Motherson Innovations Company Limited

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University of South Australia

Simon David Field

Andreas Herrmann

Dean Caruso

Simon Belcher

Scott Agung Edwards

Shane Randell Koehne

Arne Schmierer

Jacob Heath Messenger

Sam Thoday

Gary Dekievit

James Nicholson

Bill Frank

Sascha Björn Heib

Andrew Lettis

Colin James Hall

Graham Rehill

Callum Scott-Collins

Ilka Rötzer

Matthias Koller

Francis Charlet

Matthew Chapman-Winter

Drew Raymond Evans

Kamil Zuber

Daniel Fritz

Raimund Negel

Steve Horne

Jakub Spychala

Kane Connor

Bastian Stoehr

Mathew Chapman-Winter

Shahad Algurabi

Andrew Brian Little

David Derry Chamberlain

Tim Symonds

Eugene Schmirin

Oliver G Schmidt

Gary J Sinelli

Paul R Henion

Volker Erhart

Eugen Meier

Gareth Aspden

Garry Gordon Leslie Fimeri

Tom Harris

James Nicholas Dickson

Stephen Beecher

Anthony P D'Andrea

Levente Kurti

Dong Myeong Park

Warwick Jones

David Kershaw

Levente Acs

Brad Gibson

Hong Wonsik

Jung Jaemun

Mark Delaine

Abdon Edward Saenz De Viteri

Marla Johnston

Oliver Hochart

Serge Grdemyan

Colin Hall

Thorsten Staiger

Zoltàn Huszar

The present disclosure refers to a base assembly of an exterior rear view device. The base assembly is configured to be mounted to a vehicle in a way that moveably supports a head assembly of the exterior rearview device. The base assembly comprises: a camera with a lens, a cleaning system with a nozzle for dispensing cleaning fluid onto the lens, a base frame, a base cover that comprises a plurality of cover pieces, and a camera cradle. The cover pieces provide a first opening for the lens and a second opening for the nozzle. The camera cradle is mounted to the base frame for holding both the camera and the nozzle.

Base assembly with camera, cleaning system, base frame and base cover, rear view device, vehicle and assembling and dis-assembling method

The invention is directed to a decorative vehicle element including a, preferably radio-transmissive, substrate having a first surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side; and a first surface, preferably radio-transmissive, decorative coating on the substrate, the decorative coating including a decorative layer consisting of a metal or consisting of an alloy including a metal; as well as a radar system including a radio wave transmitter, a radio wave receiver and a decorative element, especially radome.

First surface decorative element

A decorative radome including a radio-transmissive substrate having a first surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side; and a first surface radio-transmissive decorative coating; methods of manufacturing a PVD coated system include applying a hard coating to the substrate; applying a PVD coating by magnetron sputtering to the substrate; and laser etching one or more of a pattern or a graphic into the PVD coating; and A decorative PVD coated item, comprising: a substrate; a hard coating applied to the substrate; a PVD coating provided on the hard coating and the substrate, wherein the PVD coating is laser etched with one or more of a pattern or a graphic so that the PVD coating is at least partially removed and the pattern or the graphic is revealed as a result of the contrast between the substrate and the PVD coating.

Decorative PVD coated items and radomes and methods of making same

A light emitting system includes a light pipe, a light source disposed at least partially within an interior of the light emitting system, and configured to emit light when receiving electrical power from an electrical power source, wherein the light source is arranged adjacent to and directed towards the light pipe, a lens substantially enclosing the interior of the light emitting system, the light pipe and the light source, the lens having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and a mask comprising a coating that is applied on the lens and laser etched to form a desired pattern, wherein light emitted from the light source passes through the light pipe and lens.

Light emitting system, a design element, a rear view device, a covering device, and a body component of a vehicle

The present disclosure relates to a rear view device for a vehicle with one or more gaskets preventing water or other contaminants from entering the device between components, while allowing the components to move in relation to one another. In embodiments, the rear view device comprises a base adapted to be mounted to a side of the vehicle, a head for supporting at least one means for providing a rearward field of view disposed at a second attachment end of the base, an actuator connected to the second end of the base, and a shroud attached to the actuator, wherein the actuator may rotate the head in relation to the base. In embodiment, a foot gasket is attached to a foot of the base and includes a first lip portion that extends towards the shroud in a vertical direction, and a second soft lip portion that contacts the shroud in a horizontal direction. In embodiments, a head gasket includes a soft lip portion comprising a first end making contact with a face of the shroud, and a hard portion comprising an attachment to a second end of the soft lip portion, wherein the head gasket extends at an angle from the shroud.

Rear view device with actuator and gasket sealing head mover

An assembly set for assembling an external rearview system for a motor vehicle is provided. The external rearview system when assembled may include a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, and a head assembly attached to the base assembly. The assembly set may include (i) a first head assembly comprising, a first rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of a mirror glass, (ii) a second head assembly comprising, a second rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of an at least partly translucent mirror glass, and at least one first camera unit being configured to obtain a rearview image through the reflective element, and (iii) a third head assembly with at least one component of a camera monitor system. The head assembly may be configured to be detachable and is selected to be the first, second or third head assembly, with the first, second and third head assembly being exchangeable with each other.

External rearview device, external rearview device kit and vehicle

An assembly set for assembling an external rearview system for a motor vehicle is provided. The external rearview system when assembled may include a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, and a head assembly attached to the base assembly. The assembly set may include (i) a first head assembly comprising a first rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of a mirror glass, and (ii) a second head assembly with at least one component of a camera monitor system. The head assembly may be configured to be detachable and is selected to be the first or second head assembly, with the first and second head assembly being exchangeable with each other.

A fluid delivery apparatus lighting module includes a first portion having a polymeric substrate having a chromium or chromium-based reflective coating coated on at least an outer surface of the polymeric substrate, the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating being at least partially permeable to light; at least one light source disposed within the fluid delivery apparatus lighting module, wherein the at least one light source is configured to receive power from at least one power source and emit light through at least the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating of the first portion, and wherein the at least one light source, when emitting no light in an unlit condition, is concealed within the fluid delivery apparatus lighting module behind at least the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating of the first portion; at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of a wired fluid temperature sensor, a wireless fluid temperature sensor, a wired fluid flow sensor, a wireless fluid flow sensor, a mechanical fluid flow sensor, a mechanical sensor, a wired motion sensor, a wireless motion sensor, and combinations thereof.

Lighting module for fluid delivery apparatus and fluid delivery apparatus

An antenna housing for mounting on a vehicle or on a vehicle roof surface includes an electrical circuit including at least one source element for emitting luminescent radiation, the at least one source element being located internally within the housing so as not to be visible externally, an indicating element for releasing luminescent radiation received from the at least one source element for viewing externally, and an optical conduit for providing an optical couple between the at least one source element and the indicating element. A combined antenna and indicator module for mounting on a vehicle includes the antenna housing, and a vehicle includes the combined antenna and indicator module.

Antenna housing, a combined antenna and indicator module and a vehicle

The present disclosure relates to a cover for at least one antenna emitting or sensing electromagnetic radiation in at least one first frequency band, the cover includes at least one first surface facing the antenna and at least one second surface averted to the antenna, where the cover includes at least one substrate being transmissible for electromagnetic radiation and at least one first coating covering the substrate in at least one first area, the first coating being transmissible for electromagnetic radiation of at least the first frequency band, whereas the first coating is reflective for electromagnetic radiation falling onto the second surface and having a frequency within at least one second frequency band.

Electromagnetic interference protection for radomes

A polymeric substrate and a method of providing same includes providing a protection system of one or more layers on at least one first surface of the polymeric substrate, coating a spectrally controlling system on a surface of the protection system to provide an external surface, the spectrally controlling system comprising at least a light absorbing or a light reflecting layer, partially removing the spectrally controlling system from the external surface until reaching the at least one first surface of the protection system creating in the spectrally controlling system an area free of the light absorbing or light reflecting layer of the spectrally controlling system, and covering the area by depositing at least one or more substances in droplets.

Polymeric substrate and a method of providing same

A covering device for arrangement on at least one outer or one inner region of a motor vehicle includes at least one form element which is produced and/or can be produced by means of injection moulding and has an inner side oriented towards the motor vehicle and an outer side oriented away from the motor vehicle, one or more lighting devices for emitting light. The covering device also includes at least one covering element which, for covering the form element at least in regions, is arranged at least in regions on the outer side of the form element, at least part of the light emitted by the lighting device being able to pass through the form element and/or the covering element.

Covering device, body part and motor vehicle

A light emitting system includes at least one light pipe, at least one light source disposed at least partially within an interior of the system, at least one mask, and a lens substantially enclosing the interior of the system, the at least one light pipe, and the at least one light source, the lens having an inner surface, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface and at least one of a continuous transparent or translucent coating on the outer surface.

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Flagstaff Hill, Australia

Simon David Field