Patents by Inventor Caroline GEX

Caroline GEX 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: 10054214
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for protecting a steering mechanism of a vehicle, said device comprising a housing element defining a chamber of which the wall is perforated with at least one access opening, and a plastic cap that shuts said access opening, said cap having, along the director axis (XX?) thereof, a stepped structure comprising a hub, which is engaged in a bore of the access opening and carries a sealing lining that engages with said bore, then a collar, of which the overall diameter is greater than the diameter of the bore, said collar being engaged by snap-fitting into a stop groove hollowed into the housing element, and forming a baffle deflector of which the diameter is greater than that of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch Monnet, Caroline Gex
  • Publication number: 20180073624
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for protecting a steering mechanism of a vehicle, said device comprising a housing element defining a chamber of which the wall is perforated with at least one access opening, and a plastic cap that shuts said access opening, said cap having, along the director axis (XX?) thereof, a stepped structure comprising a hub, which is engaged in a bore of the access opening and carries a sealing lining that engages with said bore, then a collar, of which the overall diameter is greater than the diameter of the bore, said collar being engaged by snap-fitting into a stop groove hollowed into the housing element, and forming a baffle deflector of which the diameter is greater than that of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch MONNET, Caroline GEX
  • Patent number: 9835240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear reducer (1) for an assisted-steering module, including a casing (3), a worm (4) which meshes with a worm wheel (6), and a spring (10) for taking up gear play, which presses said worm (4) radially against the worm wheel (6), the wall of the casing (3) being bored, away from of the axis (XX?) of the worm, with an opening (14) sealed by a plug (15), the spring (10) for taking up gear play including at least one retaining lug (17, 18) which projects radially to the axis (XX?) of the worm (4), and the hub (20) of the plug (15) having a guiding wall (21) that is substantially transverse to the axis (XX?) of the worm (4), which is designed to be placed axially opposite said at least one retaining lug (17, 18), in order to prevent the axial movement of the spring (10) beyond a predetermined functional travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Philippe Chauvrat, Caroline Gex
  • Publication number: 20160201786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear reducer (1) for an assisted-steering module, including a casing (3), a worm (4) which meshes with a worm wheel (6), and a spring (10) for taking up gear play, which presses said worm (4) radially against the worm wheel (6), the wall of the casing (3) being bored, away from of the axis (XX?) of the worm, with an opening (14) sealed by a plug (15), the spring (10) for taking up gear play including at least one retaining lug (17, 18) which projects radially to the axis (XX?) of the worm (4), and the hub (20) of the plug (15) having a guiding wall (21) that is substantially transverse to the axis (XX?) of the worm (4), which is designed to be placed axially opposite said at least one retaining lug (17, 18), in order to prevent the axial movement of the spring (10) beyond a predetermined functional travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe CHAUVRAT, Caroline GEX
  • Publication number: 20150308558
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for protecting a steering mechanism (2) of a vehicle, said device (1) comprising a housing element (5) defining a chamber (7) of which the wall (6) is perforated with at least one access opening (8), and a plastic cap (10) that shuts said access opening (8), said cap (10) having, along the director axis (XX?) thereof, a stepped structure comprising a hub (11), which is engaged in a bore (12) of the access opening (8) and carries a sealing lining (13) that engages with said bore (12), then a collar (14), of which the overall diameter (D14) is greater than the diameter (D12) of the bore (12), said collar (14) being engaged by snap-fitting into a stop groove (20) hollowed into the housing element (5), and forming a baffle deflector (21) of which the diameter (D21) is greater than that (D12) of the bore (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Roch MONNET, Caroline GEX