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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255392 | Guide rail system for a moveable sunroof system including a sunshade and method of producing a guide rail system for a moveable sunroof system A guiding system for a moveable sunroof system includes at least one first guide rail for a first vehicular component and at least one second guide rail for a second vehicular component. The first and second guide rails are connected with each other and are tailored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7201436 | Composite component, in particular, a car body attachment part for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a composite component and a method of producing such composite component, in particular a car body attachment part for a motor vehicle, which includes an outer skin that is defined by an outer skin foil associated with the motor vehicle. An ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189450 | Foamed vehicle component and method of producing a foamed vehicle component A foamed vehicle component has a foamed main component and an insert. The insert serves as a fastening element and is embedded in the foamed main component by foaming. The insert, in a portion embedded in the foamed main component, is surrounded at least in sections... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146732 | Roof module and method of producing a roof module A roof module comprises an outer shell and a foamed inner shell. The outer shell has a rim including an edge of cut and the inner shell extends as far as on the edge of cut. There is also proposed a method of producing such a roof module. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114766 | Window blind for a sliding roof system The invention relates to a window blind for a sliding roof system includes a flexible material and two flat spiral springs that extend along the longitudinal edges of the window blind. The flat spiral springs tend to contract into a spiral shape, winding the flexibl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114767 | Window blind for a sliding roof system A window blind for a sliding roof system having a flexible material and two guide elements extending along the longitudinal edges of the flexible material. The guide elements engage in a guide associated with a corresponding longitudinal edge. The guide element is a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108760 | Method of producing a vehicle interior lining and vehicle interior lining A vehicle interior lining having very good sound absorbing properties and is air-permeable to air comprises an outside decorative layer, a barrier layer arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer, and a foamed layer which directly adjoins the barrier layer an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100974 | Vehicle roof module A vehicle roof module includes an outer skin and a foamed backing on a rear side of the outer skin. At least one elongated hollow element is embedded in the foamed backing. The elongated hollow element acts as a support for add-on components and may also house signa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097234 | Deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles A deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprises a first base part and a second base part. The first base part includes at least one protrusion which tapers starting from the first base part The second base part includes at least one recess ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071637 | Window lifter control system and method of controlling window lifters A window lifter system and method coordinates closing of multiple windows by detecting when more than one window pane is approaching a fully closed position and moving one window pane to only an approximately closed position while the other window pane is moved to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059651 | Sunshade system for a motor vehicle A sunshade system for a motor vehicle has two guide rails, a front crossbar and a rear crossbar that extend between the two guide rails and are guided therein, and a flexible sunshade that is fastened to the front and rear crossbars and is guided between the two gui... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058193 | Microphone assembly for a vehicle hands-free telephone A microphone assembly of a vehicle hands-free telephone comprises a guide and a microphone unit. The microphone unit moves between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the guide. The microphone may be activated in the extended position and deact... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051781 | Sunshade assembly for a vehicle roof A sunshade assembly for a vehicle roof has a window shade that is movable along guide rails toward the front and rear of the vehicle. Drive elements are connected to a front edge of the window shade, and rotatable tension wheels are mounted to the guide rail and cou... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048329 | Wind deflector with anti-pinch protection A wind deflector system for a sunroof system includes a wind deflector that is adjustable between a lowered position and an extended position, and a pinch protection element. The wind deflector is adjustable between a lowered and an extended position. The pinch prot... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008009 | Roller blind system for a motor vehicle A roller blind system for a vehicle roof includes a rotatable coiling body and a roller blind that is attached at one end to the coiling body and at the other end to a vehicle portion in a stationary manner. The coiling body is shiftable in a translational motion, a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000671 | Roller blind system, in particular for a sunroof A roller blind system comprising a first roller blind, a second roller blind and a coiling body that accommodates the first and second roller blinds. The edges of the first and second roller blinds are offset with respect to each other in an axial direction relative... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981738 | Seal for movable vehicle roof A seal for the guide of an openable vehicle roof has an elastic sealing profile and a harder sealing strip that is mounted thereon and that is configured as a separate part. When the seal must be compressed, in order to make space for a connecting member between the... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977019 | Method of producing a vehicle interior lining and vehicle interior lining A vehicle interior lining having good sound absorbing properties and that is permeable to air is formed from an intermediate product comprising an inside decorative layer and a barrier layer made of open-cell foam. The barrier layer adjoins the rear side of the deco... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942287 | Sliding-tilt roof module and cover for a vehicle roof A displaceable cover of a sliding-tilt roof module closes a vehicle roof opening. The cover includes a large-surface panel and longitudinal slide guide parts for shifting the cover. The slide guide parts are embedded in a foamed backing applied on a rear side of the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938946 | Car body part and method of its production A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6892786 | Assembly including at least one guide rail and one slide for a roll-up sun screen in a motor vehicle An assembly for a shade system of a motor vehicle, such as a roll-up shade or a sliding sunroof, includes a guide rail and a slide movable in the guide rail. The slide includes a braking element engageable in a braking groove of the guide rail to stop the slide in a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6869137 | Vehicle roof A vehicle roof having a roof frame and a roof module permanently and fixedly attached to the roof frame has a rigid safety element on the lower side of the roof module. The safety element engages the roof frame and holds the roof module on the roof frame in the even... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869133 | Multi-layered vehicle body part and method of manufacture A mountable vehicle body part has a visible outer surface and includes a outer plastic sheet, an inner fiber-reinforced layer made of plastic, and a protective layer disposed between the plastic sheet and the fiber-reinforced layer. The protective layer is made of p... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6863339 | Composite part for a vehicle body A composite part for use as a vehicle panel comprises an outer wall, a foamed backing and a reinforcement insert embedded in the foamed backing. The foamed backing leaves portions of the reinforcement insert exposed to form at least two fastening regions. The reinfo... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857693 | Sun screen for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle sun screen device for a vehicle roof module has at least one guideway which extends from back to front in a longitudinal direction of a roof module, a housing which is mounted on the roof module, a first sun screen that can be moved forward from the ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854796 | Roof module with moveable lid and rigid sealing strip A roof module includes an outer skin having a slot which receives a holding element for a lid. The lid is movable between a closed position and an open position. The roof module further includes a rigid covering element movable between a closed position in which the... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851744 | Roof module for a motor vehicle A roof assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a rim portion that guides a roof module towards an opening for a sliding roof cover. The rim portion has a water groove formed integrally with the roof module. In addition, the roof module may have an integrally formed s... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6834914 | Wind deflector for a vehicle roof A wind deflector for a vehicle roof comprises a flexible deflecting element attached between a base element and a raising device. The base element is mountable on a vehicle roof, and the raising device is pivotably connected to the base element to raise and lower th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817659 | Device for guiding airflow around a vehicle roof opening A device for guiding an airflow in a region of a roof opening in a motor vehicle roof comprises a wind deflector and at least one additional deflector. This additional deflector has a rear end face and is movably fastened to the wind deflector and adapted to protrud... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6789842 | Guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof A guide mechanism for the cover of a sliding/tilting roof has on each of the two sides thereof a slotted guide that is pivotally mounted to raise the cover. Arranged in the area of the rear edge of the cover is a unit that includes a drain gutter and, at each latera... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783174 | Drive device for a vehicle component A cable drive device for moving a vehicle component, such as a vehicle sliding roof, includes a cable that is guided in an endless loop and whose ends of which are wound up on two winding drums that are driven in the same direction. An intermediate section of the ca... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779836 | Guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof A guide mechanism for a cover of a sliding/tilting roof has at least one lateral profiled rail, at least one bearing part each provided along the profiled rail for shifting the cover and at least one intermediate part which is connected with the bearing part and at ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759817 | Window lifter system and method of controlling a plurality of window lifters A window lifter system comprises a first window lifter motor and a master control device for the first window lifter motor. The master control device is able to detect a position of a window pane driven by the first window lifter motor and to drive the first window ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742836 | Car body part and method of its production A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6729073 | Connector for attaching a window panel to a drive element of window-lift device A window-lift device for motor vehicles includes a panel-connector, a drive-connector attached to a drive mechanism of the window-lift device for lifting and lowering a window pane, matching fixing pieces for fixing the panel-connector to the drive-connector, and an... | 05/04/2004 |
