Abstract: The Invention presents a system and a method for digitizing a human body shape from anthropometrical measurements. The proposed system and method allow reconstructing the 3D human body quickly and accurately, improving disadvantages of costly and timely traditional methods, which not only requires digitized persons to be naked or wear tight clothes but also could use hazardous lights to their health. The system in the invention includes two main modules and two supplementary blocks to reconstruct the 3D human body from anthropometric measurements, which are: (1) Input Block, (2) Pre-Processing Module, (3) Optimization Module, (4) Output Block. The method in the invention includes four steps: (1) Step 1a: collecting human body measurements, (2) Steps 1b: Initial Population; (3) Step 2: Optimizing; (4) Step 3: Displaying digitized human body shape.

Abstract: The invention relates to a differential or transfer gearbox (10) in a motor vehicle, a method of production and the use of the differential or transfer gearbox (10). The differential or transfer gearbox (10) comprises a differential case (12) in which differential side gears (18, 20) and differential gears (22, 24) are accommodated. Each differential side gear (18) drives a first axle shaft (14) or a second axle shaft (16). A ring gear (32, 60) is driven by an input shaft (34) and mounted for conjoint rotation with the differential case (12). The ring gear (32, 60) is interlockingly connected to the differential case (12) of the differential or transfer gearbox (10).

Abstract: The Invention presents a system and a method for digitizing a human body shape from anthropometrical measurements. The proposed system and method allow reconstructing the 3D human body quickly and accurately, improving disadvantages of costly and timely traditional methods, which not only requires digitized persons to be naked or wear tight clothes but also could use hazardous lights to their health. The system in the invention includes two main modules and two supplementary blocks to reconstruct the 3D human body from anthropometric measurements, which are: (1) Input Block, (2) Pre-Processing Module, (3) Optimization Module, (4) Output Block. The method in the invention includes four steps: (1) Step 1a: collecting human body measurements, (2) Steps 1b: Initial Population; (3) Step 2: Optimizing; (4) Step 3: Displaying digitized human body shape.

Abstract: The invention relates to a differential or transfer gearbox (10) in a motor vehicle, a method of production and the use of the differential or transfer gearbox (10). The differential or transfer gearbox (10) comprises a differential case (12) in which differential side gears (18, 20) and differential gears (22, 24) are accommodated. Each differential side gear (18) drives a first axle shaft (14) or a second axle shaft (16). A ring gear (32, 60) is driven by an input shaft (34) and mounted for conjoint rotation with the differential case (12). The ring gear (32, 60) is interlockingly connected to the differential case (12) of the differential or transfer gearbox (10).

Abstract: A holding element (68, 82) for attaching magnets (62) to a rotor (20) of an electrical machine (10). This electrical machine is, in particular, designed as an AC generator and comprises intermediate spaces (60) between the individual poles (24, 25). The holding element (68, 82) comprises a top side (72) and spring lugs (70) which axially fix the magnets (62). The holding element (68, 82) has claw-like projections (74) which bear against flanks (80) of the poles (24, 25) when the holding element (68, 82) is in the fitted state.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (10), in particular a generator for a motor vehicle, comprising an exciter system composed of a plurality of electrically excited salient poles. The salient poles can be designed within the stator (16) or rotor (20) in the form of electromagnetically excited poles (22, 23; 24, 25) which are axially and radially oriented on the periphery and are alternatively polarized in the peripheral direction. In order to improve performance and reduce the magnetic leakage flux, permanent magnets (66), which are secured by means of a magnetically non-excitable holding element (60), are inserted into interstices (74) between the alternating poles (24, 25). The holding element (60) is bilaterally mounted in pole grooves (92, 94), is radially, axially, and tangentially resilient, and has a wave-shaped (62) and/or bead-shaped (76, 78; 86) profile.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical machine (8), in particular an electric motor, suitable for the adjustment by external force of elements of a motor vehicle, essentially for driving a steering booster. The inventive electrical machine comprises a rotor (7) and a shaft (10), the rotor having a plurality of plates (5), wherein the plates (5) are premounted on the shaft either individually or as a plate assembly (6) or by means of a plurality of plate assemblies (6), the rotor (7) being connected to the shaft (10). The plates (5) have resilient lugs (3) for fixing the plates (5) and/or plate assemblies (6) to the shaft (10). Furthermore, the plates (5) of the plate assemblies (6) comprise centering lugs (1) which serve to radially center the plate assembly (6) relative to the shaft (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a stator and a rotor in a housing, wherein the stator comprises a plurality of lamellae that are disposed in parallel and are combined into a package. The lamellae are held together via a spring clamp, which overlaps the lamella package in an axial manner, wherein the spring clamp simultaneously supports the lamella package radially on the interior wall of the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine (10), in particular a generator for a motor vehicle, comprising an exciter system composed of a plurality of electrically excited salient poles. The salient poles can be designed within the stator (16) or rotor (20) in the form of electromagnetically excited poles (22, 23; 24, 25) which are axially and radially oriented on the periphery and are alternatively polarized in the peripheral direction. In order to improve performance and reduce the magnetic leakage flux, permanent magnets (66), which are secured by means of a magnetically non-excitable holding element (60), are inserted into interstices (74) between the alternating poles (24, 25). The holding element (60) is bilaterally mounted in pole grooves (92, 94), is radially, axially, and tangentially resilient, and has a wave-shaped (62) and/or bead-shaped (76, 78; 86) profile.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a stator and a rotor in a housing, wherein the stator comprises a plurality of lamellae that are disposed in parallel and are combined into a package. The lamellae are held together via a spring clamp, which overlaps the lamella package in an axial manner, wherein the spring clamp simultaneously supports the lamella package radially on the interior wall of the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical machine (8), in particular an electric motor, suitable for the adjustment by external force of elements of a motor vehicle, essentially for driving a steering booster. The inventive electrical machine comprises a rotor (7) and a shaft (10), the rotor having a plurality of plates (5), wherein the plates (5) are premounted on the shaft either individually or as a plate assembly (6) or by means of a plurality of plate assemblies (6), the rotor (7) being connected to the shaft (10). The plates (5) have resilient lugs (3) for fixing the plates (5) and/or plate assemblies (6) to the shaft (10). Furthermore, the plates (5) of the plate assemblies (6) comprise centering lugs (1) which serve to radially center the plate assembly (6) relative to the shaft (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator assembly for an electrical machine, including a housing and a stator, in which the housing has at least one inward-oriented bead extending in the axial direction.

Abstract: An electric motor (1) having a mount system (2) is used in particular as a motor for power-assisted steering. The mount system (2) has a roller bearing (8) in the form of a movable bearing, wherein a rolling-surface body (25; 26) of the roller bearing (8) has a groove in which a spring element (18) is arranged. When the electric motor (1) is mounted, the spring element (18) is prestressed in a radial direction (20), with the result that play-free mounting of a shaft (5) of the electric motor (1) is ensured in the radial direction (20) by means of the roller bearing (8).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator assembly for an electrical machine, including a housing and a stator, in which the housing has at least one inward-oriented bead extending in the axial direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine 1, in particular an electric motor, with a housing 2 and covers 3, 4 that close the housing 2 and contain bearings 7, 8 that rotatably support a rotor 5. According to the present invention, spring elements 7.3, 8.3 are provided that act upon at least one bearing shell 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2 each of bearings 7, 8 with a compression force acting in the axial direction, whereby the mounting of the bearing shell 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2 that is acted upon by one of the spring elements 7.3, 8.3 is configured as a sliding fit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine 1, in particular an electric motor, with a housing 2 and covers 3, 4 that close the housing 2 and contain bearings 7, 8 that rotatably support a rotor 5. According to the present invention, spring elements 7.3, 8.3 are provided that act upon at least one bearing shell 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2 each of bearings 7, 8 with a compression force acting in the axial direction, whereby the mounting of the bearing shell 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2 that is acted upon by one of the spring elements 7.3, 8.3 is configured as a sliding fit.

Abstract: An electrical machine, in particular a starter for motor vehicles, with a stator (36) and a rotor (39) is proposed; the rotor has a hollow shaft (63) with various shaft segments. The electrical machine is characterized in that the shaft (63), between a bearing seat (81) and a shaft segment contour (108) for transmitting a torque, is a one-piece tube.

Abstract: A starter device for starting internal combustion engines having a starter motor (20) that comprises a stator (22) and a rotor (23) as well as a drive shaft (58) as starter components (21), further having a driven element (70) that can actively be connected to the drive shaft (58) and the internal combustion engine, and having a brake device (100) that acts on the driven element (70) is proposed. The starter device is characterized in that the brake device (100) can be actuated by means of at least one starter component (21) by switching on the starter motor (20).

Abstract: A relay (10), in particular for a starter for an internal combustion engine, is proposed. The relay (10) includes a relay coil (13) and a solenoid armature (22) which can be moved when full battery current flows to the relay coil (13). A contact member (37) can be actuated by the solenoid armature (22), whereby an operating lever (31) is situated on the contact member (37). It is provided that a coupling element (46) connects the operating lever (31) and the solenoid armature (22) with each other in a manner that allows them to slide with limits.