Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Publication number: 20230311743
    Abstract: A method for adapting a setpoint for a digital lighting unit, which is intended to be projected by a digital lighting unit of a motor vehicle, which includes a matrix light source and an optical system. The method includes a step of applying digital filtering to the digital setpoint. The filter used is capable of anticipating geometric aberrations induced by said optical system when projecting a digital setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Ali KANJ, Constantin PRAT, Yasser ALMEHIO, Hafid EL IDRISSI
  • Publication number: 20230313961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source capable of emitting light rays; a collector with a reflective surface configured to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by the light source into a light beam along an optical axis of the module; an optical system configured to project the light beam. The collector is configured so that a portion of the light rays of the light beam are parallel to the optical axis or have an angle of inclination ? smaller than or equal to 25° in a vertical plane with respect to said axis; and the optical system is configured to form an image of the reflective surface of the collector. The invention also relates to a light device comprising one or more such light modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Sylvain GIRAUD
  • Patent number: 11778769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for an electrical apparatus, said housing including: a first chamber (117) intended for receiving first electronic components (300, 315); a second chamber (127) intended for receiving second electronic components; an interface separating the first chamber (117) from the second chamber (127); and a cooling circuit configured to receive a fluid intended for cooling said electrical apparatus, said cooling circuit being formed inside said housing interface, wherein said interface includes a blind hole extending from the first chamber (117) towards the second chamber (127), which is configured to form a cavity intended for receiving a first component (315).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Sanvito, Pierre Smal
  • Patent number: 11774193
    Abstract: The invention concerns a header (4) for a heat exchanger adapted to have a refrigerant fluid (FR) passed through it and comprising a wall (4a-4d) delimiting a chamber (6) accommodating a device (7) for distribution of the refrigerant fluid (FR) inside the chamber (6), the distribution device (7) comprising at least one conduit (8a, 8b) extending between two ends (20a, 20b; 29a, 29b) along a longitudinal axis (A1), at least a first end (20a) of the conduit (8a) being provided with an inlet opening (10) for the admission of the refrigerant fluid (FR) to the interior of the distribution device (7), the distribution device (7) being provided with at least one orifice (11) oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis (A1) for the evacuation of the refrigerant fluid (FR) from the distribution device (7) to the chamber (6), characterized in that it comprises at least one member (17a, 17b) for retaining the distribution device (7) inside the chamber (6) at least in part made in one piece with the wall (4a-4d) of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Olivier Maquin, Jérôme Mougnier, Julien Tissot, Jérémy Blandin, Kamel Azzouz, Patrick Leblay
  • Patent number: 11772610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device (1) for a vehicle, intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm, comprising at least one connector configured to be secured to the wiper blade (12) and at least two adapters (25, 29), one of the adapters (25) being configured for connecting the connector (24) to a first type of driving arm, and a combination of the two adapters (25, 29) being configured for connecting the connector to a second type of driving arm (59), characterized in that each of these adapters (25, 29) comprises a locking member (85, 89) configured to lock the combination of the two adapters to the second type of driving arm (59), these locking members (85, 89) being superposed in order to secure the combination of the two adapters (25, 29) to the second type of driving arm (59).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
  • Patent number: 11773953
    Abstract: A torque converter includes a pump shell having pump blades; a turbine shell having a support portion supporting turbine blades, wherein the turbine blades are driven by the pump blades via a fluid to rotate about a rotational axis. The turbine shell further has a flange portion extending outward at the radially outside of the support portion and is integrally formed with the support portion. The torque converter further comprises a vibration damping device, the mass of which is mounted on the flange portion and configured to be movable relative to the flange portion and apply a torque to the turbine shell, thereby damping the torque vibration on the turbine shell. In addition, the invention also discloses a vehicle comprising the torque converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO KAPEC TORQUE CONVERTERS (NANJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengzhang Wang, Xun Hu, Ronglin Bi, Yanxia Sun
  • Patent number: 11775088
    Abstract: An interface for controlling at least one function of a unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a display screen (7) and at least one control member (2) comprising a mobile gripping element (2a) that is rotatably mobile about an axis (A), at least two conductive indicators (10) that are borne by the mobile element (2a) and that are mobile together with same and a guide (2b), the interface being characterized in that it comprises a capacitive sensor (6) comprising a plurality of electrodes (12) that are configured to detect a variation in the angular position of the conductive indicators (10) and in that the guide (2b) is at least partly fixed to the display screen (7) such that the mobile element (2a) partially covers the screen, the electrodes (12) being arranged in a contiguous region (6a) of the screen (7), such that the indicators (10) are movable so as to face the electrodes (12) when the mobile element (2a) is moved about its axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Jerome Mathieu
  • Patent number: 11773918
    Abstract: The present invention includes a position restriction structure disposed in a space between an auxiliary cover casing and a diaphragm spring and having a body part fixed to the auxiliary cover casing, a mounting part extending in a circumferential direction from the body part and coupled to the auxiliary cover casing, a first protrusion protruding in an axial direction from the body part toward an incision groove of the diaphragm spring and inserted into the incision groove to restrict movement in the radial direction and a second protrusion protruding in the axial direction from the body part toward the incision groove of the diaphragm spring and inserted into the incision groove to restrict movement in the rotational direction. The position restriction structure is installed on the auxiliary cover casing and restrains the movement in the radial and rotational directions of the diaphragm spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PYONG HWA VALEO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seok Min Kang, Hyeon Woo Noh
  • Patent number: 11772546
    Abstract: A light system of a vehicle comprising: a housing comprising: a glue bucket; a glue leg located partially or entirely within the glue bucket; and a light guide located between the glue bucket and the glue leg; wherein the light system is located proximate to a gap in the vehicle and the light guide guides light from the light guide into the glue leg and from the glue leg across the gap so that the light extends across the gap to illuminate the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Colby Darlage, Robert Fraizer, Jose Alberto Gomez Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20230303064
    Abstract: A method for determining an evasion trajectory for a vehicle to evade one or more objects is disclosed. The method involves recognizing a first object in a predicted trajectory of the vehicle, determining a lateral evasion distance left with respect to the first object, determining a lateral evasion distance right with respect to the first object, selecting the smaller one of the lateral evasion distance left and lateral evasion distance right as a first ideal lateral evasion distance, and determining a first ideal evasion trajectory on which the vehicle passes the object depending on the first ideal lateral evasion distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Ashwin Dayal George, Youssef Ghaly
  • Publication number: 20230307975
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a number N ? 3 of phases, a number P ? 2 of pole pairs, a number of slots per pole and phase q ? 2, a stator core which has a plurality of slots formed in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of shaped conductors which are arranged in the slots in a first to fourth layer. The shaped conductors form for each phase at least two paths and are arranged in 2 × P winding zones which extend over the four layers and at least q+1 directly adjacent slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Boris DOTZ
  • Publication number: 20230305130
    Abstract: An analysis device for analyzing a passenger compartment of a vehicle to detect persons is disclosed. The device has at least one ultra-wideband transceiver configured to transmit a signal (S1) on a wireless communication channel, at least one ultra-wideband transceiver configured to receive a signal (S2) corresponding to the transmitted signal (S1), to compute at least one impulse response (CIR) of the wireless communication channel from said received signal (S2), and to transmit said at least one impulse response (CIR) of the wireless communication channel to an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine biometric features (B) and/or volumetric occupancy features (P) of the passenger compartment on the basis of said at least one impulse response (CIR) of the wireless communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Onur Oguz, Pierre Avital, Georges Djokic
  • Publication number: 20230309274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power electrical apparatus comprising a first electrical module (21) forming a power electronic module, a second electrical module (22) forming a power electronic module, a third electrical module (4) forming a capacitive module which comprises a plurality of electrical components and a housing, a cooling system, configured to cool said second electrical module (22), a connecting portion of the cooling circuit connecting a first (31) and a second (32) cooling module, said connecting portion providing a fluidic connection between said first (31) and said second (32) cooling module, said first and second cooling modules (31-32) being positioned on either side of said third electrical module (4), said first and second cooling modules (31-32) each having a portion extending beyond one and the same lateral face of said third electrical module (4), vertically in line therewith, said portions facing one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Aurelien POUILLY, Alexandre LEGENDRE
  • Patent number: 11770915
    Abstract: The invention relates to electrical equipment comprising: a heatsink comprising an internal volume delimited by at least two opposite faces, a busbar, said busbar coming against said two opposite faces of the heatsink in such a way as to be cooled by said heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Alexandre Legendre, Aurélien Pouilly
  • Patent number: 11770040
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a plurality of pins arranged on concentric circles at different distances to a stator center in slots, each concentric circle forming a layer, wherein six pins in different layers are serially connected to one another and form a winding. A first pin is located in a first slot in the 6n-1 layer, wherein n is an integer. A second pin is located in a second slot in the 6n layer, wherein the second slot has a first radial distance to the first slot in a first circumferential direction of the stator. A third pin is located in a third slot in the 6n-2 layer. A fourth pin is located in a fourth slot in the 6n-3 layer. A fifth pin is located in the first slot in the 6n-5 layer. A sixth pin is located in the second slot in the 6n-4 layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Boris Dotz
  • Patent number: 11767929
    Abstract: An assembly includes an inlet tube. The assembly includes a first outlet tube. The assembly includes a solenoid assembly having a plunger movable between an open position in which fluid is permitted to flow from the inlet tube to the outlet tube and a closed position in which fluid is inhibited from flowing from the inlet tube to the outlet tube. The solenoid assembly has a spring urging the plunger to the closed position. The solenoid assembly has a strain gage fixed to the spring. A strain detected by the strain gage indicates whether the plunger is at the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Segundo Baldovino, Ashwin Arunmozhi, Venkatesh Krishnan, Charles Prain, Michael Whitney, William S. Smith, Theophile Jullien, Denis Thebault, Jean Baptiste Lahilaire
  • Publication number: 20230299626
    Abstract: A rotor lamination for a rotor of an electrical machine includes a large number of passage openings each intended to form a magnet pocket of a rotor laminated core and having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side parallel to the first longitudinal side. For pairs of passage openings adjacent in the circumferential direction and situated axially symmetrically with respect to a radial axis of symmetry, an outer contour of a respective passage opening of a respective pair connects ends, pointing to the axis of symmetry, of the longitudinal sides to one another. The outer contour extends from the first longitudinal side in a direction which is averted from the two longitudinal sides, and runs over an arcuate portion, which is curved towards the axis of symmetry, to the second longitudinal side along a direction of extent defined from the first to second longitudinal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GmbH
    Inventors: Christine BECK, Florian BEYER
  • Publication number: 20230296768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement (12), in particular for use for a driving assistance system of a vehicle (10), having a plurality of ultrasonic sensors (14) which are arranged along at least a front (20) and/or a rear (22) of the vehicle (10), wherein the ultrasonic sensors (14) are divided into a group (26) of right-hand ultrasonic sensors (14) and a group (24) of left-hand ultrasonic sensors (14), and the sensor arrangement (12) has asymmetric operation in which the ultrasonic sensors (14) in one group (24, 26) of ultrasonic sensors (14) at least partially have a lower receiving sensitivity than corresponding ultrasonic sensors (14) in the other group (26, 24) of ultrasonic sensors (14). The invention also relates to a method for operating such a sensor arrangement (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Maxime Courtois, Nicolas Costini
  • Publication number: 20230294641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper and a vehicle. The present invention relates to a wiper and a vehicle. The wiper (1, 1?, 1?) comprises: a wiper arm (2) comprising a wiper arm holder (10), an extension arm (20), and a wiper arm end member (40), the wiper arm being drivable to swing back and forth in an outward swing direction and a return direction; a wiper blade (60) comprising a blade holding portion (61) and a blade rubber strip (63); a first nozzle (50) connected to the wiper arm end member (40); and a first conduit (71) for conveying a cleaning fluid under pressure to the first nozzle (50), wherein an end (71B) of the first conduit (71) that is used for connecting with the first nozzle (50) passes the wiper blade (60) between the wiper arm end member (40) and the blade holding portion (61) and extends to a first longitudinal side of the wiper blade (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Haoyi Hong, Denis Grandjean, Xu Cheng, Jinlong Pu
  • Publication number: 20230294639
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Quentin FAURIOL, cyrille GIRODOT, Nicolas KUCHLY