Abstract: The present invention comprises an air flap arrangement (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one air flap (16), an air flap carrier (12), on which the at least one air flap (16) is mounted rotatably about an air flap rotational axis (L), and a rotary drive (14), of which the torque-delivering drive shaft (32) is coupled to the at least one air flap (16) in a torque-transmitting manner, wherein a rotation angle limiting device is provided, which has a stop (38) secured to the air flap carrier and which has a counter-stop (28) that can be rotated with the at least one air flap (16), wherein the stop (38) and counter-stop (28), in a relative end position of the at least one air flap (16), are configured for contact engagement with one another, wherein the counter-stop (28) is configured on a counter-stop component (26) and an air flap face formation (20) is configured on an air flap component (18) configured separately from the counter-stop component (26), the counter-stop component (26) being formed of

Abstract: A filling connector (10) for filling a liquid container comprises a liquid pipeline (12), for conveying liquid from a liquid inlet end (16) portion having a liquid inlet opening (14) to a liquid outlet end portion (20) having a liquid outlet opening (18), and further comprises a gas pipeline (22), for conveying gas in the opposite flow direction while liquid is conveyed through the liquid pipeline (12), from a gas inlet end portion (26) having a gas inlet opening (24) to a gas outlet end portion (30) having a gas outlet opening (28), the liquid pipeline (12) and the gas pipeline (22) being formed integrally with one another and the filling connector (10) being formed as an injection-moulded part, the gas pipeline (22) being manufactured using injection technology, such as fluid injection technology, in particular water injection technology, particularly preferably gas injection technology or projectile injection technology.

Abstract: Vent flap arrangement for a motor vehicle including a support structure with an air passage opening, at least one vent flap provided on the support structure such that it can pivot about a flap axis. The flap axis is arranged relative to the vent flap such that the product of the area of a first vent flap surface located between the first flap longitudinal edge and the flap axis on the upstream side of the vent flap and the distance of a centre of gravity of the first flap surface is approximately 1.4 to 4.2 times as great as the product of the area of a second flap surface located between the second flap longitudinal edge and the flap axis on the upstream side of the vent flap and the distance of a centre of gravity of the second vent flap surface.

Abstract: An air damper device for a motor vehicle, comprising a device mount which defines a passage opening and on which at least one air damper extending along an air damper longitudinal axis is displaceably mounted in the region of at least one of its longitudinal ends as a mounting longitudinal end relative to the device mount, an opening cross-sectional area of the passage opening being alterable by displacement of the at least one air damper relative to the device mount, the mounting of the mounting longitudinal end of the air damper comprising a mounting component that has a mounting portion mounted on the device mount so as to be movable relative thereto in the fully assembled state of the air damper device and has a connection portion provided at an axial spacing thereto and connects the mounting portion to the air damper.

Abstract: An air damper drive for adjusting at least one air damper, which is provided on a frame, between at least two different relative positions including an actuator having an actuator casing and a movement output member received therein, and further including a duct which is coupled in liquid-tight manner to the actuator and extends along a duct path (K) and has a duct sheath and a duct volume surrounded by the latter, wherein the duct sheath is coupled to the actuator casing in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an actuator inner volume that is surrounded by the actuator casing, and in that the air damper drive has an equalisation casing to which the duct sheath is connected in liquid-tight manner such that the duct volume communicates with an equalisation volume that is surrounded by the equalisation casing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer component comprising the following steps: providing a mat-like multilayer structure which comprises at least two outer layers and a core layer, the core layer being arranged between the two outer layers, the core layer comprising a fibre tangle, which contains a binder material and a reinforcing fibre material, a melting point of the binder material being lower than a melting point of the reinforcing fibre material, placing the multilayer structure in a press, heating the multilayer structure in the press with exposure to pressure, such that the binder material melts, while the reinforcing fibre material retains its fibre structure, resulting in formation of a semi-finished product, lofting the semi-finished product, processing the semi-finished product to yield the multilayer component and cooling the component.

Abstract: A device for altering a flow cross-section of an air passage opening (16) in a motor vehicle, for altering an air mass flow rate to a motor vehicle unit, such as a cooler, the device comprising a device frame (12) having the air passage opening (16), further comprising at least two substantially rigid shutter components (22), which are adjustable with respect to the device frame (12) between at least two different relative positions in which they cover the air passage opening (16) to different extents, and comprising a drive for providing a driving force for the relative movement of the shutter components (22) with respect to the device frame (12), is characterised in that at least two shutter components (22), which are directly adjacent in the direction of relative movement, are interconnected so as to be pivotable with respect to one another about a shutter pivot axle (24).

Abstract: A valve device (110), in particular a throttle device, preferably for use in motor vehicles, the finished valve device (110) comprising a housing (120), which surrounds a flow duct portion (126, 128, 130, 133), and additionally comprising at least two valves (132, 134, 136, 137) accommodated on the housing (120) and movable relative thereto such that, by relative adjustment of the valves (132, 134, 136, 137) relative to the housing (120), the effective flow area of the flow duct portion (126, 128, 130, 133) may be modified, adjacent valves (132, 134, 136, 137) being produced separately and being couplable or coupled together for joint movement by interlocking geometries (164, 166).

Abstract: A method of producing by moulding a valve device, the valve device comprising a housing, which surrounds a flow duct portion, and additionally comprising a valve accommodated on the housing and movable relative thereto such that, by relative adjustment of the valve relative to the housing, the effective flow area of the flow duct portion is modifiable, wherein the housing and the valve already accommodated thereon are formed shapingly in a moulding tool in a common moulding step from a flowable moulding compound, with one-piece formation of a moulding material membrane, together with the valve and the housing, the moulding material membrane being provided between an outer valve portion, and a housing portion surrounding the valve portion, in a shut-off position of the valve relative to the housing, in which shut-off position the flow area of the flow duct portion is as a rule minimal.

Abstract: An air valve arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame and an air valve provided on said frame so as to be rotatable thereto about an axis of relative movement (R) in opposing directions of relative rotation, the frame comprising an air passage opening, and the air valve is provided in such a way on the frame that it is rotatable between a shut-off position and a passage position, the air valve in the passage position reducing a passage opening area of the air passage opening less than in the shut-off position, and further comprising a drive, which is designed to drive the air valve in at least one first direction of relative rotation about the axis of relative movement (R) for relative rotation, characterised in that the air valve is coupled to a preloading device, which preloads the air valve in a direction of relative rotation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reinforcing a predetermined edge region of a hole in a hole region of a workpiece, the edge region comprising an edge of the hole, the hole region comprising thermoplastically bound fibres, preferably a thermoplastically bund fibre tangle, comprising the steps: providing the workpiece with a softened thermoplastic binder at least in the hole region, penetrating the hole region of the workpiece in a penetration direction with displacement of fibres with a spike, after penetration: scraping fibres from the spike contrary to the penetration direction by a scraper part mobile relative to the spike, and compacting the predetermined edge region surrounding the spike with a pressing surface of the scraper part relative to workpiece regions of the hole region located radially outside the edge region.