Abstract: A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via a hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge is plastically deformed under the impact of a collision with a pedestrian. The assembly provides a protection for pedestrians that is technically feasible and can be implemented at low costs.

Abstract: A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via a hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge is plastically deformed under the impact of a collision with a pedestrian. The assembly provides a protection for pedestrians that is technically feasible and can be implemented at low costs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door hinge for a motor vehicle door. Said door hinge comprises a first and a second hinge half (1, 2) each of which can be fastened either on one of the door fastening elements, on the door or on the door pillar respectively. The hinge also comprises a hinge shaft (3) that is received by the lugs of the one hinge half (1) in a running fit and by the other hinge half (2) in a stationary manner and that links the two hinge halves (1, 2) so that they can be swiveled. The door hinge is further provided with an integrated door stop unit by means of which the one hinge half can be arrested with respect to the other hinge half under the pre-load of a spring (7), said spring forcing a tappet (5) against a profiled circumferential section of the hinge shaft. Said tappet (5) interacts with the profiled circumferential section, thereby defining a frictional force for the door hinge.

Abstract: A vehicle hinge for coupling a flap to a vehicle body, comprises a first link, a second link, a first spring, wherein one of the first link and the second link are to be arranged pivotably on a body of a vehicle and on a flap of a vehicle, respectively, wherein, when the flap is closed, the first spring pretensions the flap in an opening direction, a tensioning device for tensioning the first spring in a second opening phase of the flap, and a locking device for retaining the tensioned first spring.

Abstract: A flap hinge for connecting a flap, for example, a front lid or a boot lid, to a body of a motor vehicle in an articulated manner. The hinge includes a first stop component for fixing to the flap, a second stop component for fixing to the body and a connecting member. Openings of the two stop components are interspersed by said member. At least one of the two stop components can be pivoted around said member, which is provided with thread sections on both ends thereof. An opening of one of the two stop components respectively is interspersed by said sections. Each one of the two stop components can be adjusted separately by means of detachable nuts. A flap hinge is provided, which enables a pivoting moment to be adjusted in a defined manner without affecting the adjustment of the position. At least one of the openings is configured as an elongated hole.

Abstract: A door hinge with integrated door stop includes a first half, which may be mounted to one of the door arrangement components, the door or door post; a second hinge half, which may be mounted to the other door arrangement; a hingepin, mounted in the first hinge half with a running fit and in the second hinge half with a non-rotating fit; a brake and retaining device which, dependent upon the hinge angle between the first and second hinge halves defines stop positions and essentially comprises two co-operating components with stopmarks complementary to each other and a pressure spring, with an axis arranged parallel to and radially displaced from the hinge axis. A door stop, integrated in a door hinge for motor vehicle doors gives a positioning of the door, with a small construction embodiment and low operating noise, whereby the door is held in each position with adequate force substantially independent from possible tolerance variations.

Abstract: A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via at least one hinge, said front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge comprises means for displacing a joint depending on the vehicle speed to an upper or a lower position, independent of whether a collision with a pedestrian has taken place or not. The assembly provides a protection for pedestrians that is technically feasible and can be implemented at low cost. In a method for actuating the front hood of a motor vehicle depending on the vehicle speed, the front hood is displaced into a lifted position at least in the area of its hinges if a lower threshold value of the vehicle speed is exceeded or if the vehicle speed falls below an upper threshold value.

Abstract: A hinge for a motor vehicle door allows the door to be displaced with respect to a door pillar in a transverse movement combined with a pivoting movement by means of a four-joint mechanism that has a support arm and a control rod, both of which are hinged to the door and the door pillar. The support arm has a base support arm, at least one support arm element that can be detached from the base support arm and that has two hinge lugs supported on an extremity of the support arm, and means for interlinking the base support arm and the support arm element. The support arm element can be adjusted relative to the support arm through an axis that extends through the tangent plane of the base support arm and the support arm element by rotating them around a swiveling axis that is perpendicular to the tangent plane.

Abstract: A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes an actuating lever supported rotatably about an axis, a catch element, a pawl element connected to a release device and capable of being brought into engagement with the catch element, a pull cable connected to the actuating lever, two support plates, and a bearing device. The catch element is formed on the actuating lever, and the actuating lever and the pawl element are held between the support plates. In addition, the bearing device is placed between the support plates, the actuating lever being mounted by the bearing device in a manner such that it can rotate about the axis. The bearing device includes steps and is secured between the support plates by the steps in a manner such that the bearing device does not overhang on an outside of said support plates.

Abstract: A door catch for a sliding door of a motor vehicle includes a holding arm, with the holding arm being secured on a running rail of the sliding door using a holder and being pivotable against a preloaded spring. The catch has a latching member, the latching member being a nose which is arranged on the holding arm, and a counter-latching member, the counter-latching member being a latching cam which is acting transversely to the direction of travel of the sliding door. In the open position of the door, the holding arm latches, through said latching member, with said counter-latching member.

Abstract: A hollow-body supporting arm of a swing-out hinge for a door of a motor vehicle, in which the door- and pillar-side coupling pins (5) are arranged at the free ends of the supporting arm (1). The supporting arm has two pairs of single reverse-action joints (4). In the supporting arm, the regions of the hinge pins between the single reverse-action joints, which are arranged one above the other, are left open. The supporting arm (1) is divided in such a manner that in addition to a base supporting arm (2) at least one end region having the single reverse-action joints (4) arranged on it is formed as a separate supporting-arm part (3). The mutually facing end sides of the base supporting arm (2) and of the supporting-arm parts (3) are formed in such a manner that they can be connected securely and captively to one another and when connected form a highly rigid supporting arm.