An authentication system for a vehicle for authenticating a number of portable authentication devices to the vehicle has at least one BLE module having at least one BLE antenna and a control unit for controlling the BLE antenna The control unit operates the BLE module alternately in a first operating mode and a second operating mode (B), wherein the BLE module in the first operating mode establishes a connection in a scanning role with at least one portable authentication device which works in an advertising role, and wherein the BLE module in the second operating mode establishes a connection in an advertising role with at least one portable authentication device which works in a scanning role.
H04W 4/48 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for in-vehicle communication
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
The invention relates to a control circuit (1) for the linear speed control of an electrically operated hand tool, the control circuit comprising a magnetic field sensor (20) for detecting a magnetic field and comprising a slider (30) which can be displaced relative to the magnetic field sensor (20) along a linear actuation path (10) from a starting point (11) to an end point (12), wherein the magnetic field sensor (20) is positioned along the actuation path (10), and two axially magnetised bar magnets (31, 32), that are arranged antiparallel to one another, are fixed to the slider (30) on opposite sides of the magnetic field sensors (20), wherein the bar magnets (31, 32) can be moved, together with the slider (30), along the actuation path (10) on both sides of the magnetic field sensor (20), and a magnetic field generated between the bar magnets (31, 32) can be linearly detected by the magnetic field sensor (10) during movement of the slider (30) from the starting point (11) to the end point (12) for speed control, and can be output by the magnetic field sensor (20) as a linearly varying output signal (43).
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
H03K 17/97 - Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using a magnetic movable element
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CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED HAND TOOL
The invention relates to a control circuit (1) for controlling the speed of an electrically operated hand tool, the control circuit comprising: a first contact track (10) which extends without interruption from a starting point (11) to an end point (12) and is connected to a circuit output (53); a second contact track (20) which extends parallel to the first contact track (10) and is formed from a plurality of contact surfaces (21, 22, 23) that are arranged one behind the other in a row and are insulated from one another, with a ground connection (GND) applied to a first contact surface (21) of the row and a supply voltage (VCC) applied to a last contact surface (23) of the row; and a pick-up (30) which can be moved between the starting point (11) and the end point (12) and which has at least one first contact (31) and at least one second contact (32) that electrically connect the first contact track (10) to the second contact track (20); and further comprising a plurality of resistors (41, 42, 43) which are connected in series, the resistors (41, 42, 43) each being connected to a contact surface (11, 12, 13) of the second contact track (20) such that the voltage present at the circuit output (53) can be varied stepwise between ground (GND) and supply voltage (VCC) by a movement of the pick-up (30) without physical contact with the resistors (41, 42, 43).
A wireless key (1) for unlocking a vehicle and/or for enabling a function of the vehicle. The wireless key (1) has a sensor (10) for motion detection, an evaluation unit (20), and a transceiver (30) which is designed to signal its availability as a connection partner and to wirelessly transmit data to a connection partner and/or to receive data from the connection partner. The transceiver (30) has at least one operating mode (A, B) and at least one sleep mode (C, D) where an energy requirement of the transceiver (30) is lower than in the at least one operating mode (A, B). The evaluation unit (20) is designed to switch the transceiver from the operating mode (A, B) to the sleep mode (C, D) if no movement is detected by the sensor (10) within a predetermined interval and to switch the transceiver (30) from the sleep mode (C, D) to the operating mode (A, B) if a movement is detected by the sensor (10).
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
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FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT FOR DETECTING TOUCH ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL, DEVELOPABLE SURFACE OF AN OPERATING DEVICE, OPERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT
The invention relates to a functional element (1) for detecting touch on a three-dimensional, developable surface (21) of an operating device (2), wherein the functional element (1) is determined by a flexible circuit carrier (10) which has a flat functional portion (11) in which at least one sensor surface (12) for detecting an operator's touch is formed on the circuit carrier (10), wherein the functional portion (11) is shaped as a planar development of the three-dimensional, developable surface (21), and wherein the functional portion (11) is designed to be able to be brought from the planar development into a three-dimensional shape corresponding to the three-dimensional, developable surface (21) and/or to be arranged on the developable surface (21) so as to cover the developable surface (21).
The invention relates to an operating device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising an operating element (10) and a bearing shell (20) which surrounds some portions of the operating element (10) and on which the operating element (10) is mounted by means of an aerostatic air bearing so as to be freely rotatable about at least one axis of rotation (X, Y, Z), wherein a pressure chamber (31) that is delimited in portions by the bearing shell (20) is provided on a side of the bearing shell (20) that is remote from the operating element (10), into which pressure chamber an air feed (32) opens, wherein the bearing shell (20) is air-permeable and air can be conveyed as a lubricating medium via the air feed (32) and the pressure chamber (30) through the bearing shell (20) into an air cushion between the operating element (10) and the bearing shell (20).
F16C 32/06 - Bearings not otherwise provided for with moving member supported by a fluid cushion formed, at least to a large extent, otherwise than by movement of the shaft, e.g. hydrostatic air-cushion bearings
B60K 35/10 - Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
B60K 35/80 - Arrangements for controlling instruments
B60K 35/81 - Arrangements for controlling instruments for controlling displays
The invention relates to an operating device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising an operating element (10), at least one capacitive sensor (20), and an evaluation unit (30) designed to evaluate a capacitive change (33) detectable by the at least one capacitive sensor (20), wherein the at least one capacitive sensor (20) has a sensor surface (24) on which the operating element (10) is movably mounted, wherein the at least one capacitive sensor (20) is designed to detect an operator's contact with the operating element (10) as a haptic component (103) of the capacitive change (33), and wherein the evaluation unit (30) is designed to determine, from the capacitive change (33), the contact with the operating element (10) detected by way of the haptic component (103).
A system (1) has a vehicle (2) and a mobile device (3) to unlock the vehicle (2) and/or enable a function of the vehicle (2). The vehicle (2) has at least one first transceiver (A) that is designed to transmit and receive data wirelessly. The mobile device (3) has at least one second transceiver (B) that is designed to transmit and receive data wirelessly. The first transceiver (A) and the second transceiver (B) are designed to establish a wireless connection with one another as connection partners that enables data exchange. The first transceiver (A) is designed to check an environment of the vehicle (2) for available connection partners. The second transceiver (B) is designed to signal its availability as a connection partner.
The invention relates to a locking device (300) for locking two electrical charging interfaces (100, 200), wherein the locking device (300) has a first bolt (310, 311, 312), a second bolt (320, 321, 322) and a drive (340) operatively connected to said first and second bolts, wherein the first bolt (310, 311, 312) is designed to lock a first electrical charging interface (100), wherein the second bolt (320, 321, 322) is designed to lock a second electrical charging interface (200), and wherein the drive (340) is designed to move the first bolt (310, 311, 312) and the second bolt (320, 321, 322) synchronously with one another between an unlocked position, in which the charging interface (100, 200) in question is unlocked, and a locked position, in which the charging interface (100, 200) in question is locked.
B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
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DEVICE FOR MUTUALLY CROSSING ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST TWO LIGHT PATHS IN A PLANE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE
The invention relates to a device (1) for mutually crossing arrangement of at least two light paths (100, 200) in a plane, each having a plurality of light sources (101, 201) for illuminating the light paths (100, 200) toward a viewing side (S), wherein the device (1) has two first electrical contact sections (10) for electrically contacting a first light path (100) and two second electrical contact sections (20) for electrically contacting a second light path (200), wherein first electrical conductors (11) electrically connect the two first electrical contact sections (10) to one another and second electrical conductors (21) electrically connect the two second electrical contact sections (20) to one another, wherein the two first electrical contact sections (10) are arranged opposite one another relative to the second electrical conductors (21) and the two second electrical contact sections (20) are arranged opposite one another relative to the first electrical conductors (11), such that the two light paths (100, 200) cross one another at a crossing point (2) in an imaginary extension between the respective contact sections (10, 20), and wherein the first electrical conductors (11) cross the second electrical conductors (21) in a manner electrically insulated from one another.
F21S 4/20 - Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
F21V 23/06 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being coupling devices
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 27/02 - Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for simultaneous co-operation with two or more counterparts
H01R 31/06 - Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
H01R 13/717 - Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in light source
The invention relates to a trim element (1) for vehicles, having a visible side (S) and, facing away from said visible side, a back side (R), wherein the trim element (1) comprises a decor layer (10) that determines the visible side (S), a light-guiding element (50) arranged on the back side of the decor layer (10) and at least one luminous means (60) which is arranged on the light-guiding element (50) on the back side of the decor layer (10) and which is designed to emit light along an input coupling axis (E) in the direction of the visible side (S) and input couple said light into the light-guiding element (50), wherein the decor layer (10) has a display region (11) which is on the visible side and which can be illuminated along an output coupling axis (A) that has a parallel displacement from the input coupling axis (E), wherein the light-guiding element (50) comprises at least two reflection surfaces (51, 52) that are tilted relative to the input coupling axis (E) and said light-guiding element is designed to deflect, at the at least two reflection surfaces (51, 52), the light input-coupled along the input coupling axis (E) from the input coupling axis (E) to the output coupling axis (A) along a predetermined light path (P).
B60Q 3/54 - Lighting devices embedded in interior trim, e.g. in roof liners
B60Q 3/64 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by optical aspects using light guides for a single lighting device
B60Q 3/78 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by the purpose for generating luminous strips, e.g. for marking trim component edges
B60R 13/02 - Trim mouldingsLedgesWall linersRoof liners
B60R 13/04 - Ornamental or guard stripsOrnamental inscriptive devices
F21S 43/19 - Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
F21S 43/239 - Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide plate-shaped
F21S 43/243 - Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its extremities
F21S 43/245 - Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its major surfaces
F21S 43/20 - Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
B60Q 3/14 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards lighting through the surface to be illuminated
F21W 104/00 - Exterior vehicle lighting devices for decorative purposes
The invention relates to a snap-action disc (10) for separately electrically contacting a plurality of contacts (20) which lie in a first plane and are insulated with respect to one another, wherein the snap-action disc (10) has a support body (11) for providing support on a surface lying in the first plane, a deformation body (12) connected thereto and a plurality of contact bridges (13) arranged spaced apart from the support body (11) on the deformation body (12) and insulated with respect to one another, wherein the deformation body (12) is designed to hold the contact bridges (13) in a non-deformed, stable state in a second plane spaced apart from the first plane and to be deformed resiliently in the direction of the first plane, by way of a force (K) acting from the second plane in the direction of the first plane, into a deformed, unstable or metastable state in which the contact bridges (13) lie in or on the first plane, wherein the contact bridges (13) are each designed, in the deformed state, to electrically connect at least two of the contacts (20) insulated with respect to one another.
The invention relates to a translucent decorative metal panel (1) having a visible side (S) and, facing away from it, a rear side (R), wherein the decorative metal panel (1) has a metallic main body (10), formed in which there is at least one clearance (11), which is open towards the visible side (S) and towards the rear side (R) and is filled with a translucent filling material (12), wherein the main body (10) and the filling material (12) together provide, towards the visible side (S), a surface (13) which is coated with a translucent metallic covering layer (20) such that, when light is shone from the rear side onto the at least one clearance (11) filled with the filling material (12), the light can be seen on the visible side through the covering layer (20).
B44F 1/06 - Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects produced by transmitted light, e.g. transparencies, imitations of glass-paintings
B29C 45/00 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor
B60Q 3/14 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards lighting through the surface to be illuminated
B60Q 3/62 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by optical aspects using light guides
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CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND CONTROL ELEMENT WITH INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION
The invention relates to a capacitive sensor (1) with integrated illumination for control elements, comprising a support plate (10) and a sensor element (20) displaceably mounted on the support plate, wherein the sensor element (20) comprises a connecting portion (21) mounted on the support plate (10) and an operating portion (22) that is displaceable relative to the support plate (10) in a predetermined operating direction (R), wherein the operating portion (22) has an operating surface (24) for receiving a force (K) that acts in the operating direction (R) and wherein the capacitive sensor (1) furthermore comprises a measuring electrode (30) that is provided on the support plate (10) and serves to detect a displacement of the operating portion (22) and determine a force (K) that acts on the operating portion (22) and leads to the displacement, wherein the capacitive sensor (1) comprises a luminous element (40) which is provided on the support plate (10) and designed to emit light in the operating direction (R), and wherein the operating portion (22) has a cutout (25), through which the luminous element (40) extends and/or through which light can be emitted in the operating direction (R) by the luminous element (40).
The invention relates to an electric circuit arrangement (1) with at least one electric component (13) which is load-appropriately protected for subsequent processing, said electric circuit arrangement comprising a carrier layer (10) which has integrated conductor tracks (11) and has a surface (12) to which the at least one electric component (13) is fixed and is in contact with the conductor tracks (11), wherein on the surface (12) of the carrier layer (10), adjacent to the at least one component (13), at least one protective element (20) for protecting the at least one electric component (13) is provided and fixed to the carrier layer (10), the at least one protective body (20) being designed to absorb and/or deflect a force acting on the at least one component (13) as a result of a deformation of the carrier layer (10) and/or to absorb and/or deflect a force acting on the at least one component (13) by a material moving parallel to the surface.
A seat monitoring system for monitoring a state of at least one seat arrangeable in a vehicle's interior and determining the position of the seat in the interior. The monitoring system has a control module, two sending modules signally connected to the control module, and at least one seat module associated with at least one seat and a receiving module. The two sending modules are spaced apart from one another and each have one antenna, the receiving module has two antennas. A first antenna of the receiving module is configured to receive a signal from a first sending module of the sending modules, and a second antenna of the receiving module is configured to receive a signal from a second sending module of the sending modules. The receiving module is configured to determine signal strengths of the signals received by the antennas of the receiving module for position determination.
B60N 2/00 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
B60N 2/02 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
B60R 21/015 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, e.g. for disabling triggering
B60R 21/01 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
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DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR OPERATING A WIRELESS MODULE IN DIFFERENT OPERATING MODES IN AN ALTERNATING MANNER
The invention relates to a device (1) for a motor vehicle (2) for operating a wireless module (11) in different operating modes in an alternating manner, comprising a first wireless module (11) and a controller (10) for actuating the first wireless module (11). The controller (10) is designed to actuate the first wireless module (11) such that the first wireless module (11) is operated in a radar operating mode (B1) for a radar time frame and in a ranging operating mode (B2) for a ranging time frame, wherein in order to actuate the first wireless module (11), the controller (10) is designed to determine a radar duration (Z1) of the radar time frame, a ranging duration ((Z2) of the ranging time frame, a radar interval (11) between two respective successive radar time frames, and a ranging time interval (12) between two respective successive ranging time frames on the basis of weighting factors (G1 - G6) in the event of a change (X) in the weighting factors (G1 - G6) and/or in temporally defined intervals.
A61B 5/0507 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves using microwaves or terahertz waves
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G01S 7/02 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 13/02 - Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systemsAnalogous systems
G01S 13/04 - Systems determining presence of a target
The invention relates to a handle device (1) for a vehicle with integrated lighting, with said handle device (1) having an electronics module (10) with a light source (11) and having a housing (20) with a receiving space (21) in which the electronics module (10) is arranged, wherein the housing (20) is transparent and/or translucent at least in portions and integrally forms a light-guiding element (22) adjacent to the light source (11), wherein the light-guiding element (22) is designed to guide a light emitted by the light source (11) out of the receiving space (21) for illumination purposes.
B60Q 1/26 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
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TRIM PART FOR THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TRIM PART
The invention relates to a trim part (1) for the interior of a vehicle, having a visible side (S), which faces a viewer when used as intended, and a rear side (R) facing away from the visible side, the visible side of the trim part (1) having a transparent and/or translucent carrier film (20) and a transparent and/or translucent heating panel (30) which is applied to the rear side of the carrier film (20), the rear side of the carrier film (20) being back-moulded with an at least partially transparent and/or translucent plastic which forms a carrier (10) which stabilizes the carrier film (20) and keeps it in a predetermined shape.
H05B 3/84 - Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields
H05B 3/86 - Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields the heating conductors being embedded in the transparent or reflecting material
20.
SYSTEM FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS IN AN AREA OUTSIDE A VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
The invention relates to a system (1) for detecting unauthorized persons (31, 32) in an area outside a vehicle (2), having a key unit (20) and a vehicle unit (10), wherein the vehicle unit (10) has at least one radio module (11, 12) designed to communicate with the key unit (20) in the outside area and/or to determine a position of the key unit (20) in the outside area and/or to determine a distance of the key unit (20) from the radio module (11, 12) in the outside area, wherein at least one of the radio modules (11, 12) is a UWB module (11) designed to transmit and/or receive first signals for communicating with the key unit (20) and/or determining the position of the key unit (20) and/or determining the distance of the key unit (20) in the outside area, and wherein the UWB module (11) is designed, in addition to transmitting and/or receiving the first signals, to transmit and/or receive second signals as radar pulses and to use the radar pulses to detect objects in the outside area and to determine the position and/or movement thereof relative to the UWB module.
G01S 13/02 - Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systemsAnalogous systems
G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
G01S 13/76 - Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systemsAnalogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
G01S 7/00 - Details of systems according to groups , ,
G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 13/87 - Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar
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DEVICE FOR DISTURBANCE-FREE DETECTION OF CONTACT WITH A STEERING HANDLE
The invention relates to a device (1 ) for disturbance-free detection of contact with a steering handle (2) by a user, comprising at least one contact sensor (11, 12) for detecting contact, at least one disturbance variable sensor (21, 22) for detecting disturbance variables, and an evaluation unit (31) which is connected to the sensors (11, 12, 21, 22) via signals and is designed to determine a value for contact detection, adjusted for the disturbance variables, from measurement values detected by the sensors (11, 12, 21, 22), wherein the at least one disturbance variable sensor (21, 22) is designed to receive frequencies as disturbance variables.
The invention relates to a device (1) for fail-safe detection of a touch of a surface, comprising a primary sensor (10) having at least one measurement path (11) formed by a functional conductor, which is assigned to a region (2) of the surface, a reference sensor (20) having at least one reference path (21) and an evaluation device (30) connected for signalling purposes to the primary sensor (10) and to the reference sensor (20), wherein each measurement path (11) is assigned at least one reference path (21), wherein the primary sensor (10) is designed to detect impedance and capacitance changes, which can be caused by a touch of the region (2) of the surface or by interference on the measurement path (11), as measurement values (X), and the reference sensor (20) is designed to detect impedance and/or capacitance changes, which can be caused exclusively by interference on the reference path (21), as reference values (Y), and wherein the evaluation device (30) is designed to determine, from measurement values (X) and reference values (Y), values (Z) adjusted for the interference, from which it can be determined whether the surface is touched.
In order to provide an electrochemical device, comprising a stack of electrochemical units that succeed one another in a stack direction, wherein each electrochemical unit comprises a bipolar plate, and a terminal connector that comprises an electrically insulating housing and a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements, wherein the stack of electrochemical units of the electrochemical device is configured to make safe, reliable and robust electrical contact for continuous measurement of the electrical potentials of the bipolar plates of the stack, it is proposed that a plurality of the bipolar plates each comprise a terminal element that projects in a contact-making direction, beyond lateral edges of the bipolar plate adjacent to the terminal element, wherein the terminal element has at least one latching element with which the terminal connector is latchable, and/or has at least one contact-making bead with which, in a mounted condition of the terminal connector, one of the contact elements of the terminal connector is engageable, in order to make an electrically conductive contact between the bipolar plate and the respectively associated contact element of the terminal connector.
The invention relates to an electric rocker switch (1) having a base plate (30) and a rocker element (10) which is designed as a rocker and is supported on the rocker plate (30) and can be tilted with respect to the base plate, wherein the rocker element (10) defines, on a side facing away from the base plate (30), four actuation surfaces (11, 12, 13, 14), of which a first actuation surface (11) and a second actuation surface (12) are arranged spaced apart from one another along a first centre axis (M1) and a third actuation surface (13) and a fourth actuation surface (14) are spaced apart from one another along a second centre axis (M2) which intersects the first centre axis (M1), wherein the rocker element (10) can be pivoted by a force (F1) acting on a respective actuation surface (11, 12, 13, 14) from a neutral position about a respective tilt axis (K1, K2, K3, K4) into in each case an actuation position, and wherein the respective tilt axis (K1, K2) of the first actuation surface (11) and of the second actuation surface (12) lies opposite the respective actuation surface (11, 12) with respect to the second centre axis (M2) and the respective tilt axis (K3, K4) of the third actuation surface (13) and of the fourth actuation surface (14) lies opposite the respective actuation surface (13, 14) with respect to the first centre axis (M1).
H01H 25/04 - Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
25.
DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ALIGNING ELEMENT FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION
The invention relates to a display device (1) for displaying information, having an optical body (30) and a primary display element (10) which is designed to emit light for displaying information and couple same into the optical body (30) on a first plane (31), wherein the optical body (30) is designed to deflect the coupled light to a second plane (32) in order to display information to a viewer, and an aligning element (40) is arranged upstream of the the optical body (30), said aligning element being designed to align the light emitted from the primary display element (10) in a main direction (A) before being coupled into the optical body (30).
The invention relates to a display device (1) for displaying information for a motor vehicle handle (3) which has an operating element (2), having an optical body (10) with a display surface (14) which lies on a first plane (11), a reflective surface (15) which lies on a second plane (12), and a recess (20) which intersects the first plane (11) for receiving the operating element (2), wherein the first plane (11) and the second plane (12) intersect each other, thereby forming a wedge-shaped section (19), and the optical body (10) defines a transition (30) between the display surface (14) and the reflective surface (15) in the wedge-shaped section (19), said transition being designed to not deflect light (L1, L2, L3) coupled in the direction of the wedge-shaped section (19) to the display surface (14) on the recess (20).
The invention relates to a display device (1) for displaying information, having an optical body (30) and a primary display element (10) which is designed to emit light for displaying information and to couple said light into the optical body (30) at a first level, wherein the optical body (30) is designed to reflect the coupled-in light for displaying information for a viewer (B) at a reflecting surface (36) arranged at a third level (33) and deflect said light to a second level (32), and wherein the reflecting surface (36) of the optical body (30) is provided with at least one coating (38) for reflecting the light.
The invention relates to a fuel cell voltage pickup (100) for electrically contacting a contact device of a fuel cell stack (20) of the fuel cell having electrical contact sockets (21) arranged in one or more rows and/or columns, the contact device having a housing (15), the cell voltage pickup (100) having spring contact elements (11) at corresponding positions, the spring contact elements (11) being formed by wire loops and extending away from the cell voltage pickup (100) in the plug-in direction (S), the spring contact elements (11) forming needle-ear-shaped wire loops (12) which are resiliently compressed when the spring contact elements (11) are inserted into the contact sockets (21) such that two wire loop sections of the wire loop (12) of the spring contact elements (11) are pressed transversely to the plug-in direction (S) against the contact sockets (21) under a spring force, the contact sockets (21) being provided with latching means (23) that secure the wire loops (12) in the plugged-in state.
The invention relates to a disk spring (1) formed from a substantially circular, plate-like spring steel sheet (10), wherein the spring steel sheet (10) integrally forms a plurality of spirally bent spring arms (20) of variable width (B) which extend around a center (Z).
The invention relates to an authentication system (1) for a vehicle (3) for authenticating a number of portable authentication devices (21, 22) to the vehicle (3), the system comprising at least one BLE module (4) having at least one BLE antenna (5) and a control unit (6) for controlling the BLE antenna (5), wherein the control unit (6) is designed to operate the BLE module (4) alternately in a first operating mode (A) and a second operating mode (B), wherein the control unit (6) is designed to operate the BLE module (4) in the first operating mode (A) to establish a connection in a scanning role with at least one portable authentication device (21) which works in an advertising role, and wherein the control unit (6) is designed to operate the BLE module (4) in the second operating mode (B) to establish a connection in an advertising role with at least one portable authentication device (22) which works in a scanning role.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
31.
METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF UWB ANTENNAS
The invention relates to a method for operating an authentication system (1) of a vehicle (3) for authenticating a portable authentication device (2) to the vehicle (3) in order to release vehicle functions for an operator (4), wherein the authentication system (1) comprises the portable ID provider (2) and a vehicle-side authentication arrangement (5) connected to a control device (12) of the vehicle (3), which authentication arrangement comprises a plurality of UWB modules (11) each with at least one UWB antenna (6), the method comprising the following steps: A) actuating all UWB antennas (6) to carry out, in each case, one UWB communication or several UWB communications between the portable authentication device (2) and the authentication arrangement (5) or actuating several predefined UWB antennas (6) to carry out, in each case, one UWB communication or several UWB communications between the portable authentication device (2) and the authentication arrangement (5); B) carrying out the UWB communications; C) determining the respective distance in each UWB module (11); D) in each UWB module (11), checking whether the respective distance is less than a predefined maximum distance, and in each case transmitting the result of the check to the control device (12).
The invention relates to an authentication system (1) of a vehicle (20) for authenticating a more particularly portable key (10) with respect to the vehicle (20) in order to release vehicle functions for an operator (2), who more particularly carries the key (10), wherein the key (10) has a first UWB transceiver (11) for UWB communication with the vehicle (20) and a first BLE transceiver (12) for BLE communication with the vehicle (20), wherein the vehicle (20) has a second UWB transceiver (21) for UWB communication with the key (10) and a second BLE transceiver (22) for BLE communication with the key (10), wherein the first BLE transceiver (12) is designed to adopt only an advertising role during BLE communication, and the second BLE transceiver (22) is designed to adopt a scanning role during BLE communication, wherein the first UWB transceiver (11) is designed to generate UWB frames as messages for UWB communication, and wherein the UWB frames are designed to consume minimal energy during UWB communication on the first UWB transceiver (11) by virtue of a minimal message length and/or a minimal signal amplitude.
H04W 4/40 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
33.
METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM HAVING EXACTLY ONE UWB MODULE
The invention relates to a method for operating an authentication system (1) of a vehicle (3) for authenticating a portable authentication device (2) to the vehicle (3) in order to release vehicle functions for an operator (4), wherein the authentication system (1) comprises the portable ID provider (2) and a vehicle-side authentication arrangement (5) connected to a control device (12) of the vehicle (3), wherein the authentication arrangement (5) comprises exactly one UWB module (11) with at least one UWB antenna (6), the method comprising at least the following steps: A) actuating the UWB antenna (6) to carry out UWB communication between the portable authentication device (2) and the authentication arrangement (5); B) carrying out the UWB communication between the portable authentication device (2) and the authentication arrangement (5); C) determining a distance from the UWB antenna (6) to the portable authentication device (2) in the UWB module (11); D) checking, in the UWB module (11), whether the distance is shorter than a predefined maximum distance, and transmitting the result of the check to the control device (12) or transmitting the distance to the control device (12) and checking, in the control device (12), whether the distance is shorter than the predefined maximum distance.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Software; Computer software packages; Downloadable software. IT security, protection and maintenance services, in particular comprising IT security surveillance of piece lists, vulnerability analyses in the field of IT security, archiving of development environments in the field of IT security, weak point management of IT security, support in the preparation of vulnerability publications in the field of IT security; Monitoring of computer systems for security purposes; Computer programming services for electronic data security; Provision of computer security risk management programs; Provision of security services for computer networks, computer access and computerised transactions; Consultancy in the field of security software; Programming of Internet security programs.
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INPUT DEVICE HAVING AN INPUT FIELD WHICH CAN BE ACTUATED BY TOUCH AND A BUTTON FOR SWITCHING THE INPUT FIELD FROM AN ENERGY-SAVING MODE TO AN ACTIVE OPERATING MODE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
The invention relates to an input device (1) having an input field (10) which can be actuated by a touch of an operator (2), a button (11) and control electronics (12), wherein the input field (10) has a touch-sensitive input surface (13) on one side and the button (11) is arranged on a second side of the input field (10) opposite the first side, wherein the button (11) is designed to be actuated by an actuation of the input field (10) and/or by a force acting on the input surface (13) in the direction of the button (11) and/or by the operator (2) approaching the input surface (13), and the control electronics (12) are designed to switch the input field (10) from an energy-saving mode to an active operating mode in the event that the button (11) is activated, in which active operating mode the input field (10) consumes more energy than in the energy-saving mode and are designed to determine a position of the touch on the input surface (13).
The invention relates to a capacitive operating unit (1) comprising a closed separating wall (10) that runs on a plane and comprising at least one capacitive sensor (11), said separating wall (10) having a rear face and a visible face. The visible face of the separating wall (10) is equipped with a stationary central element (20), which defines a rotational axis (X), and an operating element (30), which can be moved relative to the central element (20) about the rotational axis (X) and parallel to the plane, wherein the central element (20) and the operating element (30) have two common contact points (A1, A2) along a movement path (B) running in the circumferential direction (U) about the rotational axis (X) and are designed to produce a local change in an electric field in the event of an electric contact at the respective contact point (A1, A2), said electric contact being produced by a movement of the operating element (30) parallel to the plane about the rotational axis (X), and the at least one capacitive sensor (11) is arranged on the rear face of the separating wall (10) and is designed to detect the respective local change in the electric field and to assign the respective local change to a respective position on the visible face of the separating wall (10).
The invention relates to a capacitive operating unit (1) with a closed separating wall (10) which runs on a plane and at least one capacitive sensor (11). The separating wall (10) has a rear face and a visible face, and the visible face of the separating wall (10) is equipped with a stationary central element (20) and an operating element (30) which can be moved relative to the central element (20) parallel to the plane, wherein the central element (20) and the operating element (30) have at least one specified common contact point (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, C2) and are designed to produce a local change in an electric field in the event of an electric contact at the at least one contact point (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, C2), said electric contact being produced by a movement of the operating element (30) parallel to the plane. The at least one capacitive sensor (11) is arranged on the rear face of the separating wall (10) and is designed to detect the respective local change in the electric field and assign the respective local change to a respective position on the visible face of the separating wall (10).
The invention relates to a shift operating element (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, for a failsafe detection of an operating input of a user. The shift operating element (1) has a pressure-actuatable actuation surface (2), an inductive sensor (3), and a capacitive sensor (4). The capacitive sensor (4) has a sensor electrode (5) and is designed to capacitively detect a contact of the sensor electrode (5) carried out by the user or a movement of the user towards the sensor electrode (5). The inductive sensor (3) is designed to inductively detect a movement of a metal element, wherein the sensor electrode (5) of the capacitive sensor (4) is the metal element of the inductive sensor (3) and can be moved by a pressure acting on the actuation surface (2) such that an operating input of the user can be detected while simultaneously capacitively detecting the user and inductively detecting the movement.
The invention relates to a device (1) for heating a surface (2) and for detecting contact with the surface (2), having a sensor arrangement (S) and a control device (10) and having an electrically conductive functional conductor (13), connected to the control device, as a heating wire for heating the surface (2), wherein the control device (10) has a heating circuit (11) for heating the surface (2) via the heating wire (13), and a sensor circuit (12) designed to detect contact of a hand with the surface (2), wherein the sensor arrangement (S) is formed from several capacitive sensors connected to a sensor circuit (12) for the capacitive position detection of a hand (H), said sensors being arranged along the surface (2), wherein each sensor has at least one sensor electrode.
The invention relates to a method for wireless connection set up and for wireless communication between a vehicle (1) having at least one first transceiver (11) and a control device (12) and a vehicle key (2) having at least one second transceiver (21) and, in particular, an energy store (22), said method comprising the setting up of a wireless connection, allowing for data exchange, via a first communication method (3) by means of the first transceiver (11) and the second transceiver (21), and then comprising a communication between the first transceiver (11) and the second transceiver (21) via the first communication method (3) in a predetermined first connection interval (31). There follows a setting up of another wireless connection, allowing for data exchange, via a second communication method (4) by means of the first transceiver (11) and the second transceiver (21). Then there is a communication between the first transceiver (11) and the second transceiver (21) via the second communication method (4) in a predetermined second connection interval (41), characterised in that the communication between the first transceiver (11) and the second transceiver (21) is performed sequentially/successively via the first communication method (3) and the second communication method (4). The invention also relates to a system (10) for wireless connection set up and for wireless communication between a vehicle (1) having at least one first transceiver (11) and a control device (12) and a vehicle key (2) having at least one second transceiver (21) and an energy store (22).
The invention relates to a wireless key (1) for unlocking a vehicle and/or for releasing a function of the vehicle. The wireless key (1) has a sensor (10) for detecting a movement, an analysis unit (20), and a transceiver (30) which is designed to signal the availability of the transceiver as a connection partner and to wirelessly transmit data to a connection partner and/or receive data from the connection partner, wherein the transceiver (30) has at least one operating mode (A, B) and at least one sleep mode (C, D) in which the energy requirement of the transceiver (30) is lower than in the at least one operating mode (A, B). The analysis unit (20) is designed to switch the transceiver (30) from the operating mode (A, B) to the sleep mode (C, D) when no movements are detected by the sensor (10) within a specified interval and from the sleep mode (C, D) to the operating mode (A, B) when a movement is detected by the sensor (10).
The invention relates to a locking system (1) for a motor vehicle (2), the locking system (1) comprising a control unit (3) and a key unit that can be carried by a user (4), which are designed to be in wireless communication with each other so as to control the motor vehicle (2), the locking system (1) also comprising an image generation unit (5) and an image processing unit (6) which is connected to the control unit (3) in terms of signal communication, wherein the control unit (3) and the image processing unit (6) are designed to identify a person as the user (4), to detect gestures and/or facial expressions and/or posture and/or body positioning of the user (4) and to assign these to predetermined control commands for controlling the motor vehicle (2).
The invention relates to a system (1) consisting of a vehicle (2) and a mobile device (3) for unlocking the vehicle (2) and/or releasing a function of the vehicle (2). The vehicle (2) has at least one first transceiver (A) which is designed to wirelessly transmit and receive data, and the mobile device (3) has at least one second transceiver (B) which is designed to wirelessly transmit and receive data. The first transceiver (A) and the second transceiver (B) are designed to establish a wireless connection with each other as connection partners, said wireless connection allowing a data exchange, wherein the first transceiver (A) is designed to check the surroundings of the vehicle (2) for available connection partners, and the second transceiver (B) is designed to signal its availability as a connection partner.
The invention relates to a switching operating arrangement (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, said arrangement comprising a base (10) and an operating element (20) which can be displaced relative to the base (10), by an actuating force (2) applied to the operating element (20), from a first unactuated position (A) into a second actuated position (B) along an adjustment path (X) in an actuating direction, wherein the operating element (20) is connected to the base (10) via two planar and elastically deformable coupling elements (30) which are spaced apart from one another in the actuating direction and by means of which the operating element (20) is guided linearly along the adjustment path (X) and which are designed to deform elastically when the operating element (20) is displaced from the first position (A) along the adjustment path (X) into the second position (B) and to exert a restoring force, that is supported on the base (20) and counteracts the displacement, on the operating element (20), wherein a deformation sensor (33) is arranged on at least one of the coupling elements (30), which sensor measures the deformation of said coupling element(s), or at least one of the coupling elements (30) is designed integrally as a deformation sensor (33), wherein the deformation sensor (33) is designed to measure the deformation during the displacement of the operating element (20) and to determine, based on the deformation, a position of the operating element (20) along the adjustment path (X) and/or the actuating force (2) resulting in the displacement and/or to generate a switching signal for switching a function.
The invention relates to a flow sensor (1) for determining a flow rate (Y) of a fluid which flows along a direction of flow (S) and is a mixture mixed according to a mixing ratio, wherein the flow sensor (1) has a temperature module (10) for measuring a temperature (T) of the fluid, a first ultrasonic module (11), a second ultrasonic module (12) and an evaluation module (13), wherein a measuring section (X) which runs through the fluid and runs at least proportionally in the direction of flow (S) is spanned between the first ultrasonic module (11) and the second ultrasonic module (12), wherein the first ultrasonic module (11) and the second ultrasonic module (12) are designed to determine a first sound propagation time (t1) along the measuring section (X) from the first ultrasonic module (11) to the second ultrasonic module (12) and a second sound propagation time (t2) along the measuring section (X) from the second ultrasonic module (12) to the first ultrasonic module (11), wherein the evaluation module (13) is designed to determine the mixing ratio of the fluid from the temperature (T), the first sound propagation time (t1) and the second sound propagation time (t2), wherein the evaluation module (13) is also designed to determine the flow rate (Y) from the mixing ratio, the temperature (T), the first sound propagation time (t1) and the second sound propagation time (t2).
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F 1/74 - Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid
G01F 15/10 - Preventing damage by freezing or excess pressure or insufficient pressure
G01F 15/02 - Compensating or correcting for variations in pressure, density, or temperature
The invention relates to a control unit (1) for a motorized device (10) comprising: a brushless motor (20), a power supply (30), an operating unit (40), which can be activated by a user, wherein the control unit (1) is designed at least for controlling the commutation of the motor (20) by a plurality of circuit breakers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) connected to the power supply, and for initiating an electronic (i.e. in particular non-mechanical) braking of the motor, wherein the control unit (1) is deactivated, i.e. switched off, for a rotational speed-dependent duration to by means of a position sensor (50) and is held until then in an active switched-on operating state and, dependent thereon, a control means (60) is provided then to initiate, under automatic control, the shutdown of the device (10).
H02P 3/12 - Arrangements for stopping or slowing electric motors, generators, or dynamo-electric converters for stopping or slowing an individual dynamo-electric motor or dynamo-electric converter for stopping or slowing a DC motor by short-circuit or resistive braking
H02K 11/215 - Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
The invention relates to device (1) for heating a surface (2) and for simultaneously detecting contact with the surface (2), comprising a control device (10) and an electrically conductive functional conductor (13) connected to same as a heating wire for heating the surface (2), which is simultaneously a sensor element for detecting contact with the surface (2), wherein the control device (10) has a heating circuit (11) for heating the surface (2) via the functional conductor (13) and a sensor circuit (12) for simultaneously detecting contact with the surface (2) via the functional conductor (13), which are each electrically connected to the functional conductor (13), wherein the heating circuit (11) has a supply-voltage-side input side (11A) and a galvanically isolated output side (11B) connected to the functional conductor (13) for providing a heating voltage applied at the functional conductor (13), wherein the output side (11B) of the heating circuit (11), as the secondary side of the galvanic isolation, is galvanically isolated from the input side (11A) as the primary side of the galvanic isolation and the sensor circuit (12), and the functional conductor (13) is galvanically isolated from a supply voltage of the control device (10) and can simultaneously be supplied with the heating voltage by the heating circuit (11) and contact with the surface (2) can be detected by the sensor circuit (12) via the functional conductor (13).
B60R 21/015 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, e.g. for disabling triggering
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METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A WIRELESS CONNECTION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL TO DIFFERENT CONNECTION NODES OF A SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method for transferring a wireless connection of a mobile terminal (10) to different connection nodes (11, 12, 13) of a system (1) having a plurality of connection nodes (11, 12, 13), wherein the connection nodes (11, 12, 13) are each connected to a common control device (18) and the relative positioning of the connection nodes (11, 12, 13) relative to one another is known, wherein the mobile terminal (10) is connected to a first connection node of the plurality of connection nodes (11, 12, 13) or forms a connection to the first connection node, wherein the control device (18) determines a relative position of the mobile terminal (10) relative to the first connection node in a continuous manner, or at predetermined intervals or triggered by a switch signal, wherein the control device (18) determines a connection node with the strongest signal from the plurality of connection nodes (11, 12, 13) from the relative position of the mobile terminal (10) relative to the first connection node and the relative positioning of the connection nodes (11, 12, 13) in relation to one another, with which the wireless connection has the strongest signal, wherein the wireless connection is transferred from the first connection node to the connection node with the strongest signal, if the first connection node is not the connection node with the strongest signal.
The invention relates to a cell contact unit (100) for electrically contacting electrical contact sockets (21) arranged in one or more rows and/or columns in a housing (22) of a fuel cell stack (20), wherein the cell contact unit (100) has spring contact elements (11) at corresponding positions, which extend away from the cell contact unit (100) in the plug-in direction (S), wherein on the housing (22), viewed in the plug-in direction (S) upstream of the contact sockets (21), control links (30) are provided which, when the spring contact elements (11) are plugged into the contact sockets (21), in each case cause a spring-elastic deflection of the spring contact elements (11) transversely to the plug-in direction (S), such that the spring contact elements (11) are pressed against the contact sockets (21) under spring force in the plugged-in state.
The invention relates to a cell contact unit (100) for electrically contacting electrical contact sockets (21) arranged in one or more rows and/or columns in a housing (22) of a fuel cell stack (20), wherein the cell contact unit (100) has spring contact elements (11) at corresponding positions, which extend away from the cell contact unit (100) in the plug-in direction (S), wherein the spring contact elements (11) form a needle-ear shaped wire loop (12) at the plug-in end, said wire loops being resiliently compressed when the spring contact elements (11) are inserted into the contact sockets (21) so that two wire loop sections of the wire loop (12) of the spring contact elements (11) are pressesd transversely to the plug-in direction (S) against the contact sockets (21) under spring force.
H01R 13/00 - Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric propertiesArrangements for locating electric faultsArrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
H01M 8/0247 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the form
The invention relates to a seat monitoring system (1) for monitoring a state of at least one seat (2) which can be disposed in an interior of a vehicle and for determining the position of the seat (2) in the interior, wherein: the seat monitoring system (1) comprises a control module (10), exactly two transmitting modules (11, 12), which are connected to the control module (10) with respect to signalling, and at least one seat module (20), which is associated with at least one seat (2) and which has a receiving module (21); the exactly two transmitting modules (11, 12) are mutually spaced and each have exactly one antenna (13, 14); the receiving module (21) has exactly two antennas (23, 24); a first antenna (23) of the receiving module (21) is designed to receive a signal from a first transmitting module (11) of the exactly two transmitting modules (11, 12), and a second antenna (24) of the receiving module (21) is designed to receive a signal from a second transmitting module (12) of the exactly two transmitting modules (11, 12); and the receiving module (21) is designed to determine signal intensities of the signals received by the antennas (23, 24) of the receiving module (21), for position determination.
B60N 2/30 - Non-dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
B60R 22/48 - Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
B60N 2/06 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the whole seat being movable slidable
B60R 21/015 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, e.g. for disabling triggering
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
B60N 2/02 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
B60R 21/01 - Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
52.
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEATER OF A STEERING HANDLE AND TOUCH DETECTION ON THE STEERING HANDLE, AND STEERING HANDLE WITH HEATER AND TOUCH DETECTION
The invention relates to a method for controlling a heater of a steering handle (1) as well as touch detection on a steering handle (1) for a vehicle, wherein, in accordance with the method, it is provided that at least one functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) of the steering handle (1) is electrically connected to a heating control circuit (21) of a control device (20) and at the same time or beforehand is disconnected from a sensor control circuit (22) of the control device (20), the at least one functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) electrically connected to the heating control circuit (21) is activated by the heating control circuit (21) so as to heat the steering handle (1), the at least one functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) is electrically connected to the sensor control circuit (22) and at the same time or beforehand is disconnected from the heating control circuit (21), and the at least one functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) electrically connected to the sensor control circuit (22) is actuated by the sensor control circuit (22) so as to detect touching of the steering handle (1).
The invention relates to a steering handle (1) with a heating function and contact detection for a vehicle. The steering handle (1) has a core element (10), a controller (20), and at least one functional layer (11) arranged on the core element (10). The functional layer (11) has at least one electrically conductive functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D), which runs in the functional layer (11), in the form of a heating wire for heating the steering handle (1), said functional conductor being a sensor element of a sensor for detecting a contact of the steering handle (1). The controller (20) is electrically connected to at least one functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D), has a heating control circuit (21) for heating the steering handle (2) via the functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) and a sensor control circuit (22) for detecting a contact of the steering handle (1) via the functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D), and is designed to actuate the functional conductor (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) by means of the heating control circuit (21) so as to heat the steering handle (1) and by means of the sensor control circuit (22) so as to detect a contact of the steering handle (1) in an alternating manner.
Disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising a stack of electrochemical units that succeed one another along a stacking direction and each comprise a flow field plate, and comprising a connection plug that includes an electrically insulating housing and a plurality of electrically conducting contact elements. In order to make the stack of electrochemical units of said electrochemical device securely, reliably and robustly electrically contactable in order to be able to continuously measure the electrical potentials of the flow field plates in the stack, according to the invention, a plurality of the flow field plates each comprises a connection element which projects beyond lateral edges of the flow field plate in a contacting direction, said lateral edges being adjacent to the connection element, and the connection element includes at least one latching element, to which the connection plug can be latched, and/or at least one contacting bead with which one of the contact elements of the connection plug can engage in a mounted state of the connection plug such that an electrically conducting contact is established between the flow field plate and the associated contact element of the connection plug.
The invention relates to a cover element (1) for covering a cavity (3) in a vehicle, wherein the cover element (1) comprises a support layer (13) and, on a visible side (S), a decorative layer (11) having a surface (12) which is curved at least in portions on the visible side and which follows a predetermined surface course. The cover element (1) further comprises an electronic operating part, which is located between the support layer (13) and the decorative layer (11) or on a side of the support layer (13) facing away from the decorative layer (11), wherein the electronic operating part comprises: at least one printed circuit board (14); at least one illumination means (15), which is arranged on the printed circuit board (14) and is designed to emit light in parallel with the printed circuit board (14); and at least one light guiding element (16), which is designed to divert light towards the surface (12) of the decorative layer (11). The at least one illumination means (15) is designed to provide a mixed light of a mixed colour by means of at least two separate light sources (15A, 15B), and the light guiding element (16) determines a light path extending from the illumination means (15) towards the surface (12), along which light path the light emitted from the separate light sources (15A, 15B) fully mixes to form the mixed light.
B60K 37/06 - Arrangement of fittings on dashboard of controls, e.g. control knobs
B60R 7/00 - Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
B60Q 3/10 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards
B60Q 3/14 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards lighting through the surface to be illuminated
B60Q 3/20 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartmentsArrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments
B60Q 3/225 - Small compartments, e.g. glove compartments
B60Q 3/54 - Lighting devices embedded in interior trim, e.g. in roof liners
B60Q 3/62 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiorsLighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by optical aspects using light guides
B60R 11/00 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
B60R 13/02 - Trim mouldingsLedgesWall linersRoof liners
56.
INSULATION MONITORING IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
The invention relates to a DC high-voltage system and to a method for determining the dielectric strength of the electrical insulation of DC high-voltage components (10, 11, 12) in such a DC high-voltage system, especially for a high-voltage system in a vehicle comprising an electrical DC energy store.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
G01R 27/02 - Measuring real or complex resistance, reactance, impedance, or other two-pole characteristics derived therefrom, e.g. time constant
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Operating element, having an operating surface and a vibration actuator for producing a locally defined vibration at the operating surface
A control element (1) has a control panel (2) on a front side and a rear surface (3) on a rear side of the control element situated opposite the front side. The control element has a vibration actuator (4) operatively connected to a locally limited portion (5) of the control panel (2). Thus, a touch detected by a sensor on the locally limited portion (5) of the control panel (2) triggers a vibration of the vibration actuator (4). The vibration actuator (4) is connected indirectly, via a lever element (7), to the rear surface (3) on the rear side of the control panel (2). The lever element (7) transmits a vibration of the vibration actuator (4) to the rear surface (3) of the control element in the area of the locally limited portion (5) of the front side of the control panel (2).
A touch screen operator control and/or display device (1), for a motor vehicle has a display element (2). At least one graphics element (3) can be represented on the display element (2) by visible light radiation. A sensor (4) detects the representation of the graphics element (3). The sensor (4) detects in particular, changes in brightness on the display element (2).
The invention relates to a sealing element (30) designed to seal an interface region (1) of a switch module (10) for pluggable contacting of female contacts (11) of the switch module (10) with corresponding male plug contacts (21) which protrude from a connector housing (20), wherein the sealing element (30) can be attached to the interface region (1) such that the interface region (1) of the switch module is sealed with respect to the connector housing (20) in the plugged-in state, wherein the sealing element (30) is also designed such that it sealingly covers the female contacts (11) from the outside when the sealing element (30) is mounted, such that the female contacts (11) are also sealed in the unplugged state, at least until the first mating of the plug contacts (21) with the female contacts (11).
H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
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Equipment systems including communication systems, communication systems, components of communication systems, and methods of operating such systems and components
A communication system, comprising a pendant and a base (comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a wireless power transmitter) and a pendant (comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive electrical energy from the wireless power transmitter). The transmitters, the receivers, the wireless power receiver, and the wireless power transmitter (at least) are sealed. The communication system is configured affect actions and operations in equipment based on conjectures of whether the pendant is in close proximity or medium proximity to the base by analyzing a power quantity that the wireless power receiver is receiving from the wireless power transmitter, the strength with which a signal emitted from a transmitters is received by a receiver, and/or comparing an extent to which motion detected by a motion detector in the base corresponds to motion detected by a motion detector in the pendant.
H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
H02J 50/60 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
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CONTACT MODULE FOR CONTACTING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
The invention relates to a circuit board contact assembly (1) for making contact between a first printed circuit board (PCB1) and a second printed circuit board (PCB2), comprising at least two circuit board contacts (10) which have a connecting portion (11) at one contacting end thereof and a press-in zone (12) at the second contacting end thereof; at least one sealing member (20) which entirely surrounds the contacts in a central portion is provided between the connecting portion (11) and the press-in zone (12), the connecting portion (11) protruding from one lateral surface (21) of the sealing member (20) and the press-in zones (12) protruding from another lateral surface (22) of the sealing member (20).
The invention relates to a circuit board contact assembly (1) for making contact between a first printed circuit board (PCB1) and a second printed circuit board (PCB2), comprising at least two circuit board contacts (10) which have a connecting portion (11) at one contacting end thereof and a press-in zone (12) at the second contacting end thereof; at least one sealing member (20) which entirely surrounds the contacts in a central portion is provided between the connecting portion (11) and the press-in zone (12), the press-in zones (12) protrude from a lateral surface (22), and each press-in zone (12) is formed by two parallel contact arms (12a, 12b) which are preferably connected to one another at their plug-in end.
The invention relates to a tank control unit of a hydrogen reservoir for a fuel cell system, the tank control unit having an evaluation unit (100) and at least one measuring device for detecting predetermined components of a hydrogen stored in the hydrogen reservoir and/or flowing into the hydrogen reservoir and/or flowing out from the hydrogen reservoir, the evaluation unit (100) having a communications interface and being designed to determine, on the basis of the components of the hydrogen detected by the at least one measuring device, a content of contaminants in the hydrogen, to compare the content of contaminants with a predetermined limit value, and, in the event that the proportion of contaminants in the hydrogen exceeds the limit value, to send a warning signal via the communications interface.
F17C 5/00 - Methods or apparatus for filling pressure vessels with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases
F17C 5/06 - Methods or apparatus for filling pressure vessels with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases for filling with compressed gases
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MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE TEMPERATURE AND VOLTAGE OF A FUEL CELL STACK, ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A MONITORING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREFOR
The invention relates to an electrode configuration for a capacitive switch arrangement, having at least two touch electrodes (3, 13, 24) and at least two counter electrodes (4, 14), the at least two touch electrodes (3, 13, 24) and the at least two counter electrodes (4, 14) each being arranged in series such that each of the at least two touch electrodes (3, 13, 24) can be brought into capacitive coupling with a respective one of the at least two counter electrodes (4, 14), and a distance between two touch electrodes (3, 13, 24) arranged directly in succession being selected such that a high resolution capacity is achieved and at the same time an influence on one touch electrode (3, 13, 24) from other touch electrodes (3, 13, 24) is reduced.
A locking system (3) has a first device (4), with at least two states and configured as a control system for releasing and/or locking the car doors (6), the ignition lock, the steering wheel lock, for releasing and/or blocking the immobilizer, the motor control device or the like. An associated second device (5) is in the form of an electronic key, an ID transmitter, a chip card or the like. Both devices (4, 5) have transmission and/or receiving units (10) for the transmission of an electromagnetic signals (7). The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) has an antenna for transmitting the signals (7). At least one of the signals (7) transmitted between the second device (5) and the first device (4) is a coded operating signal for authenticating the second device (5). Thus, once the transmitted operating signal has been positively identified for the authorized second device (5), the state of the first device (4) can be modified. The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) for the first device (4) has two antennae (11, 12). A signal distributor (13), such as a power splitter, is provided for both antennae (11, 12). The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) is in communication with both antennae (11, 12) via the signal distributor (13).
The invention relates to a control unit (1) for a motorized device (10) comprising: a brushless motor (20), a power supply (30), an operating unit (40), which can be activated by a user, wherein the control unit (1) is designed at least for controlling the commutation of the motor (20) by a plurality of circuit breakers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) connected to the power supply, and for initiating an electronic (i.e. in particular non-mechanical) braking of the motor, wherein the control unit (1) is deactivated, i.e. switched off, for a rotational speed-dependent duration to by means of a position sensor (50) and is held until then in an active switched-on operating state and, dependent thereon, a control means (60) is provided then to initiate, under automatic control, the shutdown of the device (10).
H02P 3/08 - Arrangements for stopping or slowing electric motors, generators, or dynamo-electric converters for stopping or slowing an individual dynamo-electric motor or dynamo-electric converter for stopping or slowing a DC motor
The invention relates to a wireless mobile engine starting device (1) for activating the engine of a vehicle (9), which device comprises a component carrier (B) in which a transceiver unit (5) is located for transmitting data to and receiving data from a transceiver unit (10) in the vehicle (9) which is connected to an in-vehicle engine starting device (M), the component carrier further having a receiving apparatus (4) for receiving wirelessly transmitted electromagnetic energy (7) or electromagnetic waves (7) for generating electric power by means of a power generating unit (7a), and an authentication apparatus (8) designed to communicate with an authorization module (8), which is integrated in the vehicle, via a communication channel (Ka), wherein the power supply of the authentication apparatus (8) is exclusively supplied with power by the internal power generating unit (7a), at least when the wireless mobile engine starting device (1) is located in an area having a predetermined field strength generated by a transmitter (11) of electromagnetic waves which is integrated in the vehicle.
The invention relates to an electronic control panel (1) with a visible side (S) and a rear side (R) facing away therefrom, wherein the control panel (1) has a cover layer composite (10), a component layer composite (20) and a mounting layer (30) forming the rear side, wherein the component layer composite (20) is arranged between the cover layer composite (10) and the mounting layer (30) and is enclosed by same, wherein the cover layer composite (10) has a decorative layer (11) determining the visible side (S), a decorative layer support (12) backing the decorative layer (11) and a detector layer (13) arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer support (12), which detector layer is designed to detect a touch of the decorative layer (11). The component layer composite (20) has a circuit board (21) and electronic components (22) arranged on the circuit board (21) and contacted by said board. The electronic components can be or are connected electronically to the detector layer (13) and are designed to process electrical signals generated by the detector layer (13).
The invention relates to an operating element (1), comprising an operating surface (2) on a front side and a rear surface (3) on a rear side of the operating element opposite the front side. The operating element has a vibration actuator (4), which is operatively connected to a locally delimited portion (5) of the operating surface (2) so that touching of the locally delimited portion (5) of the operating surface (2), detected by means of a sensor system, triggers vibration of the vibration actuator (4). The vibration actuator (4) is connected to the rear surface (3) on the rear side of the operating surface (2) indirectly by means of a lever element (7). The lever element (7) transfers vibration of the vibration actuator (4) to the rear surface (3) of the operating element, into the region of the locally delimited portion (5) of the front side of the operating surface (2).
The invention relates to a method for operating a battery system comprising at least two accumulator cells connected in series and/or in parallel, the electrical cell voltages of the accumulator cells being measured. When different cell voltages are detected, electric current is drawn from an accumulator cell and/or electric current is introduced into an accumulator cell such that the cell voltages of the accumulator cells are equalized.
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industrial plant; providing of information in relation to
repair or maintenance of assembly installations, repair and
maintenance of test benches, repair and maintenance of
packing installations; assembly in relation to assembly
installations, test benches, packing installations. Provision of training courses. Development of assembly installations, diagnostic stations
and packing installations; design of industrial plant;
engineering consultancy services; engineering design and
consultancy in relation to assembly installations,
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troubleshooting for assembly installations, testing
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CONTROL AND/OR INPUT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
The invention relates to a method for operating a control and/or input device, in particular for a motor vehicle. The control and/or input device comprises a movable handle, in particular of the type of a control toggle, a joystick, or the like, wherein the handle can be moved from one of a plurality of starting positions, which lie within a region around a coordinate zero point, in at least one adjustment direction until it reaches an adjustment position. A signal corresponding to the movement of the handle, in particular in the form of a switch signal, can be generated in the adjustment position to control and/or trigger a function. Once the movement is complete, the handle can be returned to one starting position of the starting positions lying within the region. The position coordinates for the movement of the handle are determined in respect of the coordinate zero point outside the region and evaluated to detect the adjustment direction and/or the adjustment position. In addition, the position coordinates for the movement of the handle within the region are determined and used for the evaluation to detect the adjustment direction and/or the adjustment position.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
B60N 2/02 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
G06F 3/0338 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
G06F 3/038 - Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
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industrial plant; providing of information in relation to
repair or maintenance of assembly installations, repair and
maintenance of test benches, repair and maintenance of
packing installations; assembly in relation to assembly
installations, test benches, packing installations. Provision of training courses. Development of assembly installations, diagnostic stations
and packing installations; design of industrial plant;
engineering consultancy services; engineering design and
consultancy in relation to assembly installations,
diagnostic stations and packaging installations and
troubleshooting for assembly installations, testing
installations and packaging installations.
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industrial plant; providing of information in relation to
repair or maintenance of assembly installations, repair and
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installations, test benches, packing installations. Provision of training courses. Development of assembly installations, diagnostic stations
and packing installations; design of industrial plant;
engineering consultancy services; engineering design and
consultancy in relation to assembly installations,
diagnostic stations and packaging installations and
troubleshooting for assembly installations, testing
installations and packaging installations.
The invention relates to a switching element (1), in particular for producing a short circuit connection, having two busbars (5, 6) which are arranged at a distance from each other. At least one power semiconductor (7), each of which contacts the busbars (5, 6), is arranged between the two busbars (5, 6). The power semiconductor (7) can be switched between an electrically non-conductive and an electrically conductive state. Furthermore, there are means for pressing the power semiconductor (7) to the busbars (5, 6).
H01L 23/00 - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
H01L 25/11 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid-state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in a single subclass of subclasses , , , , or , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in subclass
H03K 17/72 - Bipolar semiconductor devices with more than two PN junctions, e.g. thyristors, programmable unijunction transistors, or with more than three electrodes, e.g. silicon controlled switches, or with more than one electrode connected to the same conductivity region, e.g. unijunction transistors
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Packaging machines and parts thereof; assembly line conveyor machinery Test benches, namely testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool Maintenance services for industrial plants, namely maintenance services for packaging machines and assembly line conveyor machinery; installation of industrial plant, namely installations of packaging machines and assembly line conveyor machinery; information and consultancy services in relation to repair or maintenance of assembly line conveyor machinery, repair and maintenance of testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a mahcine tool, repair and maintenance of packaging machines; assembly services in relation to assembly line conveyor machinery, testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool, and packaging machines Provision of training courses, namely business training consultancy services, training in the use of packaging machines, assembly line conveyor machinery, and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool Design for others in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; diagnostic services in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery workpieces in a machine tool; mechanical engineering services in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; technical support services, namely troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing problems with packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; testing the functionality of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, postion or form of workpieces in a machine tool
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Packaging machines and parts thereof; assembly line conveyor machinery Test benches, namely testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool Maintenance services for industrial plants, namely maintenance services for packaging machines and assembly line conveyor machinery; installation of industrial plant, namely installations of packaging machines and assembly line conveyor machinery; information and consultancy services in relation to repair or mainteance of assembly line conveyor machinery, repair and maintenance of testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in machine tool, repair and maintenance of packaging machines; assembly services in relation to assembly line conveyor machinery, testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool, and packaging machines Provision of training courses, namely business training consultancy service, training in the use of packaging machines, assembly line conveyor machinery, and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool Design for others in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; diagnostic services in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; mechanical engineering services in the field of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; technical support services, namly troubleshooting in the nature of diagnosing problems with packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool; testing the functionality of packaging machinery, assembly line conveyor machinery and testing equipment for measuring the temperature, pressure, position or form of workpieces in a machine tool
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The invention relates to an operator control and/or display device (1), in particular of the touchscreen type, for a motor vehicle, said device comprising a display element (2). At least one graphics element (3) can be represented on the display element (2) by means of visible light radiation. Also provided is a sensor (4) for detecting the representation of the graphics element (3), the sensor (4) detecting, in particular, changes in brightness on the display element (2).
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60K 37/06 - Arrangement of fittings on dashboard of controls, e.g. control knobs
G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
The invention relates to a lightband, in particular for the interior and/or interior lighting of a motor vehicle. The light module comprises at least one light source, a support for the light source and an enclosure for both the light source and the support. The support is made from a punched grid.
The invention relates to a sensor for acquiring vital data of a living being, in particular for acquiring the electrical signals of the heart of a human body. The sensor comprises at least one electrode and an electrocardiographic measuring instrument. The electrode is formed from an electrically conducting polymer foam.
The invention relates to a unit for arrangement in a conduit for a fluid, having a measuring section for a flow meter for the fluid and a housing. The housing has an inlet and an outlet for the fluid. According to the invention, the housing forms a substantially rectilinear flow path between the inlet and the outlet for the fluid. The measuring path is arranged transversely to the substantially rectilinear flow path.
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
The invention relates to an operating element, in particular in and/or on the door handle of an automatic door of a motor vehicle, wherein the operating element can be acted upon by an object, in particular a human finger. The operating element comprises a capacitive sensor for detecting the action of the object on the operating element. The sensor has a sensor electrode which consists of an electrically conductive surface for applying an electric voltage in order to form a capacitance. The sensor electrode is printed onto a non-conductive component as an electrically conductive surface.
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
E05B 81/76 - Detection of handle operationDetection of a user approaching a handleElectrical switching actions performed by handles
E05B 81/78 - Detection of handle operationDetection of a user approaching a handleElectrical switching actions performed by handles as part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation
The invention relates to a method for configuring a locking system for access and/or driving authorisation in a motor vehicle, wherein permissible areas for the individual functions of the locking system can be defined on and/or in the motor vehicle. The assignment of the permissible areas for the respective functions is carried out by means of a smartphone.
The invention relates to a locking device, in particular an electric steering lock for a motor vehicle. The locking device comprises a locking element, which can be moved between a first and a second position, for locking a functionally-relevant component, such as the steering shaft in the steering wheel column, the gear shift lever, or the like, wherein the locking element is in blocking engagement with the component and/or can be brought into blocking engagement with the component in the first position and is not in engagement with the component in the second position. The locking element is acted upon in the direction of the first position by a spring, said spring being arranged in and/or on an elastic bellows.
B60R 25/0215 - Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens operating on the steering mechanism restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch using electric means, e.g. electric motors or solenoids
The invention relates to a locking system, comprising a first device having at least two states, and an associated second device configured as an authorisation carrier. For their intended operation, the two devices comprise transmitters and/or receivers for, in particular, electromagnetic signals in such a way that communication between the two devices is possible. In particular, at least one of the signals transmitted between the second device and the first device is a coded operating signal for authenticating said second device so that once the transmitted operating signal has been positively identified for the authorized second device, the state of the first device can be modified. The second device is constantly active by means of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), such that when the user with the second device enters the connection area of the first device, a BLE connection is established between the two devices and the second device is activated for authentication by the first device.
Vehicle seat information detection systems, comprising a vehicle wireless signal transmitter(s) attached to a vehicle, seat receptacles attached to the vehicle, a vehicle seat system(s) (each comprising a seat, an antenna and a wireless transmitter) and a calculation element configured to conjecture as to which seat receptacle each seat system is engaged, based at least on conjecture as to a distance (or respective distances) between the vehicle wireless signal transmitter(s) and the seat system antenna(s). Methods of obtaining information regarding one or more vehicle seats, comprising transmitting from a first vehicle wireless signal transmitter (or transmitters) at least a first wireless signal. Calculation elements configured to conjecture as to a location of at least a seat system antenna, based on conjectured distance(s) between a vehicle wireless signal transmitter (or transmitters) and a seat system antenna (or antennas). Vehicle seat information detection systems, vehicle seat systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and processors.
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04W 4/48 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for in-vehicle communication
B60N 2/005 - Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
The invention relates to an actuator (1), in particular for manually controlling and/or activating functions in a motor vehicle. The actuator comprises a manually movable handle (3) and a displacement means (4), wherein the handle (3) interacts with the displacement means (4) in such a way that the handle (3) can be displaced in a displacement plane in at least one direction out of a neutral position into a displacement position. A magnet (7) and a magnetisable element (8) are provided for the actuator. The magnet (7) interacts with the magnetisable element (8) in such a way that the magnetic force between the magnet (7) and the magnetisable element (8) generates a haptic feedback in the direction of the displacement position and/or a restoring force in the direction of the neutral position for the handle (3) when the displacement means (4) is displaced.
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum positionProviding feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
G05G 5/05 - Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops
G05G 1/08 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
The invention relates to an actuator, in particular a rotary encoder in the manner of a rotary wheel encoder for manually controlling and/or activating functions in a motor vehicle. The actuator comprises a manually rotatable handle (3) and a rotation means (13), wherein the handle (3) interacts with the rotation means (13) in such a way that the handle (3) can be rotated into at least one rotational position, preferably into several successive rotational positions, in the manner of a latching position. A magnet (14) and an additional magnet (15) and/or a magnetisable element are provided for the actuator. The magnet (14) interacts with the additional magnet (15) or the magnet (14) interacts with the magnetisable element in such a way that the magnetic force between the magnet (14) and the additional magnet (15) or the magnetic force between the magnet (14) and the magnetisable element generates a haptic feedback in the direction of rotation and/or a latching force in the rotational position for the handle (3) when the rotation means (13) is rotated.
G05G 5/03 - Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of the arrival of the controlling member at a command or datum positionProviding feel, e.g. means for creating a counterforce
G05G 1/08 - Controlling members for hand-actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
G05G 9/047 - Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with one single controlling member co-operating with two or more controlled members, e.g. selectively, simultaneously the controlling member being movable in different independent ways, movement in each individual way actuating one controlled member only in which movement in two or more ways can occur simultaneously the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks
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Ionization apparatus for scientific or laboratory use. Ionization apparatus for the treatment of air or water; Ionization apparatus for the treatment of air; Ionisation chambers; Ionization apparatus for the treatment of water; Sterilizers.
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Equipment systems including communication systems, communication systems, components of communication systems, and methods of operating such systems and components
A communication system, comprising a pendant and a base (comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a wireless power transmitter) and a pendant (comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive electrical energy from the wireless power transmitter). The transmitters, the receivers, the wireless power receiver, and the wireless power transmitter (at least) are sealed. The communication system is configured affect actions and operations in equipment based on conjectures of whether the pendant is in close proximity or medium proximity to the base by analyzing a power quantity that the wireless power receiver is receiving from the wireless power transmitter, the strength with which a signal emitted from a transmitters is received by a receiver, and/or comparing an extent to which motion detected by a motion detector in the base corresponds to motion detected by a motion detector in the pendant.
H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
H02J 50/60 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
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Assembly installations and Packing installations. Test benches. Maintenance services for industrial plants; Installation of industrial plant; providing of information in relation to the following fields: Repair or maintenance of assembly installations, Repair and maintenance of test benches, Repair and maintenance of packing installations; Assembly in relation to the following fields: Assembly installations, Test benches, Packing installations. Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses. Development relating to the following goods: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations and Packing installations; Design of industrial plant; Engineering consultancy services; Engineering design and consultancy in relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations and Packaging installations and troubleshooting for assembly installations, testing installations and packaging installations.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Assembly installations and Packing installations. Test benches. Maintenance services for industrial plants; Installation of industrial plant; providing of information in relation to the following fields: Repair or maintenance of assembly installations, Repair and maintenance of test benches, Repair and maintenance of packing installations; Assembly In relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Test benches and Packing installations. Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses. Development in relation to the following fields: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations, Packing installations; Design of industrial plant; Engineering consultancy services; Engineering design and consultancy, in relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations, Packing installations, Elimination of breakdowns for assembly installations, elimination of breakdowns for testing installations and elimination of breakdowns for packaging installations.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Assembly installations and Packing installations. Test benches. Maintenance services for industrial plants; Installation of industrial plant; providing of information in relation to the following fields: Repair or maintenance of assembly installations, Repair and maintenance of test benches, Repair and maintenance of packing installations; Assembly In relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Test benches and Packing installations. Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses; Provision of training courses. Development, in relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations and Packing installations; Design of industrial plant; Engineering consultancy services; Engineering design and consultancy, in relation to the following goods: Assembly installations, Diagnostic stations and Packaging installations and troubleshooting for assembly installations, testing installations and packaging installations.
The invention relates to an electrical switch (1), in particular a rotary switch, comprising a rotatable actuation element. A catch mechanism (5) cooperates with the actuation element in such a way that the actuation element can be rotated into catch positions. The catch mechanism (5) consists of an, in particular approximately star-shaped, catch wheel (6) and at least one catch element (7) exerting an elastic force and cooperating with the catch wheel (6). The catch element (7) in turn consists of a spring frame, wherein at least one lobe (8) that engages into the catch wheel (6) is arranged on the spring frame (7).
The invention relates to a locking system (3), in particular for providing authorization to access and/or drive of a motor vehicle (1) in the manner of a keyless entry/go functionality. The locking system (3) comprises a first device (4), having at least two states and being configured as a control system, such as a control system for releasing and/or locking the car doors (6), the ignition lock, the steering wheel lock, for releasing and/or blocking the immobilizer, the motor control device or the like, and an associated second device (5) in the form of an electronic key, an ID transmitter, a chip card or the like. Both devices (4, 5) comprise for the operation thereof transmission and/or receiving units for the transmission of in particular electromagnetic signals (7), wherein the transmission and/or receiving unit has an antenna for transmitting the signals (7). At least one of the signals (7) transmitted between the second device (5) and the first device (4) is a coded operating signal for authenticating said second device (5) in such a way that once the transmitted operating signal has been positively identified for the authorized second device (5), the state of the first device (4) can be modified. The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) for the first device (4) comprises two antennae (11, 12). Furthermore, a signal distributor (13) in the form of a power splitter is provided for both antennae (11, 12). The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) is in communication with both antennae (11, 12) via the signal distributor (13).
The invention relates to a switching operating element (5), in particular for a motor vehicle, in the form of a switching operating panel, comprising an actuation surface (6) to be manually influenced by means of an element (7), the element (7) being, in particular, a human hand. The switching operating element (5) comprises a capacitive sensor (9), which cooperates with the actuation surface (6) in such a way that, when the element (7) approaches the actuation surface (6) and/or when the actuation surface (6) is touched by means of the element (7) and/or when pressure is applied to the actuation surface (6) by means of the element (7), the sensor (9) produces a signal (10). The signal (10) is used to switch and/or trigger a function in the manner of a switching signal and/or control signal. The capacitive sensor (9) comprises an electrical resonant circuit (11), a signal generator (12) for exciting the resonant circuit (11) with an excitation frequency, a measuring unit (13) for measuring a measurement value of the resonant circuit (11) at the excitation frequency, in particular the electric voltage present at the resonant circuit (11) and/or the electric current flowing in the resonant circuit (11), and an evaluation unit (14) for producing the signal (10) in dependence on the change in the measurement value when the element (7) influences the actuation surface (6). The excitation frequency is less than the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit; in particular, the excitation frequency is chosen in a range of approximately 6% to 4% below the resonance frequency, preferably is chosen at approximately 5% below the resonance frequency.
The invention relates to a locking system (3) for a vehicle (1) in the manner of a KeylessEntry/Go functionality. The locking system (3) comprises a first device (4) which is provided for releasing and/or locking the vehicle doors (6), the ignition lock, the steering wheel lock, for releasing and/or blocking the immobilizer, the motor control device or the like, and a pertaining second device (5), configured as an electronic key, an ID transmitter, a chip card or the like. Coded signals (7) can be transmitted between both devices (4, 5) for being operational. After a positive assessment of the transmitted operation signal, a change of the state of the first device (4) can be effected. The second device (5) is designed for the authentification of several vehicles (1), and/or the first device (4) is designed for the authentification of different second devices (5).
