Patents by Inventor Christophe Perrin

Christophe Perrin 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: 12631044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handle arrangement comprising a handle, a deploying system of the handle pivotally coupled with the handle and comprising a toggle member pivoting about a primary axis A1 and comprising a central body with two opposite ends to which extend one arm respectively, each arm being connected to one extremity of the handle, and a counterweight pivoting about a secondary axis A2 parallel to the primary axis A1, and a declutching system cooperating with the deploying system and having a clutch position and a declutch position, wherein the declutching system cooperates with the central body of the deploying system, and wherein the declutching system, the counterweight and the toggle member pivot about respective axles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Thomas Lanno
  • Patent number: 12618271
    Abstract: A device for identifying a position of a grip member of a vehicle handle includes a cam rotatably movable inside the device around an axis fixed relative to the grip member. The cam is rotatably secured to a lever, which is rotatably movable around the axis, so that an angular position of the cam around the axis is directly related to an angular position of the lever around the axis. The angular position of the lever is also mechanically related to the position of the grip member. The device includes at least one switch secured to the handle and complementary to a member of the cam, so that the at least one switch is configured to be in electrical contact with the member of the cam when the angular position of the cam is equal to one or more predetermined angular positions around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Savant, Anthony Guerin, Antonio Labalestra, Cannavo Antonino, Christophe Perrin
  • Patent number: 12595691
    Abstract: A declutching system for handle arrangement of a motor vehicle includes: an axle whereon are arranged a housing and a declutching member. The declutching system presents two positions: a clutch position wherein the declutching member blocks the housing in rotation around the axle by cooperating with at least one cam of the housing, and a declutch position wherein the declutching member allows the housing to rotate around the axle. The declutching member includes a body to which extends at least one reversible deformable leg. In the clutched position, the at least one reversible deformable leg cooperates with the at least one cam of the housing and blocks into rotation the housing around the axle. In the declutched position, the at least one reversible deformable leg is deformed in the direction of the body and thereof enabling the rotationally displacement of the housing around the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Thomas Lanno
  • Patent number: 12559998
    Abstract: A declutching system for a handle arrangement of a motor vehicle includes: an axle whereon are arranged a housing and a declutching member. The declutching system presents a clutch position wherein the declutching member blocks the housing in rotation around the axle by cooperating with a cam of the housing, and a declutch position wherein the declutching member allows the housing to rotate around the axle. The declutching member includes a pivotable arranged lever and an elastic member, the lever provided with a head at its free end cooperating with the elastic member. In the clutch position, the head of the lever cooperates with the cam of the housing to prevent the housing from rotating about the axle and is maintained in position by the elastic member. In the declutch position, the head of the lever compresses the elastic member enabling rotationally displacement of the housing around the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Thomas Lanno
  • Patent number: 12546144
    Abstract: A Bowden cable assembly for a vehicle door handle includes a Bowden cable having a first section connected to a first end-piece and a second section connected to a second end-piece, the first end-piece being configured to interact with the vehicle door handle and the second end-piece being configured to interact with a locking system configured to unlock a vehicle door when the vehicle door handle is being pulled by a user. The first end-piece and the second end-piece each includes a sleeve with a tip forming an abutment, and the abutments formed by the tips of the sleeves of the first end-piece and the second end-piece are configured to make contact with each other so as to block a translation of the Bowden cable when the Bowden cable has been pulled for a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Thomas Lanno
  • Publication number: 20240301727
    Abstract: A Bowden cable assembly for a vehicle door handle includes a Bowden cable having a first section connected to a first end-piece and a second section connected to a second end-piece, the first end-piece being configured to interact with the vehicle door handle and the second end-piece being configured to interact with a locking system configured to unlock a vehicle door when the vehicle door handle is being pulled by a user. The first end-piece and the second end-piece each includes a sleeve with a tip forming an abutment, and the abutments formed by the tips of the sleeves of the first end-piece and the second end-piece are configured to make contact with each other so as to block a translation of the Bowden cable when the Bowden cable has been pulled for a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas LANNO
  • Publication number: 20240279966
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bowl disposed in an opening of a door panel, the bowl having a recess inside of which is disposed an electric door latch switch. The bowl includes two complementary plastic parts which are each obtained in a separate molding process. The two complementary plastic parts are a lower-part bowl that is shaped like a bent pipe and designed to be fastened to the door panel, and a concave-shaped upper-part bowl that is configured to be assembled to the lower-part bowl so that the concave-shaped upper-part bowl forms a concave-shaped reception wall serving as an abutment for fingertips of a user when inserted inside the recess of the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas DEVERNOIS, Massimo FRATTINI, Thomas LANNO
  • Publication number: 20240279968
    Abstract: A vehicle handle assembly includes a housing that sits flush against an outer panel of the vehicle and defining a cavity inside an opening element, an actuation switch generating an electrical vsignal to be sent to a vehicle opening element controller to release the vehicle opening element, an emergency opening device accessible from the inside of the cavity, the emergency opening device being configured to release mechanically the opening element allowing to open the opening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas LANNO, Thomas DEVERNOIS, Massimo FRATTINI
  • Publication number: 20240093541
    Abstract: A device for identifying a position of a grip member of a vehicle handle includes a cam rotatably movable inside the device around an axis fixed relative to the grip member. The cam is rotatably secured to a lever, which is rotatably movable around the axis, so that an angular position of the cam around the axis is directly related to an angular position of the lever around the axis. The angular position of the lever is also mechanically related to the position of the grip member. The device includes at least one switch secured to the handle and complementary to a member of the cam, so that the at least one switch is configured to be in electrical contact with the member of the cam when the angular position of the cam is equal to one or more predetermined angular positions around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco SAVANT, Anthony GUERIN, Antonio LABALESTRA, Cannavò ANTONINO, Christophe PERRIN
  • Publication number: 20240003164
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handle arrangement comprising a handle, a deploying system of the handle pivotally coupled with the handle and comprising a toggle member pivoting about a primary axis A1 and comprising a central body with two opposite ends to which extend one arm respectively, each arm being connected to one extremity of the handle, and a counterweight pivoting about a secondary axis A2 parallel to the primary axis A1, and a declutching system cooperating with the deploying system and having a clutch position and a declutch position, wherein the declutching system cooperates with the central body of the deploying system, and wherein the declutching system, the counterweight and the toggle member pivot about respective axles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas LANNO
  • Publication number: 20230304332
    Abstract: A declutching system for handle arrangement of a motor vehicle includes: an axle whereon are arranged a housing and a declutching member. The declutching system presents two positions: a clutch position wherein the declutching member blocks the housing in rotation around the axle by cooperating with at least one cam of the housing, and a declutch position wherein the declutching member allows the housing to rotate around the axle. The declutching member includes a body to which extends at least one reversible deformable leg. In the clutched position, the at least one reversible deformable leg cooperates with the at least one cam of the housing and blocks into rotation the housing around the axle. In the declutched position, the at least one reversible deformable leg is deformed in the direction of the body and thereof enabling the rotationally displacement of the housing around the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas LANNO
  • Publication number: 20230304331
    Abstract: A declutching system for a handle arrangement of a motor vehicle includes: an axle whereon are arranged a housing and a declutching member. The declutching system presents a clutch position wherein the declutching member blocks the housing in rotation around the axle by cooperating with a cam of the housing, and a declutch position wherein the declutching member allows the housing to rotate around the axle. The declutching member includes a pivotable arranged lever and an elastic member, the lever provided with a head at its free end cooperating with the elastic member. In the clutch position, the head of the lever cooperates with the cam of the housing to prevent the housing from rotating about the axle and is maintained in position by the elastic member. In the declutch position, the head of the lever compresses the elastic member enabling rotationally displacement of the housing around the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: U-shin Italia S.p.A
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Thomas LANNO
  • Patent number: 10710551
    Abstract: An ignition device for a motor of an automotive vehicle is provided that the device includes a rotor configured to receive a key and mounted in rotation on a bracket, the rotor including a retainer configured to retain the rotor in translation relative to the bracket, and a first push back device configured to apply a linear force between the bracket and the rotor along an axis parallel to the axis of the rotation of the rotor. The bracket and the retainer are configured to cooperate so as to inhibit the rotation of the rotor in a predetermined direction from a predetermined angular position and to allow the rotation of the rotor beyond the predetermined angular position in the predetermined direction upon preliminarily applying a force on the rotor in an opposite direction to the direction of the linear force applied by the first push back device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Demptos, Christophe Perrin
  • Patent number: 10434983
    Abstract: A lock for an antitheft device for a motor vehicle steering column is provided and includes a stator having a stator head with an opening, a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis with respect to the stator having an annular flange, a cam to rotate as one with the rotor, and an elastic element arranged between the cam and the rotor in order to exert a thrust load axially on the rotor. The opening of the stator is designed to engage with the annular flange to prevent the rotor from rotating in a predetermined rotation direction from a predetermined angular position and allows the rotor to rotate beyond the predetermined angular position by prior depression of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Patrice Poggi, Philippe Demptos, Patrick Tapin
  • Publication number: 20180009415
    Abstract: An ignition device for a motor of an automotive vehicle is provided that the device includes a rotor configured to receive a key and mounted in rotation on a bracket, the rotor including a retainer configured to retain the rotor in translation relative to the bracket, and a first push back device configured to apply a linear force between the bracket and the rotor along an axis parallel to the axis of the rotation of the rotor. The bracket and the retainer are configured to cooperate so as to inhibit the rotation of the rotor in a predetermined direction from a predetermined angular position and to allow the rotation of the rotor beyond the predetermined angular position in the predetermined direction upon preliminarily applying a force on the rotor in an opposite direction to the direction of the linear force applied by the first push back device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe DEMPTOS, Christophe PERRIN
  • Patent number: 9789852
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-theft device (1) for a steering column of a motor vehicle, said device (1) comprising: a bolt (7) mounted such that it can move in translation in the device (1) between a position in which the steering column is locked and a position in which the column is released, and a means (15) for controlling the movement of the bolt (7). The device also comprises a drive means (9) connecting the control means (15) and the bolt (7), said drive means (9) including a housing (20) that receives at least part of a locking element (19) when the locking element (19) is in the rest and active positions. The aforementioned locking element (19) is configured to co-operate with the control means such as, in the active position, to lock the drive means (9) when the bolt (7) is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventor: Christophe Perrin
  • Publication number: 20170203718
    Abstract: A lock for an antitheft device for a motor vehicle steering column is provided and includes a stator having a stator head with an opening, a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis with respect to the stator having an annular flange, a cam to rotate as one with the rotor, and an elastic element arranged between the cam and the rotor in order to exert a thrust load axially on the rotor. The opening of the stator is designed to engage with the annular flange to prevent the rotor from rotating in a predetermined rotation direction from a predetermined angular position and allows the rotor to rotate beyond the predetermined angular position by prior depression of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Patrice POGGI, Philippe DEMPTOS, Patrick TAPIN
  • Publication number: 20160144825
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-theft device (1) for a steering column of a motor vehicle, said device (1) comprising: a bolt (7) mounted such that it can move in translation in the device (1) between a position in which the steering column is locked and a position in which the column is released, a and a means (15) for controlling the movement of the bolt (7). The device also comprises a drive means (9) connecting the control means (15) and the bolt (7), said drive means (9) including a housing (20) that receives at least part of a locking element (19) when the locking element (19) is in the rest and active positions. The aforementioned locking element (19) is configured to co-operate with the control means such as, in the active position, to lock the drive means (9) when the bolt (7) is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventor: Christophe Perrin
  • Patent number: 9315170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering lock with a deadlock for a motor vehicle comprising: •a bolt guide (5), •a bolt (4), •a deadlocking means (15) comprising a locking element (16) designed to lock the bolt (4) in deadlocked position and to be subjected to torsional and translational movement towards said bolt (4), said element (16) being received in a housing (18) of the bolt guide (5). The deadlocking means (15) further comprises a closing plate (10) having a face that engages with an element of the deadlocking means (15), and engages with the opening of the housing (18) in such a way that the rotation of the closing plate (10) is locked relative to the guide bolt (5) and causes the translational and torsional movement of said locking element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: U-Shin France SAS
    Inventors: Patrice Poggi, Christophe Perrin, Alix Della Fiorentina
  • Patent number: 9284849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotorcraft rotor (1) having a plurality of blades (3) movably mounted on a hub (2) via blade roots (4) that are respectively associated therewith. The rotor (1) is fitted with an information capture appliance having at least one measurement assembly (E1) comprising a flexible bar (11) interposed in engagement at its respective ends between the hub (2) and a blade root (4) that is allocated thereto. A strain gauge (7, 8) formed of a SAW transducer is implanted on the bar (11) and generates information relative to the bending of the bar (11) following tilting orientations of the blade root (4) in flapping (B) and/or in lag (T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Nicolas Imbert, Charles Chuc