Patents Assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques
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Publication number: 20230070432Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical energy storage device intended for a vehicle, including at least one casing in which there are housed at least two electrical energy storage cells and at least one heat exchanger configured to effect heat exchange between a coolant designed to circulate in the at least one heat exchanger and the electrical energy storage cells. The heat exchanger includes at least one coolant releasing member configured to release the coolant in the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Aurelie BELLENFANT, Bastien JOVET, Lionel ROBILLON
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Patent number: 11597444Abstract: A supporting structure for a motor vehicle front end module is disclosed. The supporting structure includes a lower crossmember, a first lateral upright, a second lateral upright, an upper crossmember, and a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember with connection means. The first lateral upright, the second lateral upright, and the upper crossmember define a frame that is formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Sébastien Velasco
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DEVICE FOR COOLING AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT LIABLE TO RELEASE HEAT DURING OPERATION
Publication number: 20230061262Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal management device for the thermal management of an electrical and/or electronic component liable to release heat during its operation, said device including a casing, said casing having a main compartment defining at least one housing able to accept said electrical and/or electronic component, said housing being designed to receive a dielectric fluid and being delimited by at least one wall. The wall includes a partition defining within the housing a first and a second chamber of dielectric fluid, said partition including an opening that is arranged in such a way that, when the electrical and/or electronic component is placed in the housing, this electrical and/or electronic component extends on both sides of said partition so that this electrical and/or electronic component extends into both of the two chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Sergio DA COSTA PITO, Bastien JOVET, Quentin NAVARRE -
Publication number: 20230062663Abstract: The invention, according to a first aspect, relates to a cover (4) of an electronic interface housing (300) of an electrical heating device for a motor vehicle, the cover (4) comprising at least one pressing member (44a, 44b) and at least one pressing element (45) which are configured to be in contact with a printed circuit board (5) when the cover (4) is fixed on the electronic interface housing (300), a free end of the at least one pressing member (44a, 44b) extending in a first transverse plane (451) and a free end (4501) of the at least one pressing element (45) extending in a second transverse plane (452), the at least one pressing member (44a, 44b) and the at least one pressing element (45) being arranged so that they project, in a direction perpendicular to a reference plane (400) of the cover (4), from an inner face of the cover (4) intended to face toward the inside of the electronic interface housing (300), characterized in that the first transverse plane (451) and the second transverse plane (452)Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Erwan GOGMOS, Yann COUAPEL, Jonathan LEFLOCH
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Publication number: 20230059258Abstract: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device for a motor vehicle, having an air inlet box with a plurality of walls and a spiral box arranged downstream of the air inlet box with respect to the flow of an air flow. The air inlet box further includes at least one first air inlet for the entry of a first air flow and at least one second air inlet for the entry of a second air flow. The air inlet box has a first internal duct made of porous material arranged to connect the first air inlet to the inlet of the spiral box.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Sebastien GOUDE
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Publication number: 20230051254Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for cooling a plurality of electronic elements (11) that are capable of releasing heat when supplying power to an appliance or vehicle, wherein the electronic elements are arranged in a housing (12), the device (2) comprises at least one element (22) for spraying a diphasic dielectric fluid (3) onto the electronic elements (11), as well as a condenser (26) with a cooling fluid circuit (23), the housing (12) comprises a receptacle (25) for collecting the dielectric fluid (3), the cooling device (2) comprises a dielectric fluid circuit (21) with a circulation pump (24), which is configured to draw the dielectric fluid (3) from the collection receptacle (25) and is directly connected to the spraying element (22), characterised in that the cooling device (2) comprises a system (4) for controlling the internal pressure of the housing (12), the control system (4) comprising a control module (41) configured to generate a control command to control the internal pressure dependingType: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Kamel Azzouz, Sébastien Garnier, Amrid Mammeri
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Patent number: 11578893Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device (1) for an air-conditioning housing, said heating device (1) comprising a heating body (2) supplied with current for heating an air flow passing through said heating body (2), said heating body (2) comprising heating elements through which said current passes and which are arranged in electrically insulated tubes (4) of the heating elements, said heating elements being controlled via a distribution unit (3), said heating device (1) comprising means for earthing a plurality of metal elements distributed in the heating body (2) and the distribution unit (3). Said heating device (1) is characterised in that said earthing means consist of a single earthing circuit which passes through the heating body (2) and the distribution unit (3) and is formed by arranging said metal elements in series with direct contact between said metal elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Yann Couapel, Erwan Gogmos
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Publication number: 20230039727Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising a bundle of tubes (2) arranged parallel to one another and inside of which a first heat transfer fluid is intended to circulate, wherein a second fluid is intended to pass through the bundle of tubes (2) between said tubes (2), said bundle of tubes (2) comprising spacers (6) which are arranged between said tubes (2), said spacers (6) having corrugations (60) extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubes (2), said corrugations (60) having ridges (61) in contact with said tubes (2) and sidewalls (62) connecting said ridges (61), the spacers (6) comprising a first portion (6A) and a second portion (6B), the first portion (6A) being disposed upstream of the second portion (6B) in the direction of passage of the second heat transfer fluid, the first (6A) and second (6B) portions being made from two distinct parts of different shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Gaël Durbecq, Marian Perrotin, Véronique Westermann
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Publication number: 20230042424Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising a bundle of tubes (2) arranged parallel to one another and inside of which a first heat transfer fluid is intended to circulate, a second fluid being intended to pass through the bundle of tubes (2) between said tubes (2), said bundle of tubes (2) comprising spacers (6) which are disposed between said tubes (2), said spacers (6) having corrugations (60) extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubes (2), said corrugations (60) having ridges (61) in contact with said tubes (2) and sidewalls (62) connecting said ridges (61), the spacers (6) comprising a first portion (6A) and a second portion (6B), the first portion (6A) being arranged upstream of the second portion (6B) in the direction of flow of the second heat transfer fluid, wherein the first portion (6A) protrudes from the front edge of the tubes (2), the ridges (61) of the first portion (6A) having a profile having a flat (64) and the ridges (61) of the second portion (6B) having a roType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Gaël Durbecq, Véronique Westermann, Marian Perrotin
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Publication number: 20230040221Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical fluid-heating device, in particular intended for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one electrical heating element (4) intended to heat the fluid, a temperature sensor (83) intended to give information about the temperature of the fluid, a switch (87), called inrush current switch, intended to create an inrush current in a power supply circuit (88) of said one or more electrical heating elements, an opening means (89) for opening said circuit in the event of said inrush current occurring, the temperature sensor (83) and the inrush current switch (87) being positioned independently of one another, the heating device being configured so as to transmit a signal from the temperature sensor (83) to the inrush current switch (87).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Laurent Decool, Jonathan Fournier, Nicolas Siffrein-Blanc
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Patent number: 11575166Abstract: A device for the thermal regulation of a battery comprising at least one energy storage cell, said device comprising a dielectric-fluid circuit, said circuit comprising irrigating means for wetting the surface of said cell with said dielectric fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Kamel Azzouz, Amrid Mammeri
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Publication number: 20230036988Abstract: Disclosed is a motor (14) for a ventilation device (10) of a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising a base (34) for mounting the motor (14) on a support (16); a stator (22); a rotor (20) comprising a shaft (30); at least one bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20); and a decoupling ring (58). The decoupling ring (58) comprises an outer part (60) secured to the mounting base (34), an inner part (62) secured to the stator (22) and forming a recess (72; 76) for receiving the bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20), and elastomer material (64) between the inner part (62) and the outer part (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Benjamin Rapp, Maurad Berkouk
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Publication number: 20230031154Abstract: A temperature management system for a vehicle is disclosed. The temperature management system includes a refrigerant circuit and a heat transfer fluid loop. The refrigerant circuit includes a compression device, an expansion member, a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and an air flow external to a vehicle interior, a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the heat transfer fluid circulating in the loop, and a fourth heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and an air flow inside the vehicle interior. The the heat transfer fluid loop includes, on a main line, the second heat exchanger and a primary radiator configured to exchange heat between the air flow external to the vehicle interior and the heat transfer fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Mohamed Yahia, Stefan Karl, Bertrand Nicolas
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Publication number: 20230023894Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal regulation device for at least one electronic and/or electrical component, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a stack of at least two pairs of plates, defining circulation channels for heat-transfer fluid, and at least one heat-transfer fluid manifold, in fluidic communication with the circulation channels for heat-transfer fluid. The at least one heat-transfer fluid manifold has at least two complementary hollow manifolds. Each manifold is joined to an associated pair of plates and includes a distribution zone having at least one slot leading into the circulation channel for heat-transfer fluid. The manifolds joined to two adjacent pairs of plates have a male part and a complementary female part that are fitted one in the other, the male part bearing at least one seal. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for assembling such a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Boris BARRE, Anne-Sophie MIZRAHI, Jean Damien MULLER, Jean Christophe PREVOST, Frederic TISON
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Publication number: 20230023583Abstract: A cup (28) of a external rotor with symmetry of revolution about the axis comprises: a first cylindrical portion (68) which is radially internal, a second cylindrical portion (32) which is radially external and a third portion (70) between the two cylindrical portions (32, 68). When viewed in cross-section, the third portion (70) extends between two points (P1, P2) which define a straight line which forms, with the axis of the rotor cup (28), an angle (a) of between 65° and 80°. The ratio between the distance (R-P1, R-p2) between the first point (P1, P2) which is radially internal or radially external, respectively, and the axis of symmetry of the rotor cup (28), on the one hand, and the radius (R32) of the second cylindrical portion (32), on the other hand, is between 0.04 and 0.32 or between 0.65 and 1.0, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Sophie Bede, Maurad Berkouk, Laurent Legot
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Publication number: 20230014833Abstract: The invention relates to a comfort management system (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, said system being designed to diffuse, into a passenger compartment, a volatile substance designed to neutralize or attenuate an existing olfactory perception that a person could have in this passenger compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Alcina Tanghe, Georges De Pelsemaeker, Mateo Lopez, Laurence Cornu, Olivia Da Silva
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Publication number: 20230012599Abstract: The invention relates to a compartment for equipment likely to emit heat during its operation, in particular for a device for storing electrical energy for a motor vehicle, said compartment having at least one cooling plate arranged to have a cooling fluid flowing through it and arranged to cool said equipment. The compartment further includes an upper housing arranged to accommodate said electrical equipment, and a lower housing, in which at least one fluid connection element is placed in order to supply the cooling plate with fluid, the lower and upper housing being isolated from each other in a fluidly sealed manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Thibaut PERRIN, Mohamed IBRAHIMI, Sergio DA COSTA PITO, Richard COTTET
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Publication number: 20230012769Abstract: An interactive system (1) for interacting with a user is disclosed. The interactive system (1) includes at least one interface (3), a measuring device (5), and a processing unit (7) comprising an interpretation module for receiving a physiological parameter obtained by the measuring device (5) and for defining, based on the physiological parameter, a datum representative of the physiological state of the user (U). The processing unit (7) comprises a data communication module for communicating data with a server (11) storing a library of applications, a data processing module for selecting an application on the basis of the datum representative of the physiological state, an information module for notifying the user (U) of the selected application, and detecting a validation action from the user (U) validating the notified application, and a download module for downloading the validated application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Georges De Pelsemaeker, Antoine Boilevin
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Publication number: 20230017975Abstract: Thermal regulation device intended for at least one electrical component whose temperature must be regulated, the thermal regulation device including at last a housing, a cover affixed to said housing and a first circuit, configured to allow circulation of a dielectric fluid. The housing includes at least a plurality of lateral walls delimiting an internal volume of the housing in which at least the electrical component extends. The first circuit includes at least one dielectric fluid supply duct formed between the housing and the lid, at least one of the lateral walls and/or the bottom wall having at least one orifice for spraying the dielectric fluid into the internal volume, which is fluidically connected at least to the supply duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Thibaut PERRIN, Mohamed IBRAHIMI
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Publication number: 20230012887Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric fluid-heating device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing having a first fluid-circulation chamber (21), at least one electric heating element (4) for heating the fluid in said first chamber (21), an electronic board (81) for controlling a current circulating in said electric heating element or elements (4), at least one thermal sensor. Said device is characterised in that the thermal sensor or sensors are positioned on the electronic board (81) and thermally connected to the first chamber (21) via a heat sink (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Jonathan Fournier, Laurent Decool, Arnaud Faivre, Serif Karaaslan