Robert Boschgmbh

Anton Dukart

Hermann Winner

Bernhard Mattes

Herbert Vollert

Erich Zabler

Klaus Dobler

Franz Jost

Willi Nagel

Bertram Foitzik

Klaus Kasten

Helmut Grutzeck

Siegbert Steinlechner

Kurt Weiblen

Anton Paweletz

Klaus Marx

Bernd Goetzelmann

Johann Wehrmann

Frank Mack

Thomas Herrmann

Gilbert Moersch

Matthias Marcus Wellhoefer

Conrad Haeussermann

Harald Kazmierczak

Hans-Juergen Herderich

Peter Kimmich

Uwe Schiller

Pascal Kocher

Rolf-Juergen Recknagel

Juergen Eckhardt

Olaf Ohlhafer

Michael Munz

Thorsten Sohnke

Sascha Steinkogler

Robert Giezendanner-Thoben

Walter Jansche

Andreas Ewert

Ulrike Groeger

Konrad Wolf

Guenter Gerlach

Thomas Ullmann

Mirko Ruhs

Markus Hinterkausen

Andreàs Stratmann

Helmüt Grutzeck

Conräd Haeussermann

Rudolf Galster

Jan Schlegel

Klaus Kuhnen

Joern Tilsch

Verena Tritsch

Ralf Walther

A pressure sensor assembly having a pressure tube, in which a diaphragm is situated as a pressure pickup, and having means for detecting the diaphragm deformations, which allow a spatial separation between the measuring medium acting on the diaphragm and the means for detecting the diaphragm deformations. The diaphragm of this pressure sensor assembly includes at least two diaphragm sections oriented at an angle to one another. A first diaphragm section is situated as a partition diaphragm in the cross-section of the pressure tube, while at least one second diaphragm section forms an area of the wall of the pressure tube as a side wall diaphragm. The means for detecting diaphragm deformations are situated on the outer side of the pressure tube on the side wall diaphragm.

Pressure sensor assembly

A device is proposed for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle, in which an ultrasonic receiver unit is used to detect the sound produced by the collision, and a collision of the vehicle is thus detected through the evaluation of the ultrasonic signals.

Device for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle

A dynamometer element including a bolt on which a diaphragm is mounted, the diaphragm being surrounded by a sleeve, to which a force component to be measured is applied perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the bolt, the sleeve being spaced from the bolt in such a way that the diaphragm is strained as a function of the force component, a sensor system for measuring the strain being provided on the diaphragm.

Dynamometer element

A piezo cable is provided as an impact sensor, which allows up to four different measuring principles. In addition to the piezoelectric measurement, which causes a piezoelectric pulse in an impact, a capacitive measurement, an inductive measurement and a resistance measurement are possible.

Device for impact detection

A force measurement element measures an introduced force by means of a double flexural beam and a displacement sensor. The double flexural beam makes possible a double spring shape that makes possible an optimization with regard to elongation distribution.

Force measurement element

A system for transmitting data and/or energy between a chassis and a seat movably arranged on the chassis, the seat being able to glide in guide rails, attached to the chassis, with the aid of slides; one iron-core half of a transformer&#x2014;the iron-core half bearing at least one primary winding&#x2014;is disposed on the slide gliding in the guide rail, the primary winding being a cable lying in the guide rail; and the other iron-core half of the transformer having a secondary winding is arranged on the seat, the two iron-core halves of the transformer being positioned relative to each other for the data and/or energy transmission when the seat is mounted.

Data transmission between a chassis and a seat movably arranged on the chassis

A force sensor, in particular for detecting the forces on a vehicle seat, includes a force measurement cell () that has a Hall element. The force measurement cell () includes at least one bending bar (), which from the exertion of force to be detected exeris an influence on the magnetic field in the region of a magnetic-field-sensitive sensor element () of the measurement cell (). The sensing is done with a Hall element (), held on the at least one bending bar (), which element, under the force exerted on the bending bar (), can be deflected in the field of a relatively stationary permanent magnet (), and a magnetic diagnosis field in the region of the Hall element () can be generated whose field lines are located in the plane of the sensor element without influencing the measurement field.

Force sensor

A dynamometer () has a pickup element (), in which a permanent magnet () and a sensor () are disposed. At least the permanent magnet () is surrounded by ferromagnetic material, and the spacing of the permanent magnet () from the ferromagnetic material changes upon imposition of a force (F) upon the pickup element (). This change in the spacing causes a change in the field intensity of the permanent magnet (), which is detected by means of the sensor () and converted into a corresponding signal.

Dynamometer, particularly for determining the seating weight in a motor vehicle

A force measuring device for seat weight determination in a motor vehicle includes a taking up element which has at least two bearing points. The device further includes a mechanism forming a first recess in the taking up element in a region between at least two bearing points and a rod-shaped element which extends in the longitudinal axis of the taking up element and is not loaded by bending forces. The rod-shaped element has a free end which deviates from the longitudinal axis of the taking up element when a force to be measured acts on the taking up element, and a measuring unit with a magnet and a magnetic field-sensitive sensor The magnet and the magnetic field-sensitive sensor are arranged immovably relative to one another so that the distance from the magnet to a ferromagnetic material changes under loading with the force.

Force measuring device, in particular for seat weight determination in a motor vehicle

A force sensor for determination of forces on a vehicle seat has a support element arranged between an upper frame and a lower frame, a force measuring cell arranged in the support element, the upper frame is a stationary part of a rail for a longitudinal or vertical adjustment, and the measuring cell is located inside the rail or on the rail.

A belt lock () for receiving an attachment element () of a safety belt () has an insertion opening () for the attachment element (). In the belt lock (), a connection element () is provided, which penetrates a locking opening () on the attachment element (). The connection element () is disposed on a flat spring-type carrier (), via which an insertion movement () of the connection element () into the locking opening () of the attachment element () takes place, when the attachment element operates a locking lever () by its insertion movement. The insertion movement () of the connection element () is monitored via a magnetic circuit containing a magnetic field-sensing sensor (). A component () of the belt lock () that fixes the attachment element () of the safety belt () is associated with a measuring element (), with which a force operating on the belt lock can be determined via the magnetic circuit ().

Device for belt force and belt use recognition

The invention proposes a connecting element ( ) with an elongated shaft ( ), in particular a screw or bolt, for connecting two bodies, wherein at least part of the shaft ( ) has a slot ( ) and a recess ( ). The invention also proposes that a component ( ) that generates a magnetic field, and spaced apart from it, a magnetically sensitive element ( ) be disposed in the vicinity of the recess ( ). The proposed connecting element is particularly suitable for detecting a force or mechanical strain acting on the seat of a motor vehicle.

Connecting element

A force sensor, in particular for the determination of the forces on a vehicle seat, includes a force measuring cell ( ) having a Hall element. The force measuring cell ( ) contains a hollow-cylindrical flexible element ( ), which, based on the force effect (F) to be determined, causes an affect of the magnetic field in the region of the magnetic field-sensitive sensor element ( ) of the force measuring cell ( ). The hollow-cylindrical flexible element ( ) contains a bar ( ) on a relatively stationary end on a first support part with a magnet ( ) on its free end. The flexible element held on one support part ( ) projects into a top ( ) held on the other support part ( ), whereby the top ( ) has a radially extending inner collar ( ) in the region of mounting on the other support part ( ). The inner collar overlaps radially a widening of diameter ( ) of the flexible element ( ) located in the interior of the top ( ).

Force sensor having hollow cylindrical flexible element

A method of calibrating the offset of angle sensors, which determine an angle to be determined on the basis of a sine signal assigned to the angle and a cosine signal assigned to the angle. This method includes determining the sine signal and the cosine signal for at least three different angles to obtain at least three value pairs, each pair containing one sine signal value and one cosine signal value; displaying the at least three value pairs in an at least two-dimensional coordinate system that represents a sine signal-cosine signal plane and determining a point, representing the offset to be calibrated, in the coordinate system with regard to which point the at last three value pairs are located on an arc.

Method for compensating the offset of angle sensors

An arrangement that can be implemented with a simple circuit includes a measuring resistance that can either be connected in addition to a load or connected in place of the load. Furthermore, elements are provided that record the change in resistance resulting from the connection of the measuring resistance and signal when the change in resistance differs from a predefined value.

System for checking the resistance of a load connected to a transformer

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Gerlingen, Germany

Anton Dukart