Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines with a pressure step-up means is proposed, in which the fuel is pumped out of the low-pressure supplier into the injection nozzle via a feed line and is measured correctly in terms of time and quantity via a control line by the high-pressure part of the injection pump.

Abstract: An electrically controlled braking system for a vehicle is proposed, in which at least one actuating variable for the service brake and one actuating variable for a parking-brake request are received by a central control unit, the variables, or variables derived therefrom, being transmitted separately via a communication system to wheel modules actuating at least one wheel brake.

Abstract: An illumination member with a diffuser in which spheres or particles having a different refractive index compared to the diffuser are distributed. The luminance on the output face of the diffuser can be controlled with the number, size and homogeneity of the diffused spheres or particles. A suitable illumination device can set the luminance to bright or dark depending on how it is operated. One preferred application is the illumination of liquid crystal displays or measuring devices in a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A device for a radio-communication system, in particular for point-to-multipoint connections, includes components for a supplementary transmission of ATM cells and for dynamically assigning the transmission capacity as a function of the traffic intensity.

Abstract: A gaseous-discharge lamp, in particular for motor-vehicle headlamps, includes a burner vessel made of glass or the like that contains a gas. Into this burner vessel extend two main electrodes via two gas-tight electrode bushings. Between the end regions of the main electrodes arranged in the burner vessel, an arc gap is formed, along which an electric arc develops during operation. To achieve a smallest possible ignition voltage, an arrangement is provided for producing a creepage spark gap along the inner vessel wall and/or a spark gap that is shorter than the arc gap, serving as an ignition gap that is spatially separated from the arc gap.

Abstract: An injection system for internal combustion engines with a pressure booster is proposed, in which the stepped piston of the pressure booster is moved back to its outset position by a pressure surge. At the same time, the second pressure chamber or the injection nozzle is refilled from the leaking oil return.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flat pipe pressure damper for damping fluid pressure pulsations in fluid lines, in particular fuel pressure pulsations in fuel supply lines of motor vehicles, having at least one chamber, of which at least a part of the chamber wall, in operative connection with the fluid, can be elastically deformed by the fluid pressure pulsations. The invention makes the provision that a part of the chamber is filled with a fluid.

Abstract: A method and device for detecting cornering of a vehicle, or for ascertaining the transverse acceleration (ay) of a vehicle, where a signal indicating cornering of the vehicle, a measure of the curve radius, or the transverse acceleration (ay) of the vehicle is detected, using a reference speed (vS, vSL, vSR) for at least each side of the vehicle; and where a reference speed (vS, vSL, vSR) of one side of the vehicle is determined as a function of the deceleration of at least one wheel on this side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A mass value is determined which represents the mass of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a drive unit and a clutch unit. By the disengagement of the clutch unit, the force flow between the drive unit and the vehicle wheels can be essentially interrupted. At least a first acceleration value is detected which represents the vehicle acceleration at a first time point. Furthermore, at least a first drive value is detected which represents the drive force or the drive torque of the drive unit at the first time point. At least a second acceleration value is detected which represents the vehicle acceleration at a second time point whereat the clutch unit is disengaged. A comparison then takes place of the detected second acceleration value with at least one pregivable threshold value. The determination of the mass value takes place at least in dependence upon the comparison and at least in dependence upon the detected first acceleration value and the detected first drive value.

Abstract: Method for allocating a remote controller to a base station, having the following steps: emission of a search signal by the base station, reception of the search signal, comparison with a reference signal, and emission of a “present” signal by the actuation element if the search signal matches the reference signal. If no “present” signal arrives in response to a search signal, emission of a search signal by the base station is repeated after a repetition time has elapsed. Execution of the method is accomplished by way of a base station which has means for detecting the time Ts that has elapsed since emission of a search signal, and by way of a remote controller which switches from an idle state into an active state upon arrival of a search signal.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement, in particular for triggering an ignition output stage, having a power switching transistor and a switchable freewheeling circuit or an auxiliary channel. The freewheeling circuit or the auxiliary channel may be constituted by a triggerable four-layer element.

Abstract: A power output circuit having a pulse-width modulation generator and an upstream closed-loop control circuit which switches the pulse-width modulation generator and the power output stage to a permanently open mode, a PWM mode having pulse-width-modulated pulses, and a permanently closed mode as a function of a preset external setpoint, an actual value of the power output stage, and a reference voltage derived from the supply voltage. High power loss and high EMC in the full-load threshold region are avoided by prematurely switching from the PWM mode to the permanently closed mode as a function of a preset setpoint and the supply voltage, and returning to the PMW mode with a hysteresis of these values.

Abstract: A wiper arm (10), which is constructed from a fastening element (12) and a hinge part (14) is pivotably connected to it via a swivel joint (18), with a wiper rod (36) on which a wiper blade (22) is pivotably connected. The hinge part (14) has a U-shaped profile open toward a wiping field (46) and carries at least one spray nozzle (42). The spray nozzle (42) is placed in a lower part (68) of a nozzle body (38, 40) which is inserted into the U-shaped profile and with its lower part (68) protrudes toward the wiping field (46).

Abstract: To achieve an effective dissipation of the heat generated by the power components including a design that is as compact as possible as well as simple assembly in the case of an electronic control unit having a printed circuit board situated in a closed housing and provided with electrical and/or electronic components, and having, arranged at the housing, at least one connector part whose contact elements, which are partially embedded in the housing, are electrically connected to the printed circuit board, it is proposed that the housing includes a housing frame produced as an injection-molded part and having an open topside and bottom side, metallic conductor strips formed by at least one punched grid being partially embedded in the housing frame.

Abstract: A motor vehicle data processing apparatus includes an operating data acquisition device for acquiring at least one operating data value, in particular engine speed, engine load, and the like, while the vehicle is in operation. The motor vehicle data processing apparatus also includes an operating data processing device for processing the acquired operating data and storing corresponding processed operating data in an associated storage device, and an action determination device for examining the stored processed operating data and determining the need to execute a predetermined action as a function of an examination result according to a predefined criteria.

Abstract: A gyroscope system including multiple rotating or oscillating disks filters out disturbance acceleration inputs such as vibrations or jarring while detecting and measuring external angular velocity. The gyroscope disks are decoupled from a substrate to decrease the impact of external vibrations on the gyroscope operation. The gyroscope disks are rotated in opposite directions or oscillated out of phase to decrease the impact of disturbance vibrations and jarring while more accurately measuring external angular velocities applied to the system.

Abstract: A solenoid valve useful in a slip-controlled hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle, and which has a seat valve disposed between a pressure fluid inlet and a pressure fluid outlet and in the bypass to the seat valve has a check valve with a quad ring as a closing body and a circular ring surface as a valve seat. Circularly disposed pressure fluid openings adjoin the circular ring surface and are overlapped on the radial inside and on the radial outside by respective sealing lips of the annular rubber-elastic closing body, which is guided with axial motion play in relation to the circular ring surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for combustion misfire detection in multi-cylinder internal combustion engines. In the method, rough-running values for each cylinder of the engine are determined individually for each crankshaft rotation by measuring the segment times. The segment times include the times corresponding to the piston movement of each cylinder to be measured during which times the crankshaft passes through a corresponding circular segment angular region and, on the basis of filtered rough-running values, equalization or corrective factors are computed for each cylinder in an evaluation unit for influencing injection times or injection time points of each individual cylinder. The determined rough-running values (LUT) or the filtered rough-running values (FLUT) are compared in a desired value comparison to a threshold value (SW2) which is pregiven in value significantly less than the threshold value (SW1) for misfire detection.

Abstract: The pressure regulating valve (2) proposed here can be designed with the aid of the outflow throttle restriction (28) downstream of the valve seat (22) in such a way that the pressure regulating valve (2), as the fluid flow becomes greater, sets or adjusts a smaller pressure difference at the pressure regulating valve (2), as a result of which the line losses that can never be avoided can be compensated for. The pressure regulating valve is suitable in particular for a fuel supply system of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), especially for a motor vehicle, is described which is provided with an injection valve (13) with which the fuel, which is to be injected for a combustion, can be injected directly into a combustion chamber (4) during an intake phase and during a compression phase. A control apparatus is provided for open-loop control and/or closed-loop control of the fuel mass injected into the combustion chamber (4). A regeneration gas can be supplied by the control apparatus to the combustion chamber (4) during the intake phase.