Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Patent number: 10072814
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle that includes one or more electronic circuits incorporating electronic components sensitive to an electrostatic discharge. The electronic components are protected by encouraging the controlled flow to ground of any electrostatic discharges. All portions of one or more electronic circuits can therefore be protected by preventing random electrostatic discharges liable to destroy or to degrade sensitive electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Christophe Roger, Pierre Placais, Jerome Jobard
  • Patent number: 10071713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component (10) for a system (9) for supplying and/or distributing a liquid for a wiping apparatus for a motor vehicle, including a space, defined by a wall, in which the liquid can be accommodated, characterized in that the wall is made of a plastic heat-conducting material. The invention can be used for motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 10071679
    Abstract: A device for motor vehicle designed to emit light in a main direction of emission (X). The lighting device has at least one mount fixedly mounted in the lighting device, at least one vane, the vane being articulated to the mount and having a panel on which is arranged at least one light source suited to emitting light in a favored direction of radiation (Y), and an actuating device suited to causing the vane to pivot with respect to the mount between a rest position and an emission position in which the favored direction of radiation (Y) of the vane is close to the main direction of emission (X) or corresponds more or less to the main direction of emission (X) of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Olivier Ruat, Stephane Patrizi
  • Patent number: 10075033
    Abstract: A rotor (1) of an electrical rotating machine, especially for an alternator or an alternator-starter of a motor vehicle, comprising two polar wheels (7, 8), an excitation winding provided with an insulator (15), and at least one magnetic assembly (13) placed between the two polar wheels which are each provided with teeth (9a, 9b), the insulator of an excitation winding comprising a plurality of petals (20), wherein at least one of the petals has a side recess (27) for allowing the passage of one of the magnetic assemblies (13) during the assembly of the two polar wheels (7, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur
    Inventor: David Delplace
  • Patent number: 10073275
    Abstract: A pair of glasses equipped with two lenses and intended to be worn by a user, the lenses each comprising a screen capable of transmitting or occulting, at least partially, incident light intended to pass through the lenses toward the user, the glasses being configured to, in a first occulting mode, attenuate the intensity of the incident light by simultaneously occulting the two screens, and, in a second occulting mode, enable three-dimensional vision of data emitted by a display device, via alternated occultation of the two screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: David Hue, Benoist Fleury
  • Patent number: 10072810
    Abstract: An optical module comprising a heat sink having one or more heat dissipating surfaces, a fan for sending air over the one or more heat dissipating surfaces, and a light source held by the heat sink (8). The main feature of an optical module according to the invention is that the fan is mounted on the heat sink by clipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Nicolas Ruckebusch
  • Patent number: 10072811
    Abstract: A light device, notably for lighting and/or signaling, for a motor vehicle, suitable for emitting at least one first light beam and one second light beam, the device comprising a first surface light source and a second surface light source, in which: the first surface source is suitable for emitting first light rays (F1) toward the second surface source, the second surface source being arranged so that these first rays pass through it to participate in the first light beam, and the second surface source is suitable for emitting second light rays (F2), these second rays participating in the second light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20180251007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal management system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor (13, 113) capable of measuring at least one quantity that can be used to determine at least one thermal comfort data item (TS), a predefined number of actuators (A101, A102, A103, A104), configured, respectively, for adjusting at least one parameter of an associated piece of equipment (3, 5, 7, 9) of said vehicle, and a control device (12) for controlling the actuators (A101, A102, A103, A104) on the basis of the measurements of said at least one sensor (13, 113).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Daniel NEVEU, Didier BARAT, Sophie BEDE, Xavier ROUSSEIL
  • Publication number: 20180252383
    Abstract: A heat sink device for a motor vehicle lighting module made of stamped aluminum and ensures good thermal conductivity. The arrangement of the cooling fins of the device is such that the device is able to be installed in various orientations, while at the same time ensuring good dissipation of the heat produced by a printed circuit board attached to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Eric STEFURA, Olivier-Sebastien LESAFFRE, Huy-Cuong NGUYEN, Olivier BADIA, Erwan LE-DEVEHAT, Eddie SAUSSET
  • Publication number: 20180254266
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source including light-emitting diodes arranged on a substrate made of silicon. The light source integrates an electronic circuit performing a function that is necessary for controlling the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lothar SEIF, Zdravko ZOJCESKI, Vanessa SANCHEZ, Gilles LE CALVEZ
  • Publication number: 20180251064
    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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre ALBOU, Xavier MOREL, Hafid EL IDRISSI, Stephan SOMMERSCHUH
  • Publication number: 20180254265
    Abstract: An electroluminescent light source including light-emitting rods of submillimetric size projecting from a substrate and distributed into a plurality of identical groups. The light source integrates means for measuring the temperature of the light-emitting rods. By using the provisions of the invention, it becomes possible to obtain accurate and local measurements of the temperature of the rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lothar SEIF, Zdravko ZOJCESKI
  • Publication number: 20180252378
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle lighting module, including a semiconductor light source including light-emitting rods of submillimeter-sized dimensions, and one optic for shaping light rays emitted by the light source, the light source including two selectively activatable zones the luminance of one of which is higher than 80 Cd/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vanessa SANCHEZ, Pierre ALBOU, Gilles LE CALVEZ
  • Publication number: 20180255615
    Abstract: A method of managing the power dissipated by an electroluminescence light source including electroluminescent rods having submillimeter dimensions protruding from a substrate and split into a plurality of identical groups. By using the measures of the invention, it becomes possible to manage the dissipation of power from the light source when faced with instantaneous variations in the strength of the electric current that powers the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lothar SEIF, Zdravko ZOJCESKI
  • Publication number: 20180252805
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method (METH) for measuring a distance (R) separating a vehicle (V) and an identifier (I) for accessing and starting the vehicle (V), the vehicle (V) and the identifier (I) being synchronised, the method (METH) comprising: transmission (Em_TSvp), from the vehicle (V) to the identifier (I), of a first stream (TSvp) of N first sinusoidal signals (Svp) of identical amplitudes and of regularly spaced pe[1;N] respective frequencies fp—measurement (Mes_Dat) of phases (p) and amplitudes (ap), by the identifier (I), of signals of a first received image stream (TSvp?) corresponding to the first stream (TSvp) altered by the transmission—transmission (Tr_Dat) of the measured phases (p) and amplitudes (ap), from the identifier (I) to the vehicle (V)—transmission (Em_TSip), from the identifier (I) to the vehicle (V), of a second stream (TSip) identical to the first stream (TSvp)—construction (Cons_Sp) of a frequency spectrum (Sp) of the first image stream (TSvp?) and of a second image stream (TSip
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10069355
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electrical machine, fitted such as to rotate around an axis (X), and comprising a pair of magnet wheels (17) which each have a flange (18) and a plurality of magnetic poles (19). Each magnetic pole (19) extends axially from the flange (18) towards a free end (26), and has an outer surface (27). The outer surface (27) of at least one magnetic pole (19) of at least one magnet wheel (17) has at least one decreasing segment (29). The decreasing segment (29) is configured such that a radius between the said outer surface (27) and the axis (X) of the rotor (4) decreases, when going along the said decreasing segment (29), towards the free end (26) of the said magnetic pole (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Gautru, Pierre Faverolle
  • Patent number: 10065560
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for lighting the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The device includes a variable light-emitting element adapted to generate selectively a light beam having at least one variable characteristic, and a device for measuring the ambient temperature in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. A device for controlling the variable light-emitting element is configured to control the emission of the light beam and to vary the variable characteristic of the light-emitting element as a function of the ambient temperature measured by the device for measuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Thierry Fleurence, Aymeric Koniec
  • Patent number: 10065480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (5) for electrically heating fluid for a motor vehicle, said heating device (5) comprising at least one heating module (7a, 7b) for heating said fluid, said at least one heating module (7a, 7b) comprising a central core (11) and a heating element (13) defining a guide circuit (15) that guides the fluid between said heating element (13) and said central core (11) such that said at least one heating module (7a, 7b) comprises at least one disturbing element (17; 27; 37; 47) arranged in the fluid guide circuit (15) around the central core (11) and able to disturb the flow of said fluid. The invention also relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus (1) for a motor vehicle that comprises such an electrical heating device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Frederic Pierron, Laurent Tellier, Jose Leborgne
  • Patent number: 10065572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having a mirror apparatus (13) which has a display element (7) with a semi-transparent mirror surface, and having a drive apparatus (15) by means of which the mirror apparatus (13) can be moved between a storage position and a position of use, wherein the mirror apparatus (13) has a sensor apparatus (22) which is configured to detect, in the position of use of the mirror apparatus (13), a force applied to the display element (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Daniel Kuntze, Lars Schoch, Karl Simonis
  • Patent number: 10068734
    Abstract: A contact-breaker for a heat engine starter comprises a cap, a micro-solenoid having a coil which is stationary relative to the cap, and a core which is translational relative to the cap between a starting position and an end position. At least two contact terminals are stationary relative to the cap. A contact plate is inside the cap and is movable between a deactivated position in which the contact plate is spaced from the contact terminals and an active position in which the contact plate is in contact with the contact terminals. The contact-breaker is characterized in that the contact plate is secured to the core of the micro-solenoid in such a way that the contact plate drives the core of the micro-solenoid towards the starting position of the core when the contact plate moves from the active position into the deactivated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean Sébastien Metral, Tristan Guesney