Patents by Inventor Regis Eugene Henri Servant

Regis Eugene Henri Servant 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: 11959400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fan rotor with variable pitch blades, comprising a rotor disc, equipped at its periphery with a plurality of rotary fasteners (16), each fastener (16) comprising a cell (17) for receiving the root (150) of a blade (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Vincent Joudon, Régis Eugène Henri Servant
  • Patent number: 11946381
    Abstract: Stator structure (22) extending around an axis of the turbomachine and comprising: —a support (50) having an inner surface centred on the axis and—a flange (60) defining an air chamber (A2) and having an outer surface centred on the axis, the support (50) extending around the flange (60) such that the inner and outer surfaces are opposite to each other, the structure (22) defining an oil circuit and an air circuit which are formed by upstream channels (64, 65) and downstream channels (54, 55), —each upstream channel (64, 65) defining an outer opening in the outer surface, —each downstream channel (54, 55) defining an inner opening in the inner surface, each circuit being oriented between the outer and inner openings in a direction comprising a component radial to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christophe Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Didier Gabriel Bertrand Desombre, Régis Eugène Henri Servant
  • Patent number: 11873076
    Abstract: An assembly including a propeller blade and a pitch adjustment system for setting the pitch of the blade. A root of the blade has a bulb and the pitch adjustment system for setting the pitch of the blade includes a cup having an upper opening; —a retaining ring, which extends around the bulb, is restricted at least in terms of axial movement towards the opening relative to the cup and has a bearing face to inhibit axial movement of the root towards the opening The pitch adjustment system being further includes a lower seat for the root to engage the cup, the seat and/or the retaining ring being mounted so as to be capable of axial translation relative to the cup by at least one clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Clément Cottet, Vivien Mickaël Courtier, Vincent Joudon, Arnaud Langlois, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Laurent Jablonski
  • Patent number: 11851157
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of a propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine, including a cup having an annular wall extending about an axis intended to be a pitch setting axis of the blade, and a bottom wall configured so as to cooperate in a form-fitting manner with a free end of the root so that the cup is prevented from rotating relative to the root about the axis, and a locking ring that is configured so as to be mounted within the cup and to cooperate respectively with the root and the annular wall of the cup in order to ensure axial retention of the root in the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Vincent Joudon, Clément Cottet, Vivien Mickaël Courtier, Régis Eugène Henri Servant
  • Publication number: 20230407763
    Abstract: Stator structure (22) extending around an axis of the turbomachine and comprising: —a support (50) having an inner surface centred on the axis and —a flange (60) defining an air chamber (A2) and having an outer surface centred on the axis, the support (50) extending around the flange (60) such that the inner and outer surfaces are opposite to each other, the structure (22) defining an oil circuit and an air circuit which are formed by upstream channels (64, 65) and downstream channels (54, 55), —each upstream channel (64, 65) defining an outer opening in the outer surface, —each downstream channel (54, 55) defining an inner opening in the inner surface, each circuit being oriented between the outer and inner openings in a direction comprising a component radial to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Christophe Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Didier Gabriel Bertrand DESOMBRE, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20230339600
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of a propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The system generally includes a cup having an annular wall extending about a pitch setting axis of the blade, the annular wall having a lower axial end enclosed by a bottom wall, and an upper axial end that is open and configured so as to enable a root of the blade to be mounted in the cup; and a locking ring that extends around the pitch setting axis and is configured to be mounted around the root, the locking ring being a double dog ring that comprises two annular rows of outer dogs constituting active and safety dogs, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Clément COTTET, Vivien Mickaël COURTIER, Vincent JOUDON, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Patent number: 11781446
    Abstract: Device for distributing oil from a rolling bearing (8) for an aircraft turbine engine, comprising: —a rolling bearing (8), —a body (5) for distributing oil, which body is configured to be mounted on a turbine engine shaft (4), said body comprising: i) a first outer cylindrical surface (5a) for mounting the inner ring (12) of the bearing, ii) a ring-shaped scoop (11) for recovering oil, iii) a ring-shaped track (26) of a dynamic seal (22), iv) a circuit (7) for lubricating the bearing and cooling the track, said circuit being formed in the body, characterised in that the ring-shaped scoop is the first scoop (11a) which supplies a first portion (7x) of the circuit with a view to cooling the track, and in that the body comprises a second ring-shaped scoop (11b) for recovering oil, which scoop supplies a second portion (7y) of the circuit with a view to lubricating the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christoph Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Regis Eugene Henri Servant, Guillaume Francois Jean Bazin
  • Patent number: 11780562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine module (1), comprising: —a rotating housing (7-8) supporting a propeller provided with a plurality of blades (5), —a system for varying the pitch of the propeller blades (5), the system comprising a control means, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the propeller blades, characterised in that the system is supported by the rotary housing (7-8), in that the control means comprise an annular row of rotary actuators (16), and in that the mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades comprises a synchronisation ring (11) that is driven to rotate by rotary output shafts (17) of the actuators (16), the synchronisation ring (11) being guided in rotation relative to the rotary housing (7-8) by guide means and meshed by a first toothing (13) with pinions (14) of the blades (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Clement Cottet, Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Regis Eugene Henri Servant
  • Publication number: 20230294817
    Abstract: Disclosed is a variable pitch propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine. The blade includes an airfoil connected to a root, the root having a body housed in an annular barrel that extends around a pitch axis of the blade, the body including a free end opposite the airfoil; a shoulder towards the airfoil; and a bulb located between the free end and the shoulder. The bulb can have a cross-section, referred to as the middle section, that has a maximum value Sm, and the barrel can be affixed to the body and covers and matches at least a portion of the bulb and the shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Vincent JOUDON, Clément COTTET, Vivien Mickaël COURTIER, Laurent JABLONSKI, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20230286649
    Abstract: An assembly comprising a propeller blade and its system for angularly adjusting the pitch of the blade including a bowl which is radially delimited by an annular wall (44)-extending about an axis for adjusting the pitch of the blade, the bowl having a bottom wall, a free lower end of the root being fitted axially into a complementary housing of the bottom wall in order to rotatably connect the bowl and the blade about the pitch-adjustment axis. The root of the blade comprises a first limiting face that engages with a first abutment face of the bowl to limit the rotation of the blade in the event of breakage of the lower end of the root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Clement COTTET, Vivien Mickael COURTIER, Vincent JOUDON, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT, Laurent JABLONSKI
  • Publication number: 20230286643
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch of a propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine, including a cup having an annular wall extending about an axis intended to be a pitch setting axis of the blade, and a bottom wall configured so as to cooperate in a form-fitting manner with a free end of the root so that the cup is prevented from rotating relative to the root about the axis, and a locking ring that is configured so as to be mounted within the cup and to cooperate respectively with the root and the annular wall of the cup in order to ensure axial retention of the root in the cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Vincent JOUDON, Clément COTTET, Vivien Mickaël COURTIER, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20230286644
    Abstract: An assembly including a propeller blade and a pitch adjustment system for setting the pitch of the blade. A root of the blade has a bulb and the pitch adjustment system for setting the pitch of the blade includes a cup having an upper opening; a retaining ring, which extends around the bulb, is restricted at least in terms of axial movement towards the opening relative to the cup and has a bearing face to inhibit axial movement of the root towards the opening The pitch adjustment system being further includes a lower seat for the root to engage the cup, the seat and/or the retaining ring being mounted so as to be capable of axial translation relative to the cup by at least one clamping mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Clément COTTET, Vivien Mickaël COURTIER, Vincent JOUDON, Arnaud LANGLOIS, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT, Laurent JABLONSKI
  • Patent number: 11753143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module of a turbomachine of longitudinal axis X, the module comprising: ?—a rotary casing (31) that rotates about the longitudinal axis and bears a propeller (2; 20, 21, 22) which is provided with a plurality of blades (32); ?—a fixed casing (48) comprising a cylindrical wall (49) extending between an inner wall (40) and an outer wall (41) of the rotary casing (31); and, ?—a system (30) for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller, mounted around the fixed casing and comprising: a control means (55) comprising a movable body (57) that is able to move axially on said fixed casing, at least one load transfer bearing (56) comprising an inner ring (65) that is connected to the movable body (57), and an outer ring (66); and a connection mechanism (61) for connecting the outer ring (66) to the blades of the propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Clement Cottet, Thierry Georges Paul Papin, Regis Eugene Henri Servant
  • Publication number: 20230257105
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pitch setting of a propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The system generally including a blade having an airfoil connected to a root; a cup having an annular wall extending about a pitch axis of the blade and a lower axial end enclosed by a bottom wall; a locking ring that extends around the root and inside the cup; a safety element that ensures the retention of the root relative to the cup. The at least one safety element can have a generally elongate shape and can pass through aligned holes in the bottom wall of the cup and in the free end of the root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Clément COTTET, Vivien Mickaël COURTIER, Vincent JOUDON, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Patent number: 11719107
    Abstract: A turbine engine including: a rotor having at least one variable-pitch blade which is guided to rotate on bearings relative to a fixed structure; a system for controlling the pitch of the at least one blade, the control system being rigidly secured to the rotor and including a first actuator driven by energy, and the control system further being disposed axially upstream of the bearings; a device for transferring the energy, which is disposed axially between the bearings, the transfer device including a stationary element and a mobile element; wherein the rotor is annular and delimits an inner space which is open towards the upstream side and inside of which the control system is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Gilles Alain Marie Charier, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
  • Publication number: 20230141180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fan rotor with variable pitch blades, comprising a rotor disc, equipped at its periphery with a plurality of rotary fasteners (16), each fastener (16) comprising a cell (17) for receiving the root (150) of a blade (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Vincent JOUDON, Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20230139285
    Abstract: Device for distributing oil from a rolling bearing (8) for an aircraft turbine engine, comprising: - a rolling bearing (8), an oil distributor ring (5) and - an annular track (26) of a dynamic seal (22), characterised in that it further comprises a nut (16) screwed on to a thread (5d) of the distributor ring and bearing axially against an axial end of the inner ring so as to clamp it axially, and in that the annular track is configured to bear axially against the distributor ring and comprises rotating locking elements (27) engaging with the additional elements (28)of the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Didier Gabriel Bertrand DESOMBRE, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20230077003
    Abstract: Device for distributing oil from a rolling bearing (8) for an aircraft turbine engine, comprising: —a rolling bearing (8), —a body (5) for distributing oil, which body is configured to be mounted on a turbine engine shaft (4), said body comprising: i) a first outer cylindrical surface (5a) for mounting the inner ring (12) of the bearing, ii) a ring-shaped scoop (11) for recovering oil, iii) a ring-shaped track (26) of a dynamic seal (22), iv) a circuit (7) for lubricating the bearing and cooling the track, said circuit being formed in the body, characterised in that the ring-shaped scoop is the first scoop (11a) which supplies a first portion (7x) of the circuit with a view to cooling the track, and in that the body comprises a second ring-shaped scoop (11b) for recovering oil, which scoop supplies a second portion (7y) of the circuit with a view to lubricating the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT, Guillaume Francois Jean BAZIN
  • Patent number: 11598220
    Abstract: A control ring for controlling discharge gates for an aircraft turbine engine extends around a casing of the turbine engine and includes a connector for connecting to the gates. The control ring includes metal sectors and composite material sectors. The metal sectors may be connected to one another by the composite material sectors and the connector may be carried by the metal sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier
  • Publication number: 20220340290
    Abstract: The invention concerns an aircraft turbine engine (1), comprising a gas generator comprising at least one annular gas flow duct (2), the duct (2) being defined by two annular housings, respectively an external housing (3b) and an internal housing (3a), extending one around the other and connected together by at least one tubular arm (5) for the passage of a lubricating oil line (7). According to the invention, the line (7) comprises a first fixed section (14) secured to the external housing (3b), a second fixed section (16) secured to a piece of equipment (4) of the turbomachine capable of moving or vibrating during operation relative to the housings (3a, 3b). and an intermediate section (18) connecting the first and second sections (14, 16), this intermediate section (18) having a generally elongate shape and comprising longitudinal ends engaged and capable of swiveling and/or sliding in ends of the first and second sections (14, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT, Didier Gabriel Bertrand DESOMBRE, Christophe Paul JACQUEMARD