Patents by Inventor Benjamin Feraud

Benjamin Feraud has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10816060
    Abstract: A reduction gear including an input shaft including an input gear, an output shaft including an output gear, and two intermediate transmission lines, each intermediate transmission line including an intermediate shaft including a first stage of teeth and a second stage of teeth, the stages rotating as one, and an additional gear for meshing respectively with the first stage of teeth and the input gear, or with the second stage of teeth and the output gear, and the reduction gear wherein the input gear or the output gear meshing with the additional gears is axially offset with respect to the stage of teeth of the intermediate shafts meshing with the additional gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Benjamin Feraud, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie Moreau De Lizoreux, Boris Morelli, Maxime Amiet, Antoine Mathieu
  • Patent number: 10731748
    Abstract: A speed reducer includes two intermediate lines for a turboprop engine, the reducer including: an input line including an input shaft bearing an input gear wheel, a first intermediate line including a first intermediate shaft bearing a first intermediate gear wheel, a second intermediate line including a second intermediate shaft bearing a second intermediate gear wheel, a spring held by a frame, the spring surrounding a longitudinal portion of the input shaft in order to allow a movement of the input gear wheel towards an equilibrium position corresponding to an equal distribution of the transmission of the power coming from the input shaft to the first intermediate shaft of the first intermediate line and the second intermediate shaft of the second intermediate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Antoine Mathieu, Benjamin Feraud, Boris Pierre Marcel Morelli
  • Patent number: 10697498
    Abstract: An assembly for an epicyclic reduction gearset, including a satellite carrier, satellites, and at least one satellite bearing including a central axis linked to the satellite carrier. An inner ring mounted on the central axis, an outer ring mounted to rotate around the central axis. A lubrication circuit brings a flow of oil between the rings. The lubrication circuit includes a first portion supplied with oil with openings to the outside of the inner ring in a radially inner area of the bearing. A second portion has openings to the outside of the inner ring. An intermediate portion has at least one channeling connecting the first portion to the second portion, having at least one singular pressure reduction formed by an elbow and at least one flattening of a transverse cross-section. The central axis has a radially outer first surface. The inner ring has a radially inner second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Benjamin Feraud, Aissa Benykhlef, Patrice Gedin, Guillaume Julien Beck
  • Patent number: 10458279
    Abstract: A bowl for supplying oil to at least two oil-distribution circuits which are connected to a planet carrier of an epicyclic reduction gearbox, the planet carrier rotating and the oil coming from a fixed oil ejector, the bowl being designed to be secured to the planet carrier and having a substantially cylindrical shape and being open radially towards the inside with respect to an axis. The bowl is divided into a circumferential succession of separate cups each designed to communicate with one of the oil distribution circuits A reduction gearbox with its supply device and a method of operation in a turbomachine are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Patrice Gedin, Benjamin Feraud
  • Patent number: 10443697
    Abstract: Speed reduction gear comprising two intermediate transmission lines, in particular for a turbine engine, comprising an input line (12) and an output line that is driven by the input line via said intermediate transmission lines, said intermediate transmission lines being substantially parallel, characterized in that said reduction gear comprises means for distributing loads between said intermediate lines, said load distribution means comprising swiveling coupling means (30) for rotatably coupling one end of the input line, and oil-damping means (40, 50) for damping radial movements of an opposite end of the input line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Benjamin Feraud, Maxime Amiet, Guillaume Beck, Samuel Raymond Germain Becquerelle, Antoine Mathieu, Boris Morelli
  • Publication number: 20190234490
    Abstract: A reduction gear including an input shaft including an input gear, an output shaft including an output gear, and two intermediate transmission lines, each intermediate transmission line including an intermediate shaft including a first stage of teeth and a second stage of teeth, the stages rotating as one, and an additional gear for meshing respectively with the first stage of teeth and the input gear, or with the second stage of teeth and the output gear, and the reduction gear wherein the input gear or the output gear meshing with the additional gears is axially offset with respect to the stage of teeth of the intermediate shafts meshing with the additional gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Benjamin FERAUD, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie MOREAU DE LIZOREUX, Boris MORELLI, Maxime AMIET, Antoine MATHIEU
  • Publication number: 20190040908
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for on epicyclic reduction gearset, the assembly comprising a satellite carrier (5), satellites (6), and at least one satellite (6) bearing (7) carried by the satellite carrier (5) that is rotatable about an axis of rotation (X), said bearing comprising a central axis (9) linked to the satellite carrier, an inner ring (11) securely mounted on the central axis (9), an outer ring (16) mounted to rotate around said central axis (9), a lubrication circuit arranged to bring a flow of oil between said rings (11, 16), said lubrication circuit comprising a first portion (23a-23c, 24) arranged to be supplied with oil from the satellite carrier (5) at the central axis (9) and comprising openings (24) opening to the outside of the inner ring (11) in a radially inner area (B) of the bearing with respect to said axis of rotation (X), a second portion (25, 26) comprising openings (26) opening to the outside of the inner ring (11) in a radially outer area (A) of the bearing with respect
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin FERAUD, Aissa BENYKHLEF, Patrice GEDIN, Guillaume Julien BECK
  • Publication number: 20180372197
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed reducer (10) with two intermediate transmission lines (16), in particular for a turbine engine, including an input line (12) and an output line (14) driven by the input line via said intermediate lines, said intermediate lines being substantially parallel, characterised in that it includes load-distribution means between said intermediate lines, said load-distribution means comprising ball-and-socket means (30) for rotatably coupling a first end of the input line, first means (34) for damping the radial movements of said end of the input line, and second means (34) for damping the radial movements of a second opposite end of the input line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Antoine MATHIEU, Benjamin FERAUD, Boris MORELLI, Maxime AMIET
  • Publication number: 20180347689
    Abstract: A speed reducer includes two intermediate lines for a turboprop engine, the reducer including: an input line including an input shaft bearing an input gear wheel, a first intermediate line including a first intermediate shaft bearing a first intermediate gear wheel, a second intermediate line including a second intermediate shaft bearing a second intermediate gear wheel, a spring held by a frame, the spring surrounding a longitudinal portion of the input shaft in order to allow a movement of the input gear wheel towards an equilibrium position corresponding to an equal distribution of the transmission of the power coming from the input shaft to the first intermediate shaft of the first intermediate line and the second intermediate shaft of the second intermediate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Antoine MATHIEU, Benjamin FERAUD, Boris Pierre Marcel MORELLI
  • Publication number: 20180258794
    Abstract: A bowl for supplying oil to at least two oil-distribution circuits which are connected to a planet carrier of an epicyclic reduction gearbox, the planet carrier rotating and the oil coming from a fixed oil ejector, the bowl being designed to be secured to the planet carrier and having a substantially cylindrical shape and being open radially towards the inside with respect to an axis. The bowl is divided into a circumferential succession of separate cups each designed to communicate with one of the oil distribution circuits A reduction gearbox with its supply device and a method of operation in a turbomachine are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Patrice Gedin, Benjamin Feraud
  • Patent number: 10047849
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a propeller reduction gear, which includes measuring manufacturing defects of the casing; calculating a first angular play induced at each intermediate gear by the measured manufacturing defects; estimating a second angular play induced at each intermediate gear by deformations of the casing when the reduction gear transmits a threshold torque; calculating a total angular play from the first angular play and the second angular play; and selecting two intermediate gears with a phase difference that compensates for the total angular play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Antoine Mathieu, Benjamin Feraud
  • Publication number: 20180100562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speed reducer having two intermediate transmission lines (4, 5) in particular for a turbine engine, comprising an input line (2) and an output line (3) driven by the input line by means of said intermediate lines, said intermediate lines being substantially in parallel with an axis (B) of rotation of the input line (2), said reducer further comprising means for distributing loads between the intermediate lines (4, 5), characterised in that said distribution means comprise a pinion (7) which is rigidly connected to a shaft (6) of the input line, the input line being movable in translation along said axis (B) and comprising two rings having helical external teeth (7a, 7b), the helices of which are oriented in opposite directions, each cooperating respectively with a pinion (12, 13) of an intermediate line (4, 5). The invention also relates to a turbine engine comprising such a speed reducer and to a method for distributing the loads in such a reducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Guillaume BECK, Benjamin FERAUD
  • Publication number: 20170363198
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a propeller reduction gear, which includes measuring manufacturing defects of the casing; calculating a first angular play induced at each intermediate gear by the measured manufacturing defects; estimating a second angular play induced at each intermediate gear by deformations of the casing when the reduction gear transmits a threshold torque; calculating a total angular play from the first angular play and the second angular play; and selecting two intermediate gears with a phase difference that compensates for the total angular play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Antoine MATHIEU, Benjamin FERAUD
  • Publication number: 20170321787
    Abstract: Speed reduction gear comprising two intermediate transmission lines, in particular for a turbine engine, comprising an input line (12) and an output line that is driven by the input line via said intermediate transmission lines, said intermediate transmission lines being substantially parallel, characterised in that said reduction gear comprises means for distributing loads between said intermediate lines, said load distribution means comprising swiveling coupling means (30) for rotatably coupling one end of the input line, and oil-damping means (40, 50) for damping radial movements of an opposite end of the input line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin FERAUD, Maxime AMIET, Guillaume BECK, Samuel Raymond Germain BECQUERELLE, Antoine MATHIEU, Boris MORELLI
  • Patent number: 9429225
    Abstract: An epicyclic reduction gear, for example for a turbomachine, including a device forming a fluid circulation passage configured to generate a pressure drop, created by stacking at least two elements. Each element includes a passage for carrying fluid configured to generate a pressure drop and including an inlet and an outlet. The outlet, or inlet, of the passage of one of the elements is, respectively, connected to the inlet, or to the outlet, of the passage of the other element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Benjamin Feraud, Guillaume Beck, Boris Morelli, Jordane Peltier
  • Patent number: 9404568
    Abstract: An epicyclic reduction gear, for example for a turbomachine, including an internal sun gear and an external sun gear, which are coaxial, with the internal sun gear being movable in rotation about its axis, with the external sun gear being stationary. At least one planet gear is mounted to be movable in rotation on a planet carrier and meshing with both the internal sun gear and the external sun gear. The planet carrier is configured to pivot about the axis of the internal sun gear and the external sun gear, the planet gear having a cylindrical inner surface mounted to be movable in rotation around a cylindrical surface of the planet carrier. The reduction gear further includes a mechanism supplying oil at an interface between the cylindrical surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: HISPANO-SUIZA
    Inventor: Benjamin Feraud
  • Publication number: 20150252889
    Abstract: An epicyclic reduction gear, for example for a turbomachine, including an internal sun gear and an external sun gear, which are coaxial, with the internal sun gear being movable in rotation about its axis, with the external sun gear being stationary. At least one planet gear is mounted to be movable in rotation on a planet carrier and meshing with both the internal sun gear and the external sun gear. The planet carrier is configured to pivot about the axis of the internal sun gear and the external sun gear, the planet gear having a cylindrical inner surface mounted to be movable in rotation around a cylindrical surface of the planet carrier. The reduction gear further includes a mechanism supplying oil at an interface between the cylindrical surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: HISPANO-SUIZA
    Inventor: Benjamin Feraud
  • Publication number: 20150192199
    Abstract: An epicyclic reduction gear, for example for a turbomachine, including a device forming a fluid circulation passage configured to generate a pressure drop, created by stacking at least two elements. Each element includes a passage for carrying fluid configured to generate a pressure drop and including an inlet and an outlet. The outlet, or inlet, of the passage of one of the elements is, respectively, connected to the inlet, or to the outlet, of the passage of the other element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: HISPANO-SUIZA
    Inventors: Benjamin Feraud, Guillaume Beck, Boris Morelli, Jordane Peltier