Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
  • Publication number: 20190024586
    Abstract: A supply duct of a compressor of a turbine engine, formed from internal and external walls of revolution around an axis and opposite one another to define a circulation stream of a fluid, is provided. The stream allows the fluid to be routed from the inlet of the duct to the inlet of the compressor. The radius of the external wall at the inlet of the duct is greater than the radius of the duct at the inlet of the compressor. The duct includes a portion for which the radius of the external wall along the portion is less than the radius of the external wall at the inlet of the compressor, and the radius of the internal wall along the portion of the duct is less than the radius of the internal wall at the inlet of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Jacky Novi MARDJONO, Norman Bruno Andre JODET
  • Publication number: 20190024672
    Abstract: A ducted fan module with variable-pitch blades for a turbo engine includes a rotor carrying a plurality of blades, a stationary casing and a pitch changing and control system for adjusting and controlling the setting of the blades. The rotor includes a central shaft and a blade support ring surrounding the central shaft, a front end of the ring that is connected to a front end of the central shaft, so as to create a rearward-opening annular space between the ring and the shaft. The annular space of the rotor housing the blade changing and control system and the central shaft are guided by a first bearing mounted in a stationary casing behind the ring. The fan has a tubular part connected to the stationary casing and extending into the annular space in front of the first bearing and carrying at least a first complementary bearing for guiding the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Serge René Morreale, Yanis Benslama, Jérémy Dievart, Dominik Igel
  • Publication number: 20190025142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a twisting torque sensor, comprising a transmission shaft (12) subjected to the torque to be measured, a reference shaft (14), and a device for measuring an angular deformation representing the torque to be measured between the two shafts. The torque sensor is characterised in that the transmission shaft (12) comprises a bore (24) extending from one end of the transmission shaft (12), referred to as input (28) of the shaft, to an opposite end, and in that the torque sensor comprises an enclosure (22) for confining the temperature of the two shafts, and a fluid circulation circuit including a portion made up of said bore (24), an injector (32) for injecting the fluid into the bore (24) at said input (28) of the shaft, and a fluid temperature sensor (34) in the fluid circulation circuit, the measured temperature being intended for correcting the torque measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventor: Lionel RENAULT
  • Patent number: 10184401
    Abstract: Bypass turbojet engine comprising a fan casing (5) at the front and an exhaust casing at the rear, said turbojet engine further comprising a cold stream duct (7) which comprises an annular rear end connected to the exhaust casing and on which is positioned at least one attachment point (4) able to transmit the load from the exhaust casing to the structure of an aircraft, characterized in that a plurality of attachment points (4g, 4d) is positioned on the circumference of said annular rear end of the cold stream duct (7), said plurality of attachment points comprising either two points (4g, 4d) that are diametrically opposed on said circumference or at least three points that form a polygon through which the axis of symmetry of the cold stream duct (7) passes, and in that the turbojet engine is equipped with a rear suspension hoop (8) fixed to said attachment points and able to be fixed to the structure of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Francois Robert Bellabal
  • Patent number: 10184518
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is provided with an improved mounting for a temperature sensor for monitoring a temperature of a race of the bearing. The assembly includes a temperature sensor assembly mounted to the race of the bearing and a thermal insulator arranged to thermally insulate the sensor from heat exchange with the surrounding environment and/or neighboring components to which the bearing or assembly is mounted, in order to improve accuracy, reliability and speed of response of the temperature sensor readings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Electrical and Power UK Ltd
    Inventor: Darren Howard
  • Patent number: 10183311
    Abstract: A method for depositing an aluminizing coating onto a substrate. The method includes: (a) depositing a layer, containing platinum and at least 35% of nickel, onto a surface of the substrate; and (b) depositing an aluminum coating onto the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Frederic Lagrange, Denis Manesse
  • Patent number: 10183759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mounting an engine module (1) in a support comprising a first structure (3) and a second structure (2) that is offset relative to the first structure (3), method intended for positioning at least a specified part (4) of the engine module (1) relative to an element (6) of the second structure (2) by means of an isostatic suspension connecting the engine module (1) to said first structure (3) by means of first connecting rods (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and to said second structure (2) by means of second connecting rods (10e, 10f), the length of said first and second connecting rods being defined in advance, method wherein the length of at least two (10c, 10f) of said first and second connecting rods is adjusted relative to the previously defined length thereof, in order to position said specified part (4) of the engine module (1) relative to said element (6) of the second structure (2) in said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN POWER UNITS
    Inventors: Olivier Cazenave, Clement Lalanne, Luc Dionne
  • Patent number: 10183450
    Abstract: A method of impregnating a fiber preform with an impregnation composition, includes applying a liquid on a structure, the structure including a chamber in which a fiber preform for impregnating is present, the chamber being defined between a rigid support on which the fiber preform is placed and a wall, the wall having a face situated facing the fiber preform; and an impregnation composition for impregnating the fiber preform, the impregnation composition being present in the chamber; the liquid being applied against the wall on its side opposite from the chamber, the wall being configured so that its face situated facing the fiber preform conserves its shape during the application of the liquid, the applied liquid enabling sufficient pressure to be created to move the wall towards the rigid support and impregnate the fiber preform with the impregnation composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN
    Inventors: Philippe Henrio, Thierry Godon
  • Publication number: 20190017439
    Abstract: A turbomachine vane includes an electroacoustic source including two membranes fixed on a support arranged such that the membranes and the support delimit a first cavity. The membranes are arranged on two opposite sides of the first cavity between the two aerodynamic surfaces of the vane. A first of the aerodynamic surfaces includes a first region arranged facing a first of the membranes for the passage of acoustic waves. The membranes and membrane vibration device are configured such that the membranes vibrate in phase opposition and along a same emission direction by applying forces to the support such that the resultant force is approximately zero. The mechanical energy lost in the form of vane deformations due to membrane vibrations can thus be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Georges RIOU, Jacky Mardjono, Norman Jodet, Jeremy Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20190016445
    Abstract: An aircraft assembly having: a first part; a second part, the first part being movably mounted relative to a second part; a dynamic conduit arranged such that movement of the first part relative to the second part causes the dynamic conduit to move through a movement volume from a first conduit position to a second conduit position; a first fastener arranged to couple a component to the aircraft assembly, at least some of the first fastener residing within the movement volume of the dynamic conduit; and a safety guide arranged to be coupled to the first fastener, the safety guide comprising a bridge portion which extends away from the first fastener within the movement volume of the dynamic conduit so as to support the dynamic conduit when the dynamic conduit is in the second conduit position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LTD
    Inventor: Ben Clark
  • Patent number: 10180069
    Abstract: A turbine engine blade made of composite material including fiber reinforcement obtained by weaving a first plurality of yarns with a second plurality of yarns, the yarns of the first plurality of yarns being arranged in successive layers and extending in a longitudinal direction of the fiber blank corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the blade, the reinforcement being densified by a matrix. The blade includes one or more internal channels extending in the longitudinal direction of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Dominique Coupe, Bruno Jacques Gerard Dambrine, Jean-Noel Mahieu
  • Patent number: 10180070
    Abstract: A tooling for fastening metal reinforcement on the leading edge of a turbine engine blade, the tooling including a blade support for receiving a blade while leaving surfaces of the leading edge of the blade disengaged; and a leading edge reinforcement support on which the blade support is designed to be mounted, and including two lateral wedges between which the metal reinforcement for the leading edge of the blade is positioned, the wedges being suitable for being capable of moving towards each other and apart from each other and each of them being provided with a suction grid for gripping the metal reinforcement, the leading edge reinforcement support further including heater elements for polymerizing an adhesive film applied on the leading edge surfaces of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Chauvin, Franck Bernard Leon Varin
  • Patent number: 10180256
    Abstract: A combustion chamber for a turbine engine, including an annular end wall provided with injection systems each centered on a respective axis and each having an upstream end forming a bushing for receiving a head of a fuel injector, and an annular shroud covering the end wall and including injector ports respectively arranged facing the injection systems, wherein the annular shroud includes air intake ports separate from the injector ports, and the bushing of each injection system crosses the corresponding injector port and includes at its upstream end a collar having a free end remote from the axis of the injection system by a first distance greater than a second distance separating a rim of the injector port from the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Matthieu Francois Rullaud, Romain Nicolas Lunel, Thomas Olivier Marie Noel
  • Publication number: 20190010807
    Abstract: A leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16) includes a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36). Each of the wings (34, 36) extends along a height (H) from a bottom edge (50) to a top edge (51) and along a length, from the leading edge to a respective rear edge, and are connected together over the leading edge. At least one of the wings from among the suction-side wing (36) and the pressure-side wing (34) presents a segment (S1), adjacent to the top edge (51) and extending over at least 10% of the height (H), wherein the rear edge (42) slopes towards the top edge (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, Alain Jacques Michel BASSOT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Jean-Louis ROMERO, Thibault RUF
  • Publication number: 20190009886
    Abstract: A device for locking the pitch and for feathering adjustable-pitch fan blades of a turbine engine propeller, the device including an actuator having at least one movable portion designed to be coupled to pivots of the fan blades of the propeller in order to modify their pitch angle when it slides, a movable part having first mechanical device suitable for co-operating with the actuator when in a fan blade pitch-unlocking position in order to enable the actuator movable portion to slide over an extended actuator stroke; and second mechanical device suitable for co-operating with the actuator when in a fan blade pitch-locking position in order to enable the actuator movable portion to slide over an actuator stroke that is shorter than the extended actuator stroke, and an actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS, Sebastien Emile Philippe TAJAN
  • Publication number: 20190010896
    Abstract: A double flow turbojet includes a fan including a disk centered on an axis of the fan which is provided with fan blades on its periphery, the blades having a leading edge, and an air inlet sleeve extending upstream of the fan and configured to delimit a gas flow designed to enter into the fan the air inlet sleeve having a collecting surface, the turbojet having an aspect ratio S 2 S col included in the interval [ 1.0 ; 1.0 + 0.4 ? ( L D ) ] , where L/D is the form factor of the air inlet sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard Chanez, Claude Sensiau
  • Publication number: 20190010818
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine for a turbine engine, having a stator and a rotor comprising a rotor wheel having vanes the radially external periphery of which comprises at least one lip which radially extends outwards, with sealing means radially extending about the vanes and comprising a ring. The radially external end of the lip cooperates with said ring so as to form a seal of the labyrinth type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Olivier Arnaud Fabien Lambert, Franck Robert Drouet, Gaël Frédéric Claude Cyri Evain
  • Publication number: 20190010957
    Abstract: A pivot for an adjustable-pitch blade for a turbine engine fan hub, the pivot including a stud having coupling device for transmitting a twisting torque and an outside thread, a force-decoupling part positioned around the stud, provided with an outside thread, pressing transversely against the stud at its radially outer end, an outer rolling bearing having an inside ring mounted to press transversely against the force-decoupling part, an inner rolling bearing assembled around the force-decoupling part and held thereby, a pitch transmission ring provided with a coupling device co-operating, with the coupling device of the stud, a first clamping nut screwed onto the outside thread of the force-decoupling part in order to clamp the outer and inner rolling bearings around the fan hub, and a second clamping nut screwed onto the outside thread of the stud in order to provide clamping between the stud, the force-decoupling part, and the pitch transmission ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Olivier BELMONTE, Christophe Paul JACQUEMARD, Clementine Charlotte Marie MOUTON, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS
  • Publication number: 20190009887
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of fan blades of a turbine engine propeller, the system including an actuator secured to a casing of the turbine engine, having a movable portion that is movable in translation relative to the casing, the movable portion being mechanically coupled to a load transfer bearing having an outer ring that is coupled to fan blade pivots so that a movement in translation of the movable portion of the actuator leads to a change in the pitch angle of the fan blades, and at least one locking peg secured to the casing of the turbine engine and suitable, in the event of the actuator malfunctioning, for mechanically locking the load transfer bearing in a position wherein the fan blades are feathered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Didier Jean-Louis YVON, Clementine Charlotte Marie MOUTON, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri PATSOURIS
  • Publication number: 20190011260
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for suspension of a mobile mass, such as an inertial angular sensor, including a connection device including first and second connection elements connected to each other through a connection block and deformable in bending in a mobility plane so as to enable displacements relative to the connection block, of the mobile mass connected to the first connection element, and of another element of the system connected to the second connection element such as a support or another mobile mass respectively, along two distinct directions respectively. At least one of the connection elements is formed from two springs, connecting the connection block to the mobile mass or the other element of the system respectively. The connection element thus has improved linearity properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicants: SAFRAN, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Philippe Serge Claude ONFROY, Mikael COLIN, Thierry VERDOT