Patents Assigned to Crouzet Automatismes
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Patent number: 10120407Abstract: This sealed joystick for a machine comprises a function block, an outer shell formed by joining two rigid half-shells, these half-shells tightly enclosing the function block, each half-shell comprising a joint surface for this purpose all along its perimeter following a three-dimensional path which terminates on itself and which extends in the three dimensions of space, a sealing element comprising a one-piece block of elastomer material combining a sealing cord and a ring seal of different transverse cross-section within this same block to ensure that the joint surfaces are watertight.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Ludovic Niguet, Thierry Vinard, Fabien Ville, Fabien Pelaez
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Patent number: 9979163Abstract: This breaker panel comprises a plurality of circuit breakers, each circuit breaker having a head comprising a frustroconical seal made of an elastomer, this frustroconical seal having a first frustroconical face; and a conic frustum made of a material that is harder than the material of the frustroconical seal, this conic frustum having a second frustroconical face; in which: the distance, in a plug-in direction, between an upper edge of the first frustroconical face and the shoulder is at least two times smaller than the distance, in the plug-in direction, between the upper and lower edges of the second frustroconical face; and the upper edge of the first frustroconical face is set back, towards the interior of the circuit breaker, relative to the lower edge of the second frustroconical face.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Dominique Meux, Fabien Ville, Jean-Marie Vergnes
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Patent number: 8997598Abstract: The invention concerns a control wheel (100) for aeronautics constituted of at least two half-shells (10) assembled one to the other, said half-shells comprising reinforcing ribs (11) on their internal surface, positioning and fixing means (12) and locating holes (13) to allow the passage of electrical wires connecting electrical actuating means (20) to a control unit. The control wheel (100) includes a central opening (15) intended to be connected to a control shaft/hub. The wheel comprises an intermediate guide part (50) disposed between the half-shells (10) and positioned inside the control wheel (100), said part including at least one guide conduit (51) adapted to connect on the one hand a locating hole (13) to the central opening (15) of the control wheel (100).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Thierry Vinard, David Astier, Vincent Mangin, Nicolas Palusinski
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Publication number: 20130255436Abstract: The invention concerns a control wheel (100) for aeronautics constituted of at least two half-shells (10) assembled one to the other, said half-shells comprising reinforcing ribs (11) on their internal surface, positioning and fixing means (12) and locating holes (13) to allow the passage of electrical wires connecting electrical actuating means (20) to a control unit. The control wheel (100) includes a central opening (15) intended to be connected to a control shaft/hub. The wheel comprises an intermediate guide part (50) disposed between the half-shells (10) and positioned inside the control wheel (100), said part including at least one guide conduit (51) adapted to connect on the one hand a locating hole (13) to the central opening (15) of the control wheel (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Thierry Vinard, David Astier, Vincent Mangin, Nicolas Palusinski
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Patent number: 8328575Abstract: A device for connection of multiple switchgear devices having a first connection plane including at least one plug-in socket for receiving a switchgear device pluggable in a plug-in direction. The device includes a second protection plane with a removable cover having at least one opening for the control means of a device to pass through. The removable cover also includes at least a first pressing area for pressing against a second pressing area of at least one switchgear device, pressing of the first pressing area on the second pressing area at the time the removable cover is positioned providing a holding force for the at least one switchgear device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Dominique Meux, Morgan Verdier
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Patent number: 8183484Abstract: A detection device having a body including an electric contact with at least two electric operating states, and a movable operating device having at least two operating positions. The movable operating device is connected to the body by a sliding connection permitting translational movement of the movable operating device, and a connection permitting the operating device, to swivel with respect to the body. A change of position of the movable operating device actuates the electric contact. The swivel connection is between the movable operating device and the body, and the movable operating device actuates the change of electric operating state of the electric contact by pressing directly on a contact surface of the electric contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Ludovic Niguet, Christian Roux, Stéphane Collot
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Patent number: 8089303Abstract: A solid-state switch according to the invention is designed to be connected in series with a load. The switch comprises at least two electric switching means connected in parallel, measuring means designed to measure an electric voltage at the terminals of the electric switching means and a main current flowing in the load, and control means delivering a control signal to act on opening and closing according to the value of the main current. The state of conduction of the first electric switching means depends at the same time on the main current flowing in the load, on a control current, on a control voltage delivered by the control means, and on the gain of the first electric switching means.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Dominique Girot, Hervé Carton
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Patent number: 7851716Abstract: A detection device comprises a case formed by at least a first and second part able to move with respect to one another between a first and second operating position. Said device comprises an electric contact comprising at least two electric states, closed or open, each electric state being associated with one of the operating positions of the first and second parts, and securing means designed to fix said case onto an external support. Said securing means comprise locking means designed to perform holding of the two parts of the case in one of the two operating positions, fixing of the case onto the support by the securing means rendering the locking means inoperative.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Ludovic Niguet, Stéphane Collot
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Publication number: 20100148549Abstract: A detection device comprises a case formed by at least a first and second part able to move with respect to one another between a first and second operating position. Said device comprises an electric contact comprising at least two electric states, closed or open, each electric state being associated with one of the operating positions of the first and second parts, and securing means designed to fix said case onto an external support. Said securing means comprise locking means designed to perform holding of the two parts of the case in one of the two operating positions, fixing of the case onto the support by the securing means rendering the locking means inoperative.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Ludovic Niguet, Stéphane Collot
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Patent number: 7656626Abstract: The invention relates to an electric arc detection device comprising analyzing means supplying current and voltage integration signals. The analyzing means supply current and voltage differential signals. Decision-making means comprise a disable unit supplying adaptive disable signals and comprising detection means supplying at least one decision-making aid signal according to at least one adaptive disable signal and to the current differential signal or the current integration signal. A decision-making unit supplies a trip signal according to the decision-making aid signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Hervé Carton, Thomas Stemmelen
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Publication number: 20080029376Abstract: An electric control switch with a push-button comprises an electric contact having a first and a second electric state and an operating push-button having a first operating means designed to move due to the action of the external operating force. The operating push-button comprises a second operating means moving due to the action of an internal operating force to move the electric contact or contacts from the first electric state to the second electric state. The control switch comprises disconnection means between the first operating means and the electric contact or contacts. Said means comprise means for moving the electric contact or contacts from the first electric state to the second electric state and vice-versa at a speed the maximum value whereof is predetermined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventor: Olivier Ngoagouni
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Publication number: 20070242399Abstract: The invention relates to an electric arc detection device comprising analyzing means supplying current and voltage integration signals. The analyzing means supply current and voltage differential signals. Decision-making means comprise a disable unit supplying adaptive disable signals and comprising detection means supplying at least one decision-making aid signal according to at least one adaptive disable signal and to the current differential signal or the current integration signal. A decision-making unit supplies a trip signal according to the decision-making aid signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Herve Carton, Thomas Stemmelen
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Patent number: 7113062Abstract: An on-board circuit breaker that includes a push-button that enables the circuit breaker to be reset by depressing it, a power supply terminal and distribution terminal, two breaking contacts, and a main bimetal strip. Thermal deformation of the main bimetal strip trips the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker further includes an actuator able to trip the circuit breaker and an electronic circuit monitoring the electric signal. The electric signal is monitored to trip the actuator when predefined particular situations are identified. The circuit breaker also includes a movable reset enable part equipped with a pin. When the circuit breaker is tripped, the reset enable part moves in such a way that resetting the circuit breaker is possible only by depressing the reset enable part before or when the push-button is depressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Dominique Girot, Thierry Vinard, Dominique Meux, Herve Carton, Thomas Stemmelen
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Patent number: 6998555Abstract: An electrical miniswithch comprising a case including a case part forming a base having several electrical terminals extending therefrom, and a case part forming a cover, an instantaneous switching mechanism located in the case and comprising a flexible conducting blade subjected to a substantial pre-stress, and a push-button mounted sliding through the part of the case forming the cover to actuate the instantaneous mechanism. The miniswitch also comprises a compression spring opposing sliding of the push-button so that in the break position of the miniswitch the flexible conducting blade is biased by th push-button and the spring, retained by a stop on the push-button, and in the switched or make position of the miniswitch the conducting blade is not subjected to constraint from the push-button and the compression spring.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2004Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Stéphane Collot, Bernard Truchet, Christian Roux
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Patent number: 6980141Abstract: The invention relates to an analog input for electronic circuit, which input is intended to be connected to an electrical output of a sensor for measuring a physical parameter, the sensor being supplied with a supply voltage Vcc and providing at its electrical output an analog voltage Vs dependent on the parameter to be measured, the analog input comprising an analog/digital converter of resolution RN, wherein it comprises a computer controlling the analog/digital converter so as to perform an analog/digital conversion of the supply voltage Vcc, the analog/digital converter providing the computer with a digital value Rsupp of the supply voltage Vcc of the sensor, an analog/digital conversion of the analog voltage Vs of the parameter to be measured, the analog/digital converter providing the computer with a digital value r of the analog voltage Vs to be measured, and the computer providing a digital value Vn of the parameter to be measured such that: Vn=(r/Rsupp)RN.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventor: François Trocque
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Patent number: 6968239Abstract: A tool which is entrusted with supervising and driving automatons that are “smart”; namely the tool can communicate with a microcomputer. This tool has a microcomputer, with a spreadsheet program connected through a driver, an operating system of the microcomputer, and a connection line to the automatons. The driver emulates the proprietary language for controlling and supervising the automatons.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2000Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: André Chovin, Alain Chatenay
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Publication number: 20050134411Abstract: The invention relates to an on-board circuit breaker comprising A push-button which moves along its axis when the circuit breaker trips and which enables the circuit breaker to be reset by depressing same, centring key, A power supply terminal and a distribution terminal, Two breaking contacts, A main bimetal strip deformation whereof by thermal effect trips the circuit breaker, An actuator able to trip the circuit breaker, An electronic circuit monitoring the electric signal flowing between the power supply terminal and the distribution terminal, in order to send a tripping order to the actuator when predefined particular situations are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Dominique Girot, Thierry Vinard, Dominique Meux, Herve Carton, Thomas Stemmelen
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Publication number: 20050109601Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical miniswitch comprising a case including a case part forming a base wherefrom several electrical terminals are salient and a case part forming a cover, an instantaneous switching mechanism placed in the case and comprising a flexible conducting blade subjected to a substantially longitudinal pre-stress, and a push-button mounted sliding through the part of the case forming the cover so as to actuate the instantaneous mechanism. According to the invention the miniswitch also comprises a compression spring opposing sliding of the push-button so that in the break position of the miniswitch the flexible conducting blade is kept biased by the push-button and the spring, by means of a stop placed on the push-button, and that in the switched position of the miniswitch the conducting blade is not subjected to any constraint from the push-button and the compression spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: Stephane Collot, Bernard Truchet, Christian Roux
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Patent number: 6883161Abstract: A universal graph compilation tool. The tool is implemented on a microcomputer, and includes a spreadsheet associated with a library of graphical symbols and a compiler. Compiled code is transmitted via the operating system of the microcomputer to its output port to which are connected programmable memories of the components which must be controlled by the commands generated on the basis of graphs produced on the spreadsheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2000Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventors: André Chovin, Alain Chatenay
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Patent number: 6655404Abstract: The invention refers to a control device for an actuator (1). The device, controlled by a control valve (20; 71; 80, 81), comprises slides (30, 31) to obtain different conditions of the control valve, and these slides (30, 31) are activated by a two-position fluidics solenoid valve (32, 33) to which a set-point instruction is applied (6). The control device comprises a processor (10) to be assured of the response of the solenoid valve depending on the set-point instruction (6) over the full range that the actuator (1) can cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2001Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Crouzet AutomatismesInventor: Jean-François Hilaire