Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a thermal management device (1) of a motor vehicle comprising a refrigerant-fluid circuit comprising a compressor (3), a first heat exchanger (5), an expansion device (7) and the second heat exchanger (9), said thermal management device (1) further comprising an electric heating device (60), said control method involving, upon a starting of the thermal management device (1) from cold, the following steps: direct or indirect heating of the internal air flow (20) by the electrical heating device (60) alone until said internal air flow (200) reaches a target temperature and/or until a predetermined timer has run out, —when the internal air flow (200) has reached its target temperature and/or when the timer has run out, starting the compressor (3) so that the refrigerant-fluid circuit draws heat energy from the external air flow (100) at the second heat exchanger (9) and gives up said heat energy at the first heat exchanger (5).

Abstract: A method for controlling a system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system includes an actuator, a volatile memory (RAM) in which an item of position information of the actuator (IPRAM) is stored, and a long-term memory (EPROM). The following are stored in the long-term memory (EPROM): at least one item of position information (IPROM) of the actuator and an item of information relating to the powering down of the actuator (IHT), which assumes a first value (v1) when the system has been powered down in a controlled manner and assuming assumes a second value (v2) when the system has suffered a fault causing the current value of the position of the actuator stored in the volatile memory (RAM) to be deleted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a loop (14) for heat transfer liquid (48) for a vehicle comprising a first network (70) and a second network (71), a means (42) for circulating the heat transfer liquid (48), a first heat exchanger (100) configured to be thermally coupled to a first element (40) of an electric drivetrain of the vehicle, a means (72) for moving the heat transfer liquid (48), a second heat exchanger (200) configured to be thermally coupled to a second element (49) and a radiator (51) arranged to be traversed by an external air flow (EF), the radiator (51) comprising a first cooling zone (74) and a second cooling zone (75), a first output (54) of the radiator (51) being connected to the first heat exchanger (100) and a second output (53) of the radiator (51) being connected to the second heat exchanger (200). Application to motor vehicles.

Abstract: A fluid management module for a vehicle, including a block with at least a valve, and a unit. The unit includes a transferring plate, shaped to form at least one channel for receiving the fluid, and a flat support plate. The block and the unit are fluidly connected together, the valve being configured to distribute the fluid in the channel of the unit. An intermediary channel extends non-collinearly with an inlet part and an outer part of the valve.

Abstract: A fan shroud for a vehicle heat-exchange module, having a wall configured to at least partially block the airflow through the fan shroud between a front and a back thereof, with a first opening for enabling airflow through the fan shroud between a front and a back thereof. The fan shroud further includes fasteners adapted to mount the fan shroud in an inclined position with respect to the ground, and a first drainage opening for a fluid, arranged at a bottom of the fan shroud and a first slope with a lowest point being at the level of the first drainage opening when the fan shroud is in the inclined position.

Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.

Abstract: Cooling module (22) for a motor vehicle (10), the module being intended to allow an airflow (F) to pass through from an air inlet (22a) to an air outlet (22b) and comprising a fairing (40) forming a duct which extends between an upstream end (40a) and a downstream end (40b) and inside which at least one heat exchanger (24, 26, 28) is arranged, the fairing (40) comprising at least one junction wall (410) defining the duct, the junction wall (410) comprising a suction opening (01, 02, 03) forming the air inlet (22a) arranged upstream of the heat exchanger(s) (24, 26, 28), the cooling module also comprising a manifold box (41) located next to the downstream end (40b), the manifold box (41) being configured to receive a tangential-flow turbomachine (30) which is configured to generate the airflow (F), the manifold box (41) also comprising the air outlet (22b).

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for supporting a motor (1), which comprises two coaxial rings, these being an inner ring (3) able to receive one or more elements of the said motor and an outer ring (4) able to be fixed to a housing forming a structural element (2). The assembly comprises means for limiting the tilting of the inner ring (3) with respect to the outer ring (4), these means including an element (34) which projects from a first of the two rings to become housed in a housing (42) formed in the second of the two rings, and means (7, 22) for reducing the excursion of the element (34) inside the said housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal conditioning circuit (1) for a hybrid or electric motor vehicle, in which a refrigerant can circulate, said circuit (1) comprising a compressor (3), a condenser (5), an evaporator-condenser (7), an evaporator (9) and a heat exchanger (11) thermally coupled to an electric member, e.g. a vehicle electric battery, characterized in that the circuit is configured to operate at least in the following three modes in which the refrigerant can circulate in a cascade and successively:—via the condenser (5), the evaporator-condenser (7) and the evaporator (9) in a first mode;—via the condenser (5), the evaporator (9) and the evaporator-condenser (7) in a second mode; and—in another mode, i.e.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat dissipation device comprising a support (10) and a heat sink (12) designed to be cooled by an air flow passing through the sink (12), the support (10) having a first housing inside which the sink (10) is held, the support (10) being further configured to accommodate an electronic control module (2) designed to be cooled by the sink (12).

Abstract: A header-tank assembly for a fluid, including: a header, a cover, a first baffle forming an end wall for a fluid channel at an end of the header, a second baffle including a first opening configured to provide a fluidal communication between the header-tank assembly and a fluid loop, a distribution device located between the first baffle and the second baffle, the distribution device including a first open end and a second open end. The first open end of the distribution device is in a contact with the first baffle and the second open end is fluidly connected with the first opening of the second baffle. The first baffle includes a sealing portion configured to be fixed to the first open end of the distribution device to form a fluid-tight connection blocking the exit of the fluid from the first open end of the distribution device.

Abstract: A shut-off device including: a support frame having four sides, a first and second levers configured to be set in motion by an actuator, a first connecting part connected with the first lever, and a second connecting part connected with the second lever, a first set of flaps and a second set of flaps, fastened respectively to the first and second connecting parts. Each flap includes a flap lever arm connecting the flap to the respective first or second connecting part. The first lever includes a primary lever arm connecting the first lever to the first connecting part. The second lever includes a secondary lever arm connecting the second lever to the second connecting part. Each flap lever arm is shorter than any of the primary and secondary lever arms. The first lever and the second lever are connected to one another by a connecting rod.

Abstract: The present invention provides a brushless electric motor for rotating a rotor of a motor-driven fan of a vehicle, comprising at least two electromagnetic elements, at least one of the electromagnetic elements being equipped with at least two coils, and a housing defining an internal volume in which are housed a control circuit and a power circuit, the power circuit being configured to electrically connect an electrical power supply of the vehicle to the coils. The power circuit comprises at least one tube configured to put the internal volume of the housing into aeraulic communication with an external environment of the housing, the tube passing through a wall of the housing, the power circuit comprising at least one breathable membrane arranged to close the tube, the breathable membrane being impermeable to liquid water and permeable to at least one gas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brushless electric motor (100) for rotating a fan of a motor-driven ventilation unit of a vehicle. The brushless electric motor comprises at least one electric conduction device, a rotor, a stator equipped with at least two coils and a casing (11) housing a servo circuit and a power circuit (15), wherein the electric conduction device is configured to convey an electric current to the power circuit (15) from a power supply of the vehicle, the power circuit (15) being configured to connect the electric conduction device electrically to the coils, the electrical connection being dependent upon the servo circuit. At least a portion (54) of the casing (11) is interposed between at least a portion (83) of the power circuit (15) and a connector (91) placed at one end of the electric conduction device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for a motor vehicle, comprising a fairing forming an internal duct inside which at least one heat exchanger intended to have an air flow (F) passing through it is arranged, a collector housing positioned downstream of the fairing and further comprising one or more side walls which extend in the continuation of the internal duct of the fairing, the cooling module being characterized in that the at least one side wall comprises at least one vent (E) intended to discharge the air flow (F), as well as at least one shut-off device for shutting off the at least one vent (E), said shut-off device being able to move between a position in which said at least one vent (E) is open and a position in which said at least one vent (E) is closed.

Abstract: Thermal regulation circuit for a vehicle, said circuit comprising first (2) and second (4) heat exchangers that are situated in series along a direction of circulation of an air flow intended to pass through them in this order, said circuit comprising a third heat exchanger (6) intended to be passed through by an ambient air flow, said circuit being configured to allow a refrigerant to circulate in series in the first (2) and third (6) heat exchangers and a heat-transfer fluid to circulate in the second heat exchanger (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (100) for thermal treatment of at least one electrical and/or electronic component, comprising at least one housing (110) that accommodates at least one heat exchanger (130), the electrical and/or electronic component (120) being suitable for being accommodated in the housing and for resting on the at least one heat exchanger (130), the heat exchanger (130) comprising at least one network of microfibres (150), the microfibres (151) being suitable for having a refrigerant fluid flowing through them and the heat exchanger (130) being suitable for being in contact with at least two adjacent faces (121, 122) of the electrical and/or electronic component (120).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (1) for an electric charging cable (2) for an electrical energy storage device, comprising a plurality of microfibers (3) that are suitable for having a heat-transfer fluid pass through them, and at least two header boxes (4, 5), at least one microfiber (3) being hydraulically connected to at least one input header box (4) configured to distribute the heat-transfer fluid into the microfibers (3) and at least one output header box (5) configured to collect the heat-transfer fluid that leaves the microfibers (3), the input header box (4) and/or the output header box (5) being configured to be fitted around at least a portion of the electric charging cable (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brushless electric motor for rotating a fan of a motor-driven ventilation unit of a vehicle, the motor comprising a rotor, a stator equipped with at least two coils, a casing housing a power circuit (15) and a servo circuit (13) for controlling the power circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (10) for absorbing impact energy, comprising a bumper beam and at least one energy absorbing device (1), interposed between this bumper beam (2) and a side member (3) of a motor vehicle, this energy absorbing device, also referred to as a crashbox, comprising a body comprising a plastic material and at least one insert (12) made from composite material comprising a plastic material and a reinforcing filler embedded in this plastic material of the insert, the plastic body and the composite insert being connected in particular by welding, bonding, thermoforming, the insert comprising a region of mechanical weakness (15) arranged to help initiate the breaking of the absorbing device.