Thierry Florentin

Title: Thierry Florentin and His Motor-Vehicle Starter Invention.

Introduction

Thierry Florentin is an inventor associated with Villefontaine, France, and Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur. His recorded patent concerns a starter unit for an internal-combustion engine, particularly a motor-vehicle engine.

Latest Patents

Florentin is associated with 1 patent: “Starter Unit for a Motor Vehicle Engine.” The invention combines an electric motor and an electromagnetic actuator mounted with parallel axes on a starter frame. A starter nose forms a hood around the actuator’s output member and the motor shaft’s free end, which carries a Bendix gear or pinion. An actuating lever controls the gear’s axial movement and pivots on an axis substantially perpendicular to the motor and actuator axes. Its pivot shaft is supported by a two-part bearing, with one part connected to the starter nose and the complementary part formed in a component connected to the motor casing, the actuator casing, or both.

Career Highlights

The available information links Florentin’s work to Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur and identifies his contribution to starter-system design. The patent describes a bearing arrangement that supports the actuating lever across components associated with the starter nose and motor or actuator casing.

Collaborations

Florentin’s listed coworker is Gilles Vadin-Michaud. The available details identify their association but do not specify the nature or extent of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Thierry Florentin’s recorded patent focuses on the mechanical layout of a motor-vehicle starter, including the lever and its two-part bearing support.