Patents by Inventor Yves Drouadaine

Yves Drouadaine 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: 11584464
    Abstract: A method is for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element (52) including an inner center pillar part (66), an inner front pillar part (68) and an inner side rail part (64) joining the inner center pillar part (66) and the inner front pillar part (68). The method includes providing an inner center pillar blank, an inner front pillar blank and an inner side rail blank, said inner blanks being substantially planar, assembling the inner center pillar blank and the inner front pillar blank to the inner side rail blank in order to form a substantially planar door frame inner reinforcement blank, and hot stamping the door frame inner reinforcement blank to shape the three-dimensional door frame inner reinforcement element (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20220332371
    Abstract: Rear structure for an electric vehicle having a rear rail which includes a rear portion, a front portion and a transition zone, such that in the event of a rear crash the rear portion and the transition zone are both able to deform to maximize the amount of energy absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre SOTTY, Elie GIBEAU, Nicolas SCHNEIDER, Yves DROUADAINE
  • Publication number: 20220315111
    Abstract: Front structure for an electric vehicle including a lower dash panel, a seat cross-member and a tunnel nose, such that the tunnel nose is designed to absorb energy in its front portion while resisting intrusion in its rear portion, optimizing the energy absorption in the part during a front crash and protecting the battery pack from being breached by the downward pushing effect of the lower dash panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre SOTTY, Nicolas SCHNEIDER, Yves DROUADAINE, Elie GIBEAU
  • Patent number: 11027600
    Abstract: The reinforcement element for reinforcing the structure of a door of a vehicle extends along a main direction and comprises at least a main portion having a reinforcing cross-section (40) extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the main direction. The reinforcing cross-section (40) includes at least four adjacent branches (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f, 42g), each extending in different directions, two successive branches forming a non-zero angle, at least two of the non-zero angles being of opposite signs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20210155306
    Abstract: A method is for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element (52) including an inner center pillar part (66), an inner front pillar part (68) and an inner side rail part (64) joining the inner center pillar part (66) and the inner front pillar part (68). The method includes providing an inner center pillar blank, an inner front pillar blank and an inner side rail blank, said inner blanks being substantially planar, assembling the inner center pillar blank and the inner front pillar blank to the inner side rail blank in order to form a substantially planar door frame inner reinforcement blank, and hot stamping the door frame inner reinforcement blank to shape the three-dimensional door frame inner reinforcement element (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20210114442
    Abstract: The reinforcement element for reinforcing the structure of a door of a vehicle extends along a main direction and comprises at least a main portion having a reinforcing cross-section (40) extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the main direction. The reinforcing cross-section (40) includes at least four adjacent branches (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f, 42g), each extending in different directions, two successive branches forming a non-zero angle, at least two of the non-zero angles being of opposite signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Nicolas SCHNEIDER, Yves DROUADAINE
  • Patent number: 10974780
    Abstract: Methods for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element, for producing a vehicle door frame and for producing a vehicle reinforcement structure A method for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element (52) comprising an inner center pillar part (66), an inner front pillar part (68) and an inner side rail part (64) joining the inner center pillar part (66) and the inner front pillar part (68). The method comprises: providing an inner center pillar blank, an inner front pillar blank and an inner side rail blank, said inner blanks being substantially planar, assembling the inner center pillar blank and the inner front pillar blank to the inner side rail blank in order to form a substantially planar door frame inner reinforcement blank, hot stamping the door frame inner reinforcement blank to shape the three-dimensional door frame inner reinforcement element (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Patent number: 10926807
    Abstract: A vehicle front body structure containing an upper longitudinal beam and a upper fender rail for supporting a fender of the vehicle, said upper fender rail extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the upper longitudinal beam and having a front end and a rear end spaced apart along the longitudinal direction. The resistance to plastic deformation of the upper fender rail increases from the front end of the upper fender rail to the rear end of the upper fender rail. The yield strength of the material of the rear section is greater than the yield strength of the material of the front section and/or the rear section has a greater wall thickness than the wall thickness of the front section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Ivan Viaux, Yves Drouadaine
  • Patent number: 10214169
    Abstract: A bumper-reinforcing system (1) intended for a motor vehicle includes: a bumper beam (2) with a single-piece elongated profile with a closed cross section and including a center zone (21) extending at least over part of the entire width of the bumper beam and an end zone (22) at each extremity of the bumper beam, two bumper fasteners (3) connected to the rear side of the bumper beam (2) at the intersection between the center zone (21) and the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), two reinforcing tubes (4) connected by their first end to the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), extending from the bumper beam (2) so as to form an angle ? below 45° with the vertical plane of symmetry of the bumper beam and suited to be connected by their other end on the front rail of the vehicle for which the bumper-reinforcing system (1) is provided, and two covers (5) with a single-piece elongated profile with an open cross section, in contact with the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Elie Gibeau, Yves Drouadaine, Arnaud Cocu, Gilson Donya
  • Patent number: 10167023
    Abstract: The vehicle underbody structure (20) includes a floor panel (24) and an underbody reinforcement element (26), the underbody reinforcement element (26) including at least a front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and a rear transversal beam (114), the transversal beams (112a, 112b, 114) extending parallel to each other and being attached to the floor panel (24). The front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and the rear transversal beam (114) are made of a press hardening steel having a tensile strength higher than or equal to 1300 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20180354560
    Abstract: A vehicle front body structure containing an upper longitudinal beam and a upper fender rail for supporting a fender of the vehicle, said upper fender rail extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the upper longitudinal beam and having a front end and a rear end spaced apart along the longitudinal direction. The resistance to plastic deformation of the upper fender rail increases from the front end of the upper fender rail to the rear end of the upper fender rail. The yield strength of the material of the rear section is greater than the yield strength of the material of the front section and/or the rear section has a greater wall thickness than the wall thickness of the front section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ivan Viaux, Yves DROUADAINE
  • Publication number: 20170297631
    Abstract: The vehicle underbody structure (20) includes a floor panel (24) and an underbody reinforcement element (26), the underbody reinforcement element (26) including at least a front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and a rear transversal beam (114), the transversal beams (112a, 112b, 114) extending parallel to each other and being attached to the floor panel (24). The front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and the rear transversal beam (114) are made of a press hardening steel having a tensile strength higher than or equal to 1300 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20170291476
    Abstract: The reinforcement element for reinforcing the structure of a door of a vehicle extends along a main direction and comprises at least a main portion having a reinforcing cross-section (40) extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the main direction. The reinforcing cross-section (40) includes at least four adjacent branches (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f, 42g ), each extending in different directions, two successive branches forming a non-zero angle, at least two of the non-zero angles being of opposite signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine
  • Publication number: 20170274851
    Abstract: A bumper-reinforcing system (1) intended for a motor vehicle includes: a bumper beam (2) with a single-piece elongated profile with a closed cross section and including a center zone (21) extending at least over part of the entire width of the bumper beam and an end zone (22) at each extremity of the bumper beam, two bumper fasteners (3) connected to the rear side of the bumper beam (2) at the intersection between the center zone (21) and the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), two reinforcing tubes (4) connected by their first end to the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2), extending from the bumper beam (2) so as to form an angle ? below 45° with the vertical plane of symmetry of the bumper beam and suited to be connected by their other end on the front rail of the vehicle for which the bumper-reinforcing system (1) is provided, and two covers (5) with a single-piece elongated profile with an open cross section, in contact with the rear side of the end zone (22) of the bumper beam (2)
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Elie Gibeau, Yves Drouadaine, Arnaud Cocu, Gilson Donya
  • Publication number: 20170247071
    Abstract: Methods for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element, for producing a vehicle so door frame and for producing a vehicle reinforcement structure A method for producing a three-dimensional vehicle door frame inner reinforcement element (52) comprising an inner center pillar part (66), an inner front pillar part (68) and an inner side rail part (64) joining the inner center pillar part (66) and the inner front pillar part (68). The method comprises: providing an inner center pillar blank, an inner front pillar blank and an inner side rail blank, said inner blanks being substantially planar, assembling the inner center pillar blank and the inner front pillar blank to the inner side rail blank in order to form a substantially planar door frame inner reinforcement blank, hot stamping the door frame inner reinforcement blank to shape the three- dimensional door frame inner reinforcement element (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Schneider, Yves Drouadaine