Patents by Inventor Raynald Sprocq

Raynald Sprocq 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).

  • Publication number: 20230133986
    Abstract: A brake actuating device of a vehicle brake system has a pump housing which has a housing opening surrounded by a wall. The housing opening includes a housing axis along which a piston is to be accommodated in the housing opening in an axially displaceable manner. The housing opening further has a guide region in which a guide element to be arranged between the wall and the piston is to be accommodated. The brake actuating device further has a projection projecting from the wall into the housing opening. The projection is provided axially next to the guide region in the housing opening. The guide element is placed axially on the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Enzo Perini, Matthias Mayr, Raynald Sprocq, Shogo Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 11084475
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder is described for a brake system of a motor vehicle as having a hydraulic cylinder that has a plurality of hydraulic connections, in which at least one hydraulic piston is mounted so as to be displaceable axially in a direction of actuation and in a relief direction, the hydraulic piston being displaceable against the force of a spring element in the direction of actuation, the hydraulic piston having at least one lateral wall opening that, in at least one sliding position, opens into an inner chamber of the hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Dirk Foerch, Florent Yvonet, Raynald Sprocq, Simon Hansmann, Matthias Kistner
  • Patent number: 10919507
    Abstract: A pedal-force simulator device is described as having a housing in which an actuable pressure plunger is mounted in an axially displaceable manner, and having at least two coil springs, which are disposed parallel to one another between an end face of the pressure plunger and an axial stop of the housing. It is provided that at least one disk spring is interposed between the coil springs and the axial stop and/or between the coil springs and the pressure plunger in each case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Juergen Vogg, Matthias Kistner, Raynald Sprocq, Simon Hansmann
  • Patent number: 10773697
    Abstract: A pedal travel simulator for a hydraulic power vehicle braking system. For the purpose of adapting to different main brake cylinders and of changing a spring characteristic curve, a stop is provided to be pressed into a piston of the pedal travel simulator. A pressing-in depth of the stop delimits a piston stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Harald Guggenmos, Martin Hoss, Matthias Mayr, Simon Hansmann, Raynald Sprocq
  • Patent number: 10766471
    Abstract: A system in which the device connecting the brake pedal to the brake actuator includes a control rod and a thrust rod guided in a cylinder, connected to the rod by a ball joint and returned by a spring. The end of the rod comprises a spherical cap having a spherical front bearing surface and a flat rear surface, perpendicular to the axis of the rod. A centering sleeve freely surrounding the control rod presses with its front edge against the rear face of the cap, pushed by a centering spring bearing on the thrust rod and on the centering sleeve to tilt the spherical cap and the rod toward the axis of the thrust rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Florent Yvonet, Raynald Sprocq
  • Patent number: 10744984
    Abstract: A hydraulic block includes pedal travel simulator for a hydraulic power-assisted vehicle braking system includes a piston that is displaceable in a cylinder, a piston spring that acts on the piston against the displacement, and a stroke limiter limiting the displacement. A characteristic curve of such a pedal travel simulator is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Chris Anderson, Harald Guggenmos, Matthias Mayr, Raynald Sprocq
  • Publication number: 20200079337
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder for a braking system of a motor vehicle, including a hydraulic cylinder which includes multiple hydraulic connections and in which at least one hydraulic piston is mounted axially displaceably in an actuating direction and in a relief direction, the hydraulic piston being displaceable in the actuating direction against the force of a spring element, and a restraint which limits the maximum spring relief being assigned to the spring element. The restraint includes a restraining cylinder and a restraining piston mounted axially displaceably in the restraining cylinder, the restraining cylinder having at least one lateral-wall opening so that an interior of the restraining cylinder is connected to an interior of the hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Dirk Foerch, Matthias Kistner, Raynald Sprocq, Simon Hansmann, Florent Yvonet
  • Publication number: 20190375387
    Abstract: A system in which the device connecting the brake pedal to the brake actuator includes a control rod and a thrust rod guided in a cylinder, connected to the rod by a ball joint and returned by a spring. The end of the rod comprises a spherical cap having a spherical front bearing surface and a flat rear surface, perpendicular to the axis of the rod. A centering sleeve freely surrounding the control rod presses with its front edge against the rear face of the cap, pushed by a centering spring bearing on the thrust rod and on the centering sleeve to tilt the spherical cap and the rod toward the axis of the thrust rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Florent Yvonet, Raynald Sprocq
  • Patent number: 10457262
    Abstract: An actuating device of a brake system controlled by a brake pedal and/or a brake management system for supplying brake circuits with pressurized brake fluid includes a master cylinder, an electric motor, a ball/nut screw transmission, a nut, a screw, and a free connection rod. The master cylinder is connected to the brake circuits and has a primary piston. The electric motor is controlled for a braking action. The ball nut/screw transmission is configured to transform rotary movement of the electric motor into a translational movement of the primary piston. The nut is blocked from moving in translation, free to rotate, and driven by the electric motor. The screw is free to move in translation but blocked from rotating. The free connection rod is pressed between a base of the primary piston and the screw in order to transmit a thrust of the screw to the primary piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Raynald Sprocq, Chris Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190291704
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder is described for a brake system of a motor vehicle as having a hydraulic cylinder that has a plurality of hydraulic connections, in which at least one hydraulic piston is mounted so as to be displaceable axially in a direction of actuation and in a relief direction, the hydraulic piston being displaceable against the force of a spring element in the direction of actuation, the hydraulic piston having at least one lateral wall opening that, in at least one sliding position, opens into an inner chamber of the hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Dirk Foerch, Florent Yvonet, Raynald Sprocq, Simon Hansmann, Matthias Kistner
  • Publication number: 20190270438
    Abstract: A hydraulic block includes pedal travel simulator for a hydraulic power-assisted vehicle braking system includes a piston that is displaceable in a cylinder, a piston spring that acts on the piston against the displacement, and a stroke limiter limiting the displacement. A characteristic curve of such a pedal travel simulator is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Chris Anderson, Harald Guggenmos, Matthias Mayr, Raynald Sprocq
  • Publication number: 20190232934
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pedal travel simulator (2) for a hydraulic power vehicle braking system. For the purpose of adapting to different main brake cylinders and of changing a spring characteristic curve, the invention provides for a stop (13) to be pressed into a piston (6) of the pedal travel simulator (2). A pressing-in depth of the stop (13) delimits a piston stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Weh, Harald Guggenmos, Martin Hoss, Matthias Mayr, Simon Hansmann, Raynald Sprocq
  • Publication number: 20190126898
    Abstract: A pedal-force simulator device is described as having a housing in which an actuable pressure plunger is mounted in an axially displaceable manner, and having at least two coil springs, which are disposed parallel to one another between an end face of the pressure plunger and an axial stop of the housing. It is provided that at least one disk spring is interposed between the coil springs and the axial stop and/or between the coil springs and the pressure plunger in each case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Juergen Vogg, Matthias Kistner, Raynald Sprocq, Simon Hansmann
  • Patent number: 10196051
    Abstract: A brake control unit includes a primary piston and a secondary piston that respectively define a primary chamber and a secondary chamber. The primary piston carries an intermediate piston that slides in the secondary piston. A primary insulating seal is disposed between the pistons such that the primary insulating section of the primary insulating seal only depends on the equivalent section connecting the force applied at the inlet and the secondary pressure. The ratio of the hydraulic sections is configured to be modified without having to intervene on the primary and secondary pressure seals for the main piston and the secondary seal by way of modifying the section of the plunger piston and that of the seal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Christian Schalkwijk, Raynald Sprocq, Bastien Cagnac
  • Patent number: 10180136
    Abstract: A dual-screw movement converter, in which a movement converter between a drive organ includes a screw fixed in translation and driven in rotation, having threads, a nut connected in translation to the receptor organ, having first threads engaging with the threads of the screw and second threads. A sleeve coaxially surrounds the nut, fixed in rotation and translation with respect to the screw and having threads with which the second threads of the nut engage. To the nut, slaved by its second threads to the threads of the sleeve, screw communicates a combined movement of rotation and translation whose translation component along an axis is transmitted to the receptor organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Raynald Sprocq, Chris Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180297571
    Abstract: An actuating device of a brake system controlled by a brake pedal and/or a brake management system for supplying brake circuits with pressurized brake fluid includes a master cylinder, an electric motor, a ball/nut screw transmission, a nut, a screw, and a free connection rod. The master cylinder is connected to the brake circuits and has a primary piston. The electric motor is controlled for a braking action. The ball nut/screw transmission is configured to transform rotary movement of the electric motor into a translational movement of the primary piston. The nut is blocked from moving in translation, free to rotate, and driven by the electric motor. The screw is free to move in translation but blocked from rotating. The free connection rod is pressed between a base of the primary piston and the screw in order to transmit a thrust of the screw to the primary piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Raynald Sprocq, Chris Anderson
  • Publication number: 20160159330
    Abstract: A brake control unit includes a primary piston and a secondary piston that respectively define a primary chamber and a secondary chamber. The primary piston carries an intermediate piston that slides in the secondary piston. A primary insulating seal is disposed between the pistons such that the primary insulating section of the primary insulating seal only depends on the equivalent section connecting the force applied at the inlet and the secondary pressure. The ratio of the hydraulic sections is configured to be modified without having to intervene on the primary and secondary pressure seals for the main piston and the secondary seal by way of modifying the section of the plunger piston and that of the seal thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Anderson, Christian Schalkwijk, Raynald Sprocq, Bastien Cagnac
  • Publication number: 20160108911
    Abstract: A dual-screw movement converter, in which a movement converter between a drive organ includes a screw fixed in translation and driven in rotation, having threads, a nut connected in translation to the receptor organ, having first threads engaging with the threads of the screw and second threads. A sleeve coaxially surrounds the nut, fixed in rotation and translation with respect to the screw and having threads with which the second threads of the nut engage. To the nut, slaved by its second threads to the threads of the sleeve, screw communicates a combined movement of rotation and translation whose translation component along an axis is transmitted to the receptor organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Raynald SPROCQ, Chris ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20160108998
    Abstract: A movement converter device between a drive organ and receptor organ, including a screw with an axis of rotation, translationally fixed and rotationally driven, a nut engaging with the screw and connected in translation to the receptor organ, a concentric sleeve, coaxially surrounding the nut and fixed in rotation and translation. A connection involving a cam and a follower connects the nut and the sleeve. The cam defines the movement conversion profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Raynald SPROCQ, Chris Anderson
  • Patent number: 9114785
    Abstract: Braking system with master cylinder (100), decoupled from the brake pedal and hydraulic brake booster (200), comprising a boost chamber (206) in which the rear of the piston (110) of the master cylinder (100) is inserted, supplied in a controlled manner by a high-pressure unit (300), supplying brake fluid under high pressure on command to the boost chamber in order to act on the piston (110) of the master cylinder (100), and an actuator chamber (209) receiving an actuator piston (220) connected to the control rod (230) of the brake pedal. A controlled hydraulic link (320, 321) connects the boost chamber (206) and the actuator chamber (209) and a further controlled hydraulic link (310, 311) connects the actuator chamber (209) to the chamber of a brake simulator (270).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Komi Sokou, Roman Winkler, Bastien Cagnac, Chris Anderson, Raynald Sprocq