Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Johannes Karlein

Roland Och

Andreas Rudolf

Zsolt Wilke

Christian Beck

Joachim Oberst

Matthias Seubert

Kai Hamacher

A tolerance compensation fastening apparatus () for fastening a first vehicle component () to a second vehicle component () by way of a bolt (), the fastening apparatus being set up to compensate for a tolerance within a tolerance compensation range. A fastening system including such a fastening apparatus, as well as to a method for fastening a first vehicle component to a second vehicle component by way of a bolt.

Tolerance compensation fastening apparatuses with extended tolerance compensation and simpler and quicker fastening

An arrangement, the arrangement being designed for actuating a motor vehicle door, the arrangement having a handle which can be grabbed by a hand, the arrangement having an actuator which is connected to the handle via a coupling, it being possible for the handle to be moved from a rest position into a standby position by means of the actuator, the arrangement being designed to load the handle with a total restoring force which, starting from the standby position to back into the rest position, has an at least partially nonlinear profile.

Retractable arrangement for actuating a vehicle door with improved ice-breaking function

A system including a component which can be mounted movably in or on an automobile and an actuating apparatus for the component, the actuating apparatus having a push-push mechanism which interacts with the component, it being possible for the component to be moved out of a closed position by manual exertion of a pressing force counter to the prestress of a spring into an unlocked position in order to unlock the push-push mechanism, out of which unlocked position the component is moved into a partially open position driven by the prestress of the spring, out of which partially open position the component can be moved into an open position by manual exertion of a pulling force.

System comprising a component and an actuating apparatus for the component

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Frühlingstraße, Germany

Johannes Karlein