Patents by Inventor Florian Botte

Florian Botte 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).

  • Device assisting with the locking of a steering column
    Patent number: 8342574
    Abstract: A device for the assisted locking and unlocking of an adjustable steering column has a fixed cam element secured to a column body, a moving cam element extended by an operating lever, and an articulation system coupled to a central spindle mounted between the elements and passing through the body. The articulation system includes an elastic return member intended to collaborate with two sets of complementary bosses borne respectively by each cam element and delimiting with one another, two end-of-travel stops so that by pivoting the lever, the moving cam element can be made to move between a locked position and an unlocked position via an intermediate position of unstable equilibrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Systemes de Direction Nacam Sas
    Inventors: Christophe Bahr, Florian Botte
  • DEVICE ASSISTING WITH THE LOCKING OF A STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20110174028
    Abstract: A device for the assisted locking and unlocking of an adjustable steering column has a fixed cam element secured to a column body, a moving cam element extended by an operating lever, and an articulation system coupled to a central spindle mounted between the elements and passing through the body. The articulation system includes an elastic return member intended to collaborate with two sets of complementary bosses borne respectively by each cam element and delimiting with one another, two end-of-travel stops so that by pivoting the lever, the moving cam element can be made to move between a locked position and an unlocked position via an intermediate position of unstable equilibrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: ZF SYSTEMES DE DIRECTION NACAM SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Bahr, Florian Botte