Patents by Inventor Thierry TOLLANCE

Thierry TOLLANCE 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: 20240322618
    Abstract: A synchronous electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes an armature and coils. The armature includes a yoke and teeth. The teeth define recesses. The coils are mounted in the recesses of the armature. The stator is wound by insertion. Each coil is formed from a wire outside the stator, so that the coils are subsequently inserted into the recesses, through wire passages of the recesses according to a direction radial to a central axis of the stator. Furthermore, a ratio of a surface area of each recess to a thickness of the yoke is between 5 mm and 10 mm, the surface area of each recess being measured in a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Pierre BRION, Thierry TOLLANCE, Ronan GEORGEAULT
  • Publication number: 20230009409
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator is integrated into a blackout or sun-shading device that includes a screen, top and bottom bars, and top and bottom winding shafts. The screen is between the bars. The top bar is connected to the top winding shaft by first cords. The bottom bar is connected to the bottom winding shaft by second cords. The electromechanical actuator includes first and second transmission devices and an electric motor that drives the shafts. The first transmission device connects to the motor and the top winding shaft and includes a first clutch. The second transmission device connects to the electric motor and the bottom winding shaft and includes a second clutch. When the motor is activated with only one clutch engaged, only one winding shaft is rotated. Moreover, when the motor is activated electrically and the clutches are engaged, the winding shafts are rotated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric LAGARDE, Norbert DUPIELET, Thierry TOLLANCE
  • Patent number: 10879780
    Abstract: This electromechanical actuator configured for controlling screens includes an electronically-commutated, brushless, DC electric motor, a rotor and a stator of the electric motor being positioned coaxially around an axis of rotation, the rotor including a rotor body provided with magnetic elements distributed over the outer surface of the rotor, the magnetic elements of the rotor being surrounded by the stator, the stator being formed by a stator core including a circular peripheral wall and pole elements supporting windings, the pole elements being distributed on the inside of the peripheral wall. The ratio between the outer diameter of the stator and the inner diameter of same is less than 1.7. Further, the ratio between the axial length of the stator and the outer diameter of the stator is greater than 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Thierry Tollance, Sébastien Lemaitre
  • Publication number: 20190103794
    Abstract: This electromechanical actuator configured for controlling screens includes an electronically-commutated, brushless, DC electric motor, a rotor and a stator of the electric motor being positioned coaxially around an axis of rotation, the rotor including a rotor body provided with magnetic elements distributed over the outer surface of the rotor, the magnetic elements of the rotor being surrounded by the stator, the stator being formed by a stator core including a circular peripheral wall and pole elements supporting windings, the pole elements being distributed on the inside of the peripheral wall. The ratio between the outer diameter of the stator and the inner diameter of same is less than 1.7. Further, the ratio between the axial length of the stator and the outer diameter of the stator is greater than 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Thierry TOLLANCE, Sébastien LEMAITRE