Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Bonny

Jean-Claude Bonny 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: 6910866
    Abstract: A fan rotor includes a disk having a rim with a plurality of substantially axial grooves that are spaced apart angularly. Removable blades extend radially outwards from the periphery of the disk. Each blade has a blade root in a respective groove. A downstream flange plate can be secured to the disk with the downstream faces of the blade roots being in abutment against the downstream flange plate. An upstream flange plate is secured to the disk so as to retain the blade roots in the grooves. In the rotor, the upstream flange plate is fitted on its downstream face with a resilient device configured to exert sufficient force on the upstream faces of the blade roots, after assembly, to prevent an axial displacement of the blades during normal operation (apart from exceptional events of the type in which foreign bodies are ingested or blades are lost).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
    Inventors: Alain Bassot, Jean-Claude Bonny, Philippe Even, Pierre Lamothe, Alain Madec, Patrick Reghezza
  • Publication number: 20040126240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan rotor comprising a disk having a rim with a plurality of substantially axial grooves that are regularly spaced apart angularly, a plurality of removable blades extending radially outwards from the periphery of said disk, each blade having a blade root received in a respective groove, a downstream flange plate secured to said disk with the downstream faces of the blade roots being in abutment thereagainst, and a removable upstream flange plate secured to said disk for the purpose of retaining the blade roots in the grooves. In the rotor, the upstream flange plate is fitted on its downstream face with resilient means for exerting sufficient force on the upstream faces of the blade roots, after assembly, to prevent any axial displacement of the blades during normal operation of the engine (apart from exceptional events of the type in which foreign bodies are ingested or blades are lost).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Alain Bassot, Jean-Claude Bonny, Philippe Even, Pierre Lamothe, Alain Madec, Patrick Reghezza