Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Patent number: 11703347
    Abstract: The method of preparing a navigation autonomy map for a vehicle covering a zone including path segments, comprising the following steps: identifying the path segments for which the map needs to be prepared; for each path segment, calculating a primary autonomy index in accordance with at least two distinct functions; and calculating for each path segment a final autonomy index by taking a weighted average of the primary autonomy indices. An autonomy map, an application of the autonomy map, and a vehicle using such an autonomy map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Safran Electronics & Defense, Valeo Schalter UND Sensoren GMBH
    Inventors: Emmanuel Robert, Jacques Yelloz, Philippe Gougeon
  • Patent number: 11701842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shut-off flap (26) for a motor vehicle shut-off device, notably for a device for shutting off an air inlet in the front face of a motor vehicle, comprising a flap body (28), the flap body (28) being at least partially made of a fibre reinforced composite material, notably one that uses continuous reinforcing fibres (42, 44). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle shut-off device comprising such a flap and to methods of manufacturing this flap and this shut-off device for a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sergio Da Costa Pito, Thomas Nore
  • Patent number: 11703288
    Abstract: A header (10) for a heat exchanger, in particular for a charge air cooler, comprising an opening plane (12) with plurality of openings (14) for attachment of tubes, a collar (13) encircling the perimeter of the opening plane (12) and protruding at least partially above the opening plane (12), wherein the header (10) further comprises guiding protrusions (11a, 11b) located along inner perimeter of the collar (13) adjacent to said openings (14) and configured to guide the tubes into the openings (14) upon insertion, wherein the openings (14) have substantially rectangular shape with longer sides (14a) and shorter sides (14b) and are arranged in series along their longer sides (14a), wherein a first group of guiding protrusions (11a) is located adjacent the longer sides (14a) of the openings (14), while a second group of guiding protrusions (11b) is located adjacent the shorter sides (14b) of the openings (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Adam Kolacz, Dariusz Potok, Wojciech Matyszkowicz, Tomasz Lis
  • Patent number: 11702042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for de-icing and/or cleaning insects off a vehicle window (10) which is designed to perform at least a window wiping function and comprising a continuous-rotation motor (40) designed to drive the rotation of at least one wiper (30) to at least a first level corresponding to a first wiping speed, referred to as high wiping speed (HWS), and a second level at a second wiping speed, referred to as low wiping speed (LWS) and lower than the first, so as to perform the wiping function, and a system for spraying a specific, de-icing or insect-cleaning liquid, onto the window (10) from the said at least one wiper (30), characterized in that the continuous-rotation motor is designed in such a way as to operate at a third speed (CS), lower than the second speed, and in that the device is configured to cause the said wiper (30) to at least descend from the high position (PH) as far as the low position (PB) with the motor (40) operating at the very slow speed (CS) and with the said sp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Denis Thebault
  • Publication number: 20230219394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilation device for a vehicle ventilation, heating and/or air-conditioning system, including at least one housing that includes at least one wall defining an inner volume in which at least one radial propeller capable of being rotated and at least one guide member are received, the radial propeller and the guide member being configured to generate an air flow having a general direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the radial propeller between an air inlet of the radial propeller and an air outlet formed in the wall of the housing of the ventilation device, at least a part of the wall of the housing being configured to straighten the air flow at the outlet of the radial propeller. The guide member is configured to direct the air flow towards the axis of rotation of the radial propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Fabrice AILLOUD, Oliver LAUER, Nestor Ismael VARELA SANTOYO, Bruno DEMORY, Mohamed ALAOUI BENZAKROUM, Manuel HENNER, Maxime LAURENT
  • Publication number: 20230225025
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for operating an automotive lighting device including the providing a first preliminary current profile, calculating a first preliminary derating time associated to the first preliminary current profile, providing a second preliminary current profile, calculating a second preliminary derating time associated to the second preliminary current profile, feeding the first light module with a first current profile which provides a total amount of current lower than the first preliminary amount of current, and feeding the second light module with a second current profile which provides a total amount of current higher than the second preliminary amount of current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Rabih TALEB
  • Publication number: 20230219411
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes an assembly of four electric propulsion machines each having a stator and a rotor having an output shaft that is movable in rotation about an axis. Also includes is a common gearwheel that is kinematically connected to the n output shafts and that is able to receive the torque provided by the electric machines so as to form a first speed reducer, and primary gearwheels able to be driven by the common gearwheel. An intermediate shaft is able to be driven by intermediate gearwheels, each primary gearwheel being kinematically connected to a corresponding intermediate gearwheel so as to form a pair of gears with which a second speed reducer is associated, and a secondary shaft that is able to drive the vehicle and that has a secondary gearwheel kinematically connected to the intermediate shaft so as to form a third speed reducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Loic VASSIEUX, Dominique LHEUREUX, Thibault LEMAIRE, Benoist AUFFRAY, Clément DERVILLE HELLUIN
  • Publication number: 20230219410
    Abstract: Drive system for an electric vehicle including a first sub-assembly of electric machines kinematically connected to a first common gear, and a second sub-assembly of electric machines kinematically connected to a second common gear. A first set of gear trains is kinematically connecting the first sub-assembly to a secondary shaft capable of driving the driving wheels of the vehicle, wherein a first selective coupling system is arranged to select a first gear train or a second gear train from a neutral position during a gear change phase. A second sub-assembly kinematically connects the second common gear to the secondary shaft. The second sub-assembly of electric machines is controlled so as to supply additional torque making it possible to compensate for the loss of torque resulting from the uncoupling of the first sub-assembly inherent in the gear change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Thibault LEMAIRE, Loic VASSIEUX, Dominique LHEUREUX, Benoist AUFFRAY, Clément DERVILLE HELLUIN
  • Publication number: 20230220971
    Abstract: A light-emitting device for a vehicle and has at least one light-emitting unit, the light-emitting unit including a light source and a reflective unit. The reflective unit includes a first reflective portion, having a first reflective face facing the light source; and a second reflective portion, having a second reflective face facing a light output region of the light-emitting unit The reflective unit further includes a bridging portion connecting the first reflective portion and the second reflective portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Yagui GAO, Can TAO, Haiqing ZHOU, Ling GUO, Yang LIU, Chen CHEN, Pingwu YANG, Chuyun YAO
  • Patent number: 11697396
    Abstract: A spoiler of an automotive wiper system that extends in a main direction of elongation and is configured to be mounted on the wiper system's arm or a wiper where the spoiler is predominantly formed by a one-piece main layer, where the spoiler includes at least one engraving zone in which the main layer has a cavity that houses at least one secondary layer that is distinct from the main layer and the engraving zone is configured in such a way that the at least one secondary layer is elongated while being at least partially covered by the main layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventor: Vincent Gaucher
  • Patent number: 11697398
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper blade for a vehicle, comprising at least one wiper strip intended to come to bear on a glazed surface and at least one bending member (1) housed in a support, the wiper strip being held by the support, the bending member (1) being configured to generate curvature in the wiper blade, the bending member (1) being arranged in the form of a longitudinally extending strip, the strip comprising, seen in cross-section, an intermediate portion (2) arranged between two lateral portions (3a, 3b) of the strip, characterized in that a first thickness (12) of the intermediate portion (2) is less than a second thickness (13) of at least one of the lateral portions (3a, 3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
  • Publication number: 20230211754
    Abstract: The present invention relates about a wiper system for cleaning a vehicle window, comprising a drive attachment, an arm, a wiper blade and a connecting body located between the drive attachment and the arm, the wiper system comprising a pivot link between the connecting body and the drive attachment, the wiper system comprising a rotational link between the connecting body and the arm, the rotational link having an axis that extends along a first direction, the pivot link having an axis that extends along a second direction, said first direction and said second direction being intersected, wherein the wiper system comprises a mechanical link between the drive attachment and the arm enforcing a rotation of the pivot link around the second direction upon a rotation of the arm around the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Tomasz OSTROGORSKI, Sebastian JABLECKI, Przemyslaw SZYMANEK
  • Publication number: 20230216380
    Abstract: Stator assembly for an electronically switched electric motor, the stator assembly having a stator extending in the direction of a first axis, the stator including a winding support around which at least one winding is wound, the winding support having a radially inner surface defining a central hole extending in the direction of the first axis; a screen at least partly covering the at least one winding of the stator, the screen having at least one tab in contact with the radially inner surface of the winding support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Elmehdi BENSAIH, Guillaume ROBELET, Maurad BERKOUK
  • Publication number: 20230213159
    Abstract: A light-emitting assembly, a method for adjusting the light-emitting assembly, and a vehicle. The light-emitting assembly is used for a vehicle and includes a seat and a support, a light-emitting module being held on the support. A first adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a first adjustment on the light-emitting module, and a second adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a second adjustment on the light-emitting module. The support and the seat are pivotally connected together, so that the support can pivot around a horizontal axis under the action of the first adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Xin ZHANG, Liang LIN, Zhao FANG, Lihua ZENG, Jianmin YUAN
  • Publication number: 20230213292
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a tank, spaced apart tubular elements, fins and a side cover. The tank receives a first heat exchange fluid therein. The spaced apart tubular elements defining a heat exchanger core are in fluid communication with the tank and enable heat exchange between a first heat exchange fluid flowing there through and a second heat exchange fluid flowing around and across the tubular elements. The fins arranged alternately with respect to the tubular elements promote heat exchange. The side cover adjacent to a lateral face of the heat exchanger core, covers and shields the lateral face and at least a portion of the heat exchanger core disposed between the tubular elements proximal to the lateral face of the heat exchanger core and the corresponding side cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Supawadee WUNGKAHARD, Jaturong CHOEINAM, Poonsin SRATONGHOI
  • Patent number: 11691480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) defining an air duct (11) for the passage of an airflow comprising—an inlet module (8), comprising at least one air inlet (15, 16), an air filter (70) being arranged within the inlet module (8), and—a distribution module (9) comprising at least one air outlet (27, 29, 30), the inlet module (8) and the distribution module (9) being detachably assembled to one another; according to the invention, the inlet module (8) is configured to be arranged in a first area of the vehicle, and the distribution module (9) is configured to be arranged in a second area of the vehicle, the air filter (70) being able to be removed from the second area of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Philippe Pierres, Nestor Varela
  • Patent number: 11695304
    Abstract: Rotor for an electrical machine has a rotor core with a plurality of radially outwardly extending rotor legs, a number of exciter windings corresponding to the number of rotor legs, each wound around one of the rotor legs, and a separating device, having a number of separating portions corresponding to the number of rotor legs, which are arranged between a respective pair of adjacent exciter windings and extend axially between two opposing end faces of the rotor, a first annular connecting portion which connects together the separating portions at one of the end faces, and a second annular connecting portion which connects together the separating portions at the other of the end faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Regina Bach, Boris Dotz
  • Publication number: 20230208226
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes a rotor shaft configured to rotate around an axis of rotation, a rotor body formed of a stack of laminations having a plurality of teeth projecting radially and being configured to be mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft. A field coil is wound around each tooth of the plurality of teeth. At least one tooth of the plurality of teeth includes at least one weld seam on a lateral face of the corresponding tooth, the lateral face extending radially and axially along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph WIECZOREK, Carsten SIEPKER, Florian VOLKMUTH, David FÖRSTER, Christoph ENGLERT, Nikolas SEUBERT, Sebastian BEETZ
  • Publication number: 20230208234
    Abstract: An electromagnetic pole for a rotary electric machine with an axis of rotation is disclosed. The electromagnetic pole has a tooth comprising a tooth core of magnetic material. The tooth core is a laminated tooth core comprising a plurality of steel plates stacked in the direction of the axis of rotation. The electromagnetic pole also has a coil with a wire wound around the tooth core and at least one outer layer of the wire and one under layer of the wire. First portions of the wire of the outer layer are secured with second portions of the wire of the under layer by an adhesive material covering at least partially one of the first portions of the wire. A rotor comprising such electromagnetic poles, an electric machine comprising such a rotor, and a method for producing such an electromagnetic pole are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Böhm
  • Publication number: 20230208221
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine, capable of rotating around an axis of rotation, the rotor has first and second axial ends and includes a rotor body having a plurality of teeth circumferentially distributed around the axis and projecting radially, each tooth being in contact with two end plates. Also included is a rotor winding having a plurality of coils, each coil being wound on one of said teeth of the rotor body, each coil having two coil ends, two covers, a first cover located on the first axial end of the rotor and a second cover located on the second axial end of the rotor. The rotor has at least one non-conductive radial barrier that maintains a predetermined distance between the first coil end and the first cover on the one hand and between the second coil end and the second cover on the other hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian FINGER-ALBERT, Carsten SIEPKER