Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kg, Coburg

Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg

Daryl G Harris

Karl-Heinz Kuebler

Lee A Bissonnette

Mark M Benner

Mark A Pattison

Thomas A Gibson

Karam Jalil

Todd Bachman

Robert K Arao

Tim Bossingham

David Becker

A sliding center console may include a mounting member, a carrier, and a gearbox assembly. The carrier may be configured to receive a container and translate between a first position and a second position. The carrier may include a plurality of teeth. The gearbox assembly may be fixed to the mounting member and include a pinion configured to rotate in a first rotational direction or second rotational direction to translate the carrier from the first position to the second position.

Sliding center console

An adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a first railand a second railmovably guided relative to the first rail. A linear guideextending in the longitudinal direction is disposed between the two railsin a bearing area, wherein the linear guidecomprises a retainerand a plurality of rolling elements. The retainercomprises a side wall, a plurality of recessesbeing formed in the side wall. The rolling elementsare supported in the recessesof the retainerspaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. According to the invention the rolling elements include a set of rolling elements consisting of at least one rollerand at least one ball

Adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat and retainer for use in such an adjusting device

A fluid heater apparatus and method of making same includes a low porosity material, thermally conductive mass. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive mass for imparting heat to the mass. Fluid in a flow path through the mass absorbs heat from the mass. The thermally conductive mass is molded, cast or extruded from a material which, with the selected forming process, provides a low porosity mass. The mass may be formed of ceramic, aluminum and poltruded carbon. The mass can be cast from a material which is introduced into the casting mold in a semi-solid temperature state.

Fluid heater with low porosity thermal mass

A fluid heater apparatus supplies heat to wash fluid via a continuous, labyrinthian flow path in a thermally conductive body. A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive body for imparting heat to the body. Fluid flowing through the thermally conductive body substantially envelopes the heat source to absorb heat from the body.

Fluid heater

A method and apparatus for controlling fluid temperature in a fluid heater apparatus which supplies heat to fluid from a controllable heater element(s) which includes establishing a discharge temperature range between a first high temperature and a second low temperature. The temperature of the fluid is measured and, in response to the measured temperature, activation of the heater elements is controlled to maintain the temperature of the fluid within the temperature range. The heater elements can be independently controllable for temperature control.

Fluid heater temperature control apparatus and method

A fluid heater apparatus has fluid discharge temperature control to prevent temperature overshoot. A plurality of heater elements are employed and at least certain of the heater elements are independently controllable. At least one of the heater elements is employed as a 'finishing' heater element, with the other heating elements deactivated to enable the 'finishing' heater element to more slowly elevate the temperature of the fluid in the body from a first temperature reached by activation all or most of the heater elements to the predetermined discharge temperature. One of more of the heater elements may have a different power output than the other heater elements.

Fluid heater control apparatus and method with overtemperature protection

A heat source is disposed in the thermally conductive mass housing for imparting heat to the mass. Fluid in a flow path through the mass absorbs heat from the mass. A fluid expansion member is mounted over open ends of the fluid flow path. The fluid expansion member, in one aspect, is formed of a compressible material to compress under the forces of fluid phase change to a solid state and expands back to a nominal shape when the fluid undergoes a reverse phase change to a liquid state. In another aspect, the fluid expansion member is a solid seal member overlaying the open ends of the fluid flow channels. The seal resists expansion under normal fluid operating pressures, but expands into an open interior chamber in a closure fixed to the mass to accommodate a phase change expansion of the fluid.

Fluid heater with freeze protection

A windshield wiper apparatus for a vehicle includes an energy absorption member coupled between the moving drive arm and stationary structure which provides an opposing force to the movement of the wiper arm to absorb a portion of the inertial energy of the wiper arm as the wiper arm approaches one of at least an outwipe end limit and an inwipe end limit of a wipe pattern to reduce the impact forces on the wiper apparatus at the point of reversal of the wiper arm. The energy absorption member is in the form of a spring or compressive member arranged to store energy during movement of the wiper arm toward one or both of the end limits and to release the stored energy back to the wiper apparatus as the wiper arm reverses direction at each end limit. The energy absorption member is actively coupled to the drive arm only during a predetermined angular portion of the angular rotation of the drive arm which coincides with the region of increased mechanical advantage in the drive linkage.

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Daryl G Harris