Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Lanxess Deutschland Gmbh

Audi Ag

Automobiles, Peugeot

Automobiles Citroen

Webasto Ag

Mc Micro Compact Car Aktiengesellschaft

Boris Koch

Detlev Joachimi

Hubert Goldbach

Frank Krause

Thomas Malek

Martin Pollak

Ulrich Grosser

Markus Thurmeier

Ulrich Dajek

Roland Brambrink

J&uuml;rgen R&ouml;hner

Uwe Gerlinger

Wolfgang Wambach

Jacques Dossin

Ralf Freischlager

Alexander Pothoven

Martin Klocke

Rainer Mathias

Maik Schulte

Joachim Wagenblast

Adolf Marold

Lukas Schroeer

Mathias Rainer

Stefanie Klingelhöfer

A battery for a motor vehicle, with at least one battery module, which has a plurality of battery cells. The at least one battery module is arranged in a battery housing of the battery. The battery has a cooling device for cooling the battery cells by means of a cooling medium. The cooling device comprises at least one wall of the battery housing, with which the at least one battery module closely fits, and which is formed from a heat-conducting plastic at least in areas. The heat-conducting plastic restricts at least one duct for the cooling medium, with the duct being formed in at least one wall of the battery housing.

Battery for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle

A process for producing a plastic-metal composite component composed of at least one hollow profile and at least one application of plastic to be applied to the outside by means of injection molding or compression.

Process for producing a plastic-metal composite component

The invention concerns a method for the production of a composite component from at least one hollow profile base element and at least one supporting element positioned in the interior of the at least one hollow profile base element.

Hollow profile composite technology

The present invention relates to a transverse-member motor-vehicle module for receiving the instrument panel and reinforcing the bodywork for the direct connection of the two A-pillars of a motor vehicle, composed of a transverse member with a steering-column retainer, where the transverse-member module, i.e. not only the transverse member but also the steering-column retainer, are manufactured using a metal-plastic-composite design (hybrid technology), and these are composed of at least one main body and of at least one first thermoplastic part and one second thermoplastic part, where these have been securely bonded via injection molding firstly to the main body and simultaneously the various plastics parts have been bonded to one another, where the two plastics parts are composed of different plastics materials and these are injected in the bi-injection molding process, where they fuse with one another when they encounter one another.

Transverse-member module for a motor-vehicle

A frame for a vehicle sliding sunroof or tilt-slide sunroof is proposed, comprising at least one single-piece frame base element (), that is embodied as a plastic injection-molded piece and comprises at least one front frame piece () and two side stringers () that are directed in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. For formation of a light and stiff frame, the frame base element () according to the invention is embodied as a composite component, and provided with at least one profile- or cup-shaped inserted piece () that serves as a reinforcing element.

Roof frame for a motor vehicle

A composite structural article, of preferably metal and thermoplastic material is described. The composite structural article comprises: (a) at least one reinforcing element ( ) having sized openings ( ); and (b) at least three profiled sections ( ). A portion of each profiled section ( ) is connected interlockingly with a portion of the reinforcing element ( ). At least two of the profiled sections ( ) have terminal portions each having a projecting region ( ) that engages interlockingly with the sized openings ( ) of the reinforcing element ( ), such that a portion of the reinforcing element ( ) surrounds at least partially the projecting regions ( ). The profiled sections ( ) are further joined to the reinforcing element ( ) by means of thermoplastic material ( ) injected in the region of each interlocking connection with the reinforcing element ( ). In addition, one of the profiled sections ( ) is in at least one of: (i) an abutting relationship with at least two of the profiled sections ( ); and (ii) an interlocking relationship with at least two of said profiled sections ( ). Articles that may comprise the composite structural article of the present invention include, for example, motorized vehicles, electronics articles and domestic appliances.

Composite structural article for frame structures

The invention relates to a device for the continuous production of plastics/metal composite panels, in particular those having hollow chambered sections, from thermoplastic polymers ( ) and continuous metal sheets ( ), consisting of at least one plastics melting control system ( ), calibrators ( ), feeds for the metal sheets ( ) and a draw-off unit ( ), with the feeds for the metal sheets ( ) being arranged respectively above and below the melting control system ( ) and the calibrators ( ) being immediately adjacent to the feeds ( ) and the melting control system ( ).

Device and process for the production of plastics/metal composite panels

An energy absorbing element, that may be used with, for example, vehicles such as automobiles and trucks, is described. The energy absorbing element ( ) comprises, (a) at least two oppositely arranged metal sheets ( ) having a multiplicity of predetermined buckling points ( and ) which enable each sheet ( ) to fold up along its longitudinal direction (x-direction); and (b) a plurality of connecting ribs ( ) which interconnect the oppositely arranged metal sheets ( ), the connecting ribs ( ) being fabricated from a plastic material selected from thermoplastic materials and/or thermosetting plastic materials. Also described is a bumper system which comprises a transverse beam and at least one of the energy absorbing elements of the present invention.

Bumper system for vehicles

A hollow-chamber lightweight component is described which at least comprises a shell-shaped housing part ( ) made of high-strength material. a ribbed supporting structure ( ) made of plastic, in particular of thermoplastic material, and at least one cover plate ( ) or covering shell ( ) made of a high-strength material which is, in particular. different from plastic and a method of producing the lightweight component is described. The supporting structure ( ) is up against the inside of the housing part ( ) and is joined, in particular. to the housing part ( ). The cover plate ( ) or covering shell ( ) largely covers the space formed from housing part ( ) and supporting structure ( ) and is joined in its peripheral region at least with one part of the boundary ( ) of the housing part ( ).

Hollow-chamber lightweight component

The present invention relates to dismountable vehicle panelling, and in particular a system for connecting vehicle body parts and panelling sections which are used as panelling for load-bearing supporting structures of vehicles.

Panelling for vehicle bodies

The present invention relates to an absorption element for absorbing kinetic energy, in particular that of vehicles, such as for example motor vehicles. The absorption element is particularly suitable as part of an absorption system of vehicle bumpers which absorb energy released during a collision, in order to prevent structural deformations of the bumper or vehicle. The absorption element can also be used as part of a seat structure or other passive safety elements.

Energy-absorbing element

The manufacture of lightweight components having high strength properties can be improved in that a bowl-shaped shell (1) has reinforcing ribs (3) made from injected-on plastic in its interior (2) which are connected to the shell (1) at discrete connecting points (11) via perforations (12) in the shell (1), through which the plastic passes, extending beyond the surfaces of the perforations (12).

Structural shell with reinforcing ribs connected via perforations

A vehicle door consists of a base, a cover facing the passenger compartment and an outside door leaf joined to the base and cover. Connection of the outside door leaf to the base and cover is arranged to provide easy removal and replacement of the door leaf. The door leaf has peripheral edges releasably connected to the base and cover. Moreover, at least one pair of corresponding edges in the cover and door leaf comprise grooves located in the plane of the door and opening toward one another. A joining and sealing resilient profile strip is positioned in the grooves to compensate for differences in thermal expansion.

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Wermelskirchen, Germany

Boris Koch