Patents by Inventor Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER

Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER 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: 11174781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powerplant of an aircraft including at least one twin-spool gas generator of longitudinal axis (XX), at least one main fan arranged upstream of the gas generator on the longitudinal axis (XX) and driven in rotation by the gas generator, the main fan being shrouded with a main fan housing; and at least one auxiliary fan with axis (XY, XY?) offset relative to the longitudinal axis (XX) and driven by the gas generator, the auxiliary fan being shrouded with an auxiliary fan housing, the gas generator including at least one low-pressure compressor and a low-pressure turbine connected by a low-pressure shaft, the low-pressure turbine driving in rotation the main fan and the auxiliary fan via at least one power transmission system including a differential gear system incorporating a bevel gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Laurent Soulat, Kevin Morgane Lemarchand, Tewfik Boudebiza, Gilles Alain Charier, Nathalie Nowakowski, Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Adrien Pierre Jean Pertat, Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe Reigner
  • Patent number: 11022043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft propulsion assembly comprising a turbine (15), at least one fan (10) and a mechanism for transmitting power between the turbine and the fan, characterized in that the power transmission mechanism comprises a speed reducer (20) with a motion input and a motion output, the input being in the continuation of the axis (16) of the turbine and the output connected to the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier
  • Patent number: 11015521
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly comprising at least a main turbine mounted along a longitudinal axis, at least one main fan arranged upstream of the main turbine along the longitudinal axis and driven in rotation by the said main turbine, the said main fan being ducted by a main fan casing, an auxiliary turbine mounted along the longitudinal axis, the auxiliary turbine being independent of the main turbine, an auxiliary fan of axis offset with respect to the longitudinal axis and driven by the auxiliary turbine, the auxiliary fan being ducted by an auxiliary fan casing, the main casing being separate and distinct from the auxiliary casing so as respectively to generate a main secondary flow and an auxiliary secondary flow which remain independent of one another until they are discharged into the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Adrien Pierre Jean Pertat, Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe Reigner, Laurent Soulat, Kevin Morgane Lemarchand, Tewfik Boudebiza, Gilles Alain Charier, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Patent number: 10557415
    Abstract: A non-faired propeller turbo-engine includes a gas generator and a propulsion unit that is separated from the gas generator by an intermediate housing. The turbo-engine includes a housing and a radially internal ferrule that are coaxial and are connected by hollow radial arms. The housing of the turbo-engine also defines, in part, a gas flow duct of a secondary gas flow. Each radial arm is hollow and is traversed by at least one service of the turbo-engine. Additionally, at least one arm is traversed by a ventilation gas circulation duct from the secondary gas flow and which leads to at least one component from among a power turbine and a mechanical transmission of said propulsion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Tewfik Boudebiza, Gilles Alain Charier, Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Jean-Christophe Duffet
  • Patent number: 10364691
    Abstract: A turbomachine subassembly has a radially inner shell and a radially outer shell of an annular gas flow path. A radial arm extends radially between the radially inner and outer shells and delimits an isolated volume which is connected to an inner volume of a chamber partly delimited by the radially inner shell. A segment of a conduit extends radially in the isolated volume, and a ventilation air supply source is connected to supply ventilation air to the isolated volume, whereby ventilation air may be supplied to the chamber through the isolated volume. An external radial end of the radial arm supports a first connection box that closes it off. The internal volume of the radial arm communicates with the ventilation air supply source. An external cylindrical wall of the first connection box fits inside an internal cylindrical wall of the external radial end of the radial arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Nicolas Aussedat
  • Patent number: 10364038
    Abstract: Propulsion unit for an aircraft, comprising a turbine, at least one propeller offset with respect to the turbine, and a power transmission disposed between the turbine and the propeller, the transmission comprising in series two constant velocity joints with a slide connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier
  • Patent number: 10351252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft comprising a fuselage (1), a propulsion unit (7) at the rear tip of the fuselage and at least two engines (3, 5) each driving an engine shaft (32, 52), the propulsion unit including at least one propeller (71, 73) driven mechanically by the engine shafts (32, 52), characterized in that the propulsion unit (7) includes two propellers (71, 73), each of the propellers being driven by a propeller shaft (72, 74), the two propeller shafts being driven by the engine shafts (32, 52) via a first differential epicyclic gear train (40). Specifically, the input of the first differential gear train (40) is connected to the output of a second differential epicyclic gear train (60), the second differential gear train (60) including two inputs (61c2, 62c2), each of said two inputs being connected mechanically to one of said engine shafts (32, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe Reigner, Antoine Jean-Philippe Beaujard, Augustin Marc Michel Curlier
  • Patent number: 10247108
    Abstract: A propulsion unit of an aircraft including a turbine (15), at least one fan (10) with an axis offset relative to the axis of the turbine and a power transmission mechanism between the turbine and the fan. The power transmission mechanism includes a speed reducing gear (20) with an input and a movement output, the input being in the extension of the axis (16) of the turbine and the output connected to the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Sebastien Courtois
  • Patent number: 10167731
    Abstract: A turbomachine for an aircraft, comprising a rotor shaft, a turbomachine case, a lubricated bearing chamber, at least one bearing supporting the rotor shaft and being located in the bearing chamber, a lubrication device comprising oil injection means to inject oil into the bearing chamber, and oil supply means to supply oil to said oil injection means, and an electric current generator, comprising an armature driven by the rotor shaft and a field coil fixed to the turbomachine case. The generator has an orifice, which passes longitudinally through the generator from one end to the other, and the oil injection means pass through the orifice so that oil can circulate in the axial direction through the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Nicolas Maurice Herve Aussedat, Gwénolé Yann Le Pache
  • Publication number: 20180306121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft propulsion assembly comprising a turbine (15), at least one fan (10) and a mechanism for transmitting power between the turbine and the fan, characterized in that the power transmission mechanism comprises a speed reducer (20) with a motion input and a motion output, the input being in the continuation of the axis (16) of the turbine and the output connected to the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier
  • Publication number: 20180283272
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly comprising at least a main turbine mounted along a longitudinal axis, at least one main fan arranged upstream of the main turbine along the longitudinal axis and driven in rotation by the said main turbine, the said main fan being ducted by a main fan casing, an auxiliary turbine mounted along the longitudinal axis, the auxiliary turbine being independent of the main turbine, an auxiliary fan of axis offset with respect to the longitudinal axis and driven by the auxiliary turbine, the auxiliary fan being ducted by an auxiliary fan casing, the main casing being separate and distinct from the auxiliary casing so as respectively to generate a main secondary flow and an auxiliary secondary flow which remain independent of one another until they are discharged into the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier, Adrien Pierre Jean Pertat, Pierre- Alain Jean Philippe Reigner, Laurent Soulat, Kevin Morgane Lemarchand, Tewfik Boudebiza, Gilles Alain Charier, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20180281979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft comprising a fuselage (1), a propulsion unit (7) at the rear tip of the fuselage and at least two engines (3, 5) each driving an engine shaft (32, 52), the propulsion unit including at least one propeller (71, 73) driven mechanically by the engine shafts (32, 52), characterised in that the propulsion unit (7) includes two propellers (71, 73), each of the propellers being driven by a propeller shaft (72, 74), the two propeller shafts being driven by the engine shafts (32, 52) via a first differential epicyclic gear train (40). Specifically, the input of the first differential gear train (40) is connected to the output of a second differential epicyclic gear train (60), the second differential gear train (60) including two inputs (61c2, 62c2), each of said two inputs being connected mechanically to one of said engine shafts (32, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe REIGNER, Antoine Jean-Philippe BEAUJARD, Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER
  • Publication number: 20180266316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powerplant of an aircraft including at least one twin-spool gas generator of longitudinal axis (XX), at least one main fan arranged upstream of the gas generator on the longitudinal axis (XX) and driven in rotation by the gas generator, the main fan being shrouded with a main fan housing; and at least one auxiliary fan with axis (XY, XY?) offset relative to the longitudinal axis (XX) and driven by the gas generator, the auxiliary fan being shrouded with an auxiliary fan housing, the gas generator including at least one low-pressure compressor and a low-pressure turbine connected by a low-pressure shaft, the low-pressure turbine driving in rotation the main fan and the auxiliary fan via at least one power transmission system including a differential gear system incorporating a bevel gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Laurent SOULAT, Kevin Morgane LEMARCHAND, Tewfik BOUDEBIZA, Gilles Alain CHARIER, Nathalie NOWAKOWSKI, Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER, Adrien Pierre Jean PERTAT, Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe REIGNER
  • Publication number: 20170096231
    Abstract: Propulsion unit for an aircraft, comprising a turbine, at least one propeller offset with respect to the turbine, and a power transmission disposed between the turbine and the propeller, the transmission comprising in series two constant velocity joints with a slide connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Augustin Marc Michel Curlier
  • Publication number: 20170096942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a propulsion unit of an aircraft comprising a turbine (15), at least one fan (10) with an axis offset relative to the axis of the turbine and a power transmission mechanism between the turbine and the fan, characterized in that the power transmission mechanism comprises a speed reducing gear (20) with an input and a movement output, the input being in the extension of the axis (16) of the turbine and the output connected to the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER, Sebastien COURTOIS
  • Publication number: 20160340053
    Abstract: A turbomachine subassembly including an annular gas flow path is delimited by a radially inner shell and a radially outer shell, a radial arm between the inner shell and the outer shell, that delimits an isolated volume of the annular flow path, which is connected to the inner volume in which a segment of a conduit, and ventilation air supply to a chamber delimited at least partly by the inner shell, through one radial arm, wherein the volume delimited by the radial arm is connected to the inner volume of the chamber and to a ventilation air supply source, wherein the external radial end of the arm supports a first connection box that closes off the external radial end of the arm, that includes a device for connecting the segment to the remainder of the conduit and a device for connecting the internal volume of the arm to the ventilation air supply source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER, Nicolas AUSSEDAT
  • Publication number: 20160290236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-faired propeller turbo-engine comprising a gas generator (12) and a propulsion unit (14) which is separated from the gas generator (12) by an intermediate housing (40), the turbo-engine (10) including a housing (100) and a radially internal ferrule (44) which are coaxial, which are connected by hollow radial arms (50), said housing (100) also defining in part a gas flow duct (48) of a secondary gas flow, 1wherein each radial arm (50) is hollow and is traversed by at least one service (54) of the turbo-engine, characterised in that at least one arm (50) is traversed by a ventilation gas circulation duct (56) from the secondary gas flow and which leads to at least one component from among in particular a power turbine and a mechanical transmission of said propulsion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Tewfik BOUDEBIZA, Gilles Alain CHARIER, Augustin Marc Michel CURLIER, Jean-Christophe DUFFET