Patents by Inventor Frederic Journade

Frederic Journade 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: 20110155847
    Abstract: This invention relates to an aft pylon fairing (30) for a suspension system of an aircraft engine, comprising two side panels (44) assembled to each other by inner cross stiffening ribs (46) spaced at intervals from each other along a longitudinal direction (X) of the fairing, and also comprising a heat protection deck (32) designed to delimit an engine core flow (36). According to the invention, it also comprises two longitudinal connecting walls (58) offsetting the deck (32) from the ribs (46), each of these two longitudinal walls (58) being provided with a first side end (62) fixed to one or the other of the two side ends (60, 60) of the deck (32), and a second side end (64) rigidly fixed to the ribs (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Frederic Journade, Eric Renaud, Delphine Jalbert
  • Patent number: 7963480
    Abstract: An engine mount for an aircraft engine. The engine mount includes a rigid structure forming a box closed at its forward end by a forward closure rib, and a mounting system including a forward engine attachment having an attachment body fixedly mounted on the rigid structure. The attachment body lies against a forward surface, and the engine mount includes at least one shear pin passing at least in part through the attachment body and forward closure rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade, Eric Renaud
  • Publication number: 20110079679
    Abstract: The device for locking an engine (1) on a pylon (2) comprises a front attachment region (12) at the location of the separation between two compressors (5) and (6) and a rear attachment system (13) positioned at the rear of the turbines (9), close to the center of gravity (C). Further the rear attachment system (13) is more flexible than the other either by its own design or by being suspended from the pylon by a more flexible portion (21). This device is advantageous for reducing the level of vibrations transmitted to the aircraft (24) by the engine (1). The extension of the pylon is reduced relatively to customary designs and disk shots have less to be feared. The invention symmetrically applies to “towed” engines, the fan of which is at the front rather than at the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (Societe Par Actions Simplifiee)
    Inventors: Frederic JOURNADE, Esteban QUIROZ-HERNANDEZ, Jean-Michel SAUCRAY
  • Patent number: 7797947
    Abstract: An engine assembly including an engine mount, the engine mount including a rigid structure including a box and a mounting system positioned between the engine and the rigid structure. This mounting system includes an aft attachment. The assembly further includes a thermal protection system for the box, including a preferably ventilated duct forming a heat barrier and extending between the box and the engine. The duct extends rearward beyond the aft engine attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: AIRBUS France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade
  • Publication number: 20100170984
    Abstract: An aircraft engine assembly including a turbojet, a turbojet attachment pylon, and a nacelle mounted on the attachment pylon and surrounding the turbojet. The nacelle includes at least one mobile nacelle portion forming a single piece envelope all around a section of the turbojet, this mobile nacelle portion being mounted free to slide on the attachment pylon so that it can be moved from the forward position in the aft direction, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Frederic Journade, Laurent Lafont
  • Patent number: 7448573
    Abstract: The invention refers to a suspension pylon (4) for an aircraft engine (2), the pylon including a rigid structure (10) forming a box provided with a lower spar (28) and an upper spar (26), and an engine mounting system (11) installed fixed on the structure (10) and in particular including a forward attachment (6) with an attachment body provided with a horizontal fixing surface (40) held in contact with a horizontal fixing surface (38) of the structure (10). According to the invention, the attachment body is arranged such that its horizontal fixing surface (40) is located along a vertical direction (Z) of the pylon, upwards from a forward end (28a) of the lower spar and downwards from a forward end (26a) of the upper spar. Furthermore, the structure (10) includes at least one forward fitting (42a, 42b) making up a forward closing rib (36) of the box, this fitting (42a, 42b) defining said horizontal fixing surface (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade, Christophe Labarthe
  • Publication number: 20080272229
    Abstract: An engine mount for an aircraft engine. The engine mount includes a rigid structure forming a box closed at its forward end by a forward closure rib, and a mounting system including a forward engine attachment having an attachment body fixedly mounted on the rigid structure. The attachment body lies against a forward surface, and the engine mount includes at least one shear pin passing at least in part through the attachment body and forward closure rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade, Eric Renaud
  • Patent number: 7445179
    Abstract: The invention relates to an engine suspension pylon for an aircraft including a rigid structure provided with a box (24), this pylon also including an engine aft attachment (8) provided with an attachment body (38), and a thrust resistance device (9) generated by the engine. The rigid structure according to the invention includes an offset rib (35) for the attachment body (38), this rib (35) being mounted fixed on the box (24) between the box and the engine (2) and carrying the attachment body. Furthermore, the device (9) includes a thrust resistance spar (9b) of which the forward end is mounted fixed on the rib (35), and the aft end is mounted fixed on the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Lionel Diochon, Frederic Journade, Laurent LaFont, Mickael Sarrato, Alain Razafindrabe
  • Publication number: 20080251633
    Abstract: An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine suspension pylon, and a heat exchanger system including a second outlet located between the box and the engine, aft from the aft engine suspension. Furthermore, the exchanger in the heat exchanger system is at least partially arranged inside an aft aerodynamic fairing of the suspension pylon, the aft aerodynamic fairing being located entirely aft from the aft engine suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Frederic Journade, Robert Brunet
  • Publication number: 20080245926
    Abstract: An aircraft engine assembly including an engine, an engine suspension pylon, and a heat exchanger system including an outlet located between the box and the engine, aft from the aft engine suspension. Furthermore, the outlet of the heat exchanger system is provided on an outlet pipe connected to the exchanger and passing through a structural block fixed on a box, between the box and the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Frederic Journade, Robert Brunet
  • Publication number: 20080223983
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method to mount an aircraft engine on a rigid structure of an engine mount, comprising a securing step, on the structure, to secure an attachment body (46) for an engine attachment, this attachment body being intended to lie against a contact surface of the rigid structure oriented forwardly, and secured to this structure by at least one shear pin (68) passing through a first and a second primary orifice, the securing step of the body (46) comprising the following operations: pre-positioning the engine relative to the engine mount for the purpose of placing the first orifice opposite the second orifice; and inserting a pin fitted with a convex centering head through the two orifices, so that this pin forms the shear pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade, Eric Renaud
  • Publication number: 20080224018
    Abstract: An engine assembly including an engine mount, the engine mount including a rigid structure including a box and a mounting system positioned between the engine and the rigid structure. This mounting system includes an aft attachment. The assembly further includes a thermal protection system for the box, including a preferably ventilated duct forming a heat barrier and extending between the box and the engine. The duct extends rearward beyond the aft engine attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade
  • Publication number: 20070069069
    Abstract: The invention relates to an engine suspension pylon for an aircraft including a rigid structure provided with a box (24), this pylon also including an engine aft attachment (8) provided with an attachment body (38), and a thrust resistance device (9) generated by the engine. The rigid structure according to the invention includes an offset rib (35) for the attachment body (38), this rib (35) being mounted fixed on the box (24) between the box and the engine (2) and carrying the attachment body. Furthermore, the device (9) includes a thrust resistance spar (9b) of which the forward end is mounted fixed on the rib (35), and the aft end is mounted fixed on the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Lionel Diochon, Frederic Journade, Laurent LaFont, Mickael Sarrato, Alain Razafindrabe
  • Publication number: 20070069068
    Abstract: The invention refers to a suspension pylon (4) for an aircraft engine (2), the pylon including a rigid structure (10) forming a box provided with a lower spar (28) and an upper spar (26), and an engine mounting system (11) installed fixed on the structure (10) and in particular including a forward attachment (6) with an attachment body provided with a horizontal fixing surface (40) held in contact with a horizontal fixing surface (38) of the structure (10). According to the invention, the attachment body is arranged such that its horizontal fixing surface (40) is located along a vertical direction (Z) of the pylon, upwards from a forward end (28a) of the lower spar and downwards from a forward end (26a) of the upper spar. Furthermore, the structure (10) includes at least one forward fitting (42a, 42b) making up a forward closing rib (36) of the box, this fitting (42a, 42b) defining said horizontal fixing surface (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Laurent Lafont, Frederic Journade, Christophe Labarthe