Patents by Inventor Christophe Dupas

Christophe Dupas 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).

  • Publication number: 20220227346
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator for a motor vehicle brake, comprising an electric motor absorbing a nominal rated current (In), a screw-and-nut movement converter including a screw with an axis (AX) extending in a longitudinal direction and a nut supported by the screw, and comprising at least one elastic return member for varying the resistance to forward motion in the longitudinal direction of an element being transferred between the nut and the screw at a predetermined position, in order to modify the nominal rating (In) of the current flowing through the motor while the element is being transferred to the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard Luu, Christophe Dupas, Alberto Molinaro, Cédric Guignon, Marc Ayache
  • Publication number: 20220063579
    Abstract: A reduction motor for a parking brake mechanical actuator of a drum brake comprising an electric motor comprising an output shaft extending along a first axis, and a reduction gearbox comprising an output shaft extending along a second axis, in which the reduction gearbox, comprises stepped tangentially-meshing spur gears, each stepped gear comprising a gearwheel and a coaxial pinion, these being superposed on and secured to each other in terms of rotation, the stepped gears being mounted with the ability to rotate about mutually parallel axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Molinaro, Cédric Guignon, Luu Gérard, Christophe Dupas
  • Publication number: 20220055595
    Abstract: A reduction motor for a parking brake mechanical actuator of a drum brake comprising an electric motor and a reduction gearbox, in which the electric motor comprises an output shaft extending along a first axis, the reduction gearbox comprises an output shaft extending along a second axis, and in which the reduction motor also comprises at least one angle gear between the electric motor and the reduction gearbox or at the output of the reduction gearbox, the angle gear comprising a crown gear-pair comprising a pinion and a crown gear, the pinion being engaged with the output shaft of the electric motor and meshing with the crown gear which is a part of the reduction gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Molinaro, Cédric Guignon, Gérard Luu, Christophe Dupas, Gaëtan Quazuguel
  • Patent number: 10774888
    Abstract: The vehicle drum brake comprises a plate, at least one segment comprising a core and a brake lining, a spring able to keep the core of the segment in an axially balanced position, means for prestressing the spring wherein said means for prestressing the spring include stop means limiting the ability of the core of the segment to move axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Chassis Brakes International B.V.
    Inventors: Christophe Dupas, Gregory Tissier, Cedric Guignon
  • Patent number: 9863488
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drum brake (10) includes: two braking segments (18A, 18B); an anchoring element (28) including two bearing surfaces (32A, 32B) of two second ends (24) of the braking segments (18A, 18B); a wheel cylinder (34) which, in a first “simplex” operating mode, is suitable for transversally separating the adjacent first ends (22) of the segments (18A, 18B); the anchoring element (28) including: a fixed body (42) wherein two sliding pistons (50A, 50B) each carry a bearing surface (32A, 32B); and elements (44) for separating the pistons (50A, 50B) between an anchoring position wherein they abut against the body (42), and a sliding position wherein the pistons (32A, 32B) are separated to allow the sliding thereof during operation in so-called “servo-dual” mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Molinaro, Christophe Dupas, Gerard Luu, Cedric Guignon
  • Publication number: 20160290419
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drum brake (10) includes: two braking segments (18A, 18B); an anchoring element (28) including two bearing surfaces (32A, 32B) of two second ends (24) of the braking segments (18A, 18B); a wheel cylinder (34) which, in a first “simplex” operating mode, is suitable for transversally separating the adjacent first ends (22) of the segments (18A, 18B); the anchoring element (28) including: a fixed body (42) wherein two sliding pistons (50A, 50B) each carry a bearing surface (32A, 32B); and elements (44) for separating the pistons (50A, 50B) between an anchoring position wherein they abut against the body (42), and a sliding position wherein the pistons (32A, 32B) are separated to allow the sliding thereof during operation in so-called “servo-dual” mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Alberto MOLINARO, Christophe DUPAS, Gerard LUU, Cedric GUIGNON
  • Publication number: 20160273598
    Abstract: The vehicle drum brake comprises a plate, at least one segment comprising a core and a brake lining, a spring able to keep the core of the segment in an axially balanced position, means for prestressing the spring wherein said means for prestressing the spring include stop means limiting the ability of the core of the segment to move axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Christophe DUPAS, Grégory TISSIER, Cédric GUIGNON
  • Patent number: 8096390
    Abstract: Drum brake shoe, particularly for a motor vehicle, in which a brake cable (64) has an end terminal (66) for attachment to a lever (50) that acts on the shoe (4), this shoe comprising a rigid web one edge of which is formed with a cut-out (90) providing access to the cable (64) attachment end terminal (66) to make it easier to detach this cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Dupas, Miguel Perez, Matthieu Cornic
  • Publication number: 20090114491
    Abstract: Drum brake shoe, particularly for a motor vehicle, in which a brake cable (64) has an end terminal (66) for attachment to a lever (50) that acts on the shoe (4), this shoe comprising a rigid web one edge of which is formed with a cut-out (90) providing access to the cable (64) attachment end terminal (66) to make it easier to detach this cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christophe Dupas, Miguel Perez, Matthieu Cornic