Motor vehicle

The motor vehicle (1) has a rear flap (2), a storage area (4) extended in driving direction (3) in front of the rear flap, and a device (6) for holding the storage goods (7), where the device has a network (5) that is firmly connected with its front upper corners (8,8') over lateral belts (9,9')…

Piston for a combustion engine

The piston comprises a shaft (6) with a sliding face (8), which stands in sliding contact in the combustion engine (2) with a cylinder bearing surface (10). The sliding face of the shaft comprises a smooth surface with a rough depth below two micrometer. The sliding face is freely configured from…

Cross-member and method

The cross element (10) is provided with a supporting section (12), which is formed by plastic material (19), where a hybrid component is also provided. A lower support device (14) is provided for supporting a pedestrian safety element. The support device is formed by the supporting section. An…

Door for a motor vehicle

The door (10) has an opening along which the door is displaceable between closed and open positions by a guiding device, where the door closes and releases the door opening in the closed and open positions, respectively. The guiding device has a guiding element i.e. pivoting lever (12), by which…

Device for securing load

The motor vehicle's luggage space has a load bearing floor and a load securing device (3) comprising a latch (4) and a strap (6) rolled up on a strap winding device (5). The strap winding device has a centrifugal force lock and a ratchet function activated by an operating element for the tensioning…

METHOD TO OPERATE A DIESEL ENGINE

Operating a diesel engine comprises after-injecting fuel temporarily offset from a main injection in a special operation mode so that the injected fuel is combusted with the fuel already dosed and ignited. Preferred Features: A control unit adjusts the injection point of the after-injection for the…

Fuel fractionating device

The device has a pump with drive to suck-in fuel vapor and air. The pump (2) and the pump drive (3) are fixed into a housing, and together with a separator (4) and a container (5) for the fuel fraction, form a module, which is fitted removeable into the fuel tank. Housing and coaxial pump and drive…

Motor vehicle with open rigid roof

The motor vehicle has a support arrangement with a support that enables a rear window (16) to be acted upon by a rotational force to ensure contact of the rear window with a sealing seat. The support is pushed forward to enable the rear window to be acted upon by the rotational force. Independent…

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