Patents by Inventor Bruno Escande

Bruno Escande 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: 9701284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for locking and/or unlocking a power battery under a vehicle chassis, comprising a plurality of tools, each of which includes elements for aligning said tool relative to the battery along a longitudinal axis and along a transverse axis, elements for bearing against the underside of the chassis and enabling balancing, and locking and/or unlocking elements for actuating an attachment bolt between a locked configuration, in which the battery is locked under the chassis, and an unlocked configuration, in which the object is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Jacques Poillot, Gilles Mulato, Stephane Trentin, Bruno Escande
  • Patent number: 9662965
    Abstract: A system is provided for locking and/or unlocking an object, such as a power battery of a drive engine of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, under a structure such as a chassis of the vehicle, including a plurality of locks ensuring the attachment of the object under the structure. The locks are secured to the object and/or structure and each include a hook configured for drawing the object to the structure by compressing an elastically deformable member inserted between the object and the structure and for supporting the object relative to the structure at the end of the approximation travel, as well as a transmission device driving the hook during the drawing travel and configured such as to be actuated by an actuation tool that is separate from the structure and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Jacques Poillot, Gilles Mulato, Stephane Trentin, Bruno Escande
  • Patent number: 9370990
    Abstract: A method for mounting or removing a power supply container of a drive motor of a motor vehicle that is secured to the motor vehicle using a bolt acted on by a piston. The method includes: acting on the piston to move the pistons relative to the bolt so as to disengage the bolt; and rotating the bolt such as to lock or unlock the bolt and lock or unlock the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventor: Bruno Escande
  • Patent number: 9162653
    Abstract: A toolbox device for actuating locking and/or unlocking of a power battery of a drive motor of a motor vehicle, the device including a supporting structure supporting a plurality of separate modules, each including at least one system for gripping a mechanism for locking/unlocking the battery and at least one actuator, a number of actuators being relative to a number of movements to be performed to implement the locking/unlocking the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Bruno Escande, Charles Lombarte
  • Patent number: 8973468
    Abstract: A tool for mounting or removing a container of energy that powers an engine or motor that propels a motor vehicle, fixed to the motor vehicle using a lock on which there acts a piston that loads the lock. The tool includes at least one tool attachment device, a device for releasing the load on the lock by acting on the piston, and a device for locking and/or unlocking the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Bruno Escande, Francois Combe
  • Publication number: 20150063897
    Abstract: A system is provided for locking and/or unlocking an object, such as a power battery of a drive engine of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, under a structure such as a chassis of the vehicle, including a plurality of locks ensuring the attachment of the object under the structure. The locks are secured to the object and/or structure and each include a hook configured for drawing the object to the structure by compressing an elastically deformable member inserted between the object and the structure and for supporting the object relative to the structure at the end of the approximation travel, as well as a transmission device driving the hook during the drawing travel and configured such as to be actuated by an actuation tool that is separate from the structure and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Jacques Poillot, Gilles Mulato, Stephane Trentin, Bruno Escande
  • Publication number: 20150033537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for locking and/or unlocking a power battery under a vehicle chassis, comprising a plurality of tools, each of which includes elements for aligning said tool relative to the battery along a longitudinal axis and along a transverse axis, elements for bearing against the underside of the chassis and enabling balancing, and locking and/or unlocking elements for actuating an attachment bolt between a locked configuration, in which the battery is locked under the chassis, and an unlocked configuration, in which the object is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Jacques Poillot, Gilles Mulato, Stephane Trentin, Bruno Escande
  • Publication number: 20140369798
    Abstract: A device and method for exchanging a discharged traction battery (113) of an electric or hybrid vehicle (3) for a recharged traction battery (114). The device comprises means (220, 221) for aligning the vehicle on a reference dimension relative to the direction (Y) transverse to the vehicle, means (219) for aligning the vehicle on a reference dimension relative to the direction (X) longitudinal to the vehicle, vehicle lifting means (21) for raising and lowering the vehicle, means (25) for immobilising the vehicle relative to the vertical direction, lifting means for raising or lowering the means (23) for unlocking the battery from or locking the battery to the vehicle. The device further comprises handling means (115) for transporting the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Bruno Escande, Faouzi Benachour
  • Publication number: 20130031776
    Abstract: A toolbox device for actuating locking and/or unlocking of a power battery of a drive motor of a motor vehicle, the device including a supporting structure supporting a plurality of separate modules, each including at least one system for gripping a mechanism for locking/unlocking the battery and at least one actuator, a number of actuators being relative to a number of movements to be performed to implement the locking/unlocking the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Bruno Escande, Charles Lombarte
  • Publication number: 20120291250
    Abstract: A method for mounting or removing a power supply container of a drive motor of a motor vehicle that is secured to the motor vehicle using a bolt acted on by a piston. The method includes: acting on the piston to move the pistons relative to the bolt so as to disengage the bolt; and rotating the bolt such as to lock or unlock the bolt and lock or unlock the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventor: Bruno Escande
  • Publication number: 20120240730
    Abstract: A tool for mounting or removing a container of energy that powers an engine or motor that propels a motor vehicle, fixed to the motor vehicle using a lock on which there acts a piston that loads the lock. The tool includes at least one tool attachment device, a device for releasing the load on the lock by acting on the piston, and a device for locking and/or unlocking the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Bruno Escande, Francois Combe
  • Publication number: 20120110831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for replacing an energy container supplying power to a driving engine of an automobile resting on the ground and including a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a vertical axis, the replacement method including a first step of positioning the automobile relative to the ground without any action from the driving engine of the automobile, characterised in that said method includes a step of releasing the linking restraints linking the energy container to the automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventor: Bruno Escande