Abstract: The use of a filter element with a body which has material which is suitable for adsorption of gases and vapors, the body being in the form of a honeycomb body, is, with regard to the object of supplying a substantially closed chamber with filtered inlet air in trouble-free fashion, the inlet air being virtually completely freed from pollutants which are present in the form of aerosols, gases, liquid droplets or solid particles, and a filter element of simple construction being used, wherein the filter element is used for supplying filtered inlet air to an at least partially closed-off chamber, the inlet air being freed from pollutants which are present in the form of aerosols, gases, liquid droplets or solid particles.

Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided for a motor vehicle, having a fastening apparatus. The fastening apparatus is designed to connect the pressure vessel to a body of the motor vehicle. The fastening apparatus has at least two connecting pins and at least two bearings. In each case, one connecting pin is connected to a bearing at a connecting point. The connecting pins and/or the bearings are each connected to the pressure vessel in a pressure vessel attachment region and extend away from the outer surface of the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel attachment regions exhibit in each case an expansion. The connecting pin and the bearing are, in the connecting point, at least regionally shaped and arranged such that the expansion is kinetically guided with only one translational degree of freedom by way of a movement of the bearing and/or of the connecting pin.

Abstract: A cryogenic pressure container for a motor vehicle has an inner container and an outer container. An evacuated space is arranged between the inner container and the outer container at least in some regions. The inner container has a synthetic material layer. A barrier layer is arranged at least in some regions between the synthetic material layer and the evacuated space. The barrier layer is designed and arranged so as to at least reduce the transfer of constituents leaking out of the synthetic material layer into the evacuated space, wherein a gap is formed at least in some regions between the barrier layer and the synthetic material layer.

Abstract: A tank device, in particular in a vehicle, has a pressure tank for storing fuel and a fuel line for filling the pressure tank which extends from outside of the pressure tank through a tank opening up to a free line end in the interior of the pressure tank. The fuel line in the pressure tank has at least one line outlet through which the fuel can flow out of the fuel line into the pressure tank. The fuel line, between the tank opening and the free line end, has a flexible line section such that the flexible line section moves when the pressure tank is filled.

Abstract: An arrangement having a line and a flow rectifier, whereby the flow rectifier is installed in the line in order to impart a homogenized flow profile to a flowing gas after it has passed through the flow rectifier on an outflow side inside the line, whereby, with an eye towards the objective of putting forward an arrangement which has a structure that is compact and comprises few parts and which, on the one hand, allows a flowing gas to be homogenized in terms of its flow profile and, on the other hand, allows components of a gas to be adsorbed, is characterized in that the flow rectifier is configured as a honeycomb element which has a plurality of channels that are separated from each other by channel walls, whereby the honeycomb element is made of activated carbon, or else it contains activated carbon.

Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided for a motor vehicle. The pressure vessel has a fastening apparatus. The fastening apparatus is designed to connect the pressure vessel to a body of the motor vehicle. The fastening apparatus has at least one connecting pin, which is displaceable relative to the body or relative to the pressure vessel, and at least one fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism is designed to at least temporarily fixedly clamp the connecting pin.

Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided for a motor vehicle, having a fastening apparatus. The fastening apparatus is designed to connect the pressure vessel to a body of the motor vehicle. The fastening apparatus has at least two connecting pins and at least two bearings. In each case, one connecting pin is connected to a bearing at a connecting point. The connecting pins and/or the bearings are each connected to the pressure vessel in a pressure vessel attachment region and extend away from the outer surface of the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel attachment regions exhibit in each case an expansion. The connecting pin and the bearing are, in the connecting point, at least regionally shaped and arranged such that the expansion is kinetically guided with only one translational degree of freedom by way of a movement of the bearing and/or of the connecting pin.

Abstract: The use of a filter element with a body which has material which is suitable for adsorption of gases and vapors, the body being in the form of a honeycomb body, is, with regard to the object of supplying a substantially closed chamber with filtered inlet air in trouble-free fashion, the inlet air being virtually completely freed from pollutants which are present in the form of aerosols, gases, liquid droplets or solid particles, and a filter element of simple construction being used, wherein the filter element is used for supplying filtered inlet air to an at least partially closed-off chamber, the inlet air being freed from pollutants which are present in the form of aerosols, gases, liquid droplets or solid particles.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering the supply air of an engine, comprising a filter element with a folded filter medium, whereby the folded filter medium comprises longitudinal folds with fold walls and fold troughs, and a filter housing for receiving the filter element, whereby the filter housing comprises an upper part and a bottom part. A first insertion tongue is arranged on the upper part and a second insertion tongue is arranged on the bottom part, whereby at least one insertion tongue engages in a fold trough and whereby the insertion tongues press a fold wall between themselves is characterized in that, in regard to the problem of improving the sealing concept of the prior art and of preventing the passage of dust from the raw air side to the clean air side with a high degree of reliability, the filter element comprises side strips manufactured from a compressible material that can be compressed to at least 80% of its thickness in the unloaded state.

Abstract: A filter element includes a holding frame with an intake opening, an air intake disposed on the intake opening, and an anti-twist mechanism configured such that the filter element is only insertable into a filter housing in one position. The anti-twist mechanism includes a body with two asymmetrically configured recesses extending along a longitudinal axis of the holding frame. The filter element also includes two bellows disposed on the holding frame, the bellows and holding frame delimiting a cavity.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering the supply air of an engine, comprising a filter element with a folded filter medium, whereby the folded filter medium comprises longitudinal folds with fold walls and fold troughs, and a filter housing for receiving the filter element, whereby the filter housing comprises an upper part and a bottom part. A first insertion tongue is arranged on the upper part and a second insertion tongue is arranged on the bottom part, whereby at least one insertion tongue engages in a fold trough and whereby the insertion tongues press a fold wall between themselves is characterized in that, in regard to the problem of improving the sealing concept of the prior art and of preventing the passage of dust from the raw air side to the clean air side with a high degree of reliability, the filter element comprises side strips manufactured from a compressible material that can be compressed to at least 80% of its thickness in the unloaded state.

Abstract: A tank closure system intended for closing a filling opening of a tank includes a tank cap, which closes the filling opening, and a tank flap, which covers the tank cap. The sides of the tank cap and the tank flap that face each other are designed to engage with one another in a positive locking manner by way of a defined shape, when the tank cap is situated in a predetermined position, in which the filling opening is closed, relative to the tank flap.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering intake air of a vehicle engine includes a filter element including a folded filter medium having a plurality of lengthwise folds, each fold having a fold wall and a fold valley so as to form a plurality of fold walls and fold valleys. the arrangement further includes a filter housing accommodating the filter element and having a top and a bottom part, a first insertable lamella disposed on the top part, and a second insertable lamella disposed on the bottom part and extending into a first one of the plurality of fold valleys, wherein the first insertable lamella extends into an adjacent one of the plurality of fold valleys so as to compress the fold wall disposed between the first fold valley and the adjacent fold valley.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering a fluid or gaseous medium, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing which holds a filter element in a receiving space, wherein the filter element has an edge region which bears at least in regions against the inner wall of the housing, is characterized, with regard to the problem of creating a filter arrangement which is of structurally simple design and has a high filter efficiency, in that the housing is shaped such that the receiving space tapers at least in regions in at least one spatial direction.

Abstract: A filter element includes a holding frame with an intake opening, an air intake disposed on the intake opening, and an anti-twist mechanism configured such that the filter element is only insertable into a filter housing in one position. The anti-twist mechanism includes a body with two asymmetrically configured recesses extending along a longitudinal axis of the holding frame. The filter element also includes two bellows disposed on the holding frame, the bellows and holding frame delimiting a cavity.

Abstract: A filter element, comprising a first component, a second component, and a filter medium, which is situated between the components, the components being spaced apart by the filter medium, the components and the filter medium delimiting a permeable volume, and the filter medium implementing a wall surface, through which a fluid may pass for filtering, is characterized in regard to the object of designing and refining a filter element in such a way that it may be used in tight installation spaces in that the components are oriented inclined to one another or have surfaces inclined to one another.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering intake air of a vehicle engine includes a filter element including a folded filter medium having a plurality of lengthwise folds, each fold having a fold wall and a fold valley so as to form a plurality of fold walls and fold valleys. the arrangement further includes a filter housing accommodating the filter element and having a top and a bottom part, a first insertable lamella disposed on the top part, and a second insertable lamella disposed on the bottom part and extending into a first one of the plurality of fold valleys, wherein the first insertable lamella extends into an adjacent one of the plurality of fold valleys so as to compress the fold wall disposed between the first fold valley and the adjacent fold valley.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering an air supply to a motor vehicle engine includes a filter element having a pleated filter medium, the pleated filter medium having an end face and a longitudinal side face, at least one of the end face and the longitudinal side face having a flap with a free end projecting from the respective face; and a filter housing receiving the filter element and having a housing wall, wherein the flap is configured to be placed tight against the housing wall.

Abstract: A vehicle has a lamp arranged outside a passenger compartment having a vehicle window through which light of the lamp penetrates into the vehicle. The lamp is arranged and constructed such that the light of the lamp is or will be polarized parallel to a plane of incidence of the light.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering a fluid or gaseous medium, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (1) which holds a filter element (3) in a receiving space (2), wherein the filter element (3) has an edge region (4) which bears at least in regions against the inner wall (5) of the housing (1), is characterized, with regard to the problem of creating a filter arrangement which is of structurally simple design and has a high filter efficiency, in that the housing (1) is shaped such that the receiving space (2) tapers at least in regions in at least one spatial direction.