Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
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Patent number: 11408473Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMSInventors: Valérie Laget, Stefano Argentero, Rémy Dendievel, Théophile Camus
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Patent number: 11408303Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Nicolas Ovaere, Jacques Marcel Arthur Bunel, Thomas Gricourt, Paul André Somazzi, Sylvain Zambelli
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Patent number: 11408907Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SAInventors: Nicolas Raimarckers, Frédéric Vallino
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Patent number: 11408121Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS—, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, EUROPROTECT FRANCE SAInventors: Thu-Hoa Tran-Thi, Eva Grinenval, Philippe Charton, Franck Tirard, Sebastien Chatard
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Patent number: 11408292Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Hugo Louis Rousseaux, Pamela Jessica Benevent, Léna Jeffroy
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Patent number: 11407502Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA INC.Inventor: Robert Kyle Schmidt
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Patent number: 11408298Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINESInventor: Frédéric Philippe Jean-Jacques Pardo
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Patent number: 11408295Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Coralie Cinthia Guerard, Hamza Guessine
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Patent number: 11407500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA, INC.Inventors: Robert Kyle Schmidt, Steve Amberg, Michael Saccoccia
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Patent number: 11408350Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: George Alex Kwakye, Benoit Marie Bernard Kieffer, Jacques Paul Michel Gauvrit, Jean-François Jean-Paul Clément Schielin
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Patent number: 11408305Abstract: 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 closerType: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Fabien Stéphane Garnier, François Pierre Michel Comte, Arnaud Lasantha Genilier, Vincent François Georges Millier
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Patent number: 11407524Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMSInventors: Philippe Fernandes, Marc Farcy, Christophe Clement
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Patent number: 11409265Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Sébastien Jean Fernand Deneuve, Christophe Marc Alexandre Le Brun
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Patent number: 11411517Abstract: 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 aType: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWERInventors: Wenceslas Bourse, Pascal Jacques Frédéric Guy Toutain
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Publication number: 20220243305Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Sébastien Jean RICHARD, Jérémy RAME
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Publication number: 20220243662Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMSInventors: Guillaume Pierre MOULY, Frédéric Nicolas François LAISNEZ, Adrien Louis SIMON
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Publication number: 20220243312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicants: Safran Aircraft Engines, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET D'AEROTECHNIQUE DE POITIERS, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERSInventors: Satoshi UTADA, Joël DELAUTRE, Sarah HAMADI, Jonathan CORMIER, Patrick VILLECHAISE, Jérémy RAME
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Publication number: 20220242592Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: SAFRANInventor: Sébastien Philippe RAZAKARIVONY
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Publication number: 20220243663Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventor: Huguette DE WERGIFOSSE
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Publication number: 20220243605Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Ulysse Jacques Bernard DANTENY, Laurent Cédric ZAMAI