Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Publication number: 20250128567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning device for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the device having at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet, the device having at least a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger and a third heat exchanger, at least a part of the device being separated in a left zone and a right zone by a partition wall. The device includes at least one opening located downstream the third heat exchanger so that at least part of the flow of air present in one of the zones fluidly communicates with the other zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Peter KOCH
  • Publication number: 20250132689
    Abstract: An inverter for a motor vehicle includes at least one lid and a main body delimiting a volume within which at least one printed circuit board is housed, the volume being closed by the lid. The inverter includes a housing which projects from the lid, the housing delimiting a space in which are housed a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal each configured to be connected to an electrical conductor intended to electrically connect an electrical energy storage means to the inverter. The housing includes a cover closing the housing, the housing having electrical insulation disposed between the cover and said connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ishwar LONDHE, Emil THOMAS, Prathap SAMRAJ, Gowtham NATARAJ
  • Publication number: 20250129910
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device including a light source, a printed circuit board, an optical face and a lens, with the light source being mounted on the printed circuit board, and at least a portion of light rays emitted by the light source towards the optical face are guided by the optical face and then emerge through the lens. At least one light shielding electronic element is also mounted on the printed circuit board, for blocking at least a portion of light rays emitted by the light source towards the lens, to prevent this portion of light rays from emerging through the lens directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lu BAI, Xin ZENG, Ling DAI, Xingming HE
  • Patent number: 12283946
    Abstract: An electrical circuit includes a MOSFET and an electronic driver circuit for driving the MOSFET, having four pins, the electrical circuit including at least one electrical track to which the MOSFET is connected by a bond wire having an intrinsic inductance. The electronic driver circuit is connected to the MOSFET by a first terminal directly linked to the first source and, in parallel, by a second terminal linked to the second source. The bond wire is arranged between the second terminal and the second source. The electronic driver circuit is configured so as to apply an electrical driver signal between the gate and the first source or between the gate and the second source of the MOSFET, in order to trigger a change of state of the MOSFET to the OFF state or to the ON state, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Boris Bouchez, Baptiste Dumenil
  • Patent number: 12280638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) defining an air duct (11) for the passage of an airflow comprising—an inlet module (8), comprising at least one air inlet (15, 16), an air filter (70) being arranged within the inlet module (8), and—a distribution module (9) comprising at least one air outlet (27, 29, 30), the inlet module (8) and the distribution module (9) being detachably assembled to one another; according to the invention, the inlet module (8) is configured to be arranged in a first area of the vehicle, and the distribution module (9) is configured to be arranged in a second area of the vehicle, the air filter (70) being able to be removed from the second area of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Philippe Pierres, Nestor Varela
  • Patent number: 12281769
    Abstract: A motor vehicle light module has at least one first light source intended to emit first light rays and at least one second light source intended to emit second light rays. At least one optical device is configured to deflect at least a part of the first light rays and second light rays, and a support directly or indirectly supports the first light source and the second light source. At least one wall disposed on the support and configured to separate the first light rays from the second light rays, the optical device being positioned on and/or fixed to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Sebastien Bera, Sylvain Giraud, Antonin Barrau
  • Patent number: 12281855
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having multiple segments is described. The heat exchanger includes a pair of manifolds, having tubes extending therein. Further, a first blocking element is provided in a manifold to divide the tubes into a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes having a fluid communication with each other. Further, a second blocking element is provided in the manifold, corresponding to the second set of tubes, to further divide the second set of tubes into a first segment of tubes and a second segment of tubes. Further, an inlet is provided on the manifold to introduce the heat exchange fluid to the first set of tubes. Further, a plurality of outlets provided on the manifold to receive the heat exchange fluid from the second set of tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO AUTOSYSTEMY SP. Z O.O
    Inventors: Michal Belzowski, Karol Pokrywinski, Dawid Szostek, Condro Sekti, Jugurtha Benouali
  • Patent number: 12280747
    Abstract: A connector for a wiper blade, comprising at least a main body and a rotating cap, comprising at least one cover wall, a reinforcing wall, a hinge and an attachment device for rigidly connecting the rotating cap relative to an end wall of the main body, the hinge being arranged at one of the longitudinal ends of the cover wall and ensuring a rotation of the rotating cap about an axis, the reinforcing wall extending from the cover wall towards the end wall of the main body, the rotating cap further comprising a device for supporting the rotating cap on the end wall of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Gaucher, Guillaume Mouleyre, Stephane Houssat
  • Patent number: 12283888
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an undervoltage protection circuit for a DC/DC converter of an electrified vehicle. The DC/DC converter generally operates in a first precharge stage, a second precharge stage and a buck mode. The undervoltage protection circuit comprises a threshold value switching unit which is connected with a controller and configured for receiving a control signal from the controller and switching among at least two predetermined undervoltage protection threshold values based on the control signal as received. The undervoltage protection circuit also comprises an undervoltage protection unit configured for outputting a signal indicating whether to activate an undervoltage protection based on a comparison between the switched undervoltage protection threshold value and a sampled voltage value from a high voltage side of the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventor: Zhenhua Yi
  • Patent number: 12281770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source capable of emitting light rays; a collector with a reflective surface configured to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by the light source into a light beam along an optical axis of the module; an optical system configured to project the light beam. The collector is configured so that a portion of the light rays of the light beam are parallel to the optical axis or have an angle of inclination ? smaller than or equal to 25° in a vertical plane with respect to said axis; and the optical system is configured to form an image of the reflective surface of the collector. The invention also relates to a light device comprising one or more such light modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Sylvain Giraud
  • Patent number: 12281820
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric heating device for a heat transfer fluid for a motor vehicle, comprising at least:—a heating module;—a housing; and at least partially delimiting at least two circuits for conducting the heat transfer fluid; characterized in that—the heating module extends at least partially into said two conducting circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Frédéric Pierron, Laurent Tellier
  • Patent number: 12281822
    Abstract: Heat exchanger for a refrigerant fluid loop, the heat exchanger comprising at least one outlet configured to allow a refrigerant fluid to exit the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger comprising a core and a tank, that comprises said outlet, and the heat exchanger comprising at least one filter, wherein the at least one filter is adapted to filter the refrigerant fluid that exits the tank and in that the at least one filter is flat. The heat exchanger includes a connection block, housing the at least one filter, attached to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO AUTOSYSTEMY SP. Z O.O
    Inventors: Michal Belzowski, Filip Cichosz, Dawid Szostek, Karol Pokrywinski
  • Publication number: 20250121664
    Abstract: A drive device includes a frame, a first rotating machine including a fixed part and a rotating part, and a second machine including a fixed part and a rotating part configured to transmit a second torque. A planetary gear train includes a first ring gear, a sun gear and a planet carrier which can rotate with respect to the first ring gear, the rotating part of the first rotating machine being fixed with the planet carrier. Also included is a drive shaft, a differential configured to transmit a resulting torque to the drive shaft. The rotating part of the second machine transmits the second torque to the differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Paul ARMIROLI
  • Publication number: 20250121798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pivot assembly for a vehicle wiper system. The assembly includes a pivot shaft rotatably supported in central passage of a pivot housing, a lever coupled to the pivot shaft, and a cover. The cover includes a tubular portion, cylindrical step and a transition portion integrally formed between the tubular portion and the cylindrical step. The cover further includes a cantilever snap extending from inner surface of the transition portion, in longitudinal direction of the cover. A protrusion is formed in the cylindrical step at a location adjacent to the snap. The tubular portion of the cover is received over pivot shaft and a locking profile formed at free end of the snap is received in a recess formed in top end of the pivot housing, thereby restricting longitudinal and rotational movements of the cover with respect to the pivot housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Sajeev NAIR, Jagadeeswaran VASUDEVAN, Eduardo RIBEIRO
  • Publication number: 20250121766
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical module for a vehicle, which includes a camera with a set of optical lenses, a housing to receive the camera, a protective lens facing the camera, at least one light source to emit light rays to illuminate the protective lens and being next to the housing of the camera. The optical module also includes at least one optical deflection element to deflect the multiple reflections on the protective lens of all or part of the light rays emitted by the at least one light source so as to prevent the light rays from returning to the set of optical lenses of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Christophe GRARD, Pierre RENAUD, Gregory PLANCHE, Christian TEXIER
  • Patent number: 12275288
    Abstract: A motor support comprises two coaxial rings (20; 22) and an element for limiting the tilting of the inner ring relative to the outer ring. The limiting element comprises a finger (26) projecting from a first of the rings (20; 22) and housed in a receptacle (28) in the second of the rings (20; 22). An axial end-stop in the receptacle (28) limits the movement of the finger (26) in the receptacle (28) in the direction of the common axis (A) of the two rings (20; 22). The axial end-stop comprises a spigot (32) extending from a base (38) of a peg (36) through a wall (45) of the receptacle. The base (38) of the peg (36) is fixed to the second ring. The spigot (32) has a projection (44) capable of abutting against the wall (45) of the receptacle (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Clara Degorce-Dumas, Stéphane De Souza, Clémence Kwaczewski
  • Patent number: 12278522
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes a rotor shaft configured to rotate around an axis of rotation, a rotor body formed of a stack of laminations having a plurality of teeth projecting radially and being configured to be mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft. A field coil is wound around each tooth of the plurality of teeth. At least one tooth of the plurality of teeth includes at least one weld seam on a lateral face of the corresponding tooth, the lateral face extending radially and axially along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Wieczorek, Carsten Siepker, Florian Volkmuth, David Förster, Christoph Englert, Nikolas Seubert, Sebastian Beetz
  • Publication number: 20250115099
    Abstract: A thermal management device includes a first connecting element, a second connecting element, and a hollow volume between the first and second ports. The first connecting element includes a first base element with a first side and a second side, at least one first port on the first side and one second port on the second side. The second connecting element includes a second base element with a third side and a fourth side, at least one third port on the third side, and a fourth port on the fourth side. The thermal management device also includes a second hollow volume between the third and fourth sides. The first and second connecting elements are positioned at an angle relative to each other such that a volume for the attachment of a thermal management component to the first or second connecting element is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO KLIMASYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Fiene, Satyam Hedaoo
  • Publication number: 20250115303
    Abstract: Vehicle windshield wiper cowl assembly comprising a protective cowl panel adapted to be mounted on the bodywork of a vehicle at the lower end of the vehicle's windshield, the cowl panel having a shaft opening for the pivot shaft of a windshield wiper, the shaft opening having a circumferential border area with a front side and a back side, wherein the border area front side defines a circumferential bordering surface, and a hose connector having a back face and a front face, wherein the hose connector is set into the cowl panel's shaft opening so that the hose connector is bordered by the shaft opening's circumferential border area. The front face of the hose connector is flush with the circumferential bordering surface defined by the border area front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Stephane GORCE, Radoslaw GUBALA
  • Publication number: 20250116424
    Abstract: Heating body (2) of an electric radiator (1) comprising a plurality of heating elements (4) having a first longitudinal end (6) and an opposite, second longitudinal end (8), the heating body (2) comprising a first connection device (14) connected to at least one connection member (10) extending to the first longitudinal end (6) of the at least one of the heating elements (4) and a second connection device (16) connected to at least one connection member (10) extending to the second longitudinal end (8) of the at least one of the heating elements (4), characterized in that an electrical connection member (18), electrically connecting the first connection device to the second connection device, is disposed in a connection tube (20) which extends parallel to the at least one of the heating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Frédéric Moulinas, Serif Karaaslan, Jonathan Lefloch, Yann Couapel, Thomas Brun, Stefan Frenzel, Laurent Tellier