Patents by Inventor Daniel Bonnel

Daniel Bonnel 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: 7708126
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic coupling device is intended, in particular, for a motor vehicle. The hydrokinetic coupling device comprises a casing rotationally connecting a driving shaft and an impeller wheel, a turbine wheel fixed to a turbine hub rotationally connected to a driven shaft, a clutch locking the coupling of the driving and driven shafts, and a damping element comprising elastic washers for restricting the essentially-radial circulation of the fluid at least inside a front axial space which is located between a front guide washer and a web, such that the fluid circulates though the lockup clutch of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Rabah Arhab, Norberto Termenon, Daniel Bonnel
  • Publication number: 20090223767
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic coupling device (10) which is intended in particular for a motor vehicle. The inventive device is characterized in that it consists of a damping element (20) comprising elements (100,110) for restricting the essentially-radial circulation of the fluid at least inside the front axial space (E1) which is located between a front guide washer (28) and a web (29), such that the fluid circulates through the lockup clutch (16) of the device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Rabah Arhab, Daniel Bonnel, Norberto Termenon
  • Patent number: 7207888
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle clutch, said device comprising a disc (60) and a support (80) mounted mobile in rotation relative to each other about a common main axis, and linked in rotation via circumferential elastic members (90) damping torsional vibrations, said elastic members being interposed between the disc (60) and the support (80) and maintained in position circumferentially via lugs (65) of the disc (60) and lugs (82,84) of the support (80) whereon are supported the elastic members (90) and radially via a guide ring (100) passing through the elastic members (90) and integral with the disc (60). Said device is characterised in that the lugs (82,84) of the support (80) are mounted on either side of a section of the ring (100) and the lugs (65) of the disc (60) can move freely at the angle between the lugs (82,84) of the support (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Valeo
    Inventors: Roël Verhoog, Daniel Bonnel
  • Patent number: 6938743
    Abstract: Hydrokinetic coupling apparatus with an axis of rotation X—X, in particular for motor vehicles, in which the connection without clearance between the turbine wheel, the turbine hub and the input element of the damping device is accomplished by axial rivets. Bearings (80) are axially interposed between turbine hub (14) and a hub of a reaction wheel (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Rabah Arhab, Norbert Termenon, Daniel Bonnel
  • Publication number: 20030221926
    Abstract: Hydrokinetic coupling apparatus with an axis of rotation X-X, in particular for motor vehicles, in which the means of connection without clearance between the turbine wheel, the turbine hub and the input element of the damping device are axial rivets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Rabah Arhab, Norbert Termenon, Daniel Bonnel
  • Publication number: 20030032487
    Abstract: The invention concerns a torsional vibration damping device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle clutch, said device comprising a disc (60) and a support (80) mounted mobile in rotation relative to each other about a common main axis, and linked in rotation via circumferential elastic members (90) damping torsional vibrations, said elastic members being interposed between the disc (60) and the support (80) and maintained in position circumferentially via lugs (65) of the disc (60) and lugs (82, 84) of the support (80) whereon are supported the elastic members (90) and radially via a guide ring (100) passing through the elastic members (90) and integral with the disc (60). Said device is characterised in that the lugs (82,84) of the support (80) are mounted on either side of a section of the ring (100) and the lugs (65) of the disc (60) can move freely at an angle between the lugs (82, 84) of the support (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Roel Verhoog, Daniel Bonnel