Patents by Inventor Lionel Robillon
Lionel Robillon 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: 20230070432Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical energy storage device intended for a vehicle, including at least one casing in which there are housed at least two electrical energy storage cells and at least one heat exchanger configured to effect heat exchange between a coolant designed to circulate in the at least one heat exchanger and the electrical energy storage cells. The heat exchanger includes at least one coolant releasing member configured to release the coolant in the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Aurelie BELLENFANT, Bastien JOVET, Lionel ROBILLON
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Publication number: 20220381522Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger provided with a base plate (10, 10?) and a liquid circulation space (15) formed between a plate (20, 20?) attached on the base plate and the base plate, the exchanger comprising at least one fluid connector (30, 31, 32), fixed on the base plate or on a return (12) inclined with respect to the base plate (10?) and connected to an inlet or outlet channel (21, 22) of the liquid circulation space, said connector comprising a tubular nozzle (33, 34, 35), for connecting the device to a tubing of an external fluid circuit, a base (36, 37) provided with a recess (38, 39) into which the tubular nozzle opens and with a mouth (38a, 39a) for connection to the channel, the recess forming a fluid passage between the mouth (38a, 39a) and the nozzle (33, 34, 35), for which the recess has an opening on a fixing face (40, 40?) of the connector on the base plate or on the return, the base plate or the return forming a closure wall of the recess of the base providing the sealing of the fType: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Frédéric Tison, Fabienne Tourneux, Véronique Westermann, Vincent Joubier
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Patent number: 11009294Abstract: A device for cooling an electrical energy storage unit includes at least one tube exchanger and one plate exchanger, the tube exchanger and the plate exchanger being in fluid communication such as to form a circuit for circulation of a cooling fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Jean Damien Muller, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Alain Pourmarin, Boris Barre
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Publication number: 20210001690Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator (111), notably for a motor vehicle air conditioning circuit (100), comprising a stack of plates forming tubes (300) for the circulation of a refrigerant fluid together delimiting air passages to cool an air flow (250) flowing through said passages through the evaporator (111). According to the invention, at least one of said tubes (300) has a single flow path (315a, 315b, 315c) for said refrigerant fluid between an inlet orifice (310) and an outlet orifice (320), said flow path (315a, 315b, 315c) comprising a plurality of successive passes, said inlet orifice (310) of said at least one tube (300) being in fluid communication with a refrigerant fluid inlet port (210) of said evaporator (111), and said outlet orifice (320) of said at least one tube (300) being in fluid communication with a refrigerant fluid outlet port (220) of said evaporator (111).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Frédéric Tison, Sylvain Moreau, Aurélie Bellenfant, Lionel Robillon, Bastien Jovet
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Patent number: 10859296Abstract: The invention relates to a phase-change material reservoir 9 for a heat exchanger of an air-conditioning installation of a vehicle, the reservoir 9 being arranged between two reservoir plates 10a, 10b and having filling means 14, characterized in that the filling means 14 include at least one tube 15 delimiting a filling channel 19 arranged outside the reservoir 9 against a first plate 10a of the reservoir 9.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Frédéric Tison, Patrick Hoger, Frédéric Martin, Erwann Quistinic
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Patent number: 10757841Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) dedicated to heat treatment of an electric member (1) fitted to a motor vehicle, the device (2) comprising a Peltier-effect thermoelectric module (4) connected to one of the large faces (9, 10) of a casing (6) housing a circuit (5) for heat transfer fluid F, characterised in that, in the direction S of circulation of the heat transfer fluid F through the circuit (5), the circuit (5) comprises at least two successive fluid paths respectively arranged in distinct zones of the casing (6), including at least one upstream fluid path (5a) arranged inside a first zone Z1 and at least one downstream fluid path (5b) arranged inside a second zone, the casing (6) being delimited by a first large face (9) thermally connected to the thermoelectric module (4) and by a second large face (10) arranged to be thermally connected to the electric member (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Jean Damien Muller
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Patent number: 10443955Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material for a heat exchange bundle (100) of a heat exchanger, said tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material including: two flow plates (3) which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct (31) in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates (3), at least one reservoir plate (5) including cavities (51), said reservoir plate (5) being configured so that it can be assembled in fluid-tight fashion on an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to close the cavities (51) and form housings for the phase-change material, said cavities (51) projecting from the external face of the reservoir plate (5) so that that a second heat-transfer fluid can circulate between said cavities (51).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Frédéric Tison, Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, François Busson
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Publication number: 20190313553Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) dedicated to heat treatment of an electric member (1) fitted to a motor vehicle, the device (2) comprising a Peltier-effect thermoelectric module (4) connected to one of the large faces (9, 10) of a casing (6) housing a circuit (5) for heat transfer fluid F, characterised in that, in the direction S of circulation of the heat transfer fluid F through the circuit (5), the circuit (5) comprises at least two successive fluid paths respectively arranged in distinct zones of the casing (6), including at least one upstream fluid path (5a) arranged inside a first zone Z1 and at least one downstream fluid path (5b) arranged inside a second zone, the casing (6) being delimited by a first large face (9) thermally connected to the thermoelectric module (4) and by a second large face (10) arranged to be thermally connected to the electric member (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Jean Damien Muller
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Publication number: 20190234688Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for cooling an electrical energy storage unit, the device comprising at least one tube exchanger (3) and one plate exchanger (4), the tube exchanger (3) and the plate exchanger (4) being in fluid communication such as to form a circuit for circulation of a cooling fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Jean Damien Muller, Mohamed Ibrahimi, Alain Pourmarin, Boris Barre
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Publication number: 20190072304Abstract: The invention relates to a phase-change material reservoir 9 for a heat exchanger of an air-conditioning installation of a vehicle, the reservoir 9 being arranged between two reservoir plates 10a, 10b and having filling means 14, characterized in that the filling means 14 include at least one tube 15 delimiting a filling channel 19 arranged outside the reservoir 9against a first plate 10a of the reservoir 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Frédéric Tison, Patrick Hoger, Frédéric Martin, Erwann Quistinic
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Patent number: 10144266Abstract: A tube (13) has a container of phase change material M for a heat exchange bundle (3) of a heat exchanger (1) of an air conditioning system of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The tube (13) includes a first plate (15) configured to form a first outer surface (17) of the tube (13), a second plate (19) configured to be sealingly assembled with the first plate (15) and to form a second outer surface (21) opposite the first outer surface (17), and an intermediate plate (23) configured to be sealingly assembled with the first and second plates (15, 19), between the latter, and to define on either sides thereof at least one channel (9) for the flow of a coolant F into the bundle (3) and at least one recess (25) for the phase change material M. The invention also relates to a heat exchange bundle and to a method for assembling a heat exchanger including the tube (13).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMS THERMIQUESInventors: Aurelie Bellenfant, Jean-Christophe Prevost, Lionel Robillon, Fabienne Tourneux, Philippe Doucet
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Patent number: 10131198Abstract: The evaporator (12) for a motor vehicle air conditioning device comprises at least one refrigerant tube (22, 22A) intended to allow the circulation of a refrigerant fluid and at least one storage member (10) comprising at least one housing (16, 20) comprising a material referred to as a thermal storage material (21) intended to store frigories and release them to a ventilation fluid intended to circulate towards an interior of the vehicle. The housing (16) has a substantially hemispherical shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, Julien Tissot, Sylvain Moreau
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Publication number: 20180106555Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) comprising: two flow plates (3) configured to be assembled with one another, at least one reservoir plate (5) being configured to be assembled onto an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to form housings, said tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) further comprising a filling duct (200), said filling duct (200) being formed, on the one hand, by a filling spout (201) of the reservoir plate (5) towards the outside and, on the other hand, by the external face of one of the two flow plates (3), said filling duct (200) further comprising a plug (210), said filling duct (200) and said plug (210) being contained within a volume of width smaller than or equal to the width of the tube with a reservoir of phase-change material (1) and of height less than or equal to the height of the housings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Sylvain Moreau, Frédéric Tison, François Busson, Lionel Robillon
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Publication number: 20170261269Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material for a heat exchange bundle (100) of a heat exchanger, said tube (1) with a reservoir of phase-change material including: two flow plates (3) which are configured to be assembled with one another in a fluid-tight fashion and form at least one duct (31) in which a first heat-transfer fluid flows between said flow plates (3), at least one reservoir plate (5) including cavities (51), said reservoir plate (5) being configured so that it can be assembled in fluid-tight fashion on an external face of one of the two flow plates (3) so as to close the cavities (51) and form housings for the phase-change material, said cavities (51) projecting from the external face of the reservoir plate (5) so that that a second heat-transfer fluid can circulate between said cavities (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Frédéric Tison, Sylvain Moreau, Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, François Busson
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Publication number: 20170253103Abstract: The evaporator (12) for a motor vehicle air conditioning device comprises at least one refrigerant tube (22, 22A) intended to allow the circulation of a refrigerant fluid and at least one storage member (10) comprising at least one housing (16, 20) comprising a material referred to as a thermal storage material (21) intended to store frigories and release them to a ventilation fluid intended to circulate towards an interior of the vehicle. The housing (16) has a substantially hemispherical shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Lionel Robillon, Aurélie Bellenfant, Julien Tissot, Sylvain Moreau
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Publication number: 20160137019Abstract: A tube (13) has a container of phase change material M for a heat exchange bundle (3) of a heat exchanger (1) of an air conditioning system of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The tube (13) includes a first plate (15) configured to form a first outer surface (17) of the tube (13), a second plate (19) configured to be sealingly assembled with the first plate (15) and to form a second outer surface (21) opposite the first outer surface (17), and an intermediate plate (23) configured to be sealingly assembled with the first and second plates (15, 19), between the latter, and to define on either sides thereof at least one channel (9) for the flow of a coolant F into the bundle (3) and at least one recess (25) for the phase change material M. The invention also relates to a heat exchange bundle and to a method for assembling a heat exchanger including the tube (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Aurelie Bellenfant, Jean-Christophe Prevost, Lionel Robillon, Fabienne Tourneux, Philippe Doucet