Patents Assigned to Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 7404654
    Abstract: A rearview mirror (01) for a vehicle with a partly transparent reflective element (03) for observing the traffic behind has at least one signaling mechanism with light-emitting lighting device (05, 07) provided on the rear side of the reflective element (03). The light of the signaling mechanism is radiated at a specific angle of radiation in a predominant direction (13, 14), so that the lighting strength on the front side of the reflective element (03) depends on the viewing angle relative to the predominant direction (13, 14). An optical convergent lens (11), which collects the light signals of the lighting device (05, 07) and deflects them in the direction of the predominant direction (13, 14), is arranged between the lighting device (05, 07) and the reflective element (03).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Robert Lueftner
  • Patent number: 7369940
    Abstract: A method for operating a display system in a vehicle (03) when driving into a parking space (06), uses a camera (01) with an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera (01) can be processed and a display screen (02) in the interior of the vehicle. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon (07) has been brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image, a second parking-space icon (09) is faded into the real-time image on the display screen (02) by the image processing unit, with this second parking-space icon (09) in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a first segment (15) of the travel path (14) towards the parking space (06) must be brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Frank, Martin Laufer, Karl-Josef Marks, Werner Seitz
  • Patent number: 7308345
    Abstract: A method for the assisted steering, particularly the assisted maneuvering and parking, of a motor vehicle which includes determining a nominal driving path (X) with a starting point (S) and a destination point (Wnominal); providing an output of the nominal driving path (X), and setting the motor vehicle in motion. An actual position (W1) of the motor vehicle is determined, wherein a deviant circular arc (KA) traveled as well as a first (K1) and a second (K2) corrective circular arc are determined if the actual position (W1) deviates from the nominal driving path (X). The second corrective circular arc (K2) is a congruent projection of the deviant circular arc (KA) and ends at the destination point (Wnominal). A corrected nominal driving path (K1, K2) is provided as an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7306276
    Abstract: A covering module (04, 05, 09, 19, 29, 48, 60) is provided for arrangement on the inside of the roof of a vehicle. The covering module (04, 05, 09, 19, 29, 48, 60) covers the inside of the roof in the area of the sheet metal car body (02) at least partially, in particular essentially completely. All function elements to be provided overhead from the passengers in the vehicle are completely preassembled on the covering module (04, 05, 09, 19, 29, 48, 60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Berberich, Hans-Joachim Fuchs, Wolfram Meyer, Edwin Seitz
  • Patent number: 7280124
    Abstract: A vehicle (01) has at least two image data sources (02), at least one mixing unit (03), at least one conversion unit (04) and an image display unit (05). The pixel data (09) generated with the image data sources (02) can be brought together by means of the mixing unit (03) in particular for simultaneous display on the image display unit (05). With the conversion unit (04), the pixel data (10) can be transformed to a form of image data (11) which can be displayed on the image display unit (05). The mixing unit (03) includes at least two data input ports (06) for receiving pixel data (09) from the two image data sources (02), and at least one data output port (07) for the brought-together pixel data (10). The conversion unit (04) includes at least one data input port (08) for the brought-together pixel data (10). The data output port (07) of the mixing unit (03) is directly or indirectly connected to the data input port (08) of the conversion unit (04).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Laufer, Tim Weis
  • Patent number: 7258455
    Abstract: An interior mirror (01) for a motor vehicle having a carrier arm (06) which can be mounted in the vehicle and having an adjustment mechanism (04) which is adjustably mounted on the carrying arm (06), whereby a wedge mirror glass (03) is directly or indirectly mounted on the adjustment mechanism (04) and whereby the wedge mirror glass (03) is adjustable between a normal position and an anti-glare position by operation of the adjustment mechanism (04) and whereby a drive mechanism (05) is provided for operation of the adjustment mechanism (04). At least one elastic tension element (31) is provided in the interior mirror (01); with this tension element, the adjustment mechanism (04) is put under elastic tension in the normal position and/or in the anti-glare position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Magna Donnelly GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Weimer, Hans-Joachim Fuchs