TRW Automotive GmbH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160047456 | Belt Pulley and Gear Nut with Such a Belt Pulley - A belt pulley for a gear mechanism, in particular for a steering gear, having a cylindrical body having an outer surface on which a toothing made of a plastic material is provided, and a fastening flange which is provided with fastening openings, is characterized in that the toothing is configured integrally with the cylindrical body. | 02-18-2016 |
20160016528 | AIRBAG MODULE AND ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AN AIRBAG MODULE - The invention relates to an airbag module ( | 01-21-2016 |
20150360712 | Clamping Device for a Longitudinally Adjustable and/or Height-Adjustable Steering Column of a Vehicle - A clamping device for a longitudinally adjustable and/or height-adjustable steering column of a vehicle, having a device part and an actuating part which is movable relative to the device part between a release position, in which the steering column is longitudinally adjustable and/or height-adjustable, and a fixing position, in which the steering column is neither longitudinally adjustable nor height-adjustable, a damping unit being provided for damping a relative movement between the device part and the actuating part. | 12-17-2015 |
20150298648 | LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150240865 | Ball Joint and Method for Manufacturing a Ball Joint - In a ball joint with a housing, a ball stud which includes a ball head mounted in the housing, and with a sealing bellows which includes a ring-shaped housing-side connecting region, it is provided that at the housing a ring-shaped channel is provided, in which the housing-side connecting region is accommodated, wherein the outer radius of the channel at the channel bottom is greater than the outer radius at the free edge of the channel, and on the housing-side connecting region of the sealing bellows at least one holding element made of a rigid material is provided, which in particular in a top view in longitudinal direction of the ball stud is at least partly covered by the free edge of the channel. | 08-27-2015 |
20150239497 | FLUID CONTAINER IN PARTICULAR HYDRAULIC TANK FOR A MOTOR PUMP UNIT - A fluid container, in particular a hydraulic tank for a motor pump unit, has an equalizing chamber that is adapted to contain a supply of fluid and air, and at least one return chamber into which a return flow of the fluid can flow, a fluid communication being provided between the return chamber and the equalizing chamber. The return chamber is provided with a suction port for a pump, in particular of the motor pump unit. | 08-27-2015 |
20150239428 | BELT-RETRACTOR HOUSING SHELL - A belt retractor casing shell having a cup-shaped configuration comprises a front wall ( | 08-27-2015 |
20150191197 | Apparatus for Pressing a Rack Against a Pinion of a Steering Gear Assembly - An apparatus for pressing a rack against a pinion of a steering gear assembly includes a housing, a support yoke slidably guided in the housing along an axis, a bearing element that is fixed to the housing in an axial direction, a first elastic element providing an axial load acting upon the support yoke and the bearing element to urge the support yoke against the rack, a wear-compensating abutment member coacting with the bearing element such that a relative rotation about the axis generates an axial displacement of the abutment member relative to the bearing element, and a separate, second elastic element providing a load acting upon the abutment member in a circumferential direction to urge the abutment member against the support yoke. | 07-09-2015 |
20150123385 | ADAPTIVE KNEE AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE - A knee airbag ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150115090 | ASSEMBLY FOR A BELT RETRACTOR - An assembly for a belt retractor includes a vehicle-sensitive sensor and a holding fixture ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150107924 | BELT RETRACTOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY BELT - A belt retractor for a vehicle seat belt includes a rotatably supported belt reel ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150096826 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF A POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A method of controlling an electric motor of a power steering system having at least three windings is described, wherein a control unit applies a current to the windings of the electric motor to generate a total torque having a value which is ascertained by the control unit from a set-point torque for steering assistance and a set-point torque for damping. A damping set-point circuit ascertains the set-point torque for damping and a steering assist set-point circuit ascertains the set-point torque for steering assistance. A monitoring circuit monitors the function of the windings of the electric motor. In the event of a malfunction of any of the windings, the monitoring circuit outputs an error signal, upon which the set-point torque for steering assistance is reduced. | 04-09-2015 |
20140360802 | Steering Gear Mechanism - A steering gear mechanism has a steering housing and a steering input shaft. The steering housing is sealed and has a receptacle through which the steering input shaft passes into the steering housing. The receptacle is sealed against the steering input shaft. A first opening is provided on the steering input shaft within the steering housing, and a second opening is provided outside of the steering housing. The first and second openings are in fluid communication with each other. | 12-11-2014 |
20140312573 | Sealing Assembly Of A Ball Joint And Ball Joint - A sealing assembly of a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle, comprises a retaining ring which includes a ring axis and a radial ring flange having a flange upper side and an opposed flange lower side, and a sealing element which rests against the flange upper side and against the flange lower side and is exclusively connected to the retaining ring with an interlocking fit, the interlocking fit being configured such that the retaining ring and the sealing element are fixed to each other free of play in the axial and in the radial direction, and the flange upper side having an exposed contact surface for a sealing bellows. | 10-23-2014 |
20140291975 | BELT PRESENTER SYSTEM - A belt presenter system for a seat belt system of a vehicle includes an arm ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140291432 | BELT TENSIONER FOR A SAFETY BELT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a belt tensioner ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140268844 | SEAT-BELT LOCK ASSEMBLY - In a belt buckle assembly ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140232092 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a gas bag for vehicles, having a flat, two-dimensional shape when being in an uninflated, vented condition and a three-dimensional shape in an inflated condition, the gas bag having a main piece with opposite end portions, each of the end portions having an end contour, and two minor pieces which each have a connecting portion with a contour with corresponds to the end contour of the main piece, and which each have a filling portion, the two filling portions having similar shapes and similar dimensions. The invention also relates to a method of sewing this gas bag. | 08-21-2014 |
20140212205 | Joint Housing of a Ball Joint as well as Method for Mounting the Joint Housing on a Carrier Element - A joint housing of a ball joint comprises a sheet-metal part for accommodating a ball head, which is substantially rotationally symmetrical with respect to a joint axis and includes a circumferential wall portion, wherein the circumferential wall portion includes a housing opening at an axial end, through which a joint pin can extend, wherein the sheet-metal part is formed with two layers at this axial end of the circumferential wall portion. | 07-31-2014 |
20140183848 | MOVEMENT LIMITING BAND FOR AN AIRBAG MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID MOVEMENT LIMITING BAND - Elongate woven pulling means ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140175780 | ASSEMBLY WITH A SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER AND SEAT BELT PRESENTER - In an assembly comprising a belt height adjuster ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140175210 | TENSIONER FOR A SEATBELT - A tensioner ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140145020 | DRIVING WHEEL FOR SEATBELT TENSIONERS AND SEATBELT TENSIONERS FOR A SEATBELT SYSTEM - A drive wheel ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140125039 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT SYSTEM HAVING AN ADAPTIVE KNEE AIRBAG - A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an inflatable knee airbag ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140109357 | FASTENING CLIP FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT - A fastening clip ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140091167 | BELT RETRACTOR WITH CONTROL TOOTHING - A belt retractor (10) for a vehicle seat belt, includes a frame (12) provided with a plurality of blocking teeth (22), a belt reel (14) being rotatably supported in the frame (12) and a blocking tooth system (24) adapted to be engaged with the blocking teeth (22). A control lever (28) pivoted on the frame (12) and accommodates the belt reel (14). A sensor (34) actuates when a predetermined vehicle deceleration is exceeded. A control tooth system (26) with which the sensor (34) is adapted to interact is provided at the belt reel (14). | 04-03-2014 |
20140059815 | SEAT-BELT LOCK ASSEMBLY - A belt buckle assembly, especially for a seat belt system in a motor vehicle, includes a belt buckle ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140021900 | CONTROLLER FOR A SEATBELT POSITIONING DEVICE AND SEATBELT POSITIONING DEVICE - A control ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140015230 | AIR BAG FOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a gas bag ( | 01-16-2014 |
20130327873 | SEATBELT TENSIONER WITH A FORCE-LIMITING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A belt tensioner for a belt retractor having a load limiter includes a pivoted pinion ( | 12-12-2013 |
20130327872 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR FOR A SEATBELT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A belt retractor includes a retractor frame ( | 12-12-2013 |
20130320126 | BELT RETRACTOR FOR A VEHICLE SAFETY BELT - A belt retractor ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130264802 | FASTENING DEVICE, AND FASTENING SUBASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING A GAS GENERATOR, AND VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a fastening device ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130255431 | Locking Device for a Vehicle Steering System - A locking device for a vehicle steering system, having a steering gear, a servomotor which is adapted to provide a steering assist force, a blocking ring which is assigned to a motor shaft of the servomotor, and a locking member which is adapted to engage in the blocking ring to block rotation of the motor shaft of the servomotor and thereby to lock the steering gear, further provision being made for an actuating member having the locking member adjustably mounted thereon, and the actuating member being adjustable by a drive motor between a blocking position and a release position. | 10-03-2013 |
20130248633 | FORCE LIMITING DEVICE, BELT RETRACTOR HAVING A FORCE LIMITING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING OVER A FORCE LIMITING DEVICE - A force limiting device for a belt retractor is reversible from a higher restraining force level to a lower restraining force level by means of a reversing means during a force limiting phase, wherein the second restraining force level is largely determined by a performance of at least one force limiting element. The reversing means is arranged so that it accomplishes a significant work share upon reversing which is added to the performance of the force limiting element and thus temporarily increases the restraining force of the force limiting device. In this manner undershooting of the characteristic line of the force limiting device upon reversing to the lower restraining force level is compensated. | 09-26-2013 |
20130238195 | Method Of Controlling A Servo Motor In An Electric Vehicular Steering System - A method comprising the steps: a manually applied driver steering moment is detected; a requested superposition moment is detected; the driver steering and superposition moments are combined to form an intermediate moment from which an assistance moment is generated by means of a predefined, non-linear amplification function; starting from detected values of the driver steering and superposition moments, a modified superposition moment compensating for friction in the electric steering system at least in part is determined such that the amount of the modified superposition moment is larger than the amount of the superposition moment at least for some pairs of variates comprised of driver steering and superposition moments; the assistance and modified superposition moments are combined to form a motor moment from which a corresponding input signal for a servo motor is established; the servo motor is controlled with the established input signal to provide the motor moment. | 09-12-2013 |
20130205917 | Sensor Assembly for Motor Vehicle Steering Systems - A sensor assembly for motor vehicle steering systems, having a torque sensor for magnetically determining a steering torque, and a rotational angle sensor for magnetically determining an absolute steering angle, precisely one carrier member being provided which has a magnetic coding for determining the steering torque and the absolute steering angle and which is shared by the torque sensor and the rotational angle sensor. | 08-15-2013 |
20130088002 | BELT PRESENTER AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM - A belt presenter for a seat belt system comprising a belt strap and deflection fittings ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130069335 | Connecting Strut - A connecting strut for a chassis of a vehicle comprises an elongated carrier which has at least two carrier elements spaced apart from each other. The carrier elements are connected with each other at their ends by means of a respective connecting element. The carrier has a low torsional stiffness and a high bending stiffness with respect to its longitudinal axis. | 03-21-2013 |
20130032653 | REVERSIBLE BELT TENSIONER FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a reversible belt tensioner ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130020787 | AIRBAG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AIRBAG - The invention relates to an airbag ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130009431 | SEAT BACK OF A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT HAVING SUCH SEAT BACK - A seat back has a rigid seat back frame and a cover. A seat back center part extends substantially perpendicular to the sitting direction. Two seat back frame sides laterally delimit the seat back and are transformed into the seat back center part. An airbag module accommodated in the cover of one of the seat back frame sides is mounted to the seat back frame. In the area of the seat back frame side, the seat back frame has a contact surface adjacent to a spirally folded airbag and extending substantially obliquely forward away from the seat back center part. The contact surface includes an angle (α) of 10°≦α≦45° with the sitting direction. The airbag extends substantially obliquely forward away from the center part and is wound spirally inwardly in a sense of rotation directed away from the center part. | 01-10-2013 |
20120308295 | Ball Joint and Method of Fastening a Sealing Bellows to a Ball Joint - A method of fastening a sealing bellows to a ball joint as well as to a ball joint is shown comprising a joint housing, a ball stud pivotally received in the joint housing, and a sealing bellows which, related to a joint axis, comprises first axial end of the bellows resting against the ball stud and a second axial end of the bellows fastened to the joint housing, the joint housing for fastening the sealing bellows comprising a seat of the bellows forming a radial stop as well as an axial stop for the second axial end of the bellows, and wherein a closed retaining ring is provided which is spaced from the joint housing and acts upon the sealing bellows in radial inward direction against the seat of the bellows. | 12-06-2012 |
20120301214 | Ball Joint - The invention relates to a ball joint which comprises a joint housing, a bearing shell received in the joint housing, and a ball stud having a ball head arranged for pivoting movement in the bearing shell. The ball head is prestressed by a spring system substantially in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the ball stud against the joint housing. The spring system is composed of spring elements connected in parallel and/or in series, at least one spring element of the spring system being made of a polymer material or of an elastomer material. | 11-29-2012 |
20120299282 | BELT BUCKLE PRESENTER - The invention relates to a belt buckle presenter for a seat belt system of a vehicle comprising a belt buckle which is coupled to a spindle drive ( | 11-29-2012 |
20120170969 | Ball Joint - The invention relates to a ball joint, including a joint housing having a recess, a ball stud having a ball head, a sealing bellows having a sealing seat on the housing side and a sealing seat on the stud side in the form of a bellows mouth which is adapted to be brought into contact with the ball stud, a bellows body of the sealing bellows extending between the sealing seat on the housing side and the bellows mouth, and further including a joint socket, the ball head being accommodated for swiveling motion within the joint socket, and the joint socket being inserted in the recess of the joint housing. | 07-05-2012 |
20120155952 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEARING SHELL ASSEMBLY AND BEARING SHELL ASSEMBLY FOR A BALL JOINT - A method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint includes the following steps: a) a bearing shell having a plastic extension is produced; b) a spring element is arranged in a region of the plastic extension; and c) the spring element is fastened to the bearing shell by deformation of the plastic extension. The invention further relates to a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint, including a bearing shell and a spring element, the spring element being non-detachably connected with the bearing shell. | 06-21-2012 |
20120111132 | Rack-And-Pinion Steering - The invention relates to a rack-and-pinion steering, including a toothed rack having a longitudinal axis, a toothed rack housing in which the toothed rack is guided for axial displacement between two end stops, and an end stop damping assembly which includes at least one stop ring and at least one elastic compression body, the compression body surrounding the toothed rack, and its spring/damping section having an axial length in a non-loaded condition. The stop ring has a continuously surrounding axial guide extension which is located radially inside in relation to the compression body and which has an axial length that is smaller than the axial length of the spring/damping section of the compression body. | 05-10-2012 |
20120107038 | Elastomeric Joint - The invention relates to an elastomeric joint, comprising a housing with a through-opening which extends axially along the longitudinal axis of the elastomeric joint, a pivot pin which extends through the through-opening of the housing, an elastomeric body which is fastened to the pivot pin and is arranged radially between the pivot pin and the housing, and with at least one supporting ring which is fastened to the elastomeric body on one end face of the through-opening, wherein a wire ring locks the supporting ring with respect to the housing, with the result that the pivot pin is held in the housing in an axially secured manner. | 05-03-2012 |
20120091679 | Active Chassis Stabilization System - The invention relates to an active chassis stabilization system including a hydraulic actuator, a pump for acting upon the actuator with a hydraulic pressure, a reservoir for receiving hydraulic fluid, and a return line for a fluid flow from the actuator to the reservoir. Provided in the return line is a check valve which blocks the fluid flow from the reservoir to the actuator and allows the fluid flow from the actuator to the reservoir as of a predeterminable return pressure. | 04-19-2012 |
20120029774 | Method of Detecting External Impacts in Vehicle Steering Systems - The invention relates to a method of detecting external impacts in vehicle steering systems ( | 02-02-2012 |
20110170944 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BALL JOINT, AND A BALL JOINT - The invention relates to a method for the production of a ball joint, in which a cover is electrically welded to a housing, the cover or the housing having at least one spacer which keeps the cover at an excessively great distance from the housing before welding, and in which then the current flowing during welding is controlled or regulated in such a way that the at least one spacer melts by a predetermined amount so that the cover is mounted in a prestressed manner on the housing. The invention further relates to a ball joint with a housing, a link pin, a bearing box and a cover which braces the bearing box in the housing, the cover being provided with at least one spacer which is welded electrically to the housing so that its height has reduced to a predetermined extent. | 07-14-2011 |
20100187797 | ACTUATOR SUBASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an actuator subassembly ( | 07-29-2010 |
20090304541 | GEAR PUMP, ESPECIALLY FOR A POWER STEERING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a gear pump, especially for a power steering system, having a housing, a first cover and a second cover, the first cover being integrated into the housing. | 12-10-2009 |
20090172947 | Method for Manufacturing a Bearing Shell Assembly, and Bearing Shell Assembly for a Ball Joint - A method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint includes the following steps: a) a bearing shell having a plastic extension is produced; b) a spring element is arranged in a region of the plastic extension; and c) the spring element is fastened to the bearing shell by deformation of the plastic extension. The invention further relates to a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint, including a bearing shell and a spring element, the spring element being non-detachably connected with the bearing shell. | 07-09-2009 |
20090171534 | Method for Active Actuation of a Servo Valve Assembly - A method for active actuation of a servo valve assembly in an electrohydraulic vehicle steering system includes the following method steps:
| 07-02-2009 |
20090125188 | Method of Determining an Assist Torque Set-Point Value for an Electric Motor Driven Power Steering System - A method of determining an assist torque set-point value for an electric motor driven power steering system that is a function of a steering torque, a vehicle speed and an angular velocity of the steering system motor. | 05-14-2009 |
20090084996 | SERVO VALVE - A servo valve for a hydraulic power steering system includes a valve shaft that is rotatable about a valve axis, a valve sleeve that cooperates with and may be rotated in relation to the valve shaft, and a closure member for a valve return port. The closure member is movable between a first end position, in which it closes a flow cross-section of the valve return port at least partially, and a second end position, in which it substantially clears the flow cross-section of the valve return port. The closure member is urged towards one of the end positions by the supply pressure applied on a valve supply port by a hydraulic fluid. | 04-02-2009 |
20080279618 | Ball-And-Socket Joint - A ball-and-socket joint, especially for tie rods and steering rods of utility vehicles, has a housing, a ball pivot with an essentially spherical bearing section that is mounted in the housing, a cover that is installed on the housing, and a spring element that has a support section and a spring section. The spring section lies radially outside of the support section and the spring element rests on the cover and on the bearing section. | 11-13-2008 |