Arvinmeritor Gmbh

Roof Systems Germany Gmbh

Gerhard Mersch

Matthias Ludwig

Jürgen Moser

A vehicle roof element is specified, including a glass pane having an exterior side and an interior side, and a transparent sealing compound which is fastened to the glass pane on the inside, at least one LED and at least one electrical line by means of which the LED is adapted to be contacted being embedded in the sealing compound. The at least one LED and the at least one electrical line are arranged on a flexible foil to which the sealing compound is integrally injection-molded.

Vehicle roof element

An adapter received in an opening of a partition wall of a vehicle door connects a cable plug of a cable harness to a module plug of a door control module. The adapter includes a mount for the module plug, a mount for the cable plug, and an abutment face providing a seal at the partition wall. The adapter further includes a latching tab. When the adapter is inserted into the opening, the latching tab flexes outwardly, securing the adapter to the partition wall. The module plug and the cable plug can be inserted into or removed from the adapter without affecting the sealing between the wet area and the dry area of the vehicle door.

Adapter for the assembly of a door control module to a motor vehicle door

A window lifter system and method coordinates closing of multiple windows by detecting when more than one window pane is approaching a fully closed position and moving one window pane to only an approximately closed position while the other window pane is moved to the fully closed position. By staggering the closure of window panes to the fully closed positions, the system and method provides the illusion that all of the window panes are being closed at the same time while avoiding voltage drops in the vehicle power supply caused by excessively high blocking currents generated when multiple window panes are moved to the fully closed position.

Window lifter control system and method of controlling window lifters

A method for eliminating squeaking noises occurring when operating a window lifter for motor vehicles which is driven by an electric motor is proposed. The squeaking noises are detected by a system for evaluating acoustic signals. This system generates for the duration of the squeaking noise a command signal which is delivered to a window lifter control device. This varies the speed of the electric motor within fixed limits, until the system for evaluating acoustic signals no longer detects any squeaking noise or it is recognised that speed variations are ineffective. The method is particularly advantageous if a voice control system which can be used as a system for evaluating acoustic signals is provided in the motor vehicle.

Method for eliminating squeaking noises when operating electric motor-driven motor vehicle window lifters

A window lifter system comprises a first window lifter motor and a master control device for the first window lifter motor. The master control device is able to detect a position of a window pane driven by the first window lifter motor and to drive the first window lifter motor at a variable speed. The system further comprises at least one second window lifter motor and a slave control device for the second window lifter motor. The slave control device is able to detect a position of a window pane driven by the second window lifter motor and to drive the second window lifter motor at a variable speed. A bus system is provided by means of which the master and slave control devices are able to communicate with each other. There is also proposed a method of controlling such a window lifter system.

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Uetze, Germany

Gerhard Mersch