Patents by Inventor Francois Robert Bellabal

Francois Robert Bellabal 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: 10184401
    Abstract: Bypass turbojet engine comprising a fan casing (5) at the front and an exhaust casing at the rear, said turbojet engine further comprising a cold stream duct (7) which comprises an annular rear end connected to the exhaust casing and on which is positioned at least one attachment point (4) able to transmit the load from the exhaust casing to the structure of an aircraft, characterized in that a plurality of attachment points (4g, 4d) is positioned on the circumference of said annular rear end of the cold stream duct (7), said plurality of attachment points comprising either two points (4g, 4d) that are diametrically opposed on said circumference or at least three points that form a polygon through which the axis of symmetry of the cold stream duct (7) passes, and in that the turbojet engine is equipped with a rear suspension hoop (8) fixed to said attachment points and able to be fixed to the structure of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Francois Robert Bellabal
  • Patent number: 10132241
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an assembly including a first structure which is arranged to be rigidly connected to a housing of a turbojet engine; a second annular structure surrounding the first structure; and a hyperstatic trellis of connecting rods which maintains the first structure relative to the second structure, is provided. The method includes mounting the connecting rods of the hyperstatic trellis between the structures; and pre-stressing at least one of the connecting rods to a pre-determined level, which is carried out before the mounting thereof between the structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Nicolas Florent
  • Patent number: 10106266
    Abstract: A suspension structure for suspending a turboprop including two unducted propellers from a structural element of an aircraft, the structure including a suspension frame for fastening to a structural element of the aircraft and including a main beam extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the turboprop, the suspension frame being fastened to an air intake structure of the turboprop by an attachment frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Mathieu Ange Poisson, Francois Robert Bellabal, Nicolas Florent
  • Patent number: 9863273
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bypass turbojet comprising an exhaust housing having a central hub (13) and connecting means (11) that can transmit the forces generated by the turbojet to the structure of the aircraft that it propels, said connection means being two arms extending radially from the central hub in order to cross the cold flow of said turbojet and being characterized in that they are secured to said central hub and positioned in a diametrically opposed manner in relation to each other. An additional connection means (14) extends between the hub (13) and the area (9) for securing the exhaust housing to the structure (12) of the aircraft in order to transmit the exceptional dimensioning loads, said connection means being on standby during normal use, without any transmission of force between said hub and said area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Francois Gallet, Mathieu Ange Poisson
  • Patent number: 9828877
    Abstract: A bypass turbojet engine including a cylindrical cold stream flow path supported by link rods which are attached to a cylindrical outer shell ring of an exhaust case at attachment points. The attachment points for the exhaust case are crevice mounts including lugs that extend radially from the outer shell ring, a bore of the crevice mounts being directed in a direction of generatrices of the outer shell ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thomas Gérard Daniel Riviere, François Robert Bellabal, Olivier Renon, Guilhem Seize
  • Publication number: 20160376016
    Abstract: A suspension structure for suspending a turboprop including two unducted propellers from a structural element of an aircraft, the structure including a suspension frame for fastening to a structural element of the aircraft and including a main beam extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the turboprop, the suspension frame being fastened to an air intake structure of the turboprop by an attachment frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Mathieu Ange POISSON, Francois Robert BELLABAL, Nicolas FLORENT
  • Patent number: 9429073
    Abstract: A hyperstatic truss including connecting rods, used for suspension of a first ring, forming part of an engine case, inside a second ring concentric to the first ring, the connecting rods being secured at one end to the first ring and at the other end to the second ring. The tensile stiffness of the connecting rods is greater than the compressive stiffness thereof. The truss for example can be used for suspension of a ducted-fan turbine engine with an elongate bypass duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent
  • Publication number: 20160200443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bypass turbojet comprising an exhaust housing having a central hub (13) and connecting means (11) that can transmit the forces generated by the turbojet to the structure of the aircraft that it propels, said connection means being two arms extending radially from the central hub in order to cross the cold flow of said turbojet and being characterised in that they are secured to said central hub and positioned in a diametrically opposed manner in relation to each other. An additional connection means (14) extends between the hub (13) and the area (9) for securing the exhaust housing to the structure (12) of the aircraft in order to transmit the exceptional dimensioning loads, said connection means being on standby during normal use, without any transmission of force between said hub and said area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Francois Gallet, Mathieu Ange Poisson
  • Patent number: 9366186
    Abstract: A turbojet includes an intermediate casing outer shroud connected to a front suspension and a primary structure connected to a rear suspension; the shroud and the primary structure are held in a coaxial relationship by arms with at least some of the arms being shaped and/or arranged to deform in response to thrust from the turbojet by creating a deforming torque between the shroud and the primary structure in opposition to opposing stress generated by the thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventor: Francois Robert Bellabal
  • Publication number: 20150377136
    Abstract: Bypass turbojet engine comprising a fan casing (5) at the front and an exhaust casing at the rear, said turbojet engine further comprising a cold stream duct (7) which comprises an annular rear end connected to the exhaust casing and on which is positioned at least one attachment point (4) able to transmit the load from the exhaust casing to the structure of an aircraft, characterized in that a plurality of attachment points (4g, 4d) is positioned on the circumference of said annular rear end of the cold stream duct (7), said plurality of attachment points comprising either two points (4g, 4d) that are diametrically opposed on said circumference or at least three points that form a polygon through which the axis of symmetry of the cold stream duct (7) passes, and in that the turbojet engine is equipped with a rear suspension hoop (8) fixed to said attachment points and able to be fixed to the structure of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Francois Robert Bellabal
  • Patent number: 9121347
    Abstract: An assembly including an outer ring of an exhaust casing, a structural ring of an external duct of a fan channel and of a two-flow jet engine that is concentric relative to the outer ring of the exhaust casing, and at least one first and second linking arm or rod forming a hyperstatic link by being attached by one end to the outer ring of the exhaust casing and, by the other end, to the structural ring. The link formed by the first linking arm or rod is configured to break when a predetermined load is exceeded, and the second linking arm or rod is configured to form a force-transmission path between the rings when the link is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Guilhem Seize, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent
  • Publication number: 20150007580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an assembly comprising a first structure (23), arranged to be rigidly connected to a housing of a turbojet engine, a second annular structure (21) surrounding the first structure, and a hyperstatic trellis of connecting rods (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e, 40f) maintaining the first structure (23) relative to the second (21), said method comprising a step of mounting said connecting rods of the hyperstatic trellis between said structures and being characterised in that it comprises a step for pre-stressing at least one of said connecting rods (40) to a pre-determined level, carried out before the mounting thereof between said structures. It also relates to a device which is suitable for mounting the pre-stressed connecting rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert BELLABAL, Nicolas Florent
  • Patent number: 8919723
    Abstract: Device for adjusting the length of a connecting rod and consisting of a bushing positioned inside an eye of the said connecting rod, the said bushing comprising at least one element in which there is made a bore to act as a support for a pivot pin intended to pass through the eye, characterized in that the said element is a cylinder made of a metallic material covered by a cylinder made of an elastomeric material so as to form with the metallic cylinder a cylinder homothetic with the previous one, the generatrices of the said cylinders being oriented in a direction that is inclined with respect to the longest length of the said connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Thomas Gerard Daniel Riviere
  • Publication number: 20140311161
    Abstract: A method for creating a connecting element, arranged between two components of a structure, or a turbojet engine structure, which is subjected to compressive and/or tensile loadings and which includes a hollow shaft immersed, at least partially, in a stream of air flowing between the two components, the method including: dimensioning a width of the main cross section associated with the shaft of the connecting element in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the shaft according to desired mechanical strength and desired mass, and according to characteristics of the airstream; and working an external surface of the shaft of the connecting element, at least over part of this surface, to give it a surface finish with an arithmetic mean roughness at least equal to 20 microns, to reduce drag of the connecting element thus dimensioned by comparison with a smooth connecting element of the same diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Eric De Vulpillieres
  • Publication number: 20140112770
    Abstract: A bypass turbojet engine including a cylindrical cold stream flow path supported by link rods which are attached to a cylindrical outer shell ring of an exhaust case at attachment points. The attachment points for the exhaust case are crevice mounts including lugs that extend radially from the outer shell ring, a bore of the crevice mounts being directed in a direction of generatrices of the outer shell ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thomas Gérard, Daniel Riviere, François Robert Bellabal, Olivier Renon, Guilhem Seize
  • Publication number: 20130167553
    Abstract: A hyperstatic truss including connecting rods, used for suspension of a first ring, forming part of an engine case, inside a second ring concentric to the first ring, the connecting rods being secured at one end to the first ring and at the other end to the second ring. The tensile stiffness of the connecting rods is greater than the compressive stiffness thereof. The truss for example can be used for suspension of a ducted-fan turbine engine with an elongate bypass duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent
  • Publication number: 20130125560
    Abstract: A turbojet includes an intermediate casing outer shroud connected to a front suspension and a primary structure connected to a rear suspension; the shroud and the primary structure are held in a coaxial relationship by arms with at least some of the arms being shaped and/or arranged to deform in response to thrust from the turbojet by creating a deforming torque between the shroud and the primary structure in opposition to opposing stress generated by the thrust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Francois Robert Bellabal
  • Publication number: 20130037688
    Abstract: Device for adjusting the length of a connecting rod and consisting of a bushing positioned inside an eye of the said connecting rod, the said bushing comprising at least one element in which there is made a bore to act as a support for a pivot pin intended to pass through the eye, characterized in that the said element is a cylinder made of a metallic material covered by a cylinder made of an elastomeric material so as to form with the metallic cylinder a cylinder homothetic with the previous one, the generatrices of the said cylinders being oriented in a direction that is inclined with respect to the longest length of the said connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: François Robert BELLABAL, Thomas Gérard Daniel RIVIERE
  • Publication number: 20130014515
    Abstract: An assembly including an outer ring of an exhaust casing, a structural ring of an external duct of a fan channel and of a two-flow jet engine that is concentric relative to the outer ring of the exhaust casing, and at least one first and second linking arm or rod forming a hyperstatic link by being attached by one end to the outer ring of the exhaust casing and, by the other end, to the structural ring. The link formed by the first linking arm or rod is configured to break when a predetermined load is exceeded, and the second linking arm or rod is configured to form a force-transmission path between the rings when the link is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Robert Bellabal, Guilhem Seize, Thomas Alain Christian Vincent