Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Harvinder Singh

Jeyachandrabose Chinniah

James David Tarne

Richard Keith McMillan

Edwin Mitchell Sayers

Bharat Z Patel

Paul Lyon

David James Steinert

Donald S Hanson

Lakhi Nandlal Goenka

Andrew Zachary Glovatsky

Jay DeAvis Baker

John Trublowski

Lawrence LeRoy Kneisel

Zhong-You Joe Shi

Mark David Miller

Prathap Amervai Reddy

Bernard A Meyer

Alan John Duszkiewicz

Timothy J Yerdon

Michael Allen Howey

Pawel Kalinowski

Jeff J Klas

Vijay Patel

Jin Zhou

Mitchell E Sayers

Jim Zehnal

John A Duszkiewicz

A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle having a light source, a chamber that receives the light source and a cooling channel for removing heat from the chamber. A conductive wall and an insulating wall cooperate to define the chamber and the channel. The conductive wall has a substantially higher thermal conductivity than the insulating wall to promote the heat exchange between the chamber and the cooling channel and to reduce heat exchange between the cooling channel and the relatively hot engine compartment.

Headlamp assembly having cooling channel

A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed as having a light source, a chamber within which the light source is located, and a cooling channel extending through the chamber. The chamber substantially fluidly sealed from the atmosphere and the cooling channel is fluidly sealed from the chamber to prevent direct fluid exchange between the chamber and the channel. Heat exchange, however, is permitted between the chamber and the cooling channel. The heat exchange may be further promoted by a plurality of heat exchange fins extending away from the wall of the cooling channel.

A lamp system having a housing, wall portions defining a cavity and an opening. A light source, generally an LED, is located within the cavity and at least one thermoelectric device is disposed in one of the wall portions. The thermoelectric device has a first side oriented towards the cavity and the second side oriented away from the cavity. When in operation, the thermoelectric device will transfer heat from inside the cavity, via the first side of the thermoelectric device, to the second side of the thermoelectric device.

Lamp housing with interior cooling by a thermoelectric device

The present invention involves a method of making an integrated mold product with a molding tool. The method includes introducing polymeric material in the molding tool and molding the polymeric material to define an outer layer in the mold. The outer layer has a channel formed thereon. The method further includes introducing molten metal in the channel of the outer layer when the outer layer is at about the same temperature as the molding tool and cooling the molten metal in the channel to define a metal insert in the channel of the outer layer for electrical and thermal conductivity, structural support, and electromagnetic shielding.

Method of making an integrated mold product

The present invention involves a light channel communication component for a vehicle interior member. The light channel communication component comprises an integral polymeric body being a signal-conductive integral medium for transmitting light signals therethrough. The integral polymeric body has a predetermined index of refraction through which the light signals are transmitted. The integral polymeric body further includes a structure of the vehicle interior member to support a shape of the vehicle interior member.

Light channel communication system

An integrated control system comprising an integrated circuit that controls at least one component or subsystem of an engine and a first light source that generates a first light signal when triggered through the integrated circuit. The first light signal propagates from the first light source through an LCC that may also serve as a substrate, wherein the signal that actuates the component of the engine can be the first light signal or a signal generated after the first light signal is produced. The component or subsystem of the engine may be an ignition system or a fuel injection system. The present invention is also directed to a method of controlling a component or subsystem of an engine.

Optically controlled IPCS circuitry

A circuit assembly comprises a substrate comprising one or more conductors. An integral frame of frame elements supports the substrate. The frame elements spaced apart to expose intervening regions of the substrate between adjacent frame elements. A dielectric layer overlies the intervening regions, as a protective barrier for at least one of the conductors, a component, and a circuit feature of the substrate.

Method for making a circuit assembly having an integral frame

An integrated control and fuel delivery system having an intake manifold that receives a portion of an airflow and delivers air to an engine and a fuel spacer that receives the air from the intake manifold. The fuel spacer includes a wiring harness. A control module is disposed on the fuel spacer adjacent to the intake manifold of the engine.

Integrated fuel delivery and electronic powertrain control module and method of manufacture

A connector for electrically connecting electrical wires to a circuit board having a hole includes at least one terminal adapted to individually connect the circuit board and the electrical wire, the terminal including a first end adapted to engage the electrical wire and a second end, opposite the first end, adapted to engage the circuit board; a housing defining at least one slot adapted to support the terminal in a particular position, and at least one retaining surface; and a retainer having at least one hook adapted to extend through the hole in the circuit board and engage the retaining surface of the housing.

Twist lock connector system

A connector system for printed circuit boards uses extensions of the traces of the printed circuit board as connector pins by supporting the malleable traces with isolated support pillars. This eliminates the need for electrical junctions between the connector and the printed circuit board. The support pillars provide the necessary mechanical properties for the connector pins. The conductive trace may be adhered to one side of the support or may be draped over the top to cover both sides and may be plated with the material of the support to provide a uniform electrical conductivity over the surface of the formed pin.

Continuous conductor connector system for printed circuit boards

Central mounting of control electronics proximate to the engine is provided by attaching the electronics to an upper surface of the intake manifold to provide heat shielding and heat conduction for active components on the circuit card. The central location provides extremely short harnesses to important actuators located in cylinder heads of the engine thus reducing wiring clutter and cost.

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Shelby Township, MI, United States of America

Harvinder Singh