Abstract: An indicating instrument (4) has a housing (3) having an external thread (7) by which it can be inserted in a recess (2) of a dashboard (1). A housing nut (9) which can be screwed onto the external thread (7) and has an internal thread (8) fixes the housing (3) on the dashboard. Either the external thread (7) and the internal thread (8) are provided only in at least two subregions of the circumference of the housing (3) and of the housing nut (9), respectively, the subregions each having a shorter length than the subregions which lie between them and do not have a thread, so that the housing nut (9) can be pushed in at least one angular position completely onto the housing (3) without engaging in the external thread (7), or instead only the external thread (7) or the internal thread (8) is provided in at least two subregions of the circumference, which subregions are of resilient design radially, so that the internal thread (8) and external thread (7) can become disengaged.

Abstract: A combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being clamped in between a rear face cover (4) and a front face cover (3), with the rear face cover (4) to be made of metallic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a throttle valve comprising a potentiometer with a supporting plate (1) the supporting plate (1) to be mounted on a substrate wherein the supporting plate (1) has an upper side (18) on which the resistance tracks (3, 4), wiper tracks (5, 6) and the conductor tracks (7) are applied on an underside (19) with spacers.

Abstract: In a feed device with a filling-level sensor fastened to a wall of a baffle, the filling-level sensor has a lever wire for holding a float. A carrier for mounting the filling-level sensor to a wall of the baffle is connectable to the wall in at least two different orientations. The pivoting range of the float is set by the selected orientation of the carrier on the wall. The feed device is consequently suitable for use in differently constructed fuel tanks.

Abstract: Filling level indicators for washer fluid containers in motor vehicles have hitherto been arranged directly on the washer fluid container or been integrated in the instrument cluster on the motor vehicle. Despite the available information, the filling of the container when the level is too low is often delayed. A filling level indicator more effectively indicates the filling level by arranging the filling level indicator in the region of the tank filler neck, whereby the filling level in the washer fluid container is only indicated to the driver when he has in any case interrupted his journey in order to fill up with fuel and is free from other activities, so that it is virtually impossible for him to be distracted.

Abstract: In a display unit there is provided a front instrument panel (2) for inscription with symbols (9), which have an opaque portion (12) enclosed by a transparent portion (11), a so-called island. This opaque portion (12) is applied to a transparent backing (15) and fitted into an opening (13), made in the front instrument panel (2) to correspond to the contour of the symbol (9), at a distance from an edge region (20) of the opening (13). Use of the backing (15) makes it possible to dispense with connecting cross-pieces between the island and the front instrument panel (2). Furthermore, a process for producing the front instrument panel (2) intended for the display unit is provided, in which process firstly the opening (13) is made by punching and the backing (15) is formed by film-insert molding a transparent plastic behind the front instrument panel (2).

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes an outer shielding mounted on a main printed circuit board. To prevent electronic components from affecting one another, at least one inner shielding is arranged within the outer shielding. The outer shielding has an opening bounded by spring tongues which rest on the inner shielding.

Abstract: In a circuit arrangement for switching on a power output stage, in particular for electric motors with a high current draw, the output stage and at least one buffer capacitor connected in parallel with it are connected to an operating voltage source via a relay. A current source which supplies a limited current is connected to the at least one capacitor, bypassing the relay. A delay device is provided, which does not switch on the relay until the at least one capacitor is charged to approximately the operating voltage by the current source.

Abstract: In a method for driving an output stage by pulse-width modulation, which driving serves to supply a unit cooling the output stage during operation, at a higher temperature of the output stage a style of driving is performed which results in a low power loss in the output stage. At a lower temperature of the output stage driving is performed in such a way that the power loss is higher.

Abstract: The fuel delivery and ventilation system according to the invention has a surge chamber in which the fuel pump is arranged, and a compensating container into which at least one ventilation line opens, the compensating container and the surge chamber being joined into a structural unit.

Abstract: A vehicle navigation system includes various interlinked facilities including a user input/output facility and a position determining facility. The navigation system is arranged to physically interface with a data communication facility pertaining to a personal digital assistant that includes a coordinate driven display, a geometrically or coordinate-wise organized input mechanism, and input keys.

Abstract: A contact element (1) for an electrical device has an electrically conductive coating (11) deposited on a switching mat (7), whereby electrostatic discharge transmitted to a key (2) will be deflected by the electrically conductive coating (11) into the casing (3) of the electrical device.

Abstract: A filling level sensor for a liquid container such as a fuel tank for a motor vehicle includes a lever arm having a first end on which a float is mounted and a second end mounted in a support part. A contactless magnetic sensor and a magnetic device are arranged so that the magnetic device moves in response to a deflection of the lever arm due to a change in fill level in the tank and the movement of the magnetic device changes a magnetic field acting on the magnetic sensor so that the magnetic sensor supplies an output signal corresponding to the filling level in the fuel container.

Abstract: An indicating instrument has contact pins (6, 7, 8) which project into an encapsulation chamber (9). Within this encapsulation chamber (9), the contact pins (6, 7, 8) are connected by welding to individual cores (10, 11, 12) of a connecting cable (13). The weld points are then covered by encapsulation compound in the encapsulation chamber (9).

Abstract: A modular central electrical unit for motor vehicles, comprising an electrically insulating base body (1) having plug locations (3, 4), which are formed on the outer wall of the base body (1), for accommodating an electrical and an electromechanical functional unit, which plug locations are connected to one another and to a cable harness (10) and/or an electronic functional unit (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25). In a central electrical unit, which can be upgraded and/or modified without any additional space requirement, an electrical connection (5) which passes out of the base body (1) is such that it overhangs the base body (1), and a base body segment (8), which is formed from a plug body of a vehicle component (10) that is to be connected and is composed of insulating material, is mechanically attached to the base body (1), with the base body segment (8) and/or the fitted functional unit (14, 15, 25) being electrically connected to the electrical connection (5).

Abstract: For an arrangement for illuminating a display device with a dial 1, the rear side of the dial 1 being opaque over its entire surface area with the exception of a transmitted-light region 2 and this transmitted-light region 2 serving for the forming of a scale, there is on the rear side of the dial 1 a reflector shell 3, the shaping of which is such that the light radiated from a light-emitting diode 4 against a reflector wall 5 is diffusely distributed over the transmitted-light region 2 of the dial 1.

Abstract: An instrument panel, in particular for a display in a motor vehicle, with a sheet-like carrier (7) on which colors have been applied for representing a scale and/or characters and/or symbols as well as for covering the regions outside the contours of the scale, characters or symbols. The colors of the scale, characters or symbols comprise a system of layers (13) formed by a plurality of transparent color layers of different coloration fully or partially covering over one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a pointer, a scale and an electrooptic display, it being possible to represent measured values on the scale in an analog fashion using the pointer, and at least one area of the electrooptic display being arranged along the movement path of the pointer.

Abstract: A power-assisted closing device (1) for doors, flaps, folding tops or roofs of vehicles, in particular passengers cars, having a pivotably mounted rotary latch (2) which interacts with a fastening peg, a detent pawl (7) which releasably locks the rotary latch (2), and an actuating drive which acts via a disk cam (13) on the rotary latch (2) and the detent pawl (7) to effect an unlocking or locking procedure, wherein a pivotable stop element (17) is arranged on the rotary latch (2) and a pivotable stop element (20) is arranged on the detent pawl (7), the stop element (17, 20) interacting with the disk cam (13) in the unlocking or locking procedure.

Abstract: A pointer instrument, in particular in a motor vehicle, has two pointer shafts (3, 8) which can each be driven by a separate pointer drive (13, 9) and are arranged one next to the other, and two scales (1, 2) which are arranged concentrically with respect to one another and are each intended for one pointer (4). One of the pointer shafts (8) is arranged eccentrically, while the other pointer shaft (3) is arranged concentrically with respect to the two concentric scales (1, 2). The pointer which is assigned to the eccentric pointer shaft (8) is embodied as an optical pointer (6) which has a lightguide (7) which is arranged radially on the eccentric pointer shaft (8) and can rotate with the pointer shaft (8), and a lightguide system (10) which is formed from fixed lightguides (11, 11a), the lightguides (11, 11a) of which each start at a small distance from the movement path of the free end of the rotatable lightguide (7) and lead to display segments (5) on the assigned, concentric scale (2).