Patents by Inventor Stephane Lacroix

Stephane Lacroix 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: 10797452
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a housing that is intended to be mounted on a rail, and a monitoring and/or control module including a printed circuit board. In the configuration in which the electrical device is mounted on the rail, at least one ground terminal of the printed circuit board is permanently electrically connected to the rail by elastic mechanical bearing on and direct electrical contact with a connecting element, itself elastically mechanically bearing on and making direct electrical contact with the rail or with an elastic blocking member for elastically blocking the housing on the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bouchard, Konstantin Filippenko, Stephane Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20190296508
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a housing that is intended to be mounted on a rail, and a monitoring and/or control module including a printed circuit board. In the configuration in which the electrical device is mounted on the rail, at least one ground terminal of the printed circuit board is permanently electrically connected to the rail by elastic mechanical bearing on and direct electrical contact with a connecting element, itself elastically mechanically bearing on and making direct electrical contact with the rail or with an elastic blocking member for elastically blocking the housing on the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc BOUCHARD, Konstantin Filippenko, Stephane Lacroix
  • Patent number: 8136892
    Abstract: A method of detecting the braking of a vehicle comprising a push rod (200) intended to transmit an amplified braking command to a master cylinder. A plunger (220), arranged parallel to the primary piston (200) so as to reproduce the movements of this piston, and a sensor (230) which senses the movements of the plunger (220), this sensor (230) being fastened to the booster (250), are used to detect a braking operation by detecting a movement of the plunger (220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephane Lacroix, Philippe Richard, Jean Fourcade, Olivier Castello
  • Publication number: 20090113891
    Abstract: Our problem relates to a master cylinder with a U-shaped seal. Our goal is to avoid defective bleeding of hydraulic braking systems. The defects arise out of the fact that the vacuum causes the lips of the seal (21) to stick together and to stick against the wall (41). To achieve this, reliefs (42) will be created on one wall (44) of one lip (28) facing the other lip (27) and on the edge face (50) of this same lip. These reliefs will prevent the lips from sticking tightly to one another and to the wall facing the edge face of the lips. This lack of sticking will prevent a vacuum from being created between the two lips and between the edge face of the lips and the wall (41). As a result, the seal will be able to return to a position in which bleeding can be performed effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Grech, Antony Auguste, Lionel Bourgois, Nicolas Quiniou, Marc Noblet, Stephane Lacroix, Omar Brahmi
  • Publication number: 20080230328
    Abstract: A method of detecting the braking of a vehicle comprising a push rod (200) intended to transmit an amplified braking command to a master cylinder. A plunger (220), arranged parallel to the primary piston (200) so as to reproduce the movements of this piston, and a sensor (230) which senses the movements of the plunger (220), this sensor (230) being fastened to the booster (250), are used to detect a braking operation by detecting a movement of the plunger (220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stephane Lacroix, Philippe Richard, Jean Fourcade, Olivier Castello
  • Publication number: 20050211519
    Abstract: A pneumatic servomotor for power-assisted braking for a motor vehicle, which servomotor is of the type in which the movements of the control rod (38) can determine opening and closing of at least one axial valve (52) referred to as an “inlet” valve and which is interposed between a pressure source subjected to a pressure (Pa) greater than a first pressure (P1) and a back chamber (18), and at least one axial valve (50) referred to as a “balancing” valve and which is interposed between the front chamber (16) and the back chamber (18), for actuating a moving partition (14) interposed between the front chamber (16) and the back chamber (18), said servomotor being characterized in that it includes a one-piece floating tubular element (76) which has axially offset transverse faces (78, 80) that are provided with first sealing elements (82, 84) for sealing the axial inlet and balancing valves (50, 52) that the control rod (38) can actuate via a dish-shaped washer (49) carrying two springs (40, 122) of different stif
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Maligne, Philippe Richard, Stephane Lacroix, Ulysse Verbo
  • Publication number: 20040255777
    Abstract: In order to connect a pneumatic booster (S) to a brake pedal (F), it is necessary to fix a control rod (1) of the booster (S) to the brake pedal (F). This fixing is made difficult because of the location of the booster which is located in the engine compartment and because of the location of the brake pedal (F) which is located in the cabin of a vehicle. In order to make it easier to fix the booster (S) to the brake pedal (F), a method for the rigid and blind fixing of the brake pedal (F) to the control rod (1) of the booster is provided. This result is obtained by nesting two nesting portions (2, 3) of a control rod (1) which are connected respectively to the booster and to the brake pedal. The two portions are held one inside the other using a spring clip (25) housed in a circular groove (26). This elastic attachment device also allows play to be taken up and allows the mounting to be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Philippe Richard, Olivier Castello, Stephane Lacroix, Cyril Divoux
  • Patent number: 6826999
    Abstract: A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle wherein movements of a control rod (38) determine the openings and closings of at least one axial intake valve (52) and at least one equalizing valve (50). The intake valve (52) being inserted between a pressure source subjected to the pressure (Pa) higher than the first pressure (P1) and a rear chamber (18) of the booster, and the equalizing valve (50) being inserted between a front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18) to actuate a moving partition (14) located between the front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18). A tubular element (76) of that is axially offset transverse faces (78, 80) comprised of first elements (82, 84) for sealing the axial intake and equalizing valves (50, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulysse Verbo, Philippe Richard, Jean-Charles Maligne, Stephane Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20040088974
    Abstract: Braking device comprising a master cylinder (2), a primary piston (3), a manual-control member (4), a booster (6) coupled to the manual-control member (4), and an emergency assist valve (VA) comprising a reaction piston (17) through which there passes a ratio control (24) having a head (25) located in a chamber (26) lying between the reaction piston (17) and a bushing (27) housed further forward in a bore (18) of the primary piston, this bushing (27) having an axial passage (28) in which there can slide a rapid piston (29), the rear end of which forms, with the head (25), a valve (36) capable of closing the inlet to a passage (30) in the rapid piston. The device comprises a means (E), consisting in the bushing (27) being mounted so that it can slide, for limiting the pressure difference between the chamber (26) and a zone (18a) of the bore situated forward of the bushing, to a value below the one which can cause the valve (36) to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Michon, Stephane Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20040012255
    Abstract: A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle, of the type in which the movements of a control rod (38) are able to determine the openings and closings of at least one axial intake valve (52) which is inserted between a pressure source subjected to the pressure (Pa) higher than the first pressure (P1) and a rear chamber (18) of the booster, and of at least one axial equalizing valve (50) which is inserted between a front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18), to actuate a moving partition (14) inserted between the front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18), characterized in that it comprises a tubular element (76) of which axially offset transverse faces (78, 80) comprise first elements (82, 84) for sealing the axial intake and equalizing valves (50, 52) and that the control rod (38) is able to operate via two concentric springs (40, 122) having different stiffnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Maligne, Stephane Lacroix, Philippe Richard, Ulysse Verbo
  • Publication number: 20030214178
    Abstract: A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle wherein movements of a control rod (38) determine the openings and closings of at least one axial intake valve (52) and at least one equalizing valve (50). The intake valve (52) being inserted between a pressure source subjected to the pressure (Pa) higher than the first pressure (P1) and a rear chamber (18) of the booster, and the equalizing valve (50) being inserted between a front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18) to actuate a moving partition (14) located between the front chamber (16) and the rear chamber (18). A tubular element (76) of that is axially offset transverse faces (78, 80) comprised of first elements (82, 84) for sealing the axial intake and equalizing valves (50, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ulysse Verbo, Philippe Richard, Jean-Charles Maligne, Stephane Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20030038004
    Abstract: Braking device comprising a master cylinder (2), a primary piston (3), a manual control member (4), a booster (6) coupled to the manual control member (4) and an emergency assist valve (VA) comprising a reaction piston (17) through which there passes a ratio control (T) having a head (26a) situated in a chamber (35) lying between the reaction piston (17) and a bushing (36) located further forward in a bore (18) in the primary piston, this bushing (36) having a bore (37) in which there can slide a rapid piston (38), the rear end (45) of which forms, with the head (26a) of the ratio control, a valve (C) capable of closing the inlet to a passage (39) in the rapid piston against the action of a spring (41). The device comprises a means (26, 27, 30) for preventing a sharp retreat of the reaction piston (17) when the manual control member (4) is released after slow braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Michon, Stephane Lacroix
  • Patent number: 5921084
    Abstract: A boosted braking device for a motor vehicle having a master cylinder (200) and a pneumatic booster (100) operated by applying an input force to an operating rod (26). The booster (100) has a rigid casing (10) which is divided by a partition (16) into at least first (12) and second (14) leaktight chambers. The partition (16) is acted upon via a difference in pressure between the first (12) and second (14) chambers on the opening of a three-way valve (24) to allow pressurized fluid to be communicated to the second chamber (14). A main hydraulic piston (30) which is located in the master cylinder (200) has a hollow cylinder (32) which is in communication with an interior volume (V) of the master cylinder (200). A secondary hydraulic piston (34) slides in a leaktight fashion inside of the hollow cylinder (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Pierre Gautier, Fernando Sacristan, Juan Simon Bacardit, Jean Marc Attard, Ulysse Verbo, Stephane Lacroix