Abstract: A directional exhaust valve for controlling a flow of exhaust gas includes a housing having an inlet port and at least two outlet ports. Arranged movably within the housing is a control element which has a passageway to connect the inlet port with at least one of the outlet ports while closing at least in part the other one of the outlet ports. The control element is configured in the form of a hollow cylinder which is closed on one end and has an outer surface area formed with an opening, with the passageway extending between an open end face of the control element and the opening.

Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component having two regions, with different strength is disclosed. A first one of the two regions has a high strength and a second one of the two regions has a higher ductility and lower strength relative to the first region. In a motor vehicle component produced with the method, the first region has a strength between 1400 and 1600 MPa at a breaking elongation A5>13% and the second region has a tensile strength between 950 and 1050 MPa at a breaking elongation A5>16%.

Abstract: In a method for the production of a dashboard support for a motor vehicle, a blank is cut from an extruded profile part. The blank is then trimmed and shaped to form a mount which is connected to an end of a crossbeam for allowing subsequent coupling of the crossbeam via the mount to an A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A chassis structure for a motor vehicle includes an extruded base member made of light metal and a reinforcing member made of steel to reinforce the base member. The base member has two walls which are spaced from one another by a distance, with the reinforcing member connecting free ends of the walls. The reinforcing member and the base member are joined to one another using electromagnetic pulse welding.

Abstract: Bumper system for a motor vehicle with a cross member which is arranged cross to longitudinal members and having a top side, a bottom side, a front side and a back side and with at least one means to ensure adequate energy impact into the cross member 2 characterized in that at least one means on the top side and/or on the bottom side of the cross member is arranged in that way that it is pointing away from the cross member wherein air can stream at least partially through a region above and/or beneath the cross member during driving of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: In a method of making a hybrid part of a motor vehicle, a base body is produced in the form of a three-dimensional component, and a layer of fiber material is treated by adding resin to the fiber material. After cutting the fiber material to size for producing a blank, the blank is placed on a preform and heated on the preform. The base body is positioned above the blank and the blank is molded onto the base body by pressing the base body and/or the preform against the blank. The blank is then allowed to harden to provide a reinforcement patch in the base body.

Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle hybrid component and motor vehicle hybrid component are disclosed, wherein the motor vehicle hybrid component has a base body produced from a metallic material which is then reinforced with a reinforcement patch made from a fiber composite material. A metallic layer is then applied onto the reinforcement patch. The metallic layer increases the strength of the component while maintaining an approximately identical specific component weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilizer arrangement for a motor vehicle, composed of a first stabilizer half, a second stabilizer half, and an actuator which couples the two stabilizer halves, wherein a first connecting section of the actuator is connected to the first stabilizer half, and a second connecting section of the actuator is connected to the second stabilizer half, in a rotationally fixed fashion and so as to be nondisplaceable in the axial direction. In this context, at least one connecting element is present which connects the stabilizer halves by their end sides to the connecting sections, and wherein the at least one connecting element is embodied as a pin connection, bolt connection or screw connection.

Abstract: In a method for heating a metal plate, the metal plate is placed between an lower contact element and an upper contact element. The contact elements are provided with heating units and integrated in mounts. At least one of the contact elements is shaped to suit a contour of the metal plate and made of a heat conducting material with a conductivity of at least 150 W/mK. The metal plate is heated between the contact elements to a temperature of 200° C. to 450° C. for a time period of less than 120 s in the presence of a contact pressure.

Abstract: A pre-coated plate of steel is heated in a furnace to form an intermetallic alloying layer on the plate at least in an area thereof. Air is pretreated through drying to produce dried air which is fed into the furnace to control the atmosphere within the furnace while the pre-coated plate is in the furnace.