Patents by Inventor Claude Plazanet

Claude Plazanet 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: 7565851
    Abstract: A process for geometrical construction of a flash land is provided for a flash land that is to be provided in a die for forging of a turbomachine vane, in accordance with determined parameters, where the vane includes a blade. The process includes choosing at least three reference planes corresponding to a root, middle and tip of the blade. At least three reference sections of the blade in reference planes corresponding to the root, middle and tip of the blade are chosen in the reference planes. A length of the flash land and a shrinkage distance for the three reference sections are determined in the reference planes. Intermediate sections of the flash land and the corresponding flash gutter of the flash land from the reference sections are constructed by interpolation in the predetermined planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Yvon Louesdon, Jean-Claude Plazanet
  • Patent number: 7370506
    Abstract: A forging die includes on one face, a half-imprint of a part to be forged such as a turbine engine blade. The die also includes on the face, a device for forming a marking along two directions relatively to which the position of the imprint is defined, the device including two pads protruding relatively to the face and each including two notches defining the two directions. This device preferably includes two pads machined on the die at the same time as the imprint, and each including two notches in the form of a cross.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Alain Lorieux, Jean-Jacques Levy, Daniel Lhomme, Claude Plazanet, Pierre George, Camille Cougnaud, Alain Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20060005386
    Abstract: The invention concerns a geometrical construction process for a flash land, to be provided in a die for the forging of a turbomachine vane, in accordance with determined parameters (l, d, ?, ?, h), where the vane has a blade and the blade is defined by plane sections (Si) in predetermined planes (Pi), where the flash land and its flash gutter must be defined in the said predetermined planes so as to obtain plane sections of the blade and of the flash land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Yvon Louesdon, Jean-Claude Plazanet
  • Publication number: 20050247101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a forging die including on one face, a half-imprint of a part to be forged such as a turbine engine blade. The die is characterized by the fact that it includes on said face, a means forming a marking along two directions relatively to which the position of said imprint is defined, said means consisting of two pads protruding relatively to said face and each including two notches defining said two directions. This means preferably consists of two pads machined on the die at the same time as the imprint, and each including two notches in the form of a cross. The invention thus allows visual checking of the positioning of the imprints and of the dies on the platens of the press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Alain Lorieux, Jean-Jacques Levy, Daniel Lhomme, Claude Plazanet, Pierre George, Camille Cougnaud, Alain Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20050086783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a precision-forging parts manufacturing process including the manufacture and development of a first forging tooling equipment (20, 30), the forging of the parts with said tooling equipment, whereas the parts have a determined excessive thickness, and their finishing treatment, The method is characterised in that it also includes the realisation of a digital model of the surface of the first tooling equipment, the forging of parts, the rehabilitation of the tooling equipment or the manufacture of new tooling equipment from the digital model, after forging a determined number of parts. In particular, the parts are subjected to a finishing treatment directly after forging, said treatment including mechanic polishing. The invention applies to the forging of blades for turbo machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Dominique Beignon, Camille Cougnaud, Marc Lepetit, Bertrand Bouillot, Lionel Valery, Jean-Claude Plazanet