Abstract: A for a motor vehicle, comprising a battery module and a temperature-control plate, where a thermally conductive paste is arranged between the battery module and the temperature-control plate, where an electrically insulating spacer is arranged between the battery module and the temperature-control plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a base device (11), in particular a building or part of a building or a vehicle, by means of a mobile terminal (10), wherein the base device (11) has at least one heating device, in particular with a temperature sensor, comprising the steps: determining a current state of the base device (11) by means of the heating device, in particular comprising determining a current temperature at or in the base device (11) by the temperature sensor of the heating device and/or determining an energy supply of the heating device, checking whether the current state is a normal state or an abnormal state and/or whether the current change in state is a normal change in state or an abnormal change in state, and outputting of corresponding information to the mobile terminal (10) and/or by said mobile terminal, at least when an abnormal state and/or an abnormal change in state is detected.

Abstract: A method for working a first component and a second component comprises the following steps: providing the first component, which comprises a thermally sprayed electrically conductive layer, providing the second component, which has a longitudinally extended strip of copper, which at least in a first region has a thickness transversely to the longitudinal direction of more than 0.1 millimeter, arranging the strip and the layer one on top of the other, so that the first region of the strip and the layer have a contact region in common with one another, emitting a laser beam onto the contact region and forming a welded connection, which connects the strip and the layer to one another.

Abstract: A heating device for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger and an electronic control unit controlling operating states of the heating device. The electronic control unit has at least one electrical connection contact on a printed circuit board. At least one connecting cable is electrically conductively connected to the at least one electrical connecting contact and runs at least in sections parallel to a surface of the printed circuit board within the heating device. A metal sheet is arranged between the at least one connecting cable and the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical heating device (10) for a motor vehicle with a heating resistor designed as a conductor track (12) on a substrate (20), wherein the conductor track is at least partially arranged in a bifilar format. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such an electrical heating system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a base device (11), in particular a building or part of a building or a vehicle, by means of a mobile terminal (10), wherein the base device (11) has at least one heating device, in particular with a temperature sensor, comprising the steps: determining a current state of the base device (11) by means of the heating device, in particular comprising determining a current temperature at or in the base device (11) by the temperature sensor of the heating device and/or determining an energy supply of the heating device, checking whether the current state is a normal state or an abnormal state and/or whether the current change in state is a normal change in state or an abnormal change in state, and outputting of corresponding information to the mobile terminal (10) and/or by said mobile terminal, at least when an abnormal state and/or an abnormal change in state is detected.

Abstract: A vehicle heater (10) comprises a main body (12) carrying a non-intrinsically safe heat conductor layer (14), and a temperature monitoring device (16, 18, 20, 44) assigned to the heat conductor layer (14). The temperature monitoring device (16, 18, 20, 44) is designed to distinguish and to report at least the three following states: normal operation, reversible malfunction and irreversible malfunction. Moreover, a method for monitoring a vehicle heater (10) is suggested in which the following states are distinguished and reported: normal operation, reversible malfunction and irreversible malfunction.

Abstract: A heating device for a vehicle and a method for operating the heating device includes a flow path for a heat transport medium and an electrical heating arrangement for heating the heat transport medium on a heating section of the flow path. The heating section has at least two channels running in a serpentine pattern, through which the heat transport medium can flow in parallel.

Abstract: A method for working a first component and a second component comprises the following steps: providing the first component, which comprises a thermally sprayed electrically conductive layer, providing the second component, which has a longitudinally extended strip of copper, which at least in a first region has a thickness transversely to the longitudinal direction of more than 0.1 millimeter, arranging the strip and the layer one on top of the other, so that the first region of the strip and the layer have a contact region in common with one another, emitting a laser beam onto the contact region and forming a welded connection, which connects the strip and the layer to one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical heating device (10) for a motor vehicle with a heating resistor designed as a conductor track (12) on a substrate (20), wherein the conductor track is at least partially arranged in a bifilar format. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such an electrical heating system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device (10) for a vehicle, comprising:—a flow path (14, 16, 20, 22, 24) for a fluid heat transport means and—an electrical heating arrangement (25) for heating the heat transport means on a heating section of the flow path. According to the invention, the heating section has at least two channels (20) running in a serpentine pattern, through which the heat transport means can flow in parallel. The invention further relates to a method for operating a heating device (10).

Abstract: A vehicle heater (10) comprises a main body (12) carrying a non-intrinsically safe heat conductor layer (14), and a temperature monitoring device (16, 18, 20, 44) assigned to the heat conductor layer (14). The temperature monitoring device (16, 18, 20, 44) is designed to distinguish and to report at least the three following states: normal operation, reversible malfunction and irreversible malfunction. Moreover, a method for monitoring a vehicle heater (10) is suggested in which the following states are distinguished and reported: normal operation, reversible malfunction and irreversible malfunction.

Abstract: A system is proposed for charging a battery in a motor vehicle (10), comprising a stationary charging station (14) and a coupling unit (12) which is fixed to the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for covering a cargo space (12) of a motor vehicle, said cargo space being bordered by an outwardly pivotable vehicle lid (14), in particular a trunk lid, said device comprising an extractable roller blind device (26, 22, 24) which can be driven at least in the retraction direction and which forms a roller blind web (22) which extends over an area in its extracted state between a first end (26) of the roller blind and a second end (24) of the roller blind, and first and second positioning means (32, 34, 31) arranged in the vehicle for positioning the first and/or second ends (26, 24) of the roller blind(s) by means of which the roller blind web (22) can be extracted into a covering position in which the roller blind web (22) extends essentially horizontally over the cargo space (12).

Abstract: An adjusting mechanism of a movable component, particularly a soft top compartment cover of a convertible, which is movably mounted by means of at least one control arm (2) that is hingedly connected to the vehicle body. A crossarm gear (19, 20) is mounted between the control arm (2) and a drive unit (27, 28) of the adjusting mechanism. In order to improve the moving behavior of the movable component, the control arm (2) is coupled to a rotatably mounted crank (14) via a coupling rod (11). Said crank (14) is connected to a driving arm (21) via two crossarms (19, 20), the driving arm (21) being movable by the drive unit (27, 28).

Abstract: The invention relates to an air-guiding device (10) of a vehicle (1), comprising a spoiler (12) fastened to a spoiler base (14), and an adjusting device (20) for adjusting the spoiler base (14) between an inoperative position, in which the spoiler (12) is essentially situated within the vehicle contour (3), and at least one first operating position, in which the spoiler (12) is deployed beyond the vehicle contour (3) in order to provide a down force effect during the journey, the adjusting device (20) comprising a pivoting-link arrangement (22, 28) coupled to the spoiler base (14) and controllable driving means for pivoting the pivoting-link arrangement (22, 28) in order to adjust the spoiler base (14) between the inoperative position and the operating position.