Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Jarasson
Jean-Michel Jarasson 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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Publication number: 20250001976Abstract: An arm of a wiping system is disclosed. The arm includes a part extending longitudinally. The part is configured to be connected by a first end to an arm drive device and by a second end to an attachment device for attaching the arm to a wiper blade. The part includes a main beam extending in the longitudinal direction. The part is in a single piece and the part also includes at least one additional beam extending in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Gerald Caillot, Alexandre Filloux, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Publication number: 20240343226Abstract: A wiper for a glazed surface of a vehicle is disclosed. The wiper includes at least one structural element, a wiper rubber carried by the structural element, at least one end piece arranged at a longitudinal end of the structural element, at least one conduit extending in a main direction of elongation of the wiper, and at least one spray element fluidically connected to the conduit and formed on the structural element. The wiper rubber is configured to bear against the glazed surface and to sweep a wiping zone of the glazed surface. The spray element is configured to spray cleaning fluid in a spray direction onto an additional zone distinct from the wiping zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Vincent Izabel, Frederic Giraud, Alexandre Filloux, Gerald Caillot, Jean Michel Jarasson
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Publication number: 20240326751Abstract: A wiper blade is disclosed having a blade body extending along a longitudinal elongation direction of the wiper blade and a wiper rubber carried by the blade body and configured for cleaning a visibility zone of a glazed surface for a motor vehicle. The blade body includes at least one spray element configured to project the cleaning fluid into an additional zone separate from the visibility zone to clean an element arranged outside the visibility zone. The at least one spray element is in a so-called vertical orientation defined by an angle between 60° and 110° with respect to a so-called vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal elongation direction and in a so-called vertical plane, of which the normal is parallel to the main elongation direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Vincent Izabel, Alexandre Filloux, Frederic Giraud, Gérald Caillot, Jean Michel Jarasson
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Patent number: 12103500Abstract: A wiper blade (12) is disclosed having a support connector (18) for at least one wiper rubber (14), an adapter (20) that is able to take a front-end terminal part (10) of a drive arm of the wiper blade (12) which is mounted so as to be articulated with respect to the connector (18), about an articulation axis (A), between a working position and a maintenance position, and which has a locking member (32) for locking said terminal part (10) to the adapter (20), which is mounted so as to be movable between a locking position and a retracted position releasing said terminal part (10). The wiper blade (12) has a member (68, 38) for immobilizing the locking member (32) in the locking position when the adapter (20) is in the working position, and for releasing the locking member (32) when the adapter (20) is in the maintenance position.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Publication number: 20240317185Abstract: A wiper of a wiper system for a vehicle is disclosed. The wiper includes at least one wiper blade carried by a support and configured to wipe a glazed surface of a vehicle. The wiper includes a spoiler configured to be connected to a cleaning system distributing cleaning liquid. The spoiled includes a body in which a spray manifold for the cleaning liquid is provided. The spray manifold is configured to be connected to the cleaning system. The spray manifold extends in a main direction of extension of the spoiler and comprises at least one row of spray holes. at least one of the spray holes includes a cleaning liquid passage section. The spray holes of a row are spaced apart along the main direction of extension of the spoiler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel
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Publication number: 20240317182Abstract: A wiper for a wiper system for a vehicle is disclosed. The wiper includes at least one wiper blade carried by a support and configured to wipe a glazed surface of a vehicle. The wiper includes a spoiler configured to be connected to a cleaning system distributing cleaning liquid. The spoiler includes a body in which a spray manifold for the cleaning liquid is provided. The spray manifold is configured to be connected to the cleaning system. The spray manifold extends in a main direction of extension of the spoiler and includes at least one row of spray holes. At least one of the spray holes includes a cleaning liquid passage section of between 0.002 mm2 and 0.070 mm2 in cross section. A number of spray holes per row is between 1 and 60 over a 10 mm portion of the spoiler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel
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Publication number: 20240239305Abstract: A wiper of a wiper system for a vehicle is disclosed. The wiper includes at least one wiper blade carried by a support and configured to wipe a glazed surface of a vehicle. The wiper includes a spoiler configured to be connected to a cleaning system distributing cleaning liquid. The spoiler includes a body in which a spray manifold for the cleaning fluid is provided. The spray manifold is configured to be connected to the cleaning system. The spray manifold extends in a main direction of extension of the spoiler and the spray manifold includes at least one row of spray holes. The number of spray holes per row is between 1 and 60 over a portion of the spoiler measuring 10 mm in the main direction of extension of the spoiler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel
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Patent number: 11919486Abstract: System for cleaning a glazed surface of a motor vehicle, including at least one wiper and a drive device for driving at least the wiper along an axis of translation, substantially perpendicular to said wiper, where the glazed surface is a detection surface of a sensor/emitter of a detection assembly and in that the drive device includes at least one drive motor driving in rotation about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the axis of translation, and at least a conversion device converting a rotational movement of the drive motor into a rectilinear movement along the axis of translation.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Gerald Caillot, Frederic Giraud, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Patent number: 11760315Abstract: The invention concerns a module (10) for cleaning a device (3) for protection of an optical element having a surface of revolution around an axis of revolution, the cleaning module (10) including a wiper blade (11) configured to extend in a first general direction (D1) and including a wiper rubber (111) configured to extend in a second general direction (D2). According to the invention: the wiper rubber (111) is configured to wipe the surface of revolution during relative movement of rotation between the wiper blade (11) and the protection device (3), and the cleaning module (10) further includes a cleaning liquid feed pipe (13) fixed to the wiper blade (11) and including at least one opening (131) for spraying cleaning liquid disposed in such a manner as to define a spraying direction forming an angle less than 15° with the second direction (D2). The invention also concerns a corresponding driving assistance system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Publication number: 20230264659Abstract: A wiper blade (12) is disclosed having a support connector (18) for at least one wiper rubber (14), an adapter (20) that is able to take a front-end terminal part (10) of a drive arm of the wiper blade (12) which is mounted so as to be articulated with respect to the connector (18), about an articulation axis (A), between a working position and a maintenance position, and which has a locking member (32) for locking said terminal part (10) to the adapter (20), which is mounted so as to be movable between a locking position and a retracted position releasing said terminal part (10). The wiper blade (12) has a member (68, 38) for immobilizing the locking member (32) in the locking position when the adapter (20) is in the working position, and for releasing the locking member (32) when the adapter (20) is in the maintenance position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Patent number: 11697398Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper blade for a vehicle, comprising at least one wiper strip intended to come to bear on a glazed surface and at least one bending member (1) housed in a support, the wiper strip being held by the support, the bending member (1) being configured to generate curvature in the wiper blade, the bending member (1) being arranged in the form of a longitudinally extending strip, the strip comprising, seen in cross-section, an intermediate portion (2) arranged between two lateral portions (3a, 3b) of the strip, characterized in that a first thickness (12) of the intermediate portion (2) is less than a second thickness (13) of at least one of the lateral portions (3a, 3b).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Vincent Izabel
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Liquid spraying wiper frame for motor vehicle windows, and optimisation of the sealing of this frame
Patent number: 11623615Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper frame (10) comprising a device (24), in particular an aerodynamic deflector, for dis-pensing and/or spraying liquid, comprising at least one liquid flow channel (26), a longitudinal end (27) of which opens on an end face (28) of the device (24), a plug (40) for closing off the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26), which is inserted inside a longitudinal end section (27) of said channel (26), and a tip (30) arranged opposite the end face (28) of the device (24), characterised in that the closing plug (40) is a separate component from the tip (30), such as a spherical ball, such that the tip (30) and the plug (40) together ensure the closing off of the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Christophe Chassaing, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Pierre Sevellec, Denis Thebault -
Publication number: 20230055368Abstract: Wiper blade for a wiping system, in particular for wiping a camera of a motor vehicle, the wiper blade comprising a connection device suitable for releasable connection to a drive shaft of the wiper blade, said connection device comprising a first orientation which allows mounting/dismounting relative to a drive shaft, and a second orientation which does not allow such mounting/dismounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Vincent IZABEL, Jean-Michel JARASSON, Gerald CAILLOT, Frederic GIRAUD, Marcel TREBOUET, Alexandre PASCHUTINE, Mehdi BELHAJ
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Publication number: 20230001889Abstract: System for cleaning a glazed surface of a motor vehicle, including at least one wiper and a drive device for driving at least the wiper along an axis of translation, substantially perpendicular to said wiper, where the glazed surface is a detection surface of a sensor/emitter of a detection assembly and in that the drive device includes at least one drive motor driving in rotation about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the axis of translation, and at least a conversion device converting a rotational movement of the drive motor into a rectilinear movement along the axis of translation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Gerald CAILLOT, Frederic GIRAUD, Jean-Michel JARASSON, Vincent IZABEL
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LIQUID SPRAYING WIPER FRAME FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS, AND OPTIMISATION OF THE SEALING OF THIS FRAME
Publication number: 20220001839Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper frame (10) comprising a device (24), in particular an aerodynamic deflector, for dispensing and/or spraying liquid, comprising at least one liquid flow channel (26), a longitudinal end (27) of which opens on an end face (28) of the device (24), a plug (40) for closing off the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26), which is inserted inside a longitudinal end section (27) of said channel (26), and a tip (30) arranged opposite the end face (28) of the device (24), characterised in that the closing plug (40) is a separate component from the tip (30), such as a spherical ball, such that the tip (30) and the plug (40) together ensure the closing off of the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Christophe Chassaing, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Pierre Sevellec, Denis Thebault -
Patent number: 11167728Abstract: The invention proposes an arm assembly comprising an arm adapter (20) comprising a distal section (20D) for supporting a wiper blade, a proximal section (20P) for housing a terminal section of a fluid delivery tube (26) and a terminal portion (21) for connecting the arm adapter (20) to a wiper arm rod (23), wherein the arm adapter (20) is provided with at least one retention device for fixedly retaining the terminal section of the fluid delivery tube with respect to said arm adapter, for example in the form of a retaining clip (32) attached to the proximal section (20P).Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Andrzej Rogala
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Patent number: 11130472Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping device for a motor vehicle window, comprising a windscreen wiper frame and a piezoelectric film, said piezoelectric film being mounted on the windscreen wiper frame such as to produce an electric current. The invention also relates to a warning method and a spray control method for such a wiping device.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Gérald Caillot, Vincent Izabel, Jean-Michel Jarasson
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Publication number: 20210101565Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cleaning a vehicle window that includes a foam generator that is configured to draw in air and a cleaning fluid (L) and mix them and at least partially convert them into a foam form; and further includes, a regulating means for regulating the air flow drawn in by the foam generator and a control unit that is configured to control an air flow regulating means on the basis of at least one parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGEInventors: Gerald CAILLOT, Jean Michel JARASSON, Vincent IZABEL
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Patent number: 10919499Abstract: A windscreen wiper blade including: a monolithic support frame that includes an inner housing formed within a body of the support frame; a wiping strip with a wiping edge able to engage with a surface of a window and a top heel that engages with the support frame; a pair of ribs that: extend from a bottom face of the support frame, and latch onto the top heel of the wiping strip; a central spine disposed within the inner housing; and an aerodynamic deflector that extends from a top face of the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Jean-Michel Jarasson, Sébastien Jallet, Flavien Dubief
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Patent number: 10836358Abstract: The invention proposes a wiper blade (10) of a motor vehicle, comprising a heating electrical circuit (30) comprising at least one heating resistive element, which is connected to terminals (36) for supplying electric current, and a component for regulating the electric power supply current, which is a resettable fuse with a positive temperature coefficient (50), known as a PTC fuse. The PTC fuse (50) is, for example, a surface-mounted component, known as a CMS component, which is electrically connected to two belonging electrical connecting areas (44, 46).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignees: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage, Enmech GmbHInventors: Vincent Izabel, Gérald Caillot, Jean-Michel Jarasson, Dmitry Filatov, Thomas Leben, Olaf Runge