Patents by Inventor Michel Brault

Michel Brault 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: 10539031
    Abstract: A turbine engine impeller including a disc bearing vanes, the roots of which are fitted in grooves which are substantially parallel to an axis of revolution of the disc. The root of each vane is connected to a blade by an integrated platform, the platforms of said vanes cooperating so as to form a radially inner wall of a duct for a flow passing through the blades. The impeller further includes two independent annular plates which are fixed to the disc, a first of said plates being mounted upstream of the disc and comprising a transverse annular portion which is supported on an upstream face of the roots of the vanes, and a second of said plates being mounted downstream of the disc and comprising a transverse annular portion which is supported on a downstream face of the roots of the vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Antoine Beaujard, Roland Gilbert Michel Brault, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Patent number: 10473035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine (1) with a modular structure comprising a plurality of coaxial modules (A, B, C) with, at one end, a first module (A) comprising a power transmission shaft (3) and a speed reduction gear (7), said power transmission shaft being driven via the speed reduction gear (7) by a turbine shaft (2) secured to one (C) of said coaxial modules that is separate from the first module, the speed reduction gear comprising a drive means (8 and 9) fixed to the turbine shaft (2) and to a journal (13) of a shaft of a low-pressure compressor rotor (1 a), characterized in that it comprises a first nut (16) for fastening the drive means to the journal and a second nut (14) for fastening the drive means to the turbine shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Roland Gilbert Michel Brault, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20180328288
    Abstract: A front part of an aircraft turbomachine of the bypass type including a single fan, a gas generator positioned downstream of the fan, a reducer interposed between the gas generator and the fan, a flow splitter and a structure with structural outlet guide vanes. The vanes each have a root arranged upstream of the flow splitter and the reducer is also arranged at least half upstream of the flow splitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Kevin Morgane LEMARCHAND, Michel BRAULT, Guillaume Olivier Vartan MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20160298548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine (1) with a modular structure comprising a plurality of coaxial modules (A, B, C) with, at one end, a first module (A) comprising a power transmission shaft (3) and a speed reduction gear (7), said power transmission shaft being driven via the speed reduction gear (7) by a turbine shaft (2) secured to one (C) of said coaxial modules that is separate from the first module, the speed reduction gear comprising a drive means (8 and 9) fixed to the turbine shaft (2) and to a journal (13) of a shaft of a low-pressure compressor rotor (1a), characterized in that it comprises a first nut (16) for fastening the drive means to the journal and a second nut (14) for fastening the drive means to the turbine shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Roland Gilbert Michel Brault, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20160169014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine engine impeller, comprising a disc bearing vanes, the roots of which are fitted in grooves which are substantially parallel to an axis of revolution of the disc, the root of each vane being connected to a blade by an integrated platform, the platforms of said vanes cooperating so as to form a radially inner wall of a duct for a flow passing through the blades, the impeller further comprising two independent annular plates which are fixed to the disc, a first of said plates being mounted upstream of the disc and comprising a transverse annular portion which is supported on an upstream face of the roots of the vanes, and a second of said plates being mounted downstream of the disc and comprising a transverse annular portion which is supported on a downstream face of the roots of the vanes, characterised in that the integrated platform of each vane stops axially, upstream and downstream, to the right of the upstream and downstream transverse faces of the root, in that said tran
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Antoine Beaujard, Roland Gilbert Michel Brault, Nathalie Nowakowski
  • Patent number: 9341079
    Abstract: A structure for an aircraft turbojet including a rolling bearing including an outer ring, a bearing bracket, a retaining ring interposed between the ring and the bracket, a mechanism to connect the ring onto the bracket incorporating an attaching flange installed on the bearing bracket, a flexible connection attached to the ring and to the flange, and a mechanism enabling axial retention of the ring, in event the flexible connection fractures. The mechanism enabling axial retention includes a first stop securely attached to the retaining ring and capable of axially retaining this retaining ring relative to the bracket, and a second stop securely attached to the retaining ring, and capable of axially retaining the ring relative to the retaining ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Louis Antunes, Michel Brault
  • Publication number: 20130156574
    Abstract: A structure for an aircraft turbojet including a rolling bearing including an outer ring, a bearing bracket, a retaining ring interposed between the ring and the bracket, a mechanism to connect the ring onto the bracket incorporating an attaching flange installed on the bearing bracket, a flexible connection attached to the ring and to the flange, and a mechanism enabling axial retention of the ring, in event the flexible connection fractures. The mechanism enabling axial retention includes a first stop securely attached to the retaining ring and capable of axially retaining this retaining ring relative to the bracket, and a second stop securely attached to the retaining ring, and capable of axially retaining the ring relative to the retaining ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Louis Antunes, Michel Brault
  • Patent number: 7458773
    Abstract: A turbomachine comprising: a gas generator for producing combustion gas; a turbine section through which the combustion gas passes and comprising first and second rows of contrarotating turbine rotor blades respectively driving first and second low-pressure shafts in rotation; and a fan section comprising a first row of fan blades mounted on a front fan shaft that is connected to an upstream end of the first low-pressure shaft, and a second row of fan blades axially offset from the first row and mounted on a rear fan shaft that is connected to an upstream end of the second low-pressure shaft, the front fan shaft being connected to the upstream end of the first low-pressure shaft via a removable sleeve for transmitting torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Michel Brault, Jean-Claude Taillant
  • Publication number: 20070059164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine module for a gas turbine engine comprising at least one turbine disk (3) and a disk-shaped component (5) mounted on the turbine disk upstream relative to the gas flow, said module comprising a means of assembly to the compressor of said engine, wherein the component (5) is preassembled to the turbine disk (3), before the module is assembled to the compressor, by bolting to an attachment flange (31) fixedly attached to the turbine disk (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Michel Brault, Maurice Judet, Thomas Langevin, Patrick Pasquis
  • Publication number: 20070006569
    Abstract: A turbomachine comprising: a gas generator for producing combustion gas; a turbine section through which the combustion gas passes and comprising first and second rows of contrarotating turbine rotor blades respectively driving first and second low-pressure shafts in rotation; and a fan section comprising a first row of fan blades mounted on a front fan shaft that is connected to an upstream end of the first low-pressure shaft, and a second row of fan blades axially offset from the first row and mounted on a rear fan shaft that is connected to an upstream end of the second low-pressure shaft, the front fan shaft being connected to the upstream end of the first low-pressure shaft via a removable sleeve for transmitting torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Michel Brault, Jean-Claude Taillant
  • Publication number: 20060245925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for balancing a turbomachine rotor comprising at least one counterweight 20 fitted to the rotor, characterized in that the counterweight 20 comprises two radial bearing surfaces 23, 24 oriented in two opposite radial directions, the said surfaces interacting with two radial bearing surfaces 10A1, 10B1 made on the rotor, the counterweight 20 being held against the rotor by an axial retention means. In particular, the axial retention means is a bolt 30 with a nut 32, the bolt holding the counterweight against a coupling flange 10 fixedly attached to the rotor, comprising an axial bearing surface 10B and the said radial bearing surfaces 10A1, 10B1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Michel Brault, Maurice Judet, Thomas Langevin
  • Publication number: 20060110244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine comprising a rotor with a drive shaft centered on the axis of the turbomachine by a first bearing and a second bearing which bearings are supported respectively by a first-bearing-support piece and a second-bearing-support piece which are secured to one another and connected to the turbomachine fixed structure by a decoupling device. This turbomachine comprises means designed to collaborate with at least one element of the turbomachine fixed structure in order to perform a dual function, that of preventing the bearing supports, from rotating and that of radially retaining the drive shaft in the event of the bearings becoming decoupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Michel Brault, Patrick Morel, Zoltan Zsiga, Gael Bouchy, Pierre Pandelakis
  • Patent number: 6655920
    Abstract: A spacer (36) made to be installed between two permanently connected discs (31 and 32), without a bolted flange, and comprising axial thrust (43, 47) as well as outer radial thrust (45, 48) alignment surfaces (41). It comprises moreover an outer cover (37) to provide sealing and a cooling passageway, and stiffening tongues (38) which accommodate thrust loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: SNECMA Moteurs
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Michel Brault, Pascal Gervais, Elisabeth Guigli, Monique Thore
  • Publication number: 20020187046
    Abstract: A spacer (36) made to be installed between two permanently connected discs (31 and 32), without a bolted flange, and comprising axial thrust (43, 47) as well as outer radial thrust (45, 48) alignment surfaces (41). It comprises moreover an outer cover (37) to provide sealing and a cooling passageway, and stiffening tongues (38) which accommodate thrust loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Bruno Beutin, Michel Brault, Pascal Gervais, Elisabeth Guigli, Monique Thore