Abstract: A fuel cell exhaust gas arrangement for a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell exhaust gas line through which fuel cell exhaust gas can flow, and a separating unit through which the fuel cell exhaust gas can flow. The separating unit includes an upstream line portion of the fuel cell exhaust gas line through which the fuel cell exhaust gas can flow in a main exhaust gas flow direction. A downstream line portion of the fuel cell exhaust gas line adjoins the upstream line portion in an opening region. A first liquid outlet opening in the opening region is provided to outlet liquid from the fuel cell exhaust gas flowing through the fuel cell exhaust gas line. A swirl flow generating unit is provided in the upstream line portion.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a glow plug comprising a housing and a glow pencil protruding from the housing. The glow pencil has a metal sleeve in which a heating coil and a control coil are arranged. The metal sleeve has a first portion surrounding at least part of the heating coil and a second portion surrounding at least part of the control coil. The first portion has a smaller wall thickness than the second portion. Also disclosed is an inventive method for producing a glow pencil for a glow plug.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for introducing fuel into the exhaust line of a motor vehicle, having a fuel evaporator with a housing, which has an inlet and an outlet, and a heating device arranged in the housing, and a pump for pumping fuel into the fuel evaporator via the inlet. Provision is made for an inlet of the pump to be connected to a branching, which encompasses a first branch for supplying fuel and a second branch for supplying air. The invention further relates to a fuel evaporator for such a system.

Abstract: An electrically heated spray nozzle comprising a ceramic pin is described, the ceramic pin comprises a flow channel having at least one opening for a fluid to be atomized, wherein the ceramic pin includes a ceramic inner conductor and a ceramic outer conductor, between which a ceramic insulator is disposed.

Abstract: A method and a device are described for scanning the surrounding environment of a vehicle. When the vehicle falls below a first boundary speed a timer is triggered whose state is incremented until the vehicle exceeds a boundary speed, a check of the unobstructed view of the scanning device being carried out upon expiration of the time period recorded by the state of the timer and in which the state of the counter is incremented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame glow plug having a combustion chamber which has an outlet opening for the flame, a fuel supply, in particular a blockable fuel supply, for the provision of a fuel flow to the combustion chamber, an air supply for the provision of an air flow to the combustion chamber and an ignition device, in particular an electrically operated heating element, which is arranged in the combustion chamber or which extends into the combustion chamber and which is made to ignite the air/fuel mixture arising from the provided fuel flow and the provided air flow. The air supply is made controllable in quantity to selectively operate the flame glow plug as a torch or as a secondary fuel injection apparatus. The invention furthermore relates to a regeneration apparatus for a particulate filter of an exhaust gas system, to an exhaust gas system for a combustion engine as well as to a method for the operation of a regeneration apparatus.

Abstract: Device for creating a temperature gradient, especially in gaseous media, comprising at least one ohmic resistor and at least two non-conducting insulators and at least one casing and at least one elastic element positioned between the non-conducting insulator and the casing.

Abstract: An electrically heated spray nozzle comprising a ceramic pin is described, the ceramic pin comprises a flow channel having at least one opening for a fluid to be atomized, wherein the ceramic pin includes a ceramic inner conductor and a ceramic outer conductor, between which a ceramic insulator is disposed.

Abstract: A method and a device are described for scanning the surrounding environment of a vehicle. When the vehicle falls below a first boundary speed a timer is triggered whose state is incremented until the vehicle exceeds a boundary speed, a check of the unobstructed view of the scanning device being carried out upon expiration of the time period recorded by the state of the timer and in which the state of the counter is incremented.

Abstract: Device for creating a temperature gradient, especially in gaseous media, comprising at least one ohmic resistor and at least two non-conducting insulators and at least one casing and at least one elastic element positioned between the non-conducting insulator and the casing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame glow plug having a combustion chamber which has an outlet opening for the flame, a fuel supply, in particular a blockable fuel supply, for the provision of a fuel flow to the combustion chamber, an air supply for the provision of an air flow to the combustion chamber and an ignition device, in particular an electrically operated heating element, which is arranged in the combustion chamber or which extends into the combustion chamber and which is made to ignite the air/fuel mixture arising from the provided fuel flow and the provided air flow. The air supply is made controllable in quantity to selectively operate the flame glow plug as a torch or as a secondary fuel injection apparatus. The invention furthermore relates to a regeneration apparatus for a particulate filter of an exhaust gas system, to an exhaust gas system for a combustion engine as well as to a method for the operation of a regeneration apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device for the switching of the power supply of a high-powered load of a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle electric system connector to be connected to the vehicle electric system of a motor vehicle, a load connector to be connected to the load, a control input for the activating of the switching device by means of an external control signal, a power semiconductor that is arranged as switch between the vehicle electric system connector and the load connector and an control unit for the control of the power semiconductor, being the control unit arranged between the control input of the switching device and a control input of the power semiconductor.

Abstract: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, having a sensor system (16, 18) for acquiring the surrounding traffic environment, a prediction device (12) for predicting a travel route envelope (42, 46) that the vehicle (36) is expected to travel, and an assistance function (10a, 10b, 10c) that makes use of the predicted travel route envelope, wherein the prediction device (12) is fashioned so as to simultaneously pursue a plurality of travel route envelope hypotheses (32, 34) and to make them available to the assistance function (10a, 10b, 10c).