Abstract: In a washer system (9) which is intended for a motor vehicle, a delivery unit (1) is used to supply a washer nozzle (11) which is connected by means of a pipe element (10). To protect against damage at low ambient temperatures, a heating element (5) is arranged on a housing (7) of a pump chamber (3) of the delivery unit (1) and thus makes it possible for the washer fluid situated in the pump chamber (3) to be heated rapidly and in a specific manner.

Abstract: Lock for a movable arrangement, such as a door, rear flap or the like of a vehicle, having an actuating drive (10) for the drive of a component, in particular a detent pawl (4), of the lock, wherein, for the direct or indirect drive of the component, a further actuating drive (13) for the component is provided.

Abstract: For an indicating device with a pointer, in which the pointer comprises a rotary pointer spindle 2 and a pointer vane 1 arranged radially on the pointer spindle 2, the pointer vane 1 being deflected according to a rotation of the pointer spindle 2, in addition to its ability to pivot as a result of the rotation of the pointer spindle 2, the pointer vane 1 is also rotatable about the axis 13 of its radial extent and the pointer vane 1 has at least two boundary surfaces 11a, 11b or 12a, 12b and 12c which can be distinguished from one another in their appearance.

Abstract: A closing device for a the door, trunk lid or the like, which has a lock mechanism (1) with an actuating drive (4) for the driving of at least one structural part of the lock mechanism. The actuating drive furthermore drives an opening aid (8) of the door, the trunk lid or the like.

Abstract: A feed pump includes an impeller with two rings of guide blades delimiting blade chambers. The rings of guide blades concentrically surrounding one another and have different angular intervals between guide blades. The angular intervals between the guide blades of each ring vary within a range of values and ranges of values of each ring of guide blades is different to avoid the additions of noise emissions the feed pump consequently has noises which cause particularly little disturbance.

Abstract: The invention specifies a method for navigating a vehicle, in which an output signal from a direction unit is used to determine the direction by processing a difference from a value (drift) which is valid for travel in a straight line. The aim of this is to have more accurate values available for direction determination. The drift is therefore determined by the following steps: a) the absolute direction of the vehicle at a first instant is determined using external auxiliary means, b) the absolute direction of the vehicle at a second instant is determined using external auxiliary means, c) a direction difference is formed from the two absolute directions, d) the direction changes ascertained by the direction unit are summed to form a direction sum, e) a correction variable is calculated using the direction difference and the direction sum, and f) a new drift is formed from a previous drift and the correction variable.

Abstract: An improved receiver (5) of a remote control system, in particular for closing systems of a motor vehicle, and a method for operating such a remote control system are proposed. Modern motor vehicle closing systems are equipped with remote control systems which, in addition to the central locking of the doors, also perform so-called comfort functions such as the closing of the windows or of the sunroof. For safety reasons, such a comfort function must be terminated as soon as a signal fails to be received. If the remote control system is activated at the limit of its range, the response threshold of the receiver (5) may be undershot as a result of the transmitter (1) moving. This leads to undesired breaking off of the comfort function, or to jerky operation of the comfort function. According to the invention, it is therefore proposed to implement the response threshold of the receiver so that it is capable of being switched over.

Abstract: In a flat sliding gear drive formed of flat panel-shaped sliding elements (1), (2), with a first sliding element (1) connected to a motor and a second sliding element (2) connected to a variable load, the first and second sliding elements (1), (2) have interacting wedge surfaces which are curved for providing a uniform torque loading of the driving motor.

Abstract: A gas pedal for a motor vehicle has a pedal arm which is mounted pivotably in a holding part and has a restoring device, which slides along the rear side of the pedal arm, and a damping element for damping the movement of the pedal arm. A setpoint generator generates, from the relative movement of the pedal arm with respect to the restoring device, electric signals which can be varied as a function of position.

Abstract: A shield cleaning system has a fluidic nozzle body (5) which is connected to a nipple (1) for the supply of cleaning fluid. The nipple (1) has at least one holding part (2) for invariable fastening to a body part. At its end facing the fluidic nozzle body (5), the nipple (1) has a spherical head (4). The fluidic nozzle body (5) is held on the latter by means of a ball socket (6) sealingly, but so as to be pivotable on all sides and rotable about its longitudinal axis relative to the nipple (1).

Abstract: A plug socket (1) has a plug housing (2) with a baseplate (3). The baseplate (3) has a respective contact surface (9,10) on two opposite sides in order to seat it on a printed circuit board. A contact spring (6) has two support regions (7,8) which are curved in the shape of an arc in opposite directions and which together form the shape of an S lying on its side. The contact spring (6) permits conductor track contact both in the case of surface mounting and plug-in mounting for the plug socket (1).

Abstract: A delivery unit which is provided for feeding motor-vehicle fuel has an electric motor (1) with vanes (1) arranged on the lateral surface of a rotor (4). During rotation of the rotor (4), the vanes (11) feed the fuel in a pump channel (19) between the rotor (4) and a stator (3). The delivery unit is thus constructed in a particularly compact manner and is cost-effective to produce.

Abstract: A invention at least relates to a method for determining the load on an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, operating parameters of the internal combustion engine being recorded and at least one value representing the load is read from a characteristic diagram as a function of the operating parameters recorded, and for at least one further parameter, which is recorded by a sensor already present in the vehicle and which is not an operating parameter of the internal combustion engine, being taken into account in the determination of the load.

Abstract: A pedal (2), in particular for a motor vehicle, has a pedal arm (6) which can be deflected at its first end region (8) by a force (4), in particular a foot force, is mounted at its second end region (10) in a manner such that it can pivot about a pivot spindle (18) mounted in a housing (16), and is acted upon in a manner such that it can be pivoted back into an initial position by a restoring spring element (20) which surrounds the pivot spindle (18). In this arrangement, the restoring spring element (20) is supported on a first lever arm (36) of a pivotably mounted lever (38). The second lever arm (44) of the lever (38) bears via a friction body (50) against a friction surface (56). The friction surface (56) in turn can be pivoted about the pivot spindle (18) of the pedal arm (6) and is arranged on the second end region (10) of the pedal arm (6).

Abstract: In a display unit (1), an approximately annular optical conductor (6) rises helically from a set back plane up to a dial (2). At the same time, the cross-sectional surface of the optical conductor (6) decreases from a section (8) inclined toward a light source (7) shining into the optical conductor (6) to a section (9) inclined toward the dial (2). As a result, the light beams strike the boundary surfaces of the optical conductor (6) at an angle which becomes steeper and steeper, so that an increasing portion of the relayed light is coupled out of the optical conductor (6) and thus also ensures an adequate brightness at the section (9) inclined away from the light source (7). At the same time, differences in brightness are evened out so that even scratches and soiling of the optical conductor (6) are invisible to a viewer.

Abstract: A geographical region is divided into a number of areas according to a pre-defined standard. The apparatus filters received traffic messages and only those that relate to a particular one of the defined areas are passed on for processing. According to the invention, an area of interest is specified by expanding the particular defined area in at least one direction.

Abstract: A pedal having a pivotably mounted pedal arm, which is prestressed into an initial position by means of a restoring-spring element designed as a leg spring, has a friction body which is prestressed against a friction surface by the restoring-spring element. The friction body is designed as an eccentric cam plate and thus, in addition to a hysteresis, also permits a non-linear profile of the pedal-actuating force.

Abstract: In a feed pump designed as a side-passage pump and having a driven impeller rotating in a housing a liquid to be fed is supplied radially from the inside to guide blades arranged in the impeller. For this purpose, the impeller has a groove adjoining the guide blades. As a result, Feed pump has an especially high efficiency.