Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit for dispensing windshield washer fluid for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the dispensing circuit is characterized in that it includes a float (11) housed inside a chamber (12) of a stationary body (13) so as to occupy a top position enabling the flow of the windshield washer fluid toward the nozzles, and a bottom position in which the chamber (12) is inoperative, an in which the float blocks the flow of the windshield washer fluid to the tank (2). The invention can be used in the automotive field.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid, including a piston that is movable within a chamber and a nozzle connected to the piston such that the movement of the piston causes the movement of the nozzle, wherein one end of the piston engages the chamber so as to form a non-return valve.

Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a reservoir for a urea-based reducing agent, with an integrated electric heating element, usable on a heat engine vehicle for pollution control. The heating element (10) provided to thaw the reducing agent (6) is placed inside a cavity (16) delimited by a bowl (13), itself placed inside the reservoir (1). The cavity (16) of the bowl (13) communicates with the inner volume (5) of the reservoir by a valve (20). A suction pipe (12) for the reducing agent is submerged in the cavity (16) of the bowl (13), the starting point (18) of said pipe being situated near the heating element (10). Operation is thus guaranteed when the vehicle is under sloping and inclined conditions, and also in case of freeze.

Abstract: This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body (7) exhibiting symmetry of revolution, particularly one of cylindro-conical overall shape. The body (7) delimits, with the walls of the cylindrical collecting zone (2) and/or of the conical zone (3) for recuperating the liquid oil, an annular gap (13) such that the passage cross section can vary according to the self-adjusting heightwise position of the body (7), as a function of the gas flow rate. The speed of the gases thus remains constant for variable gas flow rates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper blade of a motor vehicle, comprising an elongate flexible strip, wherein at least one end of the strip is covered by a cap with a built-in conduit provided with a nozzle offset on the side of the flexible strip relative to the longitudinal median plane of said flexible strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a windscreen-wiper blade (1) of a motor vehicle which comprises: an elongate flexible strip (6); a conduit outlet (23) arranged such as to be able to spray a jet of liquid in substantially the longitudinal direction of the strip (6); characterised in that the conduit outlet (23) is offset on the side of the flexible strip (6) relative to the longitudinal médian plane of the flexible strip (6).

Abstract: The pedal is provided with a safety device, which works so as to release this pedal in the event of the vehicle suffering a frontal impact. The pedal body (2) is mounted on a bracket (4) having two parallel vertical plates (4a, 4b), in which there are arranged parallel holding slots (8a, 8b) through which the pivoting shaft (3) of the pedal passes, the holding slots (8a, 8b) opening onto the rear edge of the plates (4a, 4b) and/or being flared to the rear. A lever (9) is provided which, in the event of an impact, pivots in engagement with the pivoting shaft (3) in order to release it until it emerges completely from the two holding slots (8a, 8b) or is no longer retained by the edges of these slots. The pedal is thus entirely released, that is to say disconnected from its bracket (4), and can then “fall”. This pedal may be a brake pedal or a clutch pedal.

Abstract: A liquid additive reservoir including a rigid casing delimiting a housing, and a fluid-tight flexible pouch mounted inside the housing of the casing and intended to contain the liquid additive, the flexible pouch being designed to be connected to the exhaust line of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oil separator (1) for an internal combustion engine, for at least partially separating the oil from the gases exiting the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, which separator comprises a casing (10) containing therein: an inlet chamber (2) for the oil-laden gases; an outlet chamber (3) for the cleaned gases; at least one intermediate suction chamber (41, 42, 43); and an oil recovery chamber (5) with an opening (50) for returning the separated oil to the engine. The communication interface (53) between the oil recovery chamber (5) and the gas outlet chamber (3) is sized (Ll) in such a way that the pressures in each of the chambers (3, 5) are substantially equal during the use of the separator regardless of the gas flow rate inside said separator (1). The invention can be used in the field of motor vehicles.

Abstract: The recirculation device comprises, inside an air intake duct (3) which is followed by a manifold (6), means for introducing recycled exhaust gases, for mixing same with the fresh air let in. This device is designed to inject the exhaust gases by forming two counter-rotating adjacent vortices (14, 15), owing to a twin tubular mixer nozzle (10, 11) in communication with a common exhaust gas supply duct, positioned tangentially with respect to the two nozzles, placed side by side. The two vortices (14, 15) are self-sustaining to the outlets (7) of the manifold (6). Such a recirculation device is applied, in particular, to an air intake duct (3) of oblong cross section and/or to a manifold (6) with a flattened inlet (5) and/or a flattened plenum (8), in particular for a motor vehicle engine.

Abstract: This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body (7) exhibiting symmetry of revolution, particularly one of cylindro-conical overall shape. The body (7) delimits, with the walls of the cylindrical collecting zone (2) and/or of the conical zone (3) for recuperating the liquid oil, an annular gap (13) such that the passage cross section can vary according to the self-adjusting heightwise position of the body (7), as a function of the gas flow rate. The speed of the gases thus remains constant for variable gas flow rates.

Abstract: Device for injecting a liquid additive including an additive tank connected by an additive pipe to an injector positioned in the exhaust system of the vehicle concerned, where there is provided, on the additive pipe, a positive-displacement lift-and-force pump including a cylinder and a piston which delimits within the cylinder a pressurizing chamber, and where an electric actuator is coupled to the piston to cause it to retreat, drawing additive into the chamber from the tank and simultaneously compressing a spring that acts on the piston, such that by virtue of the spring, the forward movement of the piston, delivering additive to the injector, takes place under controlled pressure.

Abstract: The device for injecting an additive comprises a removable flexible pouch forming a liquid additive reservoir connected to the fuel supply system of the engine via a quick-connect element to an additive feed line that supplies a dosing pump. The flexible pouch retracts whereby reducing its inside volume in order to compensate for the drop in pressure created inside as the additive is drawn out of the pouch. The flexible pouch is formed by two essentially oblong and rounded layers primarily made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), in particular, ester-based whose perimeters forming lips are welded to one another by a weld bead. The invention is for use in direction injection diesel engines.

Abstract: Lock including at least one latch (2) which can move against a spring (8) between a locked position and a retracted position, this displacement of the latch taking place against the spring which thus passes from a position known as the rest position to a position known as the tension position, this also including a means (6, 7) for holding the spring (8) in its so-called tension position, and a means (17) actuated by the keeper when it engages with the latch and actuating this holding device so as to release the spring, the lock being characterized in that it includes a means (26) actuated when the door is being opened so as to play a part in tensioning the spring (8).

Abstract: A door hinge having a particularly reliable and solid stop and holding device. The movable part (13) of the hinge lies along the hinge pin (1) between the fixed part (14) and a housing (17) which contains the holding mechanism and is integral with the fixed part (14). In the housing, a pivotable lever (19) is rotationally fastened to the movable part (13) and supports a roller (26) against which one or more notches (42, 45) are pushed by a spring-loaded device (31, 40). The notches define the open positions of the door (11). The housing (17) is sealed and fits onto the fixed part and the hinge pin. The hinge can be used particularly in motor vehicle doors.