Patents by Inventor Georges Droulon
Georges Droulon 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).
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Patent number: 5725452Abstract: An articulation for an automobile seat includes a mobile flange having an inner toothing, a fixed flange having an inner toothing for cooperating directly with the mobile flange and an eccentric means positioned between the mobile flange and the fixed flange for biasing aa articulating element. The eccentric means including a driving axis provided with a snug and a pair of discs rotatable about the axis relative to one another. Each disc having a central recess and an arc-shaped window. The central recess having a hollow housing extending outwardly for receiving the snug of the axis. A resilient member is positioned within the arc-shaped windows of the discs and bears against bearing surfaces provided at the ends of the windows. When the two discs are spaced apart from one another by the eccentric means, the articulation ensures the clearance take-up and the irreversibility of the articulation.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: Bertrand Faure Autombile "BFA"Inventors: Georges Droulon, Francois Baloche
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Patent number: 5536217Abstract: An articulation used in automobile seats, comprising: a mobile flange having a mobile flange inner toothing; a double satellite; a fixed flange having a fixed flange inner toothing for cooperating with said double satellite, the toothings of which mesh on one side with the fixed flange inner toothing of the fixed flange, and on another side with the mobile flange inner toothing of the mobile flange; an eccentric acting on the double satellite; a driving axis of the eccentric provided with at least one snug, the eccentric being made of two discs angularly mobile with respect to one another, each disc having an arched window; and a resilient element, said discs being connected to one another by said resilient element housed in said arched windows, while a central portion of each of said discs is formed with at least one circular recess, extended by a hollow housing adapted for receiving one of said snugs, and wherein each disc is noncircular and housed inside a bore of the double satellite; the two discs, whenType: GrantFiled: June 10, 1994Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventors: Georges Droulon, Francois Baloche
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Patent number: 5496225Abstract: The vehicle seat articulation includes a fixed flange fixed to a first framework of the seat, a mobile flange rigidly connected to a second framework of the seat, a cup member enabling the mobile flange to execute an orbital movement causing an angular movement of the articulation, and a dish member maintaining the mobile flange against the fixed flange. The edge of the dish member is formed with an outer toothing that cooperates with toothings of semi-cut portions of the mobile flange. The toothings of the edge of the dish member and the toothings of the semi-cut portions have each a height equal to twice that of an off-center distance "e" provided between two shoulders of the cup member.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1994Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5454280Abstract: At least one toothed roller cooperates with a deformable bar with respect to a casing which contains at least one V-shaped cam. The V-shaped cam has a central portion with opposed toothed ramps cooperating both with the toothed roller. A control cam acting on the V-shaped cam for permitting a blockage of the whole assembly is provided. The deformable bar is either made of vertical blades assembled and fixed to one another or provided with transverse bores. The bar will be deformed under action of the toothed roller upon great impact in an accident.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1993Date of Patent: October 3, 1995Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5451096Abstract: The articulation comprises two flanges enclosing an inner mechanism and a closing lid. A first one of the flanges is elongated to form an elongated flange having a half circumference provided with cut-outs. An other one of the two flanges is circular. The closing lid has a periphery with curved over tabs that fit on the elongated flange. The cut-outs on the half circumference of the elongated flange enable passage of the tabs.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5301569Abstract: At least one rod is normally locked by toothed rollers cooperating with toothed slanted inner portions of V-shaped locking members controlled by a locking cam. The V-shaped locking members are guided within an inner casing of a polygonal shape that has a lower portion for supporting the rod. The lower portion comprises two slanted inner elements which cooperate with a fluted roller placed underneath the underside of the rod. Under an impact, the fluted roller is locked underneath the rod by moving upwardly along one of the two slanted inner elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1993Date of Patent: April 12, 1994Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5277672Abstract: The fixed flange with an inner toothing and the mobile flange with an inner toothing cooperate with a double satellite mounted in a ball bearing forming inside a housing for a composite cam. A sufficient excentration is provided between the diameter of the toothings of the double satellite and the intermediate part concentrical to the toothings of the fixed and mobile flanges so as to allow the composite cam made of two symmetrical and identical parts normally separated from one another at their upper portion by a spring which is slightly under tension and at their lower portion by a finger rigidly connected to an intermediate circular part mounted in bearing in the mobile and fixed flanges.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1992Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Ets. Cousin FreresInventors: Georges Droulon, Yann Reubeuze
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Patent number: 5273241Abstract: The lower profile member of a seat slide carries a shoe made of an L-shaped member having two vertical brackets. A first bracket support a spindle on which is mounted a first latch having a lower end which normally bears on the shoe and which is returned to such a position by a coil shaped spring rigidly connected to the vertical bracket and to an upper part of the first latch. Two bearing elements carry a shaft having ends to which two sectors are fixed for supporting an abutment and a pin. The pin is adapted to act on a second latch mounted on the upper profile member for disengaging the first latch. The abutment is used for providing a limitation for a rearward stroke of the upper profile member with respect to the lower profile member.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1992Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5265936Abstract: A locking device is made of a casing having a substantially trapezoidal shape and a rod extending through the casing. The rod has a central portion and two side guides to permit the central portion to come into locking engagement with a toothed roller placed inside toothed triangular recesses of a V-shaped member. The V-shaped member has a top portion provided with a fork. One side of the V-shaped member is connected to an inner edge of the casing and the other side has a cutout with a lower rounded portion and an upper straight portion provided with a slope. The cutout cooperates with a cam comprising a flat portion and a finger.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1992Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Assignee: Bertrand Faure AutomobileInventors: Georges Droulon, Paul Jaudouin
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Patent number: 5253138Abstract: A setting in position identification potentiometer is connected to terminals of the motor. The motor is supplied with a voltage (U.sub.feed) possibly variable and switchable between two reverse polarity states according to rotation direction. The potentiometer has a slider which is connected via a first dividing bridge to input of an analog-digital converter subjected to a reference voltage (U.sub.ref) connected to same possibly variable voltage via a second dividing bridge. Output of the analog-digital converter is connected to an electronic module. The resistor value at the ground of each of the two dividing bridges is respectively equal to a product of the other resistor value by a same multiplying coefficient A.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1992Date of Patent: October 12, 1993Assignee: ETS Cousin FreresInventors: Georges Droulon, Yannick Leroy, Philippe Lhomer
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Patent number: 5216937Abstract: A threaded rod of a variable length has one end connected to a first part of the element to be adjusted. A pivoted detent element cooperates with the threaded rod, with two channels extending diametrically through the pivoted detent element. The first channel has a threaded wall and the second channel has a smooth wall, the second channel forming an angle of preferably about 15.degree. with the first channel. The pivoted detent element is pivotally mounted in a casing and has a protruding tail. A spiral spring is supported between the tail and the casing. The casing further comprises a rear portion connected to a second part of the element to be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1991Date of Patent: June 8, 1993Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"Inventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5183236Abstract: The device comprises at least one rod normally locked by notched rollers mounted on pins and cooperating with at least one V-shaped bearing plate having toothed ramps, and the vertical displacement of which is made by rotation of a cam driven by a set of studs rigid with a circular member, with control means being further provided to drive this circular member.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1990Date of Patent: February 2, 1993Assignee: Ets. Cousin FreresInventor: Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5090264Abstract: The articulation mechanisms is made particularly of irreversible satellite mechanisms connected to one another by a connection bar. The connection bar has, on one of its portion, a member with toothings subjected to action of a spring which, when the connection bar is in position between two cams of the articulation mechanisms, causes a rotation of these cams and of the satellites related thereto for taking up the manufacturing and mounting clearances.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1990Date of Patent: February 25, 1992Assignee: Ets. Cousin FreresInventors: Georges Droulon, Alain Romagne
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Patent number: 5064246Abstract: Each fixation member is mounted on a mechanism for setting inclination of the seat back and is formed of a casing so shaped to receive a dagger fixed to each lower end of the seat back armature. The dagger is held within the casing by being wedged with assistance of a part made of a central serrated roller and two lateral smooth extensions of smaller diameters enabling the roller to rotate freely inside openings formed in the casing and to be pushed by at least one spring for wedging the roller between the dagger and said casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1989Date of Patent: November 12, 1991Assignee: A. & M. Cousin-Establissments Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 5050932Abstract: In the shaped junction portion, each end of the seat and back frame is deformed in order to obtain a flattened portion in a central area conveniently stiffened by thickened areas, raised edges, or protruding outer lips providing thereby for a perfect application of the shaped end of the tube onto a face of a flange of the articulation mechanism, these parts being thereafter connected together, junction studs of each flange of the articulation inclination being used for a respective centering of the part.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1989Date of Patent: September 24, 1991Assignee: A. & M. Cousin-Etablissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 4950088Abstract: The lower profile element is substantially of a U-shaped section and includes wings having each a median zone with a semi-cylindrical channel prolongated by a bent-over portion provided for covering V-bent vertical ends of side branches of the upper profile element. A wing of the lower profile element is cut out in order to form a row of teeth having each a trapezoidal shape prolongated by a rectangular shape in order to cooperate with an L-section latch-comb formed with rectangular openings and freely mounted on a pin which is displacable by a control of the slide. A spring applies to the latch-comb a pressure permitting a passage of teeth of the latch-comb through openings formed in the upper profile element so as to cause a penetration of the latch-comb into the openings between the row of teeth of the lower profile element for latching the upper profile element on the lower profile element.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1989Date of Patent: August 21, 1990Assignee: A & M Cousin Establissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 4925228Abstract: Each front seat has under the base plate in its median longitudinal axis a rack connector rod and a mechanical bolt, this rack connector rod cooperating with a box joined to the floor of the vehicle via a framing and a brace, this box containing a blockable motor device. The entire afore-mentioned unit cooperates with two parallel arms first of all joined to the rear part of the seat and secondly joined to the floor of the vehicle via a spindle containing a memory constituted by a ring with a notch and the nose of the lever.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1988Date of Patent: May 15, 1990Assignee: A. & M. Cousin-Etablissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 4898356Abstract: The reversible endless screw slides are fixed by their lower fixed elements to the vehicle floor via a base plate. The base plate is mounted under at least one of the two slides and carries a profile section forming a rack cooperating with a reversible endless screw and which can be locked by a second shoe. The movement of the second shoe is controlled by a lever able to pivot against action of springs via another lever fast with an articulated control bow placed between the two slides so as to free the endless screw placed in a casing and cooperating with the rack for forming a mechanical memory for the slides.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1988Date of Patent: February 6, 1990Assignee: A. & M. Cousin Etablissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 4895038Abstract: The planet wheel has either toothings having different diameters but a same tooth module or toothings of a same diameter but different tooth modules. The toothings are produced by die stamping of a disc down to a certain depth which provides, in the median plane of the disc, a central cheek against which bear the toothings thereby stiffening each tooth for preventing it from being crushed and deformed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1988Date of Patent: January 23, 1990Assignee: A. & M. Cousin Etablissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon
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Patent number: 4850561Abstract: The device comprises longitudinal adjustment slides for the seat. Each of the slides has a mobile element with an upper face carrying L-shaped supports with vertical wing portions. The vertical wing portion carries at least one mechanism having a control shaft for driving a rocking lever in rotation having a front end which cooperates with an intermediate part rigidly connected to a side portion of a framework of the seat. The rear end of the rocking lever cooperates with a front portion of a second rocking lever which is articulated on the vertical wing portion and has a rear portion which is mounted in a rear portion of the framework of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1986Date of Patent: July 25, 1989Assignee: A. & M. Cousin Etablissements Cousin FreresInventors: Yves Pipon, Georges Droulon