Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Patent number: 10174904
    Abstract: A light assembly to ground electronic elements, including a platform that supports a front part of the electronic elements; a housing that supports the electronic elements and the platform, the housing having an anchor that protrudes from the housing to support the platform, a plurality of ridges that protrudes from the housing to support a back part of the electronic elements, a back and a front reflective layers that cover the plurality of ridges and the anchor; and a connector that provides electrical connections between each electronic elements. The front and back reflective layers provide grounding for the electronic elements via the plurality of ridges and the anchor, the connector provides electrical connections between the electronic elements and the back reflective layer, and the platform support provides retaining of the electrical connections provided by the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Singleton, Brian Hunt, Colby Darlage, Ziyi Li
  • Patent number: 10173577
    Abstract: A projection method for a motor vehicle, for projecting at least one image onto a projection surface by means of a light module suitable for projecting a light beam, wherein the projection method includes the steps of detecting an observation position of an observer in a light module reference frame, calculating the observation position of the observer in an image reference frame, and projecting the image onto the projection surface according to the observation position of the observer in the image reference frame, the image being integrated into the light beam of the light module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Xavier Morel, Hafid El Idrissi, Stephan Sommerschuh
  • Patent number: 10178734
    Abstract: An LED lighting circuit for detecting individual LED failure, including a lighting unit including a plurality of LEDs connected in series, and a plurality of LED sensors each associated with a respective one of the LEDs. Also included is a lighting unit status signal generator coupled to the plurality of LED sensors configured to provide a status signal indicating a fault when any individual LED is short circuited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Monji Moumen, Sylvain Larribe
  • Patent number: 10178382
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for performing a diagnosis of a camera system (2) of a motor vehicle (1) by: providing at least one image (BD) by means of a camera (3); detecting an object (6) in the image (BD) by means of an image processing device; providing sensor data (SD) by means of at least one sensor (7) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the sensor data (SD) characterizes environmental conditions of the motor vehicle (1); first classifying the object (6) and herein associating the object (6) with a class (K1, K2, K3, K4) among several predetermined classes (K1, K2, K3, K4) depending on the environmental conditions, wherein the classes (K1, K2, K3, K4) differ from each other with respect to the environmental conditions; second classifying the at least one object (6) and herein associating the object (6) with one of the classes (K1, K2, K3, K4) based on the image (BD) and independently of the sensor data (SD) by a classification device (12) using a predetermined classification model (11); and comparin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Lowik Chanussot, Julien Rebut
  • Patent number: 10174805
    Abstract: A pendulum-type torsional damping device comprises oscillating masses (6, 8, 10) mounted movably on a support (4). Each oscillating mass (6) is intercalated circumferentially between a first adjacent oscillating mass (8) and a second adjacent oscillating mass (10). Each oscillating mass (6) is mounted movably on the support (4) by a rolling contact via a single bearing element (12) associated with that oscillating mass, and a sliding contact between one of terminal edges (18) thereof and a terminal edge (20) of the second adjacent oscillating mass (10), which forms a radial retention edge for that oscillating mass (6). The device allows effective pendulum damping to be obtained with a limited number of bearing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Roel Verhoog
  • Publication number: 20190001929
    Abstract: The invention proposes a system (10) for wiping a vehicle window (12), comprising: at least one windscreen wiper blade (14) adapted to be driven by a drive arm (16) of the wiper system (10) with alternating movements sweeping at least one portion of the exterior surface of a window to be wiped between two positions at which the sweeping direction is reversed; a device (18) for spraying a liquid onto the exterior surface; a pump for feeding the sprayer device (18) with liquid; a circuit (CP) for controlling the feeding of the sprayer device (18) by the pump (38) as a function of the sweeping direction, characterized in that it includes a sensor (CA) of acceleration of the windscreen wiper that is carried by the windscreen wiper and that is connected to the control circuit (CP) in order to supply to the control circuit (CP) signals representing the value of the acceleration of the windscreen wiper (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Guillaume Mouleyre, William Terrasse
  • Publication number: 20190004229
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light optical guide, including the following steps: providing the optical guide extending in a main direction, the guide having an outer surface; producing along the outer surface of the optical guide, in the main direction, diffusing or reflecting patterns which can make the light exit the guide; and wherein the diffusing or reflecting patterns are produced by using a laser ray on the outer surface of the optical guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc ALBESSARD, Nirina RASOLDIER, Jerome LE CORRE, Laurent LIARD, Bruno DUCLOUX, Alexandre LEFEBVRE
  • Publication number: 20190003593
    Abstract: The invention is related to a gasket for a wiper system, the wiper system comprising a bracket and a motor barrel. The gasket comprises an opening for receiving the motor barrel, an engaging means arranged around the opening for engaging the bracket. The engaging means comprises at least one dividing means for providing discontinuity of the engaging means. The invention is also related to a gasket-bracket assembly comprising such a gasket. The invention is further related to a wiper system for an automotive vehicle comprising such a gasket. Furthermore, the invention is related to a method for assembling a gasket in a wiper system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Lukasz Hendzel, Roman Machacz
  • Publication number: 20190003676
    Abstract: A lighting module intended to be placed behind a translucent or transparent outer lens or window, the module including: a place for at least one light source that is able to emit light rays; and an optical system that is able to deviate the light rays emitted by the one or more light sources so as to form a light beam along an optical axis of the module, the optical system extending in a main direction that is transverse to the optical axis and including an exit face for rays. The exit face of the optical system has in sagittal cross section a concave or convex curved general profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventors: Alexandre FRANC, Florestan DEBERT, Cindy LECLERCQ, Dirkie SACCHET
  • Publication number: 20190003695
    Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosed subject matter, a method of placing a solid state light source on a heat sink can include coating a surface of the heat sink with an anodized coating or an e-coating, for example. A portion of the coated surface can be treated via laser ablation for placing the solid state light source. Additionally, the laser ablation parameters can be adjusted to provide a predetermined roughness to the treated portion of the coated surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chase ROUSE, Jonathan BLANDIN, Brian GUINN, Marc DUARTE
  • Publication number: 20190004168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating the distance (d) between an identifier (20) fitted with a first wireless communication module (24) and a vehicle (10) fitted with a second wireless communication module (14), including the following steps: establishing a wireless connection (L) between the first wireless communication module (24) and the second wireless communication module (14); estimating said distance (d) on the basis of a propagation time of the electromagnetic signals involved in the N wireless connection established (L); when the identifier (20) comes within the range of a signal (S) transmitted by the vehicle (10), evaluating said distance (d) by means of a measurement, by the identifier (20), of the strength of said transmitted signal (S). An associated electronic unit and identifier are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Joel Pature, Eric Leconte, Laurent Petel
  • Publication number: 20190003674
    Abstract: A field-correcting optical element configured to be arranged in an adaptive lighting device crosswise to light rays emitted by a plurality of light sources includes an entrance face through which light rays enter and an exit face through which these light rays exit. At least one segment of the entrance face is covered with an antireflection coating that is able to increase the transmittance of light rays through the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Marine COURCIER, Alexandre JOERG
  • Publication number: 20190005753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a distance (d) between a vehicle (10) fitted with a first wireless communication module (12) and an identifier (20) fitted with a second wireless communication module (22), including the following steps: generating a randomly ordered list; receiving, by at least one of the first and second wireless communication modules (12, 22), electromagnetic signals having a frequency that changes consecutively from among a plurality of frequencies in accordance with said list; for each frequency in the plurality of frequencies, measuring a reception phase of the electromagnetic signal having the relevant frequency; estimating said distance (d) on the basis of the measured phases. An electronic unit (11) for a vehicle (10) is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20190007595
    Abstract: Motor vehicle light system including an acquisition device for acquiring the scene in front of the vehicle, including an image sensor, a first lighting device including a light source suitable for emitting a first light beam lighting up the scene so as to increase the contrast of the images captured by the image sensor, a second lighting device including a light source emitting a second light beam performing a regulatory signalling and/or lighting function in front of the vehicle, a control unit which switches on the first lighting device when a first contrast value referred to as raw contrast C0 of the images captured by the image sensor is lower than a predefined threshold contrast Cs, the light source of the first lighting device being configured to generate modulated lighting, the modulation of which is imperceptible to the driver of the vehicle or an external observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vanesa Sanchez, Kostadin Beev, Eric Landiech
  • Publication number: 20190003672
    Abstract: Lighting device for a motor vehicle, including: a housing, a printed circuit provided with at least one light source of light-emitting diode type, and provided with an electromagnetic shielding cage, the printed circuit extending along a printed circuit plane and being fixed inside the housing, an electrical cable harness fixed by a first end to the printed circuit and fixed by a second end to the housing, characterized in that the electrical cable harness has a run whose projection along an axis at right angles to the printed circuit plane does not intersect the projection of the cage along the axis at right angles to the printed circuit plane and in that the electrical cable harness includes a portion extending parallel to a lateral edge of the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventors: Cyril Herbin, Frederick Delgrange
  • Publication number: 20190008061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for obtaining a leaktight electronic device according to which provision is made for steps consisting in: a) placing an electronic module (3) inside a mould (100), b) holding said electronic module away from the walls (101) of said mould with the aid of holding claws (200) each exhibiting an end which protrudes towards the interior of the mould, c) injecting into said mould a thermoplastic material able to harden so as to form a leaktight shell, said holding claws retracting towards the exterior of the mould during the injection of said thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Marc DAVID
  • Patent number: 10166952
    Abstract: Flat wiper blade for use in windscreen wiper modules of vehicles, essentially consisting of a wiping rubber in addition to two spring rails, extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, spaced apart from one another and receiving the wiping rubber in a subsection between them, which each respectively project over the wiping rubber on the wiper blade longitudinal sides and with at least one jet or injection strip provided on one longitudinal side of the wiper blade, having at least one injection or washing duct with a large number of jet or injection openings for application of a washing and cleaning fluid to a vehicle windscreen and which, with use of clip-like fixtures spanning the wiper blade on the upper side of the wiper blade, is retained on the external peripheries of the spring rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Bruno Egner-Walter, Michael Schäuble
  • Patent number: 10168109
    Abstract: Header plate for a heat exchanger, comprising a wall (3) provided with orifices (7), and through which tubes (1) arranged in rows in a longitudinal direction (L) are intended to pass, characterized in that: said wall has (3), in cross section, a profile made up of a central portion (13) and of two lateral portions (15), the lateral portions (15) overall follow a first curve with a first radius of curvature (R1), the central portion (13) overall follows a second curve with a second radius of curvature (R2), smaller than the first radius of curvature (R1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventor: Christian Riondet
  • Patent number: 10166910
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting module including an optical axis, a first optical system with at least one first light source, the system being configured to form a first lighting beam along the optical axis, with a horizontal cutoff; and a second optical system with at least one second light source, the system being configured to produce, in combination with the first optical system, a second lighting beam along the optical axis, that is vertically more extensive than the first beam. The light sources have a variable lighting power varying between a high level and a low level, the first beam being produced at the low level of lighting power and the second beam being produced at the high level of lighting power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Meyrenaud, Antoine De-Lamberterie
  • Patent number: 10169941
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method (PR) for detecting an identifier (Id) for starting a motor vehicle (V), said motor vehicle comprising a first antenna (A1) and said identifier (Id) comprising a second antenna (A2). The method (PR) is characterized in that it comprises: transmitting, by said first antenna (A1), a first Bluetooth Low Energy™ signal (Sg1) to said identifier (Id) at a nominal power (P1); measuring the power (P1?) of said corresponding signal (Sg1?) received by the second antenna (A2) of said identifier (Id); comparing said measured power (P1?) with a threshold power (Ps), said threshold power (Ps) corresponding to a threshold distance (ds) from said first antenna (A1) that is less than the radius (r1) of a circle (C1) inscribed within the passenger compartment (H) of the motor vehicle (V), said circle (C1) being centered on said first antenna (A1); authorizing the starting of the motor vehicle (V) if the measured power (P1?) is greater than or equal to said threshold power (Ps).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Eric Menard, Fabienne Masson, Francis Delaunay