Patents by Inventor Fabien Lebeau

Fabien Lebeau 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: 20240068554
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a vehicle includes an electric machine having a rotor rotatable about a first axis and a stator arranged radially outside the rotor, and a transmission device including a transmission shaft driven by the rotor and extending along the first axis. An output shaft and transmission mechanism are arranged to transmit torque between the transmission shaft and the output shaft. A transmission casing defines an internal space inside which is arranged at least part of the transmission mechanism. A stator support has an internal housing extending along the first axis of rotation, the stator being attached to the stator support inside this internal housing, the stator support being formed in a part separate from the transmission casing and includes an attachment zone attached to the transmission casing. The attachment zone being situated closer to the first axis of rotation than the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventor: Fabien LEBEAU
  • Patent number: 11358462
    Abstract: A torque transmission device for a vehicle includes a torque input element coupled to a crankshaft of a combustion engine, a first torque output element coupled to a first input shaft of a gearbox, a rotating electric machine including a stator and a rotor arranged in the direction of the transmission of torque, between the input element and the first output element, a rotor support radially supporting the rotor of the rotating electric machine, the rotor support selectively connected to the input element by an input clutch, a fixed distributor fastened to the gearbox and supporting the rotor support, a fixed wall including a first radial end fastened to the gearbox, and a second radial end connected to the torque input element, a first rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed distributor, and a second rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Thierry Guinot, Fabien Lebeau, Ivan Dutier
  • Patent number: 11118652
    Abstract: A vibration damper is provided with two rotating members, i.e. an oscillating inertial flywheel and a member to be damped driven by a torque following a torque path between a driving member and a driven member, wherein the inertial flywheel is connected kinematically to the torque path between the driving member and the driven member solely by way of the member to be damped. Connecting modules between the two rotating members permit a relative angular displacement ? between the two rotating members on the two sides of a reference relative angular position. Each connecting module is provided with a roller associated with a first of the two rotating members and a cam track connected resiliently by a resilient element to a second of the two rotating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Benoit Fleche, Fabien Lebeau, Jerome Boulet, Carlos Lopez Perez
  • Publication number: 20210101467
    Abstract: A torque transmission device for a vehicle includes a torque input element coupled to a crankshaft of a combustion engine, a first torque output element coupled to a first input shaft of a gearbox, a rotating electric machine including a stator and a rotor arranged in the direction of the transmission of torque, between the input element and the first output element, a rotor support radially supporting the rotor of the rotating electric machine, the rotor support selectively connected to the input element by an input clutch, a fixed distributor fastened to the gearbox and supporting the rotor support, a fixed wall including a first radial end fastened to the gearbox, and a second radial end connected to the torque input element, a first rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed distributor, and a second rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Thierry GUINOT, Fabien LEBEAU, Ivan DUTIER
  • Publication number: 20190024750
    Abstract: A vibration damper is provided with two rotating members, i.e. an oscillating inertial flywheel and a member to be damped driven by a torque following a torque path between a driving member and a driven member, wherein the inertial flywheel is connected kinematically to the torque path between the driving member and the driven member solely by way of the member to be damped. Connecting modules between the two rotating members permit a relative angular displacement ? between the two rotating members on the two sides of a reference relative angular position. Each connecting module is provided with a roller associated with a first of the two rotating members and a cam track connected resiliently by a resilient element to a second of the two rotating members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Benoit FLECHE, Fabien LEBEAU, Jerome BOULET, Carlos LOPEZ PEREZ
  • Patent number: 9751391
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a motor vehicle having a gearbox including a clutch, a clutch-release device, a reversible rotary electric machine provided with a rotor provided with a central opening, and an intermediate shaft between the clutch and the rotor of the electric machine, the shaft supporting the clutch-release device at the front and being inserted in the central opening of the rotor. The transmission assembly includes a dry friction clutch provided with a reaction plate, and comprises, at the front, a damping double flywheel configured such as to be attached to the crankshaft of the heat engine of the vehicle and to form the reaction plate of the dry friction clutch and, at the rear, a torsion damper configured such as to be rotatably connected to the input shaft of the gearbox, the rotor of the electric machine being attached to the torsion damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Fabien Lebeau, Khadija El Baraka, Svetislav Jugovic, Vicent Cornet, Gilles Lebas
  • Publication number: 20170021713
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a motor vehicle is to be arranged between a combustion engine having a crankshaft and a gearbox having an input shaft. The assembly comprises an electric machine having an external stator and an internal rotor rotationally movable. The rotor has a central opening. An intermediate shaft passes through the central opening to be connected kinematically to the crankshaft and to the input shaft of the gearbox. A mechanical reducer is configured to rotationally couple the rotor and the intermediate shaft so that the rotation speed of the rotor is higher than the rotation speed of the intermediate shaft. A pendulum damper has a rotationally movable support member, and pendulum flyweights are mounted movably on the support member. The support member is rotationally integral with the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Gilles LEBAS, Fabien LEBEAU
  • Publication number: 20150231957
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a motor vehicle having a gearbox including a clutch, a clutch-release device, a reversible rotary electric machine provided with a rotor provided with a central opening, and an intermediate shaft between the clutch and the rotor of the electric machine, the shaft supporting the clutch-release device at the front and being inserted in the central opening of the rotor. The transmission assembly includes a dry friction clutch provided with a reaction plate, and comprises, at the front, a damping double flywheel configured such as to be attached to the crankshaft of the heat engine of the vehicle and to form the reaction plate of the dry friction clutch and, at the rear, a torsion damper configured such as to be rotatably connected to the input shaft of the gearbox, the rotor of the electric machine being attached to the torsion damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Fabien Lebeau, Khadija El Baraka, Svetislav Jugovic, Vicent Cornet, Gilles Lebas
  • Publication number: 20150217632
    Abstract: A device for a motor vehicle transmission assembly comprising a support element (16) for supporting a stator (9) of an electric machine (3) and a fluidically operated clutch bearing (15), these being coaxial about an axis X, in which: the stator support element has a housing defined by an axial skirt (205) and an end wall (212) provided with a bore (202) for the passage of a shaft, coaxial with the axis X, the housing (201) comprising at least one locking cavity; and the clutch bearing extends at least partially inside the housing, the clutch bearing comprising an orifice for the passage of a shaft (7), coaxial with the axis X, and a body comprising at least one elastic locking tab (106) provided with a protuberance (107) collaborating with the locking cavity (207) to fix the clutch bearing on the stator support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Fabien Lebeau, Khadija El Baraka, Gilles Lebas, Christophe Mollier, Svetislav Jugovic
  • Publication number: 20150211583
    Abstract: A preassembled module for a motor vehicle transmission to be arranged between an engine block and gearbox is disclosed. A support element has elements for fixing to the engine block and/or the gearbox. A clutch bearing is mounted on the support element for actuating a clutch. An intermediate rotatable shaft has a splined end to collaborate with a hub of a friction disk of the clutch, and the intermediate shaft collaborates with the support element via a bearing supporting and guiding the rotation of the intermediate shaft with respect to the support element. An electric machine has an external stator supported by the support element and a rotor having a central opening through which the intermediate shaft passes. The rotor rotates as one with the intermediate shaft. A reaction plate of a clutch, on the gearbox side, which rotates as one with the intermediate shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Svetislav Jugovic, Khadija El Baraka, Gilles Lebas, Fabien Lebeau, Christophe Mollier