Daimler Chrysler Ag

Mercedes-benz Aktiengesellschaft

Volker Richters

Wolfgang Adam

Erich Ruhringer

Ottmar Schmid

Wolfgang Muller

Erich K Erdle

A power supply for an auxiliary power unit APU of a combustion vehicle having a combustion engine includes a fuel cell with a hydrogen input, an oxygen input and an exhaust output, an electrolyzer capable of generating hydrogen and oxygen from water, a hydrogen storage for storing hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer, a water supply (for supplying water to the electrolyzer), and a pressure pump for adjusting the pressure between the water supply and the electrolyzer.

Auxiliary power supply for a vehicle with a combustion engine and method for operating same

A roof arrangement for a roof aperture of a motor vehicle having at least two roof sections which are mounted in a common guide to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. At least the foremost roof section relative to the direction of travel of the motor vehicle is assigned means for blocking this roof section in the guide, the blocking taking place as a function of a deceleration of the motor vehicle caused by a vehicle impact.

Roof arrangement

A roof arrangement for a roof aperture of a motor vehicle. The roof arrangement has at least one roof section which is mounted on a guide to move in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The at least one roof section is connected to a fixing device which secures the roof section by a positive and/or non-positive fitting relative to the guide in the event of a vehicle deceleration caused by a collision.

A slatted sunroof for a motor vehicle has slats that are lifted and spaced apart at intervals from one another when the roof is open, and in particular are pushed against one another so that their spacing is reduced by contrast with their closed position. A roof liner that is deformable extends, at least when the roof is closed, in an area located below the slats. Fasteners are provided that hold the roof liner against the slats at locations that are regularly spaced and produce an orderly pattern when the roof is opened, especially in the displacement direction of the slats. The sunroof is designed in such fashion that undesired folding of the roof liner because of different degrees of thermal expansion of the roof liner and the slats is prevented. This is accomplished by the fasteners each comprising a retaining element on the slat side and a retaining element on the roof liner side, the retaining elements being connected movably with one another, with the retaining elements on the slat side being fastened to the slats and the retaining elements on the roof liner side being fastened to the roof liner.

Slatted sunroof for a motor vehicle

An off-road vehicle having a two-part roof structure. A hard top like roof construction in a rear roof region is constructed so as to be readily manually dismantled into individual support parts and insert parts. The insert parts include a lamellar roof part for a roof region, a lowerable rear window for a rear region, and removable side windows for the two side regions, which can be stowed in the off-road vehicle.

Off-road vehicle having a two-part roof structure

An elastic seal is provided in the region of the abutment edges of adjacent roof parts. The elastic seal is arranged on a water-discharge channel of a rear roof part and exhibits an integral, elastically compliant sealing section which, by means of an abutment edge of the movable roof part, depending on an opening or a closing movement of said roof part, can be moved between a relieved rest position, in which it forms a splash guard and is opened out upwards, and a loaded position, in which it covers over the water discharge means in a sealing manner. The roof parts are part of a lamella roof of a passenger car.

Roof arrangement for closing off a roof cutout of a motor vehicle

A lamella roof for a motor vehicle is provided with each lamella roof part exhibiting securing catches which extend essentially over the width of the roof cutout and engage behind corresponding securing catches of the respectively adjacent lamella roof parts in the event of the lamella assembly being deformed by force.

Growing community of inventors

Sindelfingen, Germany

Volker Richters