Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Publication number: 20170350966
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical separating means 21 for a deflection mirror arrangement 1 of a laser scanner 2. The invention also relates to a deflection mirror arrangement comprising a separating means of this kind, and also to a laser scanner comprising a deflection mirror arrangement of this kind comprising optical separating means. The optical separating means 21 comprises a substantially rigid separating wall 17 for separating a receiving mirror region 19 of a deflection mirror 15, 16 from a transmitting mirror region 18, wherein the separating wall 17 has a rectilinear edge section. The separating means 21 has fastening webs 23, which are arranged on both sides of the rectilinear edge section 22 of the separating wall 17, for fastening to a mirror support 14. In order to enable fault-free assembly of a deflection mirror arrangement for a laser scanner, an elastically deformable seal element 25 is arranged along the rectilinear edge section 22 of the separating wall according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hartmann, Sorin Popescu, Peter Horvath
  • Publication number: 20170350765
    Abstract: Method for the manufacture of a temperature sensor with a thermocouple comprising the following successive steps: a) introduction, in a support tube made of a ceramic material, of two thermocouple wires until they extend beyond said support tube; b) welding the ends of said thermocouple wires extending beyond said support tube so as to form a thermocouple hot point; c) introduction, at least partially, of the support tube into a reinforcement tube made of a stainless steel; d) fixing a cap onto said reinforcement tube so as to protect said hot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Nicolas Gelez, Piotr Zakrzewski, Pascal Castro
  • Patent number: 9834177
    Abstract: A method for programming a wiper system for operating a vehicle windscreen wiper where a wiper module on the driver's side is programmed as a master module and a wiper module on the passenger's side is programmed as a slave module. The wiper modules include a reversing motor, a gear, a holder, and a control. A program sequence, vehicle-specific characteristic data and data for the operation of the wiper module as master or slave module are stored in the control. The wiper module on the driver's side is connected via an on-board wiring system interface and a first data communication line with a vehicle control unit. Provision is made that before the activation of the wiper module on the driver's side via the first data communication line in its control the wiper module is defined or respectively pre-programmed neither as master module nor as slave module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Eberhard Högler, Sebastian Wagner
  • Patent number: 9835386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising at least, one fluid F passage tube (7) and at least one manifold (5) provided with a cover (11) closing, after assembly, a longitudinal opening (10) of a collector plate (9) cooperating with said cover (11) to form the manifold, said tube (7) being designed to form a connecting element for the exchanger and comprising an end partially crimped between said cover (11) and said collector plate (9) at a passage orifice (17) for said fluid F in the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Gael Durbecq, Jean-Baptiste Cuillier
  • Patent number: 9834179
    Abstract: A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
  • Patent number: 9835175
    Abstract: A ventilation device includes a fan propeller (3) and a motor (5) with an external rotor (7b) for driving the propeller (3). The propeller (3) includes a central hub (11) having a frontal wall (17) and an internal first lateral wall (21) defining an accommodating housing for the external rotor (7b). The external rotor (7b) has a front part (9) and a second lateral wall (9?) bearing against the internal first lateral wall (21) of the central hub (11). The ventilation device further includes a device for snap-fitting over the internal first lateral wall (21) to secure the external rotor (7b) to the central hub (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Herve Crevel, David Bonneau
  • Patent number: 9835362
    Abstract: A device and a method for defogging and/or defrosting a glazing unit of a motor vehicle with a partially or totally electric propulsion system is disclosed. The device comprises means (1) for cooling a coolant fluid, using at least one electric current source, and a thermal battery (2), the device being configured to allow, in certain phases, the cooling of the coolant fluid by the cooling means (1) and the storage of cold from the coolant fluid in the battery (2), and, in other phases, the release of cold from the battery (2) into the coolant fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Georges De Pelsemaeker, Kamel Azzouz
  • Patent number: 9834061
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly including a heat exchanger and a mounting on which the heat exchanger is mounted. The heat exchanger including a first channel for circulating a coolant supplied by a first collector provided with a first pipe in which the coolant can circulate. The heat exchanger also including a second channel for circulating the coolant supplied by a second collector provided with a second pipe in which the coolant can circulate. The first and second channels define a heat-exchange surface that extends in a substantially vertical plane. The first pipe is located in a lower half of the first collector along a first axis parallel to the plane of the heat-exchange surface, with the second pipe located above the first pipe along the first axis. The invention further relates to an air-conditioning loop including the above-described assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Isabelle Citti, Regis Beauvis, Jugurtha Benouali
  • Publication number: 20170343856
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a device for generating images (10) for automotive vehicle head-up display (100), comprising a liquid crystal screen (12) and a back-lighting device (14), said back-lighting device (14) comprising: at least one light-emitting diode (16), a housing (28; 29) surrounding the space lying between the at least one light-emitting diode (16) and the liquid crystal screen (12), characterized in that said housing (28; 29) is bent, the device for generating images (10) furthermore comprising a reflecting surface (31; 32) arranged in a bent portion (28c; 29c) of the housing (28; 29) and oriented in such a way as to reflect the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting diode (16) in the direction of the screen (12). The invention also relates to a head-up display (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: François Grandclerc, Pierre Mermillod
  • Publication number: 20170346428
    Abstract: The method of control according to the invention slaves a DC voltage generated by the alternator to a predetermined setpoint value by controlling an excitation current flowing in an excitation circuit comprising an excitation winding of a rotor of the alternator. The excitation current is controlled by means of a semiconductor switch, in turn controlled by a control signal having a predetermined period. The method comprises a detection of a failure of the excitation circuit. At least one short-circuit of the excitation winding is detected. According to another characteristic of the method, the control signal is generated on the basis of a combination of a setpoint signal formed by pulses of the predetermined period exhibiting a duty ratio representative of the setpoint value and of a detection signal indicative of the short-circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR, VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Pierre TISSERAND, Pierre CHASSARD, Thibault ARROU, Giuseppe PASETTI, Francesco TINFENA, Alexandre SCHMITT
  • Publication number: 20170343182
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a lighting and/or signaling device (10) for a motor vehicle, said lighting and/or signaling device (10) comprising: a housing (1); an outer lens (3) designed to close the housing (1); at least one light module (5) housed inside said housing (1) comprising: at least one optical surface (9, 9?, 9?); at least one light source (7, 7?) interacting with said optical surface (9, 9?) to form a light beam; a heat sink (11) comprising a plurality of fins (13); an air flow generator (15) designed to generate an air flow (17) towards the heat sink (11), said air flow (17) passing through the fins (13) of the heat sink (11); and a light module holder (19) comprising a front part (20a) oriented toward the outer lens (3) with a plurality of gaps (21) designed to direct the air flow (17) coming from the heat sink (11) towards the outer lens (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jerome CHIRON, Mehdi MADELAINE, Thomas DANIEL, Joaquim OLIVEIRA
  • Publication number: 20170343075
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission system component including a first subassembly having an input and an output, between which a torque can be transmitted. A second subassembly forms a pendulum-type damping device, and disposed outside the path of the torque transmitted by the first subassembly. The first and the second subassemblies are connected to one another by at least one connecting element capable of being elastically deformed circumferentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Giovanni GRIECO, Roel VERHOOG
  • Publication number: 20170341627
    Abstract: An end piece (100) for a wiper (102) provided with a rigidifying element (110) comprises a channel (120) for receipt of the rigidifying element, as well as first positioning stops (130), and a first means (150) for locking this element. The end piece comprises at least one second positioning stop (140) in order to cooperate equally well with a first or second type of rigidifying element with different dimensions. The first positioning stops (130) are operational when the first type of rigidifying element (110) is inserted in the channel, and at least one second positioning stop (140) is operational when the second type of rigidifying element is inserted in the receipt channel (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Romain Laurens, Stéphane Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20170347266
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatic recognition between a mobile electronic device (SP) and a motor vehicle (Vi) equipped with an electronic communication module (120), said mobile electronic device (SP) and the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) being capable of operating according to the BLE protocol, the mobile electronic device (SP) being in a “scanning”mode and the electronic communication module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) being in an “advertising” mode characterised in that it comprises various steps consisting of:—in the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi), obtaining identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi);—transmitting at least one data frame (Td) comprising the identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi), from the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) to the mobile electronic device (SP);—receiving the at least one data frame (Td) containing the identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi), in the mobile electronic device (SP) set in “scanning” mode;—chec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Laurent Petel
  • Publication number: 20170343057
    Abstract: A clutch mechanism designed to be installed between an engine and a motor vehicle transmission, wherein the clutch mechanism includes at least one cooling duct arranged to make a cooling fluid circulate toward the clutch, wherein each cooling duct includes an axially extending part and at least one radially extending part, the axially extending part of each cooling duct is situated radially between a transmission shaft and an interior face of the clutch support, and at least one radially extending part of each cooling duct is situated axially between the support bearing and the output hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Arnaud DOLE, Francois THIBAUT, Taemann KIM, Bruno MANCEAU
  • Publication number: 20170343444
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a sensor, comprising a first element, a second element having a circular portion, the first element being configured to hold the circular portion of the second element against the first element at a holding angle less than 360 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Xavier Michaudet, Jean Sannier, David Lesaunier, Didier Le Cunff
  • Publication number: 20170341564
    Abstract: A motor vehicle directional lighting and/or signaling device comprises a light module rotationally mobile about an axis (A-A) supported by a base bearing elements for guiding in rotation about the axis (A-A). A bearing of the rotation guiding elements is formed partly by the base and partly by a support piece of a fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Benoit CHOLLEY
  • Publication number: 20170341593
    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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel KUNTZE, Lars SCHOCH, Karl SIMONIS
  • Publication number: 20170343801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heads-up display (1) comprising —an image generator (3), —a semi-reflecting display area (7) receiving light beams from said image generator (3), —characterized in that the semi-reflecting area (7) comprises at least one opaque portion or can be rendered opaque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
    Inventors: Stéphanie Dabic, Laëtitia Dumont, Michael Irzyk, Vincent Delahaye
  • Publication number: 20170343649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a screening of a sensor device (4) of a motor vehicle (1) by an object (8), in which at least one echo signal, captured by the sensor device (4), that characterizes a spacing between the sensor device (4) and the object (8) is received (S1) by means of a computing device (3), a capture region (E) for the sensor device (4) is determined, and on the basis of the at least one received echo signal it is checked whether the capture region (E) of the sensor device (4) is being screened by the object (8), at least in some regions, wherein the at least one echo signal is assigned by means of the computing device (3) to a discrete spacing value (B1, B2, B3) from a plurality of discrete spacing values (B1, B2, B3), for each of the discrete spacing values (B1, B2, B3) a power value (P) is determined (S2) on the basis of the echo signal, and on the basis of the power values (P) a decision is made by means of a classifier as to whether at least a predetermined proportion of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Suhre, Youssef-Aziz Ghaly, Urs Luebbert