Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
  • Publication number: 20220276023
    Abstract: Disclosed is a decision assistance system (8) for firing a projectile at a target (4) mounted on a mobile carrier (1), the system comprising: a first simulator (10) for applying a process repeatedly to simulated data that represent a configuration of the carrier and a trajectory of the carrier between a first (T1) and a second (T2) instant, to develop a precision of a navigation solution of the associated carrier at the second instant (T2); a second simulator (12) for: a) being initialized with said precision, b) applying a process repeatedly to simulated data that represent a trajectory of the projectile between the second and a third instant (T3), in order to develop a precision of a navigation solution of the projectile (4) associated with the third instant (T3), and a selector (14) for either selecting the projectile or not (4) in order to fire on the target, according to the precision developed in step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Alexandre BOUVET, Laurent GOUMY, Yoann CHEVALIER
  • Publication number: 20220275731
    Abstract: An abradable member for a turbomachine turbine, including a cellular structure including walls defining wells which open through a wear face. The cellular structure includes at least one flow straightener jutting from the wear face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Julian Nicolas GIRARDEAU
  • Publication number: 20220274711
    Abstract: An electric propulsion architecture for a multi-rotor vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes four electric generators; and four pairs of rotors. For each rotor, a first electric motor is configured to operate in an active mode, and a second electric motor is configured to be in a standby mode and being able to operate in an active mode in a breakdown situation. A propeller is coupled to the electric motors, wherein, for each pair of rotors, one of the electric generators powers the first electric motors, and another of the electric generators powers the second electric motors. The rotors form counter-rotors, and for each counter-rotor, the electric motors are each powered by one of the four electric generators so that the four electric generators power the electric motors of the rotors of each counter-rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Clélia LEVEL, Christophe MAURY, René MEUNIER, Bruno THORAVAL
  • Publication number: 20220277601
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an aircraft component, including the following steps: receiving, from a video acquisition device, a video stream that represents at least one portion of the component; in the event that the realization of a predetermined condition is detected, extracting a portion of the video stream to form a sequence of interest; identifying, within the extracted sequence of interest, at least one image of interest; including a signature, obtained using each image of interest, with at least one predetermined signature from a library of signatures; and generating an anomaly detection signal if the result of the comparison meets a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Josselin Xavier COUPARD, Alrick Patrick Michel Jacques VERRIER
  • 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: 11428110
    Abstract: An abradable structure (36) is provided, with regions (44, 45, 46) with lower resistance to wearing produced by labyrinth seal lips (4, 5), at specific points in the axial direction of the turbomachine, where lip interference could cause the rotor to block up, such as after a temporary shutdown of the turbomachine. These regions may be produced by local weakening (38) or by the abradable material having a structure that is less dense. Application, for example, to turbomachine turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Baptiste Marie Aubin Pierre Jouy, Mathieu Charles Jean Verdiere
  • Patent number: 11428190
    Abstract: A grid-type thrust reverser for a turbojet engine includes a moving O-shaped thrust reverser body that is generally cylindrical in shape around a longitudinal central axis (A) and includes an inner wall configured to delimit a cold air stream, with an inner structure that surrounds the turbojet engine, the movable thrust reverser body being mounted so as to be able to slide along the longitudinal central axis (A) between a direct jet position in which the outer cowl covers the thrust reverser grids, and a thrust-reversal position in which the outer cowl uncovers the thrust reverser grids. The movable thrust reverser body includes a first half-portion and a second half-portion that are mounted so as to each pivot about a longitudinal pivot axis (B), between a closed position and an open gullwing position for removing the turbojet engine, via the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Loïc Grall, Alexis Heau, Benjamin Brebion, Sébastien Michel Thierry Guillemant, Mélody Seriset, Patrick Boileau
  • Patent number: 11431333
    Abstract: A switching circuit comprising a transistor (23) and a drive component both for controlling the transistor and also for limiting the power supply current (Ia) suppled to a load (22), the drive component being arranged both to receive a control voltage (VH) and also: when the control voltage (VH) is disconnection signal, to generate a drive voltage (Vp) that causes the transistor to occupy a non-conductive state; when the control voltage (VH) is a connection signal and the power supply current (Ia) cannot reach a predefined current threshold, to generate drive voltage (Vp) that causes the transistor to occupy saturated conditions; and when the control voltage (VH) is a connection signal and the power supply current (Ia) can reach a predefined current threshold, to generate a drive voltage (Vp) that causes the transistor to occupy linear conditions, such that the power supply current is regulated so that it does not exceed the predefined current threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Olivier Meline, François Guillot
  • Patent number: 11428199
    Abstract: A turbomachine module with a longitudinal axis, the module comprising: a rotary casing rotatable around the longitudinal axis and arranged to carry a propeller provided with a plurality of blades; a system for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller comprising: a control, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades of the propeller connecting these blades to the control, wherein the control comprises a rotary actuator comprising a control body and a reference body which is integral with the rotary casing, and wherein the mechanism for varying the pitch comprises a synchronization ring which is driven in rotation around the longitudinal axis by the control body and which is guided in rotation on the rotary casing, the synchronization ring being connected to the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Clément Cottet, Thierry Georges Paul Papin
  • Patent number: 11427329
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a mounting structure and arrangement. More particularly, but not exclusively, this invention concerns a mounting structure and arrangement for mounting aircraft furniture in an aircraft. The mounting structure comprises a first connection assembly configured for engagement with a first mounting track; and an associated first support. The first support is configured to abut the first mounting track at a location fore or aft of the first connection assembly. The provision of the support may reduce the number of connection assemblies required to properly secure an item of aircraft furniture in an aircraft cabin using the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Seats GB Limited
    Inventors: Neal Silverwood, Clive Pearce
  • Patent number: 11427324
    Abstract: Described are aircraft cabin arrangements (12) with at least one lavatory unit (14) with a first side wall (1402) and at least one seat unit (16) positioned adjacent the first side wall. A separate wall is not positioned between the first side wall and the at least one seat unit. The first side wall includes a recessed portion, and the at least one seat unit includes a foot support surface (1606) incorporated into the recessed portion of the first side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Seats GB Limited
    Inventors: Alison Gill, Sebastien Sivignon, Claude Martin, Jerome Verbeque
  • Patent number: 11428316
    Abstract: The invention provides an engagement method for engaging a first gear element with a second gear element, at least the second gear element being mounted to move between a meshing position and a disengaged position by means of an actuator. The engagement method including a step of driving at least one of the gear elements in rotation so as to establish a non-zero difference in speed of rotation between said gear elements, and a step of controlling the actuator to perform the following in succession: moving at least the second gear element towards the meshing position; on detecting contact between the gear elements, stopping the movement of the second gear element; and on detecting an ideal angular position for engaging said gear elements, moving the second gear element as quickly as possible into the meshing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Julien Fraim, Frédérik Giraud, Frédéric Martin, Alexandre Veillon
  • Patent number: 11428109
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a turbomachine includes a turbine blade with a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a radially outer platform with at least one lip extending radially towards the outside. The radially outer end of the leading edge and/or of the trailing edge of the turbine blade airfoil extending axially upstream and/or downstream, respectively, in relation to the platform. The blade has at least one partition extending radially towards the outside from the radially outer end of the turbine blade airfoil and axially between the leading edge and the upstream end of the platform and/or between the trailing edge and the downstream end of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Renaud James Martet, Thomas Langevin, Cyril Verbrugge
  • Patent number: 11427299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cell structure for an acoustic attenuation device for a nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly. This cell structure includes lateral partitions forming channels that each extend between a first end and a second end and skin elements arranged so that each channel is at least partly closed at the first end thereof by at least one skin element. Each skin element is connected to a respective lateral partition and can move relative to the other lateral partitions. A continuous skin can be assembled on this cell structure so as to at least partly close the channels at the second end thereof and to thus form an acoustic attenuation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran Ceramics
    Inventors: Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Davi Silva De Vasconcellos, Florent Bouillon, Arnaud Delehouze
  • Patent number: 11428111
    Abstract: A cooling device for an annular casing of a turbomachine includes a collector housing having ejection openings in a radially inner part of the collector housing facing the annular casing and at least two cooling tubes extending circumferentially from the collector housing and having election openings in a radially inner part of the tubes facing the annular casing. The collector housing having an air passage formed by a radial groove extending radially from a radially inner end of the collector housing to a radially outer end of the collector housing and an axial groove extending from a first axial end to a second axial end of the collector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Benoit Guillaume Silet, Laurent Claude Descamps, Bertrand Guillaume Robin Pellaton
  • Patent number: 11427897
    Abstract: A production method of a maraging steel includes: the step of producing, by vacuum melting, a remelt electrode which comprises from 0.2 to 3.0% by mass of Ti and from 0.0025 to 0.0050% by mass of N; and the step of remelting the remelt electrode to produce a steel ingot having an average diameter of 650 mm or more; wherein the resulting maraging steel includes from 0.2 to 3.0% by mass of Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: HITACHI METALS, LTD., SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Takahiko Kamimura, Laurent Ferrer, Pascal Poulain
  • Patent number: 11428167
    Abstract: An annular heat exchanger with a longitudinal axis for a turbomachine, intended for example to be supported by an annular shell of a casing of the turbomachine, includes a one-piece annular part having a first fluidic circuit having at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit extending annularly and a second fluidic circuit having at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit extending annularly and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction on either side of the first conduit and second conduit of the first circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Hervé Eugène Blum, Lancelot Guillou
  • Publication number: 20220266993
    Abstract: A landing gear includes structural parts arranged to connect a wheel to a structure of an aircraft, each structural part including two or more interfaces for connection to one or more other of the structural parts or to the structure of the aircraft and two or more webs which extend so as to face one another while delimiting between them a free space and which connect the two interfaces in order to transmit the forces from one to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Alexandre DAULNY, Thierry BLANPAIN, Nicolas NGUYEN, Yves COURTOIS de LOURMEL
  • Publication number: 20220268162
    Abstract: A metal core for hot-forming a titanium-based alloy metal component is disclosed. The metal core has on an outer surface, intended to come into contact with the metal component, a layer of metal carbonitride-enriched material. The metal core comprises a nickel- or cobalt-based alloy. The metal core comprising a steel coating having an outer surface intended to come into contact with the metal component, the steel coating having a layer of metal carbonitride-enriched material. Processes for manufacturing and regenerating the metal core and a process for hot-forming a metal component using the metal core are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Gilles Charles Casimir KLEIN, Dominique Michel Serge MAGNAUDEIX
  • Publication number: 20220267019
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air intake of an aircraft turbine engine nacelle having a lip, a downstream portion and an internal partition separating the lip and the downstream portion, the lip delimiting an annular recess, the downstream portion having a downstream inner wall and a downstream outer wall, the air intake having an injection channel for injecting a hot air stream into the annular recess, a passage opening formed in the internal partition, an outlet opening formed in the downstream outer wall and a discharge channel for discharging the hot air stream mounted in the downstream portion and having a first end connected to the internal partition, a second end connected to the downstream outer wall and a main body having at least one flexible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Alexis Yves-Marie Loncle, Laurent Georges Valleroy