Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Patent number: 11885475
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to lighting device systems or methods applicable to off-road utility vehicles. The concepts include light sources for light beam production, a housing enclosure that encompasses internal elements and includes opposing front and rear portions. Inventive concepts further include a heatsink arrangement along an outer surface of the rear portion via a fastening system that is configured to transfer generated heat from the light sources and includes a sealing member with fasteners for securing the heatsink through the housing such that the sealing member becomes positioned between the heatsink and interfacing housing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexis Debiard, Fernando Javier Villanueva
  • Patent number: 11888379
    Abstract: The electrical system comprises a cover (206) for closing the compartment (204) defined in a housing (202). The electrical system further comprises a removable element (214) configured to be mounted proximate to the housing (202), and a mobile hook (208) attached to one amongst the cover (206) and the housing (202), and configured to take an engaged position with the other amongst the cover (206) and the housing (202) and a disengaged position from the other from the cover (206) and the housing (202), wherein the removable element (214), when mounted proximate to the housing (202), is configured to cooperate with the mobile hook (208) to prevent the cover (206) from being separated from the housing (202), thereby preventing an opening of the compartment (204).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Guido Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240027050
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device including a housing with a first module for emitting a first beam, a second module for emitting a second beam, extending above the first, a third module for emitting a third segmented beam, extending above the second beam, and an optical projection system. The second module is arranged below the first module, the third module is arranged below the second module, and each of the modules includes a plurality of light sources, a collector for collecting and reflecting the rays emitted by the plurality of light sources into a beam, and a portion of the optical projection system that is arranged to project the beam, the portion forming an image of the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yves GROMFELD
  • Publication number: 20240027047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting module including a light source capable of emitting light rays, a collector with a reflective surface, an optical system configured to project a light beam by imaging a portion of the reflective surface located behind the light source, a screen located in front of the light source, with a rear face arranged so as to gather light rays which are emitted forward by the light source and are not reflected by the reflective surface. The screen includes an end face, adjacent to the rear face and facing the reflected light rays, which is configured to avoid and/or to absorb the reflected light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Corentin DEBAINE, Sylvain GIRAUD, Yves GROMFELD, Clement OLCHEWSKY
  • Publication number: 20240030768
    Abstract: Stator for an electric machine has a number N?3 of phases, a number P?2 of pole pairs and a hole count q=2, and a stator core, which has two faces and a plurality of slots which are divided into first to L-th layers, where L?4. The shaped conductors form for each phase first to fourth paths and are arranged in 2·P winding zones, and each winding zone is divided into a first and a second sub-winding zone and each sub-winding zone extends over the L layers. The shaped conductors of a respective path are interconnected by connectors, which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase in an alternating manner at the first face and the second face of the stator core, to form a series connection with a first end shaped conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Boris DOTZ
  • Publication number: 20240027045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting system including a pixelated light source provided with a plurality of selectively activatable emissive elements, each having a rectangular shape with a height dimension and a width dimension, the width dimension being the same for all the emissive elements, and an optical device having an optical axis and configured to project an image of each of the emissive elements. The optical device configured such that the images have a width dimension that increases non-linearly moving away from the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Pierre ALBOU
  • Publication number: 20240030758
    Abstract: A stator core for receiving a stator winding and slot linings. A respective slot lining has a first end extending along an axial direction, a second end situated opposite the first end and extending along the axial direction, a first end section extending from the first end toward the second end, and a second end section extending from the second end toward the first end and is overlapped by the first end section on an outer side of the respective slot lining. A multiplicity of slots are arranged in the circumferential direction is formed in the stator core, a respective slot having a first slot wall which delimits the slot in the circumferential direction, a second slot wall which is situated opposite the first slot wall and delimits the slot in the circumferential direction, and a slot base which delimits the slot in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Cristian CIUBOTARU, Boris DOTZ, Christian FINGER-ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20240030759
    Abstract: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Boris DOTZ
  • Publication number: 20240027052
    Abstract: An assembly for a light device includes a plurality of optical parts made of moulded plastic material. At least one flexible link made of plastic material connects the plurality of optical parts. A method for producing a plurality of optical parts, forming the assembly noted above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Olivier LELARGE
  • Publication number: 20240030772
    Abstract: Connection unit for a stator having a stator winding with N number of phases. The connection unit includes a number N of contact portions each having a first wall and a second wall, and each contact portion forming a receiving chamber delimited by the first wall and the second wall and designed to encase one of N connection portions of the stator. Each contact portion is configured to electrically contact the connection portion, wherein the first and second walls of the N contact portions are oriented parallel to one other. A conductor arrangement which either electrically conductively connects the contact portions or includes N conductor portions which are electrically isolated from one another and are each electrically conductively connected to one of the N contact portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian DIETERICH, Bianca HOFMANN, Michael MENZ
  • Publication number: 20240030769
    Abstract: Stator, which has N?3 phases, P?2 pole pairs and a hole count q=2 and also includes a stator core with a plurality of slots and a plurality of shaped conductors. The shaped conductors form for each phase a first and a second path and are arranged in 2·P winding zones which are each subdivided into a first and a second sub-winding zone. The shaped conductors of a respective path are interconnected to form a series connection with a first end-shaped conductor and a second end-shaped conductor by connectors, which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase in an alternating manner at two axial face sides. The shaped conductors of a respective path form a first to third section of shaped conductors successively in the series connection. The first and third sections include the first and second end-shaped conductor respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Boris DOTZ
  • Patent number: 11881763
    Abstract: In a control device for discharging a DC link capacitor by means of a discharging device including a load resistor and a switch element connected in series with the load resistor, the control device includes a generator unit, which is configured to generate a pulse width-modulated actuation signal for the switch element with an ascertained duty cycle, and a control unit, which is configured to ascertain the duty cycle in such a way that, in the time average, a desired discharge current flows through the load resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Edelhäuser, Philipp Erdtmann, Thomas Götze, Philip Hubner
  • Patent number: 11879612
    Abstract: A light guide, and a vehicle lamp and motor vehicle including the light guide, which is configured to be installed in an opening defined by a lamp frame of a vehicle lamp. The light guide includes an elongated body, the body having a light exit segment for guiding light from a light source to exit in a target direction, the light exit segment including a bend segment. The light guide further includes a wing-like part, the wing-like part being at least connected to the bend segment and being configured to fill a gap between the bend segment and an edge of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jinting Zhang, Mingrui Sun
  • Patent number: 11878681
    Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle (100) with a parking assistance system (110) is proposed, comprising: a) sensing an obstructing parked position (BP) of the first vehicle (100) by means of the parking assistance system (110), wherein the obstructing parked position (BP) is a parked position which adjoins a parking space (PP) occupied by a parked second vehicle (150), b) reception of a sensor signal, acquired by a sensor apparatus (120, 130) of the vehicle (100), by means of the parking assistance system (110), c) detecting a request to exit a parking space of the parked second vehicle (150) in accordance with the received sensor signal by means of the parking assistance system (110), and d) autonomously driving the first vehicle (100) from the obstructing parked position (BP) into a position which is different from the obstructing parked position (BP) in accordance with the detected request to exit a parking space by means of the parking assistance system (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Heimberger
  • Publication number: 20240021913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for a motor vehicle with an electric or hybrid motor, including: at least one heat exchanger; at least one tangential-flow turbomachine having an axis of rotation, the at least one tangential-flow turbomachine being capable of creating an air flow circulating between an intake opening and a discharge opening, passing through the at least one heat exchanger; at least one housing configured to house the at least one heat exchanger and said at least one tangential-flow turbomachine, the intake opening and the discharge opening being part of the at least one housing; and an additional heat exchanger through which the air flow is intended to pass, arranged outside the at least one housing, downstream of the discharge opening of the cooling module in a longitudinal direction of the cooling module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Amrid MAMMERI, Kamel AZZOUZ, Gael DURBECQ, Erwan ETIENNE
  • Publication number: 20240019098
    Abstract: A light module for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, including a plurality of first light sources, at least a first collector having a reflective surface arranged to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by the light sources into a light beam, an optical projection system arranged to project the light beam, and a first diffusing screen disposed between a first portion of the optical projection system and the collector. The optical system including the first portion arranged to form an image of the reflective surface of the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yves GROMFELD
  • Publication number: 20240017586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module for an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, designed to have an air flow passing therethrough, and including: a primary front heat; a receiver dryer positioned in an upstream part of the cooling module considered in a longitudinal direction extending from the front toward the rear of the cooling module; and a deflector element. In the longitudinal direction of the cooling module, the receiver-dryer is positioned downstream of and facing the deflector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Amrid MAMMERI, Kamel AZZOUZ, Sebastien GARNIER, Issiaka TRAORE
  • Publication number: 20240022127
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a stator including a rotor body and a winding, the winding passing through slots of the rotor body, the slots having an isthmus. A rotor includes a rotor body with cavities and permanent magnets, arranged in the cavities, forming magnetic poles having a central axis (d), a quadrature axis (q) being equidistant from two successive central axes (d). The ratio between the width of the isthmus and the width of the slot being greater than or equal to 0.40 and less than or equal to 0.7, and the ratio between an air gap at the central axis and an air gap at the quadrature axis being greater than or equal to 0.8 and less than or equal to 1.5. An electrical assembly includes such a rotary electric machine and an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Radhouane KHLISSA, Jérome LEGRANGER, Radu FRATILA
  • Patent number: 11873957
    Abstract: An optical light beam projection device, notably for a motor vehicle, includes upstream in the direction of propagation of the light rays, a set of at least two associated submatrices each provided with primary light sources capable of emitting light rays. Downstream, a primary optical system is provided with a plurality of convergent optics, at least one convergent optic being associated with each submatrix and arranged downstream thereof, the separation between the optical axes of two adjacent convergent optics corresponds respectively to the separation between the centers of the corresponding adjacent submatrices. Another subject of the invention is an optical module comprising the device and a motor vehicle headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Marine Courcier, Vanesa Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11877069
    Abstract: The invention relates to an image capturing device (1) comprising an image sensor (9) making it possible to obtain both an infrared image (31) and an image in the visible range (35) by means of an array of elementary optical filters comprising first optical filters, which are at least partially transmissive in the infrared range, and second optical filters which are at least partially transmissive in the visible range. The image capturing device comprises a calculator (12) which is programmed to control the image sensor to perform two shots, one being exposed according to an ambient brightness in the infrared range for obtaining the first image and the other being exposed as a function of an ambient brightness in the visible range for obtaining the second image. The invention also relates to a system for monitoring a driver (3), comprising such an image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Aleksandar Popovic