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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115648 | Seat occupancy sensor The invention relates to a seat occupancy sensor (10) comprising at least two switch elements (12, 14) which can be activated by pressure. Said elements can be associated with the surface of a seat and are arranged at a certain distance from each other... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7088829 | Method and apparatus for producing sounds that depend on the operation of an internal combustion engine in the interior space of a motor vehicle An apparatus for producing sounds corresponding to the operation of an internal combustion engine in the interior space of a motor vehicle is characterized by a pressure sensor (20) that detects fluctuations in pressure in a fresh air stream into the engine, ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6394814 | Electrical plug-in connector for providing an electrical connection between two regions separated by a partition wall An electrical plug-in connector for electrically connecting two regions separated by a wall. The wall has an assembly hole with a reinforcement bead on a first wall side around the hole. The connector includes a connector part positioned on a second wall ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6322102 | Airbag system with controlled inflation The invention relates to an airbag system in a safety system, especially in motor vehicles, including a gas generator arranged in a gas guide housing (10), and at least one airbag connected to an assigned connection opening (11). The inventive airbag syst... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6198086 | Image signal sensing process including altering charges of capacitances In a method for detecting an image signal by means of an array (30) of photosensitive devices (10) with each of which the charge of a capacitance (12) can be altered, an optical signal (20) of each photosensitive device is first detected by means of the f... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6092860 | Wind guard for a convertible A wind guard can be applied from above over two rollover bars. The wind guard has two lateral pockets whose shapes are adapted to the contour of the rollover bars. A center part extends between the pockets which can be connected with the adjacent pockets ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5952565 | Device for checking the function of an electronically controlled regulating system in a motor vehicle following a manufacturing process Following installation of a device for functionally testing an electronically controlled regulating system in a motor vehicle, it is operated, and during its operation data is detected and stored in a test system at a production facility. The data collect... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5842751 | Brake system for motor vehicles having a brake power assist unit A brake system for motor vehicles according to the invention has a brake power assist unit which generates an output brake power by superimposing an auxiliary power on a control power input by the brake pedal, and a hydraulic wheel brake regulating system... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5818121 | On-board wiring system for vehicles In an on-board wiring system for vehicles has a battery line for connecting a generator with an energy accumulator and a disconnection switch, actuated as a result of an accident, arranged therein. Additional consuming devices are connected to the energy ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5661451 | Antitheft system for motor vehicles In the case of an antitheft system for motor vehicles comprising several control apparatuses for vehicle components, which can be cleared when a fed testing information corresponds to a predetermined reference information, the testing and the reference da... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5606239 | Cooling device for electric vehicle battery charger and wiring converter In a cooling device for a vehicle-internal battery charger and a transformer in electric vehicles, the battery charger and the transformer are mounted on a common cooling panel. The cooling panel is preferably liquid-cooled.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5572958 | Cooling arrangement for a liquid-cooled motor vehicle internal-combustion engine A cooling arrangement for a liquid-cooled internal-combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a temperature-controlled thermostatic valve, through which the coolant is completely or partially either guided through the radiator or, through a short-circuit pi... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5551914 | Device for providing fresh air to the passenger compartment of a vehicle Fresh air supplied to the passenger compartment of a vehicle is aspirated via a common fresh air aspirating opening and is conducted to two separately arranged filter devices. The fresh air cleaned in each filter device then is separately conducted to a c... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5522425 | Delivery unit with fuel tank level transmitter A delivery unit has a level transmitter in which it is possible that angular deviations of the flange and/or of the bottom of the fuel tank from the desired position have no no effect on the measuring precision of the level transmitter arranged on the del... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5518290 | Motor vehicle door penetration-limiting device A lateral edge of an automobile door is provided with a reinforcing section to which a hook is bolted. A section of the hook in the closed position of door is associated with a groove-shaped recess formed in a pillar. The free end of the hook section lays... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5445402 | Vehicle wheel suspension having displaced damper-link correction A vehicle wheel suspension comprises a wheel carrier which supports the wheel and which is connected in the lower area via a transverse link and a pressure strut with the vehicle body. In an articulated manner, a short A-arm is applied to the upper area o... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5435130 | Vehicle catalyst exhaust system for an internal-combustion engine An internal-combustion engine is provided with an exhaust pipe and an exhaust gas catalyst which can be preheated by a burner. Fuel is fed to this burner from a fuel tank by way of a fuel pump. The pressure of approximately 3 bar existing in a first fuel ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5373818 | Valve gear assembly for an internal-combustion engine An internal-combustion engine comprises at least two inlet stroke valves per cylinder, the courses of the strokes of these stroke valves being adjustable in different manners. The adjustment takes place by means of an eccentric shaft which displaces the s... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5373829 | Fuel supply system of an internal-combustion engine Normally, the fuel pressure in a forward-flow fuel pipe leading to an internal-combustion engine is controlled in such a manner that a pressure regulator branches off a partial flow into a return-flow pipe which leads without pressure into a fuel tank. No... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5361865 | Motor vehicle having equipment parts in the front occupant area which can be adjusted on separate sides In a motor vehicle having equipment parts in the front-occupant area which can be adjusted on separate sides, two operating modes are possible. In a conventional operating mode, the adjusting of the equipment parts on the front passenger's side takes plac... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5344220 | Anti-lock control system for motorcycles An anti-lock system for motorcycles which includes a monitoring circuit (3) nd an overbraking preventer (4) which compares the front-wheel brake pressure continuously during the reloading phases with a pressure reference threshold and if the threshold is e... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5301645 | Vehicle drive assembly with auxiliary engine A drive assembly, particularly for driving a vehicle, comprises a driving engine and an auxiliary engine as well as auxiliary assemblies which can be selectively driven by one of the engines. In a clear frontal area of the vehicle engine, a single-bank ra... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5271655 | Window which can be fastened in a folding top by means of a zipper, and a process for exchanging a surface section A window 3 of the folding top of a convertible, which consists of a transparent flexible plastic material, on its interior side, is provided with a surrounding zipper 2 which, by means of a holding strip 4 and 5, is undetachably fastened to the interior s... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5261506 | Control device for an occupant safety device of motor vehicles In a control device for a passenger safety apparatus, the safety apparatus is triggered by a sensor arrangement which responds to a longitudinal and/or transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle. It is also independently triggerable by an additional sta... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5217266 | Door lock with a servomotor for rotating a locking pin about an eccentric axis A lock with a servomotor, particularly a door lock for a motor vehicle, having a lock latch (fork member 1) which can be shifted between an open position and a detent position. In the detent position, the lock latch (fork member 1) reaches behind a pin 3 ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5189999 | Device for adjusting the relative angle of rotation of a shaft to a drive wheel, especially the camshaft of an internal combustion engine A device for adjusting a relative angle of rotation of a camshaft with respect to a drive wheel of an internal combustion engine utilizes a hydraulic linear motor for actuation. A hydraulic pump with a pump rotor is axially arranged with respect to a long... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5168950 | Regulating system for the regulation of the driving torque of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle In a regulating system for the regulation of the driving torque of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which wheel slippage occurring at the driven wheels of the motor vehicle are detected according to magnitude and in which the driving t... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5164709 | Seat occupancy switching device for motor vehicles A seat occupancy switching device for motor vehicles having a sensor responding to seat occupancy and an analysis circuit which emits a signal when a seat is occupied. The sensor is a lateral-force-sensitive cable which is arranged in the area of the seat... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5116092 | Bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars A bumper arrangement for motor vehicles, particularly passenger cars, having a bumper which is held on the vehicle body by flexible fastening devices. Impact absorbing tubes are arranged between the vehicle body and the bumper which cannot regenerate, and... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5111777 | Evaporation cooling system for a liquid-cooled internal-combustion engine An evaporation cooling system for an internal-combustion engine controls venting through a valve as a function of the temperature. The escape of water vapor is prevented when the vent valve is not yet actuated.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5107425 | Control system for control devices of a motor vehicle In the case of a control system for adjusting devices of a motor vehicle which, in addition to a basic mechanical function, carries out an additional function which can be achieved by electronic devices, having at least one sensor for an input value, one ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5094501 | Side door constructed as sliding door for passenger motor vehicles In a sliding door for motor vehicles, especially passenger motor vehicles, which for purposes of opening is lowerable into the vehicle body, the door body assumes in the lowered position, in which it receives the window in the lowered position thereof, an... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5084918 | Integral safety helmet An integral safety helmet is described in which a chin guard can be folded up. For the release of the chin guard, a central opening bar is provided on the front side of the chin guard. As a result, the locking mechanism can easily be opened by only one ha... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5072801 | Vibration absorber An improved vibration absorber that overcomes deficiencies of known heavy vibration absorbers that require exact manufacturing tolerance for the rigidity of the absorber in order to generate a sufficiently large frequency range of the vibration absorber. ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5050110 | Process and mechanism for determining the effective air temperature in at least one pneumatic tire of a vehicle A process for determining the effective air temperature in at least one pneumatic tire of a vehicle sensor. In addition to the temperature in proximity of the interior side of the rim of the respective vehicle wheel, the temperature in the immediate envir... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5046008 | Control device for stabilizing the rolling motion of a vehicle A control device is disclosed for stabilizing the rolling motion of a vehicle, having control elements which are arranged between the wheel carriers or wheel suspension members and the vehicle body. The control elements generate a stabilizer torque as a f... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038745 | Ignition unit for internal combustion engines An ignition unit for internal combustion engines with an ignition coil having a ferromagnetic core integrated with a spark plug connector, about the main core of which is arranged a primary winding and a secondary winding surrounded by an insulating body;... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5003947 | Arrangement for apportioning the idling air of internal-combustion engines An arrangement is disclosed for the apportioning if the idling air of internal-combustion engines having an adjustment motor for driving an adjusting member for changing a flow control cross-section and a supplementary device which can be actuated when th... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4987671 | Process for mounting a tiltable cover on a vehicle roof A process for the mounting of a tiltable cover at a vehicle roof includes the steps of, after the fastening of the tilt-out device of the roof to the underside of the roof, fastening a front cover end, through a roof opening, to a surrounding body so that... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986565 | Wheel suspension system for vehicles In the case of previously known double-wishbone axles, it is difficult to achieve a sufficient longitudinal springiness required for the rolling comfort because, as a result of the longitudinal force occurring during the braking operation, the wheel carri... | 01/22/1991 |
