Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Publication number: 20230032508
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter (25) intended to connect a wiper blade to a driving arm for a vehicle via a connector (24), having a first lateral wall (251) and a second lateral wall (252) between which an upper wall (250) is positioned, at least one of these lateral walls (251) comprising a pivot member intended to allow the adapter (25) to rotate with respect to the connector (24), the pivot member comprising at least one hole (451) configured to receive a shaft of the driving arm. According to the invention, this hole (451) has at least one rib able to block pivoting between the shaft of the driving arm and the adapter (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Stéphane Houssat, Vincent Gaucher, Eric Poton
  • Publication number: 20230031154
    Abstract: A temperature management system for a vehicle is disclosed. The temperature management system includes a refrigerant circuit and a heat transfer fluid loop. The refrigerant circuit includes a compression device, an expansion member, a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and an air flow external to a vehicle interior, a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the heat transfer fluid circulating in the loop, and a fourth heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and an air flow inside the vehicle interior. The the heat transfer fluid loop includes, on a main line, the second heat exchanger and a primary radiator configured to exchange heat between the air flow external to the vehicle interior and the heat transfer fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Mohamed Yahia, Stefan Karl, Bertrand Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20230036988
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor (14) for a ventilation device (10) of a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising a base (34) for mounting the motor (14) on a support (16); a stator (22); a rotor (20) comprising a shaft (30); at least one bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20); and a decoupling ring (58). The decoupling ring (58) comprises an outer part (60) secured to the mounting base (34), an inner part (62) secured to the stator (22) and forming a recess (72; 76) for receiving the bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20), and elastomer material (64) between the inner part (62) and the outer part (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Benjamin Rapp, Maurad Berkouk
  • Publication number: 20230036949
    Abstract: An end shield for a rotary electric machine includes a plate which extends generally transversely in relation to an axis (X), and a skirt which extends generally axially from the plate. The skirt has at least one shoulder which forms an axial stop, the shoulder being intended to axially block a stator body of the rotary electric machine. The shoulder extends only over a portion of the circumference of the skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Khalid SASSANE, Rafael SANTOS, Matthieu BONNICI, Jean-Luc TARRAGO, Alain DEFEBVIN, Mohammed KRIKEB
  • Patent number: 11566857
    Abstract: A protection device 1 for a heat exchanger, comprising a grid 10 with an upstream surface 11 and a downstream surface 12, both located on opposite sides of the grid 10, the grid 10 being attachable to the heat exchanger 40 with attachment means 11 so that the downstream surface 12 can face a side of the heat exchanger 40, wherein the protection device 1 further comprises a shock absorber 20 attached to the grid 10 so that the shock absorber 20 least partly protrudes from the downstream surface 12 of the grid 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Radoslaw Godzina, Grzegorz Cyganek, Tomasz Wator, Lukasz Barus
  • Patent number: 11570864
    Abstract: A method for limiting current in-rush in automotive lighting devices. By controlling the state of a switching circuit that is used to selectively connect a power supply to an automotive lighting device, the invention allows for selectively limiting the intensity of the current that is supplied to the lighting device. In accordance with preferred embodiments, this advantage is achieved by relying on electronic components that are nowadays used for different purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: David Boudikian, Clement Fabris, Jose Afonso
  • Patent number: 11567172
    Abstract: A method is described for the in particular optical capture of at least one object (18, 20) with at least one sensor apparatus (14) of a vehicle (10), a device (34) of a sensor apparatus (14), a sensor apparatus (14) and a driver assistance system (12) with at least one sensor apparatus (14). In the method, in particular optical transmitted signals (36) are transmitted into a monitoring region (16) with the at least one sensor apparatus (14) and transmitted signals (36) reflected from object points (40) of the at least one object (18, 20) are captured as received signals (38) with angular resolution with reference to a main monitoring direction (42) of the at least one sensor apparatus (14). A spatial distribution of the object points (40) of the at least one object (18, 20) relative to the at least one sensor apparatus (14) is determined from a relationship between the transmitted signals (36) and the received signals (38), and the at least one object (18, 20) is categorized as stationary or non-stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Philipp Blob
  • Patent number: 11567181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a functional impairment of a laser scanner (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a laser beam (12) of the laser scanner (2) is transmitted through a protective screen (6) of the laser scanner (2) into a surrounding area (4) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein an echo (16) of the transmitted laser beam (12) at least partially reflected at the protective screen (6) is received by a reception unit (9) of the laser scanner (2) with an intensity value (19), and the functional impairment of the laser scanner (2) is detected if the intensity value (19) is different from a reference intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230023460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper system for a motor vehicle, comprising a drive arm and a wiper which are connected to one another by a connecting device which comprises a connector secured to the wiper and a connecting shaft, the drive arm comprising a first end via which it is attached to a drive means, and a second end, opposite to the first end in a longitudinal direction of the drive arm, the connecting device comprising a receiving housing for receiving the connecting shaft, the receiving housing comprising an entrance by means of which the connecting shaft is received in the receiving housing and a locking zone for locking the connecting shaft, characterized in that the locking zone is positioned between the entrance of the receiving housing and the second end of the drive arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Pascal RENOUX, Nicolas KUCHLY, Theo ALEXIS
  • Publication number: 20230026066
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a sheet metal package formed from stacked electrical sheets and having magnet pockets arranged therein, a plurality of magnets of which at least one is inserted into each of the magnet pockets, a plurality of clearances which are each delimited by the magnets inserted into one of the magnet pockets and by the sheet metal package, a filling opening which is arranged on an axial side of the sheet metal package and through which a first of the clearances is exposed, and a venting opening which is arranged on the axial side and through which a second of the clearances is exposed. The outer end of the filling opening and/or the outer end of the venting opening are widened. Also described are an electric machine having the rotor, a vehicle having the machine and a method for producing the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Wieczorek, Sebastian Dieterich, Markus Rubi, Alexander Schlereth, Kay Lemmert, Stephan Hellmuth, Robert Werner, Robin Büsch
  • Publication number: 20230023583
    Abstract: A cup (28) of a external rotor with symmetry of revolution about the axis comprises: a first cylindrical portion (68) which is radially internal, a second cylindrical portion (32) which is radially external and a third portion (70) between the two cylindrical portions (32, 68). When viewed in cross-section, the third portion (70) extends between two points (P1, P2) which define a straight line which forms, with the axis of the rotor cup (28), an angle (a) of between 65° and 80°. The ratio between the distance (R-P1, R-p2) between the first point (P1, P2) which is radially internal or radially external, respectively, and the axis of symmetry of the rotor cup (28), on the one hand, and the radius (R32) of the second cylindrical portion (32), on the other hand, is between 0.04 and 0.32 or between 0.65 and 1.0, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sophie Bede, Maurad Berkouk, Laurent Legot
  • Publication number: 20230027750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve for a system for spraying a cleaning liquid, said valve comprising: —a valve body including a hydraulic cavity configured to be fluidically connected to a hydraulic channel of the spray system and intended to receive the cleaning liquid, —a plunger configured to be displaced in the hydraulic cavity between an open position, in which it allows the cleaning liquid to enter the hydraulic channel, and a closed position, in which it prevents the passage of the cleaning liquid through the hydraulic channel, —a compressible elastic element containing a gas disposed in the hydraulic cavity and configured to be compressed if the cleaning liquid in the valve freezes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventor: Theophile JULLIEN
  • Publication number: 20230023676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical transmission device (10), in particular a coil spring arrangement (10), for a motor vehicle and to a motor vehicle, wherein the electrical transmission device (10) has a strip-type electrical transmission element (2), in particular a coil spring (2), which is designed and configured, in a functional installation state of the electrical transmission device (10) in a vehicle, to form an electrical connection, in particular a connection for signal and/or energy transmission, between a component (3A) arranged on the vehicle body side and/or an assembly (3) arranged on the vehicle body side, and a component (4A) arranged on the steering input side, in particular on the steering wheel side, and/or an assembly (4) arranged on the steering input side, wherein the electrical transmission device (10) furthermore has at least one electrical discharge apparatus (5) for discharging an electrostatic charge of the electrical transmission device (10) which is electrically connec
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Müller
  • Publication number: 20230029287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light guiding assembly, a vehicle lamp and a vehicle. Specifically, the light guide assembly includes at least a first light guide element and a second light guide element, which can be joined to form a predetermined shape, in the region where the first light guide element and the second light guide element are joined, the parts of the first light guide element and the second light guide element that face each other at least partially overlap, so that light leaving one of the first light guide element and the second light guide element can at least partially enter the other. The vehicle lamp and the vehicle have the abovementioned light guide assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Foshan Ichikoh Valeo Auto Lighting Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingang SHI, Yanna CHEN, Zebin NI, Yamei LI
  • Publication number: 20230025242
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jose Luis HERRADA, Mehdi BELHAJ
  • Publication number: 20230023894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal regulation device for at least one electronic and/or electrical component, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a stack of at least two pairs of plates, defining circulation channels for heat-transfer fluid, and at least one heat-transfer fluid manifold, in fluidic communication with the circulation channels for heat-transfer fluid. The at least one heat-transfer fluid manifold has at least two complementary hollow manifolds. Each manifold is joined to an associated pair of plates and includes a distribution zone having at least one slot leading into the circulation channel for heat-transfer fluid. The manifolds joined to two adjacent pairs of plates have a male part and a complementary female part that are fitted one in the other, the male part bearing at least one seal. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for assembling such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Boris BARRE, Anne-Sophie MIZRAHI, Jean Damien MULLER, Jean Christophe PREVOST, Frederic TISON
  • Publication number: 20230027557
    Abstract: A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator body having an axis (X), and a winding including at least one overhang projecting axially from the stator body and winding ends extending axially beyond the overhang from the stator body. Also included is an interconnector mounted on the overhang of the winding, including an insulating body and at least one track having track ends. At least two winding ends are each assembled with one of the corresponding track ends, and the track ends are symmetrical relative to a plane containing the axis and relative to a plane transverse to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Christopher RICHE, Mathieu D'AMICO
  • Publication number: 20230025545
    Abstract: The invention includes a lighting device with a signaling module that can move in at least a first direction and a lighting module that can move in a second direction different from the first direction. The movable lighting module being able to take a position that is invisible and a position that is visible from outside the lighting device. The lighting device further including a controller designed to control a movement of the lighting module such that: in a first mode, called daytime mode, the lighting module assumes the invisible position; in a second mode, called nighttime mode, the lighting module assumes the visible position. The controller moves of the signaling module such that at least one part of the signaling module moves in the first direction in order to authorize a movement of the lighting module in the second direction from the invisible position to the visible position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Matthieu SYRE, Stephane PATRIZI, Olivier RUAT, Samuel TROTTIER, Philippe LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20230012810
    Abstract: A light guide extending in a main direction and including an inlet face for the light emitted by a light source, the inlet face being contoured to form a collimator. The light guide includes a face for guiding the light, a light outlet face, and a face for decoupling the light towards the outlet face, the decoupling face being transversely opposite to the outlet face. At least one portion of the profile of the inlet face is constant in a transverse direction so as not to collimate the light in a longitudinal plane including the transverse direction but in a longitudinal plane perpendicular to the transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventor: Christophe VALOIS
  • Publication number: 20230020867
    Abstract: A method for managing image data in an automotive lighting device. This method includes the steps of providing an image pattern, dividing the image pattern in rows or columns of pixels, and providing, for each row pattern, a plurality of linear segments. Also included is providing a breaking pixel, splitting a segment by the breaking pixel, compressing the data of the linear segments and sending the compressed data to the light module. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device for performing the steps of such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yasser ALMEHIO