Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Combe

Emmanuel Combe 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: 8322503
    Abstract: The inventive double-clutch transmission element for a hybrid pull chain of a motor vehicle comprises a motion input shaft (37), a motion output shaft (39), an electrical machine (31) comprising a stator (61) and a rotor (63), a first clutch (33) providing a connection between the input shaft (37) and an intermediate member (73), and a second clutch (35) providing a connection between the intermediate member (73) and the output shaft (39), the intermediate member (73) being coupled in rotation to the rotor (63). A casing comprising a first half-shell (51) rotatably supporting the input shaft (37) and a second half-shell (52) rotatably supporting the output shaft (39) defines a housing in which the two clutches (33, 35) and the electrical machine (31) are mounted in a co-axial manner. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle equipped with such transmission element and to a method of mounting same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Herve Focqueur, Johannes Heinrich, Hans Jurgen Hauck
  • Patent number: 7798300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission module (10) for an engine-transmission unit, said module comprising an input shaft (11) for connecting to a heat engine, an output shaft (12) for connecting to a gearbox, and a clutch (30) connecting said two shafts. The inventive module also comprises: an independent casing (16) comprising a first half-shell (17) and a second half-shell (18), said two half-shells forming a sealed receiving element (22) containing the clutch (30) which is naturally in the engaged position; a mechanical element (35) for maintaining the clutch (30) in said engaged position by means of a piston in the form of a disk; a hydraulic control circuit (40, 41) for acting directly on the piston against the mechanical element, in the disengaged position of said clutch (30); and a hydraulic circuit (50, 52, 53, 55, 56) for lubricating and cooling the clutch. The invention can be applied to an engine-transmission unit for motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Jerome Victor
  • Publication number: 20090008212
    Abstract: The invention concerns an element comprising an electrical machine (31), two wet clutches (33, 35), a cooling fluid circuit, including a chamber (53) for cooling the clutches (33, 35), a fluid tank (251), and a pump (255). The pump (225) is connected to a recycling channel (259), the cooling circuit comprising selecting means (257) arranged upstream of the pump (255), such that said pump is capable of selectively feeding said chamber (53) from the tank (251) and from the recycling channel (259) based on the temperature of the fluid passing through the selecting means (257). The invention also concerns an associated cooling and/or lubricating, and clutch control method, as well as a motor vehicle equipped with such a transmission document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Jerome Victor
  • Publication number: 20080264749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission module (10) for an engine-transmission unit, said module comprising an input shaft (11) for connecting to a heat engine, an output shaft (12) for connecting to a gearbox, and a clutch (30) connecting said two shafts. The inventive module also comprises: an independent casing (16) comprising a first half-shell (17) and a second half-shell (18), said two half-shells forming a sealed receiving element (22) containing the clutch (30) which is naturally in the engaged position; a mechanical element (35) for maintaining the clutch (30) in said engaged position by means of a piston in the form of a disk; a hydraulic control circuit (40, 41) for acting directly on the piston against the mechanical element, in the disengaged position of said clutch (30); and a hydraulic circuit (50, 52, 53, 55, 56) for lubricating and cooling the clutch. The invention can be applied to an engine-transmission unit for motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Jerome Victor
  • Publication number: 20080047799
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly comprising a hydraulic system (401, 501) and a transmission element including an input shaft, an output shaft, an electrical machine including a rotor, a first clutch between the input shaft and the rotor, and a second clutch between the rotor and the output shaft, said clutches being of the wet type, said transmission element further comprising a lubricating circuit (301), and means for controlling said clutches, which include a control circuit (302) comprising a pressure chamber (201, 202) for each clutch. One of said circuits (301, 303) is connected to said hydraulic system (401, 501). The invention also concerns a motor vehicle equipped with such a functional assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Christophe Dubarry
  • Publication number: 20070213163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-clutch transmission element for a hybrid pull chain of a motor vehicle, a method of mounting same and a motor vehicle equipped with one such element. The inventive element (25) consists of a motion input shaft (37), a motion output shaft (39), an electrical machine (31) comprising a stator (61) and a rotor (63), a first clutch (33) providing a connection between the input shaft (37) and an intermediate member (73), and a second clutch (35) providing a connection between the intermediate member (73) and the output shaft (39), said intermediate member (73) being coupled in rotation to the rotor (63). The transmission element is also equipped with a casing comprising a first half-shell (51) which supports the input shaft (37) in rotation and a second half-shell (52) which supports the output shaft (39) in rotation, said two half-shells (51, 52) defining a housing in which the two clutches (33, 35) and the electrical machine (31) are mounted in a co-axial manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Herve Focoqueur
  • Publication number: 20070175726
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element comprising an input shaft (37), an output shaft (39), an electric motor (31) comprising a stator (61) and a rotor (63), a first clutch (33) connecting the input shaft (37) and the rotor (63), and a second clutch (35) connecting the rotor (63) and the output shaft (39), said clutches (33, 35) being hydraulic clutches. The transmission element (25) is provided with means for controlling the clutches (33, 35), said means comprising a control fluid circuit (302) and means for bringing (115, 116) at least one of said clutches (33, 35) back into the closed position. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising one such transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Jerome Victor
  • Patent number: D751504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Reiner, Emmanuel Combe
  • Patent number: D753058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Reiner, Emmanuel Combe
  • Patent number: D753588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Reiner, Emmanuel Combe
  • Patent number: D753589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Reiner, Emmanuel Combe
  • Patent number: D775072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Reiner, Emmanuel Combe