Patents by Inventor Boris CATHERIN

Boris CATHERIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11203376
    Abstract: A drive carriage of a vehicle steering system positioned between a movable tube and a drive member, having an attachment zone intended to cooperate with the movable tube, the attachment zone making a fixation of the movable tube on the drive carriage when a force exerted on the attachment zone is below a first predetermined threshold and a movement of the movable tube relative to the drive carriage when the force exerted on the attachment zone exceeds the first predetermined threshold, the drive carriage comprises a coupling zone intended to cooperate with a cover part making the fixation of the cover part on the drive carriage when a force exerted on the coupling zone is below a second predetermined threshold and a movement of the cover part relative to the drive carriage when the force exerted on the second coupling zone exceeds the second predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Laurent Rey, Sylvain Duhamel, Boris Catherin
  • Patent number: 11161540
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, an upper tube and a lower tube rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and linked in translation within the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft linked in rotation with the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer having a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a worm wheel linked to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device having an inductive sensor carried by an annular support having a central orifice dimensioned so as to let the upper tube pass, a lower target securely mounted around the output shaft and an upper target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch Monnet, Laurent Rey, Philippe Chauvrat, Raphaël Vadon, Boris Catherin, Philippe Vercoustre
  • Publication number: 20210031826
    Abstract: A drive carriage of a vehicle steering system positioned between a movable tube and a drive member, having an attachment zone intended to cooperate with the movable tube, the attachment zone making a fixation of the movable tube on the drive carriage when a force exerted on the attachment zone is below a first predetermined threshold and a movement of the movable tube relative to the drive carriage when the force exerted on the attachment zone exceeds the first predetermined threshold, the drive carriage comprises a coupling zone intended to cooperate with a cover part making the fixation of the cover part on the drive carriage when a force exerted on the coupling zone is below a second predetermined threshold and a movement of the cover part relative to the drive carriage when the force exerted on the second coupling zone exceeds the second predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Laurent REY, Sylvain DUHAMEL, Boris CATHERIN
  • Publication number: 20210031825
    Abstract: A steering system for a motor vehicle, including a steering casing, having a hollow guide conduit extending along a longitudinal axis, a steering column including an upper tube, disposed in the guide conduit and displaceable in translation relative to the steering casing along the longitudinal axis mounted on the steering casing and driving a drive member in displacement parallel to the longitudinal axis, an absorption blade including a first portion, secured to the upper tube, and a second portion, secured to the drive member, the first portion and the second portion extending parallel to the longitudinal axis opposite to each other and being connected by a bent portion, the second portion has at least one stop in contact with the first portion, so as to prevent a relative approaching between the second portion and the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Laurent REY, Sylvain DUHAMEL, Boris CATHERIN
  • Publication number: 20210009187
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, an upper tube and a lower tube rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and linked in translation within the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft linked in rotation with the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer having a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a worm wheel linked to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device having an inductive sensor carried by an annular support having a central orifice dimensioned so as to let the upper tube pass, a lower target securely mounted around the output shaft and an upper target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch MONNET, Laurent REY, Philippe CHAUVRAT, Raphaël VADON, Boris CATHERIN, Philippe VERCOUSTRE
  • Publication number: 20210009188
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, including a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft connected in rotation and relatively movable in translation, an upper tube and a lower tube connected in rotation and relatively movable in translation, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and connected in translation in the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft connected in rotation to the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer including a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a tangent wheel connected to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device including an inductive sensor, a lower target mounted secured to the output shaft and an upper target secured to an upper lateral face of a core made of a plastic material of the tangent wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Boris CATHERIN, Roch MONNET, Philippe VERCOUSTRE, Laurent REY, Raphaël VADON, Philippe CHAUVRAT