Patents Assigned to Safran Aero Booster SA
  • Patent number: 11946384
    Abstract: A compressor casing for a turbine engine, the casing comprising: a housing comprising a radially inner e surface; an upstream ferrule; and a downstream ferrule; each of the ferrules having a respective inner surface capable of defining an air stream, and each of the ferrules having an outer surface facing the inner surface of the housing, the ferrules being attached to the cantilevered housing and being axially arranged so as to be separated by an axial clearance. Additionally, a turbine engine comprising such a casing and a stage of variable-setting vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Morgan Vyvey
  • Patent number: 11920481
    Abstract: A turbomachine compressor module, comprising an annular array of structural arms defining inter-arm spaces between two circumferentially adjacent arms; and an annular array of stator vanes with variable orientation about a respective axis (A) and disposed at least partially within the inter-arm spaces. The arms are provided with flaps pivotable about a respective axis (B). Also, a turbomachine provided with such a module and a row of rotor blades directly downstream of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Cédric Carl Nathan Cracco
  • Patent number: 11781562
    Abstract: A transonic compressor of a turbomachine comprising exactly two or exactly three annular rows of rotor blades and respectively exactly one or exactly two annular rows of intermediate stator vanes interposed between two respective rows of rotor blades, wherein the flow velocity relative to the rotor downstream of the intermediate stator vanes is less than or equal to a Mach number of 0.9 over a radial portion of the blades extending over the radially inner 40% of the blades, and less than or equal to a Mach number of 1 over a radial portion extending over the radially inner 80% of the blades, and less than or equal to a Mach number of 1.05 over a radial portion extending over the radially outer 20% of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Rémy Henri Pierre Princivalle
  • Patent number: 11739750
    Abstract: An internal gear pump comprising: a ring with internal teeth delimiting a cavity and a gear disposed in the cavity, the gear comprising external teeth cooperating with the internal teeth to drive the ring in rotation, remarkable in that it comprises a pinion disposed in the cavity and driving the gear in rotation. The pinion cooperates with the external toothing of the gear. In an alternative embodiment, the gear comprises an internal toothing which cooperates with the pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Mathieu Pierre Chenoux
  • Patent number: 11662151
    Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the first and second fluid have a respective general direction of flow, and the general direction of flow of the first fluid is parallel to the general direction of flow of the second fluid. The present disclosure also concerns a turbine engine comprising the heat exchanger and a manufacturing method for manufacturing the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Roxane Koeune, Nicolas Fellin
  • Patent number: 11656030
    Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the body of the heat exchanger is of cylindrical shape. The present disclosure also concerns a turbine engine comprising the heat exchanger and a manufacturing method for manufacturing the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Roxane Koeune, Nicolas Fellin
  • Patent number: 11619169
    Abstract: A matrix for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, in particular for an air-oil application in a turbine engine, includes an envelope defining a flow path of the first fluid and a network extending into the flow path and in which the second fluid flows. Along the axis defined by the curvature of the matrix, the dimensions of the envelope vary circumferentially (T(A)) and radially (R(A)). The matrix may be used with a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: David Weicker, Roel Vleugels, Nicolas Fellin
  • Patent number: 11549393
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged as a network and delimiting corridors, and an envelope having an internal wall and an external wall, the internal and external walls delimiting between them a channel for a flow of a first fluid in a main direction, the network of fins being arranged in the channel and connected to the internal and external walls, at least one passage for a flow of a second fluid being embedded in at least one of the internal and external walls, the channel being, in the main direction, divergent and then convergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Florian Cleyet, Bruno Servais, Aurore Fezas
  • Patent number: 11512713
    Abstract: An assembly for the compressor stator of a turbomachine. The assembly comprises: a shroud, in various instances an inner shroud, that is axially divided into two parts; a pocket formed in the shroud; a bearing located in the pocket; and an orientable vane pivotably mounted in the bearing about a pivot axis. The shroud comprises an axial interface separating the parts that is axially offset from the pivot axis of the orientable vane. The invention also provides a process for assembling the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Morgan Vyvey
  • Patent number: 11506068
    Abstract: Turbine engine assembly comprising: an external casing (28) of a low-pressure compressor (4), an annular wall (30) and an oil tank (46) with a circular chamber (48) around an axis (14) of the compressor. The wall (30) comprises an inner surface (38) delimiting an primary guide path for the flow of the compressor, and an external surface (40) radially opposite the inner surface and delimiting the internal chamber (48) of the tank (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Jean Felske
  • Patent number: 11499450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for handling a rectifier of a turbojet of an aircraft, the rectifier having an axis defining the asymmetry thereof, said method comprising a step of placing the rectifier on the rollers of a supporting structure, the structure and the rollers thereof being arranged such that the axis of the rectifier is inclined at a non-null acute angle in relation to the horizontal, and a step of controlling, maintaining, assembling, handling, storing, deburring and/or cleaning the rectifier, during which the rectifier is pivoted about the axis thereof. The invention also relates to a trolley for handling a rectifier for an axial turbojet, said trolley comprising at least two of the lower rollers that have axes inclined in relation to the horizontal of said angle and at least one upper roller, the axis of which is inclined in relation to the vertical of said angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Kevin Malaise, Michael Trafalski, Matthieu Droeller
  • Patent number: 11448095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (32) for liquid, in particular of a turbine engine such as an aircraft turbojet engine, the tank comprising an external wall (36) with an inner surface (48); an inner chamber intended for containing the liquid of the tank (32) and defined by the inner surface of the external wall; and a system (42) for measuring the level of liquid. The system comprises: a submersible portion matching the inner surface of the wall (36); a clearance (52) separating the submersible portion from the inner surface; and a liquid detector (54) configured to emit a signal towards the submersible portion through the clearance, said signal being configured to be modified in the event that liquid is present in the clearance (52). The invention likewise relates to a method for measuring a level of liquid, and an associated computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Jean-François Cortequisse
  • Patent number: 11421539
    Abstract: Assembly for axial turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft turbojet, the assembly comprising: an annular casing with an internal surface (40); an annular row of stator baffles (26) with at least one stator baffle (26) comprising an airfoil (50) which extends radially from a fixing platform (34), the fixing platform (34) being fixed to the casing and having a polygonal outline; characterised in that it further comprises a gasket (80) comprising a frame, the outline of which conforms to the polygonal outline of the fixing platform (34), the frame being in radial contact with the fixing platform (34) and the casing in order to ensure a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Mathieu Renaud, Alain Derclaye, Sébastien Vacca
  • Patent number: 11408907
    Abstract: A method of testing and/or controlling the operation of an axial turbomachine through which passes a gas stream, includes the following actions: measurement of operating parameters of the turbomachine, said parameters including pressure in the gas stream at different axial positions, and calculation of operating conditions of the turbomachine from the measured parameters and the Laplace coefficient ? of the gas passing through the turbomachine, wherein the measurement of parameters includes a measurement of the temperature of the gas stream, and the calculation of operating conditions includes a determination of the Laplace coefficient ? on the basis of the measurement of the temperature of the gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Nicolas Raimarckers, Frédéric Vallino
  • Patent number: 11377960
    Abstract: A low-pressure compressor for an axial-flow turbomachine, such as a jet engine, includes an annular row of vanes and a between-vanes passage with a connecting surface that links the pressure surface of a first vane to the suction surface of a second vane of the row. The connecting surface includes a main protuberance which includes a first elevation and a second elevation that are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Hiernaux
  • Patent number: 11346224
    Abstract: A rotor for an axial turbomachine includes a drum formed of several parts including: composite rings made of composite material and metallic rings interposed between the composite rings. The metallic rings carry the rotor blades. The metallic rings have an axial branch axially overlapping the composite rings and at least one radial branch in contact with the composite rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Alain Derclaye
  • Patent number: 11313282
    Abstract: A turbojet engine (2), such as an aircraft turbojet engine, comprising: an epicyclic gear train (36); a turbine rotating a transmission shaft (34) constrained to rotate with the inner planetary gear (60) of the epicyclic gear train (36); a fan (18) rigidly connected to the ring gear (66) of the epicyclic gear train (36); and an electric machine (70) comprising a rotor (72) and a stator (74), the rotor (72) being rigidly connected to the planet carrier (68) of the epicyclic gear train (36). Alternatively, the fan (18) is rigidly connected to the planet carrier and the electric machine (70) is rigidly connected to the ring gear. The invention also relates to methods for using said turbojet engine, in particular for controlling the reduction ratio between the transmission shaft and the turbine, in order to recover kinetic energy or for taxiing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stephane Maljean
  • Patent number: 11293308
    Abstract: An aircraft bypass turbojet engine lubrication unit includes from three to five superposed pumps, a body housing the pumps and an internal passage in the body for communicating with each of the pumps. The material of the body exhibits a stack of layers in a direction of stacking, the pumps being housed in the said stack of layers. The passage exhibits an end in the direction of stacking of the layers and an internal profile, for example triangular, with two straight lines which form the said end and which are inclined with respect to the stacked layers. The lubrication unit may be manufactured by additive manufacturing in layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Mathieu Chenoux, Nicolas Fellin
  • Publication number: 20220082332
    Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the first and second fluid have a respective general direction of flow, and the general direction of flow of the first fluid is parallel to the general direction of flow of the second fluid. The present disclosure also concerns a turbine engine comprising the heat exchanger and a manufacturing method for manufacturing the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Roxane Koeune, Nicolas Fellin
  • Publication number: 20220082331
    Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the body of the heat exchanger is of cylindrical shape. The present disclosure also concerns a turbine engine comprising the heat exchanger and a manufacturing method for manufacturing the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Roxane Koeune, Nicolas Fellin