Abstract: A parking aid for a motor vehicle, which measures the distance between an object and the motor vehicle in a contactless manner and has a plurality of sensors which are arranged on the motor vehicle, each sensor emitting a signal and receiving the signal reflected from an object located in the direction of the beam, and an evaluation device connected to the sensors determining the distance between the object and the motor vehicle from the signals received. The outlay for electrically synchronizing the sensors is reduced and which nevertheless allows reliable detection of the actual object for accurate measurement of the distance, has three sensors which are arranged directly next to one another to provide approximate coverage of the same detection area, whereby the main beam of each sensor having approximately the same beam angle.

Abstract: In the case of a filling pipe for a fuel tank a branching element is arranged in a section of the filling pipe. The flow of the inflowing fuel preferably runs along an outer wall of the filling pipe, so that a subflow is in each case conducted directly to the antisurge tower through a lower cross-sectional area. Larger volume flows, which completely fill the cross section, pass for the most part directly into the fuel tank. By this means, a sufficient basic supply of the antisurge tower is ensured irrespective of the volume flow produced during filling.

Abstract: A method for regulating the fuel/air ratio of an internal combustion engine, the output signal from a first lamba probe, which is arranged in the exhaust duct of the internal combustion engine upstream of a catalyst, being supplied to a controller, and the controller emitting a manipulated variable for the fuel/air ratio, and there being supplied to the controller a correcting signal which is obtained from the output signal from a second lambda probe located downstream of the catalyst. In order to allow accurate and adapatable regulation which further improves the fuel/air ratio with the effect of a reduction in the exhaust gas emission, the correcting signal is weighted as a function of the period of the output signal from the first lambda probe.

Abstract: A safety system for use in a motor vehicle fuel system in which fuel flow components generate electrostatic charges. The system includes a fuel pump that has a housing that is electrically connected to ground potential and an electrically conductive safety device that connects each fuel flow component to the fuel pump housing for discharging static electricity to ground through the fuel pump housing.

Abstract: A clutch for a motor vehicle has a sensor device (7) for detecting the limit of wear of friction linings (6), with an electric switch (11) having an electric conductor (13). The electric conductor (13) is severed by a rotatably mounted switching part (14) when the limit of wear is reached. Before the limit of wear has been reached, the switching part (14) is biased by a blocking part (15) into a position remote from the electric conductor (13). It is possible thereby to determine the limit of wear with particular exactitude.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tongue connection, in particular for fixing an air vent on a wall in a passenger compartment, on a basic body which is to be arranged in a releasable manner on a border of a wall opening by way of at least two tongues which project from the basic body, the tongues engaging, along the opening border, in the opening and restricting movement of the body in the direction of the opening plane. There is provided on at least one tongue a (radial) protrusion which projects outward in the direction of the opening border, cuts into the opening border when the basic body is installed on the wall, and prevents movement of the basic body in the opening plane by producing a form fit in relation to the opening border.

Abstract: In an electronic circuit, comprising electrical and electronic components and their connecting lines (3) on a printed circuit board (2), in which case a shielded housing encloses the electronic circuit, attenuating radiofrequencies, in order to prevent interference which acts on the electronic circuit and interference which is caused by the electronic circuit, in particular for use in a combination display instrument in a motor vehicle. Connecting lines (3) from the electronic circuit on the printed circuit board (2) are passed out of the shielded housing (1), connecting means (5) outside the shielded housing (1, 15) are connected to the connecting lines (3), and shielding is provided which reduce or suppress the ingress of radio-frequency interference into the shielded housing (1) and the emission of radio-frequency interference from the shielded housing (1).

Abstract: A multipole electric motor having a plurality of pole laminations (8-11) guided from ends of coils (4, 5) to a permanent magnet (13) of a rotor (14), the pole laminations (8-11) are firstly produced as a coherent sheet-metal part, and is partially injection-coated with a plastic. Subsequently, the pole laminations (8-11) are separated from one another by means of a laser beam, for example. This renders the mounting of the pole laminations (8-11) particularly simple.

Abstract: In the case of a cleaning device (1) a washer jet (9) is arranged on a piston rod (6) which can be moved by means of an electromotive drive unit (3). A heating element (10), which is connected to a hollow cylinder (2) which is in a fixed location, is situated, in its illustrated position of rest, in the direct vicinity of the washer jet (9) and in this manner makes it possible for the washer jet (9) to be heated thereby preventing it from freezing up when ambient temperatures are critical. No electrical contacts are required on the moveable part of the cleaning device (1) because of the connection of the heating element (10) in a fixed location.

Abstract: To facilitate the joint raising and lowering and pivoting of the steering wheel (2) or the steering column (1) and the dashboard (4) of a motor vehicle, it is suggested to form an assembly consisting of the steering column (1) and the dashboard (4), which can be secured in a motor vehicle as a pre-manufactured unit by using a suitable bracket (7). The dashboard (4) is associated with a stabilizing device (18) including slideway guide arrangements (40/41 and 37) combined with a toothed wheel/rack connection (35/36 and 33/34) provided on each of widely spaced guide rails (19/20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel delivery unit for use in fuel tanks of vehicles, having a pump with a housing (2) and at least one outlet opening (3) arranged laterally thereon, having a reservoir (1) which can be filled with fuel and into which the pump can be inserted with little lateral installation space and from whose filling volume fuel is delivered to the outlet opening (3), and a line (15), in particular a rising line, which can be connected to the outlet opening (3), wherein at least the one line (15) can be connected to the outlet opening (3) by means of a releasable, pressure-sealed plug-in connection (S), it being possible for the outlet flow to be deflected in the region of the plug-in connection (S) by means of an elbow (6a).

Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine, in particular an internal combustion engine driving a vehicle, having a resonator, wherein the resonator is designed as a resonator module (1), the resonator module (1) comprising a resonator housing (2) and a resonator-housing cover (21) and the resonator housing (2) and the resonator-housing cover (21) being connected permanently to one another.

Abstract: In the case of a method for checking the width of the measuring air gap of a magnetic speed sensor, square-wave output signals are generated from the measurement signals of the sensor by means of at least one prescribable threshold value. The pulse duty factor of the output signals is held within a prescribed range in the case of an acceptable gap width. In the case of amplitudes of the measurement signal outside prescribed limits, the pulse duty factor deviates in a reliably measurable fashion from the prescribed range. A circuit has the means for carrying out this method.

Abstract: A pointer instrument (1) has two pointer flags (3, 4) which can pivot in a common plane about a common axis (2). For this purpose, the pointer flags (3, 4) can each be deflected independently of each other in the region of a separate sector of a circle by a pointer drive (6, 6′), by of a mechanism (5, 5′). By this means, the pointer instrument (1) has a compact overall size and, at the same time, is easy to read.

Abstract: A filling level sensor for generating electrical signals as a function of the filling level, in which a regulator is integral to a guider of a carrier part, (6). An actuator of the regulator is connected to a mounting arm. (9) via a coupling element (8). As a result, the mounting arm (2) can bend transversely with respect to its direction of movement without the actuator (9) lifting off from a fixed resistor network (7) of the regulator (5).

Abstract: A device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle has a picture-taking sensor unit (21) for monitoring the passenger compartment (1) of the motor vehicle and a evaluation unit (22) for recognizing pictures of the picture-taking sensor unit (21). If the piece of electronic equipment is an airbag (12-15) arranged in front of a vehicle seat (2-4), the triggering of the airbag (12-15) in the event of a crash can be prevented if there is no person (5-7) or no object (8) located on the vehicle seat (2-4).

Abstract: An electric motor with a stator having two magnetic shells (2, 3) has a spring element (6) which prestresses the magnetic shells (2, 3) against a stop fixed to the housing. The spring element (6) bears on both magnetic shells (2, 3) with in each case two bearing points. The spring element (6) has a particularly low spring stiffness as a result of this.

Abstract: In a contact-making device having a connector strip (1) that is to be fixed on a circuit board (2), a guide plate (3) is arranged between the circuit board (2) and the connector strip (1). The guide plate (3) has cutouts (8) for contact legs (7) of the connector strip (1) and aligns the latter relative to holes (9) in the circuit board (2). The mounting of the contact-making device is configured in a particularly simple manner as a result of this.

Abstract: A gas pedal for a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission has a kick-down stop having a movable or elastic supporting part (5) which is fastened on or in a pedal arm (2) when the pedal arm (2) has been pressed down virtually to the full extent, the supporting part (5) strikes against a stop (9). A particularly high resistance force counters any further pressing-down movement of the pedal arm (2) by displacement counter to spring force or elastic deformation of the supporting part (5).

Abstract: A printed circuit board, in particular for a display instrument in a motor vehicle, having a coupling element of a plug-in device and having one or more clearances and one or more terminal contacts of the coupling element which pass through the clearances, the coupling element having a base connected to the printed circuit board and the terminal contact or contacts on the side of the printed circuit board which is facing away from a coupling region of the coupling element being electrically connected to said printed circuit board.