Patents by Inventor Sylvain Derouault

Sylvain Derouault 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: 20240391445
    Abstract: A pneumatic diaphragm brake cylinder for motor vehicles includes a housing part on the pressure side and a housing part facing away from the pressure side, as well as a diaphragm arranged therebetween, which divides the interior of the diaphragm brake cylinder into two chambers sealed off from one another, of which a first chamber has a pressure chamber loaded by a pneumatic pressure and a second chamber has a piston chamber for a piston actuated by the diaphragm. A peripheral fastening edge of the diaphragm is clamped between the pressure-side housing part and the housing part facing away from the pressure. The pneumatic pressure loads a surface of the diaphragm which is effective with respect to a working movement of the diaphragm. A reduction ring is provided which extends axially from the diaphragm into the housing part facing away from the pressure and which radially reduces or radially limits the effective area of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Sylvain DEROUAULT, Guillaume LETOT, Frank HEMERY
  • Publication number: 20240280150
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a pneumatic brake cylinder, a brake disc, a brake caliper, an application device and brake pads. The brake caliper engages over the brake disc and the application device, which can be actuated by the brake cylinder, is arranged in the brake caliper, by which the brake pads can be pressed against the brake disc on both sides during braking. An extendable and retractable piston rod of the brake cylinder is in engagement with the brake application device and the brake caliper is detachably fastened to the brake cylinder by a fastening device. The fastening device includes at least one screw with a screw head, a screw shank and an external thread formed on the screw shank and at least one bore formed in or on the brake cylinder with an internal thread, into which the screw shank is screwed with the external thread, wherein the screw head is locked on a counter surface of the brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sylvain DEROUAULT, Guillaume LETOT
  • Publication number: 20240247695
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a pneumatic brake cylinder, a brake disc, a brake caliper, a brake application device and brake pads. The brake caliper engages over the brake disc. The brake application device, which can be actuated by the brake cylinder, is arranged in the brake caliper, by which the brake pads can be pressed against the brake disc on both sides during braking. An extendable and retractable piston rod of the brake cylinder is in engagement with the brake application device, and the brake caliper is detachably fastened to the brake cylinder by means of a fastening device. The fastening device includes at least one screw with a screw head, a screw shank and an external thread formed on the screw shank and at least one bore with an internal thread formed in or on the brake cylinder, with an internal thread, into which the screw shank is screwed with the external thread, wherein the screw head is locked on a counter surface of the brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sylvain DEROUAULT, Vincent BOEHLER
  • Patent number: 9586567
    Abstract: A spring brake cylinder is provided for brake systems of vehicles. It includes a spring brake piston, which is arranged in a housing of the spring brake cylinder and can be actuated by at least one accumulator spring and separates a spring chamber containing the accumulator spring from a spring brake chamber of the spring brake cylinder that can be filled with air for release and can be vented of air for application. A circulation device is provided at least for venting the spring chamber directly into the atmosphere. The circulation device is configured as a diaphragm valve device having at least one elastically movable outlet diaphragm and at least one elastically movable inlet diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Sylvain Derouault, Herve Lebigre
  • Patent number: 9487200
    Abstract: A combined service brake cylinder and spring brake cylinder for brake systems of vehicles is provided, wherein a bayonet coupling is configured between the spring brake cylinder and an intermediate wall. The bayonet coupling has locking segments protruding radially outward on an end-side edge of a wall of the spring brake cylinder and recess segments formed radially inward and recess segments corresponding thereto that are formed radially outward and formed on an annular chamber connected to the intermediate wall and locking segments protruding radially inward into the annular chamber. A bottom-side stop surface in the annular chamber forms an axial stop for the end-side wall edge of the spring brake cylinder. An annular seal is arranged between a circumferential surface of the edge of the wall of the spring brake cylinder pointing radially inward and the circumferential surface of the annular chamber pointing radially outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Sylvain Derouault
  • Publication number: 20150101897
    Abstract: A spring brake cylinder is provided for brake systems of vehicles. It includes a spring brake piston, which is arranged in a housing of the spring brake cylinder and can be actuated by at least one accumulator spring and separates a spring chamber containing the accumulator spring from a spring brake chamber of the spring brake cylinder that can be filled with air for release and can be vented of air for application. A circulation device is provided at least for venting the spring chamber directly into the atmosphere. The circulation device is configured as a diaphragm valve device having at least one elastically movable outlet diaphragm and at least one elastically movable inlet diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Sylvain DEROUAULT, Herve LEBIGRE
  • Publication number: 20140305121
    Abstract: A combined service brake cylinder and spring brake cylinder for brake systems of vehicles is provided, wherein a bayonet coupling is configured between the spring brake cylinder and an intermediate wall. The bayonet coupling has locking segments protruding radially outward on an end-side edge of a wall of the spring brake cylinder and recess segments formed radially inward and recess segments corresponding thereto that are formed radially outward and formed on an annular chamber connected to the intermediate wall and locking segments protruding radially inward into the annular chamber. A bottom-side stop surface in the annular chamber forms an axial stop for the end-side wall edge of the spring brake cylinder. An annular seal is arranged between a circumferential surface of the edge of the wall of the spring brake cylinder pointing radially inward and the circumferential surface of the annular chamber pointing radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Sylvain DEROUAULT
  • Publication number: 20120312643
    Abstract: A pneumatic disc brake has a brake caliper extending over a brake disc, wherein a brake cylinder, to which compressed air can be applied, and at least one further functional part are fastened on a flange of the brake caliper. The brake cylinder is provided with at least one indentation at least in the overlapping region with the at least one functional part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Sylvain Derouault, Stephane Hericher
  • Patent number: 7963210
    Abstract: A spring-loaded brake cylinder for commercial vehicles includes at least one spring-loaded brake piston that can be actuated by a pre-loaded spring and is supported in a housing. A mechanical emergency release device is provided for the emergency release of the spring-loaded brake cylinder. The emergency release device includes an indicator that has an indicator rod indicating the position of the spring-loaded brake piston. The rod extends through a threaded spindle of the emergency release device and is movable in the axial direction. A stop body is disposed in the region of one end of the indicator rod. The stop body is positively connected to the indicator rod by a detent connection produced by an axial relative movement between the indicator rod and the stop body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Jacques Lanquetot, Sylvain Derouault
  • Publication number: 20100269690
    Abstract: A spring-loaded brake cylinder for commercial vehicles includes at least one spring-loaded brake piston that can be actuated by a pre-loaded spring and is supported in a housing. A mechanical emergency release device is provided for the emergency release of the spring-loaded brake cylinder. The emergency release device includes an indicator that has an indicator rod indicating the position of the spring-loaded brake piston. The rod extends through a threaded spindle of the emergency release device and is movable in the axial direction. A stop body is disposed in the region of one end of the indicator rod. The stop body is positively connected to the indicator rod by a detent connection produced by an axial relative movement between the indicator rod and the stop body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Jacques LANQUETOT, Sylvain Derouault
  • Patent number: 6763756
    Abstract: A spring-loaded piston is produced from plastic, particularly by injection molding. The spring-loaded piston is developed in the area of a connection to a piston or piston rod such that tilting of the spring-loaded piston with respect to the piston rod is prevented and a sufficiently firm connection is ensured. In addition, the spring-loaded piston 1 may include a reinforcing insert by which clearly higher forces can be transmitted while maintaining smaller wall thicknesses than in conventional spring-loaded pistons. Also, the seat or contact surface in the spring-loaded piston is constructed for supporting the preloaded spring such that possibly occurring radial forces do not have any negative influence on the functionality of the spring-loaded piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Damien Gravier, Sylvain Derouault
  • Publication number: 20030089562
    Abstract: A spring-loaded piston is produced from plastic, particularly by injection molding. The spring-loaded piston is developed in the area of a connection to a piston or piston rod such that tilting of the spring-loaded piston with respect to the piston rod is prevented and a sufficiently firm connection is ensured. In addition, the spring-loaded piston 1 may include a reinforcing insert by which clearly higher forces can be transmitted while maintaining smaller wall thicknesses than in conventional spring-loaded pistons. Also, the seat or contact surface in the spring-loaded piston is constructed for supporting the preloaded spring such that possibly occurring radial forces do not have any negative influence on the functionality of the spring-loaded piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Damien Gravier, Sylvain Derouault