Patents Assigned to Valeo
  • Patent number: 12222026
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuating device for a torque transmission system includes a shell arranged around an axis X. The shell being fixed relative to the axis X and includes walls defining an annular cavity which houses a coil and at least partially a plunger which is able to move axially along the axis X to actuate a coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventor: Roël Verhoog
  • Patent number: 12225662
    Abstract: A lighting module of a motor vehicle signaling device includes a ceramic substrate having opposite first and second faces, and a plurality of selectively activatable light sources mounted on the first face of the ceramic substrate. Each of the first and second faces of the ceramic substrate are provided with at least a first and a second respective interconnection layer. The ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of through holes designed to interconnect the first interconnection layer to the second interconnection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre Val, Samuel Daroussin, Zdravko Zojceski, Antoine De Lamberterie
  • Patent number: 12224420
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for thermal regulation (2), in particular cooling, for an electronic component (103), in particular a battery, the temperature of which must be controlled, the electronic component (103) being in particular capable of giving off heat during its operation, the thermal regulation device comprising at least one first circuit (4) configured to allow the circulation of a heat transfer fluid; at least one second circuit (5) configured to transport a dielectric fluid, this second circuit comprising at least one outlet for delivering the dielectric fluid towards the electronic component; at least one first circuit (4) and at least one second circuit (5) being arranged so that the first circuit is in thermal interaction with the fluid delivered via the at least one outlet of the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Kamel Azzouz, Amrid Mammeri, Sébastien Garnier, Imad Chelali
  • Patent number: 12221981
    Abstract: A support frame for a ventilation device for cooling a fluid passing through a cooling circuit of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The frame has an opening defining an opening perimeter configured to receive an impeller, and a central support positioned at the center of the opening and shaped to receive a motor actuating said impeller to generate a ventilation flow. The central support is attached, through said opening, to the frame by at least six holding arms, at least three of which are placed in a first plane or cone of revolution, and another three of which are being placed in a second plane or cone of revolution, different from the first. The first holding arms are each separated from any second holding arm at the opening perimeter by a space covering at least a distance corresponding to a chord of said first holding arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Mohamed Alaoui Benzakroum, Bruno Demory, Manuel Henner, Maxime Laurent
  • Publication number: 20250044591
    Abstract: An image-generating device is disclosed. The image-generating device includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, a reflector configured to reflect the light beam toward an array of elements with variable transmittance, and a protective cover for the array of elements with variable transmittance attached to the array of elements with variable transmittance. The device includes a main housing configured to be attached to a support of the light source. The light source and the reflector are clamped between the support and the main housing attached to the support. The array of elements with variably transmittance are clamped between the main housing and the protective cover attached to the main housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Ayoub Ben Nachouane, Laurent Delpierre
  • Publication number: 20250046181
    Abstract: A method for performing an intersection blocking prevention for traffic participants in the vicinity of the intersection is disclosed. The method includes defining a non-blocking area for the intersection, receiving environment sensor information covering at least one exiting area and at least one entrance area adjacent to the non-blocking area and connected to the intersection. The method also includes determining a free space in the at least one exiting area as a space between the non-blocking area and the traffic participant located in the respective exiting area closest to the non-blocking area, identifying a traffic participant in the at least one entrance area with a driving path to the at least one exiting area, determining if the traffic participant fits in the free space, and sending a warning message to the traffic participant if they do not fit in the free space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Jeff Destrumelle, Jean-Charles Bernard
  • Publication number: 20250042366
    Abstract: The invention concerns an endpiece of a windshield wiper for a motor vehicle, the shape and dimensions of which make it possible to guarantee efficient aerodynamic support up to the end of the wiper blade against a glass surface for a motor vehicle that is to be wiped/cleaned. This efficient aerodynamic support is obtained in particular due to a curved shape of the guiding profile along which extends the deflection device located above the hollow body, the curved shape of the guide profile being oriented towards a front side wall of the endpiece according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Gérald CAILLOT, Philippe BILLOT, Vincent IZABEL
  • Publication number: 20250047153
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor shaft and a laminated core which is arranged on the rotor shaft and formed from stacked electrical laminations and which has radially outwardly projecting laminated core protrusions. Rotor windings are each wound around a laminated core protrusion. A pole separator is arranged between two adjacent laminated core protrusions and has a cooling duct, which runs in the pole separator, for a coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Nico WOLF, Regina NOACK, Alexander SCHLERETH, Christoph WIECZOREK, Carsten SIEPKER
  • Publication number: 20250047155
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core with two opposing end sides and a plurality of grooves arranged in the peripheral direction, and a stator winding having number N?3 of strands, wherein each strand is formed by a shaped conductor. Each groove is radially divided into first to L-th layers, which form first to L/2-th double layers. Within a number A of double layers of a respective winding zone, the receiving sites are nested with a neighbouring (in the peripheral direction) winding zone of another of the strands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Carsten SIEPKER
  • Publication number: 20250042328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling bending light generated by a vehicle lighting device emitting a luminous flux that varies depending on the movement of the vehicle, the method includes determining at least three initial luminous-flux images, each initial luminous-flux image corresponding to emission of light by the lighting device in a predefined direction. When the vehicle is not following one of the predefined directions, determining an intermediate luminous-flux image to be emitted by the lighting device in an intermediate direction, by weighted averaging of two of the three initial luminous-flux images corresponding to the directions flanking the intermediate direction most closely and projecting, onto the road scene, depending on the direction of movement of the vehicle, the initial or intermediate luminous-flux image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Constantin PRAT, Arthur LUBAT
  • Publication number: 20250042247
    Abstract: Transmission system for a motor vehicle includes a differential drive device configured to distribute a torque to two wheel shafts of an axle, and which includes a coupling device having a coupled position in which the transmission of the torque via the differential drive device is provided and a decoupled position in which the transmission of the torque via the differential drive device is interrupted. The coupling device includes an actuator including a piston guided in axial translation between a retracted position and an extended position; and a thrust bearing which is inserted between the piston and a first coupling part of the coupling device so as to transmit an actuating force of the piston to the first coupling portion and to move the first coupling portion from the uncoupled position to the coupled position during the movement of the piston from the retracted position to the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Pierre COLOMB, Thierry LANOE
  • Publication number: 20250047154
    Abstract: Rotor for electric machine includes a rotor shaft, and a laminated core arranged on the rotor shaft and formed from stacked electrical laminations with radially outwardly protruding laminated core projections. A first end plate arranged on a first axial side of the laminated core with radially outwardly protruding end plate projections. A second end plate arranged on an opposite second axial side of the laminated core with radially outwardly protruding end plate projections. A plurality of rotor windings are respectively wound around an end plate projection of the first end plate, and an axially opposite end plate projection of the second end plate and a laminated core projection extends axially between the two end plate projections. A pot-shaped first end cap axially covers the first end plate, a pot-shaped second end cap axially covers the second end plate. A tubular cooling channel runs axially between two adjacent rotor windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Nico WOLF, Alexander SCHLERETH, Regina NOACK, Carsten SIEPKER, Christoph WIECZOREK
  • Publication number: 20250046930
    Abstract: A compartment for a device liable to give off heat during operation is disclosed. The device is an electrical energy storage device for a vehicle. The compartment includes at least one seat arranged to receive the electrical device, at least one beam forming a side wall of the seat, and a cover arranged to be assembled with the beam to close the seat. The beam in the compartment includes a core made of a composite material containing a plastics material and reinforcing elements. Either the beam or the cover includes at least one metal element. The compartment also includes at least one metal claw arranged to come into contact with the metal element and to penetrate the material bearing the metal element. The metal element is electrically continuous with the metal claw to participate in an electromagnetic protection of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Guillaume Gardere, Sergio Da Costa Pito, Nicolas Levasseur
  • Publication number: 20250042224
    Abstract: A heating device configured to be installed in a motor vehicle interior includes a heating structure and an electrical connector. The heating structure includes a resistive layer configured to produce a release of heat when the resistive layer has an electric current passing through it. The heating structure also includes at least two distribution electrodes that are in electrical contact with the resistive layer to allow an electric current to flow through the resistive layer. The electrical connector includes at least two electrical-contact regions. One of the electrical-contact regions is in electrical contact with one of the distribution electrodes. The other electrical-contact region is in contact with the other distribution electrode. The electrical connector includes an edge extending from one of the electrical-contact regions towards the other electrical-contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Vincent Feuillard, Nicolas Devienne, Alexandre Weil, Alexandre Paschutine
  • Publication number: 20250048522
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic assembly for an automotive luminous device. The electronic assembly includes a first group of light sources, a second group of light sources, a driver element to control the operation of the light sources and a mode selection circuit. The mode selection circuit is configured to receive a mode selection control signal and to provide an output signal with a control value which depends on the mode selection control signal. The driver element includes a first input configured to receive power supply, a second input configured to receive the output signal of the mode selection circuit and an output received by the first group of light sources and by the second group of light sources, so that the operation of the first group of light sources and of the second group of light sources is controlled by the output of the driver element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Miguel Angel CANTUDO FRANCO, Jesus JURADO, Alberto GONZALEZ RICO
  • Patent number: 12214805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a vehicle (1) in a surrounding area, comprising the following steps: providing a primary sensor system (2, 34, 41, 52); providing a secondary sensor system (4, 35, 44, 56), the secondary system being configured in such a manner as to provide a backup to the primary system, the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system being configured in such a manner as to completely control the vehicle; detecting environment data by means of the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system; creating maps of the surroundings from the environment data from the primary sensor system and the secondary sensor system by means of a computer system; transferring the maps of the surroundings created from the primary sensor system and the maps of the surroundings created from the secondary sensor system to the computer system; generating at least one plausibility-checked primary sensor system sub-map and at least one plausibility-checked secondary sensor system sub-m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Zuther, Rolf Dubitzky
  • Patent number: 12214645
    Abstract: A heating device for a vehicle is described. The heating device includes a heater core and a housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing configured with a protruded portion, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal is configured on the protruded portion of the housing and adapted to be connected with a first bus bar. The second terminal is configured on a first end of the housing and adapted to be connected with a second bus bar. The first bus bar and the second bus bar are connected to the heater core to provide an electrical connectivity to the heater core. The first terminal and the second terminal are laterally offset to each other, and are at least partially on opposite sides of a reference line coinciding with an edge of a printed circuit board received in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING HUBEI CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ziran Tong, Kong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12218612
    Abstract: An inverter unit (100) includes an inverter (110), an inverter housing (120) and an insulating member (130). The inverter (110) drives an electric motor (200) and includes at least one power module (112) for converting a High Voltage (HV) Direct Current (DC) to a three-phase Alternating Current (AC) that drives the electric motor (200). The inverter housing (120) receives the inverter (110). The power module (112) is mounted on an end wall (120a) of the inverter housing (120) by means of bolts (114). The insulating member (130) corresponding to each bolt (114) is disposed between a head portion (114a) of the corresponding bolt (114) and the power module (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mathieu Varillon, Herve Ribot, Augustin Bellet, Praveen Mathesan, Baskaran Raja, Prakash Ganesan
  • Patent number: 12215936
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat sink for an electronic board of a motor vehicle motor-driven fan unit, comprising a surface (2) intended for exchanging heat with an air flow set in motion by the motor-driven fan unit, referred to as exchange surface (2), said exchange surface (2) comprising a planar portion (3) arranged so that, in a position installed in the motor-driven fan unit, the air flow set in motion by the motor-driven fan unit flows substantially parallel to said planar portion (3), the exchange surface (2) also comprising a set of blind recesses (4) flush with said planar portion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Ismaël Franco, Zhenxia Ma
  • Publication number: 20250038590
    Abstract: A stator body for an electric motor is disclosed. The stator body includes a yoke of generally cylindrical shape and including a plurality of axial notches on its inner surface, and a star including a plurality of teeth extending radially, the end of which has a shape complementary to the notches of the yoke. The star is configured to be inserted inside the yoke by axial translation. The yoke includes at least one recess formed next to at least one notch of the plurality of notches in an axial direction to allow bending of the adjacent wall of the notch during insertion of the star into the yoke. Alternately, the star includes at least one recess formed in at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth of the star in an axial direction to allow bending of the adjacent wall of the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Jose Luis Herrada, Mehdi Belhaj