Patents by Inventor Andrea Guala
Andrea Guala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240011550Abstract: A filtering pulley for an accessory transmission of an internal combustion engine that has a hub, a crown, a filtering unit for transmitting the torque interposed between the hub and the crown, a torsion spring, a carrier, and a torque limiting joint. The torque limiting joint has an open-loop strip spring and is configured to slide with respect to said surface when the torque transmitted between the crown and the hub reaches a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Miriam NARDONE, Andrea GUALA, Giberto DELLE ROSE, Federico LICATA
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Publication number: 20230417312Abstract: A filtering pulley for an accessory transmission of an internal combustion engine that has a hub, a crown, a filtering unit or transmitting the torque interposed between the hub and the crown, a torsion spring, a carrier, and a torque limiting joint. The torque limiting joint is coupled to interface with one of the surfaces between the crown and has an open-loop strip spring. The torque limiting joint and is configured to slide with respect to said surface when the torque transmitted between the crown and the hub reaches a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Miriam NARDONE, Andrea GUALA, Gilberto DELLE ROSE, Federico LICATA
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Patent number: 11815172Abstract: Filtering pulleys have a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a ring assembled coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and an elastic assembly arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the ring and interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the ring. The elastic assembly includes an elastic element having a progressive rigidity increasing starting from a predetermined threshold value of the angle of relative rotation between the hub and the ring.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Dayco Europe S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Andrea Guala, Ettore Gaude, Gregorio Luciani
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Publication number: 20230167883Abstract: A filtering pulley has a hub configured to be fixed to a shaft for rotation thereabout, a crown mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic groups arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and to the crown and interposed, each, between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the crown. The first elements have at least two spokes, carried by an actuator that is made of two portions that can be selectively coupled based on angular position data between the crown and the hub and/or based on data of torque transmitted between the different elements of the system comprising this pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Federico Domenico LICATA, Marco CIPELLI, Markus ARMBRUST, Gregorio LUCIANI
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Publication number: 20230167892Abstract: A filtering pulley has a hub configured to be fixed to a shaft for rotation thereabout, a crown mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic groups arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and to the crown and interposed, each, between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the crown. The first elements have at least two spokes, carried by an actuator that is made of two portions that are selectively geared between them to selectively connect the crown to the hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Federico Domenico LICATA, Marco CIPELLI, Markus ARMBRUST, Gregorio LUCIANI
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Patent number: 11585390Abstract: A filtering pulley assembly for an accessory drive of a vehicle has a hub fixedly attachable to a rotating shaft, a pulley mounted coaxial and freely rotating on said hub, an actuator disc carried by the hub, a plurality of elastic assemblies interposed between the pulley and the actuator disc, and a torque limiting coupling configured to rotationally connect the actuator disc to the hub, when the torque is below a predetermined threshold value, and to decouple the actuator disc from the hub, when the torque is above the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Dayco Europe S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Andrea Guala, Gregorio Luciani, Ettore Gaude, Stefano Amadio, Daniele Esposto, Markus Armbrust, Marco Cipelli
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Patent number: 10781907Abstract: A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on said hub, and at least one elastic assembly interposed between the hub and the pulley ring and a damper for damping the relative oscillations between the hub and the pulley ring is disclosed. The damper has a first damping level for relative rotations between the hub and the pulley ring which are smaller than a predetermined angle and a second damping level, which is greater than the first level, for relative rotations between the hub and the pulley ring which are larger than the predetermined angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Dayco Europe S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Andrea Guala, Ettore Gaude, Gregorio Luciani
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Patent number: 10753453Abstract: A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the pulley ring and each interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the pulley ring is disclosed. Each elastic element forms with the first elements and with the second elements respective angular clearances, and the pulley ring and the hub have a free angle of relative rotation equal to the sum of the above-mentioned angular clearances.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Dayco Europe S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Andrea Guala, Ettore Gaude, Gregorio Luciani
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Publication number: 20200208728Abstract: Filtering pulleys have a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a ring assembled coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and an elastic assembly arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the ring and interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the ring. The elastic assembly includes an elastic element having a progressive rigidity increasing starting from a predetermined threshold value of the angle of relative rotation between the hub and the ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Ettore GAUDE
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Publication number: 20200141451Abstract: A filtering pulley assembly for an accessory drive of a vehicle has a hub fixedly attachable to a rotating shaft, a pulley mounted coaxial and freely rotating on said hub, an actuator disc carried by the hub, a plurality of elastic assemblies interposed between the pulley and the actuator disc, and a torque limiting coupling configured to rotationally connect the actuator disc to the hub, when the torque is below a predetermined threshold value, and to decouple the actuator disc from the hub, when the torque is above the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Gregorio LUCIANI, Ettore GAUDE, Stefano AMADIO, Daniele ESPOSTO, Markus ARMBRUST, Marco CIPELLI
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Patent number: 9964177Abstract: The dual mass flywheel comprises a spring assembly (4; 104; 112; 128; 129), if necessary, with two stages of which one can include a spiral spring. Furthermore, the dual mass flywheel comprises a friction damping system (111) that applies torque independently of the rotational speed of the flywheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Dayco Europe S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Giacomo Giansetto, Andrea Montani, Andrea Guala
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Publication number: 20180051792Abstract: A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the pulley ring and each interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the pulley ring is disclosed. Each elastic element forms with the first elements and with the second elements respective angular clearances, and the pulley ring and the hub have a free angle of relative rotation equal to the sum of the above-mentioned angular clearances.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Ettore GAUDE, Gregorio LUCIANI
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Publication number: 20180045288Abstract: A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on said hub, and at least one elastic assembly interposed between the hub and the pulley ring and a damper for damping the relative oscillations between the hub and the pulley ring is disclosed. The damper has a first damping level for relative rotations between the hub and the pulley ring which are smaller than a predetermined angle and a second damping level, which is greater than the first level, for relative rotations between the hub and the pulley ring which are larger than the predetermined angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca CARICCIA, Andrea GUALA, Ettore GAUDE, Gregorio LUCIANI
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Publication number: 20140338493Abstract: The dual mass flywheel comprises a spring assembly (4; 104; 112; 128; 129), if necessary, with two stages of which one can include a spiral spring. Furthermore, the dual mass flywheel comprises a friction damping system (111) that applies torque independently of the rotational speed of the flywheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.Inventors: Gianluca Cariccia, Giacomo Giansetto, Andrea Montani, Andrea Guala
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Patent number: 8573165Abstract: Actuating device for a recirculation pump of a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a pulley suitable for being rotationally driven by the engine, a driven shaft for driving the pump and an electromagnetically controlled coupling interposed between the pulley and the driven shaft, in which the electromagnetic coupling comprises an electromagnet, coupling mechanism controlled by the electromagnet and mobile between an engagement position in which the pulley is connected to the driven shaft and a disengagement position, and an elastic member for maintaining an engagement member in the engaged position when the electromagnet is not energized.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Dayco Europe S.r.L.Inventors: Andrea Guala, Gianluca Cariccia, Riccardo Seren Rosso
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Publication number: 20120192815Abstract: Actuating device for a recirculation pump of a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a pulley suitable for being rotationally driven by the engine, a driven shaft for driving the pump and an electromagnetically controlled coupling interposed between the pulley and the driven shaft, in which the electromagnetic coupling comprises an electromagnet, coupling mechanism controlled by the electromagnet and mobile between an engagement position in which the pulley is connected to the driven shaft and a disengagement position, and an elastic member for maintaining an engagement member in the engaged position when the electromagnet is not energized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Andrea Guala, Gianluca Cariccia, Riccardo Seren Rosso
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Patent number: 8156903Abstract: Actuating device for a recirculation pump of a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a pulley suitable for being rotationally driven by the engine, a driven shaft for driving the pump and an electromagnetically controlled coupling interposed between the pulley and the driven shaft, in which the electromagnetic coupling comprises an electromagnet, coupling mechanism controlled by the electromagnet and mobile between an engagement position in which the pulley is connected to the driven shaft and a disengagement position, and an elastic member for maintaining an engagement member in the engaged position when the electromagnet is not energized.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Dayco Europe S.r.l. con Unico SocioInventors: Andrea Guala, Gianluca Cariccia, Riccardo Seren Rosso
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Publication number: 20080184945Abstract: Actuating device for a recirculation pump of a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a pulley suitable for being rotationally driven by the engine, a driven shaft for driving the pump and an electromagnetically controlled coupling interposed between the pulley and the driven shaft, in which the electromagnetic coupling comprises an electromagnet, coupling mechanism controlled by the electromagnet and mobile between an engagement position in which the pulley is connected to the driven shaft and a disengagement position, and an elastic member for maintaining an engagement member in the engaged position when the electromagnet is not energized.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2005Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Andrea Guala, Gianluca Cariccia, Riccardo Seren Rosso