A method is proposed for eliminating squeaking noises that occur during operation of an electric motor-driven window regulator for motor vehicle windows. In this method, the squeaking noises are detected by a system for evaluating acoustic signals. This sy...

The roof module has an edge section (26) which has a water channel (32) constructed in one piece with the roof module. The roof module has an outer skin (20) which extends continuously through the water channel. The roof module may be have a deep-drawn out...

The sun roof comprises a transparent plate (1) with an array of solar cells (6) mounted underneath. These are held in place by a plastic frame (7) which is foamed in place around them. A cover plate (8) which is integral with the frame seals off the array ...

The sliding part of the sliding roof arrangement has a plate made of non-metallic material, e.g. glass, and a frame (14) to which this plate is attached. The aerial is fitted in the frame. The aerial may be formed by a reinforcement insert (24) in the fram...

Vehicle roof, especially a motor vehicle roof, comprises an outer shell and an inner shell (1) made of plastic foam and fixed with its outer edges on a vehicle body (3). Hollow chambers (13) provided in the inner shell are connected via lattices (8) to the...

The invention pertains to a guide track (1) for a movable windowpane, especially for a retractable windowpane of a motor vehicle, with at least one guide element (5) for the windowpane displaceable along the guide track. In order to create a guide track (1...

The device has a system bearer (2) on which a window raiser unit containing window pane guide elements (3,4), an electrical drive unit (10) with an attached housing (11) for control electronics and motion transfer elements (5,6) for raising and lowering th...

Optically-conducting rods (13), preferably made of glass, are foamed-into the inner shell (1). They are connected at one end to a light source. Their light-emitting ends (17) are turned to the interior and spaced apart in the visible surface of the roof.

A seal (16) closes a gap between the flat glass or plastic plate (12) and an edge of a body opening and is attached to the plate by plastic foam (14) which is molded in position. A fastening section (22) of the seal is pressed by the foam onto the inner su...