Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Klaudia Kruse

Fernando Pardo

Anders Warming

Christopher Edward Bangle

John William Krieger

Bernd Nurtsch

Werner Haumayr

Andreas Von Schuttenbach

Detlef Helm

Peter Ratz

Juergen Ringer

Michael Vincent Scully

Edwin Pistorius

Alfred Neureiter

Raphael Von Schuttenbach

Bjoern Koop

Daniel Schaefer

Ulrich Schiefer

Willi Geib

Mario Greco

Martin Meusel

Silke Schroeder

Helmut Pulz

Sven Lancier

Christian Bischoff

Reinhard Mehn

Verena Weiss

Christine Schwarz

Jürgen Ringer

An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of physical or chemical effects. The novel outer skin of a motor vehicle requires no expensive tools for the production thereof. The flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle is made of a flexible material. A flexible material such as material for convertible top covers is easily moveable yet the surface thereof cannot be increased. This material is tensed at least over one part of the rib of the motor vehicle, e.g. over a space frame. At least one mechanically moveable adjusting element is provided beneath or on top of the edge of the section enabling the outer skin to be deformed. The adjusting element is normally connected to the rib of the motor vehicle.

Flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle

A car seat is provided with upholstery with liquid-filled chambers in which the liquid also has elastic bodies. The chambers are connected to one another through passages, so that a liquid exchange can take place among the individual chambers. The damping and resilience properties of the upholstery can be influenced by liquids of different viscosity and/or passages of different shape and size. The upholstery can be used over the full surface of a car seat or selectively in certain areas thereof.

Padding for a vehicle seat

Growing community of inventors

Munich, Germany

Klaudia Kruse