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Method and device for determining the load condition of an exhaust gas particulate filter
The disclosure relates to a method and a device for determining the load condition of an exhaust gas particulate filter that is arranged in an exhaust gas path of an internal combustion engine that is charged by an exhaust gas turbocharger. The behavior of a charging pressure controller or the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Detection of lens contamination using expected edge trajectories
A method for detecting contaminations on a lens of a vehicle camera. Transition values are assigned to pixels of image frames. Three-dimensional coordinates are assigned to the pixels by using a simplified model of the scene. Using the assigned coordinates and movement data, trajectories are assigned to the pixels. An... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for controlling a fuel delivery system
A method for controlling a fuel delivery system of an internal combustion engine, having a fuel delivery pump that is driven by an electric motor. The pressure that prevails in the fuel delivery system is determined by a volume difference between the fuel quantity delivered by the fuel delivery pump... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for monitoring pressure including boil detection
Disclosed is a method for monitoring pressure, for a vessel assembly including a sealed vessel capable of holding a liquid, a filter capable of capturing vapors from the liquid, a pipe connecting the vessel to the filter, and an isolation valve arranged to selectively shut off the pipe, including a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method and device for detecting reverse rotation of an internal combustion engine
A toothed target rotationally fixed to a shaft of the engine includes a series of n real teeth, followed by m dummy teeth forming a reference zone. For each tooth k, the period of time separating the latter from the preceding tooth k−1 is measured. A signal exhibits at least... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for determining actual lengths of short intervals of a toothed target of a crankshaft
Disclosed is a method for determining actual lengths of short intervals, shorter than one segment of a toothed target of the crankshaft. The determination method includes:—a measurement step measuring first times, each corresponding to the time that the target takes to traverse a long interval of a length of a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Actuation of fuel injectors for multiple injections
A method for actuating a fuel injector having a magnetic coil drive for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The fuel injector has a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal is connectable via a switch element to ground and the second terminal... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A combiner, a head-up display module, and to a vehicle with a head-up display module. To improve the image quality of a head-up display, a combiner is provided that has a transparent sheet. The transparent sheet is configured to reflect a projected image toward a user. The transparent sheet has... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for regulating a fuel delivery pump
A method for regulating a fuel delivery system, having a fuel delivery pump and an electric motor. The fuel delivery pump is driven by the electric motor, which is actuated by an actuation current. At a predefinable time the actual volume (delivered by the fuel delivery pump is determined at... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Driver assistance device and assisting a driver in driving a vehicle
A driver assistance device for a vehicle includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring at least one image of a region of the surroundings which lies ahead of the vehicle. The drive assistance device includes an analyzing device configured to analyze at least one children-related object from the at least... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method of driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a wheel of a vehicle
Disclosed is a method for driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a vehicle wheel, transmitting operating parameters of the wheel for implementation of a specific application by a central unit. This includes defining, for each specific application, the physical quantities liable to affect the relevance of the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Sensor for spectrometric analysis of a variable-pressure gaseous fuel for automotive vehicle
Disclosed is a sensor for spectrometric analysis of a variable-pressure gaseous fuel for automotive vehicle intended to be mounted in the flow circuit for the fuel linking the fuel tank to the engine of the vehicle. The sensor includes a circulation pipe for the variable-pressure gaseous fuel, a sliding guidance... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Microcontroller with a diagnosis module and accessing said module of said microcontroller
Disclosed is a method for accessing at least one diagnostic module of a microcontroller of a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, the microcontroller furthermore including an input/output bus, an interface module coupled to the input/output bus and a microprocessor. The method includes: a) reading of at least one data... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Determination of a point in time of a predetermined open state of a fuel injector
A method for determining the point in time of a predetermined open state of a fuel injector having a solenoid drive for a combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The method includes detection of a time profile of the current level of a current flowing through the solenoid drive during... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for monitoring an electronic control unit and control unit for a motor vehicle
A method is specified for monitoring an electronic control unit for a motor vehicle. An electronic control unit with a monitoring circuit, which contains at least one sensor component, is provided. A measured value is recorded by means of the at least one sensor component, on the basis of which... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Fuel injection assembly for an internal combustion engine
A fuel injection assembly for an internal combustion engine has a fuel injector, an injector cup and a holding element for securing the fuel injector in the injector cup, wherein the fuel injector has an annular groove defined in part by an annular flange having a profiled peripheral surface engageable... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Determining a lift of a solenoid valve
A device and a method are provided for determining a stroke of an armature of a magnetic valve which has a coil and the armature is displaceable by magnetic force, including: providing at least one reference data set which includes a magnitude of a current through the coil and a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Channel selector for a radio frequency receiver
A channel selector for a frequency modulation radio frequency receiver, including a band-pass filter, of which the frequency band is centred on the central frequency of the channel to be selected, and has a width that is automatically variable between a minimum value and a maximum value, the minimum value... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Power circuit for power supply in an electrically driven vehicle and stationary energy supply system
The disclosure relates to a power circuit for power supply in an electrically driven vehicle. The power circuit includes a direct voltage connection, an electrical traction drive, and a DC/AC converter. The converter includes an alternating voltage side connected to the traction drive. A DC/DC converter of the power circuit... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for determining a temperature of a diaphragm of a pump
A method for determining a temperature of a diaphragm of a pump, the pump pumping a fluid out of a tank to a dispersion point by way of a movement of the diaphragm, the pump being fastened to the tank, the temperature of the diaphragm being estimated in a manner... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for detecting an inclination of a wheel relative to the horizontal
Disclosed is a method for detecting an inclination, relative to the ground, of a wheel of a motor vehicle which includes: —measuring two accelerations by using two accelerometers mounted on the wheel and suitable for measuring the acceleration of the wheel along a first axis and along a second axis,... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Controlling a fuel injection solenoid valve
A device and a method are provided for controlling a magnetic valve which has a coil and an armature which is displaceable by magnetic force, by means of which armature a closure element is displaceable for the purposes of injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, the method includes the steps... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for regulating a fuel feed pump
A method for operating a fuel feed pump, the fuel feed pump having a pump system and an electrically commutated electric motor, the pump system being drivable by the electric motor, includes: detecting fluctuation in circular motion of the pump system over a rotational speed of the pump system to... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for processing a primary signal produced by a sensor detecting the rotation of a rotating target. The primary signal includes pulses having, for a given speed of rotation of the target, a first positive voltage level for rotation in a first determined direction or a second... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The disclosure relates to an electric exhaust-gas catalytic converter that has a heating device. The heading device includes a first heating element and a second heating element that are arranged separately from one another upstream and downstream of an active catalysis region of the electric exhaust-gas catalytic converter. The disclosure... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Determining a weed percentage and agricultural control device
The present disclosure relates to agriculture. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods to determine a percentage of weeds and/or control device. For example, a method for determining a weed percentage in an observation section of a field may include: acquiring actual spectral information using an optical observation section... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for optimizing a wetting current, for a device for monitoring sensors with contact switches including a current source and at least two switch/resistor assemblies (CT1/R1, CT2/R2) in parallel, including the following steps: the current source (A) supplies the circuit with a nominal current; if a voltage... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Device and detecting an operating pressure of a fluid pump for a motor vehicle
A device for detecting an operating pressure of a fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes: a rotational speed detector configured to detect a rotational speed of the fluid pump; a pump current detector configured to detect at least one current of the fluid pump; a memory configured to store... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for operating a probe having a pumped reference cell. A pulse-width-modulated pump current is applied to the reference cell at a first point in time. In accordance with the first point in time, a first voltage characteristic value (representing the voltage applied to the reference cell) is determined... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Computer provided with a tight ventilator and production method
Disclosed is a computer containing electronic components incorporating a liquid-tight and gas-permeable ventilator, including, on a part of the computer, a unit for protecting the ventilator against liquid spraying, which is created by stamping sheet metal making up the part receiving the ventilator, the protection unit being placed on one... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Method for operating a serial non-volatile semiconductor memory
A method for operating a serial non-volatile semiconductor memory in which, for safely writing data into the semiconductor memory, a serial write sequence is applied to an input terminal. The sequence is formed at least with a sequence of command bits, a sequence of address bits and a sequence of... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Electronic circuit for controlling a half h-bridge
Disclosed is an electronic circuit for controlling a half H bridge, the half split H bridge including first and second MOSFET transistors of different respective types, with sources connected respectively to a supply line and to an electric mass, and with respective drains connected to a load. Moreover, the control... Continental Automotive Gmbh
High-pressure injection device for an internal combustion engine
A high-pressure injection device for an internal combustion engine to which engine segment times are assigned, having a high-pressure pump, a rail connected to the high-pressure pump via a high-pressure fuel line, at least one injector, a digital pressure reduction valve connected to the rail, a fuel return line connected... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Valve assembly for an injection valve and injection valve
A valve assembly for an injection valve is disclosed. The valve assembly includes a valve body having a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle, an armature which is able to slide on the valve needle, and a disc element positioned to limit... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Electronic control unit with a housing stabilizing element and housing for electronic control unit
An electronic control unit having a sealed housing including a main body and a cover fixed to one another and a sealing element in contact with one and/or the other of the main body and the cover. The control unit also includes a circuit board arrangement in the housing which... Continental Automotive Gmbh
An exhaust gas cleaning component, having a housing with an inflow port and an outflow port, a first honeycomb structure in the housing with a casing, the casing having an outer surface over which exhaust gas can flow, and also having an applicator device by which an exhaust gas cleaning... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve comprising a housing, a solenoid in the housing, a pin that can be moved by the solenoid, and a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin. The piston has an injection-molded membrane as a base, and the pin is connected to the membrane. The valve further includes a spring... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present invention provides to a recording apparatus and method for recording data, in particular video data associated with a vehicle. Video data are only recorded, as long as a predefined trigger event is true. Upon detecting such a trigger event, the trigger event is further analyzed and the recording... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve device for a fuel cell arrangement in a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a flow channel extending in the housing; a flap configured to influence a flow cross-section in the flow channel; a shaft to which the flap is attached, the shaft being rotatably supported in the housing;... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve device includes: a housing; a flow channel extending in the housing; a shaft mounted rotatably in the housing, and having a screw bore having a shoulder; a flap, fastened to the shaft, the flap influencing a flow cross section in the flow channel; a screw having a collar,... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for operating a control component of an air mass flow rate controller for a drive machine of a motor vehicle, with which an actuator moves a control element into a target position and the position of the control element is detected by a sensor element in communication with... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve assembly for an injection valve is disclosed, including a valve body with a cavity, a valve needle axially moveable in the cavity, the valve needle being fixedly connected to a retaining element which extends in radial direction and is arranged in an axial region of the valve needle... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve device for a fuel cell arrangement in a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a flow channel that extends in the housing; a spindle mounted rotatably in the housing; a flap fastened to the spindle, the flap being arranged in the flow channel and configured to close off the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
In a method for controlling a processor on a wheel, wheel operation parameters are calculated and transmitted to a CPU. A first default operating mode (standby mode) is defined, during which activities related to calculating and checking the characteristic data of the tread mark of the tire are deactivated, a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A delivery device for delivering a medium in a vehicle and for limiting a system pressure of the delivery device includes a vehicle pump, which is driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is controlled by a controller, the controller being configured to detect an actual rotational speed of... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A delivery device for delivering a medium and for heating the medium to be delivered, having a vehicle pump, an electric motor for driving the vehicle pump and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. For heating the medium in the vehicle pump, the control unit is designed to... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve device in a motor vehicle including a housing; a flow passage arranged in the housing; a flap arranged in the flow passage for closing the flow passage, wherein the flap is secured on an axle, and the axle is rotatably mounted in the housing, and can be driven... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A valve device for a fuel cell arrangement in a motor vehicle includes: a housing; a flow duct extending in the housing; a shaft mounted rotatably in the housing; a flap configured to influence the flow cross section of the flow duct, wherein the flap is arranged on the shaft,... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for determining the engine torque delivered by a multi-cylinder engine, including the following steps: determining the angular velocity of the crankshaft and measuring the cylinder pressure over an angular window of combustion in a first cylinder fitted with a cylinder pressure sensor; calculating the value of... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The disclosure relates to an electric machine having a stator, a rotor and an inverter arranged in an inverter housing. The rotor is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis with its rotor axis in a first end shield and in a second end shield. The second end shield is arranged... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to a method for determining a wheel load (WL) acting on a tire (1) of a vehicle, comprising: a) determining a footprint (L) of the tire (1), b) receiving a tire information (ti) that identifies a type of the tire (1) and/or characterizes physical properties of the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A position determination method in a vehicle, which uses signals from a pressure-based collision sensor. In addition, an associated electronic control module and an associated use.... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method and apparatus for compensates for oxygen sensor aging determines a correction of by measuring oxygen content above a specified threshold value and measuring current flowing through the sensor over time.... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A blind channel equalizer device for a radiofrequency receiver suitable for modulating the constant envelope signal of the transmission includes: an adjustable linear digital filter, defined at a point in time by the coefficients) thereof, able to filter an input signal in order to produce an output signal; an estimator... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for starting a direct-injection internal combustion engine of a vehicle includes: rotating the high-pressure injection pump by a starter; measuring fuel pressure delivered by the pump, taken at two successive compression top dead centers of the pump operating in maximum output mode; establishing the pressure gradient of the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for transferring shipments in vehicles, including: a first communications module (M1) for establishing a communication connection to a communications terminal of a supplier which receives authorization data via a communication network (N1); a first identification routine for clearly identifying a supplier; a second communication module (M2) for establishing... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to a method for receiving radio broadcast signals by means of a radio broadcast receiver and to a radio broadcast receiver designed for performing the method, wherein the broadcast receiver has at least two receiving units for different transmission techniques. The user selects a radio broadcast service... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A vehicle multimedia system includes a connection to a vehicle bus system in the vehicle; there is a data link, via the vehicle bus system, to a seat occupancy system that is used to determine which seats in the vehicle are occupied, and the occupancy of the seats is displayed... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for automotive vehicle including a steering wheel, an instrument cluster, the steering wheel including sensors which are arranged on the rim and configured to detect the presence of fingers (5) of a hand (4) of the driver in contact with the rim (25), situated one after... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A fuel delivery assembly for an internal combustion engine, including an injector cup, a fuel injector received therein, and a spring clip is disclosed. The injector cup has a circumferential wall with an external shoulder. The fuel injector has a shoulder which is axially spaced apart from the injector cup.... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Radio signals are received in a receiving device having an internal radio receiver that is designed to carry out a channel estimation for error correction, in the course of a receiving process of the radio signals received in a radio channel. The internal radio receiver communicates with an external radio... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A system for determining a tire contact area parameter includes a sensor module on the tire. The sensor module has a sensor that receives a sensor signal which is dependent on a mechanical tire load at a predetermined measuring point on the tire. A first evaluation device evaluates the sensor... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a mechanical holder for a mobile device on board a vehicle, including two jaws that are rotatably hinged about an axis and close on the mobile device, the closing movement of the two jaws being such that, regardless of the mobile device engageable with the mechanical holder, the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for checking a parameter correlating with a pressure in a pressure-dependent fluid delivery system, the fluid delivery system having: a current-controlled electric motor controlled by a motor controller, and a fluid pump driven by the electric motor, includes: determining a rotational speed of the electric motor; determining a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a linear inductive sensor having, on the one hand, a fixed part of transformer type with a primary circuit and at least two secondary circuits, the primary circuit being flowed through by a high-frequency alternating current capable of inducing an electrical voltage in each of the at least... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A near-field communication device includes: a processing module and a first antenna arranged in a first near-field communication area and connected to the processing module; a first presence detector arranged in the first area; a second antenna arranged in a second near-field communication area, the first antenna and the second... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A capacitive load charging/discharging device, including a first capacitor, a down-up converter including a first and a second switching element connected across the first capacitor, wherein a connecting point of the switching elements is connected to a first output terminal of the converter through a main coil. The device further... Continental Automotive Gmbh
An apparatus for controlling a fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes: a first controller configured to actuate an electric prime mover of the fluid pump by impressing at least one motor current with an adapted current intensity and an adapted waveform; and a second controller configured to detect a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for receiving broadcast radio signals in a vehicle, particularly in a motor vehicle, and a broadcast radio receiver that is set up to perform the method are described. The method involves multiple reception paths of a broadcast radio receiver being available in order to receive and computationally process... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A tank device for an aqueous urea solution for injection into an exhaust system of a motor vehicle. The tank device includes a tank with a tank housing, an interior space located therein, a base and a cover. A separate base portion is attached to the tank housing and partially... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A fuel rail assembly for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. It includes a main gallery and a plurality of fuel delivery outlets. Each fuel delivery outlet has an injector cup and an injector cup mounting connection arranged between the main gallery and the injector cup. A fixing bracket is... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to a driver circuit and an active transmitter device, a series circuit consisting of a first capacitor (4) and a second capacitor (12) being charged to a reference voltage by way of a charging current and the charged capacitors being discharged via the inductor (1) by an... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Driver circuit in which a capacitor (4), in a manner controlled by a switch control device (9) which is connected downstream of a current measuring device (8), is charged to a reference voltage (Ur) by means of a charging current (Ic2), and the charged capacitor is discharged in an oscillating... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Safety-relevant data in a motor vehicle is transmitted by means of an Ethernet standard via at least one intermediate node in an Ethernet packet. Each intermediate node receives an Ethernet packet, evaluates it, and forwards it accordingly. Provision is made for a data type for safety-relevant data to be transmitted... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for determining the load status of a filter mounted in a fuel supply system, comprising a fuel supply pump and a control unit for controlling the fuel supply pump, the time curve of the rotational speed of the fuel supply pump being detected over a predetermined period of... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a camshaft or crankshaft sensor including a toothed target, a measuring cell adapted to supply a raw signal and a processor module having two modes of operation: 1) a measurement mode in which the processor module is adapted to supply an output port of the sensor a measurement... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for diagnosing a ground fault of a start/stop unit of a motor vehicle. The method includes, in a preliminary phase, providing a driver device with a ground switchable between two positions and connecting a ground output of a start/stop device to the switchable ground; and when... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for locating a portable device giving “hands free” access to a vehicle, by a location device intended to be installed in the vehicle, the portable device communicating with the location device by ultra high frequency waves, the invention consisting at each transmission of an ultra high... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for transmitting perishable shipments in vehicles, including: a first communications module (M1) for establishing a communication connection to a communications terminal of a supplier which receives authorization data via a communications network (N1); a first identification routine for clearly identifying a supplier; a second communications module (M2) for... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A control system is disclosed, including a first control device, a second control device and a driver component for driving signals on a data bus. The first control device includes a data output which is connected to a data input of the driver component, and a monitoring device for deactivating... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present invention consists in a method of welding a nickel strength lug with a bronze connecting pin and a brass contact ring in an accelerometer sensor, the strength lug being interleaved between the connecting pin and the contact ring, the welding being effected electrically with the strength lug pressed... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines. The teachings thereof may include monitoring a secondary air system with which secondary air is introduced into exhaust of the internal combustion engine wherein individual cylinders of the internal combustion engine are associated with one of at least two cylinder banks and... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method, computer program product and apparatus for the pilot control of a mixture preparation for an internal combustion engine are disclosed, which include determining a configuration of the internal combustion engine. The configuration is determined by a combination of discrete positions of a plurality of actuators which influence at... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for operating a speed-controlled fluid pump includes: providing an electrical control current for the fluid pump; providing a maximum value for the electrical control current, which maximum value corresponds to a maximum permissible pressure at an outlet side of the fluid pump; providing a threshold value for the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A metallic holding element for absorbing or introducing a torque in a plastic housing is presented, wherein the holding element in the holding area features a profile with three, four, or five main corners, which are connected to each other via straight or convex edges, preferably the edges are generally... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to exhaust gas emissions in motor vehicles. The teachings thereof may be embodied in soot sensors. For example, a soot sensor may include: a first electrode; a second electrode; an insulation body between the first electrode and the second electrode configured to allow soot particles to... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for remotely loading digital data to an electronics unit for measuring operating parameters of a wheel of a motor vehicle, the remote loading being carried out by a remote loading tool external to the wheel. The method includes the positioning of the external remote loading tool... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to transmitter and/or receiver units (transceivers), such as in particular motor vehicle transceivers. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods and devices for detecting changes in the positions of transceivers relative to each other. For example, a system may include: a distance determining device to... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A housing for receiving electrical and/or electronic components includes a housing base part and a housing cover which covers the housing base part and which is supported on the housing base part and/or fastened to the housing base part at least by a spacer bolt. The housing cover has an... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to the transmission of multimedia data, which is to be output, from a computer device to a vehicle multimedia device. The vehicle multimedia device has a control device which is designed to determine a piece of vehicle status information in order to transmit said information to the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines and the teachings thereof may be embodied in methods for controlling an internal combustion engine. The method may include: measuring the actual camshaft position using a camshaft sensor, measuring the actual rail pressure using a rail pressure sensor, calculating, for each of... Continental Automotive Gmbh
Disclosed is a method for limiting fuel leakage from at least one injector in an engine of a motor vehicle, the engine being stopped and the motor vehicle ignition circuit being switched off, the injector being supplied with fuel via a fuel rail which is pressurized during operation, the pressurization... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The disclosure relates to a compressor for an exhaust gas turbocharger. The compressor includes a compressor wheel, a compressor housing having a volute and a diffuser, and a device for modifying the diffuser width. The device for modifying the diffuser is configured to automatically alter the diffuser width as a... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A motor vehicle computer includes an input port connected to a crankshaft sensor and a module for processing signals received from the crankshaft sensor. The computer includes: a first adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a first type, conform to an input predefined... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to a display device comprising a display plane, on which one or more planar display regions 10, 11 are arranged, said planar regions 10, 11 being covered by transparent coverings. A single transparent covering 3 covers all the planar display regions 10, 11 of the display device,... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to an actuating element comprising corona illumination, having a handle (1), which can be moved linearly in a stationary housing (3) from a raised non-actuating position to a lowered actuating position by manually impacting on its horizontal actuating surface (2). Said actuating element further comprises a circumferential... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for welding a plurality of wire segment pairs is disclosed. Each wire segment pair has two adjacent wire segments, and each adjacent wire segment has a contact region where the wire segment is to be welded to the respective other wire segment. The wire segment pairs are successively... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A pump for delivering a fluid includes: a pump housing having an inlet and an outlet, and having an inner circumferential face; a drive shaft; an eccentric inside the pump housing, the eccentric being eccentrically movable relative to the pump housing; a deformable element arranged in a pump gap between... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods and devices for controlling the combustion processes taking place in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. A method for controlling a combustion process in an internal combustion engine may include: measuring an actual... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The present disclosure relates to fuel injection systems. The teachings thereof may be embodied in an adjustment device for a fuel injection valve including a ring element to fit a recess of the cylinder head between a valve housing and the cylinder head to align the valve relative to the... Continental Automotive Gmbh
The invention relates to a device for controlling an audio output for a motor vehicle. The device comprises the following: an output summation device for controlling a playback of generated audio output signals on the basis of first audio signals and second audio signals; a first processor device which has... Continental Automotive Gmbh
A method for a motor vehicle provided with a camera includes: providing, by the camera, an image representing surroundings of the motor vehicle; detecting at least one line of vehicles in the image; detecting at least one driving lane based on the at least one detected line of vehicles; detecting... Continental Automotive Gmbh