Patents by Inventor Anthony Lafitte

Anthony Lafitte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11585229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bladed disk (1) of a fan, comprising: a hub (10) comprising an outer radial platform (13) designed so as to define an inner gas flow stream in the turbomachine, a plurality of blades (20) comprising a root (23) connected to the platform (13), a leading edge (21) and a trailing edge (22), a groove formed in the platform (13) around part of the root (23) of each blade (20) in an area adjacent to the leading edge (21) and/or the trailing edge (22), and a joint (30) placed in the groove (15) in such a way that it extends in the extension of the radially outer face (14) of the platform (13) in order to ensure a continuity of the inner flow stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Laurent Jablonski, François Jean Comin, Philippe Gérard Edmond Joly, Jean-Marc Claude Perrollaz, Anthony Lafitte, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier
  • Patent number: 10940938
    Abstract: A system for changing the pitch of blades of at least one turbomachine rotor is provided. The system generally includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the rotor and having a body mobile in translation along a longitudinal axis with respect to a fixed body, load-transfer bearing mounted on the mobile body cooperating with the connecting mechanism, and means for lubricating the bearing having a lubricant duct and extending radially above the fixed and mobile bodies. The duct generally includes first and second telescopic tubular parts that slide coaxially with respect to one another, the first part connected to the fixed body and the second part connected to the mobile body, and means for spraying lubricant into the bearing mounted on the mobile body and lubricant supply conduit mounted on the mobile body to connect the duct to the spraying means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Anthony Lafitte, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Arnaud Martin
  • Publication number: 20210025283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bladed disk (1) of a fan, comprising: a hub (10) comprising an outer radial platform (13) designed so as to define an inner gas flow stream in the turbomachine, a plurality of blades (20) comprising a root (23) connected to the platform (13), a leading edge (21) and a trailing edge (22), a groove formed in the platform (13) around part of the root (23) of each blade (20) in an area adjacent to the leading edge (21) and/or the trailing edge (22), and a joint (30) placed in the groove (15) in such a way that it extends in the extension of the radially outer face (14) of the platform (13) in order to ensure a continuity of the inner flow stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Laurent JABLONSKI, François Jean COMIN, Philippe Gérard Edmond JOLY, Jean-Marc Claude PERROLLAZ, Anthony LAFITTE, Rémi Roland Robert MERCIER
  • Publication number: 20200172228
    Abstract: A system for changing the pitch of blades of at least one turbomachine rotor is provided. The system generally includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the rotor and having a body mobile in translation along a longitudinal axis with respect to a fixed body, load-transfer bearing mounted on the mobile body cooperating with the connecting mechanism, and means for lubricating the bearing having a lubricant duct and extending radially above the fixed and mobile bodies. The duct generally includes first and second telescopic tubular parts that slide coaxially with respect to one another, the first part connected to the fixed body and the second part connected to the mobile body, and means for spraying lubricant into the bearing mounted on the mobile body and lubricant supply conduit mounted on the mobile body to connect the duct to the spraying means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Anthony Lafitte, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Arnaud Martin
  • Patent number: 10526067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a propeller ring (10) of a turbomachine (1), with variable-pitch blades (P), the propeller ring (10) comprising a substantially coaxial annular body (11) with a main axis (A) and a plurality of radial housings (12) uniformly distributed around the main axis (A), each radial housing (12) being designed to receive a bearing (13) for a root (14) of a blade (P) so as to allow the variable pitch of the blade (P), the radial housings (12) having a substantially ovoid cross-section in a plane (T) tangential to the annular body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Charles-Henri Michel Marie Derrez, Anthony Lafitte, Cyril Roger Yves Le Pecheur
  • Patent number: 10501168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hub for an unducted propeller (14) having variable-pitch blades (18) of a turbine engine, comprising two parallel annular side walls (34) between which are arranged rings (36) which are distributed angularly in a regular manner around a longitudinal axis (A) of the hub, which are connected to the annular side walls (34), and which comprise compartments (26) receiving bearings (32) having radial axes (R) for guiding in rotation roots (30) of blades of said propeller, said rings (36) being connected in pairs by connection means (40) which are arranged between the annular side walls (34) and which comprise substantially radial reinforcing partitions (42, 44, 46), characterised in that at least some of said reinforcing partitions (42, 44, 46) are connected to said annular side walls (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Charles-Henri Michel Marie Derrez, Caroline Adeline Herauville, Anthony Lafitte, Cyril Roger Yves Le Pecheur
  • Patent number: 10378368
    Abstract: A propeller ring of a turbomachine including an annular body substantially coaxial to a principal axis and a plurality of radial housings uniformly distributed about the principal axis, each radial housing being configured to receive a root of a blade, the annular body being made of composite material including a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix and further including a plurality of metallic inserts configured to each receive the root of a blade, said metallic inserts being anchored in the composite material of the annular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Charles-Henri Michel Marie Derrez, Anthony Lafitte, Cyril Roger Yves Le Pecheur
  • Publication number: 20170313403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a propeller ring (10) of a turbomachine (1), with variable-pitch blades (P), the propeller ring (10) comprising a substantially coaxial annular body (11) with a main axis (A) and a plurality of radial housings (12) uniformly distributed around the main axis (A), each radial housing (12) being designed to receive a bearing (13) for a root (14) of a blade (P) so as to allow the variable pitch of the blade (P), the radial housings (12) having a substantially ovoid cross-section in a plane (T) tangential to the annular body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe TAJAN, Charles-Henri Michel Marie DERREZ, Anthony LAFITTE, Cyril Roger Yves LE PECHEUR
  • Publication number: 20170081018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hub for an unducted propeller (14) having variable-pitch blades (18) of a turbine engine, comprising two parallel annular side walls (34) between which are arranged rings (36) which are distributed angularly in a regular manner around a longitudinal axis (A) of the hub, which are connected to the annular side walls (34), and which comprise compartments (26) receiving bearings (32) having radial axes (R) for guiding in rotation roots (30) of blades of said propeller, said rings (36) being connected in pairs by connection means (40) which are arranged between the annular side walls (34) and which comprise substantially radial reinforcing partitions (42, 44, 46), characterised in that at least some of said reinforcing partitions (42, 44, 46) are connected to said annular side walls (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe TAJAN, Charles-Henri Michel Marie DERREZ, Caroline Adeline HERAUVILLE, Anthony LAFITTE, Cyril Roger Yves LE PECHEUR
  • Publication number: 20160123162
    Abstract: A propeller ring of a turbomachine including an annular body substantially coaxial to a principal axis and a plurality of radial housings uniformly distributed about the principal axis, each radial housing being configured to receive a root of a blade, the annular body being made of composite material including a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix and further including a plurality of metallic inserts configured to each receive the root of a blade, said metallic inserts being anchored in the composite material of the annular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe TAJAN, Charles-Henri Michel Marie Derrez, Anthony Lafitte, Cyril Roger Yves Le Pecheur