Patents by Inventor Vivien CHAPEL

Vivien CHAPEL 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: 9981681
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for assembling a modular cradle (1) for a vehicle steering axle, said method comprising a prefabrication step (a), which involves separately producing a base (3), a first module (10) that comprises a first section (2A) of a steering housing (2) for guiding a rack, and a first bearing (11) for receiving a stabilizer bar (13), a second module (20), separate from the base (3) and from the first module (10), which comprises a second section (2B) of the steering housing (2) for guiding the rack and a second bearing (21) for receiving the stabilizer bar (13), followed by an assembly step (b), which involves mounting and securing the first module (10) on a left-hand receiving area (7) of the base (3), and the second module (20) on a right-hand receiving area (8) of said base (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT EUROPE
    Inventors: Nicolas Dieudonne, Vivien Chapel, Laurent Rey, Nicolas Plataret, Raphaël Vadon, Charly Filipe, Johann Sohar
  • Publication number: 20160257335
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for assembling a modular cradle (1) for a vehicle steering axle, said method comprising a prefabrication step (a), which involves separately producing a base (3), a first module (10) that comprises a first section (2A) of a steering housing (2) for guiding a rack, and a first bearing (11) for receiving a stabiliser bar (13), a second module (20), separate from the base (3) and from the first module (10), which comprises a second section (2B) of the steering housing (2) for guiding the rack and a second bearing (21) for receiving the stabiliser bar (13), followed by an assembly step (b), which involves mounting and securing the first module (10) on a left-hand receiving area (7) of the base (3), and the second module (20) on a right-hand receiving area (8) of said base (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Nicolas DIEUDONNE, Vivien CHAPEL, Laurent REY, Nicolas PLATARET, Raphaël VADON, Charly FILIPE, Johann SOHAR