Audi Ag

Wolfgang Dorfner

Harald Sternecker

Peter Kugler

Manfred Schindler

Bernhard-Konrad Pfaller

Carsten Klinkert

Istvan Virag

Anton Kaufmann

Bernhard Konrad Pfaller

Bettina Wendel

Adjusting device for a front lid, with an actuator for raising the rear edge of the front lid, wherein the actuator is configured as a coupling mechanism having a first drive with a rotation-locked lever connected to a push rod in an articulated fashion and a second drive with a rotation-locked lever connected to a push rod in an articulated fashion, wherein the two push rods have a common attachment point, via which they are connected to the front lid.

Adjusting device for a front lid and associated motor vehicle

A device for absorbing kinetic energy includes a first stationary component and a second component that can be moved in relation to the first component, wherein at least one of the components converts energy by plastic deformation when a certain force level is exceeded, and comprising a coupling apparatus, which operatively connects the first component and the second component in such a way that the two components can be moved in relation to each other only with low energy conversion when the coupling apparatus is not activated and forces can be transmitted from one component to the other component when the coupling apparatus is activated. The movable component has a deformation element, which initially deforms in the event of a crash, so that a movement of the movable component occurs only thereafter, wherein the coupling apparatus is continuously in engagement with the two components and thus continuously produces a first low coupling force level and, when the coupling apparatus is activated, the coupling forces are increased from the first low coupling force level to a high coupling force level and plastic deformation of at least one component occurs.

Device for absorbing kinetic energy, in particular for installing in a motor vehicle

Adjusting device for a front lid, with an actuator for raising the rear edge of the front lid, wherein the actuator has a first linear drive which enables a substantially vertical movement of the front lid and a second linear drive which enables a substantially horizontal movement of the front lid.

Adjusting device for a front lid with an actuator for raising the rear edge of the front lid, wherein the adjusting device has a front-lid-mounted leg with a guide and a vehicle-body-mounted retaining element with a section guided the guide, wherein the guide of the front-lid-mounted leg is movable relative to the section of the retaining element by the actuator for raising the rear edge of the front lid.

Adjusting device for a front lid

A motor vehicle includes a radiator cowling in a front region of the motor vehicle, and an environment monitoring system to check a surrounding area of the motor vehicle. The environment monitoring system includes an environment detection device, a sensor which is mounted onto the radiator cowling and which is operably connected to the detection device and configured to ascertain an immediate region in front of the motor vehicle, and an actuator configured to pivot the radiator cowling between at least two pivot positions about a pivot axis extending substantially in vehicle transverse direction to thereby modify a detection range ascertained by the sensor.

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Buxheim, Germany

Wolfgang Dorfner