Patents by Inventor Philippe Gérard Chanez

Philippe Gérard Chanez 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: 11913378
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbomachine, comprising: —a nacelle comprising an inlet lip which defines an air inlet, and—a device for modifying the geometry of the air inlet, comprising: —a first spout, and—a second spout, the first spout and the second spout being translatably movable in relation the nacelle between: —a first configuration, in which the first spout forms the inlet lip and the second spout extends inside the nacelle, and—a second configuration, in which the first spout extends away from the inlet lip, and the second spout forms the inlet lip so as to define an air flow channel between a downstream surface of the first spout and an upstream surface of the second spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE L AERONAUTIQUE ET DE L ESPACE, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Jérôme Jean Tantot, Xavier Carbonneau, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Nicolas Garcia Rosa, Alejandro Martin Pleguezuelo, Nicolas Joseph Sirvin
  • Patent number: 11913404
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air outlet of a nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine, the nacelle forming a solid of revolution about a longitudinal axis, the air outlet having a straightening device having a plurality of flaps mounted circumferentially and protruding, each flap being mounted pivoting around a pivot axis, forming, with respect to the longitudinal axis, an angle of convergence in a radial plane, between a closed position, in which each flap extends along the pivot axis in the aerodynamic prolongation of the trailing edge in order to support a thrust phase and a deployed position, in which each flap extends in a deployed plane forming an angle of deployment with respect to the closed position about the pivot axis, so as to support a reverse thrust phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Gérard Chanez, Daniel-Ciprian Mincu
  • Publication number: 20240002036
    Abstract: An air intake for an aircraft propulsion assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a turbine engine that comprises a primary flow path and a secondary flow path for respectively guiding a primary air flow and a secondary air flow during a thrust, and thrust reversal means for changing the secondary airflow into a reverse airflow during a thrust reversal. The air intake comprising a peripheral external enclosure comprising, in each plane radial to the axis, a point of maximum curvature for detaching the reverse airflow, an osculating circle defining a radius of curvature that is defined at each of the points of maximum curvature. The average value of the radii of curvature being less than a product of 0.028 times an internal radius of the intake at the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yacine Cheraga, Daniel-Ciprian Mincu, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Jean-Loïc Hervé Lecordix
  • Publication number: 20230407797
    Abstract: An aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly includes: an internal shroud for externally delimiting a primary flow path of the turbine engine gases; an external shroud for internally delimiting a secondary flow path of the turbine engine gas; and at least one air discharge duct extending between the internal shroud and the external shroud, the air discharge duct opening into the secondary flow path through an outlet orifice equipped with discharge fins. At least some of the discharge fins are movably mounted so as to be able to be incidence-control between a propulsion position, and a reverse thrust position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Eva Julie LEBEAULT, Philippe Gérard CHANEZ
  • Publication number: 20230349323
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbomachine, comprising: —a nacelle comprising an inlet lip which defines an air inlet, and—a device for modifying the geometry of the air inlet, comprising: —a first spout, and—a second spout, the first spout and the second spout being translatably movable in relation the nacelle between: —a first configuration, in which the first spout forms the inlet lip and the second spout extends inside the nacelle, and—a second configuration, in which the first spout extends away from the inlet lip, and the second spout forms the inlet lip so as to define an air flow channel between a downstream surface of the first spout and an upstream surface of the second spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE L AERONAUTIQUE ET DE L ESPACE, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Jérôme Jean TANTOT, Xavier CARBONNEAU, Philippe Gérard CHANEZ, Nicolas GARCIA ROSA, Alejandro MARTIN PLEGUEZUELO, Nicolas Joseph SIRVIN
  • Patent number: 11772779
    Abstract: Propulsion assembly for an aircraft, comprising a fuselage extending along a longitudinal axis and enclosing an inner enclosure, at least one ducted engine fixed to the fuselage and comprising an air inlet section, the air inlet section being disposed at least partly in the inner enclosure, at least one plenum chamber disposed in the inner enclosure upstream of the air inlet section and in fluid communication with said air inlet section, at least one air intake formed on an outer wall of the fuselage, the inlet of the air intake being partly delimited by said outer wall of the fuselage, the air intake being configured to ingest external air and deflect it towards the plenum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Gérard Chanez, Jean-Michel Daniel Paul Boiteux, Nicolas Jérôme Jean Tantot
  • Publication number: 20230038787
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air outlet of a nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine, the nacelle forming a solid of revolution about a longitudinal axis, the air outlet having a straightening device having a plurality of flaps mounted circumferentially and protruding, each flap being mounted pivoting around a pivot axis, forming, with respect to the longitudinal axis, an angle of convergence in a radial plane, between a closed position, in which each flap extends along the pivot axis in the aerodynamic prolongation of the trailing edge in order to support a thrust phase and a deployed position, in which each flap extends in a deployed plane forming an angle of deployment with respect to the closed position about the pivot axis, so as to support a reverse thrust phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Gérard Chanez, Daniel-Ciprian Mincu
  • Publication number: 20220274687
    Abstract: Propulsion assembly for an aircraft, comprising a fuselage extending along a longitudinal axis and enclosing an inner enclosure, at least one ducted engine fixed to the fuselage and comprising an air inlet section, the air inlet section being disposed at least partly in the inner enclosure, at least one plenum chamber disposed in the inner enclosure upstream of the air inlet section and in fluid communication with said air inlet section, at least one air intake formed on an outer wall of the fuselage, the inlet of the air intake being partly delimited by said outer wall of the fuselage, the air intake being configured to ingest external air and deflect it towards the plenum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Gérard CHANEZ, Jean-Michel Daniel Paul BOITEUX, Nicolas Jérôme Jean TANTOT
  • Patent number: 11199108
    Abstract: The outlet of a heat exchange circuit extending under a wall, such as a nacelle cowling of an aircraft engine, is divided into openings in the form of parallel slots which are elongated in the longitudinal direction and successively arranged in the transverse direction to divide the hot gas into streams while facilitating the circulation of fresh gas streams, originating from an external flow, on the intermediate laminates. The hot gas cannot fall back easily onto the outer face of the wall and risk damaging the wall, and the gas mixes more effectively with the fresh outdoor air. The openings are provided with nozzles flaring in the transverse direction and the downstream longitudinal direction to facilitate the mixing of the hot and cold gas streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Romain Jean-Claude Ferrier, Sébastien Christophe Chalaud, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Lauren Davis, Bastien Pierre Verdier, Christian Sylvain Vessot
  • Patent number: 11059597
    Abstract: An aircraft including a fuselage, a lateral support wing (1) and a propulsion assembly (100) mounted under the wing. The wing includes at least two structural spars (11ba, 11bf) extending from the fuselage toward the tip of the wing, one of these (11ba) being upstream and the other (11bf) downstream. The propulsion assembly includes a gas generator (106) and at least two offset fans (102, 104) arranged on either side of the axis of the gas generator. The offset fans (102, 104) are attached directly to one of the spars (11ba, 11bf) and the gas generator (106) is attached directly to the two spars. The leading edge of the wing forms a given sweep of angle (?) with the axis of the fuselage. The two offset fans (102, 104) are axially offset from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Bruno Albert Beutin, Nicolas Maurice Herve Aussedat, Nicolas Alain Bader, Philippe Gerard Chanez, Gilles Alain Charier, Mathieu Lallia, Lionel Jean Leon Lefranc, Kevin Morgane Lemarchand, Herve Jean Albert Mouton, Nicolas Joseph Sirvin, Ludovic Michael Laurent Toupet, Christian Sylvain Vessot, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20210207494
    Abstract: The outlet of a heat exchange circuit extending under a wall, such as a nacelle cowling of an aircraft engine, is divided into openings in the form of parallel slots which are elongated in the longitudinal direction and successively arranged in the transverse direction to divide the hot gas into streams while facilitating the circulation of fresh gas streams, originating from an external flow, on the intermediate laminates. The hot gas cannot fall back easily onto the outer face of the wall and risk damaging the wall, and the gas mixes more effectively with the fresh outdoor air. The openings are provided with nozzles flaring in the transverse direction and the downstream longitudinal direction to facilitate the mixing of the hot and cold gas streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Romain Jean-Claude FERRIER, Sebastien Christophe CHALAUD, Philippe Gerard CHANEZ, Lauren DAVIS, Bastien Pierre VERDIER, Christian Sylvain VESSOT
  • Patent number: 10859037
    Abstract: A double flow turbojet includes a fan including a disk centered on an axis of the fan which is provided with fan blades on its periphery, the blades having a leading edge, and an air inlet sleeve extending upstream of the fan and configured to delimit a gas flow designed to enter into the fan the air inlet sleeve having a collecting surface, the turbojet having an aspect ratio S 2 S col included in the interval [ 1.0 ; 1.0 + 0.4 ? ( L D ) ] , where L/D is the form factor of the air inlet sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Claude Sensiau
  • Patent number: 10814989
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly, comprising a gas generator and two fans rotated by the gas generator and offset on either side of a vertical plane passing through the axis of said gas generator. The propulsion assembly comprises an air inlet sleeve comprising an inlet pipe oriented along a first axis that is substantially parallel and offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the gas generator, the inlet pipe dividing into a supply pipe that is connected to an inlet opening of the gas generator and a discharge pipe configured such that particles ingested by the inlet pipe are discharged without entering the gas generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christian Sylvain Vessot, Bruno Albert Beutin, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Mathieu Patrick Jean-Louis Lallia
  • Patent number: 10539155
    Abstract: A propulsive assembly for an aircraft includes a nacelle and a turbojet. The nacelle includes an upstream air inlet section. The turbojet includes a fan with removable blades. The air inlet section extends longitudinally. The fan includes a rotary disk including an annular peripheral wall and a plurality of curvilinear recesses positioned circumferentially in the wall. Each blade includes a blade body extending between a blade root and a blade head in a blade axis which is roughly radial relative to a fan rotation axis. Each blade root includes a curvilinear attachment housed in a respective recess of the rotary disk. Each attachment has a support surface forming an arc. The function of the support surface is to hold the attachment in the recess. The arc extends in or parallel to an attachment plane containing the blade axis or forming with the blade axis an angle of less than 15°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Philippe Gérard Chanez
  • Patent number: 10518890
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft propulsion assembly (10), comprising a single gas generator (11) and two fans (12) drive in rotation by the gas generator (11) and offset on either side of a vertical plane passing through a longitudinal axis (X) of the gas generator, the rotational axes of the fans lying substantially in the same fan plane. According to the invention, the propulsion assembly (10) comprises an air inlet fairing formed upstream of a nacelle (25) connecting the fans, said fairing (15) having, between the fans (12), an air inlet opening (17, 17?) lying substantially perpendicular to the fan plane and on either side of this plane, the propulsion assembly further comprising an air supply device configured so as to supply the gas generator (11) with a part of the incoming air and to take off, from the remaining part of the incoming air, a cooling airflow intended to cool elements of the propulsion assembly and/or a wing supporting the propulsion assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Mathieu Patrick Jean-Louis Lallia, Christian Sylvain Vessot
  • Publication number: 20190010896
    Abstract: A double flow turbojet includes a fan including a disk centered on an axis of the fan which is provided with fan blades on its periphery, the blades having a leading edge, and an air inlet sleeve extending upstream of the fan and configured to delimit a gas flow designed to enter into the fan the air inlet sleeve having a collecting surface, the turbojet having an aspect ratio S 2 S col included in the interval [ 1.0 ; 1.0 + 0.4 ? ( L D ) ] , where L/D is the form factor of the air inlet sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Claude Sensiau
  • Publication number: 20180281978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft comprising a fuselage, a lateral support wing (1) and propulsion assembly (100) mounted under the wing, the wing comprising at least two structural spars (11ba, 11bf) extending from the fuselage toward the tip of the wing, one of these (11ba) being upstream and the other (11bf) downstream, and the propulsion assembly comprising a gas generator (106) and at least two offset fans (102, 104) arranged on either side of the axis of the gas generator. The aircraft is characterized in that the offset fans (102, 104) are attached directly to one of the said spars (11ba, 11bf) and the gas generator (106) is attached directly to the two spars. In particular, with the leading edge of the wing forming a given sweep of angle (?) with the axis of the fuselage, the two offset fans (102, 104) are axially offset from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno Albert BEUTIN, Nicolas Maurice Herve AUSSEDAT, Nicolas Alain BADER, Philippe Gerard CHANEZ, Gilles Alain CHARIER, Mathieu LALLIA, Lionel Jean Leon LEFRANC, Kevin Morgane LEMARCHAND, Herve Jean Albert MOUTON, Nicolas Joseph SIRVIN, Ludovic Michael Laurent TOUPET, Christian Sylvain VESSOT, Nathalie NOWAKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20170137135
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft propulsion assembly (10), comprising a single gas generator (11) and two fans (12) drive in rotation by the gas generator (11) and offset on either side of a vertical plane passing through a longitudinal axis (X) of the gas generator, the rotational axes of the fans lying substantially in the same fan plane. According to the invention, the propulsion assembly (10) comprises an air inlet fairing formed upstream of a nacelle (25) connecting the fans, said fairing (15) having, between the fans (12), an air inlet opening (17, 17?) lying substantially perpendicular to the fan plane and on either side of this plane, the propulsion assembly further comprising an air supply device configured so as to supply the gas generator (11) with a part of the incoming air and to take off, from the remaining part of the incoming air, a cooling airflow intended to cool elements of the propulsion assembly and/or a wing supporting the propulsion assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard CHANEZ, Mathieu Patrick Jean-Louis LALLIA, Christian Sylvain VESSOT
  • Publication number: 20170137134
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly, comprising a gas generator and two fans rotated by the gas generator and offset on either side of a vertical plane passing through the axis of said gas generator. The propulsion assembly comprises an air inlet sleeve comprising an inlet pipe oriented along a first axis that is substantially parallel and offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the gas generator, the inlet pipe dividing into a supply pipe that is connected to an inlet opening of the gas generator and a discharge pipe configured such that particles ingested by the inlet pipe are discharged without entering the gas generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christian Sylvain Vessot, Bruno Albert Beutin, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Mathieu Patrick Jean-Louis Lallia
  • Publication number: 20170114799
    Abstract: A propulsive assembly for an aircraft includes a nacelle and a turbojet. The nacelle includes an upstream air inlet section. The turbojet includes a fan with removable blades. The air inlet section extends longitudinally. The fan includes a rotary disk including an annular peripheral wall and a plurality of curvilinear recesses positioned circumferentially in the wall. Each blade includes a blade body extending between a blade root and a blade head in a blade axis which is roughly radial relative to a fan rotation axis. Each blade root includes a curvilinear attachment housed in a respective recess of the rotary disk. Each attachment has a support surface forming an arc. The function of the support surface is to hold the attachment in the recess. The arc extends in or parallel to an attachment plane containing the blade axis or forming with the blade axis an angle of less than 15°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Philippe Gérard CHANEZ