Patents by Inventor Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA
Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA 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: 12209438Abstract: This device includes a base, a handle lever mounted so as to pivot on the base about an axis, a kinematic chain configured to transmit a movement of the handle lever to a lock of the opening control to unlock the door, an inertial safety member having a main body forming an inertial mass and a main locking element connected to the body and configured to pass, by inertia effect in the event of impact, from an inactive idle position to at least one active position of locking at least one movable element of the kinematic chain. The inertial member is movably mounted so as to pivot on the base about a second locking axis and is configured to operate in a reversible mode by adopting at least one reversible locking position and to operate in an irreversible mode by adopting at least one irreversible locking position.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN S.LInventors: Alberto Diez Estevez, Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, José Oscar Vazquez Carballo, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20240076914Abstract: The arrangement includes a latch pivotally mounted to cooperate with a catch, a lock member including a locking ratchet arranged to cooperate with the latch between initial and intermediate locking configurations of the latch, following at least one movement control action of the ratchet by an actuator, an ejector arranged to drive, with the ejection thereof, the pivoting of the latch and the lifting of the hood, the latch and the ejector forming an ejection member of the striker. During the movement of the ratchet from the initial configuration to the final configuration, the lock member is arranged to pivot the ejection member in an ejection direction against the resultant torque of the weight of the hood exerted on the ejector via the striker in order to enable the lifting of the hood.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Agustin REGUEIRO BLANCO, Javier GONZALEZ NOVO, Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, David MARTINEZ NOVAS
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Patent number: 11898384Abstract: An opening control of a motor vehicle opening has a housing, a handle rotatably housed completely or partially in the housing, in an ejected position the handle extends at least partially from the housing, the handle actuating a door lock, a lock cylinder adjacent to the door handle, and a flap articulated to the housing and to cover the lock cylinder while being flush with the handle, and, when the flap is actuated by hand, exposes the lock cylinder; the flap articulated about an axis of rotation extending with respect to the lateral edge of the handle to a distance greater than or equal to 10 mm and the lateral edge of the handle includes a gripping device, capable of receiving a member inserted between the open flap and the lateral edge of the handle enabling the manual actuation of the handle from the flush position to the ejected position.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Jose Oscar Vazquez Carballo, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11692377Abstract: An opening control device including a base, a handle lever configured to be pivotally mounted on the base about a handle axis, a kinematic chain configured to transmit a movement from the handle lever toward a latch of the opening control device to unlock the door leaf, the chain including at least one active branch of the handle lever, an inertial safety member including a main body forming an inertial mass and a blocking element linked to the body and configured to prevent by wedging the transmission of movement by the kinematic chain. According to the invention, the inertial member is kinematically coupled to the secondary branch of the handle lever and extends on the side of the secondary branch with respect to the handle axis opposite to a gripping main branch.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN S.LInventors: Javier Casal Gomez, Alberto Diez Estevez, Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira
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Patent number: 11686133Abstract: The opening control includes a handle pivotally mounted on a support prone to adopt a pushed position, an intermediate rest position and an ejected position as well as electrical and mechanical means for driving in movement the handle and coupled with the handle of the vehicle such that the application of a predefined force on the handle causes the mechanical or electrical activation. It includes a hard point crossing means configured to define a pattern of evolution of a value of a force applied on the handle as a function of a push-in stroke of the handle between its rest position and the pushed position, including a crossing of a hard point separating first and second portions of the stroke.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Javier Casal Gomez, Jose Oscar Vazquez Carballo, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11679651Abstract: An opening control device including a case, a handle movably mounted between at least a flush position in which the handle is entirely or partially housed within the case and an ejected position in which the handle is at least partially emerged from the case. The opening control device includes a mechanism configured to be mechanically triggered in response to a push-in action into the case of the handle, the completion of the push-in action being adapted to cause the triggering of the mechanism. Furthermore, the mechanism is configured to automatically drive in movement the handle over all or part of a stroke starting from a pushed position of the handle to the flush position through the ejected position.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN S.LInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Javier Casal Gomez
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Patent number: 11607932Abstract: The opening control device includes a fixed support configured to be mounted on the door leaf, a handle movably mounted on the support, a mechanism for electrical and mechanical activation of an unlocking of a latch of the motor vehicle door leaf respectively for electrically and mechanically actuating the unlocking of the latch, the mechanism being mechanically coupled with the handle of the vehicle such that the application of a predefined pulling force on the handle causes the electrical or mechanical activation of the unlocking of the latch. The activation mechanism includes a first lever for electrical activation of the latch and a second lever for mechanical activation of the latch movably mounted relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Javier Casal Gomez, Javier Gonzalez Novo
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Publication number: 20230081813Abstract: A device includes a support, a handle mounted pivotably with respect to the support, a lever for actuating a lock of the door configured to cooperate with an extension element of the handle extending transversely from an inner face of the handle. Moreover, the lever is mounted movable on an axis of articulation of the support against a resilient return member between a first rest configuration of the member in which it extends across a path of the extension element to generate a stress resisting the pivoting of the handle and a second configuration of actuation of the lock in which it is driven in rotation about said axis by the extension element during the pivoting of the handle after having overcome the resisting stress.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, José Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Oscar PAMPIN AGRA, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Publication number: 20230049181Abstract: A bracket to be mounted in a cut-out in a panel of the door, a gripping handle hingedly mounted with respect to the bracket. The handle includes a body of generally elongate shape having an end portion for hinging to the bracket about a hinge axis substantially parallel to the plane of the panel of the door and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle. The bracket has a body of casing defining a cavity open to the outside, which the handle partially closes off in a rest position leaving a concave access recess for gripping an internal face of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, José Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Oscar PAMPIN AGRA, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Patent number: 11542729Abstract: The system includes a bracket, a handle pivotally mounted about a handle axis and including a main gripping branch and a secondary branch each extending on either side of the handle axis, a safety device configured to block an ejection of the handle towards its open position in the event of an impact. The device includes a blocking pawl elastically biased into a position of blocking the pivoting of the secondary branch according to a handle ejection direction and at least one lever for releasing the secondary branch in the ejection direction, the release lever being configured to drive the pawl, against its elastic biasing force, into a release position of the secondary branch, consecutively to a manual mechanical action of pushing in the handle from its flush position and/or to the triggering of an electric actuation for ejecting the handle from its flush position.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Jose Oscar Vazquez Carballo
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Patent number: 11519204Abstract: An opening control has a case and a handle mounted so as to tilt about an axis relative to the case between at least one rest position and an ejected position, a lever for pivoting the handle in ejection and/or retraction and electrical actuation element of the pivot lever. The lever is configured to pivot about an axis common to the handle and has a member for elastically returning into a return position in which it is adapted to retain the handle in its rest position. The actuation element is configured to make the lever pivot against the return force of the return member so as to drive in its rotational movement the handle from its rest position to its ejected position.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Javier Casal Gomez, Jose Oscar Vazquez Carballo, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11512508Abstract: The control comprises a handle flush mounted in a support and a kinematic chain for driving the handle in movement, comprising at least one rotary element for driving the handle in angular movement and at least one driving member configured to accumulate mechanical energy by mechanical work during a push-in action of the handle and to restitute mechanical energy to the drive kinematic chain after release of the handle. The handle includes a means for stabilizing the kinematic chain configured to limit the angulation of the rotary element of the chain during the push-in of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Javier Casal Gomez, Jose Oscar Vazquez Carballo, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20220307300Abstract: A control is configured for being integrated and concealed in a pillar of a window of the door, and includes a base secured to the pillar, trim configured for externally cladding the opening control on the pillar and supported by the base, and a control interface for electrical actuation of a lock of the door. The trim of the pillar is conformed to follow the external shape of the pillar.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, José Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Publication number: 20220290470Abstract: A control includes a door lock configured for being actuated mechanically and/or electrically, the control being configured for being mounted on a structure element of the door of the vehicle so as to be integrated in a trim panel of the structure element. It includes a facade panel of an interior face of the door delimiting a decorative external visible face and an opposite masked internal face, the control includes an electric control member of an electrical actuator of the lock, extending on the internal face of the panel and a control interface associated with the electric control member, including a control region extending on the external face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, José Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Oscar PAMPIN AGRA
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Publication number: 20220034127Abstract: This device includes a base, a handle lever mounted so as to pivot on the base about an axis, a kinematic chain configured to transmit a movement of the handle lever to a lock of the opening control to unlock the door, an inertial safety member having a main body forming an inertial mass and a main locking element connected to the body and configured to pass, by inertia effect in the event of impact, from an inactive idle position to at least one active position of locking at least one movable element of the kinematic chain. The inertial member is movably mounted so as to pivot on the base about a second locking axis and is configured to operate in a reversible mode by adopting at least one reversible locking position and to operate in an irreversible mode by adopting at least one irreversible locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN S.LInventors: Alberto DIEZ ESTEVEZ, Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, José Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Publication number: 20210285264Abstract: An opening control of a motor vehicle opening has a housing, a handle rotatably housed completely or partially in the housing, in an ejected position the handle extends at least partially from the housing, the handle actuating a door lock, a lock cylinder adjacent to the door handle, and a flap articulated to the housing and to cover the lock cylinder while being flush with the handle, and, when the flap is actuated by hand, exposes the lock cylinder; the flap articulated about an axis of rotation extending with respect to the lateral edge of the handle to a distance greater than or equal to 10 mm and the lateral edge of the handle includes a gripping device, capable of receiving a member inserted between the open flap and the lateral edge of the handle enabling the manual actuation of the handle from the flush position to the ejected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, Jose Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Patent number: 10954702Abstract: The opening control includes a handle, movable in rotation relative to the casing at least between leveling, ejection and opening positions, an ejection lever connected to the handle by at least one common axis of rotation with this handle and an electric actuator for controlling a pivoting of the ejection lever between at least one ejection position and a non-ejection position. In particular, the opening control includes a biasing member connected to the ejection lever and configured to exert a force for returning the lever towards the ejection position according to an ejection direction of rotation, and means for blocking the lever in its non-ejection position. The blocking means are capable of cooperating with the lever in order to release the lever when the handle is displaced in a direction of rotation opposite to the ejection direction, by application of an external push force on the handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: AKWEL SAInventors: Delmiro Javier Couto Maquieira, Alberto Diez Estevez, Julio Garcia Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20200318397Abstract: The system includes a bracket, a handle pivotally mounted about a handle axis and including a main gripping branch and a secondary branch each extending on either side of the handle axis, a safety device configured to block an ejection of the handle towards its open position in the event of an impact. The device includes a blocking pawl elastically biased into a position of blocking the pivoting of the secondary branch according to a handle ejection direction and at least one lever for releasing the secondary branch in the ejection direction, the release lever being configured to drive the pawl, against its elastic biasing force, into a release position of the secondary branch, consecutively to a manual mechanical action of pushing in the handle from its flush position and/or to the triggering of an electric actuation for ejecting the handle from its flush position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, Alberto DIEZ ESTEVEZ, Jose Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO
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Publication number: 20200199919Abstract: The opening control includes a handle pivotally mounted on a support prone to adopt a pushed position, an intermediate rest position and an ejected position as well as electrical and mechanical means for driving in movement the handle and coupled with the handle of the vehicle such that the application of a predefined force on the handle causes the mechanical or electrical activation. It includes a hard point crossing means configured to define a pattern of evolution of a value of a force applied on the handle as a function of a push-in stroke of the handle between its rest position and the pushed position, including a crossing of a hard point separating first and second portions of the stroke.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, Alberto DIEZ ESTEVEZ, Javier CASAL GOMEZ, Jose Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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Publication number: 20200199918Abstract: The control comprises a handle flush mounted in a support and a kinematic chain for driving the handle in movement, comprising at least one rotary element for driving the handle in angular movement and at least one driving member configured to accumulate mechanical energy by mechanical work during a push-in action of the handle and to restitute mechanical energy to the drive kinematic chain after release of the handle. The handle includes a means for stabilizing the kinematic chain configured to limit the angulation of the rotary element of the chain during the push-in of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: AKWEL VIGO SPAIN SLInventors: Delmiro Javier COUTO MAQUIEIRA, Alberto DIEZ ESTEVEZ, Javier CASAL GOMEZ, Jose Oscar VAZQUEZ CARBALLO, Julio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ