Patents by Inventor Eric Rambaud

Eric Rambaud 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).

  • Publication number: 20190257269
    Abstract: A turbojet engine including an engine, a fan casing and a nacelle including a fixed structure and a thrust-reversing system having a mobile assembly with a mobile cowl and a frame, in which the mobile assembly is translationally mobile on the fixed structure between an advanced position and a retracted position to define a window between the secondary jet and the outside of the nacelle, inner doors and outer doors, a runner translationally mobile between a first position and a second position, in which each door is mounted articulated by a rear edge on the runner between a stowed position and a deployed position, an actuator for ensuring the translational displacement of the runner from the first position to the second position and an actuator for ensuring the displacement of the frame from the advanced position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Eric Rambaud, Denis Brossard, Frédéric Ridray, Philippe Descamps, Xavier Bardey, Stéphane Le Clainche
  • Patent number: 7790082
    Abstract: A process for the production of a panel of composite material with stiffening strips, in which a mold is draped with at least one first ply of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, there is emplaced at desired positions on said ply at least one stiffening strip, the stiffening strip as well as at least a portion of the remaining surface of the first ply is covered with at least one second ply of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, then a bladder is placed to cover the above elements, the assembly is then placed under vacuum and then in an autoclave to polymerize the resin. Before emplacement of the stiffening strip and/or of the second ply (4), there is interposed at least one layer (5) of a non-adherent material between at least one portion of the surface of the stiffening strip and one and/or the other of the plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Eric Rambaud, Alain Porte, Bruno Legeay
  • Patent number: 7338696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated adhesive film (16) that will be used to glue a wall on one face of a cellular structure (10) to form a sandwich panel. The adhesive film (16) comprises at least one hole and not more than three holes (18) facing each of the cells (12) of the cellular structure (10). Preferably, the holes (18) are formed by punching an unperforated adhesive film. The holes (18) enable the formation of regular glue dabs on the ends of the partitions (14) separating cells (12) in the cellular structure (10), when the adhesive film (16) is heated before the wall is glued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Eric Rambaud, Dona Vitonou
  • Patent number: 7125237
    Abstract: Tooling for molding with keys for the production of air intakes without clips of substantially tubular shape, comprises a self-supporting mandrel with keys comprising at least three sectors in the form of panels, namely at least two articulated sectors (3) retractable toward the center of the mandrel and a key sector independent from the other sectors and insertable between these latter, thereby, by abutment, to define, by their external surfaces, a continuous surface corresponding to the internal surface of the air intake, elements to lock in abutted position the sectors, and a control device, disconnectable from the mandrel, of the relative displacement of the movable sectors to place them either in a molding position by abutment of the sectors, or in an unmolding position by retraction of the sectors toward the interior of the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Jacques Lalane, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud
  • Patent number: 6840349
    Abstract: A multi-component acoustically resistive layer, for acoustical attenuating panels having a cellular core (1) flanked, on the sound wave arrival side, with an acoustically damping layer (2) and, on the opposite side, with a rear reflector (3), comprises a first structural component (4) in contact with the aerodynamic flow and formed by at least one layer of fibers connected by a suitable resin and oriented in the direction of aerodynamic flow the component (4) comprising a suitable quantity of open surface; a dissipating component (6) disposed against the surface of the first component (4) opposite the flow, formed by a metallic cloth; and a second structural component (7) formed by at least one layer of fibers connected by a suitable resin, oriented orthogonally to the direction of aerodynamic flow. The second structural component (7) is connected to the cellular core (1) and comprises a suitable open surface quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Robert Andre, Michel Buge, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud
  • Publication number: 20040227276
    Abstract: A process for the production of a panel of composite material with stiffening strips, in which a mold is draped with at least one first ply of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, there is emplaced at desired positions on said ply at least one stiffening strip, the stiffening strip as well as at least a portion of the remaining surface of the first ply is covered with at least one second ply of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, then a bladder is placed to cover the above elements, the assembly is then placed under vacuum and then in an autoclave to polymerize the resin. Before emplacement of the stiffening strip and/or of the second ply (4), there is interposed at least one layer (5) of a non-adherent material between at least one portion of the surface of the stiffening strip and one and/or the other of the plies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Eric Rambaud, Alain Porte, Bruno Legeay
  • Patent number: 6772857
    Abstract: An acoustically resistive layer for an acoustic attenuation panel (22) forming a conduit in which there is an aerodynamic flow (18), adapted particularly for an aircraft turbo jet engine. The panel has at least one acoustically resistive layer (24), at least one porous structure (26) and a reflector (28) disposed opposite the incident wave. The acoustically resistive layer (24) is constituted by strips (30) disposed in the direction of the flow (18), interconnected by a plurality of splints (32) ensuring the absorption of force, particularly radially, the splints (32) having very small surfaces ensuring the continuity of the homogeneous character of the quantity of open surface of the acoustically resistive layer thus formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Nathalie Pascal, Sylvain Thezelais, Eric Rambaud
  • Patent number: 6749704
    Abstract: A process for bonding at least two elements (10, 12) of which at least one is impregnated with a thermostable thermoplastic resin or mixtures of resins, characterized in that the elements are placed in contact by pressure members which are adapted also to transmit vibrations to at least one of the elements so as to obtain temperature rise by friction at the interface, to the operating temperature comprised within a shoulder (20), comprising a less rapid increase of shoulder corresponding to the passage from the solid to the liquid condition of the resin or of the mixture of resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Maxime Boussu, Eric Rambaud
  • Patent number: 6746642
    Abstract: A process for the production of a panel (7) of composite material with stiffening strips (3), in which a mold (1) is draped with at least one first ply (2) of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, there is emplaced at desired positions on said ply (2) at least one stiffening strip (3), the stiffening strip (3) as well as at least a portion of the remaining surface of the first ply (2) is covered with at least one second ply (4) of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, then a bladder (6) is placed to cover the above elements, the assembly is then placed under vacuum and then in an autoclave to polymerize the resin. Before emplacement of the stiffening strip (3) and/or of the second ply (4), there is interposed at least one layer (5) of a non-adherent material between at least one portion of the surface of the stiffening strip (3) and one and/or the other of the plies (2, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Eric Rambaud, Alain Porte, Bruno Legeay
  • Publication number: 20040065775
    Abstract: Tooling for molding with keys for the production of air intakes without clips of substantially tubular shape, comprises a self-supporting mandrel with keys comprising at least three sectors in the form of panels, namely at least two articulated sectors (3) retractable toward the center of the mandrel and a key sector independent from the other sectors and insertable between these latter, thereby, by abutment, to define, by their external surfaces, a continuous surface corresponding to the internal surface of the air intake, elements to lock in abutted position the sectors, and a control device, disconnectable from the mandrel, of the relative displacement of the movable sectors to place them either in a molding position by abutment of the sectors, or in an unmolding position by retraction of the sectors toward the interior of the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Jacques Lalane, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud
  • Publication number: 20040045766
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an acoustically resistive layer for an acoustic attenuation panel (22) forming a conduit in which there is an aerodynamic flow (18), adapted particularly for an aircraft turbo jet engine, said panel comprising at least one acoustically resistive layer (24), at least one porous structure (26) and a reflector (28) disposed opposite the incident wave, characterized in that said acoustically resistive layer (24) is constituted by strips (30) disposed in the direction of said flow (18), interconnected by a plurality of splints (32) ensuring the absorption of force, particularly radially, said splints (32) having very small surfaces ensuring the continuity of the homogeneous character of the quantity of open surface of the acoustically resistive layer thus formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Nathalie Pascal, Sylvain Thezelais, Eric Rambaud
  • Publication number: 20040023026
    Abstract: The invention relates to a perforated adhesive film (16) that will be used to glue a wall on one face of a cellular structure (10) to form a sandwich panel. The adhesive film (16) comprises at least one hole and not more than three holes (18) facing each of the cells (12) of the cellular structure (10). Preferably, the holes (18) are formed by punching an unperforated adhesive film. The holes (18) enable the formation of regular glue dabs on the ends of the partitions (14) separating cells (12) in the cellular structure (10), when the adhesive film (16) is heated before the wall is glued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Rambaud, Dona Vitonou
  • Publication number: 20040016595
    Abstract: A multi-component acoustically resistive layer, for acoustical attenuating panels having a cellular core (1) flanked, on the sound wave arrival side, with an acoustically damping layer (2) and, on the opposite side, with a rear reflector (3), comprises a first structural component (4) in contact with the aerodynamic flow and formed by at least one layer of fibers connected by a suitable resin and oriented in the direction of aerodynamic flow the component (4) comprising a suitable quantity of open surface; a dissipating component (6) disposed against the surface of the first component (4) opposite the flow, formed by a metallic cloth; and a second structural component (7) formed by at least one layer of fibers connected by a suitable resin, oriented orthogonally to the direction of aerodynamic flow. The second structural component (7) is connected to the cellular core (1) and comprises a suitable open surface quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Andre, Michel Buge, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud
  • Publication number: 20030178123
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for bonding at least two elements (10, 12) of which at least one is impregnated with a thermostable thermoplastic resin or mixtures of resins, characterized in that the elements are placed in contact by pressure means which are adapted also to transmit vibrations to at least one of the elements so as to obtain temperature rise by friction at the interface, to the operating temperature comprised within a shoulder (20), comprising a less rapid increase of shoulder corresponding to the passage from the solid to the liquid condition of the resin or of the mixture of resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Maxime Boussu, Eric Rambaud
  • Patent number: 6607625
    Abstract: A process for producing an acoustically resistive layer, particularly for the nacelles of aircraft jet engines. The process includes producing a structural component by using thermoplastic resins, this component having a given quantity of open surface relative to the acoustic waves to be treated. The structural component is connected to an acoustic metallic fabric having a mesh adapted to the open surface quantity of the structural component. Then, the thermoplastic resin is heated under pressure at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: EADS Airbus SA
    Inventors: Robert Andre, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud
  • Publication number: 20010038170
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for the production of a panel (7) of composite material with stiffening strips (3), in which a mold (1) is draped with at least one first ply (2) of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, there is emplaced at desired positions on said ply (2) at least one stiffening strip (3), the stiffening strip (3) as well as at least a portion of the remaining surface of said first ply (2) is covered with at least one second ply (4) of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, then a bladder (6) is placed to cover the above elements, a suitable vacuum is established in the space between the mold (1) and the bladder (6), the assembly is then placed in an autoclave to subject it to a pre-established polymerization cycle for the resin, at temperatures and pressures suitable for said resin, and finally the panel is demolded, characterized in that before said emplacement of the stiffening strip (3) and/or of the second ply (4), there is interposed at least one layer, film or the like (5) of a non-
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Michel Buge, Eric Rambaud, Alain Porte, Bruno Legeay
  • Publication number: 20010005937
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for producing an acoustically resistive layer, particularly for the nacelles of aircraft jet engines, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Applicant: EADS AIRBUS SA
    Inventors: Robert Andre, Alain Porte, Eric Rambaud