Abstract: A multi-port thermal module which includes a central housing, a plurality of flow cavities integrally formed as part of the central housing, at least one inner housing connected to a first side of the central housing, a first plurality of inner flow channels integrally formed as part of the first inner housing, each of the first plurality of inner flow channels in fluid communication with at least one of the flow cavities, and a first outer housing connected to the first inner housing. A portion of each of a first plurality of flow channels is integrally formed as part of the first inner housing, and another portion of each of the first plurality of flow channels is integrally formed as part of the first outer housing. A rotor located in the central housing is rotated to various orientations to direct fluid between the plurality of flow cavities.

Abstract: A valve of a drive unit of a motor vehicle, having a valve housing that is thermally decoupled from a motor housing. Components of an electric-motor drive and of a transmission that are arranged in the motor housing are thus protected against thermal loads. The valve can be manufactured inexpensively and has a particularly small installation space.

Abstract: The invention relates to a valve device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a flow channel located in the housing, a flap arranged in the flow channel for closing the flow channel, the flap having regions in which a pin penetrating the flap is fastened and the pin being rotatably mounted in the housing, and a valve seat, which is arranged in the flow channel and which is in contact with the flap when the latter is in the closed position. The flow channel is provided with a plasma coating which renders it hydrophobic or hydrophilic.

Abstract: A valve device for a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a duct arranged in the housing; a flap arranged in the duct and configured to close the duct; a shaft mounted in the housing, upon which shaft the flap is attached; an electric motor configured to drive the shaft; and a stationary conducting element arranged in the duct downstream of the flap.

Abstract: Angular motion driving mechanism comprising, mounted on a supporting structure (SUP), a gear wheel (GW) for intermittent rotational movement in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions within an arc bounded by first and second angular positions (?1 and ?2, respectively) of the gear wheel (GW) with respect to the supporting structure (SUP), a driving gear (DG) being drivingly coupled to the drive motor (DM) and to the gear wheel (GW) imparting rotational movement to the gear wheel (GW) from said first to said second position (?1 to ?2, respectively) in an active mode of the drive motor (DM), a coiled torsion return spring (RS), which is flexed against its bias at rotational movement of the gear wheel (GW) from the first to the second angular position ?1 to ?2 in the active mode of the drive motor (DM), and which relaxes in the non-active mode of the drive motor (DM) by urging the gear wheel (GW) to return from the second to the first angular position (?2 to ?1, respectively).

Abstract: A drive device (10, 100) with an actuating drive (40, 130) for driving a movable element (11, 110), in which drive device a lever (62, 144) coupled to the movable element (11, 110) is capable of being driven by the actuating drive (40, 130) via a gear (48, 132), the lever (62, 144) being capable of being acted upon by a firmly supported return spring (34, 164) so as to be capable of being pivoted back into a basic position (82, 161), and, in the basic position (82, 161), a first lever arm (64, 146) of the lever (62, 144) being acted upon by a stop (84, 160), is to have a particularly low space requirement and at the same time absorb momentum energy of the gear (48, 132) in a particularly reliable way in the event of a failure of the actuating drive (40, 130).

Abstract: A throttle valve body (10, 100), especially for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a tubular body (16, 116), which comprises at least an outer casing (16A, 116A), an inner casing (16B, 116B), a first end face (16C, 116C) and a second end face (16D, 116D), the inner casing (16B, 116B) of the tubular body (16, 116) forming a flow duct (20, 120) through which a gaseous medium (56, 156), especially air, can flow in a main flow direction (58, 158), a throttle plate (24, 124) swivel-mounted on a throttle shaft (22, 122) being arranged in the flow duct (20, 120), is to have an especially low weight and be manufactured at least partially from standard components. For this purpose the outer casing (16A, 116A) of the tubular housing (16, 116) is at least partially enclosed by a housing (12, 112) made of plastic (14, 114), at least one actuator (30, 130) for the throttle shaft (22, 122) being arranged in the housing (12, 112) and the tubular body (16, 116) being largely composed of metal (18, 118).

Abstract: A drive device (10, 100) with an actuating drive (40, 130) for driving a movable element (11, 110), in which drive device a lever (62, 144) coupled to the movable element (11, 110) is capable of being driven by the actuating drive (40, 130) via a gear (48, 132), the lever (62, 144) being capable of being acted upon by a firmly supported return spring (34, 164) so as to be capable of being pivoted back into a basic position (82, 161), and, in the basic position (82, 161), a first lever arm (64, 146) of the lever (62, 144) being acted upon by a stop (84, 160), is to have a particularly low space requirement and at the same time absorb momentum energy of the gear (48, 132) in a particularly reliable way in the event of a failure of the actuating drive (40, 130).

Abstract: In a throttle body with a Torquer drive, the rotor of the drive motor is seated directly on the shaft (14) of the throttle butterfly (16). In order to achieve permanent axial retention of the shaft in combination with simplicity of assembly, the rotor is press-fitted on to the shaft (14), a retaining washer (52) is provided between the throttle butterfly (16) and the rotor, the retaining washer being fixed axially on the shaft (14) or on a throttle housing (12) and engaging with a defined axial play in a gap (32) on the other element, and the two axial, housing-side contact surfaces of the retaining washer (52) being formed by a fastening plate (56) screwed to the housing (12) and by a stop (54) provided on the housing (12). The narrow axial retention device allows rotor-side arrangement for simpler assembly in combination with a short and rigid throttle-butterfly shaft (14).

Abstract: A throttle valve body (10, 100), especially for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a tubular body (16, 116), which comprises at least an outer casing (16A, 116A ), an inner casing (16B, 116B), a first end face (16C, 116C) and a second end face (16D, 116D), the inner casing (16B, 116B) of the tubular body (16, 116) forming a flow duct (20, 120) through which a gaseous medium (56, 156), especially air, can flow in a main flow direction (58, 158), a throttle plate (24, 124) swivel-mounted on a throttle shaft (22, 122) being arranged in the flow duct (20, 120), is to have an especially low weight and be manufactured at least partially from standard components.