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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793464 | Multifunctional support for a motor vehicle door A multifunctional support for use in a motor vehicle includes a retaining section for fastening the multifunctional support to an assembly support of a door of the motor vehicle. The multifunctional support further includes a longitudinal window guide linked with th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7669368 | Sliding door for motor vehicles and method for the assembly thereof Sliding door for motor vehicles, having an outer door skin, an inner door skin and a door inside trim, supported on a guide rail on a vehicle body and movable between opened and closed positions. The sliding door includes a cable guide assembly for accommodating and... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7305290 | Controlling device of a regulating device of a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a controlling device of a regulating device of a power window. The controlling device includes at least one computer unit to control an actuator of the regulating device. The computer unit is set up to stop or initiate the stop of an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7172247 | Motor vehicle seat system, control arrangement, actuating arrangement, and process for control of a lumbar adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat system, control arrangement, actuating arrangement, and process are used to control a lumbar support device of a motor vehicle seat. The lumbar adjustment device has a first drive for adjustment in a first adjustment direction and a second drive... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156463 | Motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat has a pivoted backrest that can be swung forward in the direction of a seating of the seat, a longitudinal seat adjuster for adjusting the longitudinal position of the seat, a locking device of the longitudinal seat adjuster for locking a longit... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152907 | Motor vehicle sub-assembly The invention relates to a sub-assembly for a motor vehicle unit, especially the door unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a support element and a conductor arrangement which is fixed to the support element. According to the invention, at least one fixing section of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140683 | Motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a seat frame; a backrest, which is pivotably mounted on the seat frame and which may be folded forward in the direction of a seating surface on the seat frame; a longitudinal guide, along which the seat frame ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7099761 | Method and device for determining a position of a part of a motor vehicle seat which can be displaced by means of a drive device A motor seat device includes a drive device for displacing a part of the seat in a particular direction. Data for operating the drive device in reaction to a presetting process is stored in a pre-setting memory. A memory drive device controls the drive device accord... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7061150 | Drive unit comprising an electric motor for adjusting devices in motor vehicles The invention relates to a drive unit having an electric motor, a power supply device that supplies power to the electric motor, at least one gear or driven gear that is connected to the electric motor and electronics unit for adjusting devices in motor vehicles. In... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051860 | Displacement device A displacement device for producing a rotational movement with an output element adjustable in angle by operating a drive element. A load torque lock mounted between the drive element and the output element blocks, with force locking connection, torque introduced on... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038338 | Drive unit A driving unit especially adapted to adjusting devices for motor vehicles having an electric motor, a gear box and an electronic control device. At least one element of the electric motor, for example, at the driving shaft, the magnetic short-circuit or the motor si... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028516 | Vehicle door closure A vehicle door closure includes a door lock containing a closing element, an outer opening handle pivotally mounted in a holding plate or handle shell of the vehicle door, a coupling element connecting the door lock to the outer opening handle and a connecting devic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6956303 | Electronic control device for controlling electric units of motor vehicle doors which have different equipment An electronic control device for controlling electric units of motor vehicle doors which have different equipment. The control device is formed by at least one printed circuit board, including electronic components which are arranged in a housing and can be contacte... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942260 | Closing device for a vehicle door A closing device for a vehicle door includes a doorlock, an operating element for operating the doorlock, an external door handle fixed to the external skin of the vehicle door with an adjuster piece, a deflecting element which translates a movement of the adjuster ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6920720 | Motor vehicle door and method for assembling the motor vehicle door A motor vehicle door includes a box door body formed from a door outer skin and a door inner skin, a large surface cut out section in the door inner skin capable of being covered by a wet/dry space partition with a sealing element. The motor vehicle door also includ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918633 | Support element for upholstering on a vehicle seat A support element for upholstering on a vehicle seat, in particular for the backrest upholstery, with a base region of large area, for supporting the upholstery and an edge surrounding the base region. At least two separate adjacent support regions are provided alon... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917129 | Electromechanical drive device An electro-mechanical drive device for adjustment devices of a motor vehicle, more particularly for a window lifter, has a gearing with a gear housing, an electric motor mechanically connected to the gearing, a control device mounted in the gearing housing and havin... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6765159 | Switch to be mounted on a design element in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle A switch to be mounted on a design element in the passenger room of a motor vehicle includes a haptic element that functions as a mechanical operater and a visual element. Electrical and/or electronic switch elements are mounted on a flexible conductor element and o... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6748775 | Device for connecting an exterior handle to a closing system A device for opening wings of a motor vehicle, more particularly for opening vehicle doors and vehicle hinged lids. An exterior handle is connected to a closing system. The exterior handle is arranged in the exterior skin of the a motor vehicle and is subjected to t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6710562 | Synchronous motor with an electronic control device for adjusting devices in motor vehicles and method for controlling them A method for controlling a synchronous motor driven adjustment device is used in motor vehicles by means of an electronic control, especially for controlling adjustment devices with an anti-trap protection and/or with an excess force limitation. The method includes ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701673 | Openable and closable motor vehicle window Device for restricting or controlling and regulating the movement of remote-controlled parts, more particularly parts of a vehicle bodywork as well as a process for operating the device. The device and process can be used with particular advantage as a co... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702089 | Adjustment device for a clutch with load moment lock The invention relates to an adjustment device for producing a rotational movement that comprises an output element (3) that can be adjusted at an angle by actuating a drive element (2). The adjustment device further comprises a load moment lock (1) interp... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688043 | Device and method for securing a component to a support part in a vehicle A device for connecting component parts, such as entrainment members, to a support element of a motor vehicle door, wherein the support element has at least one protrusion therein for the positive-locking hold of the entrainment members. In one embodiment... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676324 | Device for fixing interior coverings in motor vehicles A device for fixing an interior covering in vehicles, more particularly for motor vehicle doors. An integrated adapter is provided in the interior covering through which a fastener can be operated for fixing the interior covering and/or a component part f... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6667562 | Device for detecting the adjustment of translationally moved adjusting devices in vehicles The invention relates to a device for detecting the adjustment of translationally moved adjusting devices in vehicles, especially window lifters, sunroofs and similar, comprising a sensor, which emits a sensor signal that is dependent on the adjusting mov... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6604619 | Two-directional manual drive A two-directional manual drive which produces a rotational movement, starting from the neutral position of a drive lever which can pivot around a drive axis whereby the rotational movement can occur in a selective manner in one of two rotational direction... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6590301 | Device for securing a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for opening and closing windows (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) of a motor vehicle having window regulators (4a,4b,4c,4d) which are operated by a secondary force and which can be triggered independently of each other by operating elemen... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6543598 | Continuously variable manual drive The invention relates to continuously variable manual drives for seat adjusters in motor vehicles. In a first design of the invention the drive has a transmission step which is coupled on the drive side or output side to the drive. A second design of the ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6438899 | Motor vehicle door A motor vehicle door having an outer door panel and an inner door panel provided with a large-surface cut-out section wherein the cut-out section is covered wholly or in part by a support plate and wherein the support plate supports mechanical and/or elec... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431631 | Device for releasably fastening a vehicle seat or parts of a vehicle seat in a motor vehicle A device for releasably fastening a vehicle seat or parts of a vehicle seat includes at least one electrical contact element that can couple with an electric contact element on the vehicle side, in a motor vehicle having a locking mechanism that can be un... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425204 | Window lifter with a guide rail affixed on a base part The invention concerns a window lifter with a guide rail (10) affixed on a base part (20) on a door inner panel, of an assembly carrier. The object of the invention is to provide a window lifter which is simple to adjust and prevents stressing of the wind... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6240618 | Process for manufacturing a prefabricated vehicle door module The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a prefabricated motor vehicle door module and is directed to improving the manufacturing efficiency of complex technical systems with extensive cabling. The method for manufacturing the prefabricate... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205711 | Device for attaching a slideable window pane of a motor vehicle to the control device of a window winder A device for securing an adjustable window of a motor vehicle to a guide mechanism of a window lifter, having a first component with an elevated stopper and a second component with an essentially horizontal, elongated recess into which the stopper can pos... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208101 | Process for limiting the excess force of an electrically controlled aggregate actuated by an external force when it nears its top or bottom stop positions, in particular for a motor vehicle window lifter nearing its closure position A method for restricting the surplus force of an electrically controlled assembly operated by a foreign force, which can be used with particular advantage in connection with window lifters which are fitted with an anti-jam detection device. The method is ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6185872 | Vehicle door A vehicle door in modular structure including a door shell which is completed by an assembly-bearing support plate and a single or multi-part inner door lining. The vehicle door includes a twin-shell door shell with an outer door panel and inner door pane... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170199 | Motor vehicle door The invention concerns a motor vehicle door with a door body, an inner door panel, and a window lifter disposed in the door body, which lifter includes a guide rail, on which a carrier for a window pane is displaceably disposed. According to the invention... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166508 | Process for controlling the displacement of the window pane of a motor vehicle door A method for controlling a movement of a window pane of a motor vehicle door immediately after the lowering of the window pane, until there is compensation of the system deficiency of the displacement mechanism caused by the displacement of the window pan... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6152646 | Fastening device The invention relates to a device for fixing a plastic housing of an adjuster device for motor vehicles at a fastening point formed by a through hole in a supporting part of the vehicle body. A second plastic housing is mounted on the side of the through ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6134840 | Vehicle door assembly having a window lifter with movably mounted guide rails A motor vehicle door with an outside door panel, an inside door panel provided with a large cutout, which can be partially covered by a supporting plate, where the supporting plate bears a Bowden cable tube window lifter and possibly additional functional... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6088641 | Method and device for controlling a movable object A method and device for controlling a displaceable object operated by a motorized drive unit, for example a window pane, sliding roof or the like in a motor vehicle, and is particularly suitable for use as an anti-collision protector. By using surface wav... | 07/11/2000 |
