| PREH GMBH Patent applications |
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| 20140260771 | OPERATOR CONTROL ELEMENT WITH MAGNETIC RETURN - An operator control element with magnetic return for a number of switching and/or control functions: includes an abutment part; an actuating part which can be moved, for example displaced and/or pivoted, by hand from an inoperative position in at least two opposite directions with respect to the abutment part; magnetic return means for returning the actuating part into the inoperative position; and detection means for producing an electrical signal corresponding in each case at least to the maximum positions and the inoperative position of the actuating part the magnetic return means include at least one actuating part-side ring magnets and one abutment part-side ring magnet arranged in the inoperative position such that the end faces thereof face one another and are spaced apart. They are arranged so as to pull the actuating part towards the abutment part and that they are concentric. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20130327758 | OPERATING OR ADJUSTING DEVICE HAVING USER-SPECIFIC SWITCHING AND/OR ADJUSTING FUNCTIONALITY - The invention relates to an operating or controlling device and associated method for a motor vehicle for carrying out an operator-specific switching and/or regulating function, including: at least one operating or control element for carrying out several switching and/or regulating functions; at least one seat heater; means for generating and feeding a specific current signal into the seat heater in order to induce a specific voltage signal in the operator by means of the seat heater; detection means in order to detect the specific voltage signal upon contact with the operating element by the operator; evaluation means in order to assign a specific one of the several switching and/or regulating functions to the operating element or control element upon detection of the specific voltage signal. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130271245 | OPERATING ELEMENT HAVING TWO SWITCHING OR CONTROL STAGES - The invention relates to an operating element ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20120315402 | CONTROL ELEMENT - A control element is provided, in particular for a motor vehicle, including a material through which light can be passed and whish is provided with at least one opaque coating provided with symbols, and having a transparent enamel layer on the coating, wherein nanoparticles are introduced into the enamel layer and the coating and the enamel layer are removed by means of a laser. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120178315 | PLUG CONNECTOR FOR A BLADE CONTACT - The invention relates to a punched grid with a blade receiving contact including at least two symmetrical contact springs forming a blade receiving contact and extending from a base area, the contact springs being spaced from each other so that a gap is formed and the contact springs have at their free ends a curved portion narrowing the gap, wherein an embossed contour is formed into at least one curved portion of a contact spring, the invention further relating to a method for producing a blade receiving contact. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120145523 | DISPLAY AND/OR CONTROL ELEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a cap ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110266123 | CONTROL ELEMENT CAP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID CONTROL ELEMENT CAP - The invention relates to a control element cap. Such control element caps are used, for example, for switches and/or keys in motor vehicles. In the known control element caps, the representation of a symbol is relatively diffuse and thus not always recognizable with a sufficient degree of reliability. Therefore, a control element cap is to be provided in which the sharpness, and thus the clearness of the symbol is improved; this is accomplished by a transparent carrier plate being disposed between a foil and a display, luminous or projection surface. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110128991 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING AN INSIDE TEMPERATURE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sensor arrangement for determining an inside temperature in a motor vehicle having a climate control device and at least a panel is at least a part of a control part of the climate control device, where the sensor arrangement includes a housing with at least a front wall and a rear wall, the housing is filled with a heat-insulating material, a first temperature sensor attached to a rear of the front wall and a second temperature sensor attached to an inner side of the rear wall, said inner side facing a rear of the front wall, and where the front wall is a part of the panel of the motor vehicle. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110120249 | CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a rotary control element comprising a control element body and a rotary button ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20100315221 | BRAKE LINING WEAR SENSOR - An apparatus is provided for measuring wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper, comprising a gear mechanism for converting the wear-induced displacement into a rotary movement, having a sensor for detecting the rotary movement, wherein a contact-free coupling is provided for transmitting the rotary movement to the sensor. The apparatus is designed in such a way that the sensor generates an analogue or pulse-width-modulated detection signal for determining the wear-induced displacement of the brake lining, wherein the detection signal corresponds to the respective displacement caused by the rotary movement. The invention also related to a corresponding method for measuring the wear-induced displacement of a brake lining with respect to an associated brake caliper. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100288071 | OPERATING ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED TILTING HAPTICS - A control element for a motor vehicle including a control button, a bearing location for the control button located in a housing of the control element, an extension firmly connected with the control button, a first permanent magnet attached to the extension, and a second permanent magnet attached in the, wherein the permanent magnets form a permanent magnet pair, and unlike poles of the magnets face each other at a distance in a mid-position of the control button, wherein a magnetically conductive material is attached at least in some areas and circumferentially to the permanent magnet pair. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100218639 | ROTATING ACTUATOR WITH A VARIABLE LATCHING PROFILE - Disclosed is a rotating actuator with a variable latching profile, the rotating actuator having a housing, a rotary knob and a rotary shaft connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotary knob, and also at least two latching contours connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the rotary shaft, one support per latching contour, on which support at least one latching element is arranged, the latching element engaging in the latching contour assigned to the support, and which support is mounted rotatably about the rotary shaft, and at least one locking device per support, by means of which the support can be locked relative to the housing. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100171632 | INDICATOR DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a display device ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100147095 | CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control element for a motor vehicle, includes a control button retained in the control element so as to be at least rotatable and pressable, where a switching and/or regulating function is assigned to every movement, where the control element can additionally be shifted and where the shifting movement takes place in a plane horizontal relative to the control button. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100108485 | CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control element including at least four switches for electrical/electronic functions having a precise guidance for operation, where mount arms are disposed in a cross shape on their underside on a tip disposed in a housing, and on their top side in a spherical shell, and a pin is attached to the housing in each corner formed by the arms. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100108450 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC HOUSING COMPRISING AN INCORPORATED GUIDE AND/OR BEARING FOR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic housing, where at least one first plastic housing part with at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, in particular a sensor, is produced in a first molding step, the at least one first plastic housing part is overmolded in a second molding step while a second plastic housing part is being formed, in order to form an integral plastic housing. Moreover, the invention relates to a plastic housing with at least one first plastic housing part including at least one guide or bearing for at least one mechanically movable component, where the at least one plastic housing part is entirely or partially overmolded by a second plastic housing part so that the integral plastic housing is formed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100073288 | CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An input device including a control surface and a control element that can be moved over the control surface, with means for detecting the position and/or movement of the control element on the control surface and an evaluation unit for generating a control signal corresponding to the detected quantity, where the control element adheringly rests against the control surface by a magnetic force. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090134985 | MODULAR SENSOR UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Sensor unit ( | 05-28-2009 |
