Patents by Inventor Nicolas Kuchly

Nicolas Kuchly 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: 12122329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a fluid line to a wiper arm of a spraying device of a motor vehicle, the clip having a general V shape, the base of the V forming a housing for a fluid line portion, and comprising a first and a second retaining arm located on the first and the second ends of the V-shape and extending towards each other, the retaining arms being asymmetrical in an axial direction intended to be parallel to the fluid line such that the space between the two retaining arms forms an opening having a divergent shape in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Quentin Fauriol, Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
  • Publication number: 20240253599
    Abstract: The invention proposes a wiper device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle, comprising a head of a wiper arm, a housing of a drive motor for driving the head of the wiper arm, a circulation channel for circulating cleaning liquid to the wiper, extending through the drive motor housing and the head of the wiper arm. The device enables a simpler definition of the liquid circulation channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Quentin FAURIOL, Benjamin BANNES, Nicolas KUCHLY, Pascal RENOUX, Ga¿tan BESSON
  • Patent number: 11851029
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper system for a motor vehicle, comprising a drive arm and a wiper which are connected to one another by a connecting device which comprises a connector secured to the wiper and a connecting shaft, the drive arm comprising a first end via which it is attached to a drive means, and a second end, opposite to the first end in a longitudinal direction of the drive arm, the connecting device comprising a receiving housing for receiving the connecting shaft, the receiving housing comprising an entrance by means of which the connecting shaft is received in the receiving housing and a locking zone for locking the connecting shaft, characterized in that the locking zone is positioned between the entrance of the receiving housing and the second end of the drive arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Pascal Renoux, Nicolas Kuchly, Theo Alexis
  • Patent number: 11834009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting bracket (5) for a pipe (4) supplying fluid to a driving arm (1) of a motor vehicle wiper system (100), the driving arm (1) comprising at least one spring (14), the mounting bracket (5) comprising at least one sleeve (51) configured to hold the supply pipe (4). The mounting bracket (5) according to the invention comprises a substantially hollow cylindrical body (50) linked to the sleeve (51) and configured to be inserted into a space (141) surrounded by the spring (14) of the driving arm (1). The invention also relates to a driving arm (1) comprising such a mounting bracket (5) and to a method for assembling such a driving arm (1), comprising a preliminary step of inserting the body (50) of such a mounting bracket (5) into at least part of the aforementioned space (141).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Gaucher, Quentin Fauriol, Nicolas Kuchly, Loic Roussel
  • Publication number: 20230294639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a fluid line to a wiper arm of a spraying device of a motor vehicle, the clip having a general V shape, the base of the V forming a housing for a fluid line portion, and comprising a first and a second retaining arm located on the first and the second ends of the V-shape and extending towards each other, the retaining arms being asymmetrical in an axial direction intended to be parallel to the fluid line such that the space between the two retaining arms forms an opening having a divergent shape in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Quentin FAURIOL, cyrille GIRODOT, Nicolas KUCHLY
  • Publication number: 20230158999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support of a ball-joint housing for a connecting rod of a windshield wiper actuating linkage system, the support having a ball-joint housing that extends along a longitudinal axis (B) and is configured to be received in a complementary orifice in the connecting rod. According to the invention, the support is configured to be rotationally joined to the connecting rod. The invention also relates to a connecting rod configured to be rotationally joined to such a support, and to the corresponding joining method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Cyrille GIRODOT, Nicolas KUCHLY
  • Publication number: 20230023460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper system for a motor vehicle, comprising a drive arm and a wiper which are connected to one another by a connecting device which comprises a connector secured to the wiper and a connecting shaft, the drive arm comprising a first end via which it is attached to a drive means, and a second end, opposite to the first end in a longitudinal direction of the drive arm, the connecting device comprising a receiving housing for receiving the connecting shaft, the receiving housing comprising an entrance by means of which the connecting shaft is received in the receiving housing and a locking zone for locking the connecting shaft, characterized in that the locking zone is positioned between the entrance of the receiving housing and the second end of the drive arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Pascal RENOUX, Nicolas KUCHLY, Theo ALEXIS
  • Publication number: 20220281416
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting bracket (5) for a pipe (4) supplying fluid to a driving arm (1) of a motor vehicle wiper system (100), the driving arm (1) comprising at least one spring (14), the mounting bracket (5) comprising at least one sleeve (51) configured to hold the supply pipe (4). The mounting bracket (5) according to the invention comprises a substantially hollow cylindrical body (50) linked to the sleeve (51) and configured to be inserted into a space (141) surrounded by the spring (14) of the driving arm (1). The invention also relates to a driving arm (1) comprising such a mounting bracket (5) and to a method for assembling such a driving arm (1), comprising a preliminary step of inserting the body (50) of such a mounting bracket (5) into at least part of the aforementioned space (141).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Gaucher, Quentin Fauriol, Nicolas Kuchly, Loic Roussel
  • Patent number: 11427161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arm for driving a wiper blade intended for a motor vehicle, the drive arm extending in a longitudinal direction (X), the drive arm comprising at least one first attachment means (224) for a first end of an elastic return device and at least one second attachment means (234) for the first end of the elastic return device, characterized in that a first distance (d1) measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) between the first attachment means (224) and the second attachment means (234) is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
  • Publication number: 20210323506
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly comprising a crankpin which includes a ball joint, and a connecting rod which carries a ball joint housing, wherein the ball joint housing and the connecting rod are assembled by a bayonet mounting, and wherein the connecting rod comprises a locking hole through which an axial section of the ball joint housing passes, the connecting rod comprises at least one locking lug, the ball joint housing comprises a locking notch which is defined by two opposing radial faces, characterized in that one of the two opposing radial faces of the locking notch and one facing face of the locking lug each have a complementary inclined profile in order, during the rotation, to cause an axial clamping of the locking lug in-side the locking notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Pascal RENOUX, Nicolas KUCHLY, Robin VIARD, Loic ROUSSEL
  • Patent number: 11027789
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a key (1) for locking a link including a U-section and a crank of a linkage of a wiper mechanism in a transport position, characterized in that it comprises: a shaft (11) having at one end a radial holding excrescence (13) and at the other end an enlarged head (15) intended to cooperate with a hollow part of the U-section forming the link, and a first radial finger (17) configured to be housed in a slot for locking the link in the transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud, Robin Viard
  • Publication number: 20210162953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arm for driving a wiper blade intended for a motor vehicle, the drive arm extending in a longitudinal direction (X), the drive arm comprising at least one first attachment means (224) for a first end of an elastic return device and at least one second attachment means (234) for the first end of the elastic return device, characterized in that a first distance (d1) measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) between the first attachment means (224) and the second attachment means (234) is not zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Cyrille Girodot, Nicolas Kuchly
  • Publication number: 20200198584
    Abstract: Fastening device for a windshield wiper actuation linkage system, this device including a plate (32) intended to be fastened to a vehicle body (36) and at least one fastening member (34) intended to be inserted into a first orifice in said plate and an aligned second orifice in said body, said at least one fastening member being configured to be rotatable in said first and second orifices from a first, unlocking position to a second, locking position, and vice versa, characterized in that said plate comprises positioning means intended to cooperate in a form-fitting manner with complementary means of said body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas KUCHLY, Pascal RENOUX, Robin VIARD
  • Patent number: 10676068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap A comprising a first portion 1 that is able to cover a first end of a wiper arm of a wiping system of a vehicle, and a second portion 2 comprising an attachment means for attaching the cap A to the driving arm, characterized in that this attachment means comprises at least one rotation zone 222 that is arranged so as to allow the cap A to rotate with respect to the driving arm, and a zone 223 for locking said cap A to said driving arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Cyrille Girodot
  • Patent number: 10583809
    Abstract: Fixing device (30) for a windscreen wiper actuation linkage system, this device comprising a plate (32) intended to be fixed onto a vehicle body (36), and at least one locking member (34) intended to cooperate with said body to lock the fixing of the plate onto the body, characterized in that said plate is configured to be displaced in translation in the joint plane with said body, and in that said locking member is mobile, deformable or displaceable from an unlocking position to a locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Robin Viard, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud
  • Publication number: 20190031149
    Abstract: Fixing device (30) for a windscreen wiper actuation linkage system, this device comprising a plate (32) intended to be fixed onto a vehicle body (36), and at least one locking member (34) intended to cooperate with said body to lock the fixing of the plate onto the body, characterized in that said plate is configured to be displaced in translation in the joint plane with said body, and in that said locking member is mobile, deformable or displaceable from an unlocking position to a locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Robin Viard, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud
  • Publication number: 20180345914
    Abstract: The present invention consists in a bearing (1) of a linkage of a wiper mechanism, characterized in that the bearing (1) includes an arm (11) for retaining a link in a transport position, the retaining arm (11) housing at its free end (11a) an element (13) for locking the link in a transport position; said locking element (13) being mobile in translation between an unlocked position and a locking position in which the link is locked in the transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Pascal Renoux, Nicolas Kuchly, Robin Viard
  • Publication number: 20170182979
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap A comprising a first portion 1 that is able to cover a first end of a wiper arm of a wiping system of a vehicle, and a second portion 2 comprising an attachment means for attaching the cap A to the driving arm, characterized in that this attachment means comprises at least one rotation zone 222 that is arranged so as to allow the cap A to rotate with respect to the driving arm, and a zone 223 for locking said cap A to said driving arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Cyrille Girodot
  • Patent number: 9663072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device 1 suitable for linking a windscreen wiper of a window of a vehicle to a wiper arm, comprising a means 3 for securing the windscreen wiper topped by a means 4 for linking to an adapter linked to the wiper arm, characterized in that it comprises a platform 6 derived from the securing means 3 and a component 7 which emerges on the platform 6, and in which the component 7, the platform 6 and the link means 4 at least partially delimit a housing 8 suitable for receiving at least a part of the adapter. Application to motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Vincent Garibaldi
  • Publication number: 20160272162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device 1 suitable for linking a windscreen wiper of a window of a vehicle to a wiper arm, comprising a means 3 for securing the windscreen wiper topped by a means 4 for linking to an adapter linked to the wiper arm, characterized in that it comprises a platform 6 derived from the securing means 3 and a component 7 which emerges on the platform 6, and in which the component 7, the platform 6 and the link means 4 at least partially delimit a housing 8 suitable for receiving at least a part of the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicolas Kuchly, Vincent Garibaldi