Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
  • Patent number: 12359582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a labyrinth seal for a turbine engine, in particular of an aircraft, comprising a rotor element and a stator element extending around the rotor element, the rotor element being suitable for rotating relative to the stator element about an axis of rotation having an axial direction (DA), the rotor element comprising an annular lip having an outer radial end extending towards an abradable element (57) carried by the stator element, the outer radial end of the annular lip having a corrugation in the axial direction (DA) and a non-zero axial expanse (E5) associated with the corrugation, the abradable element (57) comprising a plurality of cells (50a, 50b) arranged adjacent to one another along the axial direction (DA) and an ortho-radial direction (O), the cells (50a, 50b) comprising walls which extend in an essentially radial direction, the cells being distributed with a first cell density in a first densified annular zone (Z51) of the abradable element, said densified annular zo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Clément Raphaël Laroche
  • Patent number: 12359614
    Abstract: A de-icing device to supply de-icing air to a turbomachine separation nozzle extending along a longitudinal axis, the turbomachine comprising: a separation nozzle positioned downstream from a turbomachine fan and comprises an internal casing and an external casing which form a separation between a primary flow vein for a primary stream and a secondary flow vein for a secondary stream, the internal casing and the external casing defining an inter-vein space; turbomachine guide vanes secured by screws to the internal casing, the screws extend into the inter-vein space, the de-icing device positioned in the inter-vein space and comprising an air inlet; an air outlet; a plurality of channels extending from the air inlet toward the air outlet; the channels arranged in relation to one another such that they extend from the air inlet toward the air outlets, passing between the screws for securing the guide vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Rémi Roland Robert Mercier, Fabrice Michel François René Aubert, Arnaud Langlois
  • Patent number: 12359581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator assembly for an aircraft turbomachine extending about an axis and including: a shroud ring, a plurality of bladed ring sectors, sliding assembly allowing relative movement between the shroud ring and each of the ring sectors, the sliding assembly including two outer annular flanges which are upstream and downstream of the shroud ring, respectively, and an inner flange of each of the ring sectors which is inserted axially between the two outer flanges, wherein each of the ring sectors includes a deflector which is supported by the inner flange of the sector and extends around the upstream annular flange of the shroud ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Ulysse Jacques Bernard Danteny, Kenny Beauboit
  • Patent number: 12362846
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for communication, according to a TDMA protocol, between a master device and at least one slave device, during which a plurality of frames are transmitted between the master device and the slave device, each frame being partitioned into a plurality of time intervals, at least one time interval having an analogue synchronization signal having an amplitude regulation portion in the form of a sine wave having a constant amplitude over a number of predetermined pulses, and an optimized synchronization portion in the form of a triangular amplitude modulation of the sine wave so as to determine a reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Patrick Thomas, Raouia Ghodhbane
  • Publication number: 20250223929
    Abstract: A gas turbine includes two unducted propellers, a main channel, a compression stage located in the main channel, the main channel supplying the compression stage with air, a cooling channel extending from a cooling inlet opening into the main channel, the cooling inlet being located upstream of the compression stage with reference to a direction of flow of the air through the gas turbine, a heat exchanger located in the cooling channel, an ejection channel opening into the main channel and into the cooling channel so that air passing through the ejection channel ventilates the heat exchanger, and a variable bleed valve that adjust an air flow rate in the ejection channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Tom EVERAETS
  • Publication number: 20250223048
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for controlling a motor assembly (100). This motor assembly (100) comprises at least a first electric machine (300) and a gas turbine engine (200). The gas turbine engine (200) comprises a low-pressure shaft (210) and a high-pressure shaft (220). The electric machine (300) is coupled to the low-pressure shaft (210), and the control method comprises a step in which a take-off of mechanical work is ordered from the first electric machine (300) to brake a rotation of the low-pressure shaft (210) in response to an activation of a thrust reverser (281) of the gas turbine engine (200) and/or a disturbance of the air flow in a transverse plane at an air intake of the gas turbine engine (200). The invention also relates to a control unit (500) suitable for carrying out this method, a motor assembly (100) incorporating this control unit (100), the electric machine (300) and the gas turbine engine (200), and a computer program to carry out this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Etienne Bernard LEPRETRE, Baptiste Jean-Marie RENAULT, Seif Eddine BENATTIA
  • Patent number: 12351294
    Abstract: A propeller for an aircraft turbomachine, the propeller having; a hub extending around a first axis including openings distributed around the first axis, each of the openings having a substantially radial orientation relative to the first axis and extending through the hub, a system for controlling the angular setting of a blade which is mounted in each of the openings, and bearings for guiding the control system, which are mounted in each of the openings, the guide bearings including two guide bearings, one of which includes two annular rows of angular contact coaxial balls having different diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Regis Eugene Henri Servant, Clement Cottet, Mathias Gautier
  • Patent number: 12351313
    Abstract: A vehicle lavatory monument assembly that includes an enclosure with a plurality of walls that cooperate to define a lavatory interior, an entry door positioned on one of the plurality of walls, and a tower assembly positioned on one of the plurality of walls. A sanitizing recess is defined in a front surface of the tower assembly, and the sanitizing recess includes access to hand sanitizer therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Cabin Inc.
    Inventor: Mike Romero
  • Patent number: 12350916
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a panel including a plurality of partitions defining cells covered by at least one skin, the skin being formed by draping fibrous structures impregnated with a thermoplastic material on the upper edges of the partitions by automatic placement of fibers, the upper edges of the partitions and the fibrous structures being joined together with the aid of a localized heating device at the moment they are placed in contact, the method wherein the fibrous structures are draped with a draping tension on the interface between each edge of a partition and the deposited fibrous structure applying a shear stress of between 50% and 80% of the maximum shear stress before rupture of the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Foucault De Francqueville, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier, Naoufel Ben Salem
  • Patent number: 12355302
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor for a generator of an aircraft engine. The method includes providing a rotor body; mounting at least one magnet on the rotor body; wrapping a tow around the rotor body and the at least one magnet to form a wrapped tow having a plurality of layers overlaid in the radial direction; and curing the wrapped tow to form at least a part of a fibre-reinforced composite sleeve configured to retain the at least one magnet on the rotor body. The step of wrapping includes applying a controlled tension to the tow during wrapping. The controlled tension is varied according to the radial position of the layer being wrapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Paul David Flower, Adrian Uriondo
  • Patent number: 12352361
    Abstract: A fuse pin valve includes a housing, a piston, and a mechanical fuse, such as a fuse pin. As assembled, the piston is movably disposed in the housing and is retained in a static position by the fuse pin. Upon a certain pressure (e.g., an abnormal pressure) acting on the piston, the fuse pin fails, thereby releasing the piston to move from a first or start position to second or end position. In the start position of the piston, the valve is in a first operational state (e.g., a closed state). In the end position of the piston, the valve is in a second operational state (e.g., an open state, fully open states, etc.). In other embodiments, in the start position of the piston the valve is in an open state, and in the end position of the piston the valve is in a closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Landing Systems Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Stephen Ataman
  • Publication number: 20250214284
    Abstract: Method for the manufacture of at least one skin, in particular of an acoustic panel for an aeronautical engine, including the laying of a thermoplastic material on a surface of a lay-up tooling, via a depositing tool configured to exert a pressure on the thermoplastic material and to heat the latter while it is being laid, wherein the lay-up tooling includes a thermal regulation device configured to locally heat the surface of the lay-up tooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Patrick DUNLEAVY, Marc DA SILVA, Patrick HENRAT
  • Publication number: 20250215975
    Abstract: A seal is configured to be arranged between a first element and a second element of a propulsion assembly. The seal includes a longitudinal sector designed to be in contact with the second element, wherein the longitudinal sector is formed of an elastic leak-tight material and includes a first zone having an anti-friction coating, a second zone having a leak-tight coating, and a third zone having an anti-friction coating. The first, second and third zones arranged side by side and extend longitudinally from a first end to a second end of the longitudinal sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Jean-Phillippe JORET, Charles-Antoine LAMPAERT, Philippe AVENEL, Manuel RODRIGUEZ ARENAS
  • Publication number: 20250215824
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for a hybrid aircraft including a first and a second engine each having a gas generator and a free turbine, a main rotor coupled to the free turbine of the first and second engines, the first engine including a first electric machine and a second electric machine of lower power than the first electric machine, one of the first or of the second electric machine being able to be coupled to the gas generator and to set the gas generator in rotation during a start phase of the engine, and being further able to be coupled to the free turbine in order to generate electrical energy after the start phase, the other of the first or of the second electric machine being coupled to the gas generator only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Romain Jean Gilbert THIRIET, Olivier BEDRINE
  • Patent number: 12345601
    Abstract: A method for determining one or more faults of an aircraft rotating machine. The method comprising a step of measuring at least one acoustic signal and at least one vibratory signal during a same operating phase of the rotating machine, a step of transforming each signal into an acoustic frequency spectrum, a step of determining a set of frequencies of interest in the set of frequency spectra, a step of forming a base of fault spectra, each fault spectrum comprising at least one frequency line, each frequency line being obtained by linear combination of frequencies of interest with predetermined weighting coefficients, a comparison step in order to obtain a score, and a step of determining faults of the rotating machine by analyzing the scores obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN VENTILATION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Patrice Caule, Alexandre Edet
  • Patent number: 12344223
    Abstract: A wheel-braking system architecture for an aircraft is provided. The architecture includes a friction brake; an electromechanical actuator associated with a power module connected to a digital communication module by a first driver module; and a controller having both a power supply unit for powering the power module by delivering a power supply voltage (Vc) thereto, and also a control unit connected to the digital communication unit in order to transmit a digital control signal to the digital communication module. The control unit can be connected to the driver unit by an analog wired connection in order to transmit that to a first analog braking order from which the first driver module drives the power module to produce a degraded power supply current for the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Olivier Frey, Dominique Onfroy
  • Patent number: 12343813
    Abstract: A method for additive manufacturing deposits material on a part forming a substrate, wherein the part forming a substrate is made of a metal alloy. The method includes a step of low-energy deposition corresponding to a surface energy of less than 400 J/mm2, on a predefined surface to be deposited, in order to form a base layer. The method further includes a step of high-energy deposition, corresponding to a surface energy greater than 500 J/mm2, by depositing a wire on the base layer already formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Hugo Sistach, Cédric Pierre Jacques Colas, Terence Grall, Romaric Jean-Marie Piette, James Prodent
  • Patent number: 12344404
    Abstract: Device (52) for regulating the rate of flow of propellant fluid for an electric thruster, of the thermo-capillary device type comprising at least one capillary duct that is electrically conductive and capable of regulating the rate of flow of propellant fluid under the action of a change in temperature of the duct, characterized in that said at least one capillary duct comprises a nickel-based alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Mathieu Diome
  • Patent number: 12344376
    Abstract: An air intake for an aircraft propulsion assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and including a turbine engine that includes a primary flow path and a secondary flow path for respectively guiding a primary air flow and a secondary air flow during a thrust, and thrust reversal for changing the secondary airflow into a reverse airflow during a thrust reversal. The air intake including a peripheral external enclosure including, in each plane radial to the axis, a point of maximum curvature for detaching the reverse airflow, an osculating circle defining a radius of curvature that is defined at each of the points of maximum curvature. The average value of the radii of curvature being less than a product of 0.028 times an internal radius of the air intake at the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Yacine Cheraga, Daniel-Ciprian Mincu, Philippe Gérard Chanez, Jean-Loïc Hervé Lecordix
  • Patent number: 12345161
    Abstract: A high-pressure gas turbine for a turbomachine includes a nozzle guide vane assembly, an annular array of movable blades mounted downstream of the nozzle guide vane assembly, a first recirculation cavity, a second recirculation cavity, and a bleed cavity. An upstream sealing element is mounted on the nozzle guide vane assembly and a downstream sealing element is mounted on the annular array of movable blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Francesco Salvatori, Damien Bonneau, Nicolas Contini, Clément Jarrossay, Pascal Cédric Tabarin