Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
  • Patent number: 11408473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bar spacer (10) for a braked aircraft wheel, the bar being for fitting to a rim (1) of the wheel in order to drive the rotor disks of the brake in rotation, the spacer being for interposing between the bar and the rim, the spacer comprising two bearing blocks (11) connected together by a core (15) that is pierced to pass a screw for fastening the bar to the rim. According to the invention, the bearing blocks (11) of the spacer include voids defining a void fraction of at least 30% of the volume of the bearing blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Valérie Laget, Stefano Argentero, Rémy Dendievel, Théophile Camus
  • Patent number: 11408303
    Abstract: A bearing support for an aircraft engine, manufactured, in one piece, by powder-bed additive manufacturing from a manufacturing platform, including a cylindrical element including an annular stiffener with a cross-section that changes along its circumference, this stiffener being formed with alternating portions having a ?-shaped cross-section, needing to be supported during the manufacture, and portions having a Y-shaped cross-section that are not supported during the manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Ovaere, Jacques Marcel Arthur Bunel, Thomas Gricourt, Paul André Somazzi, Sylvain Zambelli
  • 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: 11408121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the coating of a textile material, said method comprising the following steps: d) providing a coating composition comprising an aqueous solvent and an organosilicon precursor; e) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by means of pad finishing; f) drying the impregnated textile material; characterized in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS—, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, EUROPROTECT FRANCE SA
    Inventors: Thu-Hoa Tran-Thi, Eva Grinenval, Philippe Charton, Franck Tirard, Sebastien Chatard
  • Patent number: 11408292
    Abstract: Turbine nozzle for a turbomachine extending about an axis, the nozzle including a plurality of sectors each having at least one vane which extends radially between an internal platform and an external platform, the nozzle including at least two sealing strips each including a main portion configured to ensure the sealing between the nozzle and an element of the turbomachine which is adjacent to the nozzle, and a first portion folded relative to the main portion, the first folded portion being in contact with an outer face of at least one platform, each strip being held to the at least one platform by a clamping device configured to clamp the first folded portion between the outer face of the platform and the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Hugo Louis Rousseaux, Pamela Jessica Benevent, Léna Jeffroy
  • Patent number: 11407502
    Abstract: A taxi drive system is disclosed that provides motive force to wheels of an aircraft. The motive force is transferred by a motor powered continuous track (e.g., belt, chain, or other flexible transmission element) directly to the wheel(s) of an aircraft. The system is carried by the landing gear of the aircraft, and is placed in engagement with an aircraft wheel with sufficient force to allow for the track to drive the aircraft wheel. The taxi drive system includes a separate motor from the main aircraft engines so that the aircraft may be taxied while the main engines are shutdown or at idle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Robert Kyle Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11408298
    Abstract: An assembly for a multistage turbine of a turbomachine has a static sealing device and a nozzle with a radially outer end and an outer casing surrounding the nozzle. The static sealing device is arranged radially between a radially outer end of the nozzle and the outer casing. The static sealing device includes an annular seal borne by the nozzle and an annular structure that defines a plurality of radial annular walls. The walls are axially spaced apart from one another, and at least one first wall is in annular contact radially inwardly with the annular seal. A longitudinal dimension of the annular contact is less than a longitudinal dimension of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventor: Frédéric Philippe Jean-Jacques Pardo
  • Patent number: 11408295
    Abstract: The invention concerns a turbine nozzle, comprising a plurality of angular nozzle sectors (6) each angular sector (6) comprising two inner and outer platform sectors, connected together by a plurality of radial blades (63), each inner platform sector (62) being rigidly attached to a radially inner foot (621), this nozzle comprising an annular collar (5) on which the nozzle angular sectors are fastened end-to-end circumferentially, this collar (5) comprising a cylindrical ring (50) the radial inner face (51) of which comprises an abradable material (53). This nozzle is characterised in that the radially inner foot (621) of each inner platform sector comprises a radial tab (622) and in that the annular ring (50) comprises a plurality of L-shaped pads (55), each pad delimiting a slot (553) for receiving the tab (622), so as to ensure the fastening by coupling of the collar on each nozzle angular sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Coralie Cinthia Guerard, Hamza Guessine
  • Patent number: 11407500
    Abstract: A landing gear for a vehicle includes a strut configured for reciprocating movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. A shock absorber has a first element slidingly disposed within the strut and a second element slidingly coupled to the first element. A trailing arm is rotatably coupled to the second element. A first linkage is coupled to the first element, wherein the first linkage drives the first element between a raised position when the strut is in the stowed position and a lowered position when the strut is in the deployed position. The landing gear further includes a second linkage coupled to the trailing arm. The second linkage rotates the trailing arm between a first trailing arm position when the strut is in the stowed position and a second trailing arm position when the strut is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kyle Schmidt, Steve Amberg, Michael Saccoccia
  • Patent number: 11408350
    Abstract: Electrical harness for a turbomachine, comprising a first termination connected to an apparatus (3) capable of emitting an electrical signal, and a second termination connected to a signal processing apparatus (4), characterised in that it comprises an electronic circuit for filtering the signal, said circuit comprising at least one electronic component associated with an operating temperature threshold, and one thermally triggered electrical interruption means connected in series or in parallel with said electronic component, said electrical interruption means being capable of changing from an open state in which a current cannot flow through it, to a closed state in which a current can flow through it, or reciprocally from a closed state to an open state, from a tripping temperature lower than or equal to the operating temperature threshold of said electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: George Alex Kwakye, Benoit Marie Bernard Kieffer, Jacques Paul Michel Gauvrit, Jean-François Jean-Paul Clément Schielin
  • Patent number: 11408305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lubrication device (1) for a turbo machine, comprising: a rotor (2) rotating around an axis, at least one lubrication chamber (6) formed in the rotor (2), a stator (22) in which the rotor (2) is rotatably mounted, a bearing (11) for rotationally guiding the rotor (2), mounted between the rotor (2) and the stator, lubricating fluid supply means which supply at least the chamber (6) and the bearing (11), the lubricating fluid supply means comprising a nozzle (23) mounted on the stator provided with an ejection nozzle (34) at a free end of the nozzle (23), said nozzle (34) being configured to project the lubricating fluid into the chamber (6), characterized in that the nozzle (23) has a movable part (27) including said ejection nozzle (34), said movable part (27) being movable between a retracted position in which the ejection nozzle (34) is remote from the chamber (6) or at least partially located outside the chamber (6), and an extended position in which the nozzle (34) is closer
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Fabien Stéphane Garnier, François Pierre Michel Comte, Arnaud Lasantha Genilier, Vincent François Georges Millier
  • Patent number: 11407524
    Abstract: An aircraft undercarriage comprising a top portion (2) secured to the aircraft and a steerable bottom portion (3) carrying wheels and suitable for being steered by a steering control system (4) fitted to the undercarriage or else by an external towing device, the undercarriage being fitted with visual warning means (9) for indicating an angular overstroke. The visual warning means comprising at least one visual indicator (14) mounted to move between a retracted position that is invisible and an extended position that is visible. An aircraft provided with an undercarriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Philippe Fernandes, Marc Farcy, Christophe Clement
  • Patent number: 11409265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the closed-loop control of a proportional integral-type controller (2) in an instrumentation and control device (1) of a closed-loop control system (3), in particular a servovalve-actuator system, said controller (2) including a setpoint-weighting coefficient (?), said closed-loop control method comprising the consecutive steps of assigning (11) a unit value to the set-point weighting coefficient (?), optimizing (12) a closed-loop control of the controller (2) satisfying at least one predefined performance criterion, defining a characteristic tracking error (?TC) making it possible to respond to the performance constraints of the system to be closed-loop controlled, and assigning (132) a setpoint weighting coefficient (?) value, depending on the characteristic tracking error (?TC) and the closed-loop control of the controller (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand Deneuve, Christophe Marc Alexandre Le Brun
  • Patent number: 11411517
    Abstract: A method for starting a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor comprising a rotor and a stator comprising coils connected respectively to a plurality of phases and a conversion circuit connecting the plurality of phases to a power supply source in order to control the rotation of the rotor of the synchronous motor, the conversion circuit comprising a converter supplying power to a DC-AC converter comprising a plurality of controllable transistors for controlling the rotation of the rotor according to a plurality of successive control phases, the method comprising: ? a step of controlling the transistors of the DC-AC converter according to a control table associating each control phase with a configuration of the transistors so as to determine an acceleration ramp of the rotor of the motor, ? a step of determining an electrical angle A based on a predetermined acceleration ACC, and ? a step of determining a control phase change signal Q if the electrical angle A is greater than a predetermined threshold a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Wenceslas Bourse, Pascal Jacques Frédéric Guy Toutain
  • Publication number: 20220243305
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy powder comprising, by mass percent, 14.00 to 15.25% chromium, 14.25 to 15.75% cobalt, 3.9 to 4.5% molybdenum, 4.0 to 4.6% aluminum, 3.0 to 3.7% titanium, 0 to 200 ppm carbon, the remainder consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities. Component made from the powder and manufacturing process of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Sébastien Jean RICHARD, Jérémy RAME
  • Publication number: 20220243662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical reducer (6) for a turbomachine, in particular an aircraft, this reducer (6) including: a sun gear extending around an axis (61) of rotation, a crown which extends around the sun gear and which is configured to be fixed in rotation around said axis (61), planet gears which are meshed with the sun gear and the crown and which are held by a planet carrier (62) which is configured to be movable in rotation about said axis (61), In addition, the oil distributor (65) comprises a plurality of oil distribution modules (67) assembled together, each module (67) comprising at least one lubrication pipe (68) having an inlet intended to receive oil and an outlet (69) adapted to lead the oil into an opening (63) of the planet carrier (62), the opening (63) being intended for lubricating the reducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Guillaume Pierre MOULY, Frédéric Nicolas François LAISNEZ, Adrien Louis SIMON
  • Publication number: 20220243312
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for manufacturing an aircraft part, the part comprising a monocrystalline nickel-based superalloy substrate, the method consecutively implementing the steps of moulding the part at a moulding temperature greater than the melting temperature of the superalloy, and cooling the part, such that the monocrystalline superalloy has a ? phase and a ? phase, solution heat treatment of the part at a first temperature between the solves temperature of the ?? phase and the melting temperature of the superalloy, homogenising the crystalline structure or the part, cooling the part to ambient temperature, first tempering and second tempering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: Safran Aircraft Engines, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET D'AEROTECHNIQUE DE POITIERS, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS
    Inventors: Satoshi UTADA, Joël DELAUTRE, Sarah HAMADI, Jonathan CORMIER, Patrick VILLECHAISE, Jérémy RAME
  • Publication number: 20220242592
    Abstract: A system for monitoring an aircraft engine, including an acquisition module for acquiring current measurements of physical quantities, referred to as input and output physical sizes, relative to the aircraft engine, a module for simulating the physical behavior of the aircraft engine, in order to simulate output physical quantities as a function of the current measurements of input physical sizes, a processor for calculating physical margins, referred to as actual physical margins, between the simulated values of output physical quantities and the corresponding current measurements of output physical quantities, a learning module for predicting margins, the margins being predicted using current measurements of input physical quantities and wherein the processor is configured to calculate surveillance residuals giving an indication of the state of the aircraft engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventor: Sébastien Philippe RAZAKARIVONY
  • Publication number: 20220243663
    Abstract: A turbomachine has an electric machine, and a starter-generator incorporating a second electric machine configured to operate as a starter and a generator. The the electric machine and the generator-starter are arranged to transfer electric power between there. A planetary gear reduction device has a first element coupled to an accessory relay housing, a second element coupled to the starter-generator, a third element rotated by the electric machine, control means configured to modify the speed of rotation of the first electric machine and the starter-generator so as to provide the starter-generator with a maximum torque in starter mode. The planetary gear reduction device also modifies the speed of rotation of the first electric machine such that the starter-generator is driven at a constant speed in generator mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Huguette DE WERGIFOSSE
  • Publication number: 20220243605
    Abstract: A turbine for a turbomachine has a first rotor and a second rotor configured to pivot about an axis in two opposite directions of rotation. The first rotor includes a radially outer drum from which blades extend radially inwards. The turbine has cooling means attached relative to the outer drum. The cooling means include a support plate with at least one first orifice and a calibration plate that is attached to the support plate and located radially inside the support plate. The calibration plate has at least one second calibration orifice facing the outer drum to allow the passage of cooling air radially from the outside to the inside through the first and second orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Ulysse Jacques Bernard DANTENY, Laurent Cédric ZAMAI