Patents by Inventor Maurad Berkouk

Maurad Berkouk 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).

  • Patent number: 12228136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor (14) for a ventilation device (10) of a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising a base (34) for mounting the motor (14) on a support (16); a stator (22); a rotor (20) comprising a shaft (30); at least one bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20); and a decoupling ring (58). The decoupling ring (58) comprises an outer part (60) secured to the mounting base (34), an inner part (62) secured to the stator (22) and forming a recess (72; 76) for receiving the bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20), and elastomer material (64) between the inner part (62) and the outer part (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Benjamin Rapp, Maurad Berkouk
  • Patent number: 12187095
    Abstract: A cup (28) of a external rotor with symmetry of revolution about the axis comprises: a first cylindrical portion (68) which is radially internal, a second cylindrical portion (32) which is radially external and a third portion (70) between the two cylindrical portions (32, 68). When viewed in cross-section, the third portion (70) extends between two points (P1, P2) which define a straight line which forms, with the axis of the rotor cup (28), an angle (a) of between 65° and 80°. The ratio between the distance (R-P1, R-p2) between the first point (P1, P2) which is radially internal or radially external, respectively, and the axis of symmetry of the rotor cup (28), on the one hand, and the radius (R32) of the second cylindrical portion (32), on the other hand, is between 0.04 and 0.32 or between 0.65 and 1.0, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Sophie Bede, Maurad Berkouk, Laurent Legot
  • Publication number: 20230216380
    Abstract: Stator assembly for an electronically switched electric motor, the stator assembly having a stator extending in the direction of a first axis, the stator including a winding support around which at least one winding is wound, the winding support having a radially inner surface defining a central hole extending in the direction of the first axis; a screen at least partly covering the at least one winding of the stator, the screen having at least one tab in contact with the radially inner surface of the winding support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Elmehdi BENSAIH, Guillaume ROBELET, Maurad BERKOUK
  • Publication number: 20230036988
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor (14) for a ventilation device (10) of a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising a base (34) for mounting the motor (14) on a support (16); a stator (22); a rotor (20) comprising a shaft (30); at least one bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20); and a decoupling ring (58). The decoupling ring (58) comprises an outer part (60) secured to the mounting base (34), an inner part (62) secured to the stator (22) and forming a recess (72; 76) for receiving the bearing (74; 80) around the shaft (30) of the rotor (20), and elastomer material (64) between the inner part (62) and the outer part (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Benjamin Rapp, Maurad Berkouk
  • Publication number: 20230023583
    Abstract: A cup (28) of a external rotor with symmetry of revolution about the axis comprises: a first cylindrical portion (68) which is radially internal, a second cylindrical portion (32) which is radially external and a third portion (70) between the two cylindrical portions (32, 68). When viewed in cross-section, the third portion (70) extends between two points (P1, P2) which define a straight line which forms, with the axis of the rotor cup (28), an angle (a) of between 65° and 80°. The ratio between the distance (R-P1, R-p2) between the first point (P1, P2) which is radially internal or radially external, respectively, and the axis of symmetry of the rotor cup (28), on the one hand, and the radius (R32) of the second cylindrical portion (32), on the other hand, is between 0.04 and 0.32 or between 0.65 and 1.0, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Sophie Bede, Maurad Berkouk, Laurent Legot
  • Patent number: 11128185
    Abstract: An electric machine of a motor vehicle, in particular of an adjustment drive or of a radiator fan, has a rotor which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a machine axis. The rotor has a number of permanent magnets which are arranged in the radial direction. Each permanent magnet has one side with a strong magnetic flux and one side with a weak magnetic flux in the tangential direction. When the permanent magnets are adjacent in the tangential direction, different sides are directed towards one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Sunny Zhang, Maurad Berkouk, Thomas Susemihl, Daniel Fiederling
  • Publication number: 20200389074
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an air pulser (1) for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device for a motor vehicle, according to which said air pulser (1) comprises: —an electric motor (10) comprising a drive shaft (100) and brushes (101) on which a wheel (11) is mounted; —said wheel (11) is capable of generating a main air flow (F1) in said heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device; —a motor support (12) in which said electric motor (10) is housed and comprising an air channel (8) in which a secondary air flow (F2) from said main air flow (F1) is capable of circulating (F1), said air channel (8) comprising a first part (129) and a second part (144), said second part (144) comprising a curved shape so as to direct said secondary air flow (F2) onto said brushes (101) of said electric motor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Maurad Berkouk, Cyril Gontier, Julien Brault, Dominique Bruin
  • Patent number: 10476345
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator and a rotor, in addition to an electric control device and a connection device which comprises at least one coupling element for electrically connecting the control device to one or several electrical lines and a mass element provided to connect to an electric mass potential. In order to improve the machine with respect to electromagnetic interference, the stator is connected to the mass element by a contact bridge which has a first securing section and a second securing section in addition to a bridge element arranged between the securing sections and includes a single-piece spring steel sheet which is at least partially sinuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad Berkouk, Sebastien Labat, Eric Fournier
  • Patent number: 10468932
    Abstract: An electric motor has a switching unit with a number of contact wires and an annular frame part. The contact wires are arranged to form an interconnect ring for the coil ends of a stator winding and the ends of the wires being connected by insulation displacement contacts. Each of the contacts have two insulation displacement limbs for connecting at least two of the wire ends, the limbs being spaced apart, thus forming an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The frame part of the switching unit has a number of plug-in pockets for receiving the insulation displacement contacts, the number corresponding to the number of insulation displacement contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Maurad Berkouk, Sylvain Cordrie, Dominik Jaeger, Sebastien Labat, Stanley Simpson
  • Patent number: 10432058
    Abstract: A device for mounting an electric motor, in particular a fan drive of a heating or an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle, in such a way that vibrations are decoupled, the device having a number of damping and/or decoupling elements at the motor end, each damping or decoupling element being supported eccentrically in relation to the electric motor or the stator thereof or pole casing or motor housing thereof. A drive and to a damping and/or decoupling element is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugtelle GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad Berkouk, Sebastien Labat, Johannes Helmich, Peter Pieczkowski
  • Patent number: 10396616
    Abstract: An electric motor has a switching unit with a number of contact wires and an annular frame part. The contact wires are arranged to form an interconnect ring for the coil ends of a stator winding and the ends of the wires being connected by insulation displacement contacts. Each of the contacts have two insulation displacement limbs for connecting at least two of the wire ends, the limbs being spaced apart, thus forming an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The frame part of the switching unit has a number of plug-in pockets for receiving the insulation displacement contacts, the number corresponding to the number of insulation displacement contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Maurad Berkouk, Sylvain Cordrie, Dominik Jaeger, Sebastien Labat, Stanley Simpson
  • Publication number: 20190238025
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator and a rotor, in addition to an electric control device and a connection device which comprises at least one coupling element for electrically connecting the control device to one or several electrical lines and a mass element provided to connect to an electric mass potential. In order to improve the machine with respect to electromagnetic interference, the stator is connected to the mass element by a contact bridge which has a first securing section and a second securing section in addition to a bridge element arranged between the securing sections and includes a single-piece spring steel sheet which is at least partially sinuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad BERKOUK, Sebastien LABAT, Eric FOURNIER
  • Patent number: 10298088
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator and a rotor, in addition to an electric control device and a connection device which comprises at least one coupling element for electrically connecting the control device to one or several electrical lines and a mass element provided to connect to an electric mass potential. In order to improve the machine with respect to electromagnetic interference, the stator is connected to the mass element by a contact bridge which has a first securing section and a second securing section in addition to a bridge element arranged between the securing sections and includes a single-piece spring steel sheet which is at least partially sinuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad Berkouk, Sebastien Labat, Eric Fournier
  • Publication number: 20180241273
    Abstract: An electric motor has a switching unit with a number of contact wires and an annular frame part. The contact wires are arranged to form an interconnect ring for the coil ends of a stator winding and the ends of the wires being connected by insulation displacement contacts. Each of the contacts have two insulation displacement limbs for connecting at least two of the wire ends, the limbs being spaced apart, thus forming an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The frame part of the switching unit has a number of plug-in pockets for receiving the insulation displacement contacts, the number corresponding to the number of insulation displacement contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: STEFAN BEETZ, MAURAD BERKOUK, SYLVAIN CORDRIE, DOMINIK JAEGER, SEBASTIEN LABAT, STANLEY SIMPSON
  • Patent number: 9985495
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an electric motor, in particular a fan drive of a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, such that vibrations are decoupled, having a number of elastic damping elements which are plug-mounted on the motor, and also comprising a corresponding number of mounting contours, which are associated with said damping elements, in an external housing which at least partially surrounds the motor housing, wherein the respective damping element has a central insertion slot for the corresponding radial lug, and wherein the respective damping element has material spokes, which extend in the manner of a star starting from the insertion slot, so as to form spoke sections which face one another and between which slot regions which are free of material and open at the periphery are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Maurad Berkouk, Sebastien Labat, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Eric Plagens
  • Patent number: 9899892
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine, in particular an electric motor, has a winding, an electronic control device, and an electrically conductive shielding plate arranged between the control device and the winding. A connection device which includes at least one coupling element for electrically connecting the control device to one or more lines and a mass element provided for connecting to an electric mass potential. In order to improve the machine with respect to electromagnetic interference, the shielding plate is electrically conductively connected to the mass element by way of a sheet metal tongue via a first electric pressure-contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad Berkouk, Sebastien Labat, Eric Fournier
  • Publication number: 20170331342
    Abstract: An electric motor has a switching unit with a number of contact wires and an annular frame part. The contact wires are arranged to form an interconnect ring for the coil ends of a stator winding and the ends of the wires being connected by insulation displacement contacts. Each of the contacts have two insulation displacement limbs for connecting at least two of the wire ends, the limbs being spaced apart, thus forming an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The frame part of the switching unit has a number of plug-in pockets for receiving the insulation displacement contacts, the number corresponding to the number of insulation displacement contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: STEFAN BEETZ, MAURAD BERKOUK, SYLVAIN CORDRIE, DOMINIK JAEGER, SEBASTIEN LABAT, STANLEY SIMPSON
  • Publication number: 20170187256
    Abstract: An electric machine of a motor vehicle, in particular of an adjustment drive or of a radiator fan, has a rotor which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a machine axis. The rotor has a number of permanent magnets which are arranged in the radial direction. Each permanent magnet has one side with a strong magnetic flux and one side with a weak magnetic flux in the tangential direction. When the permanent magnets are adjacent in the tangential direction, different sides are directed towards one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: SUNNY ZHANG, MAURAD BERKOUK, THOMAS SUSEMIHL, DANIEL FIEDERLING
  • Publication number: 20170117773
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an electric motor, in particular a fan drive of a heating or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, such that vibrations are decoupled, having a number of elastic damping elements which are plug-mounted on the motor, and also comprising a corresponding number of mounting contours, which are associated with said damping elements, in an external housing which at least partially surrounds the motor housing, wherein the respective damping element has a central insertion slot for the corresponding radial lug, and wherein the respective damping element has material spokes, which extend in the manner of a star starting from the insertion slot, so as to form spoke sections which face one another and between which slot regions which are free of material and open at the periphery are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Stefan BEETZ, Maurad BERKOUK, Sebastien LABAT, Attila SIMOFI-ILYES, Eric PLAGENS
  • Publication number: 20170110932
    Abstract: A device for mounting an electric motor, in particular a fan drive of a heating or an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle, in such a way that vibrations are decoupled, the device having a number of damping and/or decoupling elements at the motor end, each damping or decoupling element being supported eccentrically in relation to the electric motor or the stator thereof or pole casing or motor housing thereof. A drive and to a damping and/or decoupling element is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Maurad BERKOUK, Sebastien LABAT, Johannes HELMICH, Peter PIECZKOWSKI