Daimler-benz Ag

Wilhelm Bauer

Christian Grabner

Wilhelm Klein

Max Bausch

Siegfried Herzog

Hans-Peter Jordan

Wolfgang Klie

Josef Berger

Fritz Haberle

Horst Dahm

Daniel Riechers

Gotz Motting

Wolfgang Rau

Horst Seidl

Peter Schmid

Werner Kleisser

Werner Trost

Henryk N/o/ Lscher

Rolf Kr/u/ Gener

Gerard N/u/ Ssle

Dietmar Walter

Hans Klemm

Kurt Heinrich

Jorg Koske

The invention relates to a control unit which comprises one or more switches and is capable of integration into a trim component installed inside the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The control unit is designed in such a manner that, after fitting the trim which accommodates it, a baseplate can be fixed to the trim, the baseplate accommodating the bases of all the control elements intended for the control unit.

Control unit for a motor vehicle which can be accommodated in a trim

The invention relates to an exterior mirror for vehicles, with a mirror-housing which, in normal operation, is retained in a fixed location on the vehicle and which, in the event of a collision, can fold away, forwards or backwards, until it assumes at least an approximately flat position against the vehicle. Folding occurs about a pair of pivot-axes. A mirror-shell, carrying a reflector, is retained in the interior of the mirror-housing. An aerodynamically efficient fairing is provided on the leading side of the mirror-housing. In order to be able to design the fairing with a shape which is particularly aerodynamically efficient, namely with a shape which is particularly long in the direction in which the vehicle travels and which resembles a wedge, while nevertheless being able, on the other hand, to permit the mirror to fold away effectively and with little overhang, at least one separate pivot-axis is provided for the fairing of the mirror-housing. This pivot-axis is inclined, in side view, at a pronounced angle relative to the pivot-axes of the mirror-housing. The fairing otherwise merely bears against the mirror-housing in a manner permitting detachment. The fairing is spring-loaded towards the mirror-housing and a vibration-damping, resilient interlayer is provided in the contact zone. The pivot-axis is positioned parallel to an edge-rim of the fairing, in the region of the projecting fitting on the vehicle. That wall of the fairing, which is located opposite, is composed of a conventional resilient material.

Fairing which folds flat independantly of its mirror

The invention relates to a servo-controlled adjustable outside rear view mirror for vehicles, having a stationary mirror housing and a mirror shell which carries the reflector and is able to move therein. In the mirror housing there is provided an interchangeable drive unit for the vertical and horizontal adjustment of the reflector, said drive unit being affixed to the back of the mirror housing or of the mirror shell. The invention aims at providing a broad vibrationless bearing surface for the mirror shell. Furthermore, by means of a simple control switch the mirror shall be adjustable in the same manner about a geometrically defined horizontal and vertical axis. The invention also aims at providing a wedge-shaped convergent, aerodynamic mirror housing. For this purpose, the drive unit is coupled by means of a movable plate to the rear of the mirror shell which can turn on a vertical axis, but the swivel connection has torsional strength about the horizontal axis. At the same time, the swivel connection allows for length adjustment between the plate and the mirror shell. The intermediate plate and the mirror shell are separately suspended on gimbals at independent bearing points located on the horizontal swivel axis of the mirror shell. The drive unit is pushed as far as possible to the vehicle-side housing edge, and the bearing point of the mirror shell as close as possible to the external housing edge of the mirror housing.

Adjustable servo-controlled outside rear view mirror

A bumper for motor vehicles, with the bumper having an extruded basic element having a shaped retaining rail adapted to accept an impact plate of a shock absorber. The impact plate is floatingly mounted in an elastomeric element. The elastomeric element is pushed into the retaining rail and the retaining rail is provided with recesses adapted to accept associated projections provided on the elastomeric element in a supporting fashion when an installation position of the bumper is reached.

Bumper for motor vehicles

A longitudinal bearer support for a forward longitudinal bearer supported under angular bending at the end wall of a self-supporting motor vehicle body, whereby the end wall is locally bulged out in the direction of the vehicle end within the connecting area of each forward longitudinal bearer in such a manner that a form-rigid body results; each forward longitudinal bearer is forked in its approach at the form-rigid body and the resulting arms at least partially surround the form-rigid body; two arms are created by the forking which, extending either parallelly to one another or at an angle to one another, lead to the subfloor.

Forward longitudinal bearer supported at the vehicle end wall of a

A mounting support for a flat structural part projecting from the outer body of a motor vehicle, such as a firm emblem, a radiator figure, or the like, which is connected with the body by way of a first pivotal connection and a second pivotal connection, whereby the first pivotal connection is provided with a bearing socket open in the direction toward the structural part and with a joint member pivotal about three different axes intersecting at least approximately in a common point forming the pivot center; the second pivotal connection providing only a single degree of freedom of movement connects between the joint member with the structural part whereby the pivot axis of this second pivotal connection is arranged essentially transversely to the driving direction and at least approximately parallel to the outer body panel.

Mounting device for a flat structural part projecting from a vehicle body

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Sindelfingen, Germany

Wilhelm Bauer