Patents Assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES
  • Patent number: 11534825
    Abstract: A method for producing a thin-walled metal part with complex geometry includes mixing a metal powder with a polymer binder in order to obtain a composite mixture, producing a flexible composite sheet from the composite mixture, cutting, in the flexible composite sheet, a preform based on a contour of the metal part, applying the preform in a mold having a surface configured with a relief of the metal part, and debinding and sintering the preform in order to obtain the metal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran
    Inventors: Aurelie Soula, Pierre Sallot
  • Publication number: 20220403778
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventor: Hervé Léopold Hurlin
  • Publication number: 20220397078
    Abstract: An aeronautical thrust reverser including a sliding cowl, shutter flaps and deflection cascades. The reverser includes, for each flap, a return member hinged to the sliding cowl, to a driving connecting rod itself hinged to a front frame of the reverser, and to a return connecting rod itself hinged to the flap, the latter being moreover hinged by its rear end to the sliding cowl. The return member, the driving connecting rod and the return connecting rod form an actuation system capable of opening the secondary flow duct in a direct thrust configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Josse PLAQUIN, Cedric François Pierre RENAULT
  • Patent number: 11512643
    Abstract: A device for securing at least one thermal protection mat to an internal fixed structure of a nacelle includes at least one removable fastening element for securing the at least one thermal protection mat to the internal fixed structure designed to be arranged between the mat and the internal fixed structure. The device includes at least one gripping element connected to the removable fastening element to project relative to the mat on the opposite side to the internal fixed structure, the removable fastening element being intended to be detached from the internal fixed structure by a pulling force exerted on the gripping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Alexis Loncle, Jérémie Rabineau, François Bellet, Cédric Renault
  • Patent number: 11512641
    Abstract: A nacelle for use in an aircraft having a turbojet engine (the turbojet engine including a fan casing and a suspension pylon) includes a D-shaped structure downstream section embedding a thrust reverser device. The D-shaped structure downstream section includes a movable cascades vane. The D-shaped structure downstream section also includes two D-shaped half-structures each having an outer half-cowl movable in translation along a longitudinal axis, a connector between the cascades vane and the outer half-cowl, a twelve o'clock half-bifurcation, an inner half-structure defining an inner portion of the annular flow path, and a twelve o'clock half-beam mounted on the twelve o'clock half-bifurcation articulated on the pylon. The nacelle further includes an axial retention device of the downstream section of the nacelle, relative to the turbojet engine, configured to provide a connection defining an axial retention between the twelve o'clock half-beam and a fixed element of the fan casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick Boileau
  • Patent number: 11512638
    Abstract: A surface heat-exchanger for a turbojet engine nacelle between a fluid (C) to be cooled down and air (F) includes a circulation duct of the fluid (C) to be cooled down disposed in contact with air. The circulation duct includes a plurality of channels extending substantially in the same direction with a distance (D) between two adjacent channels between two and five times the width (L) of the channels, each channel having a wall with an area intended to be in contact with air and an area opposite to the area intended to be in contact with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Vincent Peyron, Jean-Nicolas Bouchout
  • Patent number: 11506144
    Abstract: A thrust reverser cascade for an aircraft nacelle includes a plurality of blades having a first and a second surface, the blades being connected to members connected to attachment flanges for attaching the thrust reverser cascade to the nacelle. At least one of the surfaces of the blades is covered with at least one layer of fibers, each layer including a plurality of fiber pieces which are pre-impregnated with resin. The fiber pieces are superimposed on one another, positioned parallel to the aerodynamic surface of the blade and oriented in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran
    Inventors: Géraldine Oliveux, Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Cedric Thomas
  • Patent number: 11492128
    Abstract: A method for de-icing or anti-icing an aircraft portion having at least one piezoelectric element fastened on the inner face of the aircraft portion includes, during a design phase of the aircraft portion, placing the piezoelectric element on an area of the aircraft portion to determine frequencies of resonance and increased dynamic coupling, and during the de-icing or anti-icing of the aircraft portion, the same piezoelectric element is excited according to the natural frequencies of the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Jean-Paul Rami, Hakim Maalioune, Rémi Billard, Vincent Rigolet, Jean-Denis Sauzade
  • Publication number: 20220348314
    Abstract: A propulsive assembly, in particular for an aircraft, comprising a mast and a propulsion device comprising an engine and a nacelle, the engine comprising a propeller, the propulsive assembly comprising: A standby protection device comprising a first connecting member fixedly mounted to the mast and a second connecting member fixedly mounted to the propulsion device, the second connecting member being rotatably hinged with respect to the first connecting member in at least one degree of freedom, and at least one retaining member keeping the second connecting member fixed with respect to the first connecting member, and configured, in the presence of a predetermined unbalance force on the propeller, to release the standby protection device in order to protect the mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Loïc Chapelain, Xavier Carcenac, Vincent Lefeuvre
  • Patent number: 11486332
    Abstract: A nacelle for an aircraft turbofan includes a rear section including a thrust reversal device having an upper door and a lower door, the upper and lower doors being mobile in rotation between a stowed position in which they are aerodynamically continuous with the rest of the nacelle and a deployed position in which the upper and lower doors are able to redirect forward the core and bypass flows produced by the jet engine, each door being moved from one position to the other by at least one dedicated actuator. The opening angle (X) of the upper door in the deployed position is smaller than the opening angle (Y) of the lower door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Denis Guillois
  • Patent number: 11486333
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion assembly includes a movable structure provided with external covers connected to hinges through a pivot connection allowing the external covers to rotate between a closed position and a maintenance position. The hinges are connected to secondary rails rigidly attached to an engine pylon through a sliding connection allowing the external covers to move in translation between a direct thrust position and a reverse thrust position. The hinges and the secondary rails are independent of beams to which the parts of the movable structure other than the external covers are connected. A method for maintaining an aircraft propulsion unit is also disclosed. The method includes positioning of the external covers in maintenance position followed by a placement of the beams and of the parts of the movable structure other than the external covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Pierre Caruel, Shwetanjana Anand, Patrick Boileau
  • Publication number: 20220332065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for repairing a damaged thermal protection covering a nacelle structure for an aircraft turbojet engine by adding a repair thermal insulation blanket as well as a repair sheet onto the damaged part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Erika CAVELIER, Julien HELIN
  • Publication number: 20220333549
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion assembly, this reverser including a mobile annular external structure, a single actuator for controlling the position of this mobile external structure and a device for guiding the mobile external structure when changing its position. The actuator and the guiding device are housed in a fairing of a pylon of the propulsion assembly to a wing or fuselage of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Pierre Charles CARUEL, Fabien CHARLIAC, Fabien BRAVIN, Loïc CHAPELAIN
  • Publication number: 20220333550
    Abstract: A position sensor for an aircraft nacelle thrust reverser door for an aircraft turbojet engine includes a target to be detected, a detector having a detection range and including a detection head configured to detect the target when it enters its detection range, and a target guide configured to guide the target in order to position it in the detection range of the detector. The detector is stationary relative to the target guide. In one form, the target is intended to be positioned on the door, and the detector and the target guide are intended to be positioned on a stationary structure of the thrust reverser. In another form, the target is intended to be positioned on a stationary structure of the thrust reverser, and the detector and the target guide are intended to be positioned on the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Alexis LONCLE, Laurent Georges VALLEROY
  • Patent number: 11473225
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a preform including a core and a sole includes contour weaving the preform on a lap roller having a groove or an outgrowth allowing shape weaving of the core and the sole of the preform. At least one portion of the core and at least one portion of the sole include weft yarns which cross each other on common warp yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Julien Lorrillard, Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Michel Rognant, Benjamin Provost
  • Patent number: 11472133
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fibrous tubular structure including lobes, in which fibers are draped/deposited on a mandrel having a shape corresponding to that of the fibrous structure, includes draping/deposition carried out such that at least one group of fibers has a same orientation with respect to the axis (A) of said fibrous structure, then, the fibers having been draped over an angular sector less than the total periphery of the mandrel, one of the ends of the fibrous structure is separated from the mandrel in order to allow the continuation of the draping on the same mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Davi Silva De Vasconcellos, Benjamin Provost
  • Publication number: 20220324129
    Abstract: The disclosure relates in particular to a method of cutting one or more draping elements in a strip of material comprising a fabric layer comprising a film on at least one face. Each draping element is delimited along a determined outline comprising at least one angle, each draping element being cut by means of a cutting blade. At each angle of the outline, the fabric layer and each one film are cut along a curve so as to obtain one or more draping elements without overcutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Boris HAUCOURT, Hugo BOISTELLE, Benjamin PERSYN, Eric PILLON, Yanhaël LABAT
  • Publication number: 20220325681
    Abstract: A structural and/or acoustic panel including an inner skin, an outer skin, a honeycomb structure and at least one sealing flange. The sealing flange has a U-shaped section directed toward the honeycomb structure and is clamped with the honeycomb structure between the inner and the outer skins. A method for manufacturing such a panel by soldering the component elements thereof is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Tony MIOSSEC, Philippe BIENVENU, Emilie BEMONT
  • Publication number: 20220314558
    Abstract: Tooling for manufacture of an apertured element made of a composite material includes first and second sole plates and tooling elements. Each sole plate is configured to be placed on either side of the apertured element to be manufactured. The tooling elements are placed between the first and second sole plates. The tooling elements include at least one core and peripheral bars. The core is configured to delimit a cell of the apertured element to be manufactured. The core is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates. The peripheral bars are placed on a periphery of the core and configured to delimit the apertured element to be manufactured. At least one peripheral bar is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Bertrand DESJOYEAUX, Mickaël SOREL, Franck MAZE, Géraldine OLIVEUX
  • Publication number: 20220316427
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for a turbojet aircraft nacelle includes a fixed structure, a movable structure and an actuator. The actuator extends along a main axis and is connected by a first connection to the fixed structure and by a second connection to the movable structure for the deployment of the movable structure between a direct jet position and a reverse jet position. The actuator is also connected to the fixed structure by a third connection arranged longitudinally between the first connection and the second connection. An axis of the third connection is radially eccentric from the main axis and the third connection allows a predetermined displacement of the actuator with respect to the fixed structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Xavier CAZUC, Vincent DUTOT, Sébastien Laurent Marie PASCAL, Stephane RIQUIER, Patrick André BOILEAU, Fabien JOURDAN