Patents by Inventor Vincent Girardot

Vincent Girardot 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).

  • Motor vehicle differential comprising a housing provided with oil recovery means
    Patent number: 9890848
    Abstract: A motor vehicle differential including a housing holding a differential mechanism including a ring gear attached to a cage of planetary gears, the housing including a first half-housing that is configured to accommodate the cage of gears and at least a part of the ring gear, and a second half-housing closing the first half-housing, the first half-housing including a chamber that accommodates at least a part of the ring gear, and that includes at least a main transverse wall adjacent to a transverse face of the ring gear. The first half-housing includes a mechanism recovering the oil splashed onto the wall and a mechanism redirecting the recovered oil to the cage of planetary gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Vincent Girardot, Damien Coulon, Mathieu Leleu
  • MOTOR VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL COMPRISING A HOUSING PROVIDED WITH OIL RECOVERY MEANS
    Publication number: 20150276043
    Abstract: A motor vehicle differential including a housing holding a differential mechanism including a ring gear attached to a cage of planetary gears, the housing including a first half-housing that is configured to accommodate the cage of gears and at least a part of the ring gear, and a second half-housing closing the first half-housing, the first half-housing including a chamber that accommodates at least a part of the ring gear, and that includes at least a main transverse wall adjacent to a transverse face of the ring gear. The first half-housing includes a mechanism recovering the oil splashed onto the wall and a mechanism redirecting the recovered oil to the cage of planetary gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Vincent Girardot, Damien Coulon, Mathieu Leleu