Patents Assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques
  • Publication number: 20240075790
    Abstract: A fluid management module for a vehicle, including a block with at least a valve, and a unit. The unit includes a transferring plate, shaped to form at least one channel for receiving the fluid, and a flat support plate. The block and the unit are fluidly connected together, the valve being configured to distribute the fluid in the channel of the unit. An intermediary channel extends non-collinearly with an inlet part and an outer part of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Michal BELZOWSKI, Tomasz STRAMECKI, Damian JURKIEWICZ
  • Publication number: 20240066976
    Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventor: Victor Manuel MINERO RAMALES
  • Publication number: 20240066975
    Abstract: Cooling module (22) for a motor vehicle (10), the module being intended to allow an airflow (F) to pass through from an air inlet (22a) to an air outlet (22b) and comprising a fairing (40) forming a duct which extends between an upstream end (40a) and a downstream end (40b) and inside which at least one heat exchanger (24, 26, 28) is arranged, the fairing (40) comprising at least one junction wall (410) defining the duct, the junction wall (410) comprising a suction opening (01, 02, 03) forming the air inlet (22a) arranged upstream of the heat exchanger(s) (24, 26, 28), the cooling module also comprising a manifold box (41) located next to the downstream end (40b), the manifold box (41) being configured to receive a tangential-flow turbomachine (30) which is configured to generate the airflow (F), the manifold box (41) also comprising the air outlet (22b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Amrid Mammeri, Kamel Azzouz, Sebastien Garnier, Issiaka Traore
  • Patent number: 11912100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal conditioning circuit (1) for a hybrid or electric motor vehicle, in which a refrigerant can circulate, said circuit (1) comprising a compressor (3), a condenser (5), an evaporator-condenser (7), an evaporator (9) and a heat exchanger (11) thermally coupled to an electric member, e.g. a vehicle electric battery, characterized in that the circuit is configured to operate at least in the following three modes in which the refrigerant can circulate in a cascade and successively:—via the condenser (5), the evaporator-condenser (7) and the evaporator (9) in a first mode;—via the condenser (5), the evaporator (9) and the evaporator-condenser (7) in a second mode; and—in another mode, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Bertrand Nicolas, Mohamed Yahia
  • Patent number: 11916461
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for supporting a motor (1), which comprises two coaxial rings, these being an inner ring (3) able to receive one or more elements of the said motor and an outer ring (4) able to be fixed to a housing forming a structural element (2). The assembly comprises means for limiting the tilting of the inner ring (3) with respect to the outer ring (4), these means including an element (34) which projects from a first of the two rings to become housed in a housing (42) formed in the second of the two rings, and means (7, 22) for reducing the excursion of the element (34) inside the said housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Morgan Le Goff, Geoffroy Capoulun, Emmanuel Rudloff
  • Patent number: 11917791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat dissipation device comprising a support (10) and a heat sink (12) designed to be cooled by an air flow passing through the sink (12), the support (10) having a first housing inside which the sink (10) is held, the support (10) being further configured to accommodate an electronic control module (2) designed to be cooled by the sink (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Ismaël Franco, Mickaia Rabenja, Johan Kaes
  • Publication number: 20240060731
    Abstract: A header-tank assembly for a fluid, including: a header, a cover, a first baffle forming an end wall for a fluid channel at an end of the header, a second baffle including a first opening configured to provide a fluidal communication between the header-tank assembly and a fluid loop, a distribution device located between the first baffle and the second baffle, the distribution device including a first open end and a second open end. The first open end of the distribution device is in a contact with the first baffle and the second open end is fluidly connected with the first opening of the second baffle. The first baffle includes a sealing portion configured to be fixed to the first open end of the distribution device to form a fluid-tight connection blocking the exit of the fluid from the first open end of the distribution device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Jan FORST, Lukas BERANEK, Martin MYSLIKOVJAN
  • Publication number: 20240059140
    Abstract: A shut-off device including: a support frame having four sides, a first and second levers configured to be set in motion by an actuator, a first connecting part connected with the first lever, and a second connecting part connected with the second lever, a first set of flaps and a second set of flaps, fastened respectively to the first and second connecting parts. Each flap includes a flap lever arm connecting the flap to the respective first or second connecting part. The first lever includes a primary lever arm connecting the first lever to the first connecting part. The second lever includes a secondary lever arm connecting the second lever to the second connecting part. Each flap lever arm is shorter than any of the primary and secondary lever arms. The first lever and the second lever are connected to one another by a connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Frederic VACCA, Enzo MITIDIERI, Karim ARAB, Laura MARION, Victor Manuel MINERO RAMALES, Eng KUACH
  • Publication number: 20240042830
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for a motor vehicle, comprising a fairing forming an internal duct inside which at least one heat exchanger intended to have an air flow (F) passing through it is arranged, a collector housing positioned downstream of the fairing and further comprising one or more side walls which extend in the continuation of the internal duct of the fairing, the cooling module being characterized in that the at least one side wall comprises at least one vent (E) intended to discharge the air flow (F), as well as at least one shut-off device for shutting off the at least one vent (E), said shut-off device being able to move between a position in which said at least one vent (E) is open and a position in which said at least one vent (E) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Amrid Mammeri, Kamel Azzouz, Issiaka Traore, Sebastien Garnier
  • Publication number: 20240042829
    Abstract: Thermal regulation circuit for a vehicle, said circuit comprising first (2) and second (4) heat exchangers that are situated in series along a direction of circulation of an air flow intended to pass through them in this order, said circuit comprising a third heat exchanger (6) intended to be passed through by an ambient air flow, said circuit being configured to allow a refrigerant to circulate in series in the first (2) and third (6) heat exchangers and a heat-transfer fluid to circulate in the second heat exchanger (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Bertrand Nicolas, Mohamed Yahia, Jugurtha Benouali, Stefan Karl, Yvan Lechat
  • Publication number: 20240048026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushless electric motor for rotating a rotor of a motor-driven fan of a vehicle, comprising at least two electromagnetic elements, at least one of the electromagnetic elements being equipped with at least two coils, and a housing defining an internal volume in which are housed a control circuit and a power circuit, the power circuit being configured to electrically connect an electrical power supply of the vehicle to the coils. The power circuit comprises at least one tube configured to put the internal volume of the housing into aeraulic communication with an external environment of the housing, the tube passing through a wall of the housing, the power circuit comprising at least one breathable membrane arranged to close the tube, the breathable membrane being impermeable to liquid water and permeable to at least one gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Kamal Kada, David Bonneau
  • Publication number: 20240044336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brushless electric motor (100) for rotating a fan of a motor-driven ventilation unit of a vehicle. The brushless electric motor comprises at least one electric conduction device, a rotor, a stator equipped with at least two coils and a casing (11) housing a servo circuit and a power circuit (15), wherein the electric conduction device is configured to convey an electric current to the power circuit (15) from a power supply of the vehicle, the power circuit (15) being configured to connect the electric conduction device electrically to the coils, the electrical connection being dependent upon the servo circuit. At least a portion (54) of the casing (11) is interposed between at least a portion (83) of the power circuit (15) and a connector (91) placed at one end of the electric conduction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: David Bonneau, Olivier Cambronne, Dorian Vigor
  • Publication number: 20240040742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (100) for thermal treatment of at least one electrical and/or electronic component, comprising at least one housing (110) that accommodates at least one heat exchanger (130), the electrical and/or electronic component (120) being suitable for being accommodated in the housing and for resting on the at least one heat exchanger (130), the heat exchanger (130) comprising at least one network of microfibres (150), the microfibres (151) being suitable for having a refrigerant fluid flowing through them and the heat exchanger (130) being suitable for being in contact with at least two adjacent faces (121, 122) of the electrical and/or electronic component (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Yolanda Bravo, Jeremy Blandin, Cédric De Vaulx, Patrick Leblay, Kamel Azzouz, Julien Tissot
  • Publication number: 20240034167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (1) for an electric charging cable (2) for an electrical energy storage device, comprising a plurality of microfibers (3) that are suitable for having a heat-transfer fluid pass through them, and at least two header boxes (4, 5), at least one microfiber (3) being hydraulically connected to at least one input header box (4) configured to distribute the heat-transfer fluid into the microfibers (3) and at least one output header box (5) configured to collect the heat-transfer fluid that leaves the microfibers (3), the input header box (4) and/or the output header box (5) being configured to be fitted around at least a portion of the electric charging cable (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Yolanda Bravo, Jeremy Blandin, Cédric De Vaulx, Patrick Leblay, Kamel Azzouz, Julien Tissot
  • Publication number: 20240039374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brushless electric motor for rotating a fan of a motor-driven ventilation unit of a vehicle, the motor comprising a rotor, a stator equipped with at least two coils, a casing housing a power circuit (15) and a servo circuit (13) for controlling the power circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: David Bonneau, Jean-Guy Noufele, Olivier Cambronne
  • Publication number: 20240034259
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (10) for absorbing impact energy, comprising a bumper beam and at least one energy absorbing device (1), interposed between this bumper beam (2) and a side member (3) of a motor vehicle, this energy absorbing device, also referred to as a crashbox, comprising a body comprising a plastic material and at least one insert (12) made from composite material comprising a plastic material and a reinforcing filler embedded in this plastic material of the insert, the plastic body and the composite insert being connected in particular by welding, bonding, thermoforming, the insert comprising a region of mechanical weakness (15) arranged to help initiate the breaking of the absorbing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sergio Da Costa Pito, Ali Kezmane
  • Publication number: 20240017586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, designed to have an air flow passing therethrough, and including: a primary front heat; a receiver dryer positioned in an upstream part of the cooling module considered in a longitudinal direction extending from the front toward the rear of the cooling module; and a deflector element. In the longitudinal direction of the cooling module, the receiver-dryer is positioned downstream of and facing the deflector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Amrid MAMMERI, Kamel AZZOUZ, Sebastien GARNIER, Issiaka TRAORE
  • Publication number: 20240021913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for a motor vehicle with an electric or hybrid motor, including: at least one heat exchanger; at least one tangential-flow turbomachine having an axis of rotation, the at least one tangential-flow turbomachine being capable of creating an air flow circulating between an intake opening and a discharge opening, passing through the at least one heat exchanger; at least one housing configured to house the at least one heat exchanger and said at least one tangential-flow turbomachine, the intake opening and the discharge opening being part of the at least one housing; and an additional heat exchanger through which the air flow is intended to pass, arranged outside the at least one housing, downstream of the discharge opening of the cooling module in a longitudinal direction of the cooling module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Amrid MAMMERI, Kamel AZZOUZ, Gael DURBECQ, Erwan ETIENNE
  • Publication number: 20240011504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilation device (5) for a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising: 1. a member (6) with blades; 2. an electric motor (7); 3. a torque transmission part (8) arranged to transmit a torque developed by the electric motor (7) to the member (6) with blades; characterized in that the torque transmission part (8) comprises: a. a first attachment assembly for attaching the torque transmission part (8) to the member (6) with blades; b. and a second attachment assembly for attaching the torque transmission part (8) to the electric motor (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Remi TOURNOIS, Xavier MARCHADIER, Fabien BIREAUD, Mathieu CAPARROS, Jose TRINDADE
  • Patent number: 11867435
    Abstract: A reversible thermal management device for a motor vehicle includes a refrigerant fluid circuit containing a main loop which has, successively, a compressor, an internal condenser, a first expansion device and an external evaporator/condenser. The device also has a three bypass branches. The third bypass branch has a heat exchanger. The device further includes a device for redirecting the refrigerant fluid coming from the internal condenser towards the first expansion device or the first bypass branch, a stop valve for the refrigerant fluid, arranged on the main loop, a first check valve arranged on the second bypass branch to block the refrigerant fluid coming from the internal condenser, a second check valve arranged on the main loop to block the refrigerant fluid coming from the evaporator/condenser, and a device for redirecting fluid coming from the first expansion device towards the heat exchanger of the third bypass branch or the evaporator/condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Jin-Ming Liu, Mohamed Yahia, Bertrand Nicolas, Roland Akiki