Patents Assigned to Valeo Embrayages
  • Patent number: 10359082
    Abstract: A torsional damper for vehicle transmission systems comprises an input element rotationally movable around an axis and exhibiting at least one window comprising two angularly spaced lateral edges and a radially external edge. An output element is rotationally movable around the axis and exhibits at least one window comprising two angularly spaced lateral edges and a radially external edge. An elastic return member capable of being received simultaneously in the window of the input element and the window of the output element generates a force acting against rotation of the output element with respect to the input element. An additional element is rotationally movable around the axis and integral with one of the input element and output element. The additional element exhibits an edge comprising at least one region projecting radially into the window of the input element and output element with which the additional element is integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Matthieu Malley, Adrien Nerriere
  • Patent number: 10352423
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque-coupling device for coupling driving and driven shafts. The torque-coupling device includes a casing having a locking surface, an impeller wheel and a turbine wheel hydrodynamically drivable by the impeller wheel, a lockup piston axially movable toward and away from the locking surface, a friction disc including a generally radially orientated friction ring and at least one driving tab, and a torsional vibration damper comprising the friction disc, elastic members and an engagement member elastically coupled to the friction disc through the elastic members. The friction ring has a radially outer peripheral surface defining a centering surface of the friction disc. The engagement member includes at least one centering tab extending toward the friction ring and having a centering surface disposed adjacent to and facing the centering surface of the friction disc to center the friction disc with respect to the engagement member of the torsional vibration damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Liguang Cai, Sungchul Lee, Zane Yang
  • Patent number: 10316930
    Abstract: A device for damping torsional oscillations, comprising: a support capable of moving rotationally around an axis; a plurality of pendulum bodies, each pendulum body being movable with respect to the support; and a plurality of bearing members, each bearing member interacting with a first raceway integral with the support and with at least one second raceway integral with a pendulum body, the movement of each pendulum body with respect to the support being guided by two of those bearing members, the support comprising a plurality of windows in each of which two bearing members are received, one of those bearing members interacting with at least one second raceway integral with one of the pendulum bodies, and the other of those bearing members interacting with at least one second raceway integral with another of those pendulum bodies, the pendulum bodies being circumferentially adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Roel Verhoog, Franck Cailleret
  • Publication number: 20190170211
    Abstract: A pendulum device including a mounting, rotatably movable and capable of being rigidly connected to the component, and at least one pendulum body movable relative to the mounting, the movement of the pendulum body relative to the mounting being guided by at least one rolling member engaging with at least one first raceway rigidly connected to the mounting and at least one second raceway rigidly connected to the pendulum body, the pendulum body including first and second pendulum masses, and at least one member linking the first and second masses pairing the masses, the linking member being arranged in an opening of the mounting of which one portion of the contour defines the first raceway, characterised in that the linking member extends between a first plane and a second plane which are tangential to the linking member, the second raceway is defined by the contour of the linking member and extends from a third plane to a fourth plane which are secant to the linking member, and a first distance measured betwe
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Gabriel BOUCHE, Pascal DAST, Matthieu MALLEY
  • Patent number: 10309482
    Abstract: A damper for an automobile clutch, comprises input and output elements rotationally movable with respect to one another around a rotation axis (X), and a damping device interposed between the input and output elements. One of the input and output elements is equipped with a cam follower (21). The damping device has a flexible blade (17a; 17b). The flexible blade is provided with a cam surface (20) arranged to interact with the cam follower. The cam surface extends over an opening angle (A) greater than 30°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Carlos Lopez Perez
  • Patent number: 10309484
    Abstract: A device for damping torsional oscillations comprises a support rotatable around an axis. At least one pendulum body is movable with respect to the support. At least one bearing member interacts with at least one raceway integral with the support and with at least one raceway integral with the pendulum body. The bearing member rolls along each raceway around an inactive raceway position. The first region is shaped to filter a first order value of the torsional oscillations by the pendulum body when the bearing member rolls along that first region. Two second regions are beyond an end of the first region. Each second region is shaped to filter a second order value of the torsional oscillations by the pendulum body when the bearing member rolls along one of those second regions. The second order value is strictly lower than the first order value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Roel Verhoog
  • Patent number: 10288144
    Abstract: A torque transmitting device comprising a torque input element (17a, 17b) and a torque output element (8) able to pivot about an axis (X) with respect to one another, at least one elastic leaf (22), rotationally coupled to the torque output element (8) or to the torque input element (17a, 17b) respectively, the elastic leaf (22) being able to be elastically and radially held torest on a supporting member (18) carried by the torque input element (17a, 17b) or the torque output element (8) respectively, the elastic leaf (22) being able to bend upon rotation of the torque input element (17a, 17b) with respect to the torque input element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Patrick Durham, Daniel Fenioux
  • Patent number: 10281020
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque converter comprises a casing having a locking surface, impeller and turbine wheels, a one-way turbine clutch, and a torsional vibration damper. The one-way turbine clutch includes an outer ring non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell, an inner and engagement components permitting rotational movement of the outer ring relative to the inner ring in one circumferential direction only. The turbine wheel is non-rotatably coupled to the outer ring of the one-way turbine clutch. The torsional vibration damper comprises an input member, a plurality of circumferentially acting elastic members and an output member elastically coupled to the input member trough the elastic members. The output member of the torsional vibration damper is non-rotatably attached to the turbine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Alexandre Depraete, Subramanian Jeyabalan
  • Patent number: 10274066
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque converter comprises a stator assembly and a turbine assembly rotatable about a rotational axis. The stator assembly comprises a stator comprising an annular stator hub coaxial to the rotational axis, an annular turbine core ring coaxial to the rotational axis, and a plurality of stator blades integral with and interconnecting the stator hub and the turbine core ring. The turbine assembly comprises a first turbine component coaxial with the rotational axis, and a second turbine component non-moveably secured to the turbine component coaxially therewith. The first turbine component is formed separately from the second turbine component. The first turbine component has a plurality of first turbine blade members integrally formed therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Subramanian Jeyabalan, Alexandre Depraete
  • Patent number: 10274067
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque-coupling device features a casing rotatable about a rotational axis and having an engagement surface, a torque converter including an impeller wheel and a turbine wheel, a locking piston including a piston body and a damper assembly. The piston body has a front surface axially facing the engagement surface of the casing. The locking piston is axially moveable along the rotational axis to and from the engagement surface of the casing to selectively engage the locking piston against the engagement surface of the casing in a lock-up mode. The damper assembly comprises an input member rotatable about the rotational axis and non-moveably attached to the turbine wheel, circumferentially acting elastic members and an output member elastically coupled to the input member trough the elastic members. The locking piston is non-rotatably connected to and axially moveable relative to the input member of the torsional vibration damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Norberto Termenon
  • Patent number: 10274081
    Abstract: A stator assembly of a hydrokinetic torque converter includes a stator rotatable about an axis and having a radially outer stator belt, an annular stator hub disposed radially within the radially outer stator belt, at least one fixed post extending radially outwardly between the stator hub and the stator belt and fixed thereto so as to non-moveably secure the stator belt to the stator hub, and a plurality of pivotable stator blades extending radially outwardly between the stator hub and the stator belt and configured to pivot relative to both the stator hub and the stator belt in the direction orthogonal to the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Alexandre Depraete
  • Patent number: 10274041
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic coupling arrangement (1), comprising an impeller (6) linkable to a drive shaft, a turbine (7) linkable to a driven shaft via a hub (11) and able to hydrodynamically coupled with the impeller (6), a lockup clutch (20) able to short-circuited the hydrodynamically coupling between the impeller (6) and the turbine (7), a torsional vibration damper arrangement (13;14,15) located between the lockup clutch (20) and the hub (11), said torsional vibration damper arrangement comprising an input element (16;17,47,24), an output element (17; 25,33,32) and a plurality of elastic elements (22;26) disposed between the input element and the output element, the output element of the torsional vibration damper arrangement forms a part of the hub, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises an absorber device (29) being linked in rotation to the hub, said absorber device comprising a unique resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Alexandre Depraete, Xuexian Yin
  • Patent number: 10267397
    Abstract: A turbine assembly for a hydrokinetic torque converter. The turbine assembly is rotatable about a rotational axis and hydrokinetic torque converter and comprises a first turbine component coaxial with the rotational axis, and a second turbine component non-moveably secured to the turbine component coaxially therewith. The first turbine component is formed separately from the second turbine component. The first turbine component has a plurality of first turbine blade members integrally formed therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Alexandre Depraete
  • Patent number: 10260611
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device includes a casing including a casing shell and an impeller shell, a piston engagement member non-rotatably coupled to the casing and having a first engagement surface, a turbine-piston including a turbine-piston shell partitioning an interior volume of the hydrokinetic torque coupling device into a torus chamber and a damper chamber and including a turbine-piston flange having a second engagement surface movable axially toward and away from the first engagement surface of the piston engagement member to position the hydrokinetic torque coupling device respectively into and out of a lockup mode, and a restricting washer disposed between the impeller shell and the turbine-piston shell for restricting a hydraulic fluid flow into and from the torus chamber for increasing a hydraulic fluid pressure in the torus chamber and pushing the turbine-piston shell toward the first engagement surface of the reaction plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Subramanian Jeyabalan
  • Patent number: 10240657
    Abstract: A torsional damping device (4) includes a first movable element (13, 14) and a second movable element (15, 16), a central hub rotationally coupled to the second element, at least one group of elastic members (25, 26) acting against rotation of the first element and second element with respect to one another, a phasing member having by two parts (32, 33) for arranging the elastic members of the at least one group of elastic members (25, 26) in series so that the elastic members (25, 26) of the at least one group deform in phase with one another, and a pendulum damper (48) rotationally connected to the phasing member. The first and second movable elements (13-14, 15-16) are coaxial and rotationally movable around an axis X. The phasing member (32, 33) is centered on the central hub by means of a pendulum support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Gilles Lebas, Roel Verhoog, Thibault Laforge, Franck Cailleret, Emmanuel Commeine
  • Patent number: 10240646
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system (21) for a dual wet clutch (1)has two clutches (4, 5). The hydraulic control system (21) includes a housing (41) having an internal tube (42) extending axially around the axis X and configuring an internal space intended for passage of the two input shafts (2, 3) of a gearbox, and first and second annular chambers (43, 44) concentric around the axis X and disposed radially around the internal tube (42). The hydraulic control system (21) further includes first and second annular pistons (45, 46), which are respectively mounted axially slidingly inside the first and second annular chambers (43, 44). Each of the first and second annular pistons (45, 46) carrying a rotating stop (49, 50). The internal tube (42) has at least one flow conduit (55) for a cooling fluid, intended to direct the cooling fluid to the clutches (4, 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Arnaud Dole, Francois Thibaut
  • Patent number: 10233996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration damping system for a motor vehicle transmission, comprising: a support member (1) capable of being driven rotationally around an axis X and having a plurality of outer raceways (16); and a plurality of pendulum flyweights (2) distributed circumferentially around the axis X; each of the pendulum flyweights (2) being mounted oscillatingly with respect to the support member (1) by means of two rolling bodies (12, 13) that interact respectively with one and the other of the two inner raceways (14, 15) of the pendulum flyweight (2) and each interact with one of the outer raceways (16) of the support member (1), the outer raceways (16) being juxtaposed one after another continuously around the axis X, so that the rolling bodies (12, 13) are each capable of passing freely from a first outer raceway (16) to a second outer raceway (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Roel Verhoog, Giovanni Grieco
  • Patent number: 10234007
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprising an impeller wheel (2) able to hydrokinetically drive a turbine wheel (3) into rotation, with the impeller wheel (2) being rotationally coupled to a cover (5), with the turbine wheel (3) being able to be axially moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein it comprises an elastically deformable stress overtaking member (25) axially inserted between the turbine wheel (3) and a part (12) of the cover (5), with the stress overtaking member (25) being able to limit the axial displacement of the turbine wheel (3) towards the above-mentioned part (12) of the cover (5), opposite the turbine wheel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Alexandre Depraete
  • Patent number: 10234008
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprises a casing, a torque converter, a torsional vibration damper and a lockup clutch disposed within the casing. The torque converter comprises an impeller and a turbine-piston coaxially aligned with the impeller and axially movable toward and away from the casing to position the hydrokinetic torque coupling device into and out of a lockup mode in which the turbine-piston is non-rotatably frictionally coupled to the casing. The torsional vibration damper comprises an input member non-moveably secured to the turbine-piston, a first retainer plate and the elastic members elastically coupling the input member to the first retainer plate. The input member includes an actuating portion configured to actuate the lockup clutch. The lockup clutch is disposed within the casing between the actuating portion of the input member and a cover shell of the casing for frictionally coupling the casing and the turbine-piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Rabah Arhab, Alfonso Medellin, Jorge Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10221930
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque converter for coupling driving and driven shafts. The torque converter comprises an impeller wheel rotatable around a rotational axis, a turbine wheel rotatable coaxially aligned with the impeller wheel, a stator situated axially between the impeller wheel and the turbine wheel, and a one-way turbine clutch permitting rotational movement of the turbine wheel in one circumferential direction only. The one-way turbine clutch includes an outer ring non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell, an inner ring disposed radially within the outer ring and a plurality of engagement components positioned radially between the outer and the inner rings. The turbine wheel includes a turbine shell and at least one coupling member extending axially outwardly from the turbine shell in the direction toward the one-way turbine clutch. The at least one coupling member of the turbine wheel is non-rotatably coupled to the outer ring of the one-way turbine clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Alexandre Depraete, Subramanian Jeyabalan