Patents by Inventor Arnaud GROLL

Arnaud GROLL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240288231
    Abstract: A cooling assembly for an electromechanical cylinder has a rotary union unit with a coolant interface and at least one mounting point for mounting the rotary union unit to the electromechanical cylinder having a hollow screw shaft. Further, a hollow tube is fastened to the rotary union unit in a torque-proof manner, the hollow tube being in fluid communication with a first port of the coolant interface. The at least one mounting point is configured such that upon mounting the rotary union unit to the electromechanical cylinder, the hollow tube protrudes into a cavity of the hollow screw shaft and the cavity is in fluid communication with a second port of the coolant interface such that an inflow channel and a backflow channel are formed within the hollow screw shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Arnaud Groll, Yoann Monterymard, Laurent Benoit, Quentin Monvaillier
  • Patent number: 12044295
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a roller screw nut, a roller screw shaft and a plurality of planetary rollers forming an inverted roller screw mechanism. A bearing supports a rotating part of the linear actuator. The bearing includes a mounting member and a plurality of bearing rollers engaging a first bearing portion of the mounting member and a second bearing portion of the rotating part. The plurality of bearing rollers is axially fixed relative to the rotating part and the mounting member. A manufacturing method for the linear actuator is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ewellix AB
    Inventor: Arnaud Groll
  • Publication number: 20230220907
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a roller screw nut, a roller screw shaft and a plurality of planetary rollers forming an inverted roller screw mechanism. A bearing supports a rotating part of the linear actuator. The bearing includes a mounting member and a plurality of bearing rollers engaging a first bearing portion of the mounting member and a second bearing portion of the rotating part. The plurality of bearing rollers is axially fixed relative to the rotating part and the mounting member. A manufacturing method for the linear actuator is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Arnaud Groll
  • Patent number: 11421765
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism has a main rotational drive and a roller screw mechanism coupled to the main rotational drive. The roller screw mechanism has a screw, a nut, and a plurality of rollers. One of the screw and the nut is coupled to the main rotational drive, while the other is movable relative to the rollers both translationally and rotationally. The roller screw mechanism also has an annular guide for circumferential and axial retention of the rollers. The annular guide contains a cylindrical sleeve that extends axially outward from one of the annular heels beyond the nut. The screw extends into a bore of the sleeve, and the sleeve is coupled to a secondary rotational drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SKF Motion Technologies AB
    Inventor: Arnaud Groll
  • Patent number: 11034439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to A device for supplying hydraulic power, the device comprising two hydraulic circuits jointly feeding multi-cylinder hydraulic power transmission means in which each cylinder is connected to a single one of the hydraulic circuits independently of the others. Each hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic pressure and flow rate generator and a pressure control module controlling said hydraulic pressure and flow rate generator so as to regulate the pressure of said fluid flowing in said hydraulic circuit as a function of said pressure of said fluid flowing in each hydraulic circuit and possibly as a function of one or more parameters external to said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pascal Leguay, Jean-Yves Agresta, Arnaud Groll
  • Patent number: 10738803
    Abstract: A servo-control. The servo-control comprises at least one body as well as a power shaft and a control piston arranged in each body, the at least one body and the power shaft respectively forming two power members. One of the power members bears at least on end-stop member and the power member without an end-stop member bears a passivation actuator. The passivation actuator comprises a passivation shaft which bears an end-stop and a passivation piston, the passivation piston being arranged to be mobile in longitudinal translation in an enclosure, an elastic system being arranged between the passivation piston and the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Clement Coiec, Jean-Romain Bihel, Arnaud Groll
  • Publication number: 20200182338
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism has a main rotational drive and a roller screw mechanism coupled to the main rotational drive. The roller screw mechanism has a screw, a nut, and a plurality of rollers. One of the screw and the nut is coupled to the main rotational drive, while the other is movable relative to the rollers both translationally and rotationally. The roller screw mechanism also has an annular guide for circumferential and axial retention of the rollers. The annular guide contains a cylindrical sleeve that extends axially outward from one of the annular heels beyond the nut. The screw extends into a bore of the sleeve, and the sleeve is coupled to a secondary rotational drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: ARNAUD GROLL
  • Patent number: 10507905
    Abstract: An adaptive flight control system for controlling the pitch of blades of a propulsive propeller of a hybrid helicopter as a function of the return value of the pitch. The adaptive flight control system comprises control means supplying the pitch control order, a piloting member controlling variation of the pitch, and piloting means applying a control gain in order to transform the control order into a setpoint, and transmitting the setpoint to the piloting member. The piloting means include information return means applying a return gain that is variable to the return value of the variation of the pitch to the piloting means, also modifying the control gain as a function of the return value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Jean-Romain Bihel, Arnaud Groll, Romuald Biest, Zouhair Sassi
  • Publication number: 20190178266
    Abstract: A servo-control. The servo-control comprises at least one body as well as a power shaft and a control piston arranged in each body, the at least one body and the power shaft respectively forming two power members. One of the power members bears at least on end-stop member and the power member without an end-stop member bears a passivation actuator. The passivation actuator comprises a passivation shaft which bears an end-stop and a passivation piston, the passivation piston being arranged to be mobile in longitudinal translation in an enclosure, an elastic system being arranged between the passivation piston and the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Clement COIEC, Jean-Romain BIHEL, Arnaud GROLL
  • Publication number: 20180002007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to A device for supplying hydraulic power, the device comprising two hydraulic circuits jointly feeding multi-cylinder hydraulic power transmission means in which each cylinder is connected to a single one of the hydraulic circuits independently of the others. Each hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic pressure and flow rate generator and a pressure control module controlling said hydraulic pressure and flow rate generator so as to regulate the pressure of said fluid flowing in said hydraulic circuit as a function of said pressure of said fluid flowing in each hydraulic circuit and possibly as a function of one or more parameters external to said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pascal LEGUAY, Jean-Yves AGRESTA, Arnaud GROLL
  • Patent number: 9670940
    Abstract: A pressure-balance valve for balancing the pressures of fluids admitted into the pressure-balance valve via respective second ducts. The pressure-balance valve has both a chamber for guiding movement in translation of a piston, and also fluid flow paths, each comprising a said second duct and a first duct for admitting a fluid coming from the same fluid source as the fluid flowing in its second duct. Each of the first ducts is provided with a shutter co-operating with a ramp arranged on the piston. Movement of the piston in translation as a result of a pressure difference between the fluids respectively admitted into the second ducts causes one of the shutters to slide along the corresponding ramp and consequently allows additional fluid to be delivered from a first duct to the second duct of the same fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Thibaut Marger, Arnaud Groll, Jean-Romain Bihel, Clement Coic
  • Publication number: 20170144747
    Abstract: An adaptive flight control system for controlling the pitch of blades of a propulsive propeller of a hybrid helicopter as a function of the return value of the pitch. The adaptive flight control system comprises control means supplying the pitch control order, a piloting member controlling variation of the pitch, and piloting means applying a control gain in order to transform the control order into a setpoint, and transmitting the setpoint to the piloting member. The piloting means include information return means applying a return gain that is variable to the return value of the variation of the pitch to the piloting means, also modifying the control gain as a function of the return value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Jean-Romain BIHEL, Arnaud GROLL, Romuald BIEST, Zouhair SASSI
  • Publication number: 20150292527
    Abstract: A pressure-balance valve for balancing the pressures of fluids admitted into the pressure-balance valve via respective second ducts. The pressure-balance valve has both a chamber for guiding movement in translation of a piston, and also fluid flow paths, each comprising a said second duct and a first duct for admitting a fluid coming from the same fluid source as the fluid flowing in its second duct. Each of the first ducts is provided with a shutter co-operating with a ramp arranged on the piston. Movement of the piston in translation as a result of a pressure difference between the fluids respectively admitted into the second ducts causes one of the shutters to slide along the corresponding ramp and consequently allows additional fluid to be delivered from a first duct to the second duct of the same fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Thibaut MARGER, Arnaud GROLL, Jean-Romain BIHEL, Clement COIC