Patents by Inventor Fabrice Tailpied

Fabrice Tailpied 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: 10968779
    Abstract: A method for unscrewing a link nut of an HP rotor of a twin-spool turbine, including a front fan, an intermediate casing, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, the intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the rotor being retained in the bearing by the link nut, the method including: placing an unscrewing tool in front of the link nut after having removed the fan and released access to the nut from the front; with rotation of the HP rotor locked and the frontal unscrewing tool including a socket spanner including teeth having a shape that complements that of teeth of the link nut, attaching a mounting for the socket spanner to the intermediate casing, the socket spanner being rotatably mounted on the mounting, and applying an unscrewing torque to the socket spanner. An unscrewing tool implements the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Michel Bertin, Jean-Michel Couture, Herve Dagron, Roland Manchon, Cedric Mustiere
  • Publication number: 20180230858
    Abstract: A method for unscrewing a link nut of an HP rotor of a twin-spool turbine, including a front fan, an intermediate casing, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, the intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the rotor being retained in the bearing by the link nut, the method including: placing an unscrewing tool in front of the link nut after having removed the fan and released access to the nut from the front; with rotation of the HP rotor locked and the frontal unscrewing tool including a socket spanner including teeth having a shape that complements that of teeth of the link nut, attaching a mounting for the socket spanner to the intermediate casing, the socket spanner being rotatably mounted on the mounting, and applying an unscrewing torque to the socket spanner. An unscrewing tool implements the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Michel Bertin, Jean-Michel Couture, Herve Dagron, Roland Manchon, Cedric Mustiere
  • Patent number: 9970324
    Abstract: A method for unscrewing a link nut of an HP rotor of a twin-spool turbine, including a front fan, an intermediate casing, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, the intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the rotor being retained in the bearing by the link nut, the method including: placing an unscrewing tool in front of the link nut after having removed the fan and released access to the nut from the front; with rotation of the HP rotor locked and the frontal unscrewing tool including a socket spanner including teeth having a shape that complements that of teeth of the link nut, attaching a mounting for the socket spanner to the intermediate casing, the socket spanner being rotatably mounted on the mounting, and applying an unscrewing torque to the socket spanner. An unscrewing tool implements the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Michel Bertin, Jean-Michel Couture, Herve Dagron, Roland Manchon, Cedric Mustiere
  • Patent number: 9878407
    Abstract: A method for removing a twin-spool turbine including a front fan, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, an intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the HP rotor being retained in the bearing by a link nut, the method including inserting a tool for unscrewing the link nut after having released access to the link nut, and preheating the link nut before starting the unscrewing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Herve Dagron, Cedric Mustiere
  • Patent number: 9751195
    Abstract: A tool and method for loosening, for example, a nut connecting an HP rotor to an intermediate housing of a twin-shaft turbojet engine and forward fan including an LP turbine module, an HP module with an upstream journal of the HP rotor, and an intermediate housing with a support bearing of the HP rotor journal. The journal is held in the bearing by the connecting nut. The method includes inserting the tool for loosening the connecting nut after having cleared access to the nut. The loosening tool includes a tube and a plurality of fingers retractable between a position in which they are housed in the tube and a position in which they are deployed radially. The tool is installed with the retractable fingers deployed and in contact with all of teeth of the nut, and an unscrewing rotational torque is then applied to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventor: Fabrice Tailpied
  • Publication number: 20150107107
    Abstract: A method for removing a twin-spool turbine including a front fan, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, an intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the HP rotor being retained in the bearing by a link nut, the method including inserting a tool for unscrewing the link nut after having released access to the link nut, and preheating the link nut before starting the unscrewing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Herve Dagron, Cedric Mustiere
  • Publication number: 20150082633
    Abstract: A method for unscrewing a link nut of an HP rotor of a twin-spool turbine, including a front fan, an intermediate casing, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, the intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the rotor being retained in the bearing by the link nut, the method including: placing an unscrewing tool in front of the link nut after having removed the fan and released access to the nut from the front; with rotation of the HP rotor locked and the frontal unscrewing tool including a socket spanner including teeth having a shape that complements that of teeth of the link nut, attaching a mounting for the socket spanner to the intermediate casing, the socket spanner being rotatably mounted on the mounting, and applying an unscrewing torque to the socket spanner. An unscrewing tool implements the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Tailpied, Michel Bertin, Jean-Michel Couture, Herve Dagron, Roland Manchon, Cedric Mustiere
  • Publication number: 20150068367
    Abstract: A tool and method for loosening, for example, a nut connecting an HP rotor to an intermediate housing of a twin-shaft turbojet engine and forward fan including an LP turbine module, an HP module with an upstream journal of the HP rotor, and an intermediate housing with a support bearing of the HP rotor journal. The journal is held in the bearing by the connecting nut. The method includes inserting the tool for loosening the connecting nut after having cleared access to the nut. The loosening tool includes a tube and a plurality of fingers retractable between a position in which they are housed in the tube and a position in which they are deployed radially. The tool is installed with the retractable fingers deployed and in contact with all of teeth of the nut, and an unscrewing rotational torque is then applied to the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Fabrice Tailpied