Patents Assigned to ArvinMeritor GmbH
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Patent number: 6817659Abstract: A device for guiding an airflow in a region of a roof opening in a motor vehicle roof comprises a wind deflector and at least one additional deflector. This additional deflector has a rear end face and is movably fastened to the wind deflector and adapted to protrude vertically upwards with respect to a rear edge of the wind deflector. The wind deflector and the additional deflector are each movable from a normal, unextended position into an extended position. The additional deflector is fastened to an underside of the wind deflector when in its normal position and moves along the rear end face of the wind deflector when moving into the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Stefan Vogel, Gunther Pfeifer, Rainer Arnold, Margit Schnabel, Tobias Prager
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Patent number: 6793278Abstract: A draft deflector for a sliding or sliding-lifting vehicle roof structure such as a sunroof includes a base body, which guarantees dimensional stability and strength, and flexible plastics elements secured to the base body. The flexible elements reduce vibration, wind noise or both. In some examples, the flexible elements are injection molded onto the base body at all locations which are relevant in terms of noise generation.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Edgar Weiss, Bardo Imgram
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Patent number: 6789842Abstract: A guide mechanism for the cover of a sliding/tilting roof has on each of the two sides thereof a slotted guide that is pivotally mounted to raise the cover. Arranged in the area of the rear edge of the cover is a unit that includes a drain gutter and, at each lateral edge, a guide part. In the raised position of the cover, the unit having the slotted guide is fully decoupled from the unit having the drain gutter in the horizontal direction of displacement.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Edgard Weiss, Hubert Bachmann
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Patent number: 6786540Abstract: Various embodiments of a drive device for motor vehicle sliding sunroofs or the like are proposed, in which the drive cables wound with wire in screw thread-like manner used hitherto as drive transmission elements in particular for the drive of the displaceable cover but also for the drive of displaceable shading or wind deflection elements are replaced by endless, tensile stress-resistant, low-noise guided toothed belts.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2003Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Norbert Friedrich, Rainer Hattass
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Patent number: 6783174Abstract: A cable drive device for moving a vehicle component, such as a vehicle sliding roof, includes a cable that is guided in an endless loop and whose ends of which are wound up on two winding drums that are driven in the same direction. An intermediate section of the cable is looped around a further winding drum, thereby dividing the cable into two branches having entrainment elements provided thereon for engaging the vehicle component to be moved.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Horst Böhm, Rainer Grimm
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Patent number: 6779836Abstract: A guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof has at least one lateral profiled rail, at least one bearing part each provided along the profiled rail for shifting the cover and at least one intermediate part which is connected with the bearing part and at least indirectly mechanically coupled to the cover. The intermediate part, for instance a slotted guide or a guiding part, has an extension which projects into the profiled rail, blocking the intermediate part from moving outside the profiled rail. The connection between the bearing part and the intermediate part is therefore additionally locked.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Hubert Bachmann, Edgar Weiss
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Patent number: 6759817Abstract: A window lifter system comprises a first window lifter motor and a master control device for the first window lifter motor. The master control device is able to detect a position of a window pane driven by the first window lifter motor and to drive the first window lifter motor at a variable speed. The system further comprises at least one second window lifter motor and a slave control device for the second window lifter motor. The slave control device is able to detect a position of a window pane driven by the second window lifter motor and to drive the second window lifter motor at a variable speed. A bus system is provided by means of which the master and slave control devices are able to communicate with each other. There is also proposed a method of controlling such a window lifter system.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventor: Gerhard Mersch
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Patent number: 6729684Abstract: A module, in particular a sliding roof module for a motor vehicle, comprises at least one guide, at least two carriages which are adapted to be moved in the guide and to which one component each is attached which is a component that is to be operated. The module further comprises at least a first catch which is connected with a drive device such that it can be shifted in the guide. The first catch and at least one of the carriages are designed such that the at least first catch can be coupled with one of the carriages and is able to shift it and, after a predetermined shifting of the carriage, can be detached from it.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Rainer Arnold, Margit Schnabel, Klaus Stallfort
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Patent number: 6729073Abstract: A window-lift device for motor vehicles includes a panel-connector, a drive-connector attached to a drive mechanism of the window-lift device for lifting and lowering a window pane, matching fixing pieces for fixing the panel-connector to the drive-connector, and an assembly piece. The assembly piece is mounted to the drive-connector and supports a first one of the fixing pieces in a pre-assembly position. The assembly piece and the drive-connector together provide a feeding opening for guiding the panel-connector to an aligning position in which the matching fixing pieces are to be engaged to fix the panel-connector to the drive-connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventor: Michael Nicolai
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Patent number: 6688681Abstract: A sun blind assembly including an incident surface and a lens element, the incident surface having a reflective region which reflects incident light and a non-reflective region which transmits incident light, the lens element and incident surface being arranged such that the transmitted light incident on the lens element is substantially refracted so as to appear of substantially uniform intensityType: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventor: David Birt
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Patent number: 6676204Abstract: A vehicle roof comprises a roof opening, a cover which can be raised and is provided for closing the roof opening, and a cover liner which can be positioned underneath the cover. The vehicle roof further comprises a linkage provided between the cover and the cover liner, by which the cover and the cover liner can be coupled to each other during raising the cover and by which a rear edge of the cover liner is lifted during raising the cover. The linkage has a drag lever which swivels during raising the cover. The drag lever is supported in a swivel bearing on the side of the vehicle roof and has a first bearing for connection with the cover as well as a second bearing for connection with the cover liner. The swivel bearing on the side of the vehicle roof and in the raised state of the cover lies underneath the first bearing for connection with the cover and is mounted to a guide by means of which the swivel bearing on the side of the vehicle roof is moved upwards during raising the cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Edgar Weiss, Holger Oechel, Bardo Imgram
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Patent number: 6672655Abstract: A module for mounting on a vehicle body and closing an outer skin of the vehicle body comprises at least one part made of metal that in an installed state of the module forms at least a portion of the outer skin. The module further comprises a plastic layer which is connected with the metal part and with which the module rests at the vehicle body. An electrically conductive contact element is provided that is connected with the metal part in an electrically conductive manner and is attached to the plastic layer. The contact element has an exposed section with regard to the plastic layer, the exposed section serving for making electrical contact with the vehicle body. There is further proposed a method of producing such a module.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Arnulf Zinsmeister, Daniel Hock
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Patent number: 6669279Abstract: A sliding system for closing and exposing a roof opening comprises a sliding guide which can be mounted to a vehicle roof, and at least one sliding plate adapted to be shifted in the sliding guide. Two connecting links are mounted to the sliding plate, one of the connecting links engaging a leading plate and the other engaging a trailing plate. At least one of the connecting links is shiftably mounted to the sliding plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventor: Martin Messerschmidt
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Patent number: 6669276Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises at least one cover part and a cover support to which the cover part is mounted. The system further comprises a guide rail on which a hook-out slot is provided and a carriage which can be shifted in the guide rail. An adjustment slot is provided on the carriage and is engaged by a hook-out pin which is mounted to the cover support. The hook-out pin also engages in the hook-out slot. A guide slot is provided on the guide rail and a guide pin is provided on the cover support, the guide pin gliding in the guide slot.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Michael Eiermann, Klaus-Peter Hoffmann
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Patent number: 6666571Abstract: A sliding roof for a motor vehicle comprises a shiftable cover arranged for opening and closing a vehicle roof and at least one electrical light source attached to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Thomas Becher, Horst Böhm, Dieter Hinterwäller, Bardo Imgram, Joachim Röder, Erik Roeren, Volker Sommer, Kai Stehning
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Patent number: 6663172Abstract: A frame is provided for vehicle roofs of all usual types, such as sliding sunroofs, slide-and-tilt sunroofs and top ridge sliding sunroofs (spoiler roofs), preferably having a motor drive for the cover that can be moved in relation to a roof opening by means of a cable drive system. The frame assembled from few parts comprises a plastic injection molded front member having cable channels open at the bottom and molded-on corner areas for the fixed attachment of the frame side members guiding the cover on guide rails, the side members preferably being cut to length from continuously cast aluminum profiles. The cable channels open at the bottom, into which the drive cables can easily be laid, are closed by at least one likewise plastic injection molded cover element. A motor mounting plate is provided as separate plastic injection molded part, so that it can be formed with high dimensional accuracy from another plastic particularly suited to the drive requirements.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Edgar Weiss, Bardo Imgram, Holger Oechel, Hubert Bachmann
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Patent number: 6661385Abstract: A cover for a sliding roof comprises a cover plate of a non-metallic material, for example of glass, and also a frame, which is arranged on the cover plate, and an antenna. The antenna is arranged in the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Arnulf Zinsmeister, Joachim Röder, Kai Stehning
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Patent number: 6653553Abstract: A cover, constructed as a solar generator, for closing an opening in the bodywork of a vehicle which consists of a transparent panel, an assembly attached to the underside of the panel, which assembly consists of a solar cell field and a plastics material in which the latter is embedded, a frame foamed onto the peripheral edge area of the panel, optionally reinforced by embedded profiled bars, and a foam-molded backing layer connected in one piece with the frame. The simply constructed solar cover producible in this way without seal and foam-restricting arrangements exerting contact pressure forces on the assembly allows the application of elevated foaming pressures without the risk of damage to the sensitive solar cells. The backing layer protects the assembly from below and allows the foaming on of projections, ribs and the like. A preferred method of producing the solar cover is also proposed, in which the foaming pressure is >1 bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventor: Klaus Reimer
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Patent number: 6644727Abstract: An inner shell for a roof module in sandwich construction comprises an inner layer and a holding layer in which a reinforcement layer is embedded. The reinforcement layer is arranged within the holding layer at a side thereof which faces the inner layer. The holding layer is provided with pocket-like recesses on its side facing away from the inner layer which extend as far as to the reinforcement layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Bernard Audibert, Daniel Hock
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Patent number: 6641210Abstract: A frame is provided for vehicle sliding sunroofs, the frame front member of which is injection molded in one piece from a suitable plastic and has molded-on side arms for the connection of frame side members. Molded-on swivel bearings for supporting the deployment arms of a wind deflector, arranged on the frame front member, are incorporated into the frame front member and the side arms. The wind deflector can be specially fitted to the swivel bearings without the aid of separate fasteners, in that the swivel bearings and the associated swivel bearing pivot pins of the wind deflector are designed in the manner of so-called turn catches.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbHInventors: Volker Sommer, Mathias Janda, Steffen Seyfarth