Abstract: An output shaft, to which the rotational force of a motor is transmitted, is rotatably supported and housed in a case. One end of the output shaft protrudes from the case, and a pinion gear is provided on this one end. Teeth that mesh with the pinion gear are provided on the outer circumferential surface of cables. A guide member for guiding the cables in such a way that they mesh with the pinion gear is mounted on the case. An urging plate portion that presses against the side of the pinion gear is provided on the guide member. The urging plate portion urges the output shaft in the axial direction and, as a result, rattle of the output shaft is alleviated.

Abstract: A motor vehicle having a roof that can be opened and a roof closing device that can be adjusted between a position closing a roof opening and a position exposing the roof opening. An opening is provided within the roof closing device and is adapted to be optionally released opened or closed by means of a movable closing element. This is especially advantageous when the roof closing device, in it folded position, forms a functional unit and especially at least one back seat of the vehicle, and when, while the roof closing device is in the folded position, the closing element, in its open position, allows access to a safety device, especially at least one belt buckle of a safety belt device that is associated therewith and located behind the roof closing device in the folded position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for covering a cargo space (12) of a motor vehicle, said cargo space being bordered by an outwardly pivotable vehicle lid (14), in particular a trunk lid, said device comprising an extractable roller blind device (26, 22, 24) which can be driven at least in the retraction direction and which forms a roller blind web (22) which extends over an area in its extracted state between a first end (26) of the roller blind and a second end (24) of the roller blind, and first and second positioning means (32, 34, 31) arranged in the vehicle for positioning the first and/or second ends (26, 24) of the roller blind(s) by means of which the roller blind web (22) can be extracted into a covering position in which the roller blind web (22) extends essentially horizontally over the cargo space (12).

Abstract: A retractable roof includes a roof member 2 including a front roof panel 21, a back roof panel 22, and a linkage mechanism 4 for alternately chaining the position of the roof member 2 between an in-use position and a storage position. The retractable roof further includes an adjusting mechanism 51, 52 for adjusting the geometry in the in-use state of the linkage mechanism 4 by changing the angle of the turning direction of one of links 44 included in the linkage mechanism 4 in the in-use state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoelectric module (100) which rests against a housing (12) via an elastic connection (26, 40, 42). Alternatively or additionally, a mechanical connection is provided with a heat-insulating material (50) between a housing (12) and a heat exchanger (26). Furthermore, a heat conducting medium is alternatively or additionally provided between the thermoelectric module (100) and the first housing and/or between the thermoelectric module (100) and a heat exchanger (26).

Abstract: A fuel-operated heating device is provided which is adapted to provide heat by conversion of fuel with combustion air. A control unit of the fuel-operated heating device is adapted to control operation of the fuel-operated heating device. The control unit of the fuel-operated heating device is adapted to control at least one electric heating element as a slave.

Abstract: A retractable roof system for a vehicle is provided with a roof locking apparatus (70) provided in a vehicle body and retaining a retractable roof in a storage space (7) which is different from a trunk space, and a link mechanism (10) provided in the vehicle body and capable of changing a position of a lid (6) covering the storage space (7) so as to open and close to an open position and a closed position. The roof locking apparatus (70) is structured such as to work with the link mechanism (10).

Abstract: A vehicle roof (10) is proposed, comprising a roof opening (14), which can be either closed or at least partially exposed by means of a cover element (12), which at its rear edge can be tilted relative to a fixed roof section (16) and which is traversable above the fixed roof section (16) towards the rear of the vehicle and which is guided on both sides relative to a vehicle longitudinal center plane by a front sliding unit (22) in a leading guide rail section (20) and by a rear sliding unit (26) in a rear guide rail section (24) respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roller blind arrangement comprising at least one roller blind web (10) and at least one winding tube (12) for winding and unwinding said roller blind web (10), which comprises side edge areas and at least one guiding element (18) which is used for guiding along said side edge areas extending in the direction of the roller blind extension guided in a guide (20). The guiding element(s) are rigidly fixed to the side edge areas of the blind web (10) by means of at least one first seam (30) in such a way that a slipping with respect to said roller blind web (10) is defined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for generating pivot motions and displacement motions of a chassis component (30), having a displaceable carriage (40) engaging with at least one first guide element (361) disposed on the chassis component by means of at least one second guide element (42, 44, 46). In order to simplify the mechanism according to the invention, the displaceable carriage (40) has at least two second guide elements (42, 44, 46) acting together with the first guide element (361) in the closed position and during the pivot motion of the chassis component (30), and acting together with a further first guide element (362) associated with the chassis component (30) during a displacement motion of the chassis component (30). The invention is in particular suitable for the panel of a sliding tilting sunroof of a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a panel device for a sliding roof arrangement of a vehicle, having a panel element for closing a gap between a frame of the sliding roof arrangement and an externally-guided sliding cover when the latter is situated in a ventilator position, having a holding element in which the panel element can be at least partially held, having an actuating element which deploys the panel element relative to the holding element in a first direction, and having force absorbing means, by means of which a force which acts in a second direction perpendicularly on a side of the panel element and perpendicularly to the first direction can be absorbed.

Abstract: A mobile heating device, in particular a vehicle heating device, is provided. The mobile heating device comprises: a burner in which fuel and combustion air are convertible producing heat; a combustion air supply for supplying the combustion air to the burner; and an exhaust gas outlet for discharging combustion exhaust gases from the burner. A hydrocarbon storing element is arranged in the combustion air supply and/or in the exhaust gas outlet. Further, a combustion air supply sound absorber for a mobile heating device and an exhaust gas outlet sound absorber for a mobile heating device are provided.

Abstract: A composite reinforcement for a vehicle roof opening that provides several advantages over the prior art metal ring design. The reinforcement is a composite bonded to the roof, can be polyurethane, and may include fiberglass, such as long fiber injection (LFI) or glass fiber mat. A honeycomb core can also be disposed within the polyurethane made from cardboard or aluminum. Steel inserts can also be formed within the composite to provide attachment points for a variety of functions, such as sunroof module, structural brackets, and locating assemblies. The steel inserts can have external threads to allow composite material to physically capture the insert during formation of the reinforcement. This roof assembly can be mounted to the vehicle in an optimized manner for ease of assembly, color matching, and to provide structure to support a mounted sunroof assembly.

Abstract: A cold and/or heat accumulator with a plurality of carrier elements which are charged with a cold or heat storage medium, and with at least one heat exchanger which is designed to have a heat transfer medium flow through it in order to cause heat exchange between the cold or heat storage medium and the heat transfer medium. The at least one heat exchanger has a serpentine hollow section, and carrier elements are provided between the legs of the loops of the serpentine hollow section. Two heat exchangers can be provided with the loops of the serpentine hollow section one heat exchanger being interspersed with those of the serpentine hollow section of the other heat exchanger. Preferably, the carrier elements are made of a porous metal foam, and the inlet and outlet for the heat transfer medium are located together at a bottom area at one side of the accumulator.

Abstract: A sunroof assembly with a composite water management assembly having side rails with a water trough connected at one end to end caps and to a pair of corners at the other, which connect to a front rail at substantially right angles to the side rails. This composite assembly can be connected by vibration welding. A reinforcement bar can be connected at substantially right angles to the rearward end of vertically oriented slide tracks snap fitted into substantially the length of the side rails. A pair of mirror slide mechanisms with vertically oriented mounts are retained, but free to slide, within a channel of the slide track and outboard of the water trough. A movable panel such as a glass sunroof are attached to the slide mechanism. A sunshade can be added that also combines water shedding ribs to channel water to the water trough.

Abstract: A roller blind device, in particular for a sliding roof system, having a roller blind web that, at least one end, can be wound by a winding device to form a roller blind winding, with the winding device comprising self-winding spiral springs that are connected to the roller blind web, with a winding shaping device being provided for shaping and/or guiding the roller blind winding, with the winding shaping device interacting with the roller blind web only in web regions of the roller blind web between the spiral springs.

Abstract: A vehicle roof is proposed having a roof opening system (12) which comprises a cover element (16) by means of which a roof opening (14) can be optionally closed or at least partially opened and which interacts, in the closed position, with a separating device which surrounds the roof opening (14) and separates a wet area from a dry area, wherein the cover element (14) comprises, on both sides with respect to a longitudinal central plane of the vehicle, a front, driven sliding element (24) which lies in the dry area and is guided in a first guide device (30), and a rear sliding element (28) which lies in the wet area and is guided in a second guide device (32). According to the invention, the rear sliding elements (28) are actively driven by means of a drive device (46) in a coupling-free fashion with respect to the front sliding elements (24), so that said rear sliding elements (28) move in the second guide devices (32).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle roof with a roof opening (12) and with a roof section (10) having a roof tip (16) pointing to the front of the vehicle (14) and a roof end (18) pointing to the rear of the vehicle (12). The roof section (10) can be moved along guide tracks (23), which run on both sides of the roof opening, out of a closed position, which closes the roof opening (2), into an open position, which at least partially opens up the roof opening. In order to optimize the vehicle roof to the effect that, in the partially open position and/or during the opening movement while under way, only very low travelling noises, if any at all, are produced and the highest requirements with regard to the sealing in the closed position are met, the opening movement from the closed position of the roof section begins with a movement of the roof end (18) into a lowered position below the roof opening (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof with two cover elements, a front one of which can be deployed and a rear one of which serves as the sliding cover can be lowered under the stationary vehicle roof and displaced. An embodiment of the invention relates to an actuating mechanism of a drive slide which interacts with a deployment lever in order to swivel the front cover element, said lever being hinged to a support of the front cover element. The deployment movement of the deployment lever is supported by a spring. According to another aspect of the invention, the actuating mechanism comprises a slide unit which comprises one control track each for the front cover element and for the rear cover element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof comprising a liftable covering element that can be displaced above a fixed roof section. A control mechanism for the covering element is respectively provided on both sides of the covering element. According to the invention, the control mechanism comprises a drive carriage, a rear release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the rear edge thereof in an articulated manner, a front release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the front edge thereof in an articulated manner, and a coupling lever which is rotatably connected to the front release lever, co-operates with the drive carriage, and can be displaced in a release position in relation to the drive carriage in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.