuperation brake is set to a setpoint braking power which is not greater than the maximum vehicle braking power for the section of route, and finally the recuperation brake is activated on the section of route to be travelled on with the setpoint braking power. In addition, a recuperation brake for carrying out the method is described. | 10-22-2015 |
20150295527 | Motor Controller and Method for the Field-Oriented Control of an Electric Motor - A motor control system is provided for field-oriented control of an electric motor for driving a vehicle. The motor control system includes a current setpoint creator, which is designed to receive a torque setpoint as an input signal and to output a torque-creating current setpoint and at least one field-creating current setpoint as output signals in order to control the electric motor in a field-oriented manner. An exceptional situation detection device detects a present torque setpoint, calculates a change based on the present torque setpoint and an earlier torque setpoint, and detects an exceptional situation if the magnitude of the change exceeds a specified threshold value. The motor control system is designed to adapt the torque-creating current setpoint based on the present torque setpoint when the exceptional situation is detected, thereby bypassing the current setpoint creator. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292983 | Method for Detecting Fuel Discharge From the Oil - A method is provided for detecting fuel discharge from a lubricant in a housing of an internal combustion engine. A first lambda deviation is measured by a lambda sensor for a first mass air flow supplied in an intake tract of the engine. A second lambda deviation is measured by the lambda sensor for a second mass air flow that differs from the first mass air flow, and is supplied in an intake tract of the engine. An actual comparative value is calculated from the measured first and second lambda deviations. A desired comparative value indicative of the fuel discharge is calculated from a first desired lambda deviation for the first mass air flow, and a second desired lambda deviation is calculated for the second mass air flow. The fuel discharge is detected based on a comparison of the actual comparative value and the desired comparative value. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292462 | Piezo Injector - A piezo injector includes an actuator space in which a piezo actuator is arranged, a control piston bore in which a control piston with an end face is arranged, a leakage pin arranged between the piezo actuator and the end face to couple the piezo actuator with the control piston, and a union for fluidic communication with the control piston bore which union has a hydraulic throttle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292446 | Valve - A valve for regulating two gas flows, includes a housing, two channels arranged in the housing for conducting a respective gas, a first flap arranged in the first channel for opening and closing the first channel, said first flap being rotatably arranged on a shaft, an electric motor for actuating the shaft, a second flap for opening and closing the second channel, and a third channel into which the first and the second channel lead. A connecting element is arranged on the first flap, and the first flap is connected to the second flap. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292430 | Method for Operating a Fuel Injection System with a Fuel Filter Heating Process and Fuel Injection System - The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, having the following steps: filtering fuel using a fuel filter ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150292418 | Modeling Oil Dilution Using A Multicomponent Model - A method for determining the composition of a fuel in a lubricant in an internal combustion engine in disclosed. The composition of a fuel having at least a first portion of a first fuel component and a second portion of a second fuel component is predefined. The mass flow with which the fuel is introduced into the lubricant in an introduction phase or discharged from the lubricant and from the housing in a discharge phase is determined. The composition of the mass flow is determined from a first mass flow of the first fuel component and a second mass flow of the second fuel component, which are determined based on a) an introduction parameter in the introduction phase or a discharge parameter in the discharge phase, and b) the first portion of the first fuel component and the second portion of the second fuel component in the fuel. | 10-15-2015 |
20150276085 | Solenoid Valve - A solenoid valve includes a housing, a valve actuation device, and a closing element, wherein the housing includes an interior space with a central axis, wherein the valve actuation device includes an actuator arranged in the interior space so as to be displaceable along the central axis, wherein the actuator is operatively connected to the closing element such that the solenoid valve is opened or closed by a displacement of the actuator along the central axis, wherein the actuator together with the housing delimit, in the interior space of the housing, a leakage chamber that can be filled with a fluid, e.g., a fuel, and wherein in the leakage chamber, at least one vortex generator is arranged on the housing and/or on the actuator, which vortex generator is configured to generate a fluid vortex in the leakage chamber. | 10-01-2015 |
20150263654 | Method for Detecting a Fault in a Motor Arrangement With an Electrical Machine and Motor Control Unit - A method for detecting a fault in an electrical machine, e.g., a synchronous motor, a motor control unit for controlling an electrical machine, and a motor arrangement having such a motor control unit are disclosed. According to the method, rotation angle data are determined, which data are dependent on a rotation angle of a rotor of the electrical machine in the absence of the fault. In addition, additional data are determined and allow conclusions to be drawn on the fault. A fault is detected if the rotation angle data satisfy a first criterion and the additional data satisfy a second criterion. | 09-17-2015 |
20150263648 | Method and Device for Controlling a Valve - A method includes applying a specified starting voltage to a valve actuator in a first specified operating mode for closing the valve, the valve having a spring with a spring force against which an actuator force of the actuator acts. In the first operating mode, a first period of time is ascertained which represents that a maximum current value has been reached. Furthermore, a second period of time is ascertained which represents that a minimum current value has been reached. In a specified second operating mode, the specified starting voltage is applied to the actuator until the end of the first period of time is reached, and a control voltage is then applied to the actuator until the end of the second period of time is reached, wherein the average value of the control voltage is lower than the average value of the starting voltage. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260138 | Valve Assembly for an Injection Valve and Injection Valve - A valve assembly for an injection valve includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity to prevent a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and to allow fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in further positions, and a guiding device arranged in the cavity and configured to guide the valve needle relative to the valve body. The guiding device has a first guide element fixedly coupled to the valve body and a second guide element fixedly coupled to the valve needle. The first guide element includes a magnetic material with a first magnetic field and the second guide element includes a magnetic material with a second magnetic field, the first and second magnetic fields being orientated in opposite directions. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260137 | Injector for Injecting Fuel Into an Internal Combustion Engine - An injector for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine includes a drive unit accommodated in a housing and which has an armature guided in sliding manner in the housing, and includes a valve element that is axially movable in the armature relative to the armature. The valve element has a driver element for a coupling to the armature and can be moved in order to open and/or close at least one injection opening, wherein the opening movement is limited by an abutment surface. A flange-like abutment member is fixedly connected to the valve element, and is designed such that, during the opening of the at least one injection opening, a first hydraulic damping layer is formed between said abutment member and the abutment surface, and during the closing of the at least one injection opening, a second hydraulic damping layer is formed between said abutment member and the armature. | 09-17-2015 |
20150252746 | Method and Device for Operating an Injection Valve - An injection valve has a moveable nozzle needle that controls a dosing of fluid and a solid-state actuator that actuates the nozzle needle. To operate the injection valve, values of a characteristic for a load state of the actuator are detected at a predetermined sampling rate. A start reference time and end reference time are determined correlating in chronological terms to an operating phase in which the solid-state actuator is discharged to a predetermined reference state by absorbing the energy in a discharging resistor. A correction reference value is determined based on a detected value of the characteristic correlating to an end of the operating phase, and a predetermined reference value. A correction value pattern is determined based on the end reference time, the start reference time, and the correction reference value. The detected values of the characteristic for the load state are determined based on the correction value pattern. | 09-10-2015 |
20150248801 | Access Arrangement for a Vehicle - An access arrangement for a vehicle includes a vehicle-side transceiver for transmitting query signals in a chronologically successive manner in first specified time intervals. The access arrangement also includes at least one mobile identification transmitter including an identification transmitter-side transceiver with an adjustable reception sensitivity for receiving the query signals of the vehicle-side transceiver. Furthermore, the access arrangement includes a monitoring device for outputting a control command in order to reduce the sensitivity of the identification transmitter-side transceiver by a first specified amount if the identification transmitter-side transceiver has received a specified number of query signals transmitted by the vehicle-side transceiver. By reducing the reception sensitivity, a stationary identification transmitter in the vicinity of the vehicle for example remains operational but no longer reacts to query signals of the vehicle-side transceiver, whereby power can be saved. | 09-03-2015 |
20150247480 | Method and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine has a pressure accumulator, a high-pressure pump, a controllable actuator, and camshaft. The high-pressure pump includes a pump piston movably arranged in a cylinder chamber. The pump piston is supported on the camshaft and thus influences an open volume of the cylinder chamber depending on a rotation of the camshaft. The cylinder chamber is hydraulically coupled to the pressure accumulator to pump the fluid into the pressure accumulator. The actuator drives the camshaft such that the camshaft rotates about the camshaft's longitudinal axis in a specified angular range. The high-pressure pump is controlled prior to an expected motor start such that the high-pressure pump is in a self-priming operating state and the actuator is controlled such that the camshaft rotates about the camshaft longitudinal axis in the specified angular range at least once in a first direction and at least once in an opposite second direction. | 09-03-2015 |
20150240770 | Nozzle Assembly for a Fluid Injector and Fluid Injector - A nozzle assembly for a fluid injector includes a nozzle body with a central axis, the nozzle body having a nozzle body recess, at least one injection opening and an outer wall facing away from the nozzle body recess. The nozzle assembly further includes a nozzle tension nut for coupling the nozzle body to an injector body, the nozzle tension nut having an inner wall facing the outer wall of the nozzle body. The nozzle body and the nozzle tension nut are formed such that, under the effect of an operational pressure exerted in ordinary operation by a metered fluid onto the nozzle body recess, the outer wall of the nozzle body rests, at least in part, against the inner wall of the nozzle tension nut in the radial direction. | 08-27-2015 |
20150232047 | DEVICE FOR KEEPING A COMPUTER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A MICROPROCESSOR IN A STANDBY MODE AND SWITCHING TO AN ACTIVE MODE - A device for keeping a computer ( | 08-20-2015 |
20150228884 | Method for Producing an Electronic Structural Element as a Stack - A method of forming an electronic structural element having a stack including first and second electrode layers arranged alternatively with material layers is disclosed. A stack is formed with the first electrode layers projecting beyond a first lateral side of the stack and the second electrode layers spaced radially inward from the first lateral side. A first contacting structure that contacts each first electrode layer is applied directly to the first side of the stack, which contacting structure embeds such the projecting first electrode layers in an electrically conductive manner. A second contacting structure is formed by exposing the first and second electrode layers at a second side of the stack, forming, by an additive method, a solvent-free insulating structure that electrically insulates the first electrode layers, and applying an electrically conductive material over the solvent-free insulating structure to form the second contacting structure that contacts each second electrode layer. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228126 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A TOLLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SERVER AND AT LEAST ONE ON-BOARD-UNIT - A communication method for a tolling system having a server and at least one on-board-unit includes: predefining a message communication protocol comprising a predefined set of messages to be transmitted between the server and the on-board-unit; initializing a message format for each of the messages, the message format comprising a fixed length part and a variable length part with at least one status table; and assigning a multilevel security using at least two security levels attached to the messages and granted to the server and/or the on-board-unit. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226168 | Electromagnetic Actuator, Valve, and Injection Pump - An electromagnetic actuator includes an electromagnet having a coil, which coil surrounds a pole core, and a magnet armature, which can be moved toward the pole core by the electromagnet, wherein the magnet armature has a bearing surface facing the pole core and the pole core has a correspondingly opposite counter surface. The bearing surface and/or the counter bearing surface has a layer that prevents direct contact of the bearing surface with the counter bearing surface and that causes damping of the approaching movement. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226148 | Electric Actuation of a Valve Based on Knowledge of the Closing Point and Opening Point of the Valve - A method for determining an effective injection time of a valve having a coil drive includes determining an opening time of the valve, determining a closing time of the valve, and determining the effective injection time of the electric actuation of the valve for an injection operation based on the defined opening time and the defined closing time. | 08-13-2015 |
20150219222 | Valve Assembly for an Injection Valve and Injection Valve - An injection valve assembly includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with fluid inlet and outlet portions, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity to control a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion. The valve needle includes a radially extending retainer element. An electro-magnetic actuator unit including an armature axially movable in the cavity and designed to actuate the valve needle via the retainer element, and a pole piece fixedly coupled to the valve body and including an inner recess, the retainer element being at least partially arranged in the inner recess. The pole piece includes a stop element extending radially into the inner recess of the pole piece. The stop element has a stop surface facing the fluid outlet portion and the retainer element. The stop surface of the stop element limits the axial movement of the retainer element. | 08-06-2015 |
20150210258 | Method for carrying out a safety function of a vehicle and system for carrying out the method - In a system and a method for performing a safety function of a vehicle, control signals are generated and transferred to a functional unit of the vehicle by a control unit. The safety function is performed by the functional unit in dependence on the control signals. Diagnostic tests are repeatedly performed at time intervals, the diagnostic tests being used to check if a fault that can interfere with the performance of the safety function is present. Metadata of the data are transferred to the control unit by the communication system, the metadata containing information about systems. This information is used to determine at least one reliability value of the data by the control unit. In dependence on the at least one reliability value, the control unit checks if the transferred data are sufficiently reliable for the performance of the safety function. | 07-30-2015 |
20150204195 | Rotor of an exhaust gas turbocharger - A rotor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a rotor hub and rotor blades disposed on the rotor hub. The rotor blades have a blade thickness distribution selected in such a way that the rotor blades have along their extent from a fluid inlet or leading edge to a fluid outlet or trailing edge at least one transition between a stiffness or rigidity-oriented blade thickness distribution and an inertia and stress-oriented blade thickness distribution over the height of the blade. | 07-23-2015 |
20150184627 | Piezo Injector With Hydraulically Coupled Nozzle Needle Movement - A piezo injector includes a piezo actuator arranged in an actuator chamber and a valve plunger arranged in a valve plunger bore and having a first end face facing the piezo actuator. The valve plunger is arranged between a first control chamber defined by a valve plunger bore portion delimited by the first end face and a spring chamber formed by a valve plunger bore portion opposite the first control chamber. A second control chamber is delimited by a second face of a nozzle needle and a sleeve guided by the nozzle needle. A leakage pin is arranged in a leakage pin bore between the piezo actuator and the first end face of the valve plunger. The leakage pin bore is formed in an intermediate plate arranged on a side of a control plate facing the piezo actuator, the valve plunger bore being formed in said control plate. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184626 | Method and Device for Controlling an Injection Process Comprising a Pre-Injection and a Main Injection - A method for adapting a current profile for a multi-injection process by a fuel injector includes applying to a coil a first excitation profile causing a first multi-injection in which two sub-injection processes are separated such that the fuel injector completely closes in the meantime, determining the closing point of the fuel injector, calculating a minimally possible separation time between the end of the excitation for a first sub-injection process and the beginning of the excitation for a second sub-injection process for a second multi-injection, the fuel injector completely closing between the two sub-injection processes, applying to the coil a second excitation profile leading to the second multi-injection, determining a current intensity rise time during a boost phase of the second sub-injection process, and applying to the coil a third electric excitation profile having a pre-charge phase that pre-magnetizes the coil drive, for each sub-injection process. | 07-02-2015 |
20150176548 | MIXING VALVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a mixing valve for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the distance between pivot axes of two flaps is smaller than the diameter of the largest flap. The flaps are also connected to a single drive device. The drive device ensures a collision-free coupling of the movements of the flaps. | 06-25-2015 |
20150160661 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE CONTROL OF AN ELECTRICAL WASTEGATE ACTUATOR BY MEASURING THE CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL ACTUATOR - Method for regulating the control of an electrical wastegate actuator controlled via an H bridge to permit displacement of the wastegate in its closure and opening directions according to whether the current passes through the actuator in one or opposite direction, includes:
| 06-11-2015 |
20150159644 | Device and Method for Operating A Fuel Feed System and Fuel Feed System - A device for operating a fuel feed system having an electric pump, arranged within a fuel tank, in order to convey fuel from the fuel tank to a fuel accumulator, is configured to perform closed-loop or open-loop control of the rotational speed of the electric pump as a function of a predefined value for a pressure in the fuel accumulator. | 06-11-2015 |
20150152830 | Determining the Movement Behavior Over Time of a Fuel Injector on the Basis of an Evaluation of the Chronological Progression of Various Electrical Measurement Variables - A method for determining the movement behavior of a fuel injector having a coil drive includes: (a) applying an electrical excitation to a coil of the coil drive, which prompts an opening movement of a valve needle; (b) recording the temporal progression of a first electrical measurement variable of the coil; (c) determining the time when the opening movement ends based on the recorded temporal progression of the first electrical measurement variable; (d) modifying the electrical excitation of the coil such that the valve needle performs a closing movement; (e) recording the temporal progression of a second electrical measurement variable of the coil; and (f) determining the time when the closing movement ends based on the recorded temporal progression of the second electrical measurement variable. One of the two measurement variables is the voltage present at the coil and the other is the intensity of current flowing through the coil. | 06-04-2015 |
20150147204 | TURBOCHARGER COMPRISING A FLOATING BUSH BEARING - A turbocharger has an exhaust gas turbine, a fresh-air compressor and a bearing seat. A rotor shaft that is equipped with the turbine and the compressor wheel is rotatably mounted in the bearing seat by way of at least one radial bearing. The radial bearing is a floating bush bearing with a hollow-cylindrical floating bush body positioned between a bearing seat of the bearing housing and the rotor shaft. The floating bush body is provided with a defined imbalance in order to counteract an imbalance of the turbo rotor. | 05-28-2015 |
20150128568 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING IF AN INJECTOR IS IN A BLOCKED STATE - A method for determining if an injector ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150122918 | Nozzle Needle for an Injector for Injecting Fuel Into Cylinder Combustion Chambers of an Internal Combustion Engine, and an Injector With Such a Nozzle Needle - A nozzle needle for an injector for injecting fuel includes at least one guiding section with a recess and a guiding surface configured to rest against an inner surface of a nozzle body of the injector, the recess at least partially delimiting the guiding surface and being configured to allow a flow of fuel along the guiding section, and the guiding surface being guided about the longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle in a helical manner. | 05-07-2015 |
20150108923 | METHOD FOR CURRENT-CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR OF A FUEL INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Method for controlling a piezoelectric actuator acting on valve elements to open or close a fuel injector respectively allowing or preventing fuel injection into a combustion chamber of an engine, the method includes:
| 04-23-2015 |
20150104318 | TURBINE ROTOR FOR AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TURBINE ROTOR - A turbine rotor as a turbine impeller made of a high-temperature-resistant metal alloy and a rotor shaft made of steel. The impeller hub and the rotor shaft end are connected together in a metallurgically bonded manner by way of a brazed connection. Between the end faces of the impeller hub and of the rotor shaft end, a brazing gap filled with brazing alloy is arranged concentrically with the rotation axis of the turbine rotor. A width of the soldering gap is previously determined by circularly peripheral removal of material on the end face of the impeller hub or the end face of the rotor shaft end, and the brazing connection is produced by an electron beam soldering process. | 04-16-2015 |
20150100263 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A MAGNETIC FIELD BY MEANS OF A SWITCHING HALL-EFFECT SENSOR - A method for measuring a magnetic field via a Hall cross ( | 04-09-2015 |
20150098198 | Control apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle - A control apparatus has a housing and a first integral, multilayer printed circuit board with first, second and third parts. The first part carries electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a first plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and the second parts. A second integral, multilayer printed circuit board has first, second and third parts. The first part is equipped with electric and/or electronic components, the second part is electrically and mechanically connected to a contact pin of a second plug-in connector, and the third part connects the first and second parts. The two printed circuit boards in their third part are flexible or at least bendable. A connection element interconnects the first parts of the printed circuit boards. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097427 | Voltage regulation system - A voltage regulation system, particularly for a motor vehicle, adapted to be connected to a voltage source in order to provide a regulated voltage V | 04-09-2015 |
20150091513 | Charging Device for a Portable Device in a Motor Vehicle - A charging device for a portable device, e.g., in a motor vehicle, includes a resonant circuit, controllable by a trigger device, for inductive transmission of energy to the portable device, wherein the trigger device is designed such that the curve shape of the excitation for the resonant circuit is generated based on an operating state of the charging device. | 04-02-2015 |
20150084640 | ANTENNA DIAGNOSTIS METHOD AND DEVICE - An antenna (L) diagnostic device of a resonant circuit associated with an amplifier includes a first transistor (HS | 03-26-2015 |
20150078905 | TURBINE ROTOR FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TURBINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TURBINE ROTOR - A turbine rotor for an exhaust gas turbine has a turbine rotor wheel made of a highly heat-resistant metal alloy and a rotor shaft made of steel. A rotor wheel hub and a rotor shaft end are connected to each other in a metallurgical bond by way of a solder connection. The rotor shaft end and/or the rotor wheel hub is formed with a central recess, which acts as a thermal choke. A closing plug is arranged in the respective recess, forming a closed cavity with the recess and closing off the recess toward the respective end face. The solder connection is formed between the end faces of the rotor wheel hub and the rotor shaft, between the closing plug and the rotor wheel hub, and between the closing plug and the rotor shaft. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075139 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INJECTOR PLACED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST LINE - A method for controlling an injector ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150061640 | Method and Device for Sensorless Control of a Separately Excited Synchronous Machine - A method for sensorless control of a separately excited synchronous machine having a rotor includes the following steps: feeding a test signal on a parameter of an electrical current driving the rotor; measuring the parameter of the electrical current driving the rotor on an axis of the coordinate system describing the synchronous machine; determining an error signal by correlating the measured parameter of the electrical current driving the rotor with a temporally delayed test signal which is determined from the fed test signal; and adjusting a rotor angle as a reaction to the error signal if the error signal has a value not equal to zero. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061586 | CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD USING DUAL-MODE MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR AN AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE | 03-05-2015 |
20150059948 | WHEEL RIM EQUIPPED WITH AN INFLATION VALVE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF SUCH A VALVE - A wheel rim is equipped with an inflation valve ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150054617 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A USER, AND VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE - A device (D′) for detecting the presence of a user includes: an electrode ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150051781 | Arrangement For Controlling Highly Automated Driving Of A Vehicle - An arrangement for controlling highly automated driving of a vehicle includes: a vehicle guiding device autonomously guiding the vehicle, an evaluation device evaluating a condition of a driver of the vehicle, and a control device controlling activation and deactivation of the vehicle guiding device. The control device activates or deactivates the vehicle guiding device on the basis of the remaining autonomous driving time during which the vehicle can be autonomously controlled by the vehicle guiding device and the reaction time of the driver. | 02-19-2015 |
20150048718 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAPACITIVE ACTUATOR - A capacitive actuator is connected to an output of an apparatus which is formed with a capacitor connected between an input and a reference potential, with a full bridge with four power switching elements connected in parallel with the capacitor. To charge the capacitive actuator, a control circuit first turns on the first and third power switching elements. Current then flows from the first capacitor via a coil connected between the bridge paths and energy is stored in the coil. When a maximum current value is reached, the first and third power switching elements are switched off and magnetic energy stored in the coil decays due to current flow via the diodes of the second and fourth power switching elements. This charges the capacitive actuator. The capacitive actuator is charged to a predefined voltage by possible repeated switching of the first and third power switching elements. | 02-19-2015 |
20150039181 | MOTOR VEHICLE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER COMPRISING A ROBUST PERIPHERAL, ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle electronic computer ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150034850 | Method For Producing A Valve Body For An Electromechanically Operable Valve, A Valve Body, And An Electromechanically Operable Valve Comprising The Valve Body - A valve body for an electromechanically operable valve is produced by providing a base element with a circumferential sidewall having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the sidewall being made of a ferromagnetic material and enclosing a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis. The third portion is positioned in longitudinal direction between the first portion and the second portion. A thickness of the third portion is smaller than a thickness of the first portion and the second portion. Hardening the third portion is achieved by laser heating, which transforms a material structure of the third portion into a martensitic structure. The locally decreased thickness creates a bottleneck for a magnetic flux, and a magnetic flux bypass in the valve body is reduced due to magnetic saturation; however, a structural resistance of the valve body remains high due to the laser induced hardening. | 02-05-2015 |
20150028840 | CONTROL OF AN INDUCTIVE LOAD BY PULSE WIDTH MODULATION - Method and device for controlling an inductive load by pulse width modulation, on the basis of a periodic set point control signal having a given set point duty cycle. The set point control signal is, in each period of the set point control signal, in a first logic state determined from the high and low logic states for at least a first duration, and is in the other logic state during the rest of the period. Control signals are generated for activating the inductive load, on the basis of the set point control signal. With the aid of a first counter, the first duration (t0) is determined on the basis of the set point control signal. Via a second counter, a second duration (t0−td2) is determined, for which a logic signal corresponding to an effective control signal observed in the load is in the first determined logic state. | 01-29-2015 |
20150026940 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPOLARIZING A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR OF AN INJECTOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A USED VEHICLE - A method for repolarizing a piezoelectric actuator associated with an injector mounted on an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the piezoelectric actuator having undergone initial polarization before the vehicle was used, includes with the engine stopped:
| 01-29-2015 |
20150020505 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE NO2 CONTENT AT THE INLET OF A SELECTIVE REDUCTION CATALYST AND DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS METHOD - A method for the calculation of the NO | 01-22-2015 |
20150009730 | CONTROL OF AN INDUCTIVE LOAD WITH TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE CURRENT REDUCTION MECHANISM - The control of an inductive load is implemented by a control strategy to generate a control signal for a switching element on the basis of a setpoint datum, with a mechanism defining a maximum permitted value (Imax) of the current in the load as a function of the temperature at the level of the switching element. The mechanism exhibits a temperature threshold (Tshd). The maximum permitted value (Imax) of the current is held constant, equal to an upper limit value (Isup), during a temperature climb phase for all the temperatures which are lower than the threshold. The maximum permitted value of the current is abruptly rendered equal to a lower limit value (Iinf) as soon as the temperature reaches the threshold. Finally, during a temperature descent phase, the maximum permitted value of the current gradually climbs back to the upper limit value as the temperature decreases. | 01-08-2015 |
20150008838 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IGNITION DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ignition device for an internal combustion engine has an ignition coil disposed as a transformer, a spark plug connected to the secondary winding of the ignition coil, an actuatable switching element connected in series with the primary winding of the ignition coil, and a control unit connected to the primary winding and to the control input of the switching element. After charging the ignition coil, building up an ignition spark through non-conductive switching of the switching element, and after renewed conductive switching of the switching element for operating the ignition coil in transformer operation, the supply voltage of the control unit is detected and if a pre-determined value, representing the presence of a surface gap, is exceeded, the switching element is once more switched non-conductive. | 01-08-2015 |
20140375326 | DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING THE LOSS OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND A GROUND | 12-25-2014 |
20140372058 | LOW CONSUMPTION DEVICE FOR MEASURING A VARIATION OF A CAPACITANCE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A device for measuring a variation (ΔC | 12-18-2014 |
20140368326 | METHOD FOR THE HANDS-FREE ACCESS TO A MOTOR VEHICLE AND FOR MONITORING THE PRESSURE OF THE TIRES MOUNTED ON SAID MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle (V) is combined with a method for monitoring tire pressure. More particularly, wheel units ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140361826 | DEVICE, SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A USER FOR THE OPENING OF AN ACCESS POINT TO A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for detecting the presence of a user for the unlocking of an access point to a motor vehicle, includes a first generator of a first supply voltage, a detection capacitor adapted to be charged on account of the presence of a user, and a storage capacitor defining at the terminals thereof a storage voltage. The device also includes an intermediate capacitor, elements for charging the detection capacitor from the first supply voltage and the storage voltage, elements for discharging the detection capacitor into the intermediate capacitor, elements for charging the storage capacitor, the elements being configured so that the charge of the storage capacitor is equal to the charge of the intermediate capacitor, and elements for detecting the presence of a user for the unlocking of an access point to the motor vehicle on the basis of the charge of the storage capacitor. | 12-11-2014 |
20140358364 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR READING THE STATE OF CONTACT VARIABLES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for reading the state of a plurality of contact variables (Var- | 12-04-2014 |
20140355699 | DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC MODULE AND A SENSOR - A device for communication between a microcontroller ( | 12-04-2014 |
20140343779 | DIAGNOSTICS METHOD FOR DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE POWERED BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A diagnostic method for a control device of a motor vehicle with an electric propulsion motor, including: an electronic control unit ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140340803 | METHOD OF MANAGING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING A THERMAL PROTECTION DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - A method for managing an electronic circuit ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140339449 | Valve Assembly and Injection Valve - A valve assembly for an injection valve may include a valve body including a central longitudinal axis, the valve body having a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, and a chamber, with an electro-magnetic actuator unit arranged in the chamber, and a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the valve needle preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in further positions. The valve needle is designed to be actuated by the electro-magnetic actuator unit. A bellows arranged between the valve body and the valve needle is sealingly coupled to the valve body and to the valve needle. The bellows prevents a fluid flow between the cavity and the chamber. An injection valve comprising such a valve assembly is also disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140331968 | METHOD FOR COLD STARTING A SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OPERATING WITH A FUEL COMPRISING ETHANOL - Method for cold starting an internal combustion engine operating with an ethanol fuel, with ignition controlled by a control unit including a basic ignition advance map determined for a given engine, includes the following steps applied to at least one combustion chamber in contact with a piston connected to a drive shaft:
| 11-13-2014 |
20140324252 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A PORTABLE DEVICE BY WAY OF AN ANTENNA ON BOARD A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for characterizing, via at least one primary antenna on board a motor vehicle, a mobile device including a secondary antenna, approaching the vehicle in an indeterminate approach mode, the primary antenna intended to communicate with the secondary antenna, and generating a voltage across its terminals, the voltage being linked to an on-board system, includes:
| 10-30-2014 |
20140320375 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND METHOD OF ANTENNA CONFIGURATION - A communication antenna device (D), on board a motor vehicle, for communicating with an antenna of a portable device, includes:
| 10-30-2014 |
20140320160 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING LOADS, CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A CONNECTED LOAD, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT - An integrated circuit has a controllable switching element, the load path of which is arranged between an output of the integrated circuit and a supply potential. A test unit is connected to the connections of the switching element in order to carry out tests. A control unit is connected to the test unit via at least one control line. The sequence of tests is carried out dependent on signals on the control line(s). A memory is connected to the control unit the content and the type of which determines the time of the tests. The memory is connected to an input of the integrated circuit in order to enter the content. | 10-30-2014 |
20140308190 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TRUE AMOUNT OF AN ACTIVE PRODUCT ENTERING A CATALYTIC DEVICE OF AN EXHAUST LINE OF A VEHICLE - Method for determining a true amount of active product entering a catalytic device of a vehicle exhaust line includes:
| 10-16-2014 |
20140305250 | CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PUSH-BUTTON - A control device includes at least one push-button ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140300347 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A BATTERY CURRENT - The present invention relates to a device for measuring a battery current of a battery. The device has a measuring distance, over which the entire battery current to be measured flows during the measurement. A measuring device measures a voltage drop across the measuring distance. On the basis of the measured voltage drop and a resistance of the measuring distance, a current determining device determines the battery current, wherein the measuring distance is formed by at least part of a cable with a temperature-dependent resistor. | 10-09-2014 |
20140283923 | ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE WHEEL, COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC MODULE AND AN INFLATION VALVE - The electronic unit includes an inflation valve adapted to be secured to a wheel rim and including an abutment head against the rim, extending in the continuation of which are a rigid tube, an electronic module mounted in a slidable manner along the tube, and elements for the relative locking in translation of the module along the tube, defining at least two positions of relative locking, each adapted to correspond to a preselected thickness of the rim intended to be equipped with the unit. The module and abutment head include two complementary front faces adapted in order to come into correspondence at a predetermined minimum distance from each other that is identical for all the preselected widths of rims intended to be equipped with the unit. Optical tracking devices are provided to permit verification of whether the distance separating the two complementary front faces corresponds to the predetermined minimum distance. | 09-25-2014 |
20140246902 | APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-DEPENDENT CONFIGURATION - An apparatus for the location-dependent configuration of a device is coupled to the apparatus. The apparatus has first and second power supply terminals, a locating terminal for locating the apparatus on the basis of a voltage applied to the locating terminal, and a configuration device for configuring the device on the basis of the voltage that is applied to the locating terminal. The first power supply terminal and the locating terminal are formed by the same terminal. | 09-04-2014 |
20140244919 | METHOD OF ERASING INFORMATION STORED IN A NONVOLATILE REWRITABLE MEMORY, STORAGE MEDIUM AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPUTER - Method of erasing information stored in a nonvolatile rewritable memory of a computer, wherein a master module sends erasing requests to a slave module of the computer, the memory including at least two interleaved sectors. The method includes preliminary steps of determining a virtual memory addressing space associated with the memory, in which each sector extends over a specific range of consecutive virtual memory addresses, and establishing a first correspondence function for determining, from a range of virtual memory addresses, the sector or sectors whose contents must be erased, and for each erasing request received by the slave module indicating a range of virtual memory addresses, a step of determining the sector or sectors whose contents must be erased by the slave module. The memory includes a plurality of segments, each segment breaking down into a plurality of sectors and at least two segments including interleaved physical memory addresses. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239975 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING A CAPACITANCE VARIATION OF A CAPACITIVE SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Method of searching for a variation in capacitance of a capacitive sensor, includes a phase of searching for variation in capacitance and, when a capacitance variation has been detected, a phase of verifying the variation in capacitance. The search phase includes a recurrent step of searching for variation in capacitance including steps of measuring the duration of a first measurement sequence and determining, according to the measured duration, whether a first predefined detection criterion for variation in capacitance is verified. The verification phase includes steps of measuring the duration of a second measurement sequence and determining, according to the measured duration, whether a second predefined detection criterion for variation in capacitance is verified. The first measurement sequence has a reference duration less than that of the second measurement sequence, and the verification phase includes, when the second detection criterion is not verified, a step of updating the first detection criterion. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239838 | IGNITION APPARATUS - An ignition apparatus has an ignition transformer that has a primary winding and a secondary winding. The transformer has a first primary winding connection for connection to a first supply voltage potential and a second primary winding connection for connection to a second supply voltage potential via a controllable switching element. Accordingly a first capacitor is connected up between the first primary winding connection and the second supply voltage potential and a second capacitor is connected up between the second primary winding connection and the second supply voltage potential. | 08-28-2014 |
20140232523 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING, USING AN RFID READER, A PROCEDURE FOR ACTUATING A MEANS FOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE ACCESS DOORS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and device for triggering, via an RFID reader ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140211197 | INFRARED OPTICAL SENSOR INCORPORATING A TRANSMISSION MEASURING CELL - Disclosed is an infrared optical sensor for the continuous analysis of a liquid flowing in a pipe. The sensor includes, in a housing, a central section of duct through which the liquid to be analyzed flows, and a spectral analysis device using a light beam, including an infrared source which emits a signal which is received by a receiving device having passed through the liquid, an optical component which allows the light beam to pass through the liquid, and a support plate which carries the infrared source and the receiving device. The liquid to be analyzed circulates through a loop formed by walls in the form of an arch of the optical component and by a projection of the housing in the optical component. A sealing gasket is compressed between the optical component and the housing, in order to prevent any diffusion of liquid on the interior of the housing. | 07-31-2014 |
20140195186 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE A CAMSHAFT SENSOR - An automatic calibration method for a motor vehicle camshaft sensor, the vehicle having at least one camshaft, a toothed encoded target (or magnetic encoder) associated with this camshaft, and a magnetic field sensor placed near the target to detect magnetic field variations caused by the passage of the teeth of the target near the sensor, the sensor delivering signals corrected by a predetermined detection threshold K, the method including: continuously measuring the value of the magnetic field during at least one revolution of the target, determining the maximum amplitude A | 07-10-2014 |
20140184117 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method and device for operating a brushless electric motor, having windings controlled by an inverter using six switches. The inverter includes three outputs that are associated with the windings of the electric motor. A respective power semiconductor switch is arranged between the outputs of the inverter and the windings, and wherein a detection unit detects defective switches, a measuring unit measures the voltage at the outputs of the inverter, and a motor angle position sensor determines the motor angle position arc. The invention further relates to a device for operating a brushless electric motor. The inverter is switched off after a defective switch has been detected, such that no additional power is introduced in the windings of the electric motor. The motor angle position sensor consecutively opens the power semiconductor switches in a predetermined motor angle position. | 07-03-2014 |
20140176478 | OPERATING DEVICE - An operator control apparatus has an operator control element with haptic feedback. The operator control element has an input area and can be operated by an operator using an input member. The operator control apparatus includes a first and second ferromagnetic areal components and a first and second flat coils that are arranged between the first and second components. The first and second components have their largest areas oriented toward each other and are configured to move relative to each other. The input area is either configured as a part of the first or second component or coupled to the first or second component using a coupling apparatus. The first coil is associated with the first component and the second coil is associated with the second component such that a flow of current through the first and second coils causes the first and second components to move | 06-26-2014 |
20140172336 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE VARIATION OF A CAPACITANCE AND ASSOCIATED MEASURING METHOD - A method and device for measuring a variation of a capacitance, the device includes: a capacitance having a voltage across its terminals; a charging element and a discharging element; a comparison element; control elements activating the charging element or the discharging element as a function of the value of the voltage across the terminals of the capacitance and of which an output voltage has a high value during the charging and a low value during the discharging; a counter measuring a time representative of a predetermined number of charging and discharging cycles of the capacitance; and an additional capacitance electrically connected to the output voltage and to the capacitance, able to be charged and discharged simultaneously with the charging and discharging of the capacitance. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168826 | ACTUATING MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP - An electric vacuum pump actuating module for boosting the braking force of a motor vehicle, including a main controller and a driver circuit for operating the electric vacuum pump. The driver circuit includes a first and a second switch. The first switch switches a supply voltage above a predefined voltage level of an operating voltage of the vacuum pump. The second switch switches a supply voltage below the voltage level of the vacuum pump. The main controller controls the first switch by first control signals and the second switch by second control signals. The actuating module determines a state of the electric vacuum pump as a first piece of information based on a first response of the electric vacuum pump resulting from the first or second control signals. The actuating module assesses the state of the electric vacuum pump as error-free or erroneous operation of the electric vacuum pump. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167788 | INDUCTIVE SENSOR FOR ANGULAR MEASUREMENT OF THE POSITION OF A MOVING PART AND MEASURING METHOD USING SUCH A SENSOR - An inductive sensor includes a primary winding, two secondary windings and a moveable target, the primary winding being centered about a central axis and carrying a high-frequency alternating current which can induce a voltage in secondary windings, the secondary windings also being centered about the central axis and made up of a number k of substantially identical loops, which are successively crossed and arranged opposite the primary winding. In this case, the target is made up of a part having p=1 angular sector with an angular opening. The opening of the angular sector of the target is less than that of a loop of secondary winding with a deviation calculated such as to eliminate the fourth harmonic of the linearity deviation Fourier decomposition, between the measured angular value and real angular value for the position of the target over the measurement course. | 06-19-2014 |
20140145731 | Method For Producing A Capacitive Contact Sensor And Capacitive Contact Sensor - A method for producing a capacitive contact sensor and a capacitive contact sensor having a carrier plate made of plastic are described. The front surface of the sensor initiates a switching process when contacted, and the rear surface of the sensor has one or more capacitive sensor electrodes disposed thereon and connected via conductors to analysis electronics. The regions on the front surface of the carrier plate opposite the sensor electrodes thereby form contact zones. A plastic film supporting the sensor electrodes and conductors is placed on a first side wall of a cavity of an injection molding tool, wherein the sensor electrodes face the first side wall, and then a polycarbonate forming the carrier plate is injected into the cavity on the side of the plastic film facing away from the sensor electrodes. The cavity is then expanded, forming a gap on the side facing away from the plastic film and the gap is injected with a further plastic reacting with the polycarbonate in the contact region and forming a scratchproof coating. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145611 | ON-BOARD LIGHTING DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND RELATED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT SOURCE - Disclosed is a lighting device (D′) on a motor vehicle, including: at least one light source (D | 05-29-2014 |
20140142879 | DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT - Measurement system and procedure suitable for measuring a voltage differential, the system comprising a measurement unit ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140139476 | OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE - An operator control device has an operator control element with haptic feedback. The operator element includes one or more sensors and can be activated by an operator by an inputting element. The operating control device includes first and second ferromagnetic two-dimensional components. The components are arranged in parallel and configured to move relative to each other. The first ferromagnetic two-dimensional component is configured to form the operator control element. The first ferromagnetic two-dimensional component includes at least one flat coil that is arranged on a printed circuit board and is arranged between the ferromagnetic components. The first and second ferromagnetic two-dimensional components are configured to move with respect to each other when said at least one flat coil is energized, and the printed circuit board bearing the flat coil is permanently arranged on a face of said second ferromagnetic two-dimensional component. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139217 | INDUCTIVE SENSOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPRISING ELECTRIC OSCILLATORS DESIGNED TO FORM AN AC VOLTAGE AT THE TERMINALS OF A FIELD COIL BY MEANS OF ELECTRIC RESONANCE - An inductive sensor ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140138124 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC HIGH-CURRENT CIRCUIT BY MEANS OF GAS INJECTION TECHNOLOGY AND SEALING WITH AN INSULATING POLYMER - An electric circuit, for conducting high current and a process for manufacturing same. The circuit has a carrier body, which has a carrier surface, an insulation layer covering the carrier surface, a strip conductor for conducting current arranged on the insulation layer, and an outer insulation layer. The protective layer has at least one recess to provide an electric contact area to the strip conductor. | 05-22-2014 |
20140120749 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT - A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a control device has a multi-layered PCB and a plug component. The PCB has a main section, a connection section, and a curved connecting section arranged between the main section and the connection section and connects the latter such that a main plane of extent of the main section runs at an incline to a main plane of extent of the connection section. The plug component has first and second plug connectors row which each contain a plug connector. Each plug connector has connecting elements with a connection part and a contact pin. The first and second plug connector rows follow one another in a stacking direction which is inclined to the main plane of extent of the main section such that the first plug connector row is at a larger distance from the main section than the second plug connector row. | 05-01-2014 |
20140077736 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - The invention relates to a method for operating a brushless electric motor, the windings of which are controlled by an inverter using six switches, wherein the inverter comprises three outputs, which are associated with the windings of the electric motor, and wherein a respective power semiconductor switch is arranged between the output of the inverter and the windings, and wherein a detection unit for detecting defective switches, a unit for measuring the voltage at the outputs of the inverter, and a microcontroller for controlling switches are provided. The invention further relates to a device operating a brushless electric motor. In order not to damage the power semiconductor switches, according to the invention of the inverter is switched off by the microcontroller after a defective switch has been detected, such that no additional power is introduced in the windings (U, V, W) of the electric motor and the power semiconductor switches are opened in a predetermined motor angle position (φ | 03-20-2014 |
20140073260 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN LF FIELD AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING AN ANTENNA - A method and a device for measuring an LF field of an LF transmitter. An LF signal is transmitted with the LF signal intensity by way of the LF transmitter. The LF signal is received by way of an LF receiver installed in a tire of a vehicle, wherein the LF receiver is located in an LF receiver position. An RF signal is transmitted in response to the reception of the LF signal. The RF signal is received by way of an RF receiver. Data representing the LF signal intensity and the LF receiver position are stored. Furthermore, there is provided a method for arranging an LF transmitter for transmitting an LF signal to an LF receiver installed in a tire of a vehicle and/or for arranging an RF receiver. | 03-13-2014 |
20140070921 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION METHOD, BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A near field communication method between a vehicle and a mobile device includes the following steps:
| 03-13-2014 |
20140070920 | METHOD FOR OPENING/CLOSING OF A SECURE HANDS-FREE ACCESS BY DETECTION OF MOVEMENT OF A LOWER MEMBER OF A USER - A reliable and secure activation of an access based on a detection of movement in a remote access system by providing a secure method for opening/closing of an access in hands-free access mode. The detection of movement relates to the displacement of a lower member of a user by a remote access system, this access system including at least two elements of detection which each emit a signal whose variations ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140060488 | Method for Determining the Idle Travel of a Piezo-Injector with a Directly Actuated Nozzle Needle - A method is disclosed for determining the idle travel of a piezo-injector which has a piezo-actuator and a nozzle needle which is activated directly by the piezo-actuator. A test pulse is applied to the piezo-actuator, which pulse brings about a continuous increase in the piezo-travel. The time period is measured which passes between the starting of the test pulse and the time when the idle travel is overcome. The idle travel of the piezo-injector is then determined from the measured time period. | 03-06-2014 |
20140033811 | Method for Detecting Faulty Components of an Electronically Regulated Fuel Injection System of an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for detecting error-containing components of a piezo-injector in an internal combustion engine fuel-injection system is disclosed. The piezo-injector has a piezoelectric actuator and an injection needle driven thereby, and is configured for operation in a partial-stroke mode and a full-stroke mode. First, the internal combustion engine is brought to a defined operational point. Then, the time for the injector needle to strike its stop when said injector needle is opened, as well as the time for the injector needle to strike its needle seat again when said injector needle is closed, are measured. The measured times are compared to normal values determined at the test stand. Parameter(s) for the fuel-injection system are calculated, using different calculation models, and the results are stored. Finally, the calculated parameters of the different calculation models are compared to norm values determined at the test stand, and compared to one another. | 02-06-2014 |
20140025996 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A MECHANISM OF UNTIMELY CUT-OFFS OF THE POWER SUPPLY TO A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPUTER - A method for diagnosing a mechanism of untimely cut-offs of the power supply to a motor vehicle computer ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140025870 | COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING METHOD, DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPUTER | 01-23-2014 |
20140025292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL MAP IN A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system and method for updating a digital map for a driver assistance system in a vehicle. The digital map contains map data having coordinates and attributes for characterizing subregions of an overall region of the digital map. The system includes a base station and a plurality of vehicles, each equipped with a driver assistance system. The base station has at least one transmission unit for sending updated map data having updated attributes to the driver assistance systems. The driver assistance system has a memory unit for storing map data from at least a portion of the digital map, a receiver unit for receiving the updated map data sent by the base station and a control unit for updating the stored map data using the received updated map data. | 01-23-2014 |
20140019401 | DEVICE FOR ANALYSING AND CLASSIFYING A MOBILE TERMINAL APPLICATION FOR A DOCKING STATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for analyzing and classifying ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140019035 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING DATA RELATING TO THE TIRES OF A VEHICLE - Method for determining identifiers of wheel units of a vehicle and positions relative to the vehicle of the wheels on which the wheel units are fitted, the vehicle being equipped with a speed sensor for each wheel, and each wheel unit is equipped with elements for transmitting at a predetermined angular position of the corresponding wheel about its axis a message including the identifier of the wheel unit. A central processing unit receives the message and information from the speed sensors. The method includes:
| 01-16-2014 |
20140019003 | METHOD FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE - Method for locating the position of the wheels of a vehicle, each equipped with an electronic module for measuring operational parameters of each wheel, includes: controlling the transmission, by the module equipping that wheel, of n signals transmitted at times t | 01-16-2014 |
20140016251 | VEHICLE DATA RECORDING UNIT FOR INSTALLATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle data recording unit for installation in a motor vehicle having a housing. Within the housing is an electronic memory and control unit and a battery receptacle for receiving a buffer battery for the memory and control unit. The battery receptacle has a battery compartment delimited by a first stop and a second stop, situated opposite the first stop, for holding a first buffer battery between the first stop and the second stop. To make it easy to use buffer batteries of different physical sizes, a third stop is arranged between the first stop and the second stop, which has a smaller length than the first buffer battery, in the battery compartment between the third stop and the first stop, such that optionally the first buffer battery or the second buffer battery can be held in the battery compartment. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015480 | DEVICE FOR CHARGING A PORTABLE ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | 01-16-2014 |
20130342147 | ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP - An assembly for controlling an electric vacuum pump for a vehicle, which is connectable by at least one switch, which can be controlled by an electronic control unit, to a supply voltage, wherein the electronic control unit in a start-up phase connects the vacuum pump to an additional electrical resistor between the supply voltage and the vacuum pump. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340426 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER HAVING A WATER-COOLED TURBINE HOUSING WITH AN INTEGRATED ELECTRIC WASTEGATE ACTUATOR - An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a turbine housing and a wastegate which is disposed in the turbine housing. The turbine housing is water-cooled. An electric wastegate actuator is an integrated constituent part of the turbine housing. | 12-26-2013 |
20130327136 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system for a motor vehicle includes detection of a stationary state of the motor vehicle by way of a centrifugal force measured on the wheel side or a vehicle speed measured on the vehicle side, during a time period during which the vehicle speed is zero; detection and vehicle-side storage of an acceleration force in each wheel during the time period, and renewed detection of an acceleration force in each wheel at the end of the time period. The detected acceleration force in each wheel is transmitted to a vehicle-side control device and compared with earlier-stored acceleration forces associated with the respective wheel position. The tire pressure system is initialized following the stationary state of the motor vehicle in the event of a deviation in any of the wheels. There is also provided a tire pressure monitoring system and a motor vehicle. | 12-12-2013 |
20130327132 | Method and Apparatus for Operating an Injection Valve - An injection valve includes a valve needle preventing a fluid flow out of an injection nozzle in a closing position and enabling the fluid flow of the injection nozzle apart from the closing position. Furthermore the injection valve includes an electro-magnetic actuator unit being designed to actuate the valve needle. The actuator unit is activated according to a predetermined activation signal with a given activation period for effecting a fluid flow out of the injection nozzle. An actuator unit voltage characteristic is captured at least over a period of time during which the valve needle could reach the closing position. A noise part of the actuator unit voltage characteristic is determined and a closing time representing a time when the valve needle reaches the closing position is determined depending on the noise part of the captured actuator voltage characteristic. | 12-12-2013 |
20130325276 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - In a control system for a four-wheel drive vehicle, when the four-wheel drive vehicle is four-wheel driven full time (that is, at all times), the difference in rotation of each wheel occurring due to the difference in air pressure within each tire, is differentiated from the difference in rotation of each wheel occurring due to cornering or the state of the road surface, and is correspondingly corrected so as to distribute the driving force to the four wheels. Thus, even if the difference in rotation of each wheel occurs due to the air pressure within each tire, the malfunction in which four-wheel driving is controlled based on the erroneous determination that the difference in rotation of each wheel is due to cornering or the state of the road surface can be prevented from occurring. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323021 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING, COOLED BEARING HOUSING, AND A COMMON COOLANT SUPPLY - A turbocharger has a turbine housing and a bearing housing that is connected to the turbine housing. Coolant is supplied to the bearing housing via the turbine housing. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323020 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING - A turbocharger has a turbine housing, a bearing housing, and a compressor housing. The turbine housing has a coolant inlet, a cooling jacket formed in the interior of the turbine housing, and a coolant outlet. The cooling jacket is divided into two subregions. | 12-05-2013 |
20130317724 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE WATER CONTENT OF A MIXED ALCOHOL/GASOLINE FUEL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - Disclosed is a method for determination of the water content of a mixed alcohol/gasoline fuel in an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, which includes the stages of: determination of a first value for alcohol content of the fuel using a measurement of combustion richness; determination of a second value for alcohol content of the fuel using a measurement recorded by a sensor for measurement of the electrical conductivity of the fuel; comparison of the first value and the second value; and, when the first value is lower than the second value, determination of the water content of the fuel by assigning a predetermined value for water content associated with the pair consisting of the first value and of the second value for alcohol content. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315712 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING AND REDUCED PRESSURE LOSS - A turbocharger has a turbine housing formed with a coolant inlet channel and a coolant outlet channel. The turbine housing contains a coolant separating region in which delivered coolant is separated and a coolant combining region in which coolant is combined again. Each of the coolant separating region and the coolant combining region is equipped with a conical conducting body. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312852 | Valve for Use in a Fuel Line of a Motor Vehicle - A valve for use in a fuel line of a motor vehicle, including a sealing seat, a valve body which closes the sealing seat and a spring device, which pre-tensions the valve body against the sealing seat. The side of the valve body facing the sealing seat has a contour for deflecting the volume flow over an angle of greater than 90° and the outer diameter of the contour is greater than the diameter of the sealing seat. | 11-28-2013 |
20130304416 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PIVOTING ANGLE OF A WHEEL UNIT MOUNTED ONTO A SNAP-IN INFLATION VALVE - A method for determining a pivoting angle (α) of a wheel unit ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130304305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING TIRE POSITIONS - A system and method for tracking tire positions on a vehicle. Tires are tracked by checking the position of tires synchronized at a predetermined angle when a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a preset reference speed, on the basis of wheel phase information of a wheel sensor, which is provided at the predetermined angle at every first predetermined time interval through RF communication, and wheel speed information of a wheel speed sensor including tire phase information which is inputted at a second predetermined time interval through a CAN communication line. | 11-14-2013 |
20130298640 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SOOT SENSOR - A method for operating a soot sensor that has an interdigital electrode structure, to which a measurement voltage is applied. Soot particles from an exhaust gas flow are deposited onto the interdigital electrode structure and the measurement current is evaluated as a measure of the soot load of the soot sensor. The interdigital electrode structure is burned clean at or above a predetermined soot load, which is detected by means of an upper current threshold. The method includes burning the interdigital electrode structure clean by heating up the soot sensor after the upper current threshold has been reached; monitoring the measurement current while the interdigital electrode structure is being burned clean; and stopping the burning clean when the value of the measurement current has reached a lower current threshold. | 11-14-2013 |
20130297177 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FUEL TANK LEAKS, AND APPARATUS APPLYING SAME - An apparatus and a method for diagnosing the leak of a fuel tank are disclosed. The leak of the fuel tank is immediately diagnosed when a vehicle is stopped by controlling the pressure of the fuel tank during the driving of the vehicle. Even if negative pressure is not formed when the vehicle is stopped, or the diagnosis rate of the fuel tank has to be increased, the leak of the fuel tank is able to be easily diagnosed. | 11-07-2013 |
20130291539 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER HAVING A COMPRESSOR HOUSING WITH AN INTEGRATED WASTEGATE ACTUATOR - An exhaust gas turbocharger has a compressor housing formed with a fresh-air inlet duct. An electric wastegate actuator is integrated into the compressor housing. The electric wastegate actuator is thermally coupled to the fresh-air inlet duct. | 11-07-2013 |
20130287564 | TURBOCHARGER WHICH IS INTEGRATED INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF AN ENGINE - A turbocharger includes a turbine with a turbine wheel, a compressor with a compressor wheel and a shaft mounted in a bearing unit. The turbine wheel and the compressor wheel are disposed on the shaft. The turbine wheel is disposed in a turbine housing. The compressor wheel is disposed in a compressor housing. The turbocharger is integrated into an aperture or recess of the cylinder head of an engine and the turbine housing is formed integrally in the cylinder head. | 10-31-2013 |
20130285445 | Circuit Arrangement Comprising a Monitoring Device - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for a control unit in a motor vehicle for converting an activation signal transmitted from a bus system to the control unit, comprising monitoring the initialisation of the control unit, and to a method for operating said control unit, in particular for avoiding a defective initialisation of the relevant control unit and discharge of the battery of the motor vehicle. | 10-31-2013 |
20130274988 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE OF A VEHICLE TIRE - In order to avoid the risk of false alarms by supplementing the pressure and temperature measurements with a particular monitoring of their change over time, there is proposed a method which includes: converting referenced pressure measurements (ΔP) into values of a magnitude calibrated in temperature called converted pressure (ΔP | 10-17-2013 |
20130272857 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TURBOCHARGER HOUSING - A method produces a casting, in particular a housing of a turbocharger. Wherein at least one mold part for forming the casting has a respective parting plane which is arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the casting, and wherein at least one core element is provided. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271071 | METHOD AND CHARGING BENCH VIA MAGNETIC COUPLING - A charging bench includes three coils that partially overlap, in superposed planes. An electrical feed makes it possible to supply the coils with an AC current from the mains. A portable device to be charged is placed on the upper side of this charging bench. This device includes a winding intended to receive the electrical charging, and a ferrite protective screen. One of the coils (Bb) is selected to emit the magnetic charging flux toward the mobile phone. The selection is carried out via the emission of a series of pulses by at least one of the coils and comparison of return signals with a reference threshold. This comparison also enables one of the other coils (Ba, Bc) to be selected or both of these other two coils (Ba, Bc) to be used to receive a flux for communicating information originating from the portable device to be charged. | 10-17-2013 |
20130255918 | Coolable Battery System, Method for Cooling a Battery and Automobile Comprising a Coolable Battery System - A battery includes at least one integrated first heat exchanger element that forms an integral part of the battery and is formed in one piece with the battery. The heat exchanger element can end flush with the surface of the battery, but it can also protrude from or be recessed into the surface of the battery. A coolable battery system includes at least one such battery and a second heat exchanger element for each battery that can be reversibly brought into thermal operative contact with the first heat exchanger element. A method for cooling such a battery in the coolable battery system, in which the first heat exchanger element of the at least one battery is brought in thermal operative connection with the second heat exchanger element, includes maintaining the second heat exchanger element at a lower temperature level than the first heat exchanger element. | 10-03-2013 |
20130249575 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A VALUE OF A RESISTOR - A device for measuring the value of a resistor has a first RC element with a first time constant and a second RC element with a second time constant. The first RC element has a first capacitor and a resistor. The second RC element has a second capacitor and the resistor to be measured. An evaluation circuit charges the first and second capacitors to a first and a second voltage, respectively, and initiates their discharge. The evaluation circuit measures the time that elapses from the start of the discharge to the instant at which the voltages across the capacitors are equal, and determines the value of the resistor from the values. In the event that the first time constant is larger than the second time constant, the first voltage is smaller than the second voltage, and vice versa. | 09-26-2013 |
20130244577 | DETECTION AND NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A detection and near-field communication device for detecting the approach of a portable device integrating a near-field communication antenna for communicating with the portable device, includes: | 09-19-2013 |
20130238274 | Method for controlling an integrated circuit, integrated circuit and computer including an integrated circuit - The present invention relates to a method ( | 09-12-2013 |
20130226474 | Method and Device for Determining an Error in a Pressure Measurement in a Pressure Reservoir - A method for determining an error in a pressure, which is measured by means of a pressure sensor in a pressure accumulator for accumulating fuel that can be let out of the pressure accumulator via an injection valve and injected into a cylinder, wherein the method comprises: determining at least two 3-tuples of a first pressure, a period of time, and a second pressure, wherein each first pressure is measured by the pressure sensor; wherein after measuring each first pressure, the valve is opened for a period of time; and wherein after the opening of the valve for the period of time, the second pressure is measured by the pressure sensor; and determining the error of the measured pressure from the at least two 3-tuples. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223583 | DIGITAL COUNTER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A PERIOD OF TIME - A method for measuring a period of time between a first event and a second event via a hardware counter | 08-29-2013 |
20130219984 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT CONNECTION OF AN EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - A method diagnoses an electrical contact connection of an exhaust gas sensor, in which two current sources are used to impress currents into a pump cell and a reference cell of the exhaust gas sensor. If a line is faulty, the relevant current cannot flow and a voltage on the relevant current source assumes a high value. If a second line is faulty, measurement of the voltage on the second connection, which is connected to the connecting point between the two cells, provides a low value when the relevant second connection is isolated from the reference-ground potential by a second switch, since the cell capacitances have not been able to charge to the reference-ground potential. | 08-29-2013 |
20130213366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM - The tank ventilation system has an adsorption vessel, a regeneration duct and a pump. The adsorption vessel captures and temporarily stores fuel vapors emerging from a fuel tank. A purge air flow can flow through the adsorption vessel. The regeneration duct connects the adsorption vessel to an intake duct. In the regeneration duct there is arranged a pump designed to draw the purge air out of the adsorption vessel and admix the purge air to intake air in the intake duct. A density of the purge air which that flows in the regeneration duct is determined. Furthermore, a purge air mass flow flowing in the regeneration duct is determined as a function of the density of the purge air and a predefined pump characteristic of the pump. | 08-22-2013 |
20130206110 | Pump And Common Rail Fuel Injection System - A high-pressure pump may include a cylinder, a plunger reciprocally driven by an eccentric to pressurize a pump chamber in the cylinder, a rider mounted on the eccentric to allow relative rotation of the eccentric, the rider presenting a face to the plunger, a tappet supported on the face of the rider for transmitting reciprocal movement from the rider to the plunger, and rotatable bearing elements that support the tappet for relative transverse movement of the face of the rider during operation of the pump. The rotatable bearing elements may be at least partially recessed in a body of the tappet. A common rail fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine comprising a common rail for distributing fuel to a plurality of fuel injectors associated with combustion cylinders of the engine may include such a pump for delivering fuel at high pressure to the common rail. | 08-15-2013 |
20130204561 | Device And Method For Determining A Range Of A Battery Characteristic Curve - A device for determining at least one range of a battery characteristic curve for a battery in a vehicle, having a measuring device for measuring battery parameters, and an analysis unit including a device for determining the current state of charge (SOC) of the battery from the measured battery parameters, a device for determining a shift value (VW) from the difference of a measured battery parameter and a standard value derived from a standard battery characteristic curve considering the determined state of charge (SOC), and a device for determining at least one range of a new battery characteristic curve by adding the shift value (VW) to the standard battery characteristic curve. | 08-08-2013 |
20130199265 | Gas Concentration Sensor, Motor Vehicle Having A Gas Concentration Sensor, And Method For Measuring Gas Concentration - A motor vehicle having a gas concentration sensor and a method for measuring gas concentration using the gas concentration sensor the gas concentration sensor having a sound transmitter, a sound receiver and a control device by which a phase shift between the sound signal transmitted by the sound transmitter and a sound signal received by the sound receiver can be controlled to a predefinable phase shift. A change in a composition of a gas mixture can be detected by an analysis unit on the basis of a change in frequency of the sound signal relative to a frequency of a reference sound signal. | 08-08-2013 |
20130196196 | BATTERY WITH TEMPERATURE DETECTION, AND USE OF A BATTERY SUCH AS THIS - A battery includes a plurality of flat cells which are electrically connected in parallel and/or in series with one another and which, when disposed next to one another in rows perpendicular to their flat sides, form a substantially prismatic configuration. In order to obtain more accurate information about the state of the individual flat cells during operation of the battery and, for example, to allow such information to be used for matched temperature management, a heat dissipation plate, which is thermally linked to at least one flat side of a plurality of the flat cells and in each of which at least one temperature sensor is integrated, is provided in each case in the configuration. The battery may be used for spatially resolved battery temperature measurement. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194069 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPURIOUS CONTACTS ON A CONTACT DETECTION SENSOR FOR A DOOR HANDLE OF AN AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE - Method for determining spurious contacts on a contact detection sensor for a handle of an automobile door, the sensor defining a locking area and being connected to an onboard electronic locking and unlocking system, includes:
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20130193885 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method for operating a brushless electric motor, the windings being energized by an inverter with the aid of six switches. A detection unit for detecting defective switches, a unit for measuring voltage at the outputs of the inverter, and a microcontroller for controlling the switch and for generating a pulse width modulated voltage supply for the windings are provided. A short-circuited switch causes a torque in the electric motor opposite the actuating direction of the electric motor. The method proposes that after detecting a short-circuited switch, the windings (U. V. W) are energized to generate a motor torque that is, on the whole, positive. An actuating period of the electric motor is divided into a plurality of sectors, wherein, in accordance with the defective switch, individual sectors are deactivated for the actuation of the windings (U, V, W), while other sectors are used to actuate the windings (V, W). | 08-01-2013 |
20130187295 | SENSOR MODULE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF A SENSOR MODULE, AND INJECTION MOLD FOR ENCAPSULATING A SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module an injection mold for covering the sensor module, and to a production method for a covered sensor module including a chip carrier and a sensor chip disposed thereon. A channel is formed between the chip carrier and the sensor chip, by which a medium can be fed to the sensor chip. | 07-25-2013 |
20130170399 | CONTROLLER IN BIDIRECTIONAL ADHOC NETWORK RADIO COMMUNICATION - The invention describes a controller for data processing in bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication with a computation unit for data processing and ports for data input and data output. The computation unit is set up to process the data according to the ITS standard, wherein the data processing is limited to processing steps of the ITS Facility layer, which performs content-oriented evaluation and/or conditioning of the data which are received or need to be sent by means of the bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication, and a first wideband communication port is provided at least for receiving the data from an ITS communication unit for the purpose of bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication. | 07-04-2013 |
20130166194 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN DRIVING AND ANTICIPATING A ROAD PROFILE - A method of assisting in road navigation for a vehicle includes:
| 06-27-2013 |
20130162029 | ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An on-board electrical system for a motor vehicle contains a first energy storage unit with a first voltage level and a second energy storage unit with a second voltage level. A control unit controls a flow of current between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit in both directions. A polarity-reversal protection diode connects the first energy storage unit for supplying operating voltage to the control unit. A switching element bridges the polarity-reversal protection diode when the polarity of the first energy storage unit is correct. The first voltage level is compared with the second voltage level by a comparator and the switching element is moved to its open state when the first voltage level drops to a threshold voltage value which is below the second voltage level. | 06-27-2013 |
20130158862 | VEHICLE-TO-X COMMUNICATION BY MEANS OF RADIO KEY - The invention relates to wireless vehicle-to-X communication by means of radio key (RKE) with a transceiver. The radio key transceiver is designed to send and receive not only data associated with the keyless driving authorization but also vehicle-to-X communication data. The radio key X communication can be used between two vehicles equipped with this radio key communication technique in order to communicate data such as positions, weather conditions or warnings quickly and reliably. This wireless communication technique using radio keys can also be used for coordinating emergency services when searching for an accident scene. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154627 | ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator has a handle, rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a position sensor system for detecting the rotary position of the handle. The rotary actuator has an actuating segment is made of an electrically conductive material and, forming a capacitor, is opposite a sensor segment of a stationary segment ring, which is concentric with respect to the axis of rotation 3 and consists of a plurality of sensor segments. The sensor segments include an electrically conductive material and are axially spaced apart by an air gap. A sensor line leads from each sensor segment to evaluation electronics. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152902 | Method for Adapting the Injection Characteristic of an Injection Valve - A method for adapting the injection characteristic of a fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine to production-related tolerances is described. In the method, an injection quantity correction value is determined from the deviation of the idle travel and the deviation of the injection quantity of the injection valve before the operating phase of the injector. This injection quantity correction value is used to determine the injection-specific deviation of the injection quantity during the operating phase at the start of the operating phase of the injector in conjunction with the current deviation of the idle travel which is determined in the system. The injector-specific deviation of the injection quantity which is determined is used to correct the injection characteristic. As a result, changes in the injection quantity of an injector can be detected and corrected particularly precisely on the basis of production tolerances. | 06-20-2013 |
20130145844 | SENSOR MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF A SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module and method for producing the sensor module including a chip carrier and a sensor chip disposed thereon. The sensor module includes at least one partial cover having a recess on a second face of the chip carrier, such that heat from the chip carrier and/or the sensor chip can be dissipated to the recess. | 06-13-2013 |
20130136578 | TURBOCHARGER HOUSING HAVING A VALVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBOCHARGER HOUSING OF SAID TYPE - A turbocharger housing has a valve device. The valve device is formed with at least one first duct section and a second duct section. The two duct sections are arranged with their longitudinal axes parallel to one another and they are formed without any undercuts. | 05-30-2013 |
20130127421 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SAFELY DISCHARING AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR - Energy storage arrangement for safely discharging an energy accumulator with electric poles via which the energy accumulator can be at least discharged, an electrically conductive conductor medium in the form of a fluid or fine-grained bulk material or a mixture of both, a reservoir container which is filled with the conductor medium, a collecting container which is provided for accommodating the conductor medium and which encloses the electric poles of the energy accumulator, and a triggerable discharging device, by means of which, in the case of triggering, conductor medium is discharged from the reservoir container into the collecting container such that the electric poles of the energy accumulator are connected to one another in an electrically conductive fashion via the conductor medium. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127315 | Vehicle Data Recording Device - A vehicle data recording device wherein the housing is connected to a first supporting limb and a second supporting limb of the supporting bracket in such a way that it can pivot about a pivoting axis, wherein the pivoting axis is arranged above a housing central axis with respect to the height of the housing, and wherein the smallest distance between the pivoting axis and a mounting plate, connecting the supporting limb, of the supporting bracket is larger than the largest distance between the pivoting axis and a rear-side housing wall of the housing, with the result that the supporting bracket can be pivoted through an angle of 180° over a housing rear side, between a first position in a region underneath a housing lower side and a second position in a region above the housing upper side. | 05-23-2013 |
20130125640 | ELECTRONIC UNIT ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED ON THE INNER FACE OF THE TREAD OF A TIRE - The invention relates to an electronic unit adapted to be positioned on the inner face of a tire tread and incorporating a pressure sensor ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130122760 | Clamping Element - A clamping element for fastening an electrical conductor to a printed circuit board, by which electrically conductive connection between the electrical conductor and the printed circuit board is produced. In order to achieve an inexpensive and completely automatable possibility for connection between electrical conductors and printed circuit boards, the clamping element is in the form of a stamped sheet-metal part and has at least two clamping wings and one clamping web, which is arranged between the clamping wings. The clamping web is capable of being bent in such a way that the clamping wings clamp in the conductor. At least one securing claw is formed on the clamping wings. The securing claw can be pressed into the printed circuit board. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122398 | ELECTROCHEMICAL OR ELECTRIC LAYER SYSTEM, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - An electrochemical or electric layer system, having at least two electrode layers and at least one ion-conducting layer disposed between two electrode layers. The ion-conducting layer has at least one ion-conducting solid electrolyte and at least one binder at grain boundaries of the at least one ion-conducting solid electrolyte for improving the ion conductivity over the grain boundaries and the adhesion of the layers. | 05-16-2013 |