Patents by Inventor Fabien DEL RIO

Fabien DEL RIO 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: 11406045
    Abstract: The invention concerns a helicopter ventilation architecture, said helicopter comprising at least two avionics bays (112a, 112b) comprising electronic equipment (116a, 116b) to be ventilated, said architecture comprising, for each avionics bay, an air inlet (120a, 120b) allowing outside air to enter the avionics bay in order to ventilate said avionics bay, and an air outlet (124a, 124b), allowing the air ventilating the avionics bay to exit the avionics bay, characterised in that the ventilation architecture further comprises a mixing chamber (134), connected to the air outlets, configured to receive the air originating from all the avionics bays, at least one air duct (138a, 138b), connected to the mixing chamber and to an outlet (130a, 130b) for discharging the air to the outside, and at least two fans (128a, 128b), arranged and distributed in the air duct or ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Christophe Castelli, Fabien Del Rio, Florent Challas, Jean Manel-Delaleux
  • Patent number: 11280347
    Abstract: Fan (16), in particular for an aircraft cooling unit, having a wheel (128) comprising a hub (138) and an annular array of blades (140), a shaft assembly (136) for driving the wheel about an axis (A), and fusible means for connecting the hub of the wheel to the shaft assembly, said fusible connecting means comprising a first mounting sleeve through which the shaft assembly extends and which is surrounded by the hub, and fusible safety elements (174) which extend parallel to the axis (A) and are configured to break and to disengage the wheel from the shaft assembly when said wheel rotates and a driving torque of the wheel transmitted by the shaft assembly exceeds a certain threshold, characterised in that the connecting means comprise a second wearing sleeve (143) which is inserted between the first sleeve and the hub and through which the fusible elements extend, the second sleeve being made of a material which is different from that of the first sleeve and subject to wear by friction and/or by heating if the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Fabien Del Rio, Nicolas Sentenac, Rene Salvador, Jean-Yves Goestchel
  • Patent number: 10883512
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan, in particular for an aircraft cooling unit, comprising a wheel (128) and a shaft line (136) for driving the wheel about an axis (A), said wheel including a hub (138) supporting an annular row of blades (140), and means (142) for connection to said shaft line that are housed inside said hub. The fan is characterized in that the connection means include at least one meltable safety element (158) designed to be broken and to rotationally disengage at least a portion of the connection means from the shaft line when a torque for driving the wheel that is transmitted by the shaft line exceeds a specific threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & POWER
    Inventors: Fabien Del Rio, Frederic Garcia, Francois Gauharou, Rene Salvador
  • Publication number: 20200355196
    Abstract: Fan (16), in particular for an aircraft cooling unit, having a wheel (128) comprising a hub (138) and an annular array of blades (140), a shaft assembly (136) for driving the wheel about an axis (A), and fusible means for connecting the hub of the wheel to the shaft assembly, said fusible connecting means comprising a first mounting sleeve through which the shaft assembly extends and which is surrounded by the hub, and fusible safety elements (174) which extend parallel to the axis (A) and are configured to break and to disengage the wheel from the shaft assembly when said wheel rotates and a driving torque of the wheel transmitted by the shaft assembly exceeds a certain threshold, characterised in that the connecting means comprise a second wearing sleeve (143) which is inserted between the first sleeve and the hub and through which the fusible elements extend, the second sleeve being made of a material which is different from that of the first sleeve and subject to wear by friction and/or by heating if the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Fabien DEL RIO, Nicolas SENTENAC, Rene SALVADOR, Jean-Yves GOESTCHEL
  • Publication number: 20200146184
    Abstract: The invention concerns a helicopter ventilation architecture, said helicopter comprising at least two avionics bays (112a, 112b) comprising electronic equipment (116a, 116b) to be ventilated, said architecture comprising, for each avionics bay, an air inlet (120a, 120b) allowing outside air to enter the avionics bay in order to ventilate said avionics bay, and an air outlet (124a, 124b), allowing the air ventilating the avionics bay to exit the avionics bay, characterised in that the ventilation architecture further comprises a mixing chamber (134), connected to the air outlets, configured to receive the air originating from all the avionics bays, at least one air duct (138a, 138b), connected to the mixing chamber and to an outlet (130a, 130b) for discharging the air to the outside, and at least two fans (128a, 128b), arranged and distributed in the air duct or ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe CASTELLI, Fabien DEL RIO, Florent CHALLAS, Jean MANEL-DELALEUX
  • Publication number: 20180266431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan, in particular for an aircraft cooling unit, comprising a wheel (128) and a shaft line (136) for driving the wheel about an axis (A), said wheel including a hub (138) supporting an annular row of blades (140), and means (142) for connection to said shaft line that are housed inside said hub. The fan is characterized in that the connection means include at least one meltable safety element (158) designed to be broken and to rotationally disengage at least a portion of the connection means from the shaft line when a torque for driving the wheel that is transmitted by the shaft line exceeds a specific threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Fabien DEL RIO, Frederic GARCIA, Francois GAUHAROU, Rene SALVADOR
  • Patent number: 10018200
    Abstract: A fan (10) includes: an external ferrule (12), whose internal surface (20) delimits a vein of air (14), a wheel (26) provided with blades (28) rotatably mounted in the ferrule (12) for setting into motion the vein of air, a motor (22) for driving the wheel (26), an electric circuit (40) including components (44) for controlling and powering the motor (22), which circuit (40) includes elements for cooling the components (44) by circulating air taken from the vein of air (14), wherein the cooling elements include a downstream area intake tapping aperture (52) and an upstream tapping aperture (54, 56) for reintroducing air formed through the internal surface (20) of the ferrule (12), and at least one continuous cooling conduit (50) connecting the upstream and downstream tapping apertures isolating the components (44) of the electric circuit from the air circulating in the cooling conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNOFAN
    Inventor: Fabien Del Rio
  • Publication number: 20150192137
    Abstract: A fan (10) includes: an external ferrule (12), whose internal surface (20) delimits a vein of air (14), a wheel (26) provided with blades (28) rotatably mounted in the ferrule (12) for setting into motion the vein of air, a motor (22) for driving the wheel (26), an electric circuit (40) including components (44) for controlling and powering the motor (22), which circuit (40) includes elements for cooling the components (44) by circulating air taken from the vein of air (14), wherein the cooling elements include a downstream area intake tapping aperture (52) and an upstream tapping aperture (54, 56) for reintroducing air formed through the internal surface (20) of the ferrule (12), and at least one continuous cooling conduit (50) connecting the upstream and downstream tapping apertures isolating the components (44) of the electric circuit from the air circulating in the cooling conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Fabien DEL RIO