Patents by Inventor Axel Theux

Axel Theux 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: 10808722
    Abstract: An angular pitch control ring (8) of stator vanes (2), the rotations of which are controlled by a mechanism (6) applying a thrust tangent to the ring (8), is also moved in translation when it is displaced, making it touch the stator (2). According to the invention, one lateral region (13) on one side of the mechanism (6) is constructed to be stiffer than the other region to take account of the larger forces that the mechanism (6) must apply in a direction of movement. Application to turbomachines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Axel Theux
  • Patent number: 10590957
    Abstract: A turbine-engine compressor, in particular for an aircraft turboprop engine or turbojet engine, comprising an annular casing and at least one annular row of variable-pitch blades, each blade comprising a radially external end comprising a pivot mounted in an orifice in the casing and connected by a link to a control ring able to pivot axially about its axis with respect to the casing. Each link comprises a first end fixed to the pivot of the blade and a second end mounted so as to be able to pivot on the control ring. The pivot axes of first and second links on the control ring are offset from each other along the axis of the compressor, the second end of the second link being mounted on the ring by a connecting member, allowing a connection of the sliding or annular linear pivot type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Axel Theux, Pierre-Alain Francis Claude Sebrecht
  • Publication number: 20180258951
    Abstract: An angular pitch control ring (8) of stator vanes (2), the rotations of which are controlled by a mechanism (6) applying a thrust tangent to the ring (8), is also moved in translation when it is displaced, making it touch the stator (2). According to the invention, one lateral region (13) on one side of the mechanism (6) is constructed to be stiffer than the other region to take account of the larger forces that the mechanism (6) must apply in a direction of movement. Application to turbomachines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Axel THEUX
  • Publication number: 20170241436
    Abstract: A turbine-engine compressor, in particular for an aircraft turboprop engine or turbojet engine, comprising an annular casing and at least one annular row of variable-pitch blades, each blade comprising a radially external end comprising a pivot mounted in an orifice in the casing and connected by a link to a control ring able to pivot axially about its axis with respect to the casing. Each link comprises a first end fixed to the pivot of the blade and a second end mounted so as to be able to pivot on the control ring. The pivot axes of first and second links on the control ring are offset from each other along the axis of the compressor, the second end of the second link being mounted on the ring by a connecting member, allowing a connection of the sliding or annular linear pivot type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Axel Theux, Pierre-Alain Francis Claude Sebrecht