Patents by Inventor Francois Baert

Francois Baert 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).

  • Hydrokinetic torque coupling device with centered lock-up clutch friction disc, and method for assembling the same
    Patent number: 9322463
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprises a turbine, a driven plate non-rotatably attached to the turbine, circumferentially oriented torque transmitting elastic elements, and a friction disc including peripheral, axially extending driving tabs. The driven plate includes circumferentially oriented centering slots such that the axially extending driving tabs of the friction disc protrude into the centering slots and engage the elastic elements. A method for assembling a hydrokinetic torque converter involves providing a driven plate including circumferentially oriented centering slots, elastic elements and a friction disc including peripheral axially extending driving tabs, mounting the friction disc and the elastic elements to the driven plate so that the driving tabs of the friction disc and the driven plate engage the elastic elements, and centering the friction disc with respect to the driven plate by protruding the driving tabs into the centering slots of the driven plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventors: Alfonso Medellin, Sungchul Lee, Francois Baert, Alexandre Depraete, Rabah Arhab
  • HYDROKINETIC TORQUE COUPLING DEVICE WITH CENTERED LOCK-UP CLUTCH FRICTION DISC, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150308554
    Abstract: A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprises a turbine, a driven plate non-rotatably attached to the turbine, circumferentially oriented torque transmitting elastic elements, and a friction disc including peripheral, axially extending driving tabs. The driven plate includes circumferentially oriented centering slots such that the axially extending driving tabs of the friction disc protrude into the centering slots and engage the elastic elements. A method for assembling a hydrokinetic torque converter involves providing a driven plate including circumferentially oriented centering slots, elastic elements and a friction disc including peripheral axially extending driving tabs, mounting the friction disc and the elastic elements to the driven plate so that the driving tabs of the friction disc and the driven plate engage the elastic elements, and centering the friction disc with respect to the driven plate by protruding the driving tabs into the centering slots of the driven plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Alfonso Medellin, Sungchul Lee, Francois Baert, Alexandre Depraete, Rabah Arhab