Patents by Inventor Philippe Bourlon

Philippe Bourlon 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: 11892045
    Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle is provided. The braking device includes a braking member, friction components that are adapted to come into contact with the braking member, and an air supply line secured to the friction parts and opening out opposite the braking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Thierry Pasquet, Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 11867244
    Abstract: Disc brake comprising a yoke, at least one first brake pad mounted so as to slide within the yoke, the first brake pad comprising a pad support and a friction material, a caliper comprising at least one piston mounted so as to slide within the caliper in such a way as to move the first brake pad in relation to the yoke, at least one actuator configured to move the piston axially, and a separators device inserted between the piston and the first brake pad forming an equaliser so as to distribute the thrust force exerted by the piston onto at least two zones of the first brake pad, at least partially distinct from the projection of the piston onto the first brake pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Thierry Pasquet
  • Patent number: 11686360
    Abstract: A longitudinal end of the nut has: at least one blocking face forming a means for blocking a rotation of the nut along a longitudinal axis of the nut, and at least one transmission face forming a means for transmitting a force directed along the axis. The blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces and the transmission face or at least one of the transmission faces have at least one common edge, and the blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces is concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Rosa Pinto, Jèrôme Bertrand, Fabrice Umbdenstock, Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 11466763
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle braking system including the steps of machining a hub so as to provide it with a nose and a tapped hole, mounting, on the nose of the hub, a ring having at least one relief extending in a direction perpendicular to a main axis of the ring, and rigidly attaching the ring to the hub such that the assembly, including the hub and the ring, forms a nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Publication number: 20220010852
    Abstract: Disc brake comprising a yoke, at least one first brake pad mounted so as to slide within the yoke, the first brake pad comprising a pad support and a friction material, a caliper comprising at least one piston mounted so as to slide within the caliper in such a way as to move the first brake pad in relation to the yoke, at least one actuator configured to move the piston axially, and a separators device inserted between the piston and the first brake pad forming an equaliser so as to distribute the thrust force exerted by the piston onto at least two zones of the first brake pad, at least partially distinct from the projection of the piston onto the first brake pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Thierry Pasquet
  • Patent number: 11143252
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake caliper comprising a caliper body comprising a housing containing a piston and a member for driving a mechanism for moving the piston. The driving member comprises a threaded body and a head comprising a face supported on a bottom of the housing, the supported face being provided with a non-friction coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Publication number: 20210254681
    Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle is provided. The braking device includes a braking member, friction means that can come into contact with the braking member, and an air supply line secured to the friction means and opening out opposite the braking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Thierry PASQUET, Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20210010553
    Abstract: A longitudinal end of the nut has: at least one blocking face forming a means for blocking a rotation of the nut along a longitudinal axis of the nut, and at least one transmission face forming a means for transmitting a force directed along the axis. The blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces and the transmission face or at least one of the transmission faces have at least one common edge, and the blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces is concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Rosa PINTO, Jèrôme BERTRAND, Fabrice UMBDENSTOCK, Philippe BOURLON
  • Patent number: 10688980
    Abstract: A brake caliper, including a caliper body including a base bearing a piston with a cylindrical external face and a movement conversion mechanism for moving this piston translationally in a main direction, this base including a cylindrical internal face in which the piston slides. The caliper includes three steel rollers interposed between the internal face of the base and the external face of the piston while being oriented along the main axis and distributed about this axis. Each roller is housed in a groove formed at the internal face of the base parallel to the main axis while being open radially towards the main axis, each cylinder extending out of this groove towards the main axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Cyril Cubizolles, Marc Ayache
  • Patent number: 10597017
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake actuator for a vehicle. The actuator includes a motor, a casing defining an inner space containing the motor, and an electric connector leading to outside of the actuator. The actuator includes a duct in which an electric conductor is placed, which electrically connects the motor to the electric connector. The duct is configured to allow fluid to pass between the electric connector and the inner space, through the electric connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Publication number: 20200063810
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake caliper comprising a caliper body comprising a housing containing a piston and a member for driving a mechanism for moving the piston. The driving member comprises a threaded body and a head comprising a face supported on a bottom of the housing, the supported face being provided with a non-friction coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20190145505
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle braking system including the steps of machining a hub so as to provide it with a nose and a tapped hole, mounting, on the nose of the hub, a ring having at least one relief extending in a direction perpendicular to a main axis of the ring, and rigidly attaching the ring to the hub such that the assembly, including the hub and the ring, forms a nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20190118789
    Abstract: A brake calliper, including a calliper body including a base bearing a piston with a cylindrical external face and a movement conversion mechanism for moving this piston translationally in a main direction, this base including a cylindrical internal face in which the piston slides. The calliper includes three steel rollers interposed between the internal face of the base and the external face of the piston while being oriented along the main axis and distributed about this axis. Each roller is housed in a groove formed at the internal face of the base parallel to the main axis while being open radially towards the main axis, each cylinder extending out of this groove towards the main axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe BOURLON, Cyril CUBIZOLLES, Marc AYACHE
  • Publication number: 20190001950
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake actuator for a vehicle. The actuator includes a motor, a casing defining an inner space containing the motor, and an electric connector leading to outside of the actuator. The actuator includes a duct in which an electric conductor is placed, which electrically connects the motor to the electric connector. The duct is configured to allow fluid to pass between the electric connector and the inner space, through the electric connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20180362009
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electromechanical actuator for a motor vehicle brake caliper, including a casing having a planar face for fixing to a caliper body, this casing enclosing an electric motor and a mechanical reduction gear which are coupled to one another and include components rotating about axes of orientation normal to the planar fixing face. The reduction gear and the motor, as well as the casing all three extend wholly on one and the same side of the planar fixing face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Philippe BOURLON, Thierry PASQUET, Cyril CUBIZOLLES
  • Patent number: 9809208
    Abstract: The invention proposes a planet carrier (50) for a planetary gear train of a reducing mechanism of an electromechanical actuator for actuating a parking brake of a motor vehicle, which carries planet pinions (52), each of which is accommodated between two parallel support plates (56, 58) belonging to a reinforcement (54) of the planet carrier and each of which is mounted in rotation on the planet carrier (50) about a rotation guide pin (74) that is mounted between the two support plates (56, 58) to which it is linked by the two opposing axial ends thereof, characterized in that each rotation guide pin (74) is a tubular pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 9707948
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator includes an actuator housing that contains an electric motor, a flexible printed circuit board placed on the motor and that includes an electrical connection part extending in a plane (PR), referred to as the connection plane, that is generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the shaft of the motor and that has at least two electrical connection holes, and an electrical connector including at least two internal conductive pins, each of which has a free rear electrical-connection end section, and in which, in the assembled position of the electric motor in the housing, each electrical connection section extends axially through a related connection hole of the electrical connection part wherein, before assembly of the motor in the housing, the electrical connection part extends in a plane (PM), referred to as the assembly plane, that forms an acute angle with the connection plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 9340190
    Abstract: An arrangement contains a brake piston for operating at least one disk brake pad and a nut-and-screw unit for producing an axial thrust, from the rear to the front, of the piston containing a nut arranged in the piston's interior, and secured thereto to prevent rotation, and mounted therein to slide axially, whose front axial end face interacts with an internal section facing the piston's front wall to push the piston axially towards the front when the screw is rotatably driven in the unscrewing direction, and the screw containing a front section screwed into the nut, an intermediate radial flange and a rear section, wherein the piston screw contain centering elements that interact with one another when the screw is in a predetermined front axial mounting position in relation to the piston in order to center the rear section of the screw radially in relation to the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Nan Qian, Philippe Bourlon
  • Publication number: 20150330467
    Abstract: The invention proposes a planet carrier (50) for a planetary gear train of a reducing mechanism of an electromechanical actuator for actuating a parking brake of a motor vehicle, which carries planet pinions (52), each of which is accommodated between two parallel support plates (56, 58) belonging to a reinforcement (54) of the planet carrier and each of which is mounted in rotation on the planet carrier (50) about a rotation guide pin (74) that is mounted between the two support plates (56, 58) to which it is linked by the two opposing axial ends thereof, characterised in that each rotation guide pin (74) is a tubular pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20150323027
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator includes an actuator housing that contains an electric motor, a flexible printed circuit board placed on the motor and that includes an electrical connection part extending in a plane (PR), referred to as the connection plane, that is generally transverse to the axis of rotation of the shaft of the motor and that has at least two electrical connection holes, and an electrical connector including at least two internal conductive pins, each of which has a free rear electrical-connection end section, and in which, in the assembled position of the electric motor in the housing, each electrical connection section extends axially through a related connection hole of the electrical connection part wherein, before assembly of the motor in the housing, the electrical connection part extends in a plane (PM), referred to as the assembly plane, that forms an acute angle with the connection plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON