Patents by Inventor Robin Viard

Robin Viard 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10710655
    Abstract: The present invention consists in a subassembly (1) of a linkage (2) of a wiper mechanism comprising: a bearing (3), a crank (5) articulated on the bearing (3) having a first end (51) connected to the bearing (3) and a second end (53) including a ball joint (7), and a link (9) one end of which is connected by the ball joint (7) to the crank (5), characterized in that at least the crank (5) includes a first through-opening and in that the subassembly (1) comprises a locking element (11) intended to be positioned in the first through-opening and configured to block relative movement between the link (9) and the crank (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicholas Kuchly, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud, Robin Viard
  • 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: 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: 20180346044
    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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicholas Kuchly, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud, Robin Viard
  • Publication number: 20180346045
    Abstract: The present invention consists in a subassembly (1) of a linkage (2) of a wiper mechanism comprising: a bearing (3), a crank (5) articulated on the bearing (3) having a first end (51) connected to the bearing (3) and a second end (53) including a ball joint (7), and a link (9) one end of which is connected by the ball joint (7) to the crank (5), characterized in that at least the crank (5) includes a first through-opening and in that the subassembly (1) comprises a locking element (11) intended to be positioned in the first through-opening and configured to block relative movement between the link (9) and the crank (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Nicholas Kuchly, Pascal Renoux, Frédéric Baud, Robin Viard
  • Publication number: 20180346043
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (1) for retaining a linkage (3) of a wiper mechanism in a transport position, retaining device (1) includes: a clip comprising two elastic arms intended to cooperate with a bush (31) of the linkage (3), and a retaining staple intended to cooperate with a link (33) of the linkage (3), the retaining staple being connected to the clip so that in the mounted state the retaining device (1) connects the link (33) to the bush (31) in a fixed manner in a close position of the bush (31) relative to the link (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Robin Viard, Pascal Renoux, Nicholas Kuchly