Patents by Inventor Eric VANEL

Eric VANEL 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: 20210206386
    Abstract: A method for controlling elements of a cockpit of a vehicle comprising a pedal, a seat, a steering system, and a controller, the steering system having a steering wheel and the vehicle being adapted to operate in manual driving and automatic driving modes. The method includes the steps of: obtaining parameters including the position of the driver in the seat, determining the positioning of the steering system based on the obtained parameters by maximizing the space allocated to the driver in the automatic driving mode while respecting a driving condition implying that the driver be able to reach the steering wheel and the pedal in a predetermined time period, and commanding the steering system to reach the determined positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Didier PONTHIEU, Pierre GUERREIRO, Eric VANEL, Stéphane DA CRUZ, Frédéric BIGUET, Olivier CENS, Stefan KNOESS, Guido HIRZMANN, Lorenz GRAEFF, Nicolas DAVIES
  • Patent number: 10899226
    Abstract: The vehicle trim element includes a body defining the outer surface of the trim element, said outer surface including at least one main area and at least one secondary area, the body including at least one deformable part forming a flap movable in the secondary area between a first stable position, in which said flap extends substantially in the continuation of the main area, and at least one second stable position, in which the flap forms a non-zero angle with the main area so as to extend protruding from said main area. In the second position, the flap forms a wall on one side of which a functional space extends opposite the secondary area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Nicolas Pegorier, Eric Vanel, Fernandez Rayar
  • Patent number: 10829054
    Abstract: A storing device having at least one first body defining at least a first storage volume accessible through a first opening, and at least one second body defining at least one second storage volume accessible through a second opening. The first body and the second body are movable relative to one another along a first direction between a close position and a separated position. The first opening is arranged so that the first storage volume is accessible along the first direction, with the first storage volume being closed along the first direction by the second body in the close position and being accessible along the first direction in the separated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Eric Vanel, Frederic Biguet, Pierre Emmanuel Coste, Thomas Angebault
  • Patent number: 10766365
    Abstract: A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration, wherein the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration and in that the shape of the outer surface is modified between the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Nicolas Pegorier, Rayar Fernandez, Jérémy Floc'h, Eric Vanel
  • Patent number: 10703224
    Abstract: A vehicle passenger compartment that defines a vehicle interior delimited in part by a floor, the interior having at least one front row of seats that includes at least two front seats, and at least one rear row of seats that includes at least two rear seats. The front and rear rows of seats are arranged behind one another in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle passenger compartment, each front seat being rotatable around a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the floor. Each rear seat is translatable in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the rotation axis such that the rear seats can be moved away from or closer to one another in the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Eric Vanel, Fabrice Aycoberry, Thierry Devoulon
  • Patent number: 10703246
    Abstract: A vehicle having a vehicle body that includes a floor, partially defining the inside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a movable seat extending over the floor in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a foot support device for the occupant of the seat extending over the floor near the seat and defining a surface for receiving the feet. The support device is deformable relative to the body of the vehicle so as to modify at least the orientation of the receiving surface. The deformation of the support device is coupled with the movement of the seat such that the movement of the seat causes a coordinated deformation of the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Eric Vanel
  • Patent number: 10696200
    Abstract: A trim element having a trim panel that includes an inner face and an outer face and at least one support element extending over the inner face and protruding toward the outer face such that the trim panel marries at least part of the contour of the support element in order to form a support surface on the outer face. The support element can be positioned in a plurality of positions relative to the trim panel, which is deformable to marry at least part of the contour of the support element so that the support surface can be positioned in a plurality of areas of the outer face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Eric Vanel
  • Publication number: 20190111850
    Abstract: A storing device having at least one first body defining at least a first storage volume accessible through a first opening, and at least one second body defining at least one second storage volume accessible through a second opening. The first body and the second body are movable relative to one another along a first direction between a close position and a separated position. The first opening is arranged so that the first storage volume is accessible along the first direction, with the first storage volume being closed along the first direction by the second body in the close position and being accessible along the first direction in the separated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Eric VANEL, Frederic BIGUET, Pierre Emmanuel COSTE, Thomas ANGEBAULT
  • Publication number: 20190077263
    Abstract: The vehicle trim element includes a body defining the outer surface of the trim element, said outer surface including at least one main area and at least one secondary area, the body including at least one deformable part forming a flap movable in the secondary area between a first stable position, in which said flap extends substantially in the continuation of the main area, and at least one second stable position, in which the flap forms a non-zero angle with the main area so as to extend protruding from said main area. In the second position, the flap forms a wall on one side of which a functional space extends opposite the secondary area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas PEGORIER, Eric VANEL, Fernandez RAYAR
  • Publication number: 20190077264
    Abstract: A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration, wherein the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration and in that the shape of the outer surface is modified between the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas PEGORIER, Rayar FERNANDEZ, Jeremy FLOCH, Eric VANEL
  • Publication number: 20190001841
    Abstract: A vehicle passenger compartment that defines a vehicle interior delimited in part by a floor, the interior having at least one front row of seats that includes at least two front seats, and at least one rear row of seats that includes at least two rear seats. The front and rear rows of seats are arranged behind one another in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle passenger compartment, each front seat being rotatable around a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the floor. Each rear seat is translatable in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the rotation axis such that the rear seats can be moved away from or closer to one another in the transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Eric VANEL, Fabrice AYCOBERRY, Thierry DEVOULON
  • Publication number: 20180312090
    Abstract: A trim element having a trim panel that includes an inner face and an outer face and at least one support element extending over the inner face and protruding toward the outer face such that the trim panel marries at least part of the contour of the support element in order to form a support surface on the outer face. The support element can be positioned in a plurality of positions relative to the trim panel, which is deformable to marry at least part of the contour of the support element so that the support surface can be positioned in a plurality of areas of the outer face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Eric VANEL
  • Publication number: 20180312093
    Abstract: A vehicle having a vehicle body that includes a floor, partially defining the inside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a movable seat extending over the floor in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a foot support device for the occupant of the seat extending over the floor near the seat and defining a surface for receiving the feet. The support device is deformable relative to the body of the vehicle so as to modify at least the orientation of the receiving surface. The deformation of the support device is coupled with the movement of the seat such that the movement of the seat causes a coordinated deformation of the support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Eric VANEL