Patents Assigned to Valeo
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Publication number: 20240360968Abstract: A luminous module intended to be fastened to a luminous device of a motor vehicle. The luminous module includes at least one first attachment mechanism configured to fasten the luminous module to the luminous device in a first direction and a second attachment mechanism configured to fasten the luminous module to the luminous device in a second direction that differs from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Jerome CHIRON, Florent BAUDOUIN, Pascal GARIN
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Publication number: 20240360973Abstract: The invention relates to a light module for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, including a light source and an optical device, the optical device being arranged to receive light emitted by the light source and to form, from the light, a light beam having an upper cut-off including a first portion and a second portion which are substantially horizontal and separated by a third portion descending from the first portion and ascending towards the second portion, the third portion being such that the light beam has, when projected onto a screen, a light-free zone extending at least horizontally in a range from substantially 0° to ?2.2° and vertically in a range from substantially 0° to ?0.8°.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventor: Yves GROMFELD
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Publication number: 20240361440Abstract: A decoupling element for an ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The ultrasonic sensor is able to be attached to a flat component for a vehicle. The flat component includes a cutout. The ultrasonic sensor includes a cylindrical ultrasonic transceiver element which is able to be introduced into the cutout. The decoupling element includes a hollow-cylindrical element for enclosing the cylindrical ultrasonic transceiver element of the ultrasonic sensor and a plurality of support ribs which are arranged in the radial direction outside the hollow-cylindrical element and are spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction of the hollow-cylindrical element for supporting the decoupling element on a region of the flat component outside the cutout when the cylindrical ultrasonic transceiver element with the hollow-cylindrical element enclosing it is introduced by an end portion at an axial end into the cutout.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Oliver Eidel, Stefan Triebl, Paul Bou-Saleh, Nicolas Bellaize, Fabian Haag
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Publication number: 20240364164Abstract: A stator device for an electric machine includes a stator core which has an axial end face and a plurality of hollow guides each of which passes axially through the stator core, has an outer portion projecting out of the stator core at the end face and is designed to guide a temperature control fluid in their interior. A compensating body forms a plurality of fluid conduits which are separated from one another, each adjoining the outer portion of one of the hollow guides in order to convey the temperature control fluid between an opening of the fluid conduit and the interior of the hollow guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbHInventors: Robin BUESCH, Fabian SEUFERT
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Patent number: 12132185Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for regulating the temperature of, and especially for cooling, an electrical component (103), especially a battery, the temperature of which must be regulated, said electrical component (103) especially being liable to give off heat during the operation thereof, the temperature-regulating device comprising at least one first circuit (4) configured to allow a heat-transfer fluid to flow; and at least one second circuit (5) configured to convey a dielectric fluid, this second circuit comprising at least one outlet for distributing the dielectric fluid in the direction of the electrical component; at least one first circuit (4) and at least one second circuit (5) being arranged so that the first circuit is in a heat-exchange relationship with the fluid distributed via the at least one outlet of the second circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Kamel Azzouz, Sébastien Garnier, Amrid Mammeri
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Patent number: 12129986Abstract: A light system of a vehicle includes a first light housing including a first light source configured to emit a first light from a face of the first light housing, a second light housing including a second light source configured to emit a second light from a face of the second light housing, a gap located between the first light housing and the second light housing, and a light guide within the gap, wherein the light guide is configured to transmit the first light from the first light housing to illuminate the gap with the first light.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Cameron Foutch
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Patent number: 12129981Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lighting device that includes light module arranged adjacent to one another in a transverse direction of the lighting device, each light module includes a light source capable of emitting a light beam and a collector comprising a reflective surface. A common lens common to the light modules, configured to project the light beam reflected by the collector, the lens forms on the road an image of the reflective surface of the collector. The lighting device includes a plurality of printed circuits, each printed circuit supporting the light source of one of the light modules. The printed circuits are arranged in the device in a stepped arrangement extending in planes that are parallel to one another and the common lens extending in the transverse direction while being substantially inclined with respect to these planes.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Sylvain Giraud
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Patent number: 12129982Abstract: A light system including a lens, a reflector, and a light source. The lens has body portion and a waterfall portion that extends at an angle relative to the body portion so that the waterfall portion is exposed when the light system is installed in a vehicle. The reflector is located adjacent to the lens. The light source is located adjacent to the lens that is configured to provide light to the reflector so that the reflector reflects the light through the waterfall portion so that the waterfall portion is illuminated.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Drew Haywood, Brian Burkart
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Publication number: 20240353003Abstract: Actuation device for a transmission system includes an electric motor kinematically connected to a speed reducer and an output shaft of the speed reducer of axis of rotation, the output shaft being arranged to pivot through three adjacent angular sectors, a first angular sector, a second angular sector adjacent to the first angular sector, and a third angular sector adjacent to the second angular sector. An actuation cam is rigidly connected to the output shaft for rotation therewith. A receiving part is axially movable along a main axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation, comprising a receiving recess for receiving the actuation cam formed by two surfaces parallel to each other and perpendicular to the main axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGESInventors: Christophe MOLLIER, Herve MAUREL, Fabien DIASCORN
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Publication number: 20240351556Abstract: The invention relates to a control method (1) for controlling a treatment device (30) for treating a windscreen (31) of a vehicle (3), said treatment device (30) comprising at least one wiping system (300) comprising at least one spraying device (3000) having at least one opening (3000a) through which a hydrophobic liquid (Lq) can be sprayed onto said windscreen (31), said control method (1) performing at least one treatment cycle periodically and comprising the steps of: —recovering at least one data item representative of a state of the vehicle; —processing the recovered at least one data item representative of the state of the vehicle; —verifying the fulfilment of at least one criterion for activating the spraying device (3000) as a function of the processed at least one data item representative of the state of the vehicle; —activating the spraying device if the at least one criterion for activating the spraying device has been met.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux
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Publication number: 20240351430Abstract: A modular platform of an electric motor vehicle chassis is disclosed. The modular platform includes batteries and an electric powertrain of the electric motor vehicle. The modular platform also includes an upper and lower floor. Between the upper and lower floor is arranged at least one cooling module configured to have an external flow passing through it. The cooling module includes at least one heat exchanger configured to have the external flow passing through it and a first collector housing attached to the heat exchanger. The first collector housing forms a volute within which a tangential-flow turbomachine extends. The first collector housing includes a first open end facing the heat exchanger and a second open end at the end of its volute. The cooling module is arranged so the second open end of the cooling module faces one of the upper or lower floors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Amrid Mammeri, Kamel Azzouz, Sebastien Garnier, Moussa Nacer Bey
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Publication number: 20240356393Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a laminated core formed from stacked electric sheets and having a plurality of magnet pockets, each axially penetrating the laminated core, a plurality of magnets, of which at least one is inserted into each of the magnet pockets. A plurality of free spaces are each delimited by the magnets inserted into one of the magnet pockets and by the laminated core. A first end sheet is arranged on an axial side of the laminated core and a second end sheet arranged on the opposite axial side of the laminated core and has an axially curved portion by which a connecting channel is formed, which connects a first of the free spaces to a second of the free spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBHInventors: Christoph WIECZOREK, Sebastian DIETERICH, Markus RUBI, Alexander SCHLERETH, Kay LEMMERT, Stephan HELLMUTH, Robert WERNER, Robin BUESCH
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Publication number: 20240353566Abstract: The disclosure notably relates to for determination of the altitude of a moving vehicle based on GNSS data and vehicle sensor data. The method comprises, in real-time obtaining a sensor vehicle pitch rate stemming from at least one vehicle sensor. The method also comprises, in real-time, while the GNSS signal is available, obtaining a GNSS vehicle pitch rate that stems from GNSS data of an altitude of the vehicle. The method also comprises, in real-time, calibrating the sensor vehicle pitch rate based on the GNSS vehicle pitch rate, the calibration being based on formulating the GNSS vehicle pitch rate as an affine function of the sensor vehicle pitch rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Mohamed Radwan, Ahmed Elgendy, Haytham Fawzy
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Publication number: 20240353578Abstract: The disclosure notably relates to a computer-implemented method for localization of a moving vehicle based on GNSS data and vehicle sensor data. The method comprises, in real-time, obtaining vehicle motion data stemming from at least one vehicle sensor. The method also comprises obtaining, while the GNSS signal is available, GNSS data of a positioning of the vehicle. The GNSS data includes a distance variation and an orientation variation. The method also comprises calibrating parameters of an odometer of the vehicle. The calibration is based on a data fusion that uses a Kalman filter. The Kalman filter determines a predicted distance variation and a predicted orientation variation of the vehicle based on a current calibration of the odometer parameters and on the motion data. The Kalman filter also compares the predicted distance variation and predicted orientation variation to the distance variation and the orientation variation of the GNSS data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Mohamed Radwan, Alaaeldin Zaky
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Publication number: 20240356411Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric motor cooling arrangement including an end oil spray assembly arranged at both ends of a stator of an electric motor, being used to spray cooling oil towards a winding head of the stator to cool the winding head, and a water cooling assembly arranged to surround at least the core part of the stator, wherein cooling water circulates in the water cooling assembly to cool the core part of the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbHInventors: Xuejun ZHANG, Wei ZHU, Pengcheng FAN
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Patent number: 12123981Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an optoelectronic detection device (12) for monitoring at least one monitoring region (14) with optical monitoring signals (34), and to an optoelectronic detection device (12). In the method, at least one first receive start signal (58a) is sent to at least one first receiver (24a), and at least one second receive start signal (58b) is sent to at least one second receiver (24b). In response to the at least one first receive start signal (58a), a receive process which is carried out with the at least one first receiver (24a) is started and at least one first trigger signal (44a) is generated with the at least one first receiver (24a). In response to the at least one second receive start signal (58b), a receive process which is carried out with the at least one second receiver (24b) is started and at least one second trigger signal (44b) is generated with the at least one second receiver (24b).Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Jochen Schenk, Michael Kleiser, Jürgen Nies, Frank Selbmann
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Patent number: 12123561Abstract: An illuminated vehicle component including a substrate; a first coating on the substrate; a second coating on the substrate; and light sources of a first color arranged to project light into the substrate. At least one of the first coating, or the second coating form one or more patterns. Light from the light source is received by the first coating to produce light with a second color that is different from the first color, and received by the second coating to provide light with a third color that is different from the first color and the second color. The pattern formed by the first coating and the second coating is visible when the one or more light sources are illuminated.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventors: Colby Darlage, Robert Fraizer, Jean Sebastien Delfosse
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Patent number: 12122329Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a fluid line to a wiper arm of a spraying device of a motor vehicle, the clip having a general V shape, the base of the V forming a housing for a fluid line portion, and comprising a first and a second retaining arm located on the first and the second ends of the V-shape and extending towards each other, the retaining arms being asymmetrical in an axial direction intended to be parallel to the fluid line such that the space between the two retaining arms forms an opening having a divergent shape in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Quentin Fauriol, Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
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Patent number: 12126271Abstract: Electronic control system for electric machine and electric assembly. The electronic system includes an electronic power module for converting a DC current into an AC current, and an electronic control module configured to generate a control signal for the electronic power module. The electronic control module includes a first electronic sub-assembly including at least a first trace and at least one electronic control component, the at least one electronic control component being electrically connected to the at least one first trace. A second electronic sub-assembly, separate from the first electronic sub-assembly, includes an electronic control device for generating the control signal and/or an electronic measuring device for measuring an operating parameter of the electronic power module. The second electronic sub-assembly being connected to the first electronic sub-assembly by a first control pin. An electric assembly includes the electronic system and a rotating electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEURInventor: Romain Henneguet
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Patent number: 12122330Abstract: A connection device for connecting a wiper blade to at least two wiper arms is disclosed. The connection device includes at least one main connection member configured to cooperate with a clevis of a first wiper arm and at least one secondary connection member configured to cooperate with a clevis of a second wiper arm, the main connection member and the secondary connection member being mounted on one another in a stacking direction (D), the main connection member comprising at least two flanks connected together by an upper wall supporting a retractable button configured to cooperate with the clevis of the first wiper arm, the secondary connection member comprising at least one side lug for engaging with the clevis of the second wiper arm, the secondary connection member comprising at least one protrusion configured to cooperate with the clevis of the second wiper arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton, Stéphane Houssat