Robert Boschgmbh

Herbert Arnold

Michael Horbelt

Peter Werner

Werner Jundt

Dieter Gunther

Wolfgang Maisch

Klaus-Jurgen Peters

Gunther Plapp

Manfred Mezger

Hans Schnurle

Dieter Karr

Hermann Nusser

Willi Gansert

Peter Rapps

Waldemar Ernst

Willy Bentz

Richard Bertsch

Peter Schulzke

Siegfried Malicki

Dietrich Bergfried

Klaus Harsch

Meike Fehse

Rudiger Jautelat

Jurgen Pischke

Lothar Winkelmann

Clemens Willke

Werner Auth

Reinhard Gantenbein

Manfred Nitsch

Hans-Peter Strobele

Berthold Seibel

Walter Bosch

Siegfried Bottcher

Hans Schn/u/ Rle

Heinz Hofer

Gerald Dahlke

Ulrich Konzelmann

Gerd Gerhards

An ultrasonic transducer has a pot-like housing with an annular wall and with a bottom surface serving as diaphragm. A piezo-element which is connected with connection lines is arranged at the inner side of the bottom surface. The edge remote of the bottom surface is surrounded by a decoupling ring which is formed as a holder for the connection lines.

Ultrasonic transducer

A control circuit arrangement for controlling the after-running of an operating device in a motor vehicle is described, with which after shutting off the ignition the operating device is provided with voltage for a certain time interval by an associated voltage regulator and a switching means including a transistor. The shut off of the voltage provided to the operating device occurs by changing the input potential of the voltage regulator. Otherwise without the arrangement of the invention an external or internal relay is needed to switch off the voltage. In various embodiment the potential change at the control input of the voltage regulator can be controlled by electronic hardware devices or by a microprocessor under the control of software.

Control circuit means for controlling the after-running of an operating

The invention is directed to a method for operating control apparatus during delayed shutoff after switching off the ignition of an internal combustion engine. This method protects the battery as far as possible and for this method, three principles are applied individually or in any desired combination but preferably all together. The first principle provides that the delayed-shutoff functions are no longer carried out, as has been conventional, until a fixed pregiven time duration is reached; instead, the functions are either interrupted when values of special variables reach a fixed pregiven threshold or a threshold fixed in dependence upon operating variables in advance of switch-off of the engine is reached. The particular monitored physical variable and the threshold value corresponding thereto are each so selected that, when the actual value reaches the threshold value and accordingly, the delayed-shutoff function is interrupted or not even started, this occurs without essentially influencing the new start capacity of the engine. The second principle provides that delayed-shutoff functions, and especially those which require a high current flow, are not carried out simultaneously but instead sequentially. The third principle provides that the current-supplying capacity of the battery is monitored and as soon as it becomes apparent that this current-supplying capacity is just sufficient for a new start of the cooled-down engine, the delayed-shutoff functions are interrupted or not even begun.

Method and arrangement for a delayed shutoff of control apparatus of an

Apparatus for measurement of spark plug ignition current to monitor

The flexible printed circuit device, includes at least one hybrid circuit structure having assigned contact areas, a rigid printed circuit board, a flexible printed circuit board portion also having assigned contact areas on one end region thereof and being connected electrically to the rigid printed circuit board, a plurality of bonding electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors being bonded at one end thereof to one of the assigned contact areas on the at least one hybrid circuit structure and, at the other end thereof, to one of the assigned contact areas on the end region of the flexible printed circuit board portion; and a rigid support, the hybrid circuit structure being mounted on the rigid support. The end region of the flexible printed circuit board portion is fixedly mounted on the rigid support in side-by-side relationship with the hybrid circuit structure. A protective frame is provided enclosing the electrical conductors electrically connecting the assigned contact areas on the hybrid circuit structure and the end region of the flexible printed circuit board portion.

Flexible printed circuit connecting means for at least one hybrid

The invention is directed to a system for setting the throttle flap angle for an internal combustion engine. The system sets the idle stop for the idle throttle flap angle and monitors the setting with respect to defects that occur. If the throttle flap is in contact engagement with the idle stop, a contact is actuated which causes a buffer storage of the actual throttle flap angle which thereby represents the position of the idle stop. If then, for example, the idle stop changes during driving operation, its new position is established upon a renewed contact engagement of the throttle flap, by measuring the throttle flap angle. A possible defect can be established from a comparison of actual and desired values and a positioning motor is then appropriately driven to displace the idle stop. This system has the advantage that a defect occurring in the region of the positioning motor is detected without additional circuit complexity.

System for setting the throttle flap angle for an internal combustion

To reduce waste and scrap of automotive electronic computer-type control apparatus constructed in hybrid technology on a substrate, due to malfunction, incorrect programming or desired change in data stored in the memory chip of a read-only memory (ROM) also applied in hybrid technology to the substrate, the substrate has a socket for a standard plug-insertable ROM or programmable ROM hard-wired connected thereto, the memory chip being enabled by application of a voltage applied to a circuit having a severable bridge (12) so that, upon severance of the bridge, the logic voltage applied to the chip will be of the 'disable' value, permitting insertion of a standard ROM or PROM (16) into the additional socket (9) for supply of replacement data, the additional socket being hard-wired to a terminal (15) having an 'enable' reference potential thereon. Preferably, isolating or decoupling resistors (3) are included in the address lines between the microprocessor (1) and the memory chip (5) to decouple the memory chip address input from the address inputs (8) of the additional socket and hence the additional memory (16 ).

Method and apparatus for replacement of data and of a data memory in an

A sensor is disclosed for detecting the position of a movable part in a motor vehicle with a common drive for several position pickups and several paths. The individual paths are traversed at least partly consecutively over the total range so that a position signal with different resolution depending on the path can be made available. This is accomplished by means of individual paths corresponding to different places in the total range. The paths are in the form of resistance paths. The signals picked up can then be associated with electrically different paths for further processing. Paths having the same resolution are also possible.

Position sensor for a movable part in a motor vehicle

Arrangement for the metering of fuel in an internal combustion engine

The invention is directed to an arrangement for controlling a fuel metering apparatus controlled by a microprocessor and supplemented with an emergency control system. In the event of a microprocessor failure due to a defect, the system attempts to restart the microprocessor. At the same time, an emergency operation pulse generator assumes control of the fuel metering apparatus. Such an emergency control system is particularly suited for fuel metering apparatus which serve to control internal combustion engines for motor vehicles.

Arrangement for controlling a fuel metering apparatus and having an

The invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling the overrun mode of operation of an internal combustion engine in dependence on the instantaneous rotational speed and a threshold characteristic of a resume speed. A throttle valve position sensor, a speed comparator and an evaluation circuit for determining a fuel supply cutoff or a fuel metering signal are provided. Means responsive to engine speed or actuable at the operator's discretion permit the circuit to be held in a state in which the overrun cutoff signals are suppressed. If these means are speed-dependent, a dynamic suppression for a predetermined period of time results; the means utilized for suppressing the overrun cutoff function may also be actuated in response to external driving situations or in response to the conditions of other components of the vehicle.

Apparatus for controlling the overrun mode of operation of an internal

A method of and arrangement for supplying a maximum quantity of fuel which is supplied to a combustion engine in certain operational conditions independent of rate of airflow and rotational speed is provided with an altitude-correcting signal which depends the maximum amount of fuel to be supplied on the air density of the actual operational altitude of the combustion engine. Through the provision of such an altitude-correction signal, a too rich mixture of fuel and air is prevented.

Arrangement for supplying a maximum quantity of fuel

Disclosed are a method and a device for indicating the malfunction of an apparatus for generating injection control pulses for a fuel injection system. The method compares relatively narrow trigger pulses derived from ignition pulses with the fuel injection control pulses. When the injection control pulses coincide with the trigger pulses, no indication is present. Only when an injection control pulse is missing does the trigger pulse prevail and trigger a bistable switching circuit which activates an optical or acoustical indicator.

Method of and device for supervising electrical fuel injection systems

A control mechanism for a fuel metering system in a combustion engine is proposed which makes possible a start control defined as load-independent or as nearly load-independent. It is the purpose of the control mechanism to avoid possible false interpretations of the load signal during extremely low rpm. The control mechanism comprises a function generator which, dependent on operational characteristics, determines or co-determines the signal at the load input of a signal processing stage of the fuel metering apparatus during start-up.

Control mechanism for fuel metering of a combustion engine

An air flow rate measuring device is proposed for an internal combustion engine. The air flow rate measuring device includes a baffle valve disposed in the air intake tube and a signal generating circuit coupled therewith. A damping member is associated with the signal generating circuit. This damping member serves to damp the so-called over-swings in the output signal caused by the sluggishness of the baffle valve and thereby avoid incorrect fuel metering. Two embodiments of damping members are disclosed, both comprising resistor-capacitor combinations together with a diode, in which the stored capacitor charge assumes the function of damping the output signal of the signal generating circuit.

Air flow rate measuring device in an internal combustion engine

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Herbert Arnold