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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056184 | Door lock device The present invention relates to a door lock device for a motor vehicle door, comprising: a door retaining bar mounted on the door or the body to be pivotable, and including one first side and a profiled section formed on the first side; a first braking element arra... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8027769 | Device and method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door, the apparatus having a housing, a first end of which is pivotably coupled to one of the following: a vehicle flap or a vehicle door and a vehicle frame, and ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7908712 | Hinge for a vehicle door The invention relates to a hinge for a vehicle door, comprising a first hinge part that can be fixed to the door or the door frame, a second hinge part which is fixed to the other of the two components, i.e. the door frame or the door, and a hinge pin that defines a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7870641 | Door stay with support housing The invention relates to a support housing comprising a housing part for an active component of a door stay, the housing part having at a first end an opening for receiving the active component. The problem of developing a support housing which can be produced on an... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7828100 | Front hood assembly A front hood system has a front hood of a vehicle that is coupled to the frame of the vehicle via at least one multiple-joint hinge. In addition, the vehicle's front opening hood can be latched by means of at least one hood lock. At least one multiple-joint hinge ha... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7716787 | Locking device A locking device for locking a first part to a second part, including a shaft which connects the first part and the second part to one another in a pivotable manner. A rotational movement of the shaft entrains the first part in rotation, and the second part is rotat... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703242 | Guiding system for a sliding door A guiding system for a sliding door, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a sliding rail (5) with an upper cover (6) and a lower edge (7) arranged opposite the upper cover (6), and a roller element (101) which is guided in the sl... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7591333 | Front hood assembly A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via at least one multi-jointed hinge, said front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The at least one multi-jointed hinge comprises at least one ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7552953 | Door arrester A door arrester for a door of a motor vehicle includes a holder housing including a passage opening for a retaining bar, the holder housing including a first supporting housing part. The first supporting housing part includes injection-molded plastic and a fastening... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540554 | Hinge A hinge for a vehicle flap is provided which includes a first hinge part (2), mounted on one of the door arrangement elements flap and flap frame, a second hinge part (3), mounted on the other door arrangement element, a hinge pin (4) which is l... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530141 | Door arrester A door arrester is provided which comprises a housing (2), fastened on either the door or the door frame, a retaining rod (24), extending through an opening (23) in the housing (2) and fastened on the respective other part of door and doo... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7231995 | Front hood assembly A front hood system has a front hood of a vehicle that is coupled to the frame of the vehicle via at least one multiple-joint hinge. In addition, the vehicle's front opening hood can be latched by means of at least one hood lock. At least one multiple-joint hinge ha... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207406 | Front hood assembly A front hood assembly has the front hood of a motor vehicle hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via at least one hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock for locking the front hood with the body of a motor vehicle. To this end, the hood... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7103938 | Motor vehicle door hinge The invention relates to a motor vehicle door hinge comprised of a first hinge part (2), a second hinge part (3), a shaft section (4), which joins a hinge eye (10) of the first hinge part (2) and a hinge eye (17) of the seco... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7017442 | Parking brake A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes a lever holder, a brake actuation lever disposed in an articulated manner on the lever holder, a brake cable, and a coupling unit for tensioning the brake cable when the brake actuation lever is displaced. The parking bra... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000720 | Front hood assembly A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via a hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge is plastically deformed under the impact of a collision with a pedestrian. T... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964316 | Front opening hood assembly A front hood system has a front hood of a vehicle coupled to the frame of the vehicle via at least one four-joint hinge. In addition, the front hood can be latched by means of at least one hood lock. An economically and technically feasible protection provided for p... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6934999 | Dual-arm articulated hinge for the front bonnet of a motor vehicle A double-armed hinge for use in a motor vehicle, includes a first bar for fastening to a front bonnet of said motor vehicle, a second bar for fastening to a body of said motor vehicle, a first arm, a second arm, and a thrust piece. At least one of said first arm and... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6880426 | Parking brake for a motor vehicle A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes an actuating lever supported rotatably about an axis, a catch element, a pawl element connected to a release device and capable of being brought into engagement with the catch element, a pull cable connected to the actuat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851159 | Door hinge The invention relates to a door hinge for a door of a vehicle. The inventive hinge comprises a first and a second guiding arrangement (7, 20; 7, 30, 31) for fixing at least one holding position for the door hinge. Said hinge also comprises a first and a seond... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6842943 | Pressure-ball sliding doorstop A doorstop that includes a retainer piece disposed on one of a door and a door support, the retainer piece including a plastic housing with a main opening and a guide opening arranged perpendicular to the main opening and parallel to a pivot axis of the door. The do... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840132 | Adjustable pedal unit A pedal unit including a four-bar parallelogram is made up of an upper retainer piece, a lower retainer bracket, with footplate attached and two roughly parallel arms, which are each rotatably mounted at one end on the upper retainer piece and at the other end on th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817065 | Door hinge A motor vehicle door hinge allows the door to be displaced relative to a doorpost in transverse and pivoting movements by means of a four-bar mechanism having a supporting arm and a control rod. The supporting arm is hingedly secured to the door's side and the doorp... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814189 | Adjusting device for a cable An adjusting device for a cable of a hand-brake. When the hand-brake is disengaged, a tractive element configured as a threaded spindle that can be attached to the cable can be tightened on a spindle nut that surrounds the threaded spindle in relation to a housing b... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6789834 | Drivable flap hinge A drivable flap hinge for connecting a flaps such as a front hood or a trunk lid, to a body of an automobile in an articulated manner. The drivable hinge includes a first retaining part for fixing to the flap, a second retaining part for fixing to the body, at least... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6755268 | Front hood assembly A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via a hinge, the front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge is plastically deformed under the impact of a collision with a pedestrian. T... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6739020 | Door hinge with an integrated door stop The invention relates to a door hinge for a motor vehicle door. Said door hinge comprises a first and a second hinge half (1, 2) each of which can be fastened either on one of the door fastening elements, on the door or on the door pillar respectively. The hi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6701576 | Door hinge with integrated door stop A door hinge with integrated door stop includes a first half, which may be mounted to one of the door arrangement components, the door or door post; a second hinge half, which may be mounted to the other door arrangement; a hingepin, mounted in the first ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701572 | Flap hinge A flap hinge for connecting a flap, for example, a front lid or a boot lid, to a body of a motor vehicle in an articulated manner. The hinge includes a first stop component for fixing to the flap, a second stop component for fixing to the body and a conne... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6637536 | Front hood assembly A front hood assembly has a front hood of a motor vehicle that is hinged to the chassis of the motor vehicle via at least one hinge, said front hood being lockable via at least one hood lock. The hinge comprises means for displacing a joint depending on t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6606763 | Door hinge A hinge for a motor vehicle door allows the door to be displaced with respect to a door pillar in a transverse movement combined with a pivoting movement by means of a four-joint mechanism that has a support arm and a control rod, both of which are hinged... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588526 | Front hood assembly A vehicle front hood hinge mechanism uses at least one spring-loaded hinge for securing the front hood to the body of the automobile, which front hood is deflected upon impact with a pedestrian against a vertical spring force. One linkage of the hinge is ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6336675 | Multipart hollow-body supporting arm A hollow-body supporting arm of a swing-out hinge for a door of a motor vehicle, in which the door- and pillar-side coupling pins (5) are arranged at the free ends of the supporting arm (1). The supporting arm has two pairs of single reverse-action joints... | 01/08/2002 |
