Patents by Inventor Mathieu Metrop

Mathieu Metrop 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).

  • FRICTION STARTER DRIVE UNIT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A STARTER RING GEAR OF A THERMAL ENGINE, AND STARTER OF A THERMAL ENGINE COMPRISING A STARTER DRIVE UNIT OF THIS TYPE
    Publication number: 20140299437
    Abstract: A friction starter drive unit for a starter, comprising: a pinion including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft; a drive part including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft, said drive part being mounted such as to be rotationally fixed with the pinion; a drive element including a hole for the passage of a drive shaft of a starter, which element can move in translation along axis X of the hole in relation to the drive part between an uncoupled position and a coupled position; and a friction coupling means arranged to couple the drive element to the drive part when the drive element is in the coupled position. The starter drive unit comprises a return means that exerts a force on the drive element and a force on the drive part in the direction of the uncoupled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Guillaume Seillier, Alexis Chalmet, Christian Mornieux, Mathieu Metrop