Abstract: A seat shell for a motor vehicle seat which includes a channel extending along each lateral edge of the seat shell from a front of the seat shell to a top of a back portion of the seat shell. The channel is provided with fittings for receiving fasteners. To increase the strength and ensure easy fastening of the fittings, the channel projects from a rear side of the seat shell and receives the fittings in a bottom portion thereof. The channel is closed on a front side of the seat shell in such a manner so as to form a continuous surface therewith.

Abstract: An aerodynamic fairing, made of a plastic material, for the outer laterally disposed longitudinally extending members, i.e., rocker panels, of bodies for passenger cars and utility-type motor vehicles, which, in conjunction with the outer wall of the longitudinal members, form a closed hollow body; in order to be able to extend a fairing of this type as far in the downward direction as is necessary for aerodynamic reasons, yet minimize the risk of damage to the fairing, the construction according to the present invention is such that the fairing comprises an upper zone, made of a plastic material which is comparatively dimensionally stable or form-rigid, and of a lower zone which can be elastically deformed and which is fastened to the upper zone in a preferably detachable manner, and in that the lower zone enables a reduction in its height in the event of contact with the ground by including predetermined flexing points or intentional bending places which facilitate such a height reduction.

Abstract: A windshield wiper arrangement for motor vehicles which includes a telescopically constructed wiper arm having an effective length which can be altered during a wiping motion by a crank drive which acts upon the wiper arm and serves to create a particularly good wiping field. In order to enable a particularly compact and reliable construction, the drive for the windshield wiper arrangement is accommodated in a lower part of the wiper arm which is constructed as a housing. The drive includes a toothed gearing driven by a wiper drive unit, with the toothed gearing serving to drive the crank drive. The housing is constructed in such a manner that the windshield wiper arm and crank drive have a common axis of rotation.

Abstract: A pivotal hood-like structure, especially for use in motor vehicles, for covering a separate aggregate space underneath an engine hood which accommodate a windshield wiper installation arranged between the engine space and the passenger space within the area underneath the windshield. After turning on the windshield wiper installation, the hood-like structure is initially pivoted into and held in a first open position for the operation of the windshield wiper arms, and after turning off the windshield wiper installation, the hood-like structure is returned into the closed position by the force of a spring. The hood-like structure may be manually pivoted into a second wide open position, so as to permit easy access to the aggregate space for purposes of maintenance. A pivot axis of the hood-like structure is arranged so that it is pivoted into the aggregate space during the opening thereof.

Abstract: An installation for changing the position of the upper fastening or deflection point, especially of the deflection fitting of a three-point safety belt with automatic belt roll-up mechanism in a two-door passenger motor vehicle without center column, in which the deflection fitting is provided at the upper end of a bearer adapted to be transferred from a lower rest position covered off by the inner vehicle side wall covering, into an upper use position projecting beyond the side wall covering.