Abstract: A method and apparatus for warning a following vehicle when a vehicle in front applies its brakes are provided. At least one brake light of a vehicle illuminates during a braking process as the braking value increases in conformity with a present value of the braking value. After the value drops below the maximum value, the illumination continues for a retention time that is a function of the braking process, and after the conclusion of the retention time fades during a period of time that is a function of the braking process.

Abstract: An extrusion moulded, preferably ceramic, facade panel (11) for a curtained, back-ventilated facade construction consists of a front and a rear panel formwork (12, 13) which are connected to one another by webs (14) and are provided with elongate apertures (15) which are arranged parallel to the webs (14) between the same and which is provided with a top rabbet (16) at the upper end of the facade panel (11). To allow the facade panel to be manufactured at a more favorable cost and with more precise dimensions, the height (17) of the top rabbet (16) formed by the rear panel formwork (13) is smaller than or equal to the height of the joint (19) visible from the front side (18) of the facade.

Abstract: An extrusion moulded, preferably ceramic, facade panel (11) for a curtained, back-ventilated facade construction consists of a front and a rear panel formwork (12, 13) which are connected to one another by webs (14) and are provided with elongate apertures (15) which are arranged parallel to the webs (14) between the same and which is provided with a top rabbet (16) at the upper end of the facade panel (11). To allow the facade panel to be manufactured at a more favorable cost and with more precise dimensions, the height (17) of the top rabbet (16) formed by the rear panel formwork (13) is smaller than or equal to the height of the joint (19) visible from the front side (18) of the facade.

Abstract: An externally suspended facade system comprises a subsystem, either horizontal or vertical sections or both, facade boards, which can be secured by means of board holders on the horizontal or vertical sections, and joint sections which are arranged in behind the vertical joints or both, between the facade boards. In order to reduce the material input, to shorten the necessary assembly time and to increase the proofing against incident rain, the board holder is arranged centrally to the vertical joints and designed to engage by means of one or more tongues into the vertical joints between one or more pairs of boards.

Abstract: To at least considerably diminish or even completely prevent rain water from being driven inward in a strong wind, the front face (9) of the front slab segment (61) has horizontal grooves (68, 69, 70).

Abstract: An externally suspended, back-ventilated facade system comprises a subsystem (1) having horizontal and/or vertical sections (2) and facade boards (3) with or without head rabbet (4) at the upper board edge (5) and having a drop rabbet (6) and foot rabbet (7) at the lower board edge (8), which can be fixed by means of board holders (9) to the vertical or horizontal sections (2). In order to be able to lay the facade boards with a shingle-type overlap, the drop rabbet (6) of the upper facade board (10) engages over the front surfaces (11) of the upper board edge (5) of the lower facade board (12), in such a manner that the front surfaces (13) of the upper facade boards (10) are arranged, in the region of the drop rabbet (6), in front of the front surfaces (11) of the upper board edge (5) of the lower facade boards (12) by a distance equal to the thickness of the drop rabbet plus the depth of the front ventilation gap (14).

Abstract: A bracket mounted facade structure comprises a girder part, preferably horizontal girder parts (1), which with one girder part, preferably an H section girder part (2) and/or with a U section girder part fit around parts of the facade tiles (3 and 4), more particularly tile flanges (5 and 6) with play. In order to improve such structure technically and economically, the vertical play (7) between the preferably ceramic facade tiles (3) or tile flanges (5) and the center web (8) of the girder part or, respectively, of the U section girder part or, respectively, of the H section girder part (2) is completely or partially filled by components, preferably pins (9). Such pins (9) are secured in position by facade tiles (10) placed thereover or by the flanges (5) thereof to prevent them from falling or being pulled out.

Abstract: The invention relates to extruded ceramic tiles for exterior walls which can be used for constructional purposes or for decorative purposes. The tiles have holes extending in the direction of the extrusion of the tile and possesses a relatively low weight. The instant tiles can be adapted to size in a stepless manner without any cut intersecting even one of the holes or one of the grooves and have satisfactory draining of water. They are simple and economic to produce. The marginal webs of the instant tiles are arranged between the marginal surfaces of the tile extending in parallelism to the holes and the marginal holes possess a width at least twice that of the internal webs of the tiles.

Abstract: A deceleration warning unit and a method for the control thereof serve for reducing the danger of rear end collisions in road traffic or in other movements of bodies. In order to avoid the disadvantages of conventional brake lights and warning blinking systems the intensity of the warning by the deceleration warning system of a vehicle ahead is made dependent on the level of the danger factor G, which applied for such vehicle and may be relevant for the following vehicle.

Abstract: This invention relates to a ridge tile which defines a ventilating gap between the outside surface of that end portion of the tile which is overlapped in the roof and the inside surface of the overlapping end portion of the adjacent ridge tile in that its end portion which is overlapped in the roof has a flat surface and the lower portions of the outside surface of its overlapped end portion define a clearance with the inside surface of the overlapping end portion of the adjacent ridge tile. It is an object of the invention to provide a ventilating ridge tile which is of the kind defined first hereinbefore and together with an adjacent ventilating ridge tile of the same kind defines a larger effective ventilating cross-sectional area whereas the external size and shape of the ventilating ridge tile are substantially preserved and the universal usability of the ventilating ridge time in a mortar bed or with unbonded joints on roof pane tiles or ridge-adjoining tiles is obstructed or reduced.