Patents by Inventor Lucien Galtier

Lucien Galtier 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: 4993730
    Abstract: A rear steering control device for an automotive vehicle, wherein the finger carrying the roller portion is secured to a hub rigidly secured in coaxial relationship to both adjacent ends of both rear steering drag rods, respectively, and the drive shaft is coupled to a disc formed with peripheral teeth for rotating it about its axis when locking the front wheels so that the cam-like groove causes the rear steering drag rods to be moved in parallel relation to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeout, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Lucien Galtier, Michel Langlois, Andre Barthelemy
  • Patent number: 4986568
    Abstract: A suspension with variable damping or variable shock absorbing which permits varying the damping as a function of various parameters such as the speed, the height, or steering angle of the wheels. An anti-inclination or stabilizer bar is connected to the suspension arms of the wheels and to the detector for detecting the height of the front axles. The detector provides an electrical signal corresponding to the angle of rotation of the center of the stabilizer bar to an electronic calculator. When the signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the calculator transmits information to actuators to change the suspension damping or stiffness. The detector includes a casing mounted on the chassis and having a lever arm driven in rotation by a linkage connected to a lever rigidly attached to the center of the stabilizer bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignees: Automobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Lucien Galtier, Andre Barthelemy, Roger Herbreteau
  • Patent number: 4593781
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering system comprising a steering column having teeth engaged with a rack connected by steering levers to the steering wheels of the motor vehicle, in which an electric motor is adapted for moving the rack through a pair of clutches, each clutch being associated with one of the directions of movement of the rack, and means responsive to the movement of a portion of the housing of the rack exerted thereon by the force of the rack when the steering wheels are turned for engaging one of another of the clutches, depending on the direction of the force acting on the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignees: Automobiles Citroen, Automobiles Citroen
    Inventor: Lucien Galtier