公开(公告)号：US20190047522A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16076829

申请日：2017-02-07

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Frédéric Giraud ,  Denis Thebault

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/52

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for controlling a device (1) for cleaning a vehicle window (2), said device (1) being arranged to perform a first cleaning function, suitable for example for standard cleaning of dust, and at least one second cleaning function, intended for clearing the window (2) of a specific material, in particular frost, snow or insects, adhering to the outer surface of said window, comprising at least one sensor (19) arranged to provide information on the presence of said material on at least one portion of the outer surface of the window (2) and a first electronic means (20) arranged to receive commands for executing functions of the cleaning device (1) and communicating with the latter, characterised in that it is arranged so that the first electronic means (20) responds to a first command for executing the second function by performing, with the data of said at least one sensor (19), an identification of the presence or the absence of said material and not activating the second function if it identifies the absence of said material. The invention also relates to a method using said system.

公开(公告)号：US20190047520A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16051835

申请日：2018-08-01

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Frédéric Giraud ,  Christophe Le-Ligne

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L12/40

Abstract: A system for cleaning at least one glazed surface (21) comprises at least two devices (100 to 111) for projecting a cleaning product onto an associated glazed surface. The projection devices each include an electronic control module (120) configured to drive the operation of the corresponding projection device depending on control instructions, and the cleaning system includes a powerline bus common to the at least two projection devices (100 to 111), which are linked electrically to the powerline bus (11) independently of one another and in successive areas (90, 92) of said powerline bus.

公开(公告)号：US10202105B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15257080

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Siegfried Waible ,  Kristina Kalmbach ,  Claudia Schober

IPC: B60S1/52 ,  B60S1/38 ,  B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/42 ,  B60S1/34

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning arrangement (40) for the cleaning of vehicle windows, wherein the cleaning arrangement (40) has a base body (131) with at least one spray opening (42, 43), wherein the base body (131) is able to be connected to a wiper arm (10), and wherein the base body (131) has a supply connection (51) for a cleaning fluid, which supply connection (51) is hydraulically connected to the spray opening (42, 43) via a connecting duct (121). According to the invention, it is provided that a feed connection (141) branches off from the connecting duct (121), which feed connection (141) opens in a connecting chamber (140) of the base body (131), and that the connecting chamber (140) is able to be closed by means of a closure cap (95).

公开(公告)号：US10183651B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15099769

申请日：2016-04-15

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Vincent Garibaldi ,  Vincent Gaucher

IPC: B60S1/40 ,  B60S1/38 ,  B60S1/34

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper (2) of a window of a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper portion (12) and a connection portion (14) to a drive mechanism (4, 6) of the wiper, said wiper portion comprising a supporting element (16) that is attached to a wiper blade (20) of the window and that contains a stiffening element (18) of the wiper. According to one feature of the invention, the connection portion (14) is arranged as an extension of a proximal axial extremity (8) of the wiper portion.The invention also relates to a wiper assembly having a drive head (4) mounted on a motorised drive shaft (6), and a wiper (2) as described above.

公开(公告)号：US10155501B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-18

申请号：US14581759

申请日：2014-12-23

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Frederic Boussicot ,  Jean-Michel Jarasson ,  Gérald Caillot

IPC: B60S1/38

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) between a windscreen wiper blade holder (2) and a windscreen wiper blade (13), said blade (13) consisting of a top part (15) that is capable of cooperating with said blade holder (2) and a bottom part (16) in direct contact with the windscreen or window to be wiped, said device (14, 45, 52, 56, 66) having a shape that complements said top part (15) of said blade (13), characterized in that it is capable of being solidly attached to linking means (29), said linking means (29) connecting one of the ends of said blade holder (2) to one of the ends of said blade (13).

公开(公告)号：US20180345916A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15993060

申请日：2018-05-30

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Frédéric Giraud ,  Philippe Billot ,  Gilles Le-Calvez ,  Marcel Trebouet

IPC: B60S1/48 ,  B60S1/08

CPC classification number: B60S1/485 ,  B60S1/0822 ,  B60S1/0844 ,  B60S1/524 ,  G06K9/00389 ,  G06K9/00832

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning system (14) for a windscreen (34) of a motor vehicle (32), comprising at least one drive arm (2) and at least one wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b), the wiper blade (1, 1a, 1b) being connected to the drive arm (2), the cleaning system (14) having at least one projection device (13) able to project a liquid onto the windscreen (34), characterized in that the cleaning system (14) comprises a determination element (16) for a zone (23) of the windscreen (34) and an activation means (15) of the determination element (16), an activation of the drive arm (2) and of the projection device (13) being subject to image information (18) as to a position of the zone (23) on the windscreen (34) transmitted by the determination element (16).

公开(公告)号：US20180345913A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15993027

申请日：2018-05-30

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Jose-Luis Herrada

IPC: B60S1/26 ,  H02K7/08 ,  B60S1/08

CPC classification number: H02K7/1166 ,  F16C19/00 ,  F16C35/063 ,  F16C2326/09 ,  F16C2380/27 ,  F16H57/039 ,  F16H2057/0213 ,  H02K7/081

Abstract: The invention relates to a gear motor for a motor vehicle wiper system, comprising a direct current electric motor, which in particular is brushless, the electric motor (2) comprising a stator (4) and a rotor (5), the stator (4) comprising a plurality of coils (6) for electromagnetic excitation of the rotor (5), and the rotor (5) comprising a magnet which is fitted in order to be driven with a movement of rotation around an axis of rotation, the gear motor (1) also comprising a rotation shaft (8), known as the motor shaft, which is configured to be rotated by the rotor (4), the gear motor (1) comprising a bearing (20) for guiding in rotation of the motor shaft (8), and a brace (25) for axial blocking of the bearing (20) added onto the motor shaft, the brace (25) being secured on the motor shaft (8).

公开(公告)号：US10106129B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US14309544

申请日：2014-06-19

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Denis Thebault ,  Xavier Bousset ,  Giuseppe Grasso ,  Gérald Caillot

IPC: B60S1/38

Abstract: The invention relates to a support mount (10) for a windscreen wiper, said mount (10) comprising a body of longitudinal principal orientation (X), said body comprising first means designed to receive a curving vertebra (20) and second means designed to hold a deflector (30) of said wiper, characterized in that said second means comprise notches (50) making it easier for said vertebra to curve.The invention also relates to a windscreen wiper comprising such a mount (10).The invention also relates to a wiping system comprising such a wiper.

公开(公告)号：US20180294750A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15936562

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Jose-Luis Herrada

IPC: H02P6/08 ,  B60S1/08 ,  B60S1/16 ,  B60S1/26 ,  H02K11/215 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02P6/16 ,  H02P6/22

CPC classification number: H02P6/08 ,  B60S1/08 ,  B60S1/166 ,  B60S1/26 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02K11/215 ,  H02P6/10 ,  H02P6/16 ,  H02P6/22 ,  H02P2207/05

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brushless direct current electric motor (1), in particular for a wiping system, comprising: a rotor (15) comprising a control magnet, a stator (3) having electromagnetic excitation coils (9) of the rotor (15), at least one Hall effect sensor (23) configured to detect an angular position of the control magnet (21), a control unit (25) connected to said Hall effect sensor (23) and configured to determine at least one angular position of the rotor (15) in relation to the stator (3) from the signals (H) from the Hall effect sensor (23) and to generate control signals (C) to power the electromagnetic excitation coils (9) of the stator (3) as a function of the determined angular position of the rotor (15), in which the control unit (25) comprises a clock (26) and is configured to: estimate the angular position of the rotor (15) at a plurality of predetermined instants (i21 . . . i25) lying between two changes of state of the Hall effect sensor (23) from the instants (I0, I1) of the preceding changes of state, determine values of the control voltages associated with the angular positions of the rotor (15) estimated for the predetermined instants (i21 . . . i25), said voltage values making it possible to generate a substantially sinusoidal control signal (C), generate a substantially sinusoidal control signal (C) from the determined voltage values. The invention relates also to a gear motor, a wiping system and a method for controlling the electric motor (1).

公开(公告)号：US20180257608A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15913114

申请日：2018-03-06

Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage

Inventor： Stéphane Houssat ,  Eric Poton ,  Vincent Gaucher

IPC: B60S1/04

CPC classification number: B60S1/0408 ,  B60S1/3801 ,  B60S1/381 ,  B60S1/3863 ,  B60S2001/3812

Abstract: Cowling for a cowled flat windscreen wiper blade, in particular for a vehicle, the cowling being elongate and having a central mounting (2) and two end covers (3), at least one of the covers (3) being provided with two longitudinal side walls (3a, 3b) that are linked by an upper longitudinal edge (3c), said mounting (2) being positioned between the two covers (3) and assembled with each cover (3), the cowling being characterized in that said mounting (2) has lateral retaining means (7) cooperating with the lateral retaining means (6a, 6b) of at least one of the two side walls (3a, 3b) in order to limit a lateral deformation of said at least one of the two side walls (3a, 3b).