Continental Automotive Gmbh

Andreas Egger

Roman Morawek

Stefan Ehrlich

Stefan Holzmann

Peter Gubesch

Peter Stephan Mulacz

Tobias Frischmuth

Stefan Holzinger

Wolfgang Köllner

Johannes Greil

Rene Hinterberger

Stefan Rath

Caroline Renault

Johann Meier

Marc Desgeans

Roland Enzlmüller

A closing device for opening and closing an opening in a vehicle is disclosed. The closing device comprises a closing system, having a closing body (SK) that is fitted on the vehicle (FZ) in a movable manner and is configured to open and close the opening (O), a drive device (AV) that is operatively connected to the closing body (SK) and is configured to move the closing body (SK), and a transmission system (US) that is arranged between the closing body (SK) and the drive device (AV) and is configured to transmit a drive force generated by the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK). The closing system (SLS) has a closing system spring rate (FRSLS) that characterizes an overall elasticity of the closing body (SLS), of the drive device (AV) and of the transmission system (US). The closing device (SV) also comprises a force transmission spring unit (KUFE) that is configured to pick up the drive force transmitted from the drive device (AV) to the closing body (SK). The force transmission spring unit (KUFE) has a force transmission spring rate (FRKUFE) that is lower than the closing system spring rate (FRSLS).

Closing device for a vehicle

The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, and to a method for operating an electric motor in a respective rear door of the at least one vehicle side. The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle side, on which a front door and a rear door are provided, wherein an electric motor configured to provide a motorized door function is provided in the rear door and wherein a control device configured to operate the motor which is connected to the motor via electrical conductor elements for transferring a motor current is provided. According to the disclosure, the control device is arranged in the front door and is configured to also control at least one door function of the front door.

Motor vehicle having a front door and a rear door

A method and an apparatus for identifying a force and/or torque exerted by a part, in particular a seat or closing part, such as, a window winding system or sunroof or trunk lid or sliding door of a motor vehicle, that can be electrically adjusted by way of an electric motor on a body resting on said part, having an actuation system, which is configured to apply a voltage to the motor, which voltage causes a force of the part on a body, if present, resting on the part, having a measurement device, which is configured, while the motor is stationary, to measure a variable of the motor representing a movement of the motor, having a comparison device, which is configured to identify, based on the measured variable, a force that is exerted by the part on a body resting on the part.

Method and apparatus for identifying a force exerted by a seat or closing part

A door handle assembly having a vehicle door handle and a vehicle door. The vehicle door handle moves between a first, retracted position, in which an essentially planar surface of the vehicle door handle is flush with an outer face of the vehicle door, and a second, extended position, in which a grip opening between the outer face of the vehicle door and a grip inner side of the vehicle door handle is cleared for a user. The vehicle door handle is movable between the first and second positions aided by an electric motor, controlled by a control unit. The electric motor can be set in rotation starting from the second position of the door handle by application of a user's external force on the basis of a mechanical coupling of the vehicle door handle to the electric motor sensed by a sensing unit and fed to the control unit.

Doorhandle assembly with a vehicle doorhandle

The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an assembly comprising multiple switchable electrochromic individual panes, to set a transmittance individually in each case for these by a respective electrical actuation signal, wherein respective data of the state at the time of each individual pane are recorded by a control device and a configuration of the respective actuation signal is established in each case for each individual pane on the basis of the state data. The configurations of the actuation signals are thereby made to match one another in such a way that the individual panes have preferably the same transmittance value.

Method for controlling an assembly comprising multiple switchable electrochromic individual panes and also control device and motor vehicle

To detect an entrapment situation when a driven component is adjusted using a mechanical adjustment system which has an electric motor (), a value (Fakt) relating to the force acting upon the driven component is compared with a threshold value (FTh) relating to a reference value (FRef). The reference value (FRef), and thus the threshold value (FTh), are continuously matched, for the purpose of force tracking, with the force value which changes during the movement of adjustment depending on the mechanical system.

Method and device for detecting an entrapment situation

A device () for the detection of quadrature signals of a signal unit () has a common power supply line (VBATT_A & B) and a common ground wire (GND), and emits at least two out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) during operation for analyzing the same in an analysis unit (), wherein both out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) are applied to the common power supply line (VBATT_A & B) at different amplitudes, wherein the two out-of-phase square wave signals (IA, IB; IS, ID) are modulated onto the supply current (I)), and wherein the analysis unit () is or can be connected to the power supply line.

Device for the detection quadrature signals

In a computer-aided detection of the jamming of an object, wherein, when adjusting a component of a motor vehicle using an adjusting drive (), measurement values related to the adjusting force (F) are compared to a prescribed threshold value (FR), initiating a slowdown, stop, or reversing of the adjusting motion when said value is reached. A spring rate correcting term characterizing the rigidity of the object is determined for correcting the relationship between the adjusting force (F) and the threshold value (FR), and is considered in the comparison.

Method and device for computer-aided detection of jamming of an object

For the purpose of detecting a jam during the adjustment of a component of a motor vehicle using an adjustment drive, wherein measured values related to the adjustment force (F) are compared to a threshold value (FREF) and when the threshold value is reached, the adjusting movement is slowed or stopped, and optionally reversed, it is proposed that the component speed or a parameter correlated therewith is detected and the threshold value (FREF) modified accordingly.

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Vienna, Austria

Andreas Egger