Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with separate passage channels. The outlet orifices of the passage channels for a flow direction are connected to one another via a groove, which is covered by at least one valve disk and is bounded radially by at least one annular web on the radially inner side with respect to the center axis (A) of the damping valve and at least one annular web on the radially outer side with respect to the center axis (A) of the damping valve. The radially outer web has at least one first portion in which the support is configured as area support for the valve disk, and the radially outer web has at least one second portion in which the support is configured as line support for the valve disk.

Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with at least one passage, the outlet side of which is covered at least partially by at least one valve disk. When there is flow impinging via the passage, the at least one valve disk lifts up from a valve seat surface and a supporting disk, as a stop, limits the lift-off movement. The supporting disk is outfitted in direction of the valve disk with an elastomer support that is formed by a plurality of individual supporting elements. Between the at least one valve disk and the supporting disk there is a spacer disk moveably supported relative to the supporting disk that determines the lift-off movement characteristic of the valve disk.

Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper, having a damping valve body with at least one through-channel, the outlet side of which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk. The at least one valve disk lifts from a valve seat surface when there is an incident flow via the through-channel, and a supporting disk, as stop, limits the lift movement. The supporting disk is outfitted with an elastomer support in direction of the valve disk. The elastomer support is formed by a plurality of individual supporting elements. At least one individual supporting element is formed by at least two individual elastomer supports, which are paired to form an individual supporting element.

Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with at least one through-channel, the outlet side of which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk. The at least one valve disk lifts from a valve seat surface when there is an incident flow via the through-channel, and a supporting disk, as stop, limits the lift movement. An elastomer intermediate layer is arranged between the supporting disk and the valve disk. The elastomer intermediate layer is formed by an elastomer ring which has at least one raised deformation area in direction of the valve disk and/or supporting disk.

Abstract: A damping valve includes a damping valve body having at least one throughflow orifice which is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk by the action of a closing force. At least one spring body exerts an opening force on the valve disk that is less than the closing force. The at least one spring body is constructed as an elastomeric body separately from the control edge.

Abstract: A damping valve device for a vibration damper includes a first damping valve that moves into a through-flow operating position in a first operating range with increasing flow velocity of a damping medium. A second operating range with a progressive damping force characteristic is influenced by a throttle point in connection with a valve body that can be transferred into a throttle position. The valve body moves in closing direction with increasing flow velocity of the damping medium and is arranged in series with the damping valve. The valve body is constructed as a ring element with variable diameter that executes a radial closing movement in direction of a flow guide surface in which a defined minimum passage cross section is maintained.

Abstract: A damping valve (1) for a vibration damper, includes a damping valve body (3) with at least one through-channel (13; 15) whose outlet side is at least partially covered by at least one valve disk (17; 19), wherein the at least one valve disk (17; 19) lifts from a valve seat surface (21) during impingement via the through-channel (13; 15), and a supporting disk (23), as stop, limits the lifting movement, wherein the supporting disk (23) is outfitted in direction of the valve disk (17; 19) with an elastomeric support (25) which is formed by a plurality of individual supporting elements (25).

Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a damping valve body with separate passage channels. The outlet orifices of the passage channels for a flow direction are connected to one another via a groove, which is covered by at least one valve disk and is bounded radially by at least one annular web on the radially inner side with respect to the center axis (A) of the damping valve and at least one annular web on the radially outer side with respect to the center axis (A) of the damping valve. The radially outer web has at least one first portion in which the support is configured as area support for the valve disk, and the radially outer web has at least one second portion in which the support is configured as line support for the valve disk.

Abstract: A device for monitoring an exhaust gas catalytic converter in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, includes a measuring apparatus that is arranged in the exhaust system in such a way that, in the greatest part of the operating range of the internal combustion engine, it assumes a temperature that is correlated with a temperature of the exhaust gas catalytic converter. The measuring apparatus has a temperature-sensitive component with a temperature-dependent characteristic component parameter that changes either abruptly at a predetermined transition temperature or temperature range, or continuously in a predetermined way as a function of the temperature. A control and evaluation unit connected to the measuring arrangement detects the characteristic component parameter and/or a change in the latter, and correlates it with an aging state of the exhaust gas catalytic converter.

Abstract: A device determined the state of a soot particle filter of an internal combustion engine. An electrical measuring arrangement is embodied as a soot sensor for measuring a soot deposit and comprises an electrical component with a conductor structure for exciting an electrical or magnetic field which can be influenced by the soot deposit and characterizes an electrical or magnetic characteristic variable of the component. A measuring arrangement measures the electrical or magnetic characteristic variable of the component as a measure of the soot deposit. The conductor structure is arranged so that a partial volume region of the soot particle filter is penetrated by the electrical field, and the partial volume region forms part of the component.

Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor is proposed for detecting a gas component in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, having a control and evaluation unit and a sensor unit with an electrode structure with a first terminal and a second terminal, and a method for operating an exhaust gas sensor to determine the concentration of a gas component in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is also proposed. The control and evaluation unit applies a bias voltage to the first terminal and/or the second terminal of the electrode structure, it being possible for the level of the bias voltage to be set in dependence on a characteristic of the sensor and/or in dependence on a loading of the sensor. A bias voltage is applied to the first terminal and/or to the second terminal of the electrode structure, with the level of the bias voltage being set in dependence on a characteristic of the sensor and/or in dependence on a loading of the sensor.

Abstract: In a device for determining an exhaust gas recirculation rate (EGR) in an internal combustion engine, wherein the device includes a sensor unit, which in a first region is exposed to an exhaust-gas atmosphere from an exhaust gas recirculation line and in a second region is exposed to an exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere in an intake line of the internal combustion engine downstream of a location where the exhaust gas recirculation line opens into the intake line, the sensor unit disposed in the intake line is tubular with the inner side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas atmosphere and the outer side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere. The sensor unit is preferably positioned centrally within the intake line away from the wall of the intake line.

Abstract: In a device for determining an exhaust gas recirculation rate (EGR) in an internal combustion engine, wherein the device includes a sensor unit, which in a first region is exposed to an exhaust-gas atmosphere from an exhaust gas recirculation line and in a second region is exposed to an exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere in an intake line of the internal combustion engine downstream of a location where the exhaust gas recirculation line opens into the intake line, the sensor unit disposed in the intake line is tubular with the inner side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas atmosphere and the outer side of the sensor unit being exposed to the exhaust gas/fresh air atmosphere. The sensor unit is preferably positioned centrally within the intake line away from the wall of the intake line.

Abstract: A method for producing a sensor (1) for detecting at least one gas constituent in the exhaust gas of an internal-combustion engine. An electrode structure (3), acting as a capacitor, is applied to a substrate (2). A gas-permeable zeolite layer (6) is applied to the electrode structure (3) and the substrate (2). After the application of the zeolite layer (6), the sensor (1) is heated in the presence of water vapor. During the heating, a voltage is applied to the electrode structure (3). A bias voltage, superimposed on the operating voltage of the electrode structure 3, is applied to a first connection 4 and/or to a second connection 5 of the electrode structure 3.

Abstract: A method for determining the storage state of an ammonia-storing SCR catalyst, the change in at least one physical property of the SCR catalyst material, changing with the NH3 storing process, being sensed, the measurement taking place on the SCR catalyst material itself by applying a measuring pickup to the SCR catalyst or bringing it into direct contact with the latter and determining the storage state on the basis of these results.

Abstract: In a method for identifying the state of an NOx storage catalyst which is cyclically loaded with NOx in the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine and regenerated, two electrical defining quantities, independent of each other, of the electrically complex impedance of the NOx storage catalyst are detected, one of the two electrical quantities being a measure of the degree of loading of the NOx storage catalyst, and from the second electrical quantity the point in time being identifiable for the end of the regeneration process of the NOx storage catalyst.

Abstract: A method for determining the reducing agent concentration (NH3) in the exhaust-gas flow of an internal combustion engine, using a zeolitic NH3 gas sensor that supplies a base measuring value, which is initially corrected by an offset value and a correction value that depends on the H2O concentration of the exhaust gas to form an intermediate value. The intermediate value is subsequently corrected by an additional value that depends on the NOx and NH3 concentration of the exhaust gas. In particular at or above the limits for the operating range, the accuracy of the method increases for one of the following conditions: gas compositions with NOx concentrations >500 ppm, extremely low NH3 concentrations <20 ppm or high NH3 concentrations >100 ppm.

Abstract: A method for determining the reducing agent concentration (NH3) in the exhaust-gas flow of an internal combustion engine, using a zeolitic NH3 gas sensor that supplies a base measuring value, which is initially corrected by an offset value and a correction value that depends on the H2O concentration of the exhaust gas to form an intermediate value. The intermediate value is subsequently corrected by an additional value that depends on the NOx and NH3 concentration of the exhaust gas. In particular at or above the limits for the operating range, the accuracy of the method increases for one of the following conditions: gas compositions with NOx concentrations >500 ppm, extremely low NH3 concentrations <20 ppm or high NH3 concentrations >100 ppm.

Abstract: A gas sensor, comprises a substrate, a sensor unit including a functional layer and an electrode structure, and an electric heating and/or temperature measuring arrangement. An electrically conductive shielding structure is provided between the sensor unit and the electric heating arrangement in order to shield the measurement process at the sensor unit from interferences owing to the heating process, thereby reducing or preventing the effects of electrical fields caused by voltages applied to the heating arrangement from altering or disrupting the measurement process.

Abstract: In a method for identifying the state of an NOx storage catalyst which is cyclically loaded with NOx in the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine and regenerated, two electrical defining quantities, independent of each other, of the electrically complex impedance of the NOx storage catalyst are detected, one of the two electrical quantities being a measure of the degree of loading of the NOx storage catalyst, and from the second electrical quantity the point in time being identifiable for the end of the regeneration process of the NOx storage catalyst.