Patents by Inventor Philippe VERCOUSTRE

Philippe VERCOUSTRE 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).

  • Power steering system with steering column retractable according to an improved backward stroke by means of a through inductive sensor
    Patent number: 11161540
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, an upper tube and a lower tube rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and linked in translation within the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft linked in rotation with the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer having a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a worm wheel linked to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device having an inductive sensor carried by an annular support having a central orifice dimensioned so as to let the upper tube pass, a lower target securely mounted around the output shaft and an upper target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch Monnet, Laurent Rey, Philippe Chauvrat, Raphaël Vadon, Boris Catherin, Philippe Vercoustre
  • POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH A RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN ACCORDING TO AN IMPROVED RECOIL TRAVEL BY MEANS OF A LOWER TARGET, FOR AN ANGLE MEASURING DEVICE, INTEGRATED INTO A TANGENT WHEEL OF THE REDUCER
    Publication number: 20210009188
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, including a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft connected in rotation and relatively movable in translation, an upper tube and a lower tube connected in rotation and relatively movable in translation, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and connected in translation in the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft connected in rotation to the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer including a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a tangent wheel connected to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device including an inductive sensor, a lower target mounted secured to the output shaft and an upper target secured to an upper lateral face of a core made of a plastic material of the tangent wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Boris CATHERIN, Roch MONNET, Philippe VERCOUSTRE, Laurent REY, Raphaël VADON, Philippe CHAUVRAT
  • POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH A STEERING COLUMN RETRACTABLE ACCORDING TO AN IMPROVED BACKWARD STROKE BY MEANS OF A THROUGH INDUCTIVE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210009187
    Abstract: A power steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, an upper tube and a lower tube rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and linked in translation within the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft linked in rotation with the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer having a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a worm wheel linked to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device having an inductive sensor carried by an annular support having a central orifice dimensioned so as to let the upper tube pass, a lower target securely mounted around the output shaft and an upper target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Roch MONNET, Laurent REY, Philippe CHAUVRAT, Raphaël VADON, Boris CATHERIN, Philippe VERCOUSTRE