Abstract: Inner door lock actuator for automobiles comprises a lever-like handle which is pivotally supported in a housing about an approximately vertical shaft. The housing is attached to the door. A linkage or an actuation cord connects the handle to the door lock. A spring is arranged on the shaft for biasing the handle toward a non-actuated position. A portion of the handle is provided with a gear segment. A rotary damper is located in the housing and has a rotor shaft, a pinion being attached to the rotor shaft and meshing with the gear segment.

Abstract: Rotary damper, in particular for an actuating member in motor vehicles, comprising a housing having a cylindrical damper chamber, a liquid viscous medium within the chamber, a rotatably supported shaft within the chamber having at least one substantially radially extending vane such that upon rotation of the shaft, displaced medium flows between a narrow passage between the cylindrical wall of the chamber and the free end of the vane, at least a radially outer portion of the vane being inclined with respect to a diameter extending through the base of the vane and in the circumferential direction and being bendable such that upon a rotation of the shaft in the inclination direction the vane is bent towards the cylindrical wall and upon an opposite rotation the vane is bent towards the shaft, wherein at least one locking cam is provided at the cylindrical wall of the chamber which extends radially inwards and is adapted to be engaged by the free end of the vane if it is bent towards the cylindrical wall a prede

Abstract: Actuation means for actuating a structural part in an automobile, particuarly a flap for a fan, wherein the part is pivotally supported about an axis, comprising a pull wire a power transfer component connected to the pull wire and the structural part, and a damper coupled to the power transfer component or the structural part, with the power transfer component including a resilient portion such that upon exerting tension on the power transfer component the resilient portion is deformed until a force is transferred to the structural part or the damper element, respectively.

Abstract: A rotary damper with a housing, with a rotor rotatably mounted in a closed chamber of the housing and with a viscous medium disposed within the chamber, wherein the rotor is so formed and so cooperates with the wall of the chamber that with a relative rotation of the housing and the rotor, a braking effect is produced by the medium, and wherein at least two rotor elements are provided which are arranged coaxially, preferably commonly in the chamber, and the neighboring rotor elements are coupled such that they are freely rotatable relative to one another over a limited rotational angle.

Abstract: A rotation damper with a housing, a rotor which is rotatably mounted in the housing and which, with the housing, forms at least one gap into which a viscous medium is enclosed, and an axle or shaft which is connected to the rotor and which at least at one end projects out from the housing. There is further provided a filler opening, for the viscous medium, which is formed in the housing and which at least over part of its length comprises a uniform circular cross section and a closure element comprising a circular linear sealing edge, the diameter of which is somewhat larger than the inner diameter of the filler opening in the region of the uniform cross section.

Abstract: Actuation lever for the actuation of a control lever in an automobile, in particular for the actuation of a seat, comprising an eccentric element having an eccentric circumferential surface and a bore, a bearing pin having a threaded portion at one end thereof, the threaded portion being adapted to be threaded into the bore of the eccentric element, the other end of the pin having engagement surfaces for a tool, said actuation lever having a bore, the pin being rotatable supported within the bore of the with a rotation of the eccentric element changing the spacing between the circumferential surface and the control lever, rotation limiting elements being provided upon the eccentric element and upon the control lever adjacent the bore such that in a first axial position of the bearing pin the limiting elements engage each other in order to prevent the eccentric element from rotating, and in a second axial position spaced from the first position the limiting elements are disengaged so as to permit rotation of t

Abstract: A refueling flap for a refueling trough on a vehicle body, wherein a damper is in operating connection with the refueling flap via a gear.

Abstract: A device for damping the movement of a movably supported structural part, in particular of a flap or the like in an automotive vehicle, where a tooth segment is located on the structural part, the tooth segment co-operating with a pinion which is associated with a rotary damping element and stationarily located relative to the structural part, whereby the rotary damping element is attached to a pivotally supported arm, in that the rotary damping element or the arm, respectively, has an extension, a guide portion being provided at the free end of the arm which co-operates with a guide path on the structural part such that the distance between the pinion and the tooth segment remains approximately constant.

Abstract: A connection between a metallic threaded fastener having a threaded portion and a part of plastic material having a bore, the threaded portion forming or tapping a counter thread into the wall of the bore, characterized in that for a predetermined number of threads, the entrance portion of the bore is provided with a circular shaped or arc shaped inclined cam surface which encircles the bore helically and which forms a step between the ends of the cam surface or the associated ends of adjacent cam surfaces, respectively.

Abstract: A device for dampening the movement of a pivotally supported structural part, for example, a flap or closure within an automobile, comprises a pivot arm attached to the structural part, and a rack operatively connected to the pivot arm. A housing is rotatably supported upon a support surface or member, and a rotor is rotatably disposed within the housing along with a viscous fluid which tends to dampen rotary motion of the rotor. The rotor also comprises a pinion which is enmeshed with the rack, and the housing comprises a pair of guides for confining movement of the rack in a translational or rectilinear mode while maintaining the rack enmeshed with the rotor pinion. Consequently, when the flap or closure is either opened or closed, the flap or closure is moved in a dampened mode due to the movement of the pivot arm and the rack relative to the dampened rotor pinion.

Abstract: A guide sleeve for neck rests on vehicle seats adapted to slidingly accommodate a rod carrying a neck rest, the sleeve comprising an enlargement adjacent to the upper end thereof which extends transverse to the axis of the sleeve, a slider element slidably guided within the enlargement and including a manually operable portion extending outwardly of the enlargement. A pin-shaped metallic locking element is positioned in the slider element adapted to cooperate with the rod on the side opposite to the manually operable portion whereby an axial displacement of the rod is prevented. A spring element of the locking element acts on the slider element to bias the pin element towards the rod, the spring element being formed by a bent elongated spring portion of the pin-shaped locking element which is supported by a rear wall of the enlargement.

Abstract: An inlet tray of a car tank, comprising a tray body and a tank cap, the tank cap being pivotally supported by the tray body at one end thereof and being adapted to be brought from a closed position to an opened position and vice versa, the tank cap further including locking or arresting elements cooperating with locking or arresting elements of the tank tray, the tank cap being supported such that upon releasing the locking or arresting elements the tank cap can be moved towards the locking or arresting elements of the tray body, and a spring element is provided between the tray body and tank cap which pretensions the cap towards the mentioned direction of movement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-adjusting stopper for dampening movable parts, in particular for lids, hoods or the like in automotive vehicles, and comprises a stop element, a casing, a clamping element and a coupling element in cooperative relationship. Initially the stop element projects a maximum distance out of the casing. By closing the part which has to be dampened, for example the hood of an automotive vehicle, the stop element becomes displaced into the casing. After opening the lid, the clamping element is locked to the stop element by rotating the coupling element to axially adjust the stop element within the casing. A further adjustment is not required. According to the invention, the stop element will be automatically adjusted in a proper axial position by just closing and opening the lid.

Abstract: A tank cap which is pivotally supported, preferably about an approximately vertical axis, at an end portion of a tank inlet tray of an automotive vehicle, a carrier element of plastic material being provided having an outer circumference approximately corresponding to that of the tank cap and being pivotally supported by the inlet tray, and a cover element of sheet metal being attached to the outer surface of the carrier element.

Abstract: A rotary damper comprises a housing, a disc-shaped rotor which is supported within the housing so as to be rotatably and axially displaced in the housing, the rotor including an axially aligned annular friction surface which coacts with a coaxial annular friction surface inside the housing, and a spring within the housing which axially presses the rotor against the friction surface of the housing.

Abstract: A rivet made of plastic material for securing a plate-like workpiece to a support assembly with an approximately plane surface comprises a shank having a hollow axial passage and at least two axially parallel slots open towards the free end of the shank, the shank portions formed thereby comprising at the outer sides thereof ramp-like portions projecting obliquely outwardly and downwardly, with the axial passage tapering towards the free end of the shank, a first plate-shaped flange at the other end of the shank, the flange having at its under-surface an annular relatively sharp sealing edge engaging the surface of the support assembly when the shank is inserted into an opening of the support assembly, a second plate-shaped flange upon the side of the first flange opposite to the shank and axially spaced thereform, and an expansion member having an annular sealing rib at its upper end, the annular sealing rib being sealingly engaged with the axial passage, when the expansion member is driven into the passage.

Abstract: A guiding sleeve for the headrests in seats of vehicles which slidably receives a rod of the headrest comprising at least one snap-in stop, the sleeve bore at the upper end including an extension for receiving a spring element which with a first portion cooperates with said headrest rod and with a second portion is supported by the wall of the extension. An unlocking element with two parallel spaced legs are arranged in the extension, which legs, being located at the side of the sleeve bore, with their ends cooperate with the first portion of the spring element and are movable from a gripping position engaging the spring element towards their longitudinal extension which causes the first spring portion to drop out of engagement with the rod.

Abstract: A rotary damper comprising a housing and a cylindrical rotor rotatably supported in the housing, and an annular clearance between the rotor and housing being filled with a viscous flowable material, wherein the housing comprises a pivot extending from one end inwardly within the housing and forming an annular space with the housing; and the rotor comprises an annular cylindrical portion received by the annular space and forming annular clearances filled with the viscous material at both sides thereof.

Abstract: A rotary damper, in particular for actuated parts in automotive vehicles, comprising a housing including a cylindrical damper chamber, a liquid in the chamber, a rotatably supported shaft in the chamber having at least one vane such that upon rotation of the shaft displaced liquid flows through a flow constriction between the vane and the wall of the chamber, characterized in that the vane is inclined relative to the shaft in the circumferential direction of the shaft and relative to a diameter extending through the base of the vane, and that the vane is adapted to swing relative to the shaft such that upon a rotation of the shaft in one sense the vane is moved towards the chamber wall and upon rotation in the opposite sense the vane is moved towards the shaft.

Abstract: Flexible hose or tube comprises a hose body and a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly from the outer periphery of the hose body. The ribs are of annular shape and are axially spaced with respect to each other. The hose body wall is of relatively small thickness as compared to the thickness of the ribs. The hose may be integrally made from a thermoplastic caoutschuc or rubber and exhibits a high degree of flexibility due to its relative softness, while the shape and structure of the ribs provide a high degree of resistance against lateral bending or buckling of the tube.