Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • GEAR PUMP
    Publication number: 20240301877
    Abstract: A gear pump, in particular for a hydraulic unit in a drive train of a motor vehicle, with a housing which consists of multiple housing parts, with a drive gear and with a pump gear, which are arranged inside the housing. The pump gear is mounted on a bearing structure designed integrally with one of the housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventor: Manuel MERKLE
  • LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR POWERING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF LIGHTING UNITS IN SERIES
    Publication number: 20240306277
    Abstract: A light assembly including at least a first lighting module with several sequences of lighting units in series. A power source is configured to power at least the first lighting module and is configured to power a maximum number N of lighting units at the same time. A command module is configured to determine sequences to be activated and the number Na of lighting units comprised in the sequences to be activated. If Na is greater than N, the command module groups the sequences to be activated in at least two groups, each group including less than N lighting units. The command module powers cyclically and sequentially each of the groups based on a cycle period, wherein the cycle period is such that a viewer perceives the at least two groups as being activated at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Zaigang LI, Shishi FU
  • METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A DELIVERY ROBOT
    Publication number: 20240303610
    Abstract: A method for maintaining a delivery robot, the delivery robot including a body and at least one sensor provided with at least one optical surface. The method includes positioning of the delivery robot in a parking base and cleaning the delivery robot by means for cleaning the parking base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Frederic GIRAUD, Alexandre FILLOUX
  • STEERING COLUMN MODULE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A STEERING COLUMN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING A STEERING COLUMN MODULE
    Publication number: 20240300428
    Abstract: A steering column module for a steering column of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The module has a first housing part and a second housing part, which, when the module is in a target installed position, is rotatable in opposite directions relative to the first housing part from a starting position, in each case by at least one complete revolution. An electric line is coupled to both housing parts and is received, wound in a spiral form, in the steering column module. An adhesive seal marks a correct orientation of the two housing parts, regions of the adhesive seal being connected to the housing parts. When the adhesive seal is severed, means on the housing parts cause a free edge of one of the regions to protrude in the radial direction beyond a free edge of the other region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Thom, Reinhard Mahler
  • GUIDING A VEHICLE BASED ON GAZE TRACKING DATA
    Publication number: 20240300509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for guiding a vehicle at least in part automatically. The method includes generating gaze tracking data by tracking a gaze direction of a user of the vehicle for a predefined time interval and analyzing the gaze tracking date by a computer unit with respect to a lane change intention of the user. Depending on a result of the analysis, an at least partially automatic lane change maneuver is proposed to the user or the at least partially automatic lane changer maneuver is initiated by the computing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Antonyo Musabini
  • WIPER BLADE AND WIPER DEVICE FOR CLEANING A VEHICLE WINDSCREEN, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A WIPER BLADE
    Publication number: 20240300449
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning a vehicle windscreen is disclosed. The wiper blade has a wiper blade body which extends along a longitudinal axis, a wiper blade adapter which is connected to the wiper blade body, a first adapter element, connected to the wiper blade body, and a second adapter element, which can be connected to a wiper arm. The two adapter elements are arranged such that they can be pivoted in relation to one another in a direction, running perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, in an axis of rotation. The wiper blade has a flat construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Siegfried Waible, Michael Buss
  • Electric motor, stator for electric motor and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 12088145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator for an electric motor, comprising a plurality of separate teeth comprising a first connector and a second connector, a plurality of coils which are configured to be wound respectively around the plurality of separate teeth, a first end of the wire of the winding being configured to be positioned in the first connector and a second end of the wire of the winding being configured to be positioned in the second connector, a central module configured to receive the separate teeth, said central module comprising connecting frames comprising connecting tabs extending radially and configured to be inserted in a first connector or in a second connector of a separate tooth, the connecting frames being configured to provide electrical connections between the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jose Luis Herrada, Mehdi Belhaj
  • Cap for a header box
    Patent number: 12085006
    Abstract: A cap (20) for a header box of a heat exchanger (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, in particular a radiator, is disclosed. This cap includes a head (21), a shank (22) comprising at least one mounting thread (23), this shank being between the head and a free end of the cap, a retaining lug (30), in particular elastically deformable, arranged to retain the cap in an opening (10) of the header box in an intermediate position of the cap, in which position the cap leaves a clear passage while being retained in the opening, this retaining lug being formed on the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Garry Piller, Stephane Potteau, Jean-Jacques Garcia, Damien Lecleire
  • Vehicle lamp assembly, vehicle lamp and corresponding motor vehicle
    Patent number: 12083948
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly, a vehicle lamp and a corresponding motor vehicle. The vehicle lamp assembly including a support, for supporting a light emitting body. The vehicle lamp assembly further includes a housing provided to overlap with at least a part of the support and a first gap formed between the overlapping portions of the housing and the support. The vehicle lamp assembly additionally includes a first light blocking layer, with the first light blocking layer being provided between the overlapping portions of the housing and the support, and at least partially filling the first gap, so as to prevent light from the light emitting body from emitting outwards through the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Qiuyang Tao, Wenling Zhang, Dong Yang
  • Method for controlling a lighting device for emitting a pixelated light beam
    Patent number: 12083949
    Abstract: A method for controlling a lighting device of a motor vehicle including at least one lighting module having a plurality of light sources, each of the light sources being designed to emit a luminous pixel, and a controller able to selectively control each of the light sources by applying thereto an electrical signal having a parameter of a value determined for the emission of a luminous pixel of given brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Ali Kanj, Constantin Prat
  • Motorized ventilation device with an impeller for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 12088181
    Abstract: A motorized ventilation device for a motor vehicle, comprising an impeller (1) free to rotate about an axis (X) and formed by a cup (2), on which blades (3) are disposed, a bell cap (6) of an electric motor partly housed inside the cup (2), a centrifugal device (8) disposed between the cup (2) and the bell cap (6) and configured to guide and to accelerate an air flow (F2). The cup (2) comprises at least one opening (20, 27) for the passage of the air flow (F2) and the bell cap (6) comprises at least one orifice (65, 66, 67) for the passage of the air flow (F2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Kamel Azzouz, Amrid Mammeri, Farid Bakir, Sofiane Khelladi, Cedric Lebert
  • CAMERA DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CAMERA DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240298083
    Abstract: A camera device for a vehicle is disclosed. The camera device includes a printed circuit board extending in a main plane, one or more electronic components mounted on a surface of the printed circuit board, an electrically conductive housing accommodating the printed circuit board, and electrically conductive elements for shielding the one or more electronic components from electromagnetic interference. The housing includes a wall extending perpendicularly to the main plate of the printed circuit board and surrounding the one or more electronic components. The electrically conductive elements are surface mounted on the printed circuit board such that they surround the one or more electronic components surround the one or more electronic components, and are compressed elastically between the wall and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Chakrapani Nandyala, Santhosh Kumar Panneerselvam
  • PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A LARGE NUMBER OF HEAT EXCHANGE COMPARTMENTS
    Publication number: 20240295365
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger that includes a first, second, and third heat-exchange compartment is disclosed. The heat-exchange compartments include circulation paths in which heat-transfer fluids circulate. The heat-exchange compartments are fluidly connected to allow the heat-transfer fluids to circulate between them. The first and second heat-exchange compartments are stacked. The first and third heat-exchange compartments are arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Julien Tissot, Kamel Azzouz, Julio Guerra, Moussa Nacer Bey
  • LENS, VEHICLE LAMP AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240295312
    Abstract: A lens, a vehicle lamp, and a corresponding vehicle, the lens including a lens portion with a touch area and an antenna portion including a flange portion, the antenna portion being electrically conductive and at least partially opposite to the touch area. When the touch area of the lens provided with the antenna portion is touched, the capacitance of a capacitor formed by the antenna portion will change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Wenqing CHEN, Changqi WU, Weifang HUANG, Xiaoling ZHANG
  • STREAMLINED WINDSCREEN WIPER
    Publication number: 20240294143
    Abstract: The streamlined flat windscreen wiper comprises a longitudinal wiper blade, a longitudinal streamlined fairing comprising a central mounting and at least one end cap, and at least one caliper comprising claws for retaining said longitudinal wiper blade, and further comprises at least one adapter element fixed to the central mounting at a distal end thereof, a proximal end of the at least one end cap and said at least one caliper being pivotably articulated to said at least one adapter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Nathalie LALOI, Guillaume BARRET
  • METHOD FOR CHECKING THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240294145
    Abstract: A method for verifying the operation of a cleaning device mounted on a motor vehicle, comprising at least one of the following steps: commanding a pump to inject cleaning fluid as far as at least one valve during a determined time period, the command to activate the pump being coupled with the keeping of the valve or valves in the closed state; at least one measurement of a parameter relating to the pressure of the cleaning liquid upstream of the valve or valves using at least one pressure sensor; comparing the measured parameter relating to the pressure against a predetermined expected value; and determining an operating status of the cleaning device on the basis of the result of the comparison between the measured parameter relating to the pressure and the predetermined expected value; and generating a warning signal in the event that the cleaning device is malfunctioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Giuseppe GRASSO
  • TUBE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240293898
    Abstract: A tube for a heat exchanger including a tube structure made of lightweight metal alloy and having an inner surface and an outer surface. The tube further includes: a first layer of material on the outer surface of the tube structure, the first layer having different chemical composition than the tube structure, a second layer of material on the first layer of material, the second layer having different chemical composition than the tube structure and the first layer. The first layer includes metallic material having a lower galvanic potential than the tube structure. The first layer includes the deposition of zinc particles within the first layer. The deposition of zinc is not less than 3 g/m2 and not more than 7 g/m2. The second layer includes an aluminum silicon compound. The deposition of aluminum silicon compound within the second layer is not less than 14 g/m2 and not more than 16 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Christian CASENAVE, Krystian MADRY, Maciej GURBA, Katarzyna JAWORSKA, Filip RUSEK, Lukasz BIALO, Tomasz STRAMECKI, Maryse PHILIPPE, Alfy BELE-ZATA
  • Reconfigurable light that provides multiple different light configurations from a single housing and controlling the reconfigurable light
    Patent number: 12078315
    Abstract: A light including: a housing that is connectable to a vehicle, the housing including: an upper housing with a lens that form an outermost lens of the light and a lower housing that is a heat sink, wherein the upper housing and the lower housing form an entire housing that is divided into three or more segments that include: a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment; a printed circuit board between the upper housing and the lower housing, wherein the printed circuit board is in thermal communication with the lower housing; and one or more light sources located within each of the three or more segments to generate light, the one or more light sources in communication with the lower housing via the printed circuit board; wherein the light generated in the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment are all directed through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Andrew Massey, Jeremy Gahimer
  • Torque transmission device with springs in series and torque transmission system comprising such a device
    Patent number: 12078213
    Abstract: A torque transmission device includes a first element, a second element, and a third element which are able to rotate about an axis of rotation; a first spring which is arranged between the first element and the third element; a second spring which is arranged between the second element and the third element; a first supporting seat positioned at a first end of the first spring; and a second supporting seat positioned at a first end of the second spring. The third element includes a torque transfer element directly transferring torque between the first spring and the second spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Didier Bagard, Pierre Boucheny, David Denizot, Olivier Marechal
  • Window for gap lighting
    Patent number: 12078316
    Abstract: A light system of a vehicle includes a first light housing including a first light source configured to emit first light from a face of the first light housing, a second light housing including a second light source configured to emit second light from a face of the second light housing, a gap located between the first light housing and the second light housing, and an aperture within the first light housing, wherein gap light travels from the aperture into the gap to illuminate the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Cameron Foutch