Abstract: The present utility model discloses a light guiding device and a vehicle lamp. The light guiding device includes a light guide medium component configured to allow light to be transmitted through it from one end thereof to another end thereof. A light guide fixing component is arranged on the light guide medium component and configured to fix the light guide medium component, wherein the light guide medium component and the light guide fixing component are both at least partly made of a transparent material. The light guide fixing component has a light directing portion configured to direct the light leaked from the light guide medium component into the light guide fixing component to exit the light guide fixing component away from a predetermined direction. Using the light guiding device and the vehicle lamp according to the present utility model can prevent light exiting the light guide fixing component from forming undesirable light spots in an undesirable direction.

Abstract: The invention proposes a light device casing formed by a wall made of an electrically insulating material, such as a polymer. The casing includes an inner surface forming a housing receiving a light module with a light-emitting diode and a light guide. The inner surface includes a zone reflecting light from the light module out of the casing, and a fixing zone for a control module of the light module. The light device includes a reflecting and electrically conductive coating, which covers both the reflecting zone and the fixing zone. The aluminum coating is cost-effective since it is applied in one step, and it ensures two functions, namely a reflection and a protection against the electromagnetic field.

Abstract: A front end module of a vehicle, including a first side member having a first impact portion and a first other portion, a second side member having a second impact portion and a second other portion, and a lower cross member connecting the first side member with the second side member, is disclosed. The first side member and the second side member are each bent towards a front end of the vehicle, and each of the first side member and the second side member is J-shaped.

Abstract: A rotary drive system having a voltage source and an electric motor. The motor has a stator with independent phases and a rotor, an inverter designed to connect each phase to the voltage source in order to generate phase currents, and a device for controlling the inverter. The control device includes a unit for determining whether the fundamental frequency of the phase currents is lower than a frequency threshold equal to, at the most, 100 Hz, and a unit for generating a command, configured such that, when the fundamental frequency is determine as being lower than the frequency threshold, the command causes the appearance of a homopolar component in the phase currents.

Abstract: A cooperative adaptive lighting system for motor vehicles in which a vehicle transmits its geographic coordinates and receives similar coordinates from other vehicles, pedestrians, and stationary warning devices. Using the coordinates, the vehicle computes distances, and relative position more specifically, to those entities. When the distances become sufficiently small, indicating that the entities fall within headlight range, the vehicle alters its headlight beams to either (1) throw more light on an entity, (2) reduce light reaching the entity as appropriate, or (3) change a lighting pattern as appropriate.

Abstract: A clutch release bearing (17), in particular for a motor vehicle, having: a tubular body (30) through which at least one input shaft (11) of a gearbox is intended to pass; at least one actuator having a part, movable in translation along the axis (X) of the body (30), intended for actuation of a clutch diaphragm; a target (28a, 28b) whose position is representative of the position of the movable part of the actuator; and a detector (29a, 29b) capable of detecting the position of the target (28a, 28b). The target (28a, 28b) is offset angularly from the detector (29a, 29b) with respect to the axis (X) of the body (30).

Abstract: A proximity sensor with high accuracy without being subject to an influence due to magnet variations is disclosed. A first yoke is insert-molded in an intermediate position between N and S poles of a magnet, and a projecting portion of the first yoke projects from a wall face of the magnet vertically to a magnetic pole face. A protruding portion of a second yoke opposes the projecting portion to arrange a main body portion in parallel with the wall face of the magnet, and a hall IC having a direction of connecting the projecting portion and the protruding portion as a magnetic responsive direction is arranged in a space between the projecting portion and the protruding portion.

Abstract: An image transmission device for a display intended to display a virtual image in a driver's field of view is disclosed. The transmission device includes a semi-reflective optical element configured to transmit light rays that can be used to display the virtual image in the field of view. The optical element is also configured to guide the light. A light source emitting a light beam is also part of the device, where the light source and the optical element are located relative to one another so that the beam is emitted by the optical element operating as a light guide.

Abstract: A liquid cooling circuit for a storage battery, with which a motor vehicle of the electric or hybrid type is equipped includes a main loop for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, the main loop is connected to elements for cooling the storage battery, and a first bypass connects the main loop to an air cooling radiator, and a second bypass connecting the main loop to a heat exchanger intended to be connected to an air conditioning system with which the motor vehicle is equipped, so as to cool the heat transfer fluid by means of the radiator and/or the heat exchanger of the air conditioning system. The main loop is connected to the first bypass by way of a first progressive three-way valve, and the main loop is connected to the second bypass by way of a second progressive three-way valve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting a leakage current, comprising means (124) for measuring a current from an electrical circuit of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, said detection device being configured to be placed on board said vehicle and being such that the measuring means (124) comprise: a magnetic core (128) configured to be passed through by one or a plurality of conductive elements (127) traversed by the current from the electrical circuit, said conductive element(s) (127) forming a primary winding; a secondary winding (130), wound around the core (128), to generate a magnetic flux from a reference current; and an oscillator (132) for generating the reference current though the secondary winding (130), the reference current being configured to saturate said core (128).

Abstract: The invention concerns a discharge valve (17) intended to be fitted in a discharge duct of an apparatus designed to be driven by a fluid, in particular a turbocharger driven by the exhaust gases from an engine. The discharge valve (17) comprises a cavity (83) having a first (85), a second (87) and a third aperture (89), each intended to be connected to a respective duct, the discharge valve (17) also comprising first (91) and second (93) means for closing the first (85) and second (87) apertures, respectively, in order to control communication between the ducts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerant circuit for thermally conditioning a vehicle passenger compartment, comprising a plurality of branches containing at least one exchanger, of which branch a first branch is in series with a second branch and a third branch, said second branch being in parallel with said third branch, and a means of placing the third branch m communication with the second branch, said means being installed between a sector of the third branch which sector is situated downstream of an external exchanger and a portion of the second branch which is situated upstream of a first control member.

Abstract: A turbine damper assembly, for a torque converter, includes a driven plate and an intermediate plate. The driven plate engages and drives the intermediate plate through elastic drive elements. The driven plate includes an axially extended, circumferentially oriented, driven plate flange that both centers the intermediate plate with respect to the drive plate and also assists in containing the elastic drive elements in circumferential curved cavities during and after assembly of the turbine damper assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the at least semi-autonomous manoeuvring of a motor vehicle (1), in which a relative position between the motor vehicle (1) and at least one object (10, 11) in a surrounding area (7) of the motor vehicle (1) is detected by means of a sensor device (9) of the motor vehicle (1), a travel trajectory (12) for travel of the motor vehicle (1) past the at least one object (10, 11) is determined on the basis of the detected relative position, and a collision distance, which describes a distance between the motor vehicle (1) and the at least one object (10, 11) during the travel along the determined travel trajectory (12), is determined, wherein before the travel of the motor vehicle (1) along the travel trajectory (12) an uncertainty area (a, a?) is determined between the motor vehicle (1) and the at least one object (10, 11), and the collision distance is adjusted as a function of the determined uncertainty area (a, a?), and the travel of the motor vehicle (1) along the travel t

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic connector, particularly for a motor vehicle windscreen wiper system. The connector is designed to be mounted on a wiper blade fitted with a perforated pipe carrying cleaning and de-icing fluid, and comprises at least one inlet coupling suitable for connection to a fluid feed, and at least one distributor provided with at least one outlet coupling designed to be connected to the perforated pipe. The connector also includes at least one internal path for carrying the fluid from the inlet coupling to the distributor. Thus, by means of the presence of the internal path through the connector, the inlet coupling can be positioned at various locations on the connector, without feeding directly into the distributor.

Abstract: A device that filters electromagnetic interference includes electrical conductors mounted in parallel. Each conductor includes a first coil positioned between a first and a second end of the respective conductor. Each first coil is coupled magnetically to each other first coil and has the same number of turns as each other first coil. The first and second ends of each of the conductors, respectively, are first and second terminals for the device. The device includes capacitors. Each capacitor is mounted between the second end of a corresponding electrical conductor and a third terminal of the device. The device includes an additional circuit. The additional circuit includes a second coil coupled magnetically with the first coils of the conductors. The additional circuit includes an additional coil. The second coil has a second number of turns.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining an optimum speed (VOPT) to be adopted by a motor vehicle (1) when said motor vehicle (1) is approaching a traffic light (2). According to said method a first GLOSA-type on-board system (10) determines, upon receiving a message emitted by said traffic light (2), a total distance (DTL) of travel separating the motor vehicle (1) from the traffic light (2), then estimates the time necessary for the motor vehicle (1) to travel said total distance (DTL), and finally defines a recommended speed (VQ) based on the status of the traffic light (2) at the end of the estimated time. The method is characterised in that it also uses at least one speed limitation produced via a second system (12; 13) on board said motor vehicle such as to determine said recommended speed (VQ) and/or said optimum speed (VQPT).

Abstract: The system is characterised in that, the vehicle comprising a head-up-type display (34), said system comprises a gesture recognition device (26) that can supply data representative of a gesture made by the driver of the vehicle, and a control module (28) for processing the data, the control module (28) being designed so as to be able to control the display of at least one visual feedback (30, 32) on the display, upon reception of said data representative of the gesture made by the driver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a scan light device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source capable of emitting light rays, characterized in that it comprises a wavelength conversion element arranged to receive the light rays on a zone and to re-emit a light radiation to produce a light beam, in that the device further comprises an element for folding the light rays back to the conversion element, and scan means configured to scan the folding element with the light rays in a first direction, the scan of the light rays being performed between extreme positions of these light rays in said first direction, the folding element being configured to deflect the light rays when they are at these extreme positions to a central part of the zone of the conversion element so as to form the central part of the light beam.

Abstract: Clip (15) for a wiper blade (10), which clip is configured to be interposed between an end-piece (22) of the blade (10) and an aerodynamic spoiler (20) of a longitudinal cover member of the blade (10), characterized in that the said clip (15) comprises first means (25) able to collaborate by friction and/or anchorage with the end-piece (22) and second means (27) able to collaborate by friction and/or anchorage with the spoiler (20).