Patents by Inventor Antonio Rocci

Antonio Rocci 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).

  • Patent number: 9127488
    Abstract: A method for assembling a handle of a motor vehicle includes assembling, from an outside of a panel, an articulation end of a gripping lever of a motor vehicle opening-element handle in a first cavity of articulation of the panel and a fixed positioning body in a second positioning cavity of the panel. The method also includes inserting a bolt body into the fixed positioning body from the outside of the panel, screwing a first fastening screw into the bolt body through the fixed positioning body from an inside of the panel so as to screw the bolt body directly on the panel and to fasten the fixed positioning body on the panel, and screwing a second fastening screw into the articulation end from the inside of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: VALEO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Antonio Rocci
  • Publication number: 20130234455
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handle for a movable panel of a vehicle, including: an inertial body (18) capable of assuming a position in which the opening of the handle is blocked; and a part (12) capable of being broken or deformed when a member (6) for controlling the handle is urged with a degree of force exceeding a predetermined threshold, in order to enable the handle to be opened when the body is in the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Rocci, Guillaume Lesueur
  • Publication number: 20130221690
    Abstract: The vehicle door handle (2) is arranged in such a way that an inertial mass (18) in the handle passes irreversibly from a rest configuration in which it allows the door to be opened into a locking configuration which it prevents opening and passes from the locking configuration into an unlocked configuration, different from the rest configuration and from the locking configuration, the handle being arranged so that placement of the inertial mass (18) in the unlocking configuration has the effect of it once again being possible for the door to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Rocci, Guillaume Lesueur
  • Publication number: 20130170241
    Abstract: The invention relates to the handle (4) of an opening element (2) of a vehicle, comprising a grip part (12) and a flap (14) mounted in such a way that it moves between a position wherein it fills an opening (22) extending in the continuation of the grip part and enabling said grip part to be handled; and a position wherein it frees up the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Guillaume Lesueur, Antonio Rocci
  • Publication number: 20120119525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling a handle in a panel of an openable body section of an automobile, characterised in that: a first step (101) comprises assembling, from the outside of said panel, a hinging end of a gripping lever of a handle of an openable body section of an automobile in a first hinge cavity (11b) of said panel and said fixed positioning body in a second positioning cavity (11b) of said panel; and a second step (102), consecutive to said first step (101), comprises inserting a bolt cylinder in said fixed positioning body from the outside of said panel, screwing an attachment screw into said bolt cylinder through said fixed positioning body from the inside of said panel, and screwing an attachment screw into the hinging end from the inside of said panel. The invention also relates to a handle of an openable body section of an automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Antonio Rocci
  • Publication number: 20120067657
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handle (1) of an openable body section of an automobile which includes: a gripping lever (3) rotatably movable between an inoperative position and a control position for opening a lock of the openable body section; a transmission lever (11) mounted in a base (5) of the handle, the transmission lever (11) being configured such as to be actuated by the gripping lever and to pivot between an inoperative position and an operative position for opening the lock; and a security system (17, 117) mounted in the base (5), configured to prevent the rotation of the transmission lever (11) or the gripping lever (3) in the event of a crash, the security system (17, 117) comprising at least one first inertial mass pivotably mounted between an inoperative position and an operative position preventing the rotation of the transmission lever or the gripping lever, when said first inertial mass is subjected to acceleration in the event of a crash, characterised in that said handle also comprises first
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Guillaume Lesueur, Fiorenzo Savant, Antonio Rocci
  • Publication number: 20110289731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automobile door handle (10), comprising: an interior fitting (2), said interior fitting (2) comprising at least one metal or metallised element; an intermediate means (11) connecting said interior fitting (2) to a reference potential; an attachment means (13, 14) for retaining said interior fitting (2) on said door handle (10); said door handle (10) being characterised in that said intermediate means (11) and said attachment means (13, 14) are arranged such that the attachment of said interior fitting (2) by means of said attachment means (13, 14) involves connecting said interior fitting (2) to said reference potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Savant, Daniele Fornengo, Marco Savant, Antonio Rocci, Vittorio Giaccone, Anthony Guerin, Guillaume Lesueur