Patents by Inventor Vittorio Giaccone
Vittorio Giaccone 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).
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Patent number: 10253530Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle handle unlocking control device which includes: a motor vehicle door leaf handle, the handle including a member for receiving a command from outside the device, an output signal electronic processing unit of the member, and a mounting which is over-molded over at least a portion of the receiving member and separate from the unit, whereby the over-molded mounting does not cover any output signal electronic processing unit of the receiving member.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: U-Shin Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Vittorio Giaccone, Guillaume Lesueur
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Patent number: 10113331Abstract: A vehicle panel handle for opening a panel of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The panel handle includes a handle lever configured to rotate around a first rotation axis between a resting position wherein the panel is closed and an opening position wherein the panel is open, a latch lever configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to cooperate with the handle lever for opening the panel when the handle lever around the first rotation axis for reaching the opening position, and a counter weight configured for preventing the unwilling rotation of the handle lever. The counter weight has an elongated shape and is configured to rotate around a third rotation axis between an unblocking position in which the latch lever is not prevented from rotating, and a blocking position where the latch lever is preventing from rotating.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: VALEO S.P.A.Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Patent number: 10077581Abstract: The vehicle latch activation system (106) comprises: a bracket (108); an activation element (110) intended to activate a latch (102) by moving with respect to the bracket (108) from an initial position to a final position, wherein a collision (136) on the bracket (108) along a collision direction may cause the activation element (110) to move from its initial position to its final position; and a blocking element (140) intended to move with respect to the bracket (108) as a result of the collision (136), from a disengaged position in which the blocking element (140) allows the activation element (110) to reach its final position, to an intercepting position in which the blocking element (140) is intended to block the activation element (110) at a first intermediate blocked position located between the initial position and the final position of the activation element (110).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: U-SHIN ITALIA S.P.A.Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone, Anthony Guerin
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Patent number: 9909342Abstract: An inertial system for a vehicle door handle of a door includes an inertial mass driven by inertia from a rest position in which opening of the door is permitted to a blocking position in which opening of the door is not permitted, a blocking means that prevents opening of the door when the inertial mass is in the blocking position. The inertial system also includes an elastic means being in a minimal tensile stress state when the inertial mass is in rest position and applies a force on the inertial mass to bring the inertial mass from the blocking position to the rest position and a preloading mechanism that cooperates with the elastic means and includes at least two preloading states for enabling the elastic means to have different minimal tensile stress states.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: VALEO S.p.A.Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Patent number: 9856675Abstract: The present invention is related to a vehicle door handle, comprising an inertial system (17) mobile in rotation around a main rotation axis (A) and configured for activating and preventing the actuation of the door handle (1), the said inertial system (17) comprising a body (23) receiving the main rotation axis (A) and a mobile part (25) comprising an inertial mass (27), the mobile part (25) being mobile in rotation relative to the body (23) around a secondary axis (A,B) sensibly parallel to the main rotation axis (A), the inertial system (17) also comprising means for stopping the rotation of the mobile part (25) in a predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: U-SHIN ITALIA S.P.A.Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Patent number: 9797170Abstract: The present invention relates to an automobile door handle (10), comprising: an interior fitting (2), said interior fitting (2) comprising at least one metal or metallized element; an intermediate means (11) connecting said interior fitting (2) to a reference potential; an attachment means (13, 14) for retaining said interior fitting (2) on said door handle (10); said door handle (10) being characterized in that said intermediate means (11) and said attachment means (13, 14) are arranged such that the attachment of said interior fitting (2) by means of said attachment means (13, 14) involves connecting said interior fitting (2) to said reference potential.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: U-SHIN ITALIA S.P.A.Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Daniele Fornengo, Marco Savant, Antonio Rocci, Vittorio Giaccone, Anthony Guerin, Guillaume Lesueur
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Publication number: 20170030116Abstract: The vehicle latch activation system (106) comprises: a bracket (108); an activation element (110) intended to activate a latch (102) by moving with respect to the bracket (108) from an initial position to a final position, wherein a collision (136) on the bracket (108) along a collision direction may cause the activation element (110) to move from its initial position to its final position; and a blocking element (140) intended to move with respect to the bracket (108) as a result of the collision (136), from a disengaged position in which the blocking element (140) allows the activation element (110) to reach its final position, to an intercepting position in which the blocking element (140) is intended to block the activation element (110) at a first intermediate blocked position located between the initial position and the final position of the activation element (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: U-SHIN ITALIA S.P.AInventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone, Anthony Guerin
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Publication number: 20160069104Abstract: A vehicle panel handle for opening a panel of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The panel handle includes a handle lever configured to rotate around a first rotation axis between a resting position wherein the panel is closed and an opening position wherein the panel is open, a latch lever configured to rotate around a second rotation axis and to cooperate with the handle lever for opening the panel when the handle lever around the first rotation axis for reaching the opening position, and a counter weight configured for preventing the unwilling rotation of the handle lever. The counter weight has an elongated shape and is configured to rotate around a third rotation axis between an unblocking position in which the latch lever is not prevented from rotating, and a blocking position where the latch lever is preventing from rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Publication number: 20150191942Abstract: An inertial system for a vehicle door handle of a door includes an inertial mass driven by inertia from a rest position in which opening of the door is permitted to a blocking position in which opening of the door is not permitted, a blocking means that prevents opening of the door when the inertial mass is in the blocking position. The inertial system also includes an elastic means being in a minimal tensile stress state when the inertial mass is in rest position and applies a force on the inertial mass to bring the inertial mass from the blocking position to the rest position and a preloading organ that cooperates with the elastic means and includes at least two preloading states for enabling the elastic means to have different minimal tensile stress states.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Publication number: 20140312633Abstract: The present invention is related to a vehicle door handle, comprising an inertial system (1) mobile in rotation around a main rotation axis (A) and configured for activating and preventing the actuation of the door handle (1), the said inertial system (17) comprising a body (23) receiving the main rotation axis (A) and a mobile part (25) comprising an inertial mass (27), the mobile part (25) being mobile in rotation relative to the body (23) around a secondary axis (A,B) sensibly parallel to the main rotation axis (A), the inertial system (17) also comprising means for stopping the rotation of the mobile part (25) in a predetermined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: VALEO SPAInventors: Simone Ilardo, Vittorio Giaccone
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Publication number: 20120167642Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle handle unlocking control device which includes: a motor vehicle door leaf handle, the handle including a member for receiving a command from outside the device, an output signal electronic processing unit of the member, and a mounting which is over-molded over at least a portion of the receiving member and separate from the unit, whereby the over-molded mounting does not cover any output signal electronic processing unit of the receiving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Vittorio Giaccone, Guillaume Lesueur
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Publication number: 20110289731Abstract: The present invention relates to an automobile door handle (10), comprising: an interior fitting (2), said interior fitting (2) comprising at least one metal or metallised element; an intermediate means (11) connecting said interior fitting (2) to a reference potential; an attachment means (13, 14) for retaining said interior fitting (2) on said door handle (10); said door handle (10) being characterised in that said intermediate means (11) and said attachment means (13, 14) are arranged such that the attachment of said interior fitting (2) by means of said attachment means (13, 14) involves connecting said interior fitting (2) to said reference potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Daniele Fornengo, Marco Savant, Antonio Rocci, Vittorio Giaccone, Anthony Guerin, Guillaume Lesueur