Patents Assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES
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Patent number: 11883874Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural surface heat exchanger of preset or left-hand final shape for an aircraft includes the steps of forming, shaping and assembling, by welding or brazing, a first corrugated skin and a second smooth skin in order to obtain channels. Each channel is delimited by a corrugation of the first skin and the second smooth skin so as to form a structural surface heat exchanger of preset or left-hand final shape, wherein a fluid is configured to circulate in the channels and air is configured to circulate in contact with the second smooth skin.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Safran NacellesInventors: Vincent Peyron, Jean-Nicolas Bouchout, Flavie Hubert-Choinard, Alexandra Dugardin
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Publication number: 20240026819Abstract: A propulsion unit for an aircraft includes a gas generator and an air intake with an upstream annular lip that is axially translatable. The propulsion unit further includes a sealing system of an annular shape that is borne by the lip at its downstream edge. The sealing system has an annular envelope with a downstream annular surface configured to bear on an upstream edge of the rest of the air intake. The sealing system also includes at least one elastically deformable member situated at the downstream edge of the lip and configured to be elastically deformed by compression and to exert an elastic return force on the envelope.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventor: Hazem KIOUA
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Publication number: 20240026798Abstract: A propulsion unit for an aircraft includes a gas generator; an air inlet; and a sealing system inserted axially between the air inlet and the gas generator. The sealing system has at least: a compression ring with a first axial end configured for mechanical connection to one of the gas generator and the air inlet. The compression ring also has a second opposite axial end configured to be axially separated from the other of the gas generator and the air inlet by an annular space. An annular seal is mounted in the space and configured to be axially compressed by reduction of the axial dimension of said space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Hazem KIOUA, Thomas MARLAY, Charles-Antoine LAMPAERT, Pierre-Alain REBOUL
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Patent number: 11879390Abstract: The invention relates to a de-icing device for an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle extending along an X-axis in which an air stream flows from upstream to downstream, the air intake having an inner cavity, extending annularly about the X-axis, which comprises an inner wall facing the X-axis and an outer wall which is opposite the inner wall, the walls being connected by a leading edge, the de-icing device comprising at least one injector for injecting a stream of hot air into the inner cavity, the injector comprising a nozzle extending along a nozzle axis, the nozzle being configured to inject a stream of hot air having a dissymmetry along the nozzle axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventor: Thierry Jacques Albert Le Docte
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Patent number: 11878786Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft, including at least one rotor and a nacelle cowling extending around the at least one rotor, said nacelle cowling being sectored and including at least one sector, which is fixed and sectors which are retractable in the peripheral direction relative to an axis of rotation of the rotor. The retractable sectors include at least a first series of sectors which are telescopically retractable in or on at least one fixed sector and at least a second series of sectors which are telescopically retractable in or on at least one fixed sector, the at least one fixed sector having an angular extent around the axis which is less than or equal to 90°.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Jean-Louis Robert Guy Besse, Ye-Bonne Karina Maldonado
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Publication number: 20240018903Abstract: Disclosed is a supersonic speed attenuator for an air inlet of an aircraft power plant, having a conical external wall with a tapered end upstream and an internal dividing wall that delimits, with the conical external wall, a cavity; the supersonic speed attenuator further having a de-icing device having: an internal wall mounted in the cavity opposite the conical external wall so that, together, the two walls delimit a calibrated de-icing volume; at least one member for supplying a de-icing air flow, opening into the de-icing volume; and at least one member for discharging the de-icing air flow from the de-icing space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Jean-Philippe Joret, Damien Lemoine, Charles-Antoine Lampaert, Hazem Kioua
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Publication number: 20240018902Abstract: A supersonic air intake of an aircraft propulsion assembly comprises: a pipe with a longitudinal axis configured to guide the flow of air into the turbine engine, a speed reducer fixedly mounted inside the pipe along the longitudinal axis, at least one support arm linking the speed reducer to the pipe and having an upstream outer wall and a downstream outer wall together defining a cavity, and at least one de-icing device having an inner wall mounted in the cavity opposite the upstream outer wall in order to together define a calibrated de-icing space, as well as a member for supplying and a member for discharging a de-icing air flow in the de-icing space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Jean-Philippe Joret, Hazem Kioua, Emmanuel Lesteven
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Patent number: 11872617Abstract: A method for manufacturing annular sectors of an air intake lip includes arranging a revolution-shaped blank facing a three-dimensional forming surface of a die of a hydroforming tool, the three-dimensional surface including at least two plunging cavities spaced from each other along a circumferential direction, forming an air intake lip preform in one piece by hydroforming the revolution-shaped blank on the three-dimensional surface of the die, the air intake lip preform having in section a U-shape and including a plurality of crenellated portions each delimited by a plunging cavity, the production of a plurality of cutouts in the air intake lip preform so as to divide the preform into a plurality of annular sectors, each cutout including the removal of a sacrificial portion at the level of a crenellated portion so as to form two adjacent assembly edges with one of the two adjacent assembly edges including a plunging.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Fabienne Quenu, Vincent Dutot, Bertrand Pierre Martin Leroyer, François Taillard
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Patent number: 11866178Abstract: Disclosed is an air intake of an aircraft turbine engine nacelle having a lip, a downstream portion and an internal partition separating the lip and the downstream portion, the lip delimiting an annular recess, the downstream portion having a downstream inner wall and a downstream outer wall, the air intake having an injection channel for injecting a hot air stream into the annular recess, a passage opening formed in the internal partition, an outlet opening formed in the downstream outer wall and a discharge channel for discharging the hot air stream mounted in the downstream portion and having a first end connected to the internal partition, a second end connected to the downstream outer wall and a main body having at least one flexible portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Alexis Yves-Marie Loncle, Laurent Georges Valleroy
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Patent number: 11867073Abstract: An assembly includes a first part and a second part separate from the first part, the first and second parts being intended to be in frictional contact, the first part being made of an organic matrix composite material that has, on its surface, an abrasion-resistant area including a resin that contains polytetrafluoroethylene particles, the polytetrafluoroethylene particles being only present at the surface of the first part, and the second part being made of an organic matrix composite material and being in contact with the abrasion-resistant area of the first part.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Bertrand Léon Marie Desjoyeaux, Mathieu François Eric Preau
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Patent number: 11866183Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage carrying a nacelle of the aircraft offset relative to a wing of the aircraft. The nacelle forms an air inlet fairing of a propulsion assembly. The nacelle includes a lower wall and an upper wall delimiting together a height of the nacelle. The lower wall includes an air inlet edge being contiguous with a trailing edge of the wing.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines, INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE ET DE L'ESPACEInventors: Patrick Gonidec, Miguel Angel Aguirre, Nicolas Tantot, Bruno Beutin, Bernard Robic, Sébastien Duplaa
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Publication number: 20240003315Abstract: An assembly for a turbomachine nozzle having a longitudinal axis (X) includes an exhaust cone with an annular outer wall for guiding a primary air flow and an annular chamber placed radially inside said annular outer wall. The annular chamber includes an annular inner wall placed radially inside the annular outer wall of the exhaust cone. An exhaust case is placed upstream of the ejection cone. A connecting member is interposed longitudinally between the exhaust case and the exhaust cone and fastened to the exhaust case and to the annular inner wall. The assembly further includes elastic means configured to deform radially and prestressed radially between the annular outer wall and the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: SAFRAN NACELLES, SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Jean-Philippe JORET, Vincent DEVANLAY, Fabien BRAVIN, Thomas VANDELLOS
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Publication number: 20230417182Abstract: Disclosed is an air intake of a turbine engine nacelle extending along an axis in which a flow of air circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake extending annularly about the axis, the air intake having a movable upstream portion and a stationary downstream portion, at least one controllable movement member for moving the movable upstream portion between a retracted position and an extended position in order to enable circulation of an air flow passing between the movable upstream portion and the stationary downstream portion, at least one de-icing circuit having at least one circulation channel fluidically connecting the movable upstream portion and a hot air source, the circulation channel having at least one non-telescopic upstream pipe and at least one telescopic downstream member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Hazem Kioua, Pierre Charles Caruel, Jean-Philippe Joret, Charles-Antoine Lampaert
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Publication number: 20230407813Abstract: An assembly for a turbomachine includes an exhaust cone and an exhaust casing having an annular inner shell. The exhaust cone and the exhaust casing can extend about a first axis, the exhaust cone can have an outer surface extending in the projection of the inner shell, the exhaust cone can be connected to the exhaust casing by means of a flange, the flange having an upstream portion fastened to the exhaust casing and lugs extending downstream from said upstream portion, and the exhaust cone can be fastened to the lugs. The flange can be sectorized and include of a plurality of angular sectors arranged so as to be circumferentially adjacent, with each flange sector having at least one lug extending rectilinearly along a second axis parallel to the first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Jean-Philippe JORET, Vincent DEVANLAY, Fabien BRAVIN, Hélène MALOT
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Patent number: 11840029Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method for manufacturing a composite panel including a cellular central core interposed between two skins. The manufacturing method includes the steps of manufacture of an element with a cellular structure comprising a cellular core structure interposed between two layers of structural plies intended to form the skins, positioning of the element with a cellular structure within a mold, formation of drains on either side of the cellular core structure, infusion of the element with a cellular structure so as to impregnate it with a resin, carrying out a draining of the resin through the drains in the element with a cellular structure during the infusion step, the drains having a geometry configured to provide draining, and polymerization of the impregnated element with a cellular structure to form the composite panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Safran NacellesInventors: Clément Rolland, Jean Baptiste Delarue, Jean Jacques Thomas, Vianney Hus, Mathieu Preau, Alain Roussel
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Patent number: 11840352Abstract: An air intake includes a substantially cylindrical inner wall, a substantially cylindrical outer wall, a front lip connecting the inner wall and the outer wall, a front mounting flange, and a support structure. The front mounting flange is configured to cooperate with a rear flange of a wall of an aircraft engine. The support structure is configured to be secured to the wall of the aircraft engine at a location longitudinally downstream of the mounting flange. The outer wall includes a downstream end configured to be positioned in a junction area flush with a front end of a fan external cowl. A portion of the outer wall being configured to bear at least against the support structure. The support structure is configured to be secured to the wall of the aircraft engine so that a load path passes directly from the outer wall towards the fan casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Safran NacellesInventors: Gina Ferrier, Patrick Boileau, Pierre Caruel
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Patent number: 11834187Abstract: A drive unit includes an engine such as a turbofan engine and a nacelle which includes, on the outside around an annular stream of fresh air, starting from upstream, an air inlet, front side covers, a thrust reverser having reversal gratings and movable rear covers. The front side covers surround the reversal gratings of the thrust reverser when it is closed, and the movable rear covers retreat with said gratings to open the reverser. The engine includes lifting points that form heavy-duty attachment points intended to receive handling clevis for lifting and transporting the drive unit. The lifting points are two upper lifting points arranged on the engine, each on one side of the engine radially behind the front side covers above the horizontal diameter (D) of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Patrick Boileau, Bruno Beutin
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Patent number: 11828249Abstract: An exterior nozzle member for a turbomachine extending along an axis oriented from upstream to downstream and comprising a primary duct configured to conduct a primary flow, an annular cavity of axis and a turbine, said exterior nozzle member comprising: an acoustic attenuation panel formed by an acoustic attenuation structure on which there are mounted an interior wall and an exterior wall facing the primary duct and the annular cavity, respectively, a nozzle flange connected to the panel and comprising an upstream end configured to be connected to a turbine casing flange and a sealing member connected to the panel and comprising an interior longitudinal branch extending radially inside the nozzle flange in order to thermally protect it from the primary flow, the nozzle flange being made of a first material and the sealing member being made of a second material, the first material having a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the second material.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventors: Olivier Chapelle, Dimitri Kostin, Clotaire Beauvais
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Publication number: 20230373645Abstract: A system for cooling a compartment for equipment in a nacelle having a member for drawing a cooling flow and a device for admitting the cooling flow into the compartment, having: a regulating member movably mounted with the ability to move in a first direction of movement limiting the admission when the internal pressure of the compartment is below the external pressure, and in a second direction of movement increasing the admission when the internal pressure is above the external pressure; a return member configured to keep the regulating member in a neutral open position and to damp the movement of the regulating member during modifications in the ratio of the pressures; a pressing member activated by a heat-sensitive element and configured to move the regulating number into a closed position so as to isolate the compartment in the event of fire.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLESInventor: Pierre Charles Caruel
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Patent number: 11773779Abstract: An air inlet into a nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine having a de-icing device and extends along an axis X, an air stream flowing in the air inlet from upstream to downstream, the inlet comprising an inner wall and an outer wall which are connected by a leading edge, the inner wall having a plurality of air delivery lines, each air delivery line having a plurality of through-holes designed to blow elementary streams from the hot air source in order to de-ice said inner wall, the air delivery lines being parallel to one another in a cylindrical projection plane, each air delivery line having a depth P3 defined along the axis X as well as a length L3 defined along the axis Y in the cylindrical projection plane, two adjacent air delivery lines being spaced apart by a distance D3, each position along the axis Y with no more than one through-hole, the ratio of the distances L3/D3 being between 0.8 and 1.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLESInventor: Hervé Léopold Hurlin