Patents by Inventor Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX

Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX 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: 11814987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a straightening assembly (28) comprising two radially inner and outer coaxial shells (34) between which extend vanes (36) made of composite material, fixed to a first end portion on the radially inner shell and to a second end portion on the radially outer shell, characterized in that: for each vane (36), in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the radially inner and outer shells (34), a straight line passing through a junction between said first and second end portions and the useful part forms an angle ? with a radius of the radially inner shell, passing through the junction between said first end portion and the useful part of said vane (36), such that 0°<??30°; the radially inner shell has a diameter ranging from 1,000 mm to 1,600 mm; and in that the radially outer shell has a diameter ranging from 2,000 to 2,800 mm; the number of vanes (36) ranges from twenty-five to forty-five.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cédric Zaccardi, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux, William Henri Joseph Riera
  • Publication number: 20230228201
    Abstract: An annular intermediate casing for a turbomachine through which an aerodynamic airstream circulates, including a radially internal shroud (31), a radially external shroud, at least one stator blade including a vane with a leading edge, and at least one aero-dynamic member which is formed of a structural arm extending radially at least in part between the radially internal shroud and the radially external shroud. The aerodynamic member includes a leading edge which is aligned with the leading edge of the stator blade in one plane and which is borne by a profiled portion positioned upstream of the structural arm in the direction of circulation of the aerodynamic airstream, the profiled portion, the structural arm, the radially internal shroud and the radially external shroud being monobloc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Frederic Jacques Eugene GOUPIL, Francois Marie Paul MARLIN, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX, Philippe VERSEUX, Yacine CHERAGA
  • Patent number: 11525366
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow straightener unit (1) for a fan module of a turbomachine, the straightener unit (1) comprising a plurality of blades (2) distributed about an axis of rotation, each blade (2) is made of a composite material and comprises an aerofoil (21) and a root (22) intended to be assembled on a hub (4) of the turbomachine. The unit (1) comprises a centring and attachment plate (3) of the blade (2) on the turbomachine intended to be attached to the hub (4) at a determined azimuthal position and to the root (22) of the blade (2), the plate (3) is designed to be screwed to the hub (4) by screws (51a) that are longitudinal with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1) and screwed to the root (22) of the blade (2) by screws (52) that are radial with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Patent number: 11280204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a straightening assembly for an air flow of a turbomachine, comprising two respectively coaxial radially inner and outer shrouds (30), between which extend the vanes (32) made of composite material attached, at a first end portion (42) thereof, to the radially inner shroud and at a second end portion (44) thereof, to the radially outer shroud (30), with the vanes (32) comprising a useful portion extending between the two end portions (42, 44). According to the invention, for each vane (32) in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the radially inner and outer shrouds (30), a straight line passing through a junction between said first and second end portions (42, 44) and the useful portion forms, with a radius of the radially inner shroud passing through the junction between said first end portion and the useful portion of said vane (32), an angle ? such that 0°<??90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cédric Zaccardi, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux, William Henri Joseph Riera
  • Publication number: 20210396143
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow straightener unit (1) for a fan module of a turbomachine, the straightener unit (1) comprising a plurality of blades (2) distributed about an axis of rotation, each blade (2) is made of a composite material and comprises an aerofoil (21) and a root (22) intended to be assembled on a hub (4) of the turbomachine. The unit (1) comprises a centring and attachment plate (3) of the blade (2) on the turbomachine intended to be attached to the hub (4) at a determined azimuthal position and to the root (22) of the blade (2), the plate (3) is designed to be screwed to the hub (4) by screws (51a) that are longitudinal with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1) and screwed to the root (22) of the blade (2) by screws (52) that are radial with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX
  • Patent number: 11149570
    Abstract: An outlet guide vane for a fan of a turbomachine is provided. The outlet guide vane includes a blade made of composite material and having a radial inner end, a first metal fastener portion fastened to the radial inner end, a first platform extending transversely with respect to the blade in the vicinity of the radial inner end. The first metal fastener portion is to be mounted on and fastened to an upstream flange and to a downstream flange of a hub. The first platform is monolithic with the first metal fastener portion or with the blade. A rectifier wheel and a turbomachine including the outlet guide vane are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Larry Sylvio Laborieux, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Patent number: 10907489
    Abstract: A vaned ring for a turbomachine stator includes an outer shell, a vane having a vane head, and two platforms arranged circumferentially on either side of the vane head, and fixed on a radially inner face of the outer shell by detachable fasteners. The vane head has first conical seatings bearing on respective second conical seatings of the two platforms so as to prevent a displacement of the vane radially inwards and along the circumferential direction. The vaned ring includes a frangible pin including a base mounted on the outer shell and a head projecting radially inwards with respect to the outer shell and having a head surface forming, vis-à-vis a top surface of the vane head, a stop opposing a displacement of the vane radially outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Kaelig Merwen Orieux, Jean-Marc Claude Perrollaz
  • Patent number: 10662974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide vane intended to be mounted in a turbine engine between an inner shroud (17) and an outer shroud (16), comprising a longitudinal straightening body (41) for an air flow extending between a first end (42) intended to be positioned at the inner shroud (17) and a second end (44) intended to be positioned at the outer shroud (16), the longitudinal straightening body having an aerodynamic profile defined by a leading edge (41a) and a trailing edge (41b) in the flow direction of the air flow, and by a camber line (41c) extending from the leading edge (41a) to the trailing edge (41b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Marc-Antoine Anatole Got, Kaelig Merwen Orieux, Cedric Zaccardi
  • Patent number: 10584606
    Abstract: A case of a turbomachine including an inner wall of revolution coaxial with a principal longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, an acoustic insulation structure installed inside the inner wall of revolution that has an annular principal shape centred on the longitudinal axis, and an abradable annular element, wherein the abradable element is fixed on an inner annular face of the acoustic insulation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Remi Roland Robert Mercier, Kaelig Merwen Orieux
  • Publication number: 20200025001
    Abstract: The invention describes an outlet guide vane (1) for a fan (2) of a turbomachine, comprising: a blade (10) made of composite material and having a radial inner end (101), a first metal fastener portion (11) fastened to the radial inner end (101), at least a first platform (13) extending transversely with respect to the blade (10) in the vicinity of its radial inner end (101), the first metal fastener portion (11) being configured to be mounted on and fastened to an upstream flange (62) and to a downstream flange (63) of a hub (6), the first platform (13) being monolithic with the first metal fastener portion (11) or with the blade (10). The invention also relates to a rectifier wheel (3) and to a turbomachine comprising such an outlet guide vane (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Larry Sylvio Laborieux, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Publication number: 20200024997
    Abstract: A vaned ring for a turbomachine stator includes an outer shell (42), a vane (46) having a vane head (52), and two platforms (60) arranged circumferentially on either side of the vane head, and fixed on a radially inner face (61) of the outer shell by means of detachable fasteners. The vane head has first conical seatings (70) bearing on respective second conical seatings (72) of the two platforms so as to prevent a displacement of the vane radially inwards and along the circumferential direction. The vaned ring comprises a frangible pin (73) including a base (73A) mounted on the outer shell and a head (73B) projecting radially inwards with respect to the outer shell and having a head surface (73C) forming, vis-a-vis a top surface (74) of the vane head, a stop opposing a displacement of the vane radially outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Kaelig Merwen Orieux, Jean-Marc Claude Perrollaz
  • Patent number: 10392955
    Abstract: A turbomachine fan frame including a central hub, a plurality of radial vanes installed on the hub and distributed around the hub, each vane including an inner radial end root at which the vane is fixed to the hub, a plurality of flow stream reconstitution platforms, each platform being installed between the roots of two adjacent vanes and radially at a distance from the hub, wherein each platform is fixed to the hub by at least one support element associated with the platform, the support element located between the associated platform and the hub and located between the roots of two adjacent vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Kaelig Merwen Orieux, Virginie Guilbert, Lise Lacroix
  • Publication number: 20190120071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a straightening assembly (28) comprising two radially inner and outer coaxial shells (34) between which extend vanes (36) made of composite material, fixed to a first end portion on the radially inner shell and to a second end portion on the radially outer shell, characterized in that: for each vane (36), in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the radially inner and outer shells (34), a straight line passing through a junction between said first and second end portions and the useful part forms an angle ? with a radius of the radially inner shell, passing through the junction between said first end portion and the useful part of said vane (36), such that 0°<??30°; the radially inner shell has a diameter ranging from 1,000 mm to 1,600 mm; and in that the radially outer shell has a diameter ranging from 2,000 to 2,800 mm; the number of vanes (36) ranges from twenty-five to forty-five.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Cédric ZACCARDI, Kaëlig Merwen ORIEUX, William Henri Joseph RIERA
  • Publication number: 20190106998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a straightening assembly for an air flow of a turbomachine, comprising two respectively coaxial radially inner and outer shrouds (30), between which extend the vanes (32) made of composite material attached, at a first end portion (42) thereof, to the radially inner shroud and at a second end portion (44) thereof, to the radially outer shroud (30), with the vanes (32) comprising a useful portion extending between the two end portions (42, 44). According to the invention, for each vane (32) in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the radially inner and outer shrouds (30), a straight line passing through a junction between said first and second end portions (42, 44) and the useful portion forms, with a radius of the radially inner shroud passing through the junction between said first end portion and the useful portion of said vane (32), an angle ? such that 0°<??90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Cédric ZACCARDI, Kaëlig Merwen ORIEUX, William Henri Joseph RIERA
  • Publication number: 20180156237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide vane intended to be mounted in a turbine engine between an inner shroud (17) and an outer shroud (16), comprising a longitudinal straightening body (41) for an air flow extending between a first end (42) intended to be positioned at the inner shroud (17) and a second end (44) intended to be positioned at the outer shroud (16), the longitudinal straightening body having an aerodynamic profile defined by a leading edge (41a) and a trailing edge (41b) in the flow direction of the air flow, and by a camber line (41c) extending from the leading edge (41a) to the trailing edge (41b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul PAPIN, Marc-Antoine Anatole GOT, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX, Cedric ZACCARDI
  • Publication number: 20180149033
    Abstract: A case of a turbomachine including an inner wall of revolution coaxial with a principal longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, an acoustic insulation structure installed inside the inner wall of revolution that has an annular principal shape centred on the longitudinal axis, and an abradable annular element, wherein the abradable element is fixed on an inner annular face of the acoustic insulation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Remi Roland Robert MERCIER, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX
  • Patent number: 9945261
    Abstract: A support structure suitable for interposing between the engine and the nacelle of an aeroengine and suitable for being fastened on an intermediate casing is provided. The structure includes a shroud having a plurality of sectors, a plurality of radial arms each installed between two adjacent shroud sectors, and a plurality of fasteners for fastening the plurality of shroud sectors to the plurality of radial arms. The shroud sectors and radial arms form a skeleton for transmitting structural forces within the intermediate casing. The structure includes non-structural fairings mounted on the skeleton and suitable for reconstituting the airflow passage. Each of the shroud sectors and radial arms is formed by a metal frame without mechanical discontinuity, each shroud sector metal frame defining at least one opening that is closed by a cover and each radial arm metal frame defining at least one orifice for receiving a closure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Kaelig Merwen Orieux, Regis Eugene Henri Servant
  • Patent number: 9797266
    Abstract: A closer for an attachment orifice of an OGV in a turbine engine, the vane having a blade fixed to a root provided with attachment orifices, the closer including a cup adapted to be fixed in the attachment orifice of an OGV; a cylindrical shaped plug engaging in the cup, the plug including an upper face inclined relative to the ground plane of the plug; a guide adapted to position the plug on the cup by rotation into a working position, in which the upper face of the plug coincides with the surface level of the vane root; a blocking system to block the plug in the working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Kaëlig Merwen Orieux, Thierry Georges Paul Papin
  • Publication number: 20170037871
    Abstract: A turbomachine fan frame including a central hub, a plurality of radial vanes installed on the hub and distributed around the hub, each vane including an inner radial end root at which the vane is fixed to the hub, a plurality of flow stream reconstitution platforms, each platform being installed between the roots of two adjacent vanes and radially at a distance from the hub, wherein each platform is fixed to the hub by at least one support element associated with the platform, the support element located between the associated platform and the hub and located between the roots of two adjacent vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul PAPIN, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX, Virginie GUILBERT, Lise LACROIX
  • Publication number: 20160146054
    Abstract: A support structure suitable for interposing between the engine and the nacelle of an aeroengine and suitable for being fastened on an intermediate casing, the structure comprising a shroud having a plurality of sectors (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D), a plurality of radial arms (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D) each installed between two adjacent shroud sectors, and a plurality of fastener means (16) for fastening the plurality of shroud sectors to the plurality of radial arms, the shroud sectors and radial arms forming a skeleton (10) suitable for transmitting structural forces within the intermediate casing, the structure including non-structural fairings mounted on the skeleton and suitable for reconstituting the airflow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thierry Georges Paul PAPIN, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT