Patents by Inventor Bruno Beutin

Bruno Beutin 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: 11866183
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage carrying a nacelle of the aircraft offset relative to a wing of the aircraft. The nacelle forms an air inlet fairing of a propulsion assembly. The nacelle includes a lower wall and an upper wall delimiting together a height of the nacelle. The lower wall includes an air inlet edge being contiguous with a trailing edge of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines, INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE ET DE L'ESPACE
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Miguel Angel Aguirre, Nicolas Tantot, Bruno Beutin, Bernard Robic, Sébastien Duplaa
  • Patent number: 11834187
    Abstract: A drive unit includes an engine such as a turbofan engine and a nacelle which includes, on the outside around an annular stream of fresh air, starting from upstream, an air inlet, front side covers, a thrust reverser having reversal gratings and movable rear covers. The front side covers surround the reversal gratings of the thrust reverser when it is closed, and the movable rear covers retreat with said gratings to open the reverser. The engine includes lifting points that form heavy-duty attachment points intended to receive handling clevis for lifting and transporting the drive unit. The lifting points are two upper lifting points arranged on the engine, each on one side of the engine radially behind the front side covers above the horizontal diameter (D) of the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Bruno Beutin
  • Publication number: 20220242583
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage carrying a nacelle of the aircraft offset relative to a wing of the aircraft. The nacelle forms an air inlet fairing of a propulsion assembly. The nacelle includes a lower wall and an upper wall delimiting together a height of the nacelle. The lower wall includes an air inlet edge being contiguous with a trailing edge of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: Safran Nacelles, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE L'AERONAUTIQUE ET DE L'ESPACE
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Miguel Angel Aguirre, Nicolas Tantot, Bruno Beutin, Bernard Robic, Sébastien Duplaa
  • Publication number: 20200377221
    Abstract: A drive unit includes an engine such as a turbofan engine and a nacelle which includes, on the outside around an annular stream of fresh air, starting from upstream, an air inlet, front side covers, a thrust reverser having reversal gratings and movable rear covers. The front side covers surround the reversal gratings of the thrust reverser when it is closed, and the movable rear covers retreat with said gratings to open the reverser. The engine includes lifting points that form heavy-duty attachment points intended to receive handling clevis for lifting and transporting the drive unit. The lifting points are two upper lifting points arranged on the engine, each on one side of the engine radially behind the front side covers above the horizontal diameter (D) of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Bruno BEUTIN
  • Patent number: 9957056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a propulsion unit for an aircraft including a nacelle which surrounds a turbojet engine. The nacelle has an inner structure surrounding a downstream compartment of the turbojet engine, and the inner structure includes two annular half-portions. The propulsion unit also includes a rail/guide unit and to move the annular half-portions between a working position and a maintenance position. In particular, the rail/guide unit radially moves away the annular half-portions relative to a longitudinal axis of the nacelle, during a translation movement of the annular half-portions. The nacelle is provided with a connecting rod which is connected to the annular half-portions and to the turbojet engine and so that the connecting rod contributes to rotate the annular half-portions about the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: AIRCELLE, SNECMA
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Pierre Caruel, Carmen Ancuta, Bruno Beutin
  • Publication number: 20150367946
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a propulsion unit for an aircraft including a nacelle which surrounds a turbojet engine. The nacelle has an inner structure surrounding a downstream compartment of the turbojet engine, and the inner structure includes two annular half-portions. The propulsion unit also includes a rail/guide unit and to move the annular half-portions between a working position and a maintenance position. In particular, the rail/guide unit radially moves away the annular half-portions relative to a longitudinal axis of the nacelle, during a translation movement of the annular half-portions. The nacelle is provided with a connecting rod which is connected to the annular half-portions and to the turbojet engine and so that the connecting rod contributes to rotate the annular half-portions about the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Pierre Caruel, Carmen Ancuta, Bruno Beutin
  • Patent number: 7950218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bypass turbomachine comprising a gas turbine engine provided with a fan disposed on a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, and an annular nacelle surrounding the engine so as to define a cold stream flow channel, the nacelle having an upstream end surrounding the fan of the engine and a stationary downstream end forming a gas exhaust nozzle, the nozzle having a throat section that corresponds to its smallest cross-section. The turbomachine further comprises means for taking in air from the cold stream flow channel upstream from the nozzle throat section, and means for injecting the taken-in air downstream from the nozzle throat section so as to open the throat section artificially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Albert Bruno Beutin, Eric Landre
  • Patent number: 7430852
    Abstract: A turbojet comprises at least a fan, a compressor, a combustion chamber, a turbine, and a rigid substantially-cylindrical jacket fastened at its upstream end to an intermediate casing and at its downstream end to an exhaust casing, the jacket serving to transmit forces between the intermediate casing and the exhaust casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Nelson Dos Santos, Jeremy Fert, Fabienne Lacorre, Jean-Louis Picard
  • Patent number: 7412819
    Abstract: A turbojet has a low-pressure compressor and two fans at the front of an intermediate casing which fans are driven by two independent shafts. The compressor is disposed under the rear fan and has a downstream ring of rotor blades connecting the rear fan to the drive shaft of the rear fan, an upstream rotor blade ring that is connected to the drive shaft of the front fan and at least one ring of stator blades that is disposed between the rings of rotor blades and inside an outer stator that is supported by a second intermediate casing. Bearings are interposed respectively between the two intermediate casings and the two shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Jacques Bart, Bruno Beutin, Yann Lebret
  • Publication number: 20080141656
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bypass turbomachine comprising a gas turbine engine provided with a fan disposed on a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, and an annular nacelle surrounding the engine so as to define a cold stream flow channel, the nacelle having an upstream end surrounding the fan of the engine and a stationary downstream end forming a gas exhaust nozzle, the nozzle having a throat section that corresponds to its smallest cross-section. The turbomachine further comprises means for taking in air from the cold stream flow channel upstream from the nozzle throat section, and means for injecting the taken-in air downstream from the nozzle throat section so as to open the throat section artificially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Albert Bruno Beutin, Eric Landre
  • Patent number: 7351174
    Abstract: The twin turbo-shaft engine according to the invention comprises a high pressure rotor and a low pressure rotor, at least one accessory gearbox driven by mechanical transmission means, main drive pinion means, on each rotor, driving power transmission means each associated with an input to a differential, the output of which drives a drive shaft of the accessory gearbox. It is characterised by the fact that the power transmission means extend in two different structural arms, the power transmission means of one of the rotors being connected to a power transfer box fulfilling two functions, firstly transmission of power to an input to the differential, and secondly modification of the transmission speed. The required space in each arm is thus reduced and the efficiency of the accessory gearbox is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Jeremy Fert
  • Publication number: 20080072572
    Abstract: Turbomachine fan duct comprising two coaxial cylindrical walls (60, 68), these being an internal wall and an external wall, respectively, the internal wall (68) consisting of a framework (70) to which panels (72) are removably attached, and the external wall (60) consisting of a single support structure (62) comprising openings (64) closed by removable panels (66), the openings (64) in the external wall having dimensions that allow the panels (72) of the internal wall to pass and allow these panels to be fitted onto and removed from the framework (70) of the internal wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno BEUTIN, Jacky Derenes
  • Publication number: 20070084191
    Abstract: The invention relates to thrust reversers comprising at least one mobile element (3), at least one locking device (7) comprising a hook (8) cooperating with a hookable part (6) in order to keep the mobile element (3) in the closed position, and a double detection system (10) detecting closure and locking comprising a sensor (15) for indicating, in particular by a signal, if the mobile element (3) is in the closed position and if the device (7) is in a locked position. According to the invention, the double detection system detecting closure and locking of a mobile element of a turbojet thrust reverser comprises a means (16) of detection of the hookable part (6) and of activation of a second means (17) of detection of the crooked end (13) of the hook (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno BEUTIN, Marc TESNIERE
  • Publication number: 20060277920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a twin spool turbine engine comprising a high-pressure rotor and a low-pressure rotor, at least one accessory gearbox, a drive means, driving coaxial transmission shafts that transmit movement to the accessory gearbox, characterized in that the drive means comprises a high-pressure drive pinion secured to the high-pressure rotor near its upstream end, a low-pressure drive pinion secured to the low-pressure rotor upstream of the high-pressure rotor, and a power take-off module in direct mesh with the drive pinions, driving the transmission shafts. By virtue of the invention, the transmission shafts run coaxial with one another and therefore pass through a single arm. The use of a power take-off module simplifies the mechanism. The turbine engine is simpler to assemble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Jacques BART, Bruno BEUTIN, Patrick Charles MOREL
  • Publication number: 20060230744
    Abstract: Exhaust nozzle 14 for an engine of a flying craft, comprising a tubular body with two outlet ducts 16, 18 and boxes 26, 28 for injecting gas into the outlet ducts for the purpose of thrust vectoring, these boxes having windows 38 aligned with slots 39 formed in the outlet ducts, and controlled means for adjusting the outflow of gas injected into the outlet ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Jeremy Fert
  • Publication number: 20060226282
    Abstract: Deflection system for a gas stream 11 in an exhaust nozzle 10 of a flying craft, comprising fixed structural housings 18,20 which extend perpendicularly to the gas stream 11 and which are fed with deflection gas through one of their ends external to the nozzle 10, these housings 18,20 containing in their side walls 22,28 gas injection slits 23,30 oriented in oblique directions 24,26 relative to the gas stream 11, and controlled means for the adjustable closure of these slits 23,30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Jeremy Fert
  • Patent number: 7097415
    Abstract: A low-pressure turbine of a turbomachine, the turbomachine comprising a high-pressure turbine disposed upstream from the low-pressure turbine, and an exhaust casing disposed downstream from the low-pressure turbine, the low-pressure turbine comprising a rotor secured on a low-pressure trunnion, a low-pressure shaft, a first rolling bearing disposed on said low-pressure shaft and supporting a high-pressure trunnion having fastened thereon a rotor of the high-pressure turbine, a second rolling bearing disposed on said low-pressure trunnion downstream from said first rolling bearing and enabling said low-pressure trunnion to be centered relative to said exhaust casing, and a system of fluting for enabling said low-pressure trunnion to drive said low-pressure shaft, said system of fluting being disposed between said first and second rolling bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
    Inventors: Jacques Bart, Bruno Beutin, Philippe Bouiller
  • Publication number: 20060183593
    Abstract: The twin turbo-shaft engine according to the invention comprises a high pressure rotor and a low pressure rotor, at least one accessory gearbox driven by mechanical transmission means, main drive pinion means, on each rotor, driving power transmission means each associated with an input to a differential, the output of which drives a drive shaft of the accessory gearbox. It is characterised by the fact that the power transmission means extend in two different structural arms, the power transmission means of one of the rotors being connected to a power transfer box fulfilling two functions, firstly transmission of power to an input to the differential, and secondly modification of the transmission speed. The required space in each arm is thus reduced and the efficiency of the accessory gearbox is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Jeremy Fert
  • Patent number: 7007890
    Abstract: The turbojet according to the invention is designed to be fixed onto the upper part of the aft section of the fuselage of an aircraft using at least one coat hanger, the turbojet comprising a fan, a forward casing, an aft casing, accessories arranged around the periphery of the forward casing, the forward casing comprising attachment points, for the coat hanger. The attachment points are arranged so that the turbojet can be installed indifferently on either side of the aircraft fuselage, accessories being arranged on the casing so that they are accessible from the outside of the fuselage regardless of which side the installation is done.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Didier Yvon, Georges Mazeaud, Fabien Burdin
  • Publication number: 20050198941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbojet having a low-pressure compressor and two fans at the front of an intermediate casing which fans are driven by two independent shafts. Said compressor is disposed under the rear fan and has a downstream ring of rotor blades connecting the rear fan to the drive shaft of the rear fan, an upstream rotor blade ring that is connected to the drive shaft of the front fan and at least one ring of stator blades that is disposed between the rings of rotor blades and inside an outer stator that is supported by a second intermediate casing. Bearings are interposed respectively between the two intermediate casings and the two shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Jacques Bart, Bruno Beutin, Yann Lebret