Abstract: A window lift assembly for adjusting a window pane, including a carrier, a flexible traction means for transferring an adjusting force for adjusting the window pane and a deflecting piece, which is non-rotatably arranged on the carrier and has a guide channel for deflecting the traction means in a guide plane. To retain the traction means in the guide channel, at least one securing element on the carrier and at least one securing section are provided, the at least one securing element and the at least one securing section may be formed so that if sections of the traction means are displaced out of the guide channel toward the securing element and the traction means thus contacts the securing element, the securing section continues to block the traction means against a displacement transverse to the guide plane out of the guide channel.

Abstract: A window lift assembly for adjusting a window pane, including a carrier, a flexible traction means for transferring an adjusting force for adjusting the window pane and a deflecting piece, which is non-rotatably arranged on the carrier and has a guide channel for deflecting the traction means in a guide plane. To retain the traction means in the guide channel, at least one securing element on the carrier and at least one securing section are provided, the at least one securing element and the at least one securing section may be formed so that if sections of the traction means are displaced out of the guide channel toward the securing element and the traction means thus contacts the securing element, the securing section continues to block the traction means against a displacement transverse to the guide plane out of the guide channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a servo drive comprising an electromechanical energy converter, which has a rotatably mounted disc rotor for generating a torque and a stepping up mechanism that is connected downstream of the disc rotor, for coupling the disc rotor to an output element and for stepping up the torque that acts on the disc rotor and comprising a locking mechanism that locks a rotational displacement of the output element, when a torque is introduced on the output side. According to the invention, the locking mechanism comprises a coil spring which can be radially expanded and compressed and which extends around the outer periphery of the stepping up mechanism.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door with a door body includes a door outer shell and a door inner shell between which a window lifter for lifting and lowering a window pane is configured within a door shaft. A component disposed inside the door shaft presents a crosslink between the window pane or the window lifter and at least one door shell. As an antitheft protection the component rests against the window pane or the window lifter under prestress and is swiveled, when the window pane is lifted, from the door shaft into a positive lock position with the door shell by a catch or support disposed on the window pane. In order to improve lateral and front-crash protection, the component is linked with the window pane and establishes a positive or negative lock between the door shells in a defined position of the window pane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a servo drive comprising an electromechanical energy converter, which has a rotatably mounted disc rotor for generating a torque and a stepping up mechanism that is connected downstream of the disc rotor, for coupling the disc rotor to an output element and for stepping up the torque that acts on the disc rotor and comprising a locking mechanism that locks a rotational displacement of the output element, when a torque is introduced on the output side. According to the invention, the locking mechanism comprises a coil spring which can be radially expanded and compressed and which extends around the outer periphery of the stepping up mechanism.

Abstract: An armrest assembly for a motor vehicle door provides an armrest that may be positionally adjusted by a drive unit and a transfer member which may be displaced along an adjustment direction on activating the drive unit. The armrest may be connected to the drive unit. The position of the armrest in the motor vehicle door may be adjusted in the vehicle longitudinal direction and/or in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction and perpendicular to the adjusting direction of the armrest.

Abstract: An armrest subassembly for a motor vehicle is provided, which includes an arm support adjustable along a vertical vehicle axis, and a guide device through which the arm support is guided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the guide device has just one guide element which entends longitudinally along the adjustment direction with which the arm support is guided in the adjustment direction so that forces acting on the arm support in the vehicle longitudinal direction are introduced through the guide element into the supporting door element and movement of the arm support in the vehicle longitudinal direction is substantially prevented.

Abstract: An armrest assembly for a motor vehicle door provides an armrest that may be positionally adjusted by means of a drive unit and a transfer member which may be displaced along an adjustment direction on activating the drive unit. The armrest may be connected to the drive unit. The position of the armrest in the motor vehicle door may be adjusted in the vehicle longitudinal direction and/or in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction and perpendicular to the adjusting direction of the armrest.

Abstract: The invention relates to an armrest subassembly for the door of a motor vehicle, which can be mounted in a motor vehicle having a longitudinal vehicle axis and a vertical vehicle axis. The inventive armrest subassembly comprises an arm support whose height can be adjusted along the vertical axis of the motor vehicle and a guide device enabling the support to be guided along the vertical axis. The guide device is provided with an elongate guide element (1a, 43) along the direction of adjustment (z) of the arm support (2), said guide element enabling the arm support (2) to be guided in such a way that the forces exerted upon the arm support (2) are transmitted by the elongate guide element (1a, 3) into a bearing door element (5,50) and the arm support (2) is prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction (x) of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method for determining a liquid level with the aid of ultrasonic pulses improves the measuring accuracy of the liquid level in a container with an echo time measurement of ultrasonic pulses and a mean sound velocity. The mean sound velocity is extrapolated from at least two reference sound velocities in the liquid. In this way it is possible to achieve a measuring accuracy of less than a millimeter, independently of the liquid level. A device for carrying out the method has a main measuring path, at least one device for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic pulses, at least two reference paths for determining sound velocities, and a computer unit. The computer unit extrapolates from the sound velocities to the mean sound velocity.