Patents by Inventor Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard
Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard 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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Publication number: 20170254213Abstract: The invention concerns a tubular shaft (8) of a turbomachine, comprising, at the inner periphery of same, a bath (11), substantially perpendicular to said splines (9), characterised in that said bath (11) comprises cavities (17) distributed over a circumference centred on the axis of rotation (LL) of the shaft (8). The invention also concerns an assembly comprising said turbomachine shaft, a turbomachine and a method for detecting an oil imbalance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Youki Olivier ITO-LARDEAU, Pierrick Raphael Americo BAUDUIN, Stephane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Bertrand Guillaume Robin PELLATON
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Publication number: 20170218781Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary assembly for a turbomachine, comprising: a disk (16) having an external periphery exhibiting an alternation of slots (22) and of teeth (20), vanes (14) extending radially from the disk (16), the roots (24) of which are engaged axially and retained radially in the slots (22) of the disk, upstream and/or downstream of the disk, an annular sealing flange (52) of cavities (36) formed radially between, respectively, the roots of the vanes and the bottoms of the slots of the disk, said flange comprising an external part (56) arranged axially facing the upstream and/or downstream ends, respectively, of the teeth of the disk and of the roots of the vanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Youki Olivier Ito-Lardeau
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Patent number: 9650895Abstract: A turbine wheel including a plurality of blades having roots engaged axially and held radially in slots in a disk alternating between teeth of the disk, in which the blades have platforms arranged circumferentially end to end and each connected to a blade root by a tang, is provided. Separator walls extend from the tangs in a circumferential direction and from upstream to downstream so as to define radially between the platforms and the teeth of the disk at least a radially inner cavity and a radially outer cavity between two adjacent tangs.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Josselin Sicard, Helene Barret, Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Youki Olivier Ito-Lardeau, Bertrand Pellaton
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Patent number: 9422818Abstract: A rotor wheel for a gas turbine engine, the wheel including: a metal holder disk including a plurality of teeth at its periphery, the teeth extending radially outwards from the disk; a plurality of composite material blades, each blade including a root engaged between two adjacent teeth of the holder disk and that is held against the teeth by a pivot connection; a clamp disk including a plurality of teeth at its periphery extending in an axial direction, the clamp disk being fastened against the holder disk and on the same axis, with each of its teeth taking up a circumferential position between a blade root and a tooth of the holder disk; and a mechanism exerting a clamping force in a circumferential direction urging the teeth of the clamp disk against the blade roots.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Laurent Pierre Joseph Ricou
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Patent number: 9194240Abstract: A vibration damper between outer platforms of adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, the damper including a peg having a substantially spherical portion at each of its two ends, and two hollow inserts for being received in tangential cavities that are provided facing each other in outer platforms of two adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, each spherical portion of the peg coming to bear with point contact against the inside of one of the inserts.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignees: SNECMA, HERAKLESInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Thierry Fachat, Patrick Joseph Marie Girard, Clement Roussille
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Publication number: 20150308279Abstract: A rotating assembly for a turbomachine, including a disc having an external periphery with alternating recesses and teeth, blades extending radially from the disc and the feet of which are axially engaged and radially retained in the recesses of the disc, platforms extending on the circumference from the blades and being arranged end to end on the circumference, with respect to each other, axial sealing device upstream and/or downstream of an annular zone extending radially from the platforms up to the disc. The sealing device radially includes an internal annular portion and an external annular portion structurally distinct from each other, and the external annular portion of which is elastically constrained radially inwards by the internal annular portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Youki Olivier ITO-LARDEAU
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Publication number: 20140356172Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine wheel (104) comprising a plurality of blades having roots engaged axially and held radially in slots (34) in a disk (22) alternating between teeth (36) of the disk (22), the blades having platforms (100) arranged circumferentially end to end and each connected to a blade root (26) by a tang (102). According to the invention, separator walls (90) extend from the tangs (102) in a circumferential direction and from upstream to downstream so as to define radially between the platforms (100) and the teeth (36) of the disk at least a radially inner cavity (92) and a radially outer cavity (94) between two adjacent tangs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Josselin Sicard, Helene Barret, Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Youki Olivier Ito-Lardeau, Bertrand Pellaton
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Patent number: 8870531Abstract: The invention provides a turbine machine rotor having blades of composite material, the rotor comprising an assembly disk, a plurality of composite material blades mounted on the assembly disk via their roots and each provided at its free end with a platform, and a metal shroud positioned on the blade platforms concentrically around the assembly disk and including labyrinth teeth that project radially outwards in order to abrade an abradable material carried by a casing surrounding the rotor, the casing being held stationary both axially and circumferentially relative to the blade platforms and being suitable for moving radially outwards in operation relative to the blade platforms.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Julien Mateo, Stephane Otin
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Patent number: 8864458Abstract: A stationary vane assembly for a turbine engine including an inner casing and at least two angular sectors forming a high-pressure guide vane assembly, each angular sector including a fastening tab for fastening the angular sector on the casing. The stationary vane assembly including a ring of abradable material fixed on the casing, on the side of a mobile vane assembly using a plurality of screw-nut assemblies, the stationary vane assembly also including radial retaining pins for the angular sectors introduced into first bores formed in the fastening tabs and in the mounting clip, the bores having axes substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the mounting clip being fixed on the casing by the same screw-nut assemblies as those fixing the ring of abradable material support on the casing.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Mathieu Dakowski, Fabrice Marcel Noel Garin, Maurice Guy Judet
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Patent number: 8757966Abstract: A stationary vane assembly of a turbine engine including an inner casing and a high-pressure turbine guide vane assembly including at least two angular sectors including blades, the angular sectors being fixed on the casing, each angular sector including a platform and a fastening tab. The fastening tab protrudes from the platform radially inwardly. The casing includes a first annular groove receiving the fastening tabs, radial retaining pins for the angular sectors being introduced into bores made in the casing and the fastening tabs, the axial retaining pins being axially stopped by a ring mounted in a second annular groove of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Fabrice Marcel Noël Garin, Laurent Pierre Joseph Ricou, Mathieu Dakowski
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Patent number: 8607454Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite-material turbomachine blade having platform incorporated therein includes separately making a blade platform element that includes rigidified fiber reinforcement and that has a shape close to that of a platform of the blade to be fabricated, with at least one opening being formed through the platform element. The opening has the shape of the profile of the airfoil of the blade to be fabricated. Three-dimensional weaving is used to make a flexible fiber blank as a single piece that includes blade airfoil-and-root preform portions. The platform element is engaged, via its opening, on the flexible fiber blank while deforming it so as to assemble the platform element with the fiber blank. The fiber blank is shaped together with the platform element assembled thereon to obtain a blade preform of a shape that is close to the shape of the blade to be fabricated. After shaping, the blade preform is consolidated in its shape in a shaper.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignees: SNECMA, HeraklesInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Eric Bouillon, Dominique Coupe, Hubert Illand, Clement Roussille
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Publication number: 20130156590Abstract: A rotor wheel for a gas turbine engine, the wheel including: a metal holder disk including a plurality of teeth at its periphery, the teeth extending radially outwards from the disk; a plurality of composite material blades, each blade including a root engaged between two adjacent teeth of the holder disk and that is held against the teeth by a pivot connection; a clamp disk including a plurality of teeth at its periphery extending in an axial direction, the clamp disk being fastened against the holder disk and on the same axis, with each of its teeth taking up a circumferential position between a blade root and a tooth of the holder disk; and a mechanism exerting a clamping force in a circumferential direction urging the teeth of the clamp disk against the blade roots.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Laurent Pierre Joseph Ricou
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Patent number: 8448448Abstract: An air bleed device for cooling components in a turbine engine, including an annular conduit having a substantially rectangular cross-section formed in a housing and having a radially internal wall swept by an airflow is disclosed. The device includes an air inlet orifice, and a flap valve for controlling the airflow entering through the orifice, formed by a plate borne by a maneuvering member mobile in translation parallel to the axis of the orifice between a position in which the plate closes off the orifice and a position in which the plate opens the orifice.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Mathieu Dakowski, Thomas Daris, Romain Nicolas Lunel
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Patent number: 8408009Abstract: Air bleed device for cooling components in a turbine engine, including an annular conduit (18) having a radially internal portion swept by an airflow (22) and which comprises at least one air inlet orifice (20) formed in an upstream radial wall (38) of the conduit (18), a flap valve (40) for controlling the airflow entering through the orifice (20) and of which the flapper (41) includes a plate (42) applied against the wall (38) and capable of being moved by sliding on said wall (38) by a maneuvering member (50) mobile in translation parallel to the wall (38) between a position in which the plate (42) closes off the orifice (20) and a position in which the plate (42) opens said orifice.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: SnecmaInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Mathieu Dakowski, Thomas Daris, Romain Nicolas Lunel
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Patent number: 8397513Abstract: Device (10) for the tapping of air for the cooling of flaps of a turbojet nozzle, comprising an annular duct (18) having a radially internal wall (22) swept by a stream of air (24) and which comprises at least one air inlet orifice (20), a flap valve (40) for controlling the flow rate of air entering through the orifice (20), formed of an elastically deformable metal plate (42) of which a downstream end is fixed on an edge of the orifice (20), and of which an upstream end can be displaced by a manoeuvring member (46) mobile in translation parallel to the axis (52) of the orifice between a position where the plate (42) seals this orifice and a position where the plate (42) opens this orifice.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Mathieu Dakowski, Thomas Daris, Romain Nicolas Lunel
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Publication number: 20120328415Abstract: A vibration damper between outer platforms of adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, the damper including a peg having a substantially spherical portion at each of its two ends, and two hollow inserts for being received in tangential cavities that are provided facing each other in outer platforms of two adjacent composite-material blades of a turbine engine rotor wheel, each spherical portion of the peg coming to bear with point contact against the inside of one of the inserts.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicants: HERAKLES, SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre ,Guillaume Blanchard, Thierry Fachat, Patrick Joseph ,Marie Girard, Clement Roussille
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Patent number: 8336317Abstract: A turbine engine, including a final centrifugal compressor stage associated with a diffuser for supplying air to a combustion chamber, and a ventilation element for ventilating a high-pressure turbine wheel, is disclosed. The ventilation element includes an injection element for injecting air onto the wheel and a take-up element for taking up a flow for cooling the impeller of the compressor, where the take-up element has a labyrinth seal mounted at the outlet of the injection element, and the air outlet orifices are installed between the injection element and the labyrinth seal and leading upstream of the turbine wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Patrick Claude Pasquis, Wilfried Lionel Schweblen, Jean-Claude Christian Taillant
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Patent number: 8282355Abstract: A turbomachine rotor wheel having composite material blades is disclosed. The wheel includes a slideway disk having a circumferential groove at its outer periphery, the groove having an opening that is narrower than its bottom, with a plurality of composite material blades each having a blade root engaged in the groove of the slideway disk and presenting a longitudinal section adapted to the longitudinal section of the slideway disk in order to be held radially therein by co-operating shapes, and an orientation disk fastened coaxially around the slideway disk and including, in its outer periphery, a plurality of axial slots each of which is open at one end. Each slot presents a cross-section that is adapted to the cross-section of a corresponding blade root so as to hold it angularly by co-operating shapes.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Stephane Otin, Guillaume Jean-Claude Robert Renon
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Patent number: 8210498Abstract: A gate valve for a system controlling cooling in a turbomachine is disclosed. The gate valve includes a gate mounted so that it can pivot about an axis between a position in which it shuts off an air passage orifice and a position in which it opens the orifice, and a rotating device for rotating the gate about the axis. The rotating device includes two superposed coaxial rotary members collaborating with one another via cam surfaces designed such that rotating the first rotary member from the shut-off position causes a translational movement of the second rotary member and of the gate along the axis of rotation followed by a rotation of this member and of the gate about this axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Thomas Daris
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Publication number: 20120055609Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite-material turbomachine blade having platform incorporated therein includes separately making a blade platform element that comprises rigidified fiber reinforcement and that has a shape close to that of a platform of the blade to be fabricated, with at least one opening being formed through the platform element. The opening has the shape of the profile of the airfoil of the blade to be fabricated. Three-dimensional weaving is used to make a flexible fiber blank as a single piece that includes blade airfoil-and-root preform portions. The platform element is engaged, via its opening, on the flexible fiber blank while deforming it so as to assemble the platform element with the fiber blank. The fiber blank is shaped together with the platform element assembled thereon to obtain a blade preform of a shape that is close to the shape of the blade to be fabricated. After shaping, the blade preform is consolidated in its shape in a shaper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicants: SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE, SNECMAInventors: Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Eric Bouillon, Dominique Coupe, Hubert Illand, Clement Roussille