Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for fastening a window of a motor vehicle in the guide device of a window lifter, consisting of retaining legs disposed on opposite sides of the lower area of the window, at least one of said retaining legs having an opening which can be engaged by a connecting element for retaining the window, wherein at least one upper part of at least one retaining leg is embodied to be resilient and supports an insertion section oriented in the direction of the lower edge of the window and essentially extending parallel with it. One feature of the invention is that the opening can comprise two cutouts, instead of one, in order to reduce the number of variations of catches required for use with window lifters. Another feature of the invention is that a connecting element for retaining the window in the guide device of a window lifter is already connected with the window prior to the window's insertion into the gap between the retaining legs. In a fastened state, the connecting element engages the cutout(s) of the retaining leg(s). Bolts inserted in a hole of the window, elements glued to the window or elements formed out of the window itself are examples of connecting elements.
Abstract:
The present device generally relates to a seat for a motor vehicle. The seat includes a back rest, seat cushion, and an arrangement for hingedly connecting the back rest with the seat cushion. The connecting arrangement includes an arrangement for producing a rotary movement which takes place optionally starting from a neutral position of a lever into either of two directions of rotation. Essentially, a shaft is only turned by way of the lever so long as the drive lever is moving away from the neutral position whereas, when the drive lever is swivelled towards its neutral position, the shaft is essentially not entrained. Cooperating elements exert different forces on the shaft.
Abstract:
A safety toe unit for a ski binding has two sole retaining jaws (11, 12) which can pivot laterally outwards in opposite directions. A respective projection (13, 14) of a pressure member (19) acts on each of the sole retaining jaws at the front between the pivot axes (15, 16) and shoe retaining rollers (17, 18). The pressure member (19) is arranged for displacement in the longitudinal direction of the ski substantially in front of the sole retaining jaws (11, 12) and is urged in a rearward direction by a compression spring (21) which is braced against a housing (20) which in operation is secured to the ski. The two pivot axes (15, 16) which are spaced by a small transverse distance (A) from the central longitudinal plane (22) are tilted slightly inwardly towards the vertical and central longitudinal axis (22). The pressure member (19) has an extension (24) which extends forwardly inside the coil spring (21) and which is journalled by means of a ball-shaped head (24' ) in an elongate guide sleeve (26).
Abstract:
An electrically releasable safety ski binding in which a measuring system determines the load applied to a skier's leg during skiing and a release mechanism incorporating an electromechanical converter such as a solenoid acts on a clamp device securing the ski boot to the binding to release the ski boot when the aforementioned load reaches a dangerous level. To prevent the binding becoming inoperative on failure of the electrical power supply the binding is equipped with an auxiliary release mechanism having a first inoperative state and a second operative state which can be selected either manually or automatically should the electrically operated release mechanism fail.
Abstract:
A ski safety binding is provided with a measuring system for determining the occurrence of a dangerous bending moment about a transverse axis 11 passing through the weakest point of the skier's leg lying generally somewhat above the ankle. In a first embodiment first, second and third measuring transducers 14, 15, 12 are strategically arranged between the sole of the ski boot and parts of a binding 33, 35 and the output signals from these measuring transducers are fed to a processing circuit 17 which computes the size of the bending moment about the transverse axis 11 and passes a release signal to an actuation device A to release the binding as soon as a dangerous level is reached. In a modification (FIG. 3) the ski boot is supported in the binding in such a manner that only two pressure measuring transducers are required. A variety of other embodiments are disclosed which show the use of ski bindings incorporating sole plates 24 (FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) and various other arrangements of measuring transducers and processing circuits which enable the binding to be released both during forward and rearward falls and also on the occurrence of torsional loads.
Abstract:
To reduce stresses during closing of a manually closable body component, e.g. a door, a control device and a method of controlling closing movement in which, during the closing movement, from an opened position, the body component passes through first movement range in which the body component is moved towards the closed position without any action by a control member, and, thereafter, the body component passes through a second movement range in which the closing movement is varied by the action of the control member that residual kinetic energy of the body component does not exceed a predetermined limit value after passing through the second movement range, irrespective of the initial speed. The residual kinetic energy is not sufficient to close the body component automatically, so it is automatically drawn in a third movement range until a pre catch or main catch of a lock is reached.
Abstract:
A locking device for securing a motor vehicle component which is displaceable relative to a motor vehicle structure and which may be secured by means of the locking device within a displacement range in a respective position of rest reached by displacement is provided. The locking device comprising at least one first frictional element and at least one second frictional element, which is moved relative to the first frictional element upon displacement of the motor vehicle component and thereby may slide with a friction surface along a friction surface of the first frictional element under sliding friction conditions and which, in a respective position of rest of the motor vehicle component, with its friction surface bears against the friction surface of the second frictional element under static friction conditions. A flowable additional medium is provided which may be brought, upon a relative movement of the frictional elements, between their friction surfaces.
Abstract:
In a force transmission system with a wrapping spring-type wraparound element and with a frictional surface assigned to the wraparound element, a switching device is provided for switching the wraparound element between two switching states is provided. In the first switching state, the wraparound element is operatively connected in a force-transmitting manner to the frictional surface. In the second switching state, it is operatively connected thereto in a non-force-transmitting manner. In the second switching state, the wraparound element is fully lifted off the frictional surface. The force transmission system is suitable in particular for a drive system of an adjusting element of a motor vehicle.
Abstract:
A follower for holding a window pane is adjustable by a motor vehicle window lifter. The follower is connectable to the window lifter and has at least one retaining arm which can be brought into engagement with the window pane and thereby extends at least in part along a window pane surface. The follower is designed so that in the event of the window pane being loaded with force (F) in the lifting direction (H) a torque is exerted on the retaining arm of the follower. The torque is exerted in the direction of the window pane surface to press the retaining arm toward the window pane and prevent the window pane from becoming disengaged and sliding out from the follower.
Abstract:
The device for the detachable connection of a vehicle seat with the vehicle floor with a rear fixing hook open in the travel direction and in which a fixing bolt on the vehicle floor can engage, and a front slide guide for supporting the vehicle seat on the front fixing bolt as well as a rotatably mounted claw-like locking lever biased by a spring force to lock the front fixing bolt in the slide guide wherein the rear fixing bolt is associated with a swivel mounted claw-like primary locking element biased by a spring force against the locking position, wherein the position of the primary locking element on reaching the locking position can likewise be locked by a secondary locking element, is characterized in that the front primary locking element and the rear secondary locking element are coupled together by a coupling element, preferably a coupling rod.