Patents by Inventor Didier Jean-Louis Yvon

Didier Jean-Louis Yvon 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: 11959418
    Abstract: An impeller (230) for a planet carrier of a planetary gear speed reducer of a turbomachine, is configured intended to be rotatably secured to the planet carrier and to be rotated about an axis A of the speed reducer. The impeller has an annular shape about the axis and includes lubrication means (43, 45, 238), in particular for lubricating bearings of planet gears of the speed reducer. The lubrication means include an annular cavity (238) situated at the inner periphery of the impeller. The impeller includes an inner peripheral wall (246) closing the cavity (238) in the radial direction, and the impeller includes an annular port (248) that extends around the axis and that opens in the axial direction into the cavity in order to supply it with lubricating oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Guillaume Patrice Kubiak, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Simon Loïc Clément Lefebvre, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11873729
    Abstract: A turbofan engine has a primary duct, in which there flows a primary flow at a primary pressure and a secondary duct, which radially surrounds the primary duct and in which there flows a secondary flow at a secondary pressure. The primary duct includes at least one compressor configured to compress the primary flow, a turbine driving the compressor in rotation and a combustion chamber designed to receive, at an inlet, the primary air flow compressed by the compressor. The turbomachine further includes a cooling circuit extending between the compressor and the turbine. The cooling circuit has an air flow rate regulating device arranged upstream of the turbine and having at least one valve that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, located between the compressor and the combustion chamber in the primary duct and the pressure (PS) in the secondary duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie Smeets, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon, Frédéric François Jean-Yves Patard
  • Publication number: 20230107761
    Abstract: A turbofan engine has a primary duct , in which there flows a primary flow at a primary pressure and a secondary duct, which radially surrounds the primary duct and in which there flows a secondary flow at a secondary pressure. The primary duct includes at least one compressor configured to compress the primary flow , a turbine driving the compressor in rotation and a combustion chamber designed to receive, at an inlet, the primary air flow compressed by the compressor The turbomachine further includes a cooling circuit extending between the compressor and the turbine.The cooling circuit has an air flow rate regulating device arranged upstream of the turbine and having at least one valve that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, located between the compressor and the combustion chamber in the primary duct and the pressure (PS) in the secondary duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie SMEETS, Didier Jean-Louis YVON, Frédéric François Jean-Yves PATARD
  • Publication number: 20220372912
    Abstract: An impeller (230) for a planet carrier of a planetary gear speed reducer of a turbomachine, is configured intended to be rotatably secured to the planet carrier and to be rotated about an axis A of the speed reducer. The impeller has an annular shape about the axis and includes lubrication means (43, 45, 238), in particular for lubricating bearings of planet gears of the speed reducer. The lubrication means include an annular cavity (238) situated at the inner periphery of the impeller. The impeller includes an inner peripheral wall (246) closing the cavity (238) in the radial direction, and the impeller includes an annular port (248) that extends around the axis and that opens in the axial direction into the cavity in order to supply it with lubricating oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Guillaume Patrice Kubiak, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Simon Loïc Clément Lefebvre, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11371384
    Abstract: A turbine engine including a fan shaft driven by a turbine shaft with a rotational speed reduction device. A decoupling element is interposed between the reduction device and the fan shaft which operates to decouple the reduction device and the fan shaft. The reduction device is coupled to the fan shaft by a coupling having trapezoidal teeth of the curvic type which are used during the said decoupling operation. The decoupling element is configured to decouple the reduction device and the fan shaft in response to a predetermined resistive torque, referred to as the decoupling torque, which acts between the fan shaft and the reduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11274554
    Abstract: A turbomachine having a fan shaft supported by a first bearing positioned downstream of the fan, the first bearing including an outer ring attached to an annular support secured to the stator. The turbomachine includes at least one gas feed duct leading into an enclosure positioned against the disc, the gas feed duct being adapted to be fed at a second end with pressurized gas taken from an airstream of a high-pressure compressor of the turbomachine, so that the gas applies an axial force towards upstream on the disc during some operating phases of the turbomachine. The turbomachine further includes a ferrule imperviously sealing the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Amelie Argie Antoinette Chassagne, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11136937
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly, including a turbine engine comprising at least one gas generator configured to generate a main flow, which is supplied by a central jet to at least one power turbine, the central jet being surrounded by an outer fairing, and the power turbine driving, on the periphery thereof, at least one fan rotor. The aircraft propulsion assembly comprises first movable means which are arranged so as to divert at least some of the main flow from the central jet to the outside of the outer fairing and preferably upstream of the turbine engine so as to generate thrust reversal. An aircraft which uses the propulsion assembly, particularly on the rear tip of the fuselage of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Jérôme Jean Tantot, Antoine Jean-Philippe Beaujard, Pascal Coat, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11118509
    Abstract: A turbojet of the unducted rotor type and an aircraft including such a turbojet, the turbojet including a gas generator, a first unducted propeller connected to a shaft of the gas generator via first reduction gearing, and a second unducted propeller connected to a shaft of the gas generator via second reduction gearing, wherein the first propeller and the first reduction gearing are mounted at the front of the gas generator, and wherein the second propeller and the second reduction gearing are mounted at the rear of the gas generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Julien Nguyen Van, Olivier Belmonte, Jeremy Phorla Lao, Clementine Charlotte Marie Mouton, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 11104416
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of fan blades of a turbine engine propeller, the system including an actuator secured to a casing of the turbine engine, having a movable portion that is movable in translation relative to the casing, the movable portion being mechanically coupled to a load transfer bearing having an outer ring that is coupled to fan blade pivots so that a movement in translation of the movable portion of the actuator leads to a change in the pitch angle of the fan blades, and at least one locking peg secured to the casing of the turbine engine and suitable, in the event of the actuator malfunctioning, for mechanically locking the load transfer bearing in a position wherein the fan blades are feathered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Didier Jean-Louis Yvon, Clementine Charlotte Marie Mouton, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
  • Publication number: 20200072053
    Abstract: A turbomachine having a fan shaft supported by a first bearing positioned downstream of the fan, the first bearing including an outer ring attached to an annular support secured to the stator. The turbomachine includes at least one gas feed duct leading into an enclosure positioned against the disc, the gas feed duct being adapted to be fed at a second end with pressurized gas taken from an airstream of a high-pressure compressor of the turbomachine, so that the gas applies an axial force towards upstream on the disc during some operating phases of the turbomachine. The turbomachine further includes a ferrule imperviously sealing the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Amelie Argie Antoinette CHASSAGNE, Didier Jean-Louis YVON
  • Publication number: 20200018181
    Abstract: A turbomachine (10) comprising a fan (12) shaft driven by a turbine shaft (16) by intermediary of a rotational speed reduction device (20), said turbomachine comprising decoupling means (28) interposed between the reduction device (20) and the fan shaft (18), which decoupling means are able to decouple the reduction device (20) and the fan shaft (18), characterized in that the reduction device (20) is coupled to the fan shaft via the intermediary of a coupling (17) having trapezoidal teeth of the curvic type which comprises said decoupling means (28), said decoupling means (28) being configured to decouple the reduction device (20) and the fan shaft (18) in response to a predetermined resistive torque (CD), referred to as the decoupling torque, being exceeded, which torque acts between the fan shaft (18) and the reduction device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Didier Jean-Louis YVON
  • Patent number: 10479514
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine machine including a receiver for a pair of open rotor contra-rotating propellers, the assembly including a duct, ancillaries routed inside the duct, an attachment case, attachment device of the duct on an annular installation portion of the case. The attachment device in an assembled configuration include a split ring fitted with internal projections housed inside orifices in the duct; a radial loading surface of the ring made on the portion the surface being tapered and narrowing along a first axial direction, and being in contact with a peripheral surface of the complementary shaped tapered split ring; device of axially loading the ring along the first direction, the device being blocked in the axial direction on the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Clementine Charlotte Marie Mouton, Olivier Belmonte, Jeremy Phorla Lao, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Publication number: 20190009887
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of fan blades of a turbine engine propeller, the system including an actuator secured to a casing of the turbine engine, having a movable portion that is movable in translation relative to the casing, the movable portion being mechanically coupled to a load transfer bearing having an outer ring that is coupled to fan blade pivots so that a movement in translation of the movable portion of the actuator leads to a change in the pitch angle of the fan blades, and at least one locking peg secured to the casing of the turbine engine and suitable, in the event of the actuator malfunctioning, for mechanically locking the load transfer bearing in a position wherein the fan blades are feathered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Didier Jean-Louis YVON, Clementine Charlotte Marie MOUTON, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS
  • Publication number: 20180347460
    Abstract: A turbojet of the unducted rotor type and an aircraft including such a turbojet, the turbojet comprising a gas generator (3-8), a first unducted propeller (21) connected to a shaft (81) of the gas generator (3-8) via first reduction gearing (23), and a second unducted propeller (91) connected to a shaft (81) of the gas generator (3-8) via second reduction gearing (93), wherein the first propeller (21) and the first reduction gearing (23) are mounted at the front of the gas generator (3-8), and wherein the second propeller (91) and the second reduction gearing (93) are mounted at the rear of the gas generator (3-8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Julien NGUYEN VAN, Olivier BELMONTE, Jeremy Phorla LAO, Clementine Charlotte Marie MOUTON, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS, Didier Jean-Louis YVON
  • Publication number: 20180209378
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly, including a turbine engine comprising at least one gas generator configured to generate a main flow, which is supplied by a central jet to at least one power turbine, the central jet being surrounded by an outer fairing, and the power turbine driving, on the periphery thereof, at least one fan rotor. The aircraft propulsion assembly comprises first movable means which are arranged so as to divert at least some of the main flow from the central jet to the outside of the outer fairing and preferably upstream of the turbine engine so as to generate thrust reversal. An aircraft which uses the propulsion assembly, particularly on the rear tip of the fuselage of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Jérôme Jean Tantot, Antoine Jean-Philippe Beaujard, Pascal Coat, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Publication number: 20170190433
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (60) for an aircraft turbine machine comprising a receiver for a pair of open rotor contra-rotating propellers, the assembly comprising a duct (52), ancillaries routed inside the duct, an attachment case (54), attachment means (62) of the duct on an annular installation portion (64) of the case (54). According to the invention, the attachment means (62) in an assembled configuration include: a split ring (66) fitted with internal projections (71) housed inside orifices (72) in the duct; a radial loading surface (68) of the ring made on the portion (64) the surface (68) being tapered and narrowing along a first axial direction, and being in contact with a peripheral surface (70) of the complementary shaped tapered split ring; means (80) of axially loading the ring along the first direction, these means (80) being blocked in the axial direction on the portion (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Clementine Charlotte Marie MONTON, Olivier BELMONTE, Jeremy Phorla LAO, Didier Jean-Louis YVON
  • Patent number: 9091207
    Abstract: An assembly including a gas turbine engine and a nacelle in which the engine is housed, the nacelle including an air intake fairing that forms an air inlet and includes: a member for deflecting foreign objects, which together with the fairing, forms an air intake duct; and, downstream from the deflecting member, a secondary deflecting channel, and a main channel for supplying air to the engine. The air intake duct is configured to deflect at least some of the foreign objects sucked in through the air inlet towards the secondary deflecting channel. The secondary deflecting channel is shaped such that the flow velocity of the air flowing therethrough increases from upstream to downstream, the secondary channel having an outlet with an opening leading into the outer wall of the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Gaetan Jean Mabboux, Philippe Gilles Minot, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Patent number: 8534077
    Abstract: A turbine engine for aircraft includes a gas generator as well as to a receiver driven by a power turbine, and to an electric power generator, the rotor of which centered on a rotor axis distinct from the longitudinal axis, is driven into rotation by the power turbine, via a mechanical gear transmission, including a toothed drive wheel centered on the axis. Further the receiver includes a first propeller driven by a free power turbine and the toothed drive wheel is attached on an outer case of this power turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Snecma
    Inventors: Bruno Albert Beutin, Antoine Olivier Francois Colin, Clarisse Savine Mathilde Reaux, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Publication number: 20120207594
    Abstract: An assembly including a gas turbine engine and a nacelle in which the engine is housed, the nacelle including an air intake fairing that forms an air inlet and includes: a member for deflecting foreign objects, which together with the fairing, forms an air intake duct; and, downstream from the deflecting member, a secondary deflecting channel, and a main channel for supplying air to the engine. The air intake duct is configured to deflect at least some of the foreign objects sucked in through the air inlet towards the secondary deflecting channel. The secondary deflecting channel is shaped such that the flow velocity of the air flowing therethrough increases from upstream to downstream, the secondary channel having an outlet with an opening leading into the outer wall of the nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Gaetan Jean Mabboux, Philippe Gilles Minot, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
  • Publication number: 20110167835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine engine for aircraft comprising a gas generator as well as to a receiver driven by a power turbine (34), and to an electric power generator (60), the rotor (62) of which centred on a rotor axis (62?) distinct from the longitudinal axis (2), is driven into rotation by the power turbine, via a mechanical gear transmission (80), comprising a toothed drive wheel (82) centred on the axis (2). Further the receiver comprises a first propeller driven by a free power turbine (34) and the toothed drive wheel (82) is attached on an outer case (40) of this power turbine (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Albert BEUTIN, Antoine Olivier Francois COLIN, Clarisse Savine Mathilde REAUX, Didier Jean-Louis YVON