Patents by Inventor Yann BOETE

Yann BOETE 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: 11919400
    Abstract: A powertrain includes an engine; a driveline including a gearbox having an input shaft connected to the engine, an output shaft to be connected to driving wheels of the vehicle and a countershaft for transmitting a rotation of the input shaft to the output shaft which can be coupled to the input shaft; an electric machine; a gear reduction mechanism having a free wheel and at least three separate and rotatable junction elements, the rotational speeds of the junction elements being interdependent but not having a fixed ratio relative to one another: a first junction element that is connected to the electric machine; a second junction element that is connectable to the free wheel; a third junction element that is connected to the countershaft. The torque ratio between the third junction element and the first junction element can be selected from at least two different ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann Boete
  • Publication number: 20220410690
    Abstract: A powertrain includes an engine; a driveline including a gearbox having an input shaft connected to the engine, an output shaft to be connected to driving wheels of the vehicle and a countershaft for transmitting a rotation of the input shaft to the output shaft which can be coupled to the input shaft; an electric machine; a gear reduction mechanism having a free wheel and at least three separate and rotatable junction elements, the rotational speeds of the junction elements being interdependent but not having a fixed ratio relative to one another:a first junction element that is connected to the electric machine; a second junction element that is connectable to the free wheel; a third junction element that is connected to the countershaft. The torque ratio between the third junction element and the first junction element can be selected from at least two different ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann BOETE
  • Patent number: 11027607
    Abstract: A drive system for an engine arrangement, the drive system comprising an epicyclical gear reduction mechanism having a main axis and comprising: a first main gear, a second main gear arranged to rotate about main axis in the same direction as the first main gear, a first set of planet gears with planet gears meshing with the first main gear, a second set of planet gears with planet gears meshing with the second main gear, a planet carrier, supporting planet gears of the first and second planet gears, the planet carrier being located, along the main axis, between the first main gear and the second main gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yann Boete, Julien Ameil
  • Patent number: 11007859
    Abstract: A drive system for an engine arrangement includes a gear reduction mechanism having at least three separate and rotatable junction elements, the rotation speeds of the junction elements being interdependent but not having a fixed ratio the ones relative to the others, and wherein, in the mounted position, among the junction elements, a first junction element is connected to an engine crankshaft, a second junction element is connected to an accessory pulley which is drivingly connected to an electric machine and at least one accessory, and a third junction element. A free wheel is connected to a non-rotating part of the engine arrangement in the mounted position, and the third junction element is configured to be coupled to the free wheel in a first operating phase of the drive system. The third junction element is further configured to be coupled to the engine crankshaft in a second operating phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann Boete
  • Patent number: 11004642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device (10) of a starting device for an engine, comprising: —two terminals (11, 12) of a supply electrical circuit of a motor; a solenoid device (13) having an axis (14) and comprising: —a solenoid coil (16) wound around said axis (14); —a plunger (17) which is partially housed in the solenoid coil (16) and which includes a core (18) and a contact plate (21); wherein, when electric current passes through the solenoid coil (16), the plunger (17) is caused to move axially from an inactive position to an active position, thereby moving a pinion gear of the motor into engagement with a ring gear of the engine, in which active position the contact plate (21) is in contact with the terminals (11,12) for closing the motor supply circuit; —a relay (30) having an axis and comprising: —a relay coil (36); —a movable member (31) which, when electric current passes through the relay coil (36), is caused to move from an open position in which electric current cannot pass through the sol
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann Boete
  • Publication number: 20200331344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive system (1) for an engine arrangement (2), the drive system comprising an epicyclical gear reduction mechanism (20) having a main axis (15) and comprising: ?a first main gear (123), ?a second main gear (121) arranged to rotate about main axis (15) in the same direction as the first main gear (123), ?a first set of planet gears with planet gears (23) meshing with the first main gear (123), ?a second set of planet gears with planet gears (21) meshing with the second main gear (121), ?a planet carrier (25), supporting planet gears (23, 21) of the first and second planet gears (23, 21), the planet carrier (25) being located, along the main axis (15), between the first main gear (123) and the second main gear (22, 121). Each planet gear (23) of the first set of planet gears (23) is coupled to a planet gear (21) of the second set of planet gears (21) such that no relative rotation is possible between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yann BOETE, Julien AMEIL
  • Publication number: 20200111632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device (10) of a starting device for an engine, comprising: —two terminals (11, 12) of a supply electrical circuit of a motor; a solenoid device (13) having an axis (14) and comprising: —a solenoid coil (16) wound around ON said axis (14); —a plunger (17) which is partially housed in the solenoid coil (16) and which includes a core (18) and a contact plate N (21); wherein, when electric current passes through the solenoid coil (16), the plunger (17) is caused to move axially from an inactive position to an active position, thereby moving a pinion gear of the motor into engagement with a ring gear of the engine, in which active position the contact plate (21) is in contact with the terminals (11,12) for closing the motor supply circuit; —a relay (30) having an axis and comprising: —a relay coil (36); —a movable member (31) which, when electric current passes through the relay coil (36), is caused to move from an open position in which electric current cannot pass through th
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann BOETE
  • Publication number: 20190344653
    Abstract: A drive system for an engine arrangement includes a gear reduction mechanism having at least three separate and rotatable junction elements, the rotation speeds of the junction elements being interdependent but not having a fixed ratio the ones relative to the others, and wherein, in the mounted position, among the junction elements, a first junction element is connected to an engine crankshaft, a second junction element is connected to an accessory pulley which is drivingly connected to an electric machine and at least one accessory, and a third junction element. A free wheel is connected to a non-rotating part of the engine arrangement in the mounted position, and the third junction element is configured to be coupled to the free wheel in a first operating phase of the drive system. The third junction element is further configured to be coupled to the engine crankshaft in a second operating phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann BOETE
  • Patent number: 10458383
    Abstract: A drive system is provided for an engine arrangement, which includes a gear reduction mechanism such as an epicyclic gearing including first junction element connected to an engine crankshaft, second junction element connected to an accessory pulley which is drivingly connected to an electric machine and at least one accessory, and third junction element. A free wheel is connected to a non-rotating part of the engine arrangement. In a first operating phase of the drive system, the free wheel is coupled to the third junction element and is configured such that when the third junction element exerts torque on the free wheel in one direction, the free wheel is in an engaged state and stops the rotation of the third junction element, and, when the third junction element exerts torque on the free wheel in the opposite direction, the free wheel is in a free state and allows rotation of the third junction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann Boete
  • Publication number: 20180209392
    Abstract: A drive system is provided for an engine arrangement, which includes a gear reduction mechanism such as an epicyclic gearing including first junction element connected to an engine crankshaft, second junction element connected to an accessory pulley which is drivingly connected to an electric machine and at least one accessory, and third junction element. A free wheel is connected to a non-rotating part of the engine arrangement. In a first operating phase of the drive system, the free wheel is coupled to the third junction element and is configured such that when the third junction element exerts torque on the free wheel in one direction, the free wheel is in an engaged state and stops the rotation of the third junction element, and, when the third junction element exerts torque on the free wheel in the opposite direction, the free wheel is in a free state and allows rotation of the third junction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yann BOETE
  • Patent number: 9719478
    Abstract: A starter device for an internal combustion engine includes a starter housing, an electric motor and an engagement pinion driven in rotation by the motor around the pinion rotation axis, the pinion being movable in a translational motion along its pinion rotation axis between a retracted position and an engaging position for engaging a gear connected to the internal combustion engine, the translational motion being caused by the rotation of the electric motor, the starter device further comprising a non-rotatable element which is blocked in rotation with respect to the starter housing, a rotatable element driven in rotation by the electric motor, a helical linkage between the non rotatable element and the rotatable element for causing the translational motion of the pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Romain Nicolas, Yann Boete
  • Publication number: 20160131099
    Abstract: A starter device for an internal combustion engine includes a starter housing, an electric motor and an engagement pinion driven in rotation by the motor around the pinion rotation axis, the pinion being movable in a translational motion along its pinion rotation axis between a retracted position and an engaging position for engaging a gear connected to the internal combustion engine, the translational motion being caused by the rotation of the electric motor, the starter device further comprising a non-rotatable element which is blocked in rotation with respect to the starter housing, a rotatable element driven in rotation by the electric motor, a helical linkage between the non rotatable element and the rotatable element for causing the translational motion of the pinion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Romain NICOLAS, Yann BOETE