Patents by Inventor Sebastien CONGRATEL
Sebastien CONGRATEL 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: 10787919Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mounting of vanes (10) at the periphery of a turbine engine disc (12), where in the disc (12) comprises sockets extending in alternation with teeth, wherein the vanes (10) comprise respectively: roots designed to be inserted into the sockets, heels (26) and blades (24) connecting the roots to the heels. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps consisting of: (a) positioning the vanes (10) such that the root of each vane is axially opposite one of the sockets in the disc, (b) providing a mounting tool (50) featuring an endpiece (40) of a shape partly complementary to the heel (26) of one of the vanes, (c) causing the endpiece (40) of the mounting tool (50) to cooperate with the heel (26) of the vane, (d) pivoting the heel (26) of the vane by a rotational movement (54) of the mounting tool (50) and (e) axially inserting the vane root into the socket of the disc.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Sébastien Congratel, Christian Bariaud, Dominique Jean André Bousquet
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Patent number: 10107116Abstract: The invention concerns a fixed flow distribution blading (10) in a turbomachine, comprising two coaxial annular platforms that are internal (12) and external respectively, linked to each other by a plurality of radial blades (11), in which the internal annular platform (12) comprises an annular radial partition (120) and a blade support ring (121) extending to each side of an outer radial end of said partition (120), the blading (10) further comprising an annular sealing plate (20) mounted on the internal annular platform (12), on the upstream side of the radial partition relative to an airflow in the blading, the blading (10) being characterized in that the sealing plate (20) is mounted on the blade support ring (121), and in that it comprises a circumferential groove. The invention also concerns a method for producing such a blading and a turbomachine comprising such a blading.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Sebastien Congratel, Marion Chambre, Thomas Marchyllie, Bruno Richard, Romain Roullet, Denis Aydin
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Patent number: 10024179Abstract: The invention relates to a fixed diffuser vanes assembly (10) for guiding flow through a turbomachine, comprising an internal annular platform (12) and a plurality of fixed vanes (11) which are mounted on this platform, the internal platform comprising a support plate (121) forming the base of said vanes, a radial annular partition (120) extending from the support plate toward an axis of the vanes assembly, and an internal ring (122) attached to the radial annular partition and having an internal surface on which an abradable material (123) is arranged, the vanes assembly being characterized in that the internal ring comprises at least one cut-out (1223) delimiting a tongue (1226), the tongue being bent to press against the radial annular partition (120). The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a vanes assembly and to a turbomachine incorporating such vanes.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Sebastien Congratel, Marion Chambre, Bruno Richard, Romain Roullet
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Patent number: 9827610Abstract: A method for producing a rotor vane (10) for a turbomachine, including producing a rough casting, the heel of which has a downstream lip (121) with a transverse increased thickness (130) such that the lip has an upstream surface (134) substantially parallel to an axis The method further includes machining said increased thickness so that the downstream lip has an upstream surface (138) inclined in relation to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Guillaume Klein, Josserand Bassery, Sebastien Congratel, Raphael Dupeyre, David Mathieu, Ba-Phuc Tang
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Publication number: 20170145841Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mounting of vanes (10) at the periphery of a turbine engine disc (12), where in the disc (12) comprises sockets extending in alternation with teeth, wherein the vanes (10) comprise respectively: roots designed to be inserted into the sockets, heels (26) and blades (24) connecting the roots to the heels. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps consisting of: (a) positioning the vanes (10) such that the root of each vane is axially opposite one of the sockets in the disc, (b) providing a mounting tool (50) featuring an endpiece (40) of a shape partly complementary to the heel (26) of one of the vanes, (c) causing the endpiece (40) of the mounting tool (50) to cooperate with the heel (26) of the vane, (d) pivoting the heel (26) of the vane by a rotational movement (54) of the mounting tool (50) and (e) axially inserting the vane root into the socket of the disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Sébastien Congratel, Christian Bariaud, Dominique Jean André Bousquet
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Patent number: 9638049Abstract: A turbine engine blade includes an airfoil connected by a platform to a middle radial wall extending axially and prolonged radially inwards by a blade root that is mountable in a slot of a disk, and the platform and the middle radial wall defining two lateral cavities situated on either side of the middle radial wall and opening out circumferentially to receive scaling members. The cavities are open downstream with two fins projecting on either side of the middle radial wall at downstream end of the middle radial wall, the fins coming to bear against two adjacent teeth of the disk between which the slot is formed. The downstream end of the middle radial wall includes a setback extending between at least one rib of the platform and the fins.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Raphael Dupeyre, Damien Alquier, Sebastien Congratel, Guillaume Klein, David Mathieu, Ba-Phuc Tang, Denis Gabriel Trahot
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Patent number: 9567861Abstract: A turbomachine vane for cooperating with a vane retention disk including a plurality of peripheral teeth, the vane including a shank including a neck and a bulb for cooperating with a socket of the disk so as to radially hold the shank in the socket, the socket being a space bounded by two successive teeth of the disk, a pole on top of the neck, including two side walls facing the active surface side of the vane and two side walls facing the passive surface side of the vane, each wall having a rib at a lower end of the pole, the rib extending in the direction of the side wall facing the wall and providing a function of holding the vane when the vane is retained in the disk.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Sebastien Congratel, Raphael Dupeyre, Guillaume Klein, David Mathieu, Ba-Phuc Tang, Denis Gabriel Trahot
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Publication number: 20160016227Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor vane (10) for a turbomachine, comprising a step consisting in producing a rough casting, the heel of which has a downstream lip (121) with a transverse increased thickness (130) such that the lip has an upstream surface (134) substantially parallel to the above-mentioned axis, said method comprising an additional step of machining said increased thickness so that the downstream lip has an upstream surface (138) inclined in relation to the above-mentioned axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Guillaume Klein, Josserand Bassery, Sebastien Congratel, Raphael Dupeyre, David Mathieu, Ba-Phuc Tang
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Publication number: 20150377044Abstract: The invention relates to a fixed diffuser vanes assembly (10) for guiding flow through a turbomachine, comprising an internal annular platform (12) and a plurality of fixed vanes (11) which are mounted on this platform, the internal platform comprising a support plate (121) forming the base of said vanes, a radial annular partition (120) extending from the support plate toward an axis of the vanes assembly, and an internal ring (122) attached to the radial annular partition and having an internal surface on which an abradable material (123) is arranged, the vanes assembly being characterized in that the internal ring comprises at least one cut-out (1223) delimiting a tongue (1226), the tongue being bent to press against the radial annular partition (120). The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a vanes assembly and to a turbomachine incorporating such vanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Sebastien Congratel, Marion Chambre, Bruno Richard, Romain Roullet
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Publication number: 20150354381Abstract: The invention concerns a fixed flow distribution blading (10) in a turbomachine, comprising two coaxial annular platforms that are internal (12) and external respectively, linked to each other by a plurality of radial blades (11), in which the internal annular platform (12) comprises an annular radial partition (120) and a blade support ring (121) extending to each side of an outer radial end of said partition (120), the blading (10) further comprising an annular sealing plate (20) mounted on the internal annular platform (12), on the upstream side of the radial partition relative to an airflow in the blading, the blading (10) being characterised in that the sealing plate (20) is mounted on the blade support ring (121), and in that it comprises a circumferential groove. The invention also concerns a method for producing such a blading and a turbomachine comprising such a blading.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Sebastien Congratel, Marion Chambre, Thomas Marchyllie, Bruno Richard, Romain Roullet, Denis Aydin
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Publication number: 20140308134Abstract: A turbomachine vane for cooperating with a vane retention disk including a plurality of peripheral teeth, the vane including a shank including a neck and a bulb for cooperating with a socket of the disk so as to radially hold the shank in the socket, the socket being a space bounded by two successive teeth of the disk, a pole on top of the neck, including two side walls facing the active surface side of the vane and two side walls facing the passive surface side of the vane, each wall having a rib at a lower end of the pole, the rib extending in the direction of the side wall facing the wall and providing a function of holding the vane when the vane is retained in the disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Sebastien Congratel, Raphael DUPEYRE, Guillaume KLEIN, David MATHIEU, Ba-Phuc TANG, Denis Gabriel TRAHOT
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Publication number: 20140294587Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine engine blade (1) comprising an airfoil (2) connected by a platform (3) to a middle radial wall (4) extending axially and prolonged radially inwards by a blade root (5) for mounting in a slot (6) of a disk (7), the platform (3) and said middle wall (4) defining two lateral cavities (16) situated on either side of said middle wall (4) and opening out circumferentially for the purpose of receiving sealing members. Said cavities (16) are open downstream with two fins (21) projecting on either side of said middle wall (4) at its downstream end, said fins (21) coming to bear against two adjacent teeth (19) of the disk (7) between which the slot (6) is formed. The downstream end (22) of the middle wall (4) including a setback (24) extending between said rib (20) and the fins (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Raphael DUPEYRE, Damien ALQUIER, Sebastien CONGRATEL, Guillaume KLEIN, David MATHIEU, Ba-Phuc TANG, Denis Gabriel TRAHOT