The device has a pointer consisting of a pointer vane (1) that pivots above a numbered plate (4) on rotatable pointer axle (2) as a result of axle rotation. The pointer vane has a coating (12) containing microcapsules with pigments or micro bodies, whereby the pigments or micro bodies can be…
The dashboard combination instrument includes an LC display. An optical waveguide (4) is also provided, into which the ambient light from inside or outside the vehicle is coupled. The light coupled into the waveguide is guided by total internal reflection to the side of the display furthest from…
A compression cooling system has a compressor (6) driven by an electric motor (5) that can be a spiral compressor. This system has a condenser (7), an expansion valve (8) and a vaporizer (9), all connected to coolant pipes (10) along with the compressor, so that the coolant circulates continuously…
The housing is injection-molded from plastic, and has a metal cylinder (28) partially enclosed by the plastic to form the throttle aperture. An expander core (50) is pressed against the inner surface (33) of the cylinder before injection molding and partially supports it during the process. After…
Target display uses symbols to show the instantaneous direction of the vehicle being driven (1) and a forthcoming turning- off point (2a-2c). As the vehicle approaches the turning-off point the arrows for the turn off point become larger and larger. An Independent claim is made for a method for…
A navigation route planning system is provided with various interlinked facilities, including a user I/O facility, a route planning facility, a position determination facility, and a destination and institutional table facility. In particular, the planning facility is arranged for under control of…
A navigation system is provided with various interlinked facilities, including a user I/O facility, a route planning facility and a position determining facility. In particular, the navigation system is arranged to physically interface to a data communication facility pertaining to organizer device.
The device has two electrical leads (11,12) leading to the motor and a suppression part (17) between the leads. The suppression part is a capacitor with a varistor connected in parallel with it in the form of a plate varistor or an envelope of fuel resistant plastic joined only to the suppression…
A navigation system is provided with various interlinked facilities, including a user I/O facility, a route planning facility and a position determining facility. In particular, the navigation system is arranged to physically interface to a data communication facility pertaining to a log book…
The toothing(45,46) provided for each guide rail(37,38) is constructed directly on it, and the guide rail is formed so that the toothing points towards the guide plane of the gearwheel support shaft(50) defined by a slot(39,40) in the guide rail. A twist resistant profile is constructed on the ends…
A method and apparatus for operating an information processing system practice the dynamical presenting of Help Items to a user person. In particular, the system staticizes occurrences of various user-iniated enterings into the system, that each associate to one of said Help Items. Under control of…
A vehicle navigation system is provided with various interlinked facilities, including a user I/O facility and a position determining facility. In particular, the navigation system is arranged to physically interface to a data communication facility pertaining to a Personal Digital Assistant that…
The surge protection element (10,11,11') is designed as a fixed component part with a multiple of individual ducts, having respectively a small diameter in relation to the balance opening. The surge protection prevents a penetration of fuel splashing about in the fuel tank in an active carbon…
The throttle valve shaft (16) is held in bearing eyes (22,24) of a housing (12), and one end (20) projects through a holder element bore. The holder element (44) is fastened to the housing with its radial outer section and via screws (50). In the area of the bore it engages with each side on a ring…
The actuator has an actuator motor supplied with electrical energy and spatially separate from a potentiometer for position measurement of choke flap shaft. A conductor bridge (3) fixed in the actuator by supports (8,9) has two rigid conductor rails (4,5) for supplying power to the motor and…
The closure for the filler tube or ventilator pipe of a car fuel tank comprises a valve (5) and a fuel level indicator (6). These are connected so that the valve shuts off the pipe when the tank is full.
In a power supply device to which a direct voltage can be supplied and which outputs a stabilized voltage for operating an electronic circuit in a motor vehicle, a boost converter is arranged between an input for the operating voltage and an input of a voltage regulator, which converter is…
The instrument provides an analogue indication of an actual value and a variable indication of a reference value. The variable reference value is indicated depending on variable data that are significant for the indicated measurement parameter using an automatic actuator (5). The instrument can be…
The operating device (1) has two belt parts (6,9) that fit around the rim or spoke of a steering wheel and are joined together. One belt part has a clamp lever (3) to pivot in a position that clamps the belt parts together. The clamp lever has a pivot axis (4) on the operation device. One belt part…
The display has a light source (2) from which light is passed via a partially transparent display (3) and projected onto a screen (6). A number of red, blue and green light emitting diodes are mounted on a common bearer without packaging and a heat extraction device is provided to cool the light…
The method involves passing an equipment identifier from a local computer system to a central station, computing a new equipment identifier using a change code, specifying a first enciphered code using a key, specifying a second enciphered code using the data file identifier, passing the enciphered…
Data can be exchanged between a car radio and a navigation system. In order to have continuous traffic information via a transmitter for supplying traffic information for an area (A) being currently driven over, a vehicle's position (C) during its journey is detected by a navigation system. From…
A navigation or multimedia system is provided in which it is checked whether a user is authorized to use files, such as road map data. For this purpose, the navigation system has means for checking authorized use of files on the mass storage medium on which the files are stored. The files are…
The device has pipes extending from the tank for operational and filling ventilation. The pipes (10,11) have neighboring or common walls in at least one area outside the fuel tank (1), or engage around each other. The outer walls of the pipes are mainly cylindrical. The pipe (11) for filling…
The system has a pump with connected feed pipe containing a fuel filter. The feed pipe (4) has a by-pass pipe (9) leading past the filter (7). It also has components to open and close the by-pass after a set use period or condition of the filter. The components are contained in the fuel tank (1)…
The safety device activation and/or de-activation system uses transmission of a coded information between a portable transmitter (1) and an onboard receiver (2), which compares the received information with a reference information for controlling the safety device. The receiver has a speech…
Ventilation device comprises an expansion tank in the fuel tank (1) and at least two ventilation lines (5, 9-11) opening into this expansion tank. The ventilation lines begin near at least one side wall (3) of the fuel tank and run toward an opposite side wall (4). The other ends of the ventilation…
Housing (1) comprises a component (2) fixed to it by a manually releasable locking arrangement (8). The component is kept tilted on the housing and a flashing part (10) is provided on the housing for moving the releasable locking arrangement. The locking hook (4) is provided on the side of the…
The method involves evaluating the output signal of a sensor mounted in the vehicle and evaluating the noise in the signal to distinguish between the state of motion and the state of rest. The sensor noise is evaluated statistically using the mean squared and root mean square value of the sensor…
The method involves performing a route calculation with digital map data using start and destination points, storing way points where turns occur and distances in a vehicle memory, comparing the distances to the next way point and to the current way point at each way point, comparing the distance…