Patents by Inventor Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet
Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet 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).
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Patent number: 11506130Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine with a reduction gear has a first shaft and a second shaft having one same axis of rotation, the second shaft being rotationally driven by the first shaft via the reduction gear, the first shaft having elastically deformable means having bellows section(s) and being connected to the reduction gear by a connecting system likewise having elastically deformable means involving a hairpin or bellows section(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Alexandre Jean-Marie Tan-Kim, Nicolas Auguste Marcel Pommier, Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Michel Gilbert Roland Brault
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Publication number: 20220364517Abstract: A pump that can be a gear pump that drives a rotating body of an aircraft turbine engine such as a fan shaft, is set in rotation always in the same direction, by virtue of a transmission including an oblique double gear formed by a toothed wheel on the same side as the rotating body and meshing with two pinions connected to a shaft driving the pump through free-wheels with identical driving directions, whereas the pinions have opposite directions of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Emmanuel Fabrice Marie BARET, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Franck Emmanuel BOSCO, Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Paul Ghislain Albert LEVISSE
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Publication number: 20220235711Abstract: A speed reducer, particularly of an aircraft, includes a central sun gear mounted to rotate with a drive shaft about a rotation axis X, an annular ring gear coaxial with the X axis, and a plurality of planet gears arranged about the X axis and mounted to be movable on a planet carrier. The planet gears engages the sun gear and the annular ring gear, which extends around the planet gears. The speed reducer further includes a lubricant recovery device having a pipe for recovering lubricant discharged from the reducer by centrifuging. The recovery device has scoops mounted to pivot about a pivot axis P on a movable member of the speed reducer that rotates about the X axis between a deployed state and a rest state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Emmanuel Fabrice Marie BARET, Franck Emmanuel BOSCO, Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Paul Ghislain Albert LEVISSE
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Patent number: 11391290Abstract: A turbomachine includes a fan shaft driven by a turbine shaft via a device for reducing a speed of rotation. The turbomachine includes an uncoupling device interposed between the reduction device and the turbine shaft. The uncoupling device is configured to uncouple the reduction device and the turbine shaft in response to the exceeding of a determined resistant torque exerted by the reduction device on the turbine shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Alexandre Tan-Kim, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet
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Patent number: 11371384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
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Patent number: 11352906Abstract: Dynamic sealing device for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising two rotors (3, 8) which are configured to rotate about the one same axis (A) and different speeds, the said rotors extending at least in part around one another and dynamic sealing means (14) being mounted between the said rotors, characterized in that: —the said sealing means comprise annular rings (38) extending about the said axis, these rings being mounted with the ability to slide on a first (3) of the said rotors, in a radial direction with respect to the said axis, and being able to bear radially via their external periphery against a second (8) of the said rotors which at least partially surrounds the said first rotor, and in that it further comprises: —oil discharge means comprising an annular cavity (44) formed in the said second rotor, the said annular cavity opening radially towards the inside in the vicinity of the said sealing means and being in fluidic communication with oil passage ports (45) formed in the bottom of the cavity andType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Arnaud Nicolas Negri
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Publication number: 20220154815Abstract: The invention relates to a reducing assembly (26) comprising a planet carrier (27) that is flexible and fixed, borne by a casing (32) which surrounds it by means of two distinct connections with this casing (32), with means (44) for applying a torsional prestress to the planet carrier (27) between these two connections. Prestressing the flexible planet carrier (27) makes it possible to limit its level of mechanical stress when it is in service, in order to simplify its design and dimensioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Romain Guillaume CUVILLIER, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS
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Publication number: 20220145805Abstract: A drive shaft of an aircraft turbine engine includes a first portion and a second portion, and connecting means connecting the first and second portions and being configured to transmit a torque from the second portion to the first portion. The connecting means has at least one bellows with a first section having a diameter greater than the diameters of the first and second portions and second sections flanking the first section. The first section includes at least one fusible section with at least one through-hole and being configured to break when the value of a torque applied to the first portion exceeds a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Romain Guillaume CUVILLIER
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Publication number: 20220099000Abstract: A device for centring and rotationally guiding a turbomachine shaft includes a rolling-element bearing outer ring; a bearing support having a radially inner annular surface surrounding the outer ring; a connection structure connecting the outer ring to the bearing support and including an elastically deformable structure; a first cavity formed between the radially inner annular surface and the outer ring to receive a first damping fluid film; at least one second cavity formed between the bearing support and the connection structure which is arranged radially outside the radially inner annular surface to receive a second respective damping fluid film. Such an arrangement allows for the coexistence of damping fluid films having very different damping properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Alexandre Jean-Marie TAN-KIM
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Patent number: 11274554Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Amelie Argie Antoinette Chassagne, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon
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Publication number: 20220025822Abstract: A turbojet engine including a central shaft surrounded by a coaxial and independent high-pressure body, the turbojet engine including, from upstream to downstream: —a fan driven by the central shaft; a high-pressure compressor and a high-pressure turbine supported by the high-pressure body; an inter-turbine housing; a low-pressure turbine; and an exhaust housing. The turbojet engine also includes: a low-pressure rotor which extends downstream of the central shaft and supports the low-pressure turbine; a rotor bearing supported by the exhaust housing; a reduction gear by which the low-pressure rotor drives the central shaft, the reduction gear being located upstream of the rotor bearing; and a downstream shaft bearing which is located upstream of the reduction gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Alexandre Jean-Marie TAN-KIM, Yanis BENSLAMA, Jérémy DIEVART, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET
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Publication number: 20220025821Abstract: A dual-flow turbojet engine having a central shaft surrounded by a high-pressure body which rotate about the same longitudinal axis while being independent in rotation, and including a fan driven by the central pressure shaft; a high-pressure compressor and a high-pressure turbine mounted on the high-pressure body; an inter-turbine casing; a low-pressure turbine mounted on a low-pressure rotor surrounding the central shaft; an exhaust casing on which an output cone is mounted; a reduction gear with which the low-pressure rotor drives the central pressure shaft; two bearings mounted on the exhaust casing and respectively receiving the central shaft and the low-pressure rotor; a bearing mounted on the inter-turbine casing and receiving the low-pressure rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Alexandre Jean-Marie TAN-KIM, Yanis BENSLAMA, Jérémy DIEVART, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET
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Patent number: 11220929Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine has a longitudinal axis A and includes a reduction gear, at least one turbine shaft, an upstream end of which is connected to an input shaft of a reduction gear, a fan, one shaft of which is connected to an output shaft of the reduction gear, and dynamic sealing means between said reduction gear input shaft and the fan shaft. The sealing means includes an annular cowling, the axial cross-section of which is substantially U-shaped An outer annular leg of the annular cowling is fastened to the fan shaft, and an inner annular leg supports at least one annular sealing joint that cooperates with the reduction gear input shaft. The cowling is elastically deformable in the radial direction in relation to the axis A.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Arnaud Nicolas Negri
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Patent number: 11125318Abstract: The invention concerns a power transmission system of a turbomachine, comprising: a speed reducer (12) comprising a sun gear (15) rotationally secured to a power shaft (5) with a longitudinal axis, an outer ring gear (18) rotating a rotor shaft along the longitudinal axis, and a planet carrier (17), and a device (40) for recovering oil ejected by centrifugal effect and comprising an annular gutter (41) for recovering the ejected oil, the gutter being attached to a fixed annular housing (26) and having a recovery chamber (42) and a first wall portion (43) disposed at least partially facing oil ejection means (30) of the speed reducer for directing the oil to the recovery chamber. According to the invention, the recovery chamber is provided with an inlet opening (45) directed radially outwardly and defined in a plane radially lower than a plane where an outlet port (33) of the ejection means is defined.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Fabrice Joel Luc Chevillot, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
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Patent number: 11085329Abstract: A turbine engine includes a fan. The fan includes a first shaft driven in rotation via a reduction gear, the first shaft being guided in rotation with respect to a support of a fixed structure via an upstream bearing and a downstream bearing, the downstream bearing guiding in rotation the first shaft with respect to a downstream branch of the support, the first shaft and the support together defining an enclosure. The reduction gear includes a ring gear fixed to the structure via a shell. The turbine engine also includes a lubricator composed of at least one pipe for conveying a liquid lubricant, wherein the pipe is located in the enclosure, the pipe passing through an orifice made in the shell and an opening made in the downstream branch.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Xavier Jean Yves Alain Agneray, Michel Gilbert Roland Brault
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Patent number: 11041400Abstract: A geared turbomachine includes: a fan, a low pressure shaft which drives the fan rotationally around the main axis of the turbomachine, a speed reducer interposed between the fan and the low pressure shaft, and an alternator driven by the low pressure shaft. The alternator includes an inductor and an armature of which one of the inductor and the armature is integral with the fan and the other of the inductor and the armature is integral with the low pressure shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Alexandre Jean-Marie Tan-Kim, Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet
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Publication number: 20210164350Abstract: A shaft assembly (22, 32) for an aircraft turbine engine (1), comprising a first outer shaft (32) and a second inner shaft (22), the first outer shaft being intended to be engaged axially on the second shaft and comprising inner longitudinal splines (34) for coupling with outer longitudinal splines (24) of the second shaft, characterised in that, when the first and second shafts are in the coupling position, the inner and outer splines are engaged in one another and cooperate with each other in an axial coupling area (Z), the inner and outer teeth being situated outside this coupling area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Guillaume Patrice KUBIAK
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Patent number: 10968770Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan driven by a fan shaft and retractable axial retainer of the shaft mounted on a stator element and movable between a first operational position and a second non-operational position. The retractable axial retainer may include a fluid supply configured for supplying at least one cavity with fluid. In some examples, the retractable axial retainer is mounted movably or slidingly so as to generate movement of the retractable axial retainer between the operation and non-operational positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Michel Gilbert Roland Brault, Romain Guillaume Cuvillier, Arnaud Nicolas Negri
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Publication number: 20210087947Abstract: Dynamic sealing device for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising two rotors (3, 8) which are configured to rotate about the one same axis (A) and different speeds, the said rotors extending at least in part around one another and dynamic sealing means (14) being mounted between the said rotors, characterized in that:—the said sealing means comprise annular rings (38) extending about the said axis, these rings being mounted with the ability to slide on a first (3) of the said rotors, in a radial direction with respect to the said axis, and being able to bear radially via their external periphery against a second (8) of the said rotors which at least partially surrounds the said first rotor, and in that it further comprises:—oil discharge means comprising an annular cavity (44) formed in the said second rotor, the said annular cavity opening radially towards the inside in the vicinity of the said sealing means and being in fluidic communication with oil passage ports (45) formed in the bottom of the cavity and pType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Michel Gilbert Roland BRAULT, Romain Guillaume CUVILLIER, Julien Fabien Patrick BECOULET, Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI
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Publication number: 20210087977Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine with a reduction gear has a first shaft and a second shaft having one same axis of rotation, the second shaft being rotationally driven by the first shaft via the reduction gear, the first shaft having elastically deformable means having bellows section(s) and being connected to the reduction gear by a connecting system likewise having elastically deformable means involving a hairpin or bellows section(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet, Alexandre Jean-Marie Tan-Kim, Nicolas Auguste Marcel Pommier, Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Michel Gilbert Roland Brault